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Art&Culture
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WhatlinksRomein64A.D.,Londonin1666andChicagoin1871?
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WhatrelationwasGenghisKhantoKublaiKhan?
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WhichSpanishconquistador conqueredtheAztecempirein1521anddiscoveredtheCalifornian
peninsulain1536?
InGreekmythology,whichsingerwassoskilledthathecouldevencharmstoneswithhis
singing?
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InancientRome,whatweretheMurmillo,theRetiarus,theSecutorandtheThraex?
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TheeightleggedSleipnirinNorsemythologyandthesevenheadedUchchaihshravas inHindu
mythologywerewhatkindofanimals?
Whichsurnameissharedbya19thcenturyFrenchpresidentwhowasassassinatedbyan
anarchistandascientistwhogavehisnametoatheoreticalthermodynamicprocesswith
optimalefficiency?
WhichwordprecedesofPureReason,ofPracticalReasonandofJudgmentinmajorworks
of18thcenturyphilosophy?
WhattitularactivitydofivepeoplepracticeinafamouspaintingbyHenriMatissefrom1909
andtwopeopleintheCityandintheCountryinpaintingsbyPierreAugusteRenoirfrom
1883?
Thepainter,ElGreco,wasborninCrete,butlivedandworkedforthelargestpartofhislifein
whichSpanishcity,whichisdepictedinoneofhismostfamouspaintings?
WhichletterdoyouneedtoputinfrontofthenameofanartsmovementpioneeredbyVictor
VasarelyandBridgetRileytogetthenameofanartmovementwhoseprotagonistsincluded,
amongmanyothers,TomWesselmann,WayneThiebaudandJamesRosenquist?
Thefirstknownpeacetreatyinhistorywasconcludedaround1259BC.Itwassignedbetween
twosuperpowersofthetime.OnewasRamsestheGreatsEgypt.Whichwastheother
superpower?
Knownfortheirlandscapepaintings,whichschoolofpainting wasnamedafteraGermanstate
capitalandincludedAlbertBierstadt,AnselmFeuerbachandAndreasAschenbach?
TheIncasusedasophisticatedwritingsystemtoencodestatisticalvaluesandhelpadminister
theircountry.ThissystemisusuallyknownbytheQuechuawordQuipu,whichliterallystands
forthelettersofthesystem.Howweretheselettersformed,i.e.whatisthemeaningofthe
wordquipu?
Christianityhaslonghadapresencethere;achurchinAxuminwhichAfricancountry claimsto
possesstheArkoftheCovenant?
TheShogunateoftheEdoera,thetimebetween1603and1867inJapan,isalsoknownunder
thenameofitsfounder,whoestablishedhisdynastyafterthevictoryinthebattleofSekigahara.
Whatwashisname?
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Inthe19thandearly20thcenturies,whichcountrywasruledbythe"Khedives"?
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ThetermMobilewascoinedin1931,whenMarcelDuchampusedittodescribethekinetic
sculpturesofwhichUSAmericanartist?
WhichHindupilgrimagerotatesbetweenthefourtownsofHaridwar,Allahabad,Nashikand
Ujjain,andisregardedasthelargestpeacefulgatheringintheworld?
Thecatholicarchbishop,scarRomeroyGaldmez,afighterforsocialjusticeandaleading
representativeofLiberationTheologywasassassinatedduringasermonin1980inwhich
country?
Havingpatentedoneshadeofitandhavinguseditthroughouthiswork,withwhichcolouristhe
FrenchartistYvesKleinmostlyassociated?
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Amnon,AbsalomandAdonijahwerethreeofthenumeroussonsofwhichBiblicalruler?
23.
Truetotheoldproverb"Theenemyofmyenemyismyfriend",withwhichnation didtheScots
formthe"AuldAlliance"intheyear1295orevenearlier?
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InNorsemythology,theworldtreeiscalled"Yggdrasil".Whattypeoftreeisit?
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GongbiandshuimoarethemaintechniquesemployedintheChineseexpressionofwhatart
form?
Whichcommonfirstname inRussiacanalsostandforarectangularhallor space,usually
vaulted,walledonthreesides,withoneendentirelyopenthatismostlyassociatedwithIslamic
andPersianarchitecture(albeitdevelopedinMesopotamia)?
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Whichtwocountrieswereinvolvedinthesocalled"WinterWar"of1939/1940?
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[Image]WhichfamousGermanisseeninthisdetailfromapainting?
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[Image]Between1935and1938inTrguJiu,Romania,anensembleofsculptureswaserected
comprisingLaTabledusilence,LaColonnesansfinandLaPortedubaiser.Buriedin
MontparnasseCemetery,Paris,whichsculptorcreatedtheensemble?
[Image]WhichartistwascrucifiedonaVWBeetle(Transfixed),spent22dayslyingona
triangularplatforminagallery(WhiteLight/WhiteHeat)andlethimselfbeshotinthearmin
1971?
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TheGirlChewingGum,avideoshowingpeopleandcarsatacrossroadsinLondonanda
narratorobviouslyinstructingthepeople,isthemostnotableworkofwhichavantgardeEnglish
filmmaker?
AlthoughadecreecondemnedhimtoDamnatiomemoriae,thehistorianTheopompusofChios
wrotehishistory.WhosetfiretotheTempleofArtemisinEphesusin356BC,destroyingoneof
thesevenwondersoftheancientworld,inavaingloriousattempttogainimmortalitybyhis
deed?
Heservedarecord35yearsastheU.S.ChiefJusticeoftheUSAandmadetheSupremeCourta
coequalbranchofgovernmentintheUS.WhoshapedAmericanconstitutionallawsignificantly
incaseslikeMarburyv.Madison,McCullochv.Maryland,Cohensv.VirginiaandGibbonsv.
