War
During which war was the Battle of Stalingrad fought?
Second World War
Which German film from 1931 is considered one of the first sound-era masterpieces of film noir, directed by Fritz Lang?
M
Which organ in the human body is responsible for producing insulin?
Pancreas
Which French pastry is made from choux dough and filled with cream, often topped with chocolate?
Eclair
Which plant family includes beans, peas, and lentils, often valued for nitrogen fixation?
Legumes
The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and which rival city-state?
Sparta
Who was the first woman to win the Academy Award for Best Director?
Kathryn Bigelow (for The Hurt Locker, 2010)
The smallest bones in the human body are found in which part?
Ear (ossicles: malleus, incus, stapes)
In breadmaking, what is the term for the period when dough is left to rise before baking?
Proofing
The pH scale measures acidity or alkalinity of soil. What is the neutral value?
7
What was the codename for the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944?
Operation Overlord
In 2020, which non-English-language film became the first to win the Academy Award for Best Picture?
Parasite (South Korea)
Which blood type is considered the universal donor?
O-
n sourdough, which microorganisms cause fermentation and flavour development?
Wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria
The practice of grafting in gardening involves joining two plant parts so they grow as one. The root-bearing part is called what?
rootstock
The Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) began largely as a conflict between which two branches of Christianity?
Catholics and Protestants
Which country produced the award-winning film City of God (2002)?
Brazil
In which part of the kidney does filtration of blood occur first?
The glomerulus
What is the purpose of blind baking a pastry shell?
To pre-bake it before filling, preventing sogginess
The Dutch tulip mania of the 17th century is often cited as an early example of what economic phenomenon?
A speculative bubble
What was the name of the first major battle of the American Civil War, fought in Virginia in 1861?
First Battle of Bull Run
What is the name of the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
HAL 9000
Broca’s area of the brain is primarily associated with what function?
Speech production
The French dessert “Paris-Brest” was named after a famous what?
Bicycle race (Paris–Brest–Paris)
The Amazon’s “corpse flower” (Amorphophallus titanum) is famous for what unusual trait?
Its massive size and foul odour