History
The event which triggered the start of World War I (or The Great War, as it was known then)?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The peregrine type of this bird can reach speeds of 200 mph in a dive.
Falcon.
The Olympics are held every how many years?
Four years.
This symbol of Halloween may have originated in Medieval Scotland & was originally carved from a large turnip.
A jack-o-lantern.
"Toupée or not toupée" is a bald man's pun for this opening line from a soliloquy in this famous Shakespearean play.
Hamlet.
On 12 August 1944, a freak shell burst instantly killing this war hero as he sat beside his totally unharmed driver in an observer’s Jeep.
Brigadier James Hargest.
Proton, Neutron, and Electron.
The Williams sister who has won more tennis grand slam titles.
Serena Williams.
The author of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, which inspired the HBO show "Game of Thrones."
George R. R. Martin
I am always changing, yet always the same. I am often copied, but never truly duplicated. I am essential to communication, yet I have no voice.
Language.
This ancient Greek philosopher, often considered the "Father of Western Philosophy," explored concepts of metaphysics, ethics, and politics.
Aristotle.
This groundbreaking theory revolutionised our understanding of gravity and the structure of spacetime.
General Theory of Relativity.
The number of dimples on an average golf ball.
Between 300-500.
A famous internet meme involving an amphibian, a table, and a philosophical question.
Pepe the Frog.
FBI, SOS, and IDK are all examples of this common type of abbreviation.
Initialism.
The name of the first emperor of Rome.
Augustus (Caesar).
Any of the different layers of the atmosphere.
Tropo-, strato-, meso-, thermo-, or exosphere.
The name given to attaining three consecutive strikes in ten-pen bowling.
Turkey.
Post Malone.
In the first verse of his 2016 track '24K Magic,' Bruno Mars claims to be wearing these as soon as he walks in, warning listeners to not look too hard lest they hurt themselves.
Cuban links, Designer minks, and Inglewood's finest shoes.
This region, located in Asia and supposedly home to the biblical Garden of Eden, is often called the "Cradle of Civilisation" for its significant contributions to human history.
The Fertile Crescent.
The name given to a theory of quantum mechanics which points out the absurdity of 'superposition' - the state of something being present and absent at the same time.
Schrödinger's Cat.
The stroke (swimming style) that Anthony Moss swam for New Zealand at two Olympic Games'.
Butterfly.
Taylor Swift.
The name of the traditional Māori nose flute.
Pūtātara.