Quizmaster in the Multiverse of Madness
Le Croque Bedaine 33 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 May 2023.
General Knowledge
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King Charles is which monarch, in chronological order, to be crowned?
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40th, at the age of 74
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Chris Martin, singer of Coldplay, was in a 10 year relationship with which famous actress?
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Gwineth Paltrow
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How many European (from Portugal to Turkey) touch the mediterranean sea?
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Total of 14: Gibraltar, Spain, France, Monaco, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus
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If I am at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, in which city am I?
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Los Angeles
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Who was the first Beatle to leave the group?
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Paul McCartney
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The bronze statue of which animal can be found in wall street?
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Charging bull
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How’s the name of a 1 followed by 100 zeros?
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Googol
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As of today, which is the biggest producer of cocoa?
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Ivory coast
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Although Peru is a mainly spanish speaking country, a significant minority still speak the indigenous language. How’s that called?
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Quechua
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Which was the first space mission to bring human beings on the moon surface?
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Apollo 11
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The Caipirinha, a cocktail made of cachaca, sugar, and lime, is the national cocktail of what South American country?
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Brazil
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What is the name of the scandalously popular vodka-based cocktail mixed with fruit flavors often including peach schnapps, orange juice and cranberryjuice?
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Sex on the beach
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Tiger Beer is a popular brand of beer owned and distributed by Heineken but founded in what Asian city-state?
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Singapore
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This week, May 24th, was the anniversary of the death of Nicolaus Copernicus. In which modern country was he born?
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Poland
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Turkey is at the moment ongoing national elections with a really deflating currency. What’s the name of its currency?
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Lira
Books, Screen & Games
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In Chess, what is the term used when a player has no legal moves left but their king is not in check?
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Stalemate
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Jack Sparrow had, in the famous scene, a jar full of what?
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A jar of dirt
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Name each member of the Scoby Doo team?
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Shaggy, Velma, Daphne, Fred
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The daughter of Robin Williams is named after a famous fictional character. What’s her name?
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Zelda
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What’s the cocktail of James bond?
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Vesper martini: 3 parts of Gordon’s gin, 1 part of Vodka, 1/2 of kina lillet and lemon peel
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In the game of Trivial Pursuit, what color represents the category “Geography”?
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Blue
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In the game of Risk, how many continents are there on the game board?
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6
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What’s depicted in the frame above the famous Simpsons’ couch?
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A boat
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Where was Ross and Rachel’s wedding dinner held?
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Pizza hut in Vegas
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Charles Ingram, won who wants to be a millionaire, but he cheated. How did he cheat?
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His wife was coughing in the audience
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In the play of Samuel Beckett, Vladimir and Estragon enjoy several discussions awaiting for which third character?
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Godot
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Which was the first presidential debate to be ever shown on TV?
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Kennedy vs. Nixon, 1960
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In the TV Series Breaking Bad, a teddy bear appears throughout Season 2, what color is that bear?
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Pink
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Hanna Arendt is famous for having followed the prosecution/trial of which famous Nazi general?
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Adolf Eichmann
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Which of the 64 books published by Stephen King is the one who has sold the most copies?
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The Shining
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In the Marvel Universe, how many Infinity Stones are there?
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6
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One point for each Oscar’s best actor winner from 2010 to 2019 (half a point if you guess the movie title) [2010 - Colin Firth - The King's Speech, 2011 - Jean Dujardin - The Artist, 2012 - Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln, 2013 - Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club, 2014 - Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything, 2015 - Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant, 2016 - Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea, 2017 - Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour, 2018 - Rami Malek - Bohemian Rhapsody, 2019 - Joaquin Phoenix - Joker]
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15.5
Sport
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Exactly 100 years ago today, on the circuit of La Sarthe takes place the first edition of a famous car racing competition. How’s nowadays called this race?
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24 hours of Le Mans
