Arts / Media
This British band, led by Freddie Mercury, released hits like Bohemian Rhapsody and We Will Rock You.
What is Queen?
This athlete, known as "Lightning," is the fastest man in history, holding world records in the 100m and 200m.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This part of a cell contains the genetic material DNA and acts as the control centre.
What is the nucleus?
This classic French sauce, made from egg yolks and clarified butter, is commonly served with eggs Benedict.
What is hollandaise?
This red-nosed reindeer leads Santa’s sleigh through foggy weather.
Who is Rudolph?
This painter cut off part of his own ear and created works like Sunflowers and The Bedroom.
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
This tennis tournament, played on grass courts, is the oldest Grand Slam event in the world.
What is Wimbledon?
This force, measured in Newtons, opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding against each other.
What is friction?
This type of Japanese green tea is stone-ground into a fine powder and is used in traditional tea ceremonies.
What is matcha?
According to the poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” Santa enters homes using this method.
What is the chimney?
This Japanese animation studio created films such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.
What is Studio Ghibli?
This basketball player has won championships with the Heat, Cavaliers, and Lakers.
Who is Lebron James?
This branch of physics studies the behaviour of matter at extremely small scales, including particles like electrons and photons.
What is quantum mechanics?
This rare and expensive spice, derived from the stigma of a flower, is commonly used in risotto dishes.
What is saffron?
This festive drink, made with milk, spices, and often rum or brandy, is a Christmas favourite in many countries.
What is eggnog?
This Russian composer created the ballet Swan Lake in the late 19th century.
Who is Tchaikovsky?
This marathon, first run in 1897, is the world’s oldest annual marathon and requires qualifying times to enter.
What is the Boston Marathon?
This scientific principle states that it’s impossible to know both the exact position and exact momentum of a particle at the same time.
What is Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle?
This chemical reaction, essential in baking bread, involves sugars and amino acids producing browned crusts and complex flavours.
What is the Maillard reaction?
This historic church in Bethlehem is traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus.
What is the Church of the Nativity?
This literary technique, meaning “a story within a story,” appears in works like The Canterbury Tales and Inception.
What is a frame narrative?
This Italian football club, known for its black and blue stripes, was founded in 1908 after splitting from AC Milan.
What is Inter Milan (Internazionale)?
This subatomic particle, predicted in the 1960s and confirmed in 2012, gives other particles mass according to the Standard Model of physics.
What is the Higgs boson?
This rare and highly prized edible fungus grows symbiotically with tree roots and is harvested mostly in Italy and France; it is often shaved over gourmet dishes.
What is the white truffle?
In the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, this ghost is the only one to speak no words to Scrooge.
Who is the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come?