Ogden?
Hermostfamousworksdepictmythologicalandbiblicalwomen,notablyJudith.Orazio
Gentileschisdaughter,consideredamongthebestItalianbaroquepainters,hadwhatfirst
name?
ShewastheconcubineoftheemperorXianfeng,motherofemperorTongzhiandauntofemperor
Guangxu.WhichManchuriancharacterisedthefaceoftheQingdynastyinthelatterhalfofthe19thand
theearly20thcenturies,reignedherselfforabout30yearsinChina,playedaconflictingroleintheBoxer
RebellionandwasimmortalisedinthePearlS.BucknovelImperialWoman?
WhatdothesculpturesBerlinbyEduardChillidaandTwoLargeFormsbyHenryMoorehave
incommonintermsoftheirlocation?
WhichBraziliansocialdocumentaryphotographerandphotojournalisthaspublishedthe
followingbookswithinthelastdecade:Sahel:TheEndoftheRoad,AfricaandGenesis?
BeingofmajorimportanceinthemythoforiginoftheTurkicpeoples,which legendaryvalleyin
theAltayMountainsgaveitsnametoanallegednationalistundergroundorganisationinTurkey
whosemembersweretriedforreputedlyconspiringagainstthegovernmentofPrimeMinister
Erdoan?
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WhatisthenameoftheworshippedspiritsorphenomenainthereligionofShinto?
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CoinedbyPuertoRicanartistFranciscoRiveraRose,Arfeisatermnotingtheuseofwhat
foodstuffinthecreationofartworks?
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Civilisation
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Whichfourwordsprecedetheselines(andothers)inaspeechthatcelebratedits50th
anniversaryin2013:thatmyfourlittlechildrenwillonedayliveinanationwheretheywill
notbejudgedbythecolouroftheirskinbutbythecontentoftheircharacter.?
WhichcitywasthecapitaloftheFederalRepublicofGermanyfrom1949till1990?
The4thcenturyRomanhistorianAmmianusMarcellinuscalleditsinhabitantsSerandives;the
oldArabic,PersianandUrdunameforwhichAsiancountrywasSerendib?
WhichDutchnavigatorwasthefirstEuropeantodiscoverNewZealandandgavehisnameto
theseabetweenAustraliaandNewZealandandAustraliaslargestisland?
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Whichcountrycallsfororderandprogressonitsflag?
6.
MartinWinterkorn,DanielAkersonandSergioMarchionneareCEOsofcompaniesthatprimarily
sellwhatproduct?
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TheheadquartersofOPEC,IAEAundCTBTOarealllocatedinwhichEuropeancity?
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Whichcountrysbanks,Kaupthing,GlitnirandLandsbanki,gotintotroubleduringthe2008
financialcrisis?
Inthe1983novelTheDiscoveryofSlowness,Germanauthor,StenNadolny,describesthe
strengthsandweaknessesofhisheroduetohisextremeslownessofmovementandperception.
Whowasthishero,areallifeperson,whosailedfromEnglandin1845tocharttheNorthwest
Passage?
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WhichKoreanAmericanphysicianisthecurrentPresidentoftheWorldBank?
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TheMercuryCityToweristhetallestbuildingoutsidetheUSandAsia.Inwhichcityisitlocated?
12.
Intimesofinflation,whatisusuallyhigher:thenominalinterestrateortherealinterestrate?
13.
Besides"Dari",whichisthesecondofficiallanguageofAfghanistan?("Afghani"isnotaccepted)
14.
WhichformerChinesePolitburomemberandgovernoroftheprovinceLiaoninghasrecently
beensentencedtolifeimprisonment?
"FRETILIN",theresistancemovementandlaterpoliticalparty,foughtfordecadesforthe
independenceofwhichcountry,thenameofwhichliterallytranslatestoTheEastoftheEast?
TheonlysovereignstatewithanonrectangularflagisNepal.WhichUSstate,nicknamed
BuckeyeState,alsohasaflagthatisnotrectangular?
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InDecember2011,ElioDiRupobecametheprimeministerofwhichEuropeancountry?
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ThelargesturbanagglomerationofGermanyhasover5millioninhabitantsandconsistsofa
largenumberofcities,includingDortmund,EssenandDuisburg.Afterwhichriver,thatcrosses
thesouthofthearea,isitnamed?
BeforetheadventofIslam,whichcitywasknownas"Yathrib"butwaslater renamedbythe
ProphetMuhammad?
In1985,theflagshipoftheGreenpeacefleet,theRainbowWarrior,wassunkintheportof
Auckland,NewZealand,bymembersoftheDGSEanexternalintelligenceagencyofwhich
country?
Thesmallestrepublicintheworld,formerlycalledPleasantIslandhadthehighestworldwide
percapitaincomeduringthelate1960sandearly1970sfromphosphateminingandexport.
WiththeAustralianDollarasitscurrency,whichstatewitha5letternameisthis?
OneofthewealthiestmenonEarth,theCEOofBerkshireHathaway,issometimes knownasthe
OracleofOmaha.Whatishisrealname?
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Namedforariverandtraditionallyverydependentoncopperandcobaltmining,whichAfrican
countrycontainstheCopperbeltProvince?
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WhichuniversityislocatedinthecityofAnnArbor,andaccommodatesmorethan40,000
students?Itboastsamongstitsalumni19NobelPrizewinnersandDr.GregoryHouse:Its
footballstadiumisamongthelargestintheworldandcanholdmorethanthepopulationofthe
cityofAnnArboritself.
WhichFrenchmanofItalianoriginexploredlargepartsofGabonandtheCongo basin,leadingto
FrenchcoloniesinCentralAfrica?HealsofoundedacityonthebanksoftheCongoRiver,which
isnamedinhishonourandisthecapitalofamodernAfricanstate.
