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Quizmaster Doomsday

Disclaimer: The following is a fairly detailed extract of the questions I developed for the PubQuiz at Le Croque Bedaine on May 23, 2025. While being open to everyone, I am that the audience was mostly coming from an academic background (indeed a significant percentage of the audience is undergoing/has undergone a period of doctoral studies), so if you feel that some of the following questions are particularly specific or niche, that is on purpose.
Please don't be discouraged by the apparent difficulty of several questions, I usually provide plenty of hints and suggestions during any pubquiz session.

General Knowledge

  • Question: In which city will the 2025 World Expo be held?
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  • Question: How many celebrities were present in the Blue Origin ship that carries, among others, Katy Perry into space?
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  • Question: Warren Buffet, at the age of 94, will soon step down as CEO of his multi billion company. What's its name?
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  • Question: In which city am I if am looking at the neon signs of Shibuya Crossing and the world’s busiest pedestrian scramble?
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  • Question: Tomorrow is the birthday of Fahrenheit, the Dutch scientist who created a thermo scale. At what temperature does 0 degrees celsius correspond?
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  • Question: For the 6th consecutive year, which are the 2 most popular names for new born in the US?
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  • Question: On May 18th 2010 Laszlo Hanyecz made known on a forum (bitcointalk.org) that he made a purchase with 10,000 Bitcoins. At the time this was worth $41. What did he buy?
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  • Question: Which century can be considered the Luxembourgish century?
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  • Question: At which exact time will the ING marathon start?
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  • Question: Which famous rivalry were Adolf and Rudolf Dassler creators?
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  • Question: Which is the most used name for a Pope?
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  • Question: On which day was Pope Leo XIV elected?
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  • Question: Which two famous brothers are considered the fathers of aviation?
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  • Question: Which cigarettes brand became famous for the advertisement slogan 'they're toasted'?
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  • Question: In which city is Jeff Bezos going to get married this summer?
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  • Question: Which sportsman has recently appeared on the cover of Vogue?
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  • Question: Afrikaans, one of the official languages of South Africa, is a dialect of which European languge?
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  • Question: The colors of the popularized version of Santa Claus takes his colors from which famous brand?
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  • Question: What was his original color?
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  • Question: Which palestinian leader was also commonly known as Abu Ammar?
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  • Question: Jose Mujica, probably the most appreciated South American president, has recently died. In which country did he serve?
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Books, TV Series and Boardgames

  • Question: One point for each of the top3 finishers of the 2025 Eurovision.
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  • Question: Who directed the Lord of the Rings Trilogy?
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  • Question: What's the full name of the Godfather in the Francis Ford Coppola movie?
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  • Question: In the movie Mad Max: Fury road, what's the name of the character played by Charlize Theron?
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  • Question: Which movies are famously associated with the 2016 Oscar prize for Best Picture mishap?
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  • Question: Who popularized the slogan "Italians do it better"?
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  • Question: Which famous Disney movie is inspired by the Shakepsere's Hamlet?
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  • Question: At which sport does Forrest Gump excels in college?
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  • Question: Thomas Anderson is the alterego of which famous science fiction character?
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Sport

  • Question: half a point for each of the finalist of the 2025 Champions League.
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  • Question: Which band will play the kickoff show during the champions league final?
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  • Question: Jeanne Lehair became this week first ever luxembourgish athlete to win a World Series competition of which sport?
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  • Question: In which Formula 1 track can you find the famous tunnel, the hotel curve, the tabac curve and the piscine?
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  • Question: Which is the only Tennis tournament belonging to the Grand Slam played on clay?
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Miscellaneous

  • Question: In which city will the 2025 World Expo be held?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: How many celebrities were present in the Blue Origin ship that carries, among others, Katy Perry into space?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Warren Buffet, at the age of 94, will soon step down as CEO of his multi billion company. What's its name?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: In which city am I if am looking at the neon signs of Shibuya Crossing and the world’s busiest pedestrian scramble?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Tomorrow is the birthday of Fahrenheit, the Dutch scientist who created a thermo scale. At what temperature does 0 degrees celsius correspond?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: For the 6th consecutive year, which are the 2 most popular names for new born in the US?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: On May 18th 2010 Laszlo Hanyecz made known on a forum (bitcointalk.org) that he made a purchase with 10,000 Bitcoins. At the time this was worth $41. What did he buy?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which century can be considered the Luxembourgish century?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: At which exact time will the ING marathon start?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which famous rivalry were Adolf and Rudolf Dassler creators?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which is the most used name for a Pope?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: On which day was Pope Leo XIV elected?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which two famous brothers are considered the fathers of aviation?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which cigarettes brand became famous for the advertisement slogan 'they're toasted'?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: In which city is Jeff Bezos going to get married this summer?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which sportsman has recently appeared on the cover of Vogue?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Afrikaans, one of the official languages of South Africa, is a dialect of which European languge?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: The colors of the popularized version of Santa Claus takes his colors from which famous brand?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: What was his original color?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which palestinian leader was also commonly known as Abu Ammar?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Jose Mujica, probably the most appreciated South American president, has recently died. In which country did he serve?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: half a point for each of the finalist of the 2025 Champions League.
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which band will play the kickoff show during the champions league final?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Jeanne Lehair became this week first ever luxembourgish athlete to win a World Series competition of which sport?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: In which Formula 1 track can you find the famous tunnel, the hotel curve, the tabac curve and the piscine?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which is the only Tennis tournament belonging to the Grand Slam played on clay?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: In the TV series Friends, how many claps are there in the original intro song?
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  • Question: In the books of Ian Fleming, what is the special characteristic of the double-O agents?
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  • Question: One point for each of the top3 finishers of the 2025 Eurovision.
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Who directed the Lord of the Rings Trilogy?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: What's the full name of the Godfather in the Francis Ford Coppola movie?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: In the movie Mad Max: Fury road, what's the name of the character played by Charlize Theron?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Which movies are famously associated with the 2016 Oscar prize for Best Picture mishap?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: Who popularized the slogan "Italians do it better"?
    Answer:
    Click to reveal
  • Question: What's the full name of Voldemort?
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  • Question: Which TV series is famously called "A show about nothing"?
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  • Question: Which famous Disney movie is inspired by the Shakepsere's Hamlet?
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  • Question: What's the name of the paper company in the tv series the office?
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  • Question: At which sport does Forrest Gump excels in college?
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  • Question: What's the name of Thor's hammer?
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  • Question: Thomas Anderson is the alterego of which famous science fiction character?
    Answer:
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