Random Geography
Which country's current capital is an anagram of one of its former capitals?
Japan
Perfectly passable kiddie escapism. It has a thrill or two, and a chill or three, but it has no poetry, little sense of wonder, no resonant subtext, no art... When it's over, it's gone. Extinct
Jurassic Park
What practice was first implemented in the 14th century by the Venetians controlling the movement of ships into the city of Dubrovnik, which is now part of Croatia but was then under Venetian sovereignty? Ships had to wait for 40 days offshore, before being allowed into harbour, as a cautionary practice during the deadly Black Death plague
Quarantine
Name as many of the 8 bagel rooms on F6 as you can
Cinnamon Raisin, Everything, Rainbow, Sesame, Poppy Seed, Pumpernickel, Onion, Egg
Which country has the highest average elevation?
Bhutan
Everything he (director) does is forced and overthought, and (movie), far from being his ticket into hall-of-fame greatness, is a very expensive-looking, elephantine film whose myriad so-called complexities -- of both the emotional and intellectual sort -- add up to a kind of unnecessarily complicated, tedious movie
Inception
Which company’s name is short for the city it was founded in, and logo shows the most famous landmark of that city
Cisco
Name as many of the 10 countries with 4 letter names as you can
Chad, Cuba, Fiji, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Mali, Oman, Peru, and Togo
With which country is France's longest land border?
Brazil
This pretentious Sci-Fi thriller is merely a special effects spectacle. It's astonishing that so much money, talent, technical expertise and visual imagination can be put in the service of something so stupid.
The Matrix
Often referred to as the Rome of France, Nimes is a city in the south of France that is historically known for its textile industry. Its most famous export was a unique blue fabric. What is called today?
Denim
Name as many of the 11 Pal offices with <25 members as you can
Austin, Canberra, Copenhagen, Doha, Honolulu, Madrid, Oslo, Ottawa, Rome, Stockholm, Warsaw
What is the largest Francophone city in the world?
Kinshasa
So ends this enormously important, and enormously extended, chapter of pop culture, with a combination of bang and whimper, missing the magic we thought we'd get.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Based on his early experiments with inoculating people for smallpox, Edward Jenner coined the word "vaccination" from vacca, the Latin word for what kind of mammal?
Cow
Name as many of the 10 NYC institutions (6 Landmarks and 4 Food joints) rooms on F3
Times Square, Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, The Met, Ellis Island, Chrysler Building, Joe's Pizza, Katz Deli, Gramercy Tavern, Lombardi's
With a population of 129 million, which is the most populated landlocked country in the world?
Ethiopia
(Movie) is cumbersomely plotted and heavy-handed in its social commentary. The symbolism is amateurish, the characters are one dimensional and inconsistent, and the dialogue between rich and poor is totally unrealistic.
Parasite
(DAILY DOUBLE) Ancient Romans invented drainage and sewage systems and their associated professions. Which metal did they use in their pipes?
Lead (hence 'Plumber')
Name as many of the Fortune Global 500 top 10 (2024) as you can
Walmart, Amazon, State Grid, Saudi Aramco, Sinopec Group, China National Petroleum, Apple, United Health Group, Berkshire Hathaway, CVS Health