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Todaybetterknownasthenameofarockbandaroundleadvocalist,flautistandguitaristIan
Anderson,whichEnglishagriculturalpioneerismostfamousforinventingtheseeddrillin1701?
27.
LiterallymeaningProvince,whichwordispartofthenameoffiveofIndia's28provincesand
followsAndhra,Arunachl,Himachal,MadhyaandUttar?
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[Image]VeryimportantduringtheRussianconquestofSiberia,theybecamethenucleusofcities
suchasKrasnoyarsk,Tomsk,andYakutsk;equippedwithstockadesupto6m,whatnamewas
giventothesewoodenfortresses,servingasdefenceagainsttheindigenouspopulation?
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[Image]Whicharchitectbetween1935and1937designedandhadconstructedFallingwater
(alsocalledKaufmannResidence)whichisconsideredtobeoneofthemostimportantworksof
modernresidentialarchitecture?
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[Image]WhichMesoamericanceremonyisdepictedhere?
31.
WhatisthenameoftheglyphsorprotowritingsystemofEasterIslandthatappearunrelatedto
anyotherwritingsystemandwhichhaveyettobeproperlydeciphered?
Probablyfirstusedinthe4th centuryBC,whichmilitarytactic,inwhichanarmycommander
intentionallyweakensonewinginordertostrengthentheother,thusachievingalocal
superiorityinnumbers,wassuccessfullyusedbymilitaryleaderssuchasAlexandertheGreat
andFrederickIIofPrussia,mostfamouslyattheBattleofLeuthenin1757?
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WhosucceededHugoChvezaspresidentofVenezuela?
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Whatnameiscommonlygivenbylegalpractitionerstothefollowingexampleofaclauseina
contract:Ifanytermorotherprovisionofthisagreementisdeterminedtobeinvalid,illegalor
incapableofbeingenforcedbyanyruleorlaw,orpublicpolicy,allotherconditionsand
provisionsofthisagreementshallneverthelessremaininfullforceandeffect."?
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BywhatnamewasIndonesia'scapitalcityofJakartaknownfrom1619until1942?
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Seekingitsindependence,whichprovinceoftheAfricanstateofAngolaisseparatedfromthe
restofthecountrybyanarrowstripofterritorybelongingtotheDemocraticRepublicofthe
Congo?
Whatnameisgiventothe47administrativezonesthatmakeupJapan?
Reigningfrom1954to1989,whichFirstSecretaryoftheBulgarianCommunistPartywasthe
longestservingheadofstateofanEasternblocknation?
Between1965and1993,TeddyKollekwasthemayorofwhichcity?
Stalingrad=Volgograd;Stalin=Varna;Stalinabad=Dushanbe;Stalinstadt=Eisenhttenstadt;
Stalino=what?
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Entertainment
1.
TheTVseriesNewGirlandBoneseachstaronesiblingofwhichpairofsisters?
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ScroogeMcDuckgothisnamefromamiserlycharactercreatedbywhichwriter?
3.
Whichworddoesthe"X"replace"NorfolkXNo.1","WelshX","XinBlue","BohemianX"?
4.
WhichtitlecharacterofaUSTVseriesdetestedfirearmsandreliedonhisSwissarmyknife,
adhesivetapeandalotofcreativitytoescapeeventhemostdangeroussituations?
5.
RockMeAmadeuswastheonlyGermanlanguagesongthateverreachednumberoneinthe
Billboardcharts.WhichAustriansinger,whodiedinacaraccidentinthe90s,sangthissong?
WritersMikhalBulgakov,JosephConrad,NikolaiVasilievichGogolandVasilySemyonovich
Grossmanwereallborninwhichmoderndaycountry?
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FranzSchubertandCarlCzernywerein1827thepallbearersofwhichothereminentcomposer?
8.
TaketheATrainisajazzstandardcomposedbyBillyStrayhornin1939thatlaterbecamethe
signaturetuneforwhichfamousjazzmusicianandhisband?
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InwhichcountrywastheTVseries"TheFlyingDoctors"set?
10.
CharlieHunnam,alreadyknownforhisrolesasNicholasNickleby,PeteDunhaminGreen
StreetandJaxTellerintheTVseriesSonsofAnarchy,wasannouncedinSeptember2013as
whichleadcharacterintheupcomingfilmadaptionofaworldwidebestseller?
11.
WhichtwosingersfromNewYorkreunitedin1981togiveTheConcertinCentralPark?
12.
His16nominationsfortheCsarAward,theFrenchnationalfilmaward,arearecord.Hewonit
twiceforTheLastMetro,andforhisroleasCyranodeBergerac,whichbroughthimanOscar
nomination.Who?
Whichband,whosesongIfYouTolerateThisYourChildrenWillBeNextisnotedinthe
GuinnessWorldRecordsasthelongesttitleofanumberonesingle(withoutbrackets),isatrio
sincetheirguitaristRicheyEdwardsdisappearedin1995?
Whichdirector(realnameJohnMartinFeeney),wasawardedoneofhisOscarsforthe
documentaryfilmTheBattleofMidwayandwas,incidentally,alsowoundedbyenemyfire
whilefilmingthebattle?
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ThemusiciansBoubacarTraorandRokiaTraorhailfromwhichcountry?
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WhichclassicFrenchpoetofthe17thcenturyisespeciallyfamousforhisFables?
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Mockedforsinginghisownnameatthebeginningofmostofhissongs,whichartist's hits
includeWhatchaSay,InMyHeadandRidin'Solo?
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ThefilmTheRosestarringBetteMidlerisbasedonthelifeofwhichfamoussinger?
