Quizmaster of the Galaxy
Le Croque Bedaine 32 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 November 2023.
General Knowledge
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The indipendent region of Macao (in China), used to be until 1999 a colony of which other country?
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Portugal
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Half a point for all the 12 most common elements in the human body.
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Oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon, calcium, and phosphorus, sulfur, potassium, sodium, chlorine, and magnesium
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To which country does the northest university in the world belong?
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Norway, Tromso
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How many edges does an hendecagon has?
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11
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In which year did Michael Jackson died?
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June 25th, 2009
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Which color takes his name from a famous French liqueur?
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Chartreuse
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In 2026 the famous Sagrada Familia will be completed. Which Pope did it consecrated it?
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Benedetto XVI
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Which party won the last National Elections in Luxembourg?
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CSV
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In which city can you find the Smithsonian Museum of of History and Natural History?
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Washington
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Which musicist and actor, belonging to 30 second to Mars, recently climbed the Empire State Building to announce his new album? [Jared Leto]
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Jared Leto
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Cosimo, Piero and Lorenzo were the first names of three generations of which family? [De Medici]
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De Medici
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How many theses did Martin Luther write?
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56
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half a point for each of the 10 countries the Danube runs through or touches.
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Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Bulgaria
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Fossil records shows that dogs were the first animal to be domesticated by humans. Which was the second?
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Goat, Pig was third
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Which artist is currently undergoing a world tour with an estimated commercial value of 5 billions dollars?
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Taylor Swift
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Which gene editing technique was discovered/invented in 2013?
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CRISPR
Books, Screen & Games
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What does Simba mean, in Swahili?
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Lion
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From which French city is Joanne D'Arc originally from?
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Domrémy
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Which American city is famous for his Witcher and burning the witches?
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Salem
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Number od movies of Leonardo Di Caprio and Robert de Niro with Martis Scorsese
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Leo 6 + 1 mini movie and Bob 10 + 1 short
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On October 23rd 2023 Matthew Perry died. Which former lover of Matthew Perry had her birthday on exactly the same day?
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Julia Roberts
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Which age was Matthew Perry when he died?
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54
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At the age of 57, which actor (hint: from Greys anatomy) has been nominated the sexiest man alive by the magazine People?
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Patrick Dempsey
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Why is sheldon always knocking 3 times before opening doors?
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To allow people to put their pants on
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Whith 3 Ph.D.s, 7 master degrees and a total of more than 50 years of Harvard studies, which cartoon has the most overeducated creators in history?
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Futurama
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What's the name of the famous lover of Sherlock Holmes?
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Irene Adler
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In which movie did Stanley Kubrick learned to stop worrying and love the bomb?
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Doctor Strangelove
Sport
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In which famous circuit you can find the series of corners called "the corkscrew"?
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Laguna Seca
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Which football player won the 2023 ballon d'or?
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Lionel Messi
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From which city/country will the 2024 Tour de France start?
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Florence
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In which sport can you find quaffles and bludger?
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Quiddich
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Novak Djokovich broke this month his own record for number of Master's won. How many are they?
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40, second is Nadal with 36
