Geography/History
What is the capital city of Portugal?
Lisbon
From what tree do you get a sweet, golden-colored liquid?
Sugar maple
Which author wrote fairy tales such as The Emperor's New Clothes, The Little Match Girl or The Ugly Duckling?
Hans Christian Andersen
What is the name of the fictional town where Stranger Things takes place?
Hawkins
In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
1896
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"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
What language has the most words?
English
In Japan, who cleans the schools?
The students themselves
In what year did the United States declare independence?
1776
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
In the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, name at least three of the thirteen dwarves within Thorin's Company.
Thorin, Fili, Kili, Balin, Dwalin, Oin, Gloin, Dori, Nori, Ori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur
In the Star Wars franchise, what is the name of Han Solo’s ship?
Millennium Falcon
In Pokémon Red and Blue, which Pokémon is number 1 in the Pokédex?
Bulbasaur
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"Wonderwall" by Oasis
What is the only country in the world whose flag does not contain a rectangle?
Nepal
This is the rarest M&M color.
Brown
In which country can you find Mount Kilimanjaro?
Tanzania
What sea creature produces light through bioluminescence and can be found deep underwater?
Anglerfish
In The Fall of the House of Usher, what is the name of Roderick Usher's sister?
Madeline Usher
In The Shining, who played the role of Jack Torrance?
Jack Nicholson
How long is a marathon?
42,195 km
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"Peaches" by Justin Bieber
Which element on the periodic table has the symbol "W"?
Tungsten
The unicorn is the national animal of this country.
Scotland
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was fought in which country?
England
What semi-aquatic mammal has venomous claws, but only those on its hind legs?
Platypus
What is the name of the cat in Stephen King's Pet Sematary?
Church
What is the title of the film in which the character Dr. Malcolm Crowe, played by Bruce Willis, discovers he is dead?
The Sixth Sense
How was the MOBA genre started?
A custom map in Warcraft III called Defense of the Ancients (DOTA)
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"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston
What type of animal was the first to be cloned from an adult cell in 1996? (triple points if you can also give me the name of the first cloned animal)
Sheep, "Dolly"
Blood is produced in this part of the body.
Bone marrow
The historic region of Mesopotamia is located between which two rivers?
Euphrates and Tigris
What is the name of the largest species of butterfly?
Atlas moth
In the Pit and the Pendulum by E.A. Poe, who put the Narrator through all these ordeals?
The Spanish Inquisition
Who was the original voice of Shrek in the 2001 animated film Shrek?
Mike Myers
In which country did table tennis originate?
England
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"Africa" by Toto
In the famous novel 1984 by George Orwell, what is the name of the totalitarian regime's official language, designed to limit free thought?
Newspeak
Bagels originated from this country.
Poland
Which Asian capital city was formerly known as Edo?
Tokyo
What makes the "lyrebird" unique?
It can accurately mimic any sound it hears, including chainsaws.
What does the conch represent in William Golding's Lord of the Flies?
Democracy, reason
What is the name of the fictional character that John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) centers on?
Michael Myers
In Silent Hill 2, what is the symbolic name of the monster resembling an executioner?
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"Heavy is the Crown" by Linkin Park
Who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
This group of animals, when together, are referred to as a murder.
Crows
What is the southernmost capital city in the world?
Wellington, New Zealand
What natural material is made primarily from the hardened resin of ancient trees, often trapping insects inside?
Amber
In which book does a character named Lemuel visit various places, such as the land of sentient horses, the land of giants, and Japan?
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
What was the first Stephen King novel to be adapted into a movie?
Carrie (1976)
What sport features the terms "chukka," "mallet," and "pony"?
Polo
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"Living on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
In the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, what does the number 42 symbolize?
The ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything.
Russia has this many time zones.
11
The ancient city of Carthage was located in which modern-day country?
Tunisia
What flower is known for its strong smell of rotting meat to attract pollinators?
Corpse flower
Name at least one character that lives at the end of William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Horatio, Fortinbras, the servants
Name at least one member of the infamous detective duo from True Detective's first season.
Rust Cohle and Martin (Marty) Hart
Which player had the highest overall rating in FIFA 20 and what was it?
Lionel Messi (94)
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"Take on Me" by A-ha
Which animal’s fingerprints are so similar to human ones that they are often indistinguishable under a microscope?
Koala
What is Lady Gaga's real name?
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
What dynasty created the first Chinese empire? (Double points if you can also guess the year, tolerance of 100)
The Qin dynasty (221-210 BCE)
What is "Pando"?
The world's largest tree located in Utah, spanning over 0.429 km2, with a root system that's over 80,000 years old.
Identify the following poem:
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Which Monty Python movie is the quote “It’s just a flesh wound” from?
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Who was the first female gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics?
Nadia Comăneci (1976)
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"Fallen Leaves" by Billy Talent
What is a "tittle"?
The dot over the letter "i"
What animal has the strongest punch?
Mantis shrimp