At the bottom
Behind bars in a damp dungeon
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Stars
100

The residents of a lodge receive unexpected and brief help from a new resident, the vagabond Luka. He listens to their stories, offers advice, and creates illusions, offering hope. In the end, he leaves, never to be seen again. What play is this?

The Lower Depths by M.Gorky

100

On June 12, 1994, Nicole, the ex-wife of former NFL star, and her friend Ron Goldman were found brutally murdered outside Nicole’s home in Los Angeles. The following day on June 13, 1994 the police go to Rockingham mansion to inform him about the death of his wife. Once they arrive they discover his blood-stained white Bronco as well as a bloody glove that matched one found near Goldman’s body. With a search warrant in hand the police search his mansion to find even more traces of blood. This lead to the beloved (at the time) football player and actor quickly being identified as the prime suspect in the double homicide. Who was the infamous he?  

O. J. Simpson

100

This Knight of the Round Table was raised by the Lady of the Lake, hence his nickname.

Lancelot of the Lake

100

Lyon has a monument to both a writer and a literary hero. Name them both. 

The Little Prince and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

100

In some representatives of this class of animals, a severed arm can develop into a new organism.

Starfish

200

The animated film "Shark Tale" contains numerous allusions to this film. Robert De Niro also voiced the great white shark Don Lino in the original film.

"The Godfather"

200

In 1569, the country's king, Eric XIV, was overthrown and imprisoned, and eight years later, he was poisoned. 

Sweden

200

Ozernaya is THIS on the Solntsevskaya Line. It is located near the border of the Ochakovo-Matveyevskoye and Troparyovo-Nikulino districts (ZAO), along Michurinsky Prospekt under Ozernaya Square, from which it takes its name.

a Moscow Metro station

200

Shchekn-Itrch, from the Strugatsky brothers' novel "The Beetle in the Anthill," who lived on the planet Saraksh, belonged to the kinoid race, meaning he resembled this Earth animal.

A Dog

200

The color of a star depends on its temperature: they can be blue, then white, yellow, orange, red, and brown. Which is the coldest?

Brown

300

In Harry Potter, what is at the bottom of the Hogwarts Lake during the Second Task?

Hostages who are important to every participant.

300

In 1791, this adventurer was imprisoned in the dungeons of the San Leo fortress. Neither black magic nor influential friends helped: four years later, the false count died in prison.

Count Cagliostro (Giuseppe Garibaldi)

300

While vacationing on Lake Garda, this politician constantly painted views of the lake. This is how he discovered his talent as an artist. 

Winston Churchill

300

In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what is the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?

42

300

Forty centuries ago, it was the star Thuban in the constellation Draco, but at the turn of the Common Era, it no longer existed.

The North Star (this is all due to the Earth's axis shifting slightly)

400

In the bottom-dwelling fish Melanocetus johnsonii, the difference in size between them can be up to sixfold. 

Female and male (the female is significantly larger)

400

In 1665, the prototype of this famous literary hero commanded the detachment that delivered the once-all-powerful quartermaster Nicolas Fouquet to the Château de Pignerol.

D'Artagnan

400

It's easy to become a poet after visiting Northern England. It's no wonder Cumberland inspired this group of poets. 

Lake poets / The "Lake Poet School" (or 'Bards of the Lake', or the 'Lake School') 

400

Lazar Lagin wrote a unique "fan fiction" based on this classic work. Lagin's character, Major Well Endew, defects to the aliens.

"War of the Worlds" (Lagin castigated collaborationism)

400

The French artist Albert Uderzo came up with the name for this character by slightly reworking the name of the typographic * in a Celtic style.

Asterix

500

In 2012 THIS nu metal band from Moldova filmed a video for their song "At The Bottom Of The Bottle"

Infected rain

500

The Nazis transferred him from Prague's Pankrác prison to Bautzen, Germany, and tried him in Berlin, where he delivered his indictment against Nazism. 

Julius Fučík

500

In 1857, during this rebellion, Maharaja Swarup Singh gave Europeans refuge in his lake palace and even ordered the destruction of all boats in the city to prevent the rebels from reaching the island. 

Sepoy Mutiny

500

Which alien race is known as the "Ancient Enemy" and sleeps in Tomb Worlds (WH 40K)?

The Necrons

500

This diamond, the largest of the Cullinan fragments, now adorns the scepter of the British monarchy.

"The (Great) Star of Africa"

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