1 A type of porridge, what name is given to an Italian dish of boiled cornmeal that was historically

made from a range of other grains?

2 "Rainbow nation" is a term coined by which Nobel laureate to describe post-apartheid South
Africa after the country's first fully democratic election in 1994?
3 Which multinational pop group that was formed in Cologne, Germany originally consisting of
Jamaican Trevor "Supa T" Taylor, Englishman John McInerney, and American Andrew Thomas
performed many international hits including 'You're a Woman', 'Pretty Young Girl', 'I Wanna Hear
Your Heartbeat', and 'Come Back and Stay'?
4 Which German constructor has won the last four Formula One motor-racing constructors' world
championships?
5 Sold to a private buyer in 2008 for $100 million, the most valuable work at the time by Andy
Warhol featured eight identical, overlapping images of which rock'n'roll legend dressed as a
cowboy taken from a publicity still from his movie 'Flaming Star'?
6 The third-largest feline species after the tiger and the lion, which is the only extant Panthera
species native to the Americas?
7 The south west corner of Lake Ladoga, the largest lake entirely in Europe, is located around 10km
outside the eastern outskirts of which major city?
8 The title of which 2016 US musical romantic comedy-drama film refers simultaneously to music,
the city of Los Angeles, and to the idiom for being out of touch with reality?
9 Which city is getting ready to host the 2018 Winter Olympics in February this year?
10 By what name are the series of church-sanctioned medieval military expeditions made by
Europeans to recover the Holy Land from Islamic rule usually known?
11 Riley B., Albert, and Fred are three US blues guitarists and singers who share which royal-sounding
last name?
12 The Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869 were the first team in which US sport to be open about being
a professional team, with 10 salaried players?
13 In which Asian country is Adam's Peak located, a pilgrimage site that is holy to four religions for a
"sacred footprint": Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Christianity?
14 Which chemical element, with the atomic number 15, was originally prepared from urine and was
the first element to be scientifically discovered?
15 Venus and which other planet are the only two planets with no known natural satellites?
16 With almost 3 million native speakers, which Baltic language is often said to be the most
conservative living Indo-European language, retaining many features of Proto-Indo-European now
lost in other Indo-European languages?
17 Which famous literary/movie character is known as "Mr Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" in Italy?
18 Two mid-19th century wars caused by Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and
Chinese sovereignty are commonly known by the name of which drug?

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19 Which famous football club was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the
Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) depot at Newton
Heath?
20 Sigmund Freud defined what as: "the energy, regarded as a quantitative magnitude... of those
instincts which have to do with all that may be comprised under the word 'love'"?
21 The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by which
mathematician and computer pioneer?
22 The only Nobel laureate in literature to share his family name with a country; which winner shares
his surname with his country of birth?
23 Which US health food enthusiast of the 19th and early 20th century earned the nickname "The
Great Masticator", by arguing that food should be chewed until liquified before being swallowed?
24 The "Vargas Era" refers to the period from 1930 to 1945 (sometimes cited as 1930-1954) in which
country?
25 Opened on 15 April 1983, in which city is the first Disney park outside the United States located?
26 Søren Kierkegaard is generally considered to have been the first of which type of philosopher,
who, despite profound doctrinal differences, share the belief that each individual has freedom and
choice and defines themselves in an illogical world?
27 A US singer-songwriter, arranger, musician, and producer with a career spanning over 50 years,
who didn't actually write his big hit entitled 'I write the songs'?
28 Which branch of science and engineering specifically studies the properties of metals and their
production and purification?
29 Known as "Boggy Peak" until 4 August 2009, the highest point of the Shekerley Mountains on the
island of Antigua now has which US president's name?
30 Which theatrical genre of variety entertainment, especially popular in the United States and
Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s, takes its name from the French for "voice of the
city"?
31 Which famous cocktail was allegedly invented by Dr. Iain Marshall for a banquet hosted by Jennie
Jerome, the New York-born mother of Sir Winston Churchill?
32 In the Spanish and former Portuguese monarchies, what title is given to a son of the reigning
monarch (specifically the second son) who is not the heir-apparent to the throne? Your spelling
needs to be exact for this one!
33 Winner of the Tony award for best musical in 2005, 'Spamalot' is a musical comedy adapted from
which 1975 movie directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones?
34 Marathon swimming was introduced at the 2008 Olympic Summer Games and takes place over
how many kilometres?
35 The Promised Land known as "The Land of Milk and Honey" is the land which, according to the
Torah was promised and subsequently given by God to which patriarch and his descendants?

