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Quizmasters in Quantumania

Disclaimer: The following is a fairly detailed extract of the questions I developed for the PubQuiz at Le Croque Bedaine on February 14, 2026. 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: Which celebrity recently vocalized the iconic “non speaking” character Maggie Simpson?
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  • Question: What’s the exact address of the UK Prime Minister?
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  • Question: Which Royal family was found in the Epstein files complaining about the boring Luxembourgish wedding?
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  • Question: Which special pasta shape was produced honoring the 2026 Olympic Games?
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  • Question: Half a point for each of the colors featured in the Olympic rings.
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  • Question: Which Italian brand was featured during the Olympic opening ceremony for providing the dresses of all the artists?
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  • Question: India and Pakistan have fought in 4 wars against each other. What is the name of the region that started these wars?
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  • Question: Which day of the week does the Jewish Sabbath begin?
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  • Question: How many kms is the closest distance between Russia and the US?
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  • Question: If I wake up in Harare, in which country am I?
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  • Question: What is the name of the treaty in which the independence of Luxembourg was established?
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  • Question: Which country has the highest life expectancy as of 2026?
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  • Question: What is the only flag that does not have four sides?
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  • Question: Which is the only planet in our Solar System that has an average density less than that of water?
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  • Question: What was the primary cause of the Great Irish Famine?
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  • Question: What was the name of the first computer virus?
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  • Question: In what decade did the revolution of Iran occur?
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  • Question: How many times was Julius Ceaser stabbed?
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  • Question: What is the difference between brandy and cognac?
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  • Question: In a famous anecdote, Nikola Tesla was believed to have fallen in love with an animal. What is the animal that he fell in love with?
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  • Question: What is the rarest and most expensive spice in the world by weight?
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  • Question: What is written in the famous ‘Magritte’ painting of a pipe?
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  • Question: Which is the richest language in the world?
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  • Question: What is the name of the most famous paintress of 17th century, the one who painted the famous Judith Slaying Holofernes?
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Books, TV Series and Boardgames

  • Question: In which TV show (or “club”) did Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell all start their career?
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  • Question: What is the name of the female protagsonist in ‘War and Peace’?
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  • Question: What is the psychological term that was invented (derived) from the most famous novel of Gustave Flaubert?
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  • Question: Who wrote the book ‘Grapes of Wrath’?
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  • Question: In which day will the Academy Awards be held?
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  • Question: Which movie and which actor won the best movie and best actor at the 2025 Academy Awards?
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  • Question: In the movie ‘Citizen Kane’, an American classic and considered one or maybe the best movie of all times, what is the final word that Charles Kane, the protagsonist of the movie, says in his deathbed?
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Sport

  • Question: Who is the only person to have won and Oscar and an Olympic medal?
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  • Question: Which State hosted the XL edition of the Super Bowl?
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Miscellaneous

  • Question: How many points do you need to win a game in the famous “Settlers of Catan”?
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  • Question: In which TV Series can we find Serena van der Woodsen?
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  • Question: In ‘How I met your Mother?’, with whom does Ted Mosbey ends up at the end of the series?
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