Million-Dollar Mistakes
After its infamous chicken shortage in the UK in 2016, what essential menu item did KFC run out of a few weeks later, causing yet another crisis?
Gravy
What within plant cells are responsible for giving plants their green colour?
Chloroplasts
In 2013, which European capital city official removed a ban for women to wear trousers in public. A ban that was introduced in 1800 and had been ignored for decades?
Paris
What food item famously outlasted Liz Trust as PM?
Lettuce
What is the name of the fictional African country in Black Panther?
Wakanda
Which famous tech entrepreneur was once forced out of the company they founded, only to return years later and turn it into one of the largest companies in the world?
Steve Jobs
What is the largest organ in the human body?
The skin
Which country once banned Kinder Surprise Eggs because they were considered a choking hazard?
USA
What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberries
In Friends, what does Joey never share?
Food
Which social media platform turned down the chance to buy Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, only to watch Facebook turn it into a global powerhouse?
Twitter (now X)
Who invented the periodic table, and has an element with the atomic number 101 named after him?
Dmitri Mendeleev
Which banned substance did an Australian Prime Minister once accidentally take to the U.S. on a state visit?
Vegemite
Which luxury champagne brand was named after a widow who took over the business in the early 19th century and revolutionized production?
Veuve Clicquot
Which ’90s film gave us the quote, “You can’t handle the truth!”?
A Few Good Men
Which fast-food chain thought making pizza was a good idea, only for customers to say, “Just give us the burgers”?
McDonald’s
What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?
Physical changes are easily reversible
Which European country has deemed the sound of a toilet flush late at night as noise pollution?
Switzerland
In FX’s hit TV show, “the Bear”, the main character is required to take over a sandwich bar he inherits from his brother. What‘s the name of the sandwich bar?
The Beef
What was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?
Beauty and the Beast
Which tech giant launched a phone in 2014, only for it to flop so badly they had to write off $170 million?
Amazon with Fire Phone
What is the circumference of the Large Hadron Collider? To the closest 3km.
27 km (24-30km)
In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig - why?
Because they get lonely - guinea pigs are social animals and need companionship.
Which female chef currently holds the most Michelin stars (12 in total)?
Anne-Sophie Pic
Which actor / actress is the only person to have been nominated for an Oscar in six different decades?
Meryl Streep