History
This city is the same age as Rome and Athens.
Samarkand.
Name the film. "I believe a man does what he can, until his destiny is revealed.”
What is The Last Samurai?
This remains the sport in which Uzbekistan has won the most Olympic gold medals.
What is boxing?
This actress was caught shoplifting in a Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue in 2001.
Who is Winona Ryder?
Name the character or movie. “I’m a man in the prime of life, and I live on the roof!”
Who is Karlsson?
In the seventh century the kingdom of Samarkand sent formal gifts of ______, large as goose eggs, that impressed the Imperial Court of the Tang Empire.
What are peaches/nectarines?
This 2019 Palme d'Or-winning film became the first non-English language movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars.
What is Parasite?
Uzbekistan is the leading adopter of ___ (this type of car) in Central Asia.
What are EV's?
What 1989 music video showed Madonna dancing in front of burning crosses which led to her being “banned” by the Pope?
What is "Like A Prayer?"
Name the novel. “The strongest of all warriors are these two—Time and Patience.”
What is War and Peace?
During World War II, Tashkent became known as the _____ due to its role in supplying food to the rest of the Soviet Union.
What is the "City of Bread?"
This director has directed "the most expensive movie ever made" five separate times, often pushing the boundaries of technology and storytelling.
Who is James Cameron?
Who is the top trading partner of Uzbekistan?
What is China? With a trade turnover of $12.4 billion, accounting for 18.9% of the total.
This Oscar-winning actress graduated from Harvard University in 2003.
Who is Natalie Portman?
Name the novel. "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
What is Anna Karenina?
Gūr-e Amīr was originally intended to be the....
the tomb of Timur’s grandson Muhammad Shah, but after Timur’s death in 1405 he was interred there as well, along with other members of his family.
This legendary jeweler created the 80-carat yellow diamond necklace worn by Kate Hudson in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, which required real security guards on set.
Who is Harry Winston?
What was the most popular profession in Uzbekistan in 2021? (Statistics)
What is sales manager?
Before becoming King of Gondor, Aragorn traveled under this alias. (Lord of the Rings)
What is Strider?
Name the novel. “The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment."
What is Crime and Punishment?
Ulūgh Beg (Timurid ruler) discovered a number of errors in the computations of this 2nd-century Alexandrian astronomer.
Ptolemy.
This film won the 2025 Academy Award for Best Costume Design.
What is Wicked?
Recently, Americans attained a 30-day, visa-free period for all American tourists, before that the 30-day, visa-free period applied only to...
Americans over 55
In this 2025 film, this actor reprises his role as a character leading the IMF team to prevent a rogue AI known as "the Entity" from threatening global security.
In The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Tolstoy explores the existential terror of dying “the right way” through Ivan’s realization that this part of his life—thought to be decent and successful—was actually this.
What is a lie?