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Le Croque Bedaine 41 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 2024.
General Knowledge
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On November 24th, 1859 the first version of the “Origins of Species by Means of Natural Selection” was published, where the ideas of a young Charles Darwin were exposed after his trip to the Central American islands. How was called the legendary ship where he traveled?
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Beagle, in the Galapagos Islands
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How many communes do we have in Luxembourg?
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100 communes and 12 fully-fledged towns
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Which animals draw the chariot of Freyja, the Norse goddess of love, fertility, battle, and death?
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Cats
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How many of the 2024 Nobel Prizes went to women?
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1, Literature. 7 in science and none of them for a female scientist. In total, in over 100 years of existence the Nobel Prize, was awarded 894 men, 64 women, and 27 organizations
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Which is the highest capital city in the world?
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La Paz, Bolivia, 3650 meters above sea level
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Where is currently hold the "Birth of Venus", by Botticelli?
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Palazzo degli Uffizi, Florence
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What is the unconventional main ingredient of Cui, the traditional dish of Peru?
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Guinea Pig
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What's the commercial name of the compound that geckos cannot stick to due to van der Waals forces?
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Teflon
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What was the first US president?
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George Washington
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In which chronological order presidency will Donald Trump serve his second mandate?
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47th President
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How many different US presidents did we have?
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46 - Grover Cleveland
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Which was the only US president to have served as president without ever actually winning an election (nor president nor vice president)?
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Gerald Ford, he was appointed by Nixon as Vice President before the Watergate scandal
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Half a point for any of the 12 member countries of the OPEC group.
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Algeria, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Venezuela
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HoneyCrisp, Royal Gala, Fuji, Golden Delicious are all type of what?
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Apples
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In which city is the 2024 edition of the COP 29 currently held?
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Baku
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Where did Napoleon die?
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St. Helena island. During his stay in Elba island, he even attempted suicide but failed.
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Who recently reached the milestone of 1 billion followers on the manin social media?
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Which Apple computer, predecessor of McIntosh, was called as the daughter of Steve Jobs?
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Lisa
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One point for each of the following airport-IATA code associations: DXB, LHR, CDG, DFW.
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DXB [Dubai, 5th most trafficed airport in the world], LHR [Heathrow, 8th], CDG [Charles de Gaulle, 10th], DFW [Dallas-Fort Worth, 2nd]
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If I'm staring at the Potala Palace, where am I?
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Tibet, China
Books, Screen & Games
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In the TV Series “How I Met Your Mother”, what's the famous name Barney Stinsons refers to as “his job”?
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PLEASE, Provide Legal Esculaption and sign everything
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Which videogame Shigeru Miyamoto is named after the famous and beautiful wife of Francis Scott Fitzgerald?
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Legend of Zelda
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Which award-winning board game consisting of a bunch of resource cards, two dice, some wooden houses, and 19 hexagonal tiles was created by a German Dental Technician?
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Settlers of Catan
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Which is the only Graphic Novel to have ever won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
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MAUS, by Art Spiegelman
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In this movie, we hear the famous quote “A martini, shaken, not stirred”.
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Goldfinger
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For the Magazine People, who is the sexiest man alive in 2024?
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John Krasinsky, second actor of The Office after Idris Elba
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Which 2006 documentary movie is based on a slide presentation of climate activist Al Gore?
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An Inconvenient Truth
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In the Marvel comics, which type of radiation was responsible for the transformation of Bruce Banner into the Hulk?
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Gamma rays
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Which is the alter ego of Saul Goodman?
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Jimmy McGill
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In which city is the latest season of "Emily in Paris" set?
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Rome
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Which animals is Indiana Jones afraid of?
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Snakes
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In which movie can we find a representation of the “Penrose Stairs”, the famous impossible structure created by Escher?
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Inception
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In the books/movies of Harry Potter, what's the password to access Dumbledore's office?
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Lemon Drop, Sherbet Lemon
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It was recently the 50th birthday of Leonardo di Caprio. In which year did Leonardo win his first Oscar?
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2016
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Akira Toriyama, died in 2023, is the mangaka author of which famous manga?
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Dragon Ball
Sport
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Who recently won in Barcelona the 2024 MotoGP title after a thrilling season?
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Jorge Martin
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Who won the recent ATP finals?
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Yannik Sinner
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In which City (or cities) will the 2026 Olympic Games be held?
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Milano-Cortina
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Who was the YouTuber that defeated the legend Iron Mike in the so-called “Match of the Year”?
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Jake Paul
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Which city hosted the first-ever Olympic Games in Oceania?
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Melbourne
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In which Olympic discipline, athletes engage in different sports among which there are horse riding, swimming, and fencing?
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Modern pentathlon