19.
Whichgirlsnameismissingfromtheopeningparagraphofthispopularbookbyanauthorwho
isknownforhissynaesthesia:..,lightofmylife,fireofmyloins.Mysin,mysoul...:thetipof
thetonguetakingatripofthreestepsdownthepalatetotap,atthree,ontheteeth.."?
Celebratedon16Juneeveryyear,Bloomsdayseespeoplegatherandretracetherouteofthe
fictionalcharacterLeopoldBloomaroundDublin.Heistheprotagonistofwhichnovel?
HeractinginLarsvonTriersAntichristgainedhertheprizeforBestActressattheCannesFilm
Festivalin2009.ShealsostarredinMelancholia,anotheroneofvonTriersfilms.Sheisalso
famousasasingerwhoseparentscreatedascandalwhentheysangasongtogethertwoyears
beforeherbirth.Who?
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WhichAmericanmusicianismarriedtoBridgetFonda,frontedthebandOingoBoingoand
wroteTheSimpsonsmaintitlethemeaswellasthescoresformultiplemoviesdirectedbyTim
Burton?
WhichAmericantelevisionwriter,directorandproducer hascreatedmanypopularand
successfulsitcomsincludingTwoandaHalfMen,TheBigBangTheoryandDharma&Greg?
WhichsurnameissharedbyasingersongwriterandtwotimeAcademyAwardwinnerforBest
OriginalSong,andthecomposerknownforthetitlethemeofSixFeetUnderandthefilm
AmericanBeauty?
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WhatisthemostimportanteducationalinstitutionofTerryPratchett's"Discworld"?
26.
Theofficialsoundtrackfortherecentlypublished fifthinstalmentofthepopularGTAvideogame
seriessawtherappersTheAlchemistandOhNocollaboratewithwhichinfluentialGerman
electronicmusicgroupfoundedin1967byEdgarFroese?
HewonarecordfourPulitzerPrizesforPoetryandwasthefirstpoetinvitedtopresenthiswork
attheinaugurationofaUSPresident.WhopublishedthepopularpoemTheRoadnottakenin
1916?
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[Image]KnownforhishitsSplishSplash,DreamLover,MacktheKnifeandBeyondthe
SeaandhismarriagetoSandraDee,whichsingerhasbeenportrayedbyKevinSpaceyina
biopicandwasbornWaldenRobertCassotto?
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[Image]WhichrecentlydeceasedfilmcriticwasthefirstandonlywritertowinaPulitzerPrize
forhiscommentariesonmovies?
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[Image]WhichlegendaryJapaneseactorisbestknownforhiscollaborationwithdirectorAkira
KurosawainworkssuchasRashomon,SevenSamurai,ThroneofBloodandYojimbo?
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InwhichkeyareBeethoven'sNinthSymphonyandJohannSebastianBach'sTheArtofFugueas
wellasmanymajorcompositionsbyfilmmusicianHansZimmerwritten?
HeleneAlving,GeorgeTesman,NoraHelmerandDoctorThomasStockmannaremajor
charactersintheworksofwhichauthor?
ThebandsleadsingerLesClaypooldescribestheirmusicstyleaspsychedelicpolka.However,
becausethestyleisdifficulttodefine,theyarethefirstbandtohavetheirownID3tagin
winamp.WhatisthenameofthisCalifornianbandfoundedin1984?
AlongrunningGermanTVseriesproducedbetween1974and1998showingaDetectiveChief
InspectorsolvingcrimesinMunichisnolongerbeingshowninsomecountriesafterthe
revelationthatthemainactorwasamemberoftheWaffenSSduringtheSecondWorldWar.
WhichTVseries?
ThedirectorEmirKusturicaiscurrentlyhavingaplannedcitybuiltwhichisdevotedtothis
author.Theauthorwasbornin1892inBosniaandbecamefamousforhisnovelTheBridgeon
theDrina.Whoisthis1961NobelPrizewinner?
TheirmostfamousalbumiscalledMkankDstruktKmmandh.WhichFrenchprogressive
rockbandinventeditsownlanguage,Kobaan,inwhichmostoftheirsongsaresung?
ForhiscinematicadaptionoftheGoethe'sFausthewontheGoldenLionin2011.Thatfilmis
partofatetralogywhichincludesthreemoviesaboutprominent20thcenturyrulersMoloch
(Hitler),Taurus(Lenin)andTheSun(Hirohito).WhichRussianfilmmaker'sdramasinclude
RussianArk,a96minuteSteadicamsequenceshotentirelyintheWinterPalaceoftheRussian
StateHermitageMuseum?
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WhichFrenchactordepictedthecharacterAntoineDoinelinfourmoviesbyFrancoisTruffaut?
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ThestarsofthisentertainmentincludeElSanto,CienCaras,ElHijoderSantoand PerroAguayo.
WhatnameisgiventoprofessionalwrestlinginMexicoandotherLatinAmericancountries?
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Successorsto"TheCoalbiters",whatwasthenameoftheinformalliterarydiscussiongroupformedinthe
1930satOxfordUniversitybyC.S.Lewis,J.R.R.Tolkien,CharlesWilliamsandothers,whichincludedatits
meetingsasyetunpublishedworksinprogresssuchasTheLordoftheRings?
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Lifestyle
1.
TheBlackForestmountainrangeinsouthwesternGermanyisfamousforclocks,whereabird
appearsinadoortoannouncethehours.Afterwhatspeciesofbirdsaretheseclocksnamed?
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WithwhichinternetsitewouldyouassociatethenameJimmyWales?
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WhichfranchisefromMilford,Connecticut,employssocalled"SandwichArtists"?
4.
