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In which country was the last original Volkswagen Beetle produced, in July 2003?
a.) Mexico
b.) Germany
c.) China
d.) India
e.) South Korea
a.) Mexico
Animals that have pouches to carry their young are known as ...?
a.) Marsupials
b.) Rodents
c.) Carnivores
d.) Ungulates
e.) Monotremes
a.) Marsupials
Rodents - Mammals that have a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws.
Carnivores - Mammals that eat meat.
Ungulates - Large mammals with hooves.
Monotremes - Mammals that lay eggs.
Who was the founder of the Mongol Empire?
a.) Tamerlane
b.) Attila the Hun
c.) Qin Shi Huang
d.) Genghis Khan
e.) Suleiman the Magnificent
d.) Genghis Khan
Which actress played James Bond's love interest in the 2006 movie "Casino Royale"?
a.) Olga Kurylenko
b.) Rosamund Pike
c.) Halle Berry
d.) Eva Green
e.) Léa Seydoux
d.) Eva Green
Which comic book hero lives in the city of Metropolis?
a.) Superman
b.) Iron Man
c.) Green Lantern
d.) Spider-Man
e.) Judge Dredd
a.) Superman
What was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery, in 1888?
a.) United States
b.) Panama
c.) Venezuela
d.) Brazil
e.) Uruguay
d.) Brazil
How many tablespoons are there in a standard US cup?
a.) 4
b.) 8
c.) 16
d.) 32
e.) 64
c.) 16
In which decade was the first radio alarm clock invented?
a.) 1930s
b.) 1940s
c.) 1950s
d.) 1960s
e.) 1970s
b.) 1940s
For which movie did Joe Pesci win an Academy Award?
a.) Raging Bull (1980)
b.) Goodfellas (1990)
c.) My Cousin Vinny (1992)
d.) Casino (1995)
e.) The Irishman (2019)
b.) Goodfellas (1990)
How many suspects are there in a game of "Clue"?
a.) 5
b.) 6
c.) 7
d.) 8
e.) 10
b.) 6
Which European city is considered the "diamond capital of the world" due to its high concentration of jewelers and gemstone traders?
a.) Paris (France)
b.) Milan (Italy)
c.) Geneva (Switzerland)
d.) Munich (Germany)
e.) Antwerp (Belgium)
e.) Antwerp (Belgium)
Earth’s most distant spacecraft - Voyager 1 - has started communicating properly again with NASA after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the probe. When was Voyager I launched?
a.) 1967
b.) 1977
c.) 1987
d.) 1997
e.) 2007
b.) 1977
Voyager I was launched on 5 September 1977.
Who was the first pope to visit the White House?
a.) Pius XII (1939-1958)
b.) Paul VI (1963-1978)
c.) John Paul II (1978-2005)
d.) Pope Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
e.) Pope Francis I (2013-present)
c.) John Paul II - visited President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter at the White House on 6 October 1979.
How many people does John Wick kill in the film "John Wick"?
a.) 26
b.) 54
c.) 77
d.) 93
e.) 115
c.) 77
Demi Moore appeared pregnant on the cover of which magazine in 1991?
a.) People
b.) Vanity Fair
c.) Elle
d.) Cosmopolitan
e.) Vogue
b.) Vanity Fair
The Po River is the longest river in which country?
a.) Cambodia
b.) South Korea
c.) Italy
d.) Uganda
e.) Paraguay
c.) Italy
Mycophobia is the fear of what?
a.) Mushrooms
b.) Mites
c.) Microwaves
d.) Microphones
e.) Mucus
a.) Mushrooms
"Myco" in ancient Greek means "mushroom".
Which war included a famous infantry assault known as "Pickett's Charge"?
a.) American Revolutionary War
b.) War of 1812
c.) Civil War
d.) World War I
e.) World War II
c.) Civil War
Pickett's Charge was an infantry assault ordered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee against Union Army positions on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania during the Civil War. Confederate troops made a frontal assault toward the center of Union lines, ultimately being repulsed with heavy casualties. The attack was a costly mistake that decisively ended Lee's invasion of the north and forced a retreat back to Virginia.
The charge is popularly named after Major General George Pickett, one of three Confederate generals who led the assault.
Which 1990s movie popularized the phrase: "Show me the money"?
a.) Pulp Fiction (1994)
b.) Scent of a Woman (1992)
c.) Donnie Brasco (1997)
d.) Toy Story (1995)
e.) Jerry Maguire (1996)
e.) Jerry Maguire (1996)
What famous rapper's real name is Artis Ivey?
a.) Method Man
b.) Coolio
c.) NAS
d.) The Game
e.) Busta Rhymes
b.) Coolio
Which South American country has the Andean Condor as its national bird?
a.) Bolivia
b.) Ecuador
c.) Peru
d.) Chile
e.) Colombia
b.) Ecuador
What type of trees yield the resin used to produce turpentine?
a.) Birch
b.) Palm
c.) Oak
d.) Pine
e.) Elm
d.) Pine
In official secrets, what is the "NCND" principle?
a.) Neither Compromised nor Detected
b.) Neither Ciphered nor Decoded
c.) Neither Covered nor Discarded
d.) Neither Controlled nor Diffused
e.) Neither Confirm nor Deny
e.) Neither Confirm nor Deny
In "The Walking Dead" TV show and comics, what was Glenn's occupation before the zombie outbreak?
a.) Pizza Delivery Boy
b.) Construction Worker
c.) Rancher
d.) Traveling Salesman
e.) Attorney
a.) Pizza Delivery Boy
On Monday 22 April 2024, a Belgian man was acquitted on a charge of drunk-driving for an unusual reason. What was it?
a.) It transpired that the police who arrested him were also drunk so their evidence was inadmissible
b.) He has a rare condition whereby the body produces its own alcohol
c.) He claimed that at the time of the offence his dog was driving and in control of the car
d.) Due to a lack of power steering fluid, the steering wheel became unresponsive and his car began to swerve out of control.
b.) He has a rare condition whereby the body produces its own alcohol.
Delivering the verdict, the judge emphasized that the defendant, who was not named, did not experience symptoms of intoxication