In the World of Sports
This football player has won the Ballon d'Or 8 times
Who is Lionel Messi?
This battle in 1066 saw William the Conqueror defeat King Harold II of England.
What is the Battle of Hastings?
Clue: In this 2022 action film about elite naval aviators, a character tells a young pilot: "It's not the plane, it's the pilot"
Who is Maverick/Pete Mitchell?
In Pricing, this tool is often used to build models, perform bench-marking and support analytical decision-making
What is Radar?
This prehistoric stone circle is in Wiltshire, England
What is Stonehenge?
This British player ended a 77- year wait for a British man to win Wimbledon when he triumphed in 2013
Who is Andy Murray?
This South African leader was released from prison in 1990 and later became president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This 2008 animated film features a rat who dreams of being a chef in Paris
What is Ratatouille?
This English playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
The Andes Mountains run along the western coast of this continent
What is South America?
In boxing, the weight class has a typical limit of 147 pounds (66.7 kg)
What is Welterweight OR Welterweight division?
This was the main language spoken in the Roman Empire
What is Latin?
The 1999 film starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne about a simulated reality.
What is The Matrix?
In pricing, this anagram below tells us what percentage of premiums is paid out in claims - a key measure for profitability and risk
"SAILSROOT"
What is LOSS RATIO?
The capital city of Sweden
What is Stockholm?
Hours before the 1998 World Cup Final, this football player suffered a convulsion, but still played in the match
Who is Ronaldo (Luís Nazário de Lima)?
This Renaissance artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City.
Who is Michelangelo?
This 1995 film features a friendship between a cowboy and a space ranger.
What is Toy Story?
This element, with atomic number 79, is the most malleable and ductile metal on Earth.
What is Gold?
This country on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea is famous for Baku, its capital
What is Azerbaijan?
This country (in North or South America continent) hosted the Summer Olympics in 1976
What is Canada?
The British Mathematician and codebreaker credited with helping to crack the Enigma code in World War II
Who is Alan Turing?
In this 2006 heist film, Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s characters extract information from dreams.
What is Inception?
The American inventor known for the development of the practical electric light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
Geomagnetic storms caused by the Sun can increase the intensity of this phenomenon
Northern Lights OR Aurora Borealis