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100
What is the name of ACLED's ultimate Shakira fan that has publicly stated on Latam-fun group:
“I spent about 80 percent of my time talking about Shakira, and the other percent of the time, I was praying for someone else to bring her up so I could talk about her more".
Hannah Guedes
100
What is the deepest place on earth?
Marianas or Mariana Trench (or Challenger Deep).
Located between Guam and the Philippines, At 35,814 feet (10.92KM) below sea level, its bottom is called the Challenger Deep — the deepest point known on Earth. Near the southern tip of the crescent, there is a small slot-shaped area. This is the deepest point on Earth—Challenger Deep. The bottom of Challenger Deep is about 36,000 feet below sea level. That's nearly seven miles (11 km)!
100
What was the first pandemic-era movie to gross over $1 billion at the box office?
Spider-Man: No Way Home
100
What is the most ancient piece of literature in the world discovered to date?
The Epic of Gilgamesh, around 4000 years old.
100
What song became the first song primarily in Spanish to top the Billboard Hot 100 of the U.S. since Los del Río's "Macarena" (1996)
Despacito by Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee.
200
How many "researchers" are currently working for the South America Desk?
Currently 13
Camila, Giordanno, Jo, Juanes, Kelly, Laura, Leonardo, Leticia, Monica, Rachel, Rafaela, Richard, Sergio
200
Which Country has for a National Animal a Unicorn?
Scotland
200
In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?
Red
200
What is the 2nd most sold fantasy book or series to date?
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien with 150 million copies (data from 2023)
Harry potter series by J.K Rowling is the first with 500 million copies.
200
Which Britney Spears songs have hit No. 1?
"Baby One More Time" and "Womanizer"
300
When was ACLED founded?
Answer: 2005 as part of the president’s PhD work.
300
Which is the farthest point from the Earth’s Center on the Earth’s Surface?
Chimborazo Mountain.
Despite not being the tallest mountain in the Andes or on Earth, its summit holds the distinction of being the farthest point on Earth's surface from the Earth's center, due to its location along the planet's equatorial bulge. Chimborazo's height is 6,263 m (20,548 ft), well below that of Mount Everest (8,849 m).
The summit of Mount Everest is higher above sea level, but the summit of Chimborazo is widely reported to be the farthest point on the surface from Earth's center
300
Who is considered to have been the first Female Action Hero and in what movie?
Ripley. Sigourney Weaver. Alien (1979)
As Ripley in Alien (1979), Sigourney Weaver arguably birthed the female action hero. Her character’s ferocity rejected tired stereotypes. The role was first written for a man, but was later considered to be a woman to go against the stereotypes. It was also a way for Ridley Scott (the director) to have a higher audience.
300
"Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus" translated as "Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon," is the official motto for what fictional place?
Hogwarts, Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
300
Who was the youngest member of The Beatles?
George Harrison
400
What is the name of ACLED’s Finance Coordinator?
Hint: He gives the BEST news through Slack.
David Benoit
400
What is the strongest or highest currency in the world?
Kuwaiti Dinar
Kuwaiti Dinar holds the reputation of being the strongest currency in the world. Abbreviated to KWD, Kuwaiti Dinar is commonly used in oil based transactions in Middle East.
1 KWD = 3.23 USD
1 KWD = 3.03 EUR
1 KWD = 2.66 GBP
400
“Planet Ice” was the working title of which Movie?
Titanic
400
Which of these movies are/is not adapted directly from a book?
The Godfather, Star Wars, Dune, IT, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code, Forrest Gump.
Star Wars
400
Who is the only woman to simultaneously have a number-one film and album in the US still to this date?
Jennifer Lopez
The Wedding Planner and the album J.Lo.
500
How do you pronounce and spell the name of the President of ACLED?
CLIONADH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohiVTCCJyuY&ab_channel=JulienMiquel
The name Clionadh is a variation of Cliodhna. Pronounced the same way in ALL of its variations
500
What is the world's largest artificial lake?
Lake Kariba.
On the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. 1300 Kilometers or 810 miles. Created after completion of the Kariba Dam.
500
Who is the only person ever to receive an Oscar nomination for acting in a Star Wars movie?
Alec Guinness
500
What relationship does the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer and the Fifty Shades of Grey series by E.L. Jones have?
The Fifty Shades of Grey series started as a Twilight fan-fiction spin-off.
500
Besides Worldwide fame and composing classical music, what is a common thing that Mozart and Beethoven shared?
They both died in Vienna, Austria, and they both died in poverty.
Mozart was deep in debt and his work no longer in favour, while Beethoven, in increasing ill health and apparently in great financial necessity, wrote to the Philharmonic Society in London, asking it to arrange a concert for his benefit. The Society immediately sent him a present of £100 to try to relieve his distress.