WhichGermanmodel,whohasadaughterwithFlavioBriatoreandthreemorechildrenwithher
formerhusbandSeal,servedasajudgeinthisyearsseasonofAmericasGotTalent?
WhichwordfollowstheIndonesianwordsNasiandBamiintwopopularSouthEastAsian
dishes,indicatingthatthemealisfried?
Leadingwebusabilityexpert,JakobNielsen,wrotescathingreviewsofthemostrecentWindows
operatingsystemforpersonalcomputersandlaptops.Whichoperatingsystem?
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Clutch,Kiondo,PouchandTotearetypesofwhichfashionaccessory?
8.
Americanactress,LeahRemini,recentlyleftwhichcontroversialorganization thatapparently
promptedKirstieAlleytoTweet:WhenfacedwmaliciousgossipItakeamomenttoexperience
thelossofthepersonIthoughtwasmyfriend...ThenIsayfuckem.#RISE?
TheinternationaltradeofwhichfruitwasoncedominatedbythevarietyGrosMichelandis
todaydominatedbytheCavendishvariety?
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IfyouorderaFrankfurter,NrnbergerorThringerinGermany,whattypeoffoodwillyouget?
11.
Prominentexamplesincludetrom,oufandmeuf,whatisthename oftheargotinthe
Frenchlanguagewhichfeaturesinversionofsyllablesinawordandiscommoninslangand
youthlanguage?
12.
Switzerland'sbiggestinsurancecompanyisnamedafterwhichcity?
13.
FeijoisthePortuguesewordforwhichfoodstuff thatisthemainingredientofBrazil'snational
dishfeijoada?
WhatisthenameoftheChineseinternetsearchenginewhichisoneofthefivemostvisited
websites,butisalsooftenaccusedofhelpingtheChinesegovernmenttocensortheinternet?
In1977,theSomaliAliMaowMaalinwasthelastpersononearthtobeinfectedbywhich
disease?
Thefirstnameofwhichinfluential20thcenturyfashiondesigner isonlyoneletterdifferentfrom
hissurname?
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WhichDanishcompanyisthelargestcontainershipoperatorintheworld?
18.
Whichformofalternativemedicineisbasedontheprinciple"Similiasimilibuscurentur",theso
calledlawofthesimilar?
In1860,ProfessorJerryThomaspublishedoneofthefirstmanuals.Eventothisdayitisa
standardtexttolearnwhat?ThebookbeingtitledHowtoXX,ortheBonVivantsCompanion?
BauhausarchitectLudwigMiesvanderRohedesignedtheGermanPavilionforthe1929
InternationalExposition.Healsodesignedaspecialchairforthepavilionthatbecameadesign
iconandisstillinproduction.Afterwhichcity,wheretheExpositiontookplace,isthechair
named?
Whatare"TacticalNuclearPenguin","SinktheBismarck",and"TheEndofHistory",thelasttwo
ofwhichhavecontroversiallybeenservedinsidestuffedgreysquirrels?
ArtSpiegelmanwasthefirsttowinaPulitzerPrizeforagraphicnovel.Hedescribeshisfathers
HolocaustexperiencesusinganimalstodepictdifferentnationalitiestheFrenchasfrogsand
Polesaspigs.WhatisthetitleofthebookalsotheGermanwordfortheanimalusedtodepict
theJews?
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WhoistheheiressofthethroneoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandssincethecoronationofher
fatherkingWillemAlexanderon30April2013?
24.
Whichorganisationwiththeinitials"CCC"advocatesglobalfreedomofinformation?
25.
Therearetwoportalveinsinthehumanbody.Onecanbefoundinthebrain.Whichlargeorgan
issuppliedbythesecondmorewidelyknownportalvein?
WhichtraditionalJapanesedishusuallyconsistsofthinslicesofmeatcookedtogetherwith
vegetablesinahotpot?AJapanesesongbecamefamousunderthedishsnameinEuropeand
theUSbecausetheoriginalnameofthesong(Ueomuitearuk)seemedtoocomplicated.
Whichcompany,foundedin1931,isoneofthelargestinitsindustryandwasforsometimethe
solesupplierinacertainsport?Itsnameisatranslationofthesurnameofitsfounder,Mr.
Ishibashi.ThenameofthechallengerofAngelaMerkelintheGermanfederalelectionin2013
couldalsobeseenasadirecttranslationofthecompanysname.
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[Image]Whatisthenameofthisnewdevice?
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[Image]Whatistraditionallydrunkfromacalabashwithabombilla?
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[Image]Whatisthenameofthissmartphoneapplication?
31.
Withafloorareaof509,810m(5,487,500sqft),inwhichportcity isthelargestdepartment
storelocated,theShinsegeaCentumCity?
HenriettaLacksdiedofcancerin1951.Someofhercancercellswerethefirsthumancellstobe
successfullygrowninvitro.Thetotalmassofhercellsgrowninthiswayuntiltodayweighsmore
than100timesthemassofHenriettaLacks.Some60,000scientificpaperswerepublishedbased
onworkswiththesecells.Underwhatnamearetheseimmortalcellscommonlyknown?
AftertheEnglishversionofWikipedia,theGermanWikipediawasthesecondlargestbynumber
ofarticlesuntilitwassurpassedinJune2013byanotherWikipedia,whichalsohasthelargest
ratioofWikipediaarticlespernativespeakerofthetenlargestWikipediasintheworld.Manyof
thenewarticlesweregeneratedbybots.WhatisthelanguageofthisWikipedia?
CreatedbyHarryLevinandJimParatoreandownedbyTimeWarner,whichcelebritynews
websitehasbeenharshlycriticizedforitsheavyuseofpaparazzimaterialandportrayalof
celebrities?Itsthreeletternamederivesfromahistoric"studiozone"centeredatthe
intersectionofWestBeverlyBoulevardandNorthLaCienegaBoulevardinLosAngeles.
