Geography
This is the only country in the world whose flag is not rectangular or square
Nepal
Which NBA teams has LeBron played for and how many NBA titles has he won?
3 teams (Cavs, Heat, Lakers), 4 titles (2 with Heat, 1 with each of the Cavs and Lakers)
Which famous composer performed for Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1762 at the age of 6 years old
Mozart
"Citizen Kane" is often called the greatest movie ever made. Who directed it?
Orson Welles
What animal does Hermione's Patronus take the shape of?
Otter
This landlocked African country, formerly French Sudan, shares its name with a medieval empire famous for the riches of Mansa Musa.
Mali
Who won the IPL purple cap for the 2025 season? Bonus 100 points if you can name the number of wickets he took
Prasidh Krishna, 25 wickets in 15 matches for the Gujarat Titans
Which 1967 Beatles album was the first major rock LP to to have its lyrics printed on the back cover.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
What are the only sequals in a movie series to win "Best Picture" at the Oscars?
"Godfather Part II" and "Lord of the Rings, Return of the King"
This is the incantation Snape invented for the curse that nearly kills Draco Malfoy in the bathroom in Half-Blood Prince (in his potions textbook Snape labels it as "for enemies.")
Sectumsempra
This Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, separated from the rest of Russia, was known as Königsberg before 1946 and was the home of philosopher Immanuel Kant.
Kaliningrad
How old was LeBron when he made his NBA debut and how old was his mom when she had him
He was 18, she was 16
What year was the album "The College Dropout" by Kanye West released?
2004
In film terminology, this French term refers to the overall visual composition within a frame — everything from lighting to set design to actor placement.
Mise-en-scène
This Hogwarts professor, who teaches Muggle Studies, is murdered by Voldemort at the start of "Deathly Hallows."
Charity Burbage
This is the highest mountain in the world when measured from base to peak rather than sea level
Mauna Kea (Hawaii — measures about 10,200 m from base to peak, vs. Everest's 8,849 m from sea level)
What cricket ground was the first test match played in and what was the result? Bonus 100 points if you can name the year
MCG in 1877. Australia beat England by 45 runs
Complete the following Strokes lyrics and name the song it is from:
"I wanna be forgotten
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You say, "Please don't make this harder"
BLANK"
"I wanna be forgotten
And I don't wanna be reminded
You say, "Please don't make this harder"
No, I won't yet "
- Whatever Happened? from Room on Fire, 2003
As of May 2026, how many feature films has Wes Anderson released?
12 (not counting "Henry Sugar")
What was the name of caretaker in Hogwarts before Argus Filch?
Apollyon Pringle
This is the only country through which both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn pass
Brazil
Who is the current President of the BCCI?
Mithun Manhas
What are the names of the members of the band "Men I Trust"? Bonus 100 points if you can name the city they formed the band
Emmanuelle Proulx, Jessy Caron, and Dragos Chiriac. Quebec City.
This composer scored "Star Wars," "Jaws," "Indiana Jones," "Jurassic Park," "Schindler's List," and "Harry Potter."
John Williams
What was the price of the Daily Prophet delivered by an owl to Hagrid's hut on the rocks in "The Philospher's Stone"?
5 Knuts