How many athletes took part in Paris 2024?
10,500 (9,975 - 11,025)
In U.S. dollars, how much did a pumpkin cost on average during Halloween in 2023?
$5.24 (4.72 - 5.76)
In the U.S., the T.V. equivalent of the Oscars are called what?
Emmys
What do you call the metal part at the end of a pencil?
Ferrule
Which is the only vowel on the middle row of a keyboard?
A
Which famous Olympian is this?
Michael Phelps
What percentage of U.K. adults celebrated Halloween in 2016?
19% (17 - 21)
The imaginary line encircling the Earth at 90o from both poles at every point is called the what?
What are 'apthongs'?
Silent letters
Which instrument's name comes from the Italian word for 'small'?
Piccolo
What year was the Great Fire of London that started in Pudding Lane?
1666
What percentage of American shoppers intended to buy something for Halloween in 2024?
97% (87 - 100)
In the early 20th century, rattlesnake venom was used to treat which illness?
Epilepsy
What do you call misheard song lyrics?
Mondegreen
How many millilitres are there in a U.K. pint?
568ml
What word is a shortening of an Ancient Greek phrase which literally translates to 'circle of little animals'?
(XYZ is for Xyzlophone)
Zodiac
In tonnes, what total weight of pumpkins was produced in the U.S. in 2023?
811,329 (730,196 - 892,462)
What nationality was Boutros Boutros Ghali, once Secretary General of the United Nations?
Egyptian
What is to 'defenestrate'?
To throw out a window
Which country was formerly known as Burma?
Myanmar
What is the world's largest landlocked country?
Kazakhstan
In GBP, how much money was projected to be spent on Halloween in the U.K. in 2024?
£776mn (698 - 854)
Called Rapa-nui natively, which Pacific island's puzzling monoliths attract ethnologists?
Easter island
What do you call the state of finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning?
Dysania
Galago is another name for which African primate with distinctive large eyes?
Bush baby