WhichplanetliesatthecentreoftheDCComicsuniverse,isinhabitedbytheGuardiansofthe
UniverseandhousestheheadquartersoftheGreenLanternCorps?
FoundedintheItalianAostaValley,whichclothingcompany tookitsnamefromtheFinnish
wordforArcticCircleandusesasmallflagofNorwayasalogoonitsproducts?
Accordingtothemostrecentrankingoftheworld'stopnightclubsbytheDJMagazine,fiveof
thetenbestclubs,includingtheBCM,FabrikandAmnesia,arelocatedinwhichcountry?
ViewfromtheWindowatLeGrasistheoldestsurvivingphotographintheworld.Itwastaken
around1826inasmallFrenchtown.Whowasthephotographer?
WhenworkinginVienna,whichHungariandoctor discoveredthatpuerperalfeverwas
retransmittedbydoctorsduetopoorhygiene?Afterthisdiscovery,themortalityratefell,
earninghimthehonorifictitleofsaviourofmothers.Asmostofhiscolleaguesdidnotaccept
hisfindings,hisnameissynonymouswiththeeffectthatnewevidenceisoftenrejectedbecause
itcontradictsestablishedparadigms.
DuringtheprotestsinTurkeyinJune2013,primeministerErdogancalledtheprotestorsX,a
Turkishwordthatcanbetranslatedaslootersorvandals.However,theprotestorsadopted
thewordandthesloganEverydayImXingbecamethesloganoftheprotests.Whatisthe
word?
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Whichplant,alsoknownasPapaversomniferum,iscultivatedtoproduceopium?
2.
Whattechnicaltermisusedforsoundthatislowerinfrequencythanthelimitofhuman
hearing?
3.
InwhichdesertcanyoufindtheAr,AhaggarandTibestiMountains?
4.
Whichmajorriverrunsthrougharecord10differentcountries,includingfourcapitals?
5.
TheAfricanbigfivegameanimalsincludetwobigcatspecies.Oneofthemisthelions,butwhat
istheotherone?
InwhichconstellationcanyoufindRigelandBetelgeuseasthebrighteststarsandafamous
nebulastructurewhichisamassivestarformationregion?
WhichtypeofcreaturesarethesubjectandtitleofaPulitzerPrizewinningnonfictionbookby
thesociobiologistE.O.Wilson?
Whichchemicalelementisconsideredtobetheleastreactivesubstanceandistheonlyelement
toremaininliquidstagedowntoabsolutezeroatnormalpressures?
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In1960,inwhichcountrydidthelargesteverrecordedearthquake(magnitude9.5)occur?
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TheEuropeanUnionannouncedinJanuaryitisinvestingonebillioneurosto createtheworld's
largestexperimentalfacilitytodevelopthemostdetailedmodelofwhichbodypart?
The27knownmoonsofwhichplanetinoursolarsystem arenamedaftercharactersfrom
worksbyWilliamShakespeareandAlexanderPope?
WhichGermantheoreticalphysicistprovedthatitisimpossibletomeasurethepositionand
momentumwithanyprecisionatthesametime?
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Howmanyhydrogenatomsdoesanoctanemoleculeinclude?
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NamedafteravillageinSouthernFrance,whichmineral mainlyconsistsofgibbsite,boehmite
anddiaspore?ThelargestproducerisAustralia.Someotherimportantproducersinclude
Guinea,JamaicaandSuriname.
InFebruaryoftheyear1958,abouthalfayearaftertheSovietSputnik,theAmericanslaunched
theirfirstsatellite.Whatwasitcalled?
InwhichcountryisYasunNationalPark,oneofthemostbiodiverseareasintheworld?The
Parkisendangeredbecauseitisalsohometolargeoilreservesandaninitiativetoleavethepark
undisturbedinexchangeforcompensationbytheinternationalcommunityfailed.
Whichfundamentalparticleshavebeenobservedexperimentallyin1956,althoughtheyhad
alreadybeenpredictedbyWolfgangPauliin1930?
Whichphysicalconstant,usuallydenotedbyk orkB,isapproximatelygivenbythevalue1.3806.
1023J/Kandrelatesenergyandtemperature?
InancientRome,whichanimalwasbelievedtobeanunnaturalhybridofacamelandaleopard
andthuscalled"Camelopardalis"?
SociologistMaxWeberdefinedthetermas:theprobabilitythatoneactorinasocial
relationshipwillbeinapositiontocarryouthiswilldespiteresistance,regardlessofthebasison
whichthisprobabilityrests.Ofwhichimportantterminsociologyandpoliticalsciencedid
JosephNyerecentlyintroduceasoftform?
TherearetwoordersofDinosaurs:OrnitischiaandSaurischia.Whichbodypart isthebasisof
differentiation?
OnitsorbitaroundSun,Jupiterisfollowedandprecededbytwogroupsofasteroids.The
asteroidsofthesetwogroupswerenamedafterthemembersoftwoopposinggroupsinGreek
mythology.Similarasteroidgroupscanalsobefoundforotherplanets.Whatisthegeneral
nameforsuchgroupsofprecedingorfollowingasteroids?
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InGermanybytheyear1910,PaulEhrlichandSahachiroHatahaddevelopedadrug(Compound606)that
wassoldunderthetradenameofSalvarsan.Theorganicarsenicalcompoundwasconsideredsovaluable
that,inordertosellitintheUSAatthebeginningofWorldWarI,thedeploymentofblockaderunnerswas
seenasaviablewaytobreakthroughanavalblockadeenforcedbytheRoyalNavy.Whichdiseasewas
Salvarsanprimarilyusedtotreat?