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36 The group of amphibians characterised by a lizard-like appearance and grouped together under the
scientific name Caudata or Urodela are generally known by which common name?
37 "Modes of limited transposition" are musical scales that fit specific criteria relating to their
symmetry and the repetition of their interval groups, compiled by which 20th century French
composer and published in his book 'La technique de mon langage musical' ("The Technique of my
Musical Language")?
38 Which number, relative to fluid dynamics, was first reached in level flight by Charles Elwood
"Chuck" Yeager?
39 One of the most important works of the Spanish Golden Age, 'La Araucana' ("The Araucaniad") is a
16th-century epic poem by Alonso de Ercilla in Spanish about the Spanish Conquest of which South
American country?
40 Not to be confused with a niqab or burka, what Persian name is given to the scarf covering the
head, chest and shoulders that is traditionally worn by Muslim women in the presence of adult
males from outside their immediate family?
41 Used by a number of historical queens and princesses, including at least one very famous queen,
which name is derived from Greek words meaning "key to the fatherland"?
42 The opera 'Il corsaro' by Giuseppe Verdi and the ballet 'Le Corsaire' by Adolphe Adam were based
on a work by which famous English poet?
43 In June 2017, the Test team representing the Caribbean Islands in international cricket were re-
branded as the … what? This one-word, now official name of the team, is the West Indies'
derivative seven-letter nickname.
44 Although constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, it is not located in India. Originally
called Vrah Viṣṇuloka (Sanskrit), and known to locals as Brah Bisnulōk, what is the better-known
name of this "temple city", the largest religious monument in the world, that covers an impressive
1,626,000 m2 or 402 acres?
45 Named after the Austrian physicist who proposed it in 1842, and sometimes used in radar to
calculate the velocity of a moving object, what name is given to the change in frequency or
wavelength of a wave for an observer moving relative to its source?
46 In which city are the headquarters of the European Central Bank located?
47 Which US sitcom that originally ran for nine seasons on NBC (1989 to 1998), is often described as
being "a show about nothing," as many of its episodes are about the minutiae of daily life?
48 The second son of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto Friedrich, became in 1832 the first modern King of
which country?
49 Miami, Puerto Rico and which island are generally considered to be the vertices of an area in the
North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under
mysterious circumstances?
50 Which casino game was invented by Blaise Pascal in the 17th century in his search for a perpetual
motion machine?

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51 In Greek mythology, which artificer to King Minos of Crete, also the father of Icarus, designed and
built the elaborate labyrinth at Knossos?
52 Which geologic period of the Paleozoic era, spanning 60 million years from the end of the Silurian,
419.2 million years ago (MYA), to the beginning of the Carboniferous, 358.9 MYA is named after an
English county where rocks from this period were first studied?
53 Which term for a grouping of humans was popularised by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, who
named it after the category's archetypal skulls, found in Georgia?
54 By speaking the magic word "SHAZAM" (an acronym representing Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus,
Achilles, and Mercury), DC Comics' Billy Batson can transform himself into which more famous
alter ego, with superpowers such as superhuman strength, speed and flight? Two-word name
required.
55 Which genetic disorder is caused by the presence of all or part of an extra copy of chromosome
21?
56 The former King Edward VIII, by then titled HRH The Duke of Windsor, was governor of which
Caribbean island nation between 1940 and 1945?
57 Elizabeth Woolridge Grant is the real name of which US singer born in 1985 known for her
preoccupation with themes of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, her songs commonly
referencing pop culture, particularly 1950s and 1960s Americana?
58 Anita L. Defrantz from the US, Prof. Uğur Erdener from Turkey, Juan Antonio Samaranch from
Spain and Zaiqing Yu from China are vice-presidents of which organisation that is famously known
by a three-letter acronym?
59 Meaning in sanskrit "three forms", what name is given to the trinity of supreme divinity in
Hinduism formed from Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the
destroyer/regenerator?
60 Introduced by Pope Zachary around the middle of the 8th century, "bell, book and candle" refers
to a Latin Christian method of which institutional act of religious censure used to deprive,
suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in
particular receiving of the sacraments?
61 Winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Yoshinori Ohsumi is a Japanese cell
biologist specialising in which natural, regulated, destructive mechanism of the cell that
disassembles unnecessary or dysfunctional components? Its name is derived from Greek words
meaning "self-devouring".
62 Which neighbourhood in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro is famous for its 4km beach
that shares its name with "The hottest spot north of Havana" according to the lyrics of a well-
known song?
63 Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl' (1956), Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' (1957), and which filmed 1959 novel
by William S. Burroughs rank among the best-known examples of Beat Generation literature?
64 As well as winning three, which NFL team has lost in more Super Bowls than any other team?

