Quizmaster Doomsday (March)
Le Croque Bedaine 42 questions
The audience is mostly academic, so some questions are niche on purpose; on the night I give plenty of hints. Answers reflect the date of the quiz, so “recently” means recently in March 2025.
General Knowledge
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Hellas is the ancient name of which modern-day country?
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Greece
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Microsoft recently made a significant leap towards quantum computing. What's the name of their chip?
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Majorana I
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What's the name of the moon's lander from Firefly Aerospace that recently landed on our natural satellite?
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Blue Ghost
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The word “Jeans” comes originally from the name of which city?
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Genoa
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Which animal denotes traditionally a non-favourable stock market?
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Bear
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In which modern-day country can you find the ancient city of Timbuktu?
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Mali
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Sunday, March 9th, is the birthday of the first human being able to reach the outer space. What was his name?
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Yuri Gagarin
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Who is likely to become the next German chancellor?
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Friedrich Merz
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Who is also called 'the oracle of Omaha'?
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Warren Buffet
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One point for all the three CEOs of Microsoft as of 2025.
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Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Nadia Satella
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The former Luxembourgish government (the coalition lead by Xavier Better between DP, LSAP and the Greens) reminded the colors of which African flag?
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Gambia
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Which country will host the 2025 Eurovision song festival?
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Basel, Switzerland
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How many letters are there in the Greek alphabet?
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24
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The value of which mathematical constant was highly debated during the trial of OJ Simpson?
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Pi
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How many tram stops have been introduced with the new tram extension?
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2
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If I am looking at the The Oriental Pearl Tower, in which city am I?
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Shanghai
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Domino’s introduced what menu item to win back customers from rivals?
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Stuffed crust
Books, Screen & Games
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How many editions of the Academy awards did we have?
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97
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In which venue are the Oscars traditionally held since 2002?
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Dolby Theater
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Which actor recently broke the record for the longest speech during the reception of the Oscars?
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Adrien Brody
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Who is the only actor to win for three times the best actor award?
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Daniel Day Lewis
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Which are the famous big 5 categorie at the oscars?
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Best Male Actor, Female Actress, Director, Screenplay, Picture
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Who holds the record for the biggest number of nominations for acting roles?
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Maryl Streep, 21
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During the 2025 ceremony, we got the new record of the only person to win 4 different oscars for the same movie. Who was it?
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Sean Baker, Anora
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Who is the only XXI century born Oscar winner?
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Billy Eilish, and also the youngest one to win it twice
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Who is the oldest Oscar winner for an acting role?
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Anthony Hopkins, the Father, 2021
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Who was the first person to win an Oscar for a Tarantino movie?
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Christopher Waltz, and is also the second one, actually. Then Brad Pitt
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Which movie won the "Worst movie" award at the Razzie 2025?
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Madame Web
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In the TV series Breaking Bad, What color is Walter White's signature methamphetamine?
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Blue
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In which country does Tom Sawyer (from Mark Twain) live?
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Missouri
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What is Marge Simpson's original surname?
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Bouvier
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What's the alterego of Matt Murdock?
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Daredevil
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In the movie Cars, who becomes the mentor of Lightning McQueen?
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Faboulous Hornet, Doc Hudson
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What's the name of the main character of the controversial book by the Russian writer Nabokov?
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Lolita
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In the TV series Friends, which actor appears along with the usual 6 in the last episode?
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Phil Rudd
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Wich vodka cocktail made with triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice hase been largely popularized by the tv series Sex and the City?
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Cosmopolitan
Sport
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In which country is the Indian Wells Open played?
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California
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What's the nationality of Armand Duplantis, the famous pole volter?
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Swedish
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Which city will host the great depart of the 2025 Tour de France?
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Barcelona
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How many teams are currently competing for the 2025 Champions league?
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16
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Which Slovenian NBA player has been surprisingly exchanged during the last market season in NBA?
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Luka Doncic
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Which team is currently leading the Rugby 6 nations ranking?
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Ireland