GeneralShermanisthemostvoluminouslivingtreeintheworld.TheCalifornianNationalParkwhereit
standswasnamedafterthespeciesofthistree.Whatisthenameofthistreespecieswhichwasnamedfor
theonlypersonofanonliteratepeopleinrecordedhistorytoindependentlycreateaneffectivewriting
system?
AfemaleEnglishmathematicianwroteanalgorithmforthecalculationoftheBernoullinumbersfor
BabbagesprojectedAnalyticalMachine,makinghertheworldsfirstcomputerprogrammer.Herfirstname
isalsothenameofaprogramminglanguageprincipallyusedbytheUSDepartmentofDefense.Whatwas
herfamilyname?
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Whatkindofnumbersincludetherationalandtheirrationalnumbers?
27.
Whichislandvolcanoisthelargestmountainintheworldintermsofheightfrombasetothe
top?
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[Image]WhattypeofdisastercanbemeasuredusingtheTorinoscale,i.e.whatisthetermXin
thefigure?
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[Image]Theworldcanbeseparatedintowater&landhemispheres.Thefirstoneisthehemisphere
withthelargestwaterratioandhasitscentersoutheastofNewZealand.InwhichcapitalofaFrench
regionwouldyoufindthecenterofthelandhemisphere?
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[Image]Whatnameiscommonlyusedforthefruitoftheblackthorn(Prunusspinosa)?
31.
Whichcountryistheonlyoneintheworldlyingentirelyaboveanaltitudeof1,000m?
32.
Which1813bornPrussianexplorerisfamousforhisthreeexpeditionsinAustralia?Thefirstwas
fromQueenslandseastcoasttothenorthernendoftheNorthernTerritory,thesecondwasan
attempttocrossAustralia,andhedisappearedonthethirdinthecenterofAustralia.
33.
Whichorganelleofcellsofeukaryoticorganismsisclassifiedintoaroughandasmoothtype?
34.
AlsocalledNewEconomicHistory,whichquantativeapproachtoeconomichistory was
pioneeredbyNobelPrizewinningeconomistRobertFogelandgetsitsnamefromtheGreek
museofhistory?
ChosenbythejournalNatureMethodsastheMethodoftheYearin2010,which
neuromodulationtechniquewasdevelopedamongothersbyGeroMiesenbckandKarl
Deisserothanduseslighttocontroltheactivityofcells?
HeistheonlyFieldsMedalistwhoisnotamathematician.Whichtheoreticalphysicist suggested
in1995thatthedifferentstringtheorieswereinfactnotdistincttheories,butdifferentlimitsof
onetheorywhichhecalledMTheory?
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ProposedbyaDutchphysicistin1948andnamedafterhim,in1956,itwasexperimentallyconfirmedby
Sovietscientists.Probablyinducedbyquantumfluctuations,whicheffectofquantumphysicsleadstoa
forceofattractionbetween2parallelconductiveplatesthathavebeenplacedinavacuum?
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In1986,JohannesGeorgBednorzandKarlAlexanderMllerworkedfortheIBMresearchcenter
inZurichwhentheymadeaspectaculardiscoveryonlanthanumbariumcopperoxide
(La1,85Ba0,15CuO4),whichearnedthemtheNobelPrizeinPhysicsjustayearlater.Whatexactly
didtheydiscover?
WhichwordofJavaneseorigindescribesvolcanicmudordebrisflowsthatcanreachvelocities
ofupto100km/h?Oneofthesecaused22000deathsatthe1985NevadodelRuizeruptionin
Colombia.
From1957to1965theUSAsoughttodevelopanewpropulsionsystemforspacecraftunderthe
auspicesofProjectOrion.Thepropulsionunitprovidedhighthrustandhighspecificimpulseat
thesametime,uniqueinspacetravel.Whatpreciselywoulddrivethespacecraft?
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HisthreegoldmedalsattheWorldChampionshipsinAthleticsinMoscowthisyearmadewhich
sprinterthemostsuccessfulparticipantatWorldChampionshipsever?
WhichmajorannualsportseventseestheNFCandAFCChampionscompeteforatrophywhich
wasnamedafterthecoachofthefirstwinningteam?
Eventingalsoknownashorsetrialsisanequestriantriathlonwhichcustomarilystartswith
whichdiscipline?
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WhichOlympicwintersportemergedfromadisciplinecalledMilitaryPatrol?
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Whattechnicaltermisusedforthesashworninjudoorkarate?
6.
Withwhichtwolettersdotheabbreviatednamesoftheinternationalorganizationsand
associationsofthefollowingsportsallstart:Wrestling,Volleyball,BasketballandHockey?
ThetennisplayerVictoriaAzarenkaandthebiathleteDaryaDomrachevabothrepresentwhich
country?
FoundedbyanexpatriategroupofSwissandEnglishpluslocalbornfootballers,allledbyHans
MaxGamper,whichfootballclubisnicknamedthe"Blaugrana"?
InwhichtrackandfieldeventdidtheChineseLiuXiangwinthegoldmedalatthe2004Olympic
GamesinAthensbutwasunabletorepeathissuccessin2008and2012becauseofinjury?
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OverseenbytheinternationalfederationFINA,thissportwasoneofthefirstteamsportsintroducedatthe
OlympicGamesinthemodernera.TheOlympicmen'stournamentsaredominatedbyHungary.AnOlympic
women'scompetitionwasfirstintroducedintheyear2000.Whichballgame?
11.
Whatisthenameoftheinternationalcontinentalfootball(soccer)championshipofNorthand
CentralAmericaandtheCaribbean,organisedbyCONCACAF,heldevery2years?
12.
WhatisthelasteventofanOlympicdecathlon?