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65 In November 2017, the UK's Prince Harry announced his engagement to which Los Angeles-born
actress?
66 New York's famous performing arts conservatory, established in 1905, is named after which US
businessman and philanthropist (the son of immigrants from the Burgundy region of France)?
67 The architect Giles Gilbert Scott designed which iconic red structures that have been features of
UK streets for many years?
68 Inspired by their feverish fanaticism, what nickname is given to Italian football fans?
69 Which French impressionist painter began his career as an apprentice in a porcelain factory before
establishing himself as a successful artist when he exhibited 'La Esmeralda' at the 1864 Paris Salon?
70 Which word for an area of overgrown land dominated by dense forest and tangled vegetation is
derived from a Sanskrit term meaning "rough, arid terrain"?
71 Which sub-Saharan African country has the internet top-level domain ".za"?
72 Which 2004 US biblical film drama, with not a word spoken in English, was a major commercial hit
grossing $612 million during its theatrical release and receiving three Academy Award
nominations?
73 Which US multinational technology company was founded in 1995 by two Stanford University
students who developed a search engine called Backrub that, unlike existing search engines, used
links to determine the importance of individual pages on the World Wide Web?
74 Which Norwegian, born in 1979, changed his name in June 2017 to Fjotolf Hansen? Hansen is a
common surname in Norway, but there are reportedly fewer than five people named Fjotolf.
75 Famous as one of the most respected universities in Europe for music studies, in which city is the
Mozarteum located?
76 What is the three-word name of the paper-and-pencil game for two players that is also known as
Noughts and Crosses or Xs and Os?
77 To put an end to the excessive displays by rich Venetian nobles, in 1562 Venetian authorities
decreed that all gondolas (except ceremonial gondolas) must be which colour?
78 Tutuila is the largest and the main island of which unincorporated territory of the United States
located in the South Pacific Ocean? A two-word answer is required.
79 Known as the "Father of English literature", and considered one of the greatest English poets of
the Middle Ages, who was the first poet to be buried in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey?
80 Colonel Harland David Sanders was born in 1890 and raised on a farm outside Henryville, Indiana
near to the border with which other US state, a state with which he is very closely associated?
81 The Kipchak Khanate or Ulus of Jochi founded by Batu Khan, son of Jochi and grandson of Genghis
Khan, was centred in the north-western sector of the Mongol Empire. This Khanate is more
commonly known by what two or three-word name?
82 The carat is a unit of measurement used for diamonds and which other naturally occurring lustrous
spherical object that is often used as a gem?

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83 Recognized by UNESCO as among the world's longest-running forms of such training, Varzesh-e
pahlavani meaning "Heroic Sport" is a traditional system of athletics used to train warriors that
originated in which country and its surrounding areas?
84 Located in the Colonia del Carmen area of the Coyoacán borough of Mexico City, the Frida Kahlo
Museum is more famously known as The ... what colour ... House?
85 In October 2017, investigative journalist Daphne Caruna Galizia was killed by a car bomb in which
European country?
86 Which place that served as the capital city of Jamaica from 1534 to 1872 has a similar name to a
present-day capital city (located on the Gulf of Paria) of another Caribbean country?
87 Time Magazine's 2017 Person of the Year is "the Silence Breakers", recognising those instrumental
in the #MeToo movement and the actresses who exposed the behaviour of which Hollywood film
producer?
88 Which famous Columbian was murdered in Medellin, Columbia on 2 July 1994?
89 Prior to the election of Portugal's António Guterres in 2016, who was the last European to hold
the role of UN secretary-general?
90 Battle of the Year (Germany), R-16 (South Korea) and Red Bull BC One are all b-boy dance
competitions; by what name is this popular form of dance normally known?
91 The Kingdom Games were a multi-sport event that was held every two years between the youth of
the nations that were part of the kingdom of which country?
92 [image] Despite a petition signed by thousands of people, in December 2017 the New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art refused to stop displaying the painting 'Thérèse Dreaming'. By what
one-word name is the painting's French creator, Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, better known?
93 [image] Reflecting its lack of aesthetic appeal, what name is given to this Jamaican citrus fruit that
was created by hybridising a grapefruit (or pomelo), an orange and a tangerine?
94 [image] The tallest carved concrete skyscraper in the world, and at 414m (1,358ft) one the the 25
tallest buildings in the world, in which country is the Al Hamra Tower?
95 [image] Which 2016 US 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation
Studios won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film?
96 [image] Meaning "little tube", by what name are these Sicilian pastries known?
97 [image] In 1971, Bob Dylan composed which song bearing the name of a Black Panther leader
killed in 1971 by San Quentin guards, this event provoking the famous Attica Prison Riot?
98 [image] Which German footballer with Borussia Dortmund replaced Lionel Messi as the cover
athlete for 'FIFA 17'? Messi had featured as cover athlete for four years, from 'FIFA 13' to 'FIFA 16'.
99 [image] The Soyombo symbol, invented by Zanabazar in 1686, is featured on the national flag of
which country?
100 [image] Which team sport, created in Quebec, Canada in 1987 by physical education professor,
Mario Demers, is played by three teams concurrently using a ball that is 1.22 metres in diameter?

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92. 94.
95. 96. 97.

98. 99. 100.

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