Pop Culture
Which tech entrepreneur named his son X Æ A-12?
Elon Musk
Which Scottish lake is said to be inhabited by a monster?
Loch Ness
What is the name given to what is thought to be the largest concentration of South Asian restaurants in the UK?
Curry Mile
What district is Katniss from in the Hunger Games?
District 12
What is the national animal of England?
Lion
Who is the most followed person on instagram?
Ronaldo (600 mil followers)
Which country is called the Giant of Africa?
Nigeria
According to Google Maps, how long does it actually take to get to city center from Hulme by walking? (Within 10 minutes off is acceptable)
55 minutes (45 to 65 is accepted)
What's the name of the character Theo James plays in Divergent?
Four
Who coined the phrase "Hot girl summer"?
Which internet celebrity and reality tv star did Forbes name the youngest "self-made billionaire ever" in 2019
Kylie Jenner
Who is the famous hero of the Trojan War whose only point of vulnerability was his heel?
Achilles
Which creature is the symbol of the city of Manchester?
Worker Bee
Which of the Harry Potter houses doesn't have any repeats of letters in its name?
Slytherin
(Hufflepuff has multiple 'f's and 'u's, Gryffindor has multiple 'f's, Ravenclaw has multiple 'a's)
Which city hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics?
Sydney
What singer holds the record for most Grammy nominations?
Beyonce
1945
Which heavyweight boxer born in Greater Manchester was named after an American boxing legend who famously bit off someone's ear? (double points for naming both)
Tyson Fury (named after Mike Tyson)
Name one of the actors that played James Bond
Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig
Name one of the actors who has ever played Batman on screen.
Robert Pattinson, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Michael Keaton, Adam West, Robert Lowery, Lewis G. Wilson, Iain Glen, and David Mazouz
What actor turned talk show host famously used the word "entanglement" to describe her own affair?
Jada Pinkett Smith
Mark Antony and Julius Caesar both had children with which famous Egyptian woman?
Cleopatra
How many people attend the university (undergraduate and postgraduate)?
Within 5000 off is fine
According to 21/22, 46,000 people (41,000 to 51,000 people is accepted)
What was the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
Parasite
How many teeth does the average adult have (including wisdom teeth)?