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Canada
Alcohol
Harry Potter
Proverbs
100
Recently, a well-known specialist advised colleagues at a seminar to use Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man as a guide to help them make better decisions. They needed to divide and color-code the drawing. What kind of specialists were at this seminar, and how could Leonardo’s drawing help them?
Football referee. Detect a handball
100
On the packaging of headphones by a well-known Canadian designer, five thin parallel horizontal lines are printed. The headphones are arranged to resemble THEM, which is reflected in the model’s name. THEY are believed to have first appeared in the 11th century. Name THEM with one word.
Notes
100
In Moore County, Tennessee, alcohol sales are banned, but it can be produced. Because of this, visitors to a distillery there are sold souvenirs with X as a gift. Name X.
Free whiskey
100
In Harry Potter, we all know the famous trio: the Boy Who Lived, Ron, and Hermione. But there was another trio, hidden in plain sight the whole time. Can you name this other trio?
Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle
100
An old English saying claims that THEY gather no moss. Despite their impressive combined age of 242 years, THEY remain a perfect example proving the proverb true. Who are THEY?
Rolling stones
200
Why are women police officers often present at football matches in England?
Men are distracted by the game
200
She first appeared in Canada in 1935 as a little girl with 20 of them. In 1954, she showed up as a set of eight numbers. In 1979 she returned again with 20, and in 1986, 1988, and 1993 appeared with two, with 20, and with a thousand. What is her name?
Elizabeth II
200
Find the hidden word
Absolut
200
SHE gave her name to an algorithm that solves a difficult clustering problem.
Sorting Hat
200
A Ghanaian proverb says it’s pointless to tell THEM to a fool. What are THEY?
Proverbs
300
Why did Johan Cruyff invite opera singers to training sessions?
Improve breathing
300
Some Canadian cities are unpopular. Canadians even joke, “What’s the best way to look at Winnipeg?”
in the rearview mirror
300
“Oshaku” — apprentice geishas — comes from a Japanese term meaning “ONE WHO DOES THIS.” Answer what is “this”?
pouring sake
300
In the last Harry Potter film, Ron and Hermione sneak into the Chamber of Secrets to destroy a Horcrux, where the basilisk’s skeleton still lies. When they reach the creature’s skull, Ron pulls out one of its fangs (tooth) — a job better suited for Hermione, since she is a…
Dentist’s daughter
300
In an Arabic proverb about someone attempting the impossible, a man is trying to lead an elephant somewhere. Where is he trying to take the elephant?
Through the eye of a needle.
400
What punishment did Ethiopian police invent for football fans? It happens right during the match and is used on the worst offenders—fans are very afraid of it.
Watch the game from the opponent's fan zone
400
Canada has many strange laws. For example, Canadian aviation rules prohibit passengers from entering a certain place during a flight. Where are passengers forbidden to enter?
Plane
400
About 10 million of THEM are sold daily worldwide — possibly a record. Paul Gascoigne compared Paul Ince to THIS when Ince played with his head bandaged. Name THIS.
Guinness cup
400
A cliffhanger is a narrative device where a hero is left in a tough situation, and the resolution is postponed until the next episode. Add just three letters to "cliffhanger" to describe the picture (Joke)
Radcliffhanger (Daniel Radcliffe)
400
Complete the Japanese proverb: “It’s easy to mind your manners at a banquet when…”
When you’re not hungry.
500
In 1940 in Scotland, a commentator broadcast a football match between Hibernian and Hearts without seeing the field at all because of heavy fog. He relied only on the crowd’s reactions and invented dangerous moments. Why did he do this, and why wasn’t the broadcast stopped?
To not let Germans know about the weather
500
You are looking at the Manitoba provincial government building, completed in 1917. It has a very expensive interior; the main staircase is made of Carrara marble and decorated with two full-size bronze bison sculptures, each weighing 2,000 kg. The building was already finished with polished floors when the statues had to be installed. The main challenge was avoiding scratches on the marble floors and steps. What was considered the safest method for placing the bison figures onto their pedestals?
Filled with water and waited for winter
500
The name of a famous wine is said to come from a vineyard owner who spread a rumor that he saw HIM in the cellar, after workers kept stealing wine. The thefts stopped. Name the football club from England sponsored by this wine brand.
Manchester United
500
Because of Harry Potter hearing a basilisk, an entire street ended up covered in a huge purple X. At that moment, Harry wasn’t holding a wand. What word did we replace with X?
Inkblot
500
A Tajik proverb says that the person who "walks crooked" (cunning, not straight) is allowed to stay close to the ruler, while those who "walk straight" are left aside. Who are the ones who "walk straight"?
Rooks