13.
AccordingtoFIFA'sTransferMatchingSystemfrom1Januaryto2September10,451
internationaltransferswererecorded.Whichtwonationsexchangedthemostplayersperhaps
largelyduetotheircommonlanguageandhistoricalconnection?
Oftendescribedbyexpertsasthebestvideogameofalltime,thetitleofthefiftheditionofthe
videogameseriesTheLegendofZeldareferstoamusicalinstrument.Whichone?
"CalcioStorico"(HistoricFootball)allowsheadbuttingandelbowing.Eachyear,teamsfrom
differentquartersofwhichItaliancitymeetonthePiazzaSantaCrocetocompeteinthegame.
Since1983,theWorldAthleticsChampionshipshasbeenheld14times.Inwhichclassic
throwingdisciplinedidfemaleathletesfromGermanysucceed5timesandmaleGerman
athletes9times?
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IchiroSuzuki,DaisukeMatsuzakaandHirokiKurodaareallactiveinwhichsport?
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WhichGermantownistheonlyonetohavehostedOlympicWinterGamessofar,justbefore
the12yeargapcausedbytheSecondWorldWar?(Twowordanswer)
The"Elfstedentocht",whichisheldinverycoldwinters,isacompetitioninwhichparticular
sport?
Intennis,theWorldMixedTeamChampionshipsareusuallyplayedinearlyJanuaryinPerth,
Australia.Bywhatnamearetheybetterknown?
WhatisthegeneraltermforthesixtraditionalSumotournamentsheldeachyearthat
determinethepromotionandrelegationofthesumotori?
InwhichsportdoteamslikeStadeFranaisParis,StadeToulousain,AvironBayonnaisorCastres
OlympiquecompetefortheBrennusShieldinthehighestFrenchleague?
WhichmaletennisplayerandmultipleWimbledonwinneralsoachievedthetabletennisworld
championtitlein1929?
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Inwhichcitydothefootballteams,theKaizerChiefs,theOrlandoPiratesandtheMoroka
Swallowsplaytheirhomegames?
Whichworddoestheumpireshoutininternationaltenniscompetitionswhenaservicetouches
thenetbutneverthelesshitstheserviceboxcorrectly?
Takingplaceannuallysincetheyear1973,whatisthe"Iditarod" thatisstartedinthetownof
WillowandendsinthecityofNome?
ForwhichsportdidEdwardS.Stimpsondevelopthesocalled"Stimpmeter"tomeasurethe
qualityoftheplayingsurface?
[Image]Fornearlyadecadeundefeated,hehasbeencalledthegreatestmixedmartialartistof
alltime.WhichretiredRussianheavyweightfighterfoughtmainlyinJapanfornowdefunct
PRIDEFCandhadmemorablewinsoverMirkoFilipovic,AntonioNogueiraandMarkHunt?
[Image]F1racerFernandoAlonsoisafollowerofroadbicycleracingandintendstocreatea
teamforthe2015seasonafterhewasn'tabletorescuetheinsolventEuskaltelEuskaditeam.
WhichSpanishprofessionalcyclistandgoodfriendofhis,oneofonlyfivepeopletohavewon
allthreeGrandToursofroadcycling,hasheannouncedheisinterestedinrecruiting?
30.
[Image]Curlingstonesaremadefromwhichtypeofrock?
31.
InwhichsportisaChampionsTrophyheldthatAustraliahaswonmostoftenbothinthemens
andthewomenstournament,thelatterrecordsharedwiththeDutchwomensteam?
32.
ThePanhellenicGamestookplaceatGreekreligioussites.Threeofthefourwellknowneventswerethe
OlympicGames,thePythianGamesandtheIsthmianGames.Thefourthevent,wherewinnerswere
awardedacrownofwildcelery,tookplaceeverytwoyearsinhonourofZeus.Thenameoftheeventis
connectedwiththefirstofHeracles12laboursinwhichhewassetthetaskofslayinganinvulnerable
monsteronthePeloponnese.Whatarethesegamescalled?
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TheBelarusiancompanyWargaming.netdevelopedwhichmultiplayeronlinegame where
participantscontroltanksandplayasateamagainstanotherteamofplayers.Thegameholds
therecordforMostplayersonlinesimultaneouslyononemultiplayeronlinegameserver?
PlayingfortheVancouverCanucksintheNHLsincetheyear2000,whatisthelastnameofthe
Swedishidenticaltwinbrotherswhoachievedmajorsuccessinicehockey,winninggoldmedals
attheOlympicGamesandataworldchampionshipwiththeirnationalteam?
ThesportofHeadisisahybridoftheheaderfromfootball(soccer)andwhichothersportfrom
whichitborrowsitsplayingsurface?
DubbedtheRussianLion,hewasoneofthefirstglobalstarsofthestrongmanand
(professional)wrestlingsceneintheearly20thcentury.Whohasaliftandasquatnamedafter
him?
SouthAmericasCopaLibertadoresclubfootballcompetitionisdominatedbyteamsofthree
nationsthathavealreadywontheFIFAWorldCup.However,itiswhichteamfromanother
countrythathasreachedthefinalsatleastonceeachdecadesincethebeginningofthe
tournamentin1960?
WhichcarmanufacturersuppliestheenginesforfourdifferentteamsinthecurrentFormula1
series?
Inthe199596NBAseason,theChicagoBullsdominatedtheleaguewitharecordof7210.
WhichwastheonlyteamthatbeattheBullstwicethatseason,ledbytheirshootingguard
ReggieMiller?
WhichnowretiredfemaleUSbeachvolleyduoisoneofthemostdecoratedpairsinhistory
withthreeconsecutivegoldmedalsatthemostrecentOlympicGames?
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