Food and Drink - Geography
Sauerbraten is a traditional roast of heavily marinated meat which is regarded as a national dish of which country?
Germany
Whose second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon
1990 saw the beginning of a new era in astronomy with the launch of what famous space telescope?
Hubble Space Telescope
A variation of baseball, which game is played using a perforated, light-weight, resilient plastic ball and a long, typically yellow, plastic bat?
Wiffle ball
In 2024 Pat Sajak made his final appearance on which show after 43 years - the longest continuous stint by a game show host?
Wheel of Fortune
Bouillabaisse is a traditional thick spicy fish soup originally made by fishermen from which country?
France
Which Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
In 1991 Rodney King was severely beaten by police, leading to riots in which US city?
Los Angeles
In the second half of the 19th century, which sport originated from the combined rules of two pool games: pyramid pool and black pool?
Snooker
The closing ceremony for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics at the Stade de France, featured who stunt jumping from the roof?
Tom Cruise
What food was adopted as the Texas state dish on May 11, 1977?
Chili
Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union suggested to which U.S. President that the two countries undertake the construction of a tokamak EPR; eventually leading to the ITER project?
Ronald Reagan
In 1993 CERN announced that what would be free to anyone, with no fees due, and released their code into the public domain?
The World Wide Web (not the Internet)
Set in Berlin with Hitler watching, at the 1936 Games who won gold medals in the 100 and 200-meter sprints, the long jump and the relay team?
Jesse Owens
Which word originally meant to remove 10% of something, but is now more widely used to mean "to harm severely"
Decimate
With which country would you associate the potato dish 'Dum Aloo'?
India
Which U.S. president was the leading architect of the League of Nations and led the United States into World War I in 1917?
Woodrow Wilson
In 1997 which member of the British Royal Family died in a tragic car accident in Paris?
Diana, Princess of Wales
In which sport might you hear terms such as 'Chin', 'Hook', and 'Orthodox'?
Boxing
In most Western legal systems the difference between libel and slander is that slander is spoken and libel is what?
Written
Which capital city of French Guiana shares its name with a type of pepper?
Cayenne
The only sitting member of the House to be elected president, who was the 20th president of the US, serving from March 1881 until his assassination in September that year?
James A. Garfield
Which European currency was introduced in 1999, though only as electronic money at first?
Euro
Regarded as the "Home of Golf", where is one of the oldest courses in the world, where the game has been played since the 15th century?
St. Andrews
Where would you find A Pope, Empress, Hermit, and Juggler?
Tarot Card Deck