Quiz #22

Which DC Comics character has the regal name Princess Diana of Themyscira, although she uses the pseudonym Diana Prince in civilian life?

Question 2

In 1995, Canadian Mark Fraser could not afford to buy a new laser pointer for work, but thought he could repair an old one. His $14.83 purchase of a broken laser pointer from Pierre Omidyar was the first ever transaction to take place on what website?

Question 3

By what name is the fruit the alligator pear more commonly known?

Question 4

Criticised for showing a lack of diversity, the original version of what Milton Bradley board game contained only one non-white character, Anne?

Question 5

At the expiration of his non-disclosure agreement in 2024, TV producer Bill Pruitt described which show as ‘an American fraud that would balloon beyond its creators’ wildest imaginations’ with a host who ‘could barely put a sentence together about how a task would work’?

Question 6

What is the single-word name of the anti-monarchy protest group in the UK, named for the system it wishes to see replace the monarchy?

Question 7

What are the only numbers from one to ten which, when spelt, contain a two digital Roman numeral?

Question 8

As defined by the International Hydrographic Organization, which two oceans are divided by a vertical line drawn along the 20° east meridian from Antarctica to Cape Agulhas?

Question 9

All also the recipient of Tony Awards, which three musicals by Andrew Lloyd Webber have won the Olivier Award for Musical of the Year, all picking up the award between 1978 and 1986?

Question 10

Make the longest word possible from the following letters: BCDEEHIIR

Round 1 points
(Maximum: 22)

Round 2

Question 1

In the animated series Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, based on the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, what physical change happened to Dogtanian’s nose when he was angry?

Question 2

Most famous in the 1970s and 1980s when they released albums such as Bigger Than Both of Us, Voices, and the surname-referencing H₂O, which musical duo’s relationship ended in acrimony when in 2023 the pair filed lawsuits against each other in relation to plans to sell their back catalogue?

Question 3

As New Year’s Eve in 2024 was on a Tuesday, on what day of the week will it be in 2025?

Question 4

Mānuka honey is produced by bees feeding on the nectar of the Mānuka tree. From what language does the word Mānuka come?

Question 5

Although captured in 2023, footage has recently hit the media of what type of animal riding on the back of a mako shark in waters off the coast of New Zealand?

Question 6

The 20 July Plot was a 1944 plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler by placing a bomb inside what object that was to be left at a meeting? Although four people did die, Hitler survived because someone had pushed the object with their foot behind a table leg, thus shielding Hitler from the worst of the blast.

Question 7

The mid-1990s rivalry between rappers on the east coast and west coast of the US resulted in the murders of which two famous rappers – one in Paradise, Nevada in 1996, and the other deemed a revenge killing in LA in 1997?

Question 8

What are the three largest lakes in the continent of Africa?

Question 9

According to box office statistics on IMDB, Harrison Ford starred in five of the top ten highest grossing films of the 1980s. What were these films?

Question 10

Which eight English football teams have never been relegated from the Premier League – six having been ever-presents since the league was founded in 1992, one having been promoted to the league for the 2017 season, and one that arrived in the league in 2021?

Round 2 points
(Maximum: 24)

Total points
(Maximum: 46)

Round 3

Question 1

What compass point completes the identical title of three different books respectively written by political analysts James Burnham, Richard Koch and Chris Smith, and Jonah Goldberg: ‘Suicide of the …’?

Question 2

In the UK, what is the name of the highest award given to civilians for acts ‘of greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage’? The most recent recipient was Dominic Troulan, a former SAS soldier-turned-security consultant who put on combat equipment he had in his car in order to repeatedly rescue people during the attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi by al-Shabaab militants.

Question 3

A scientific study published in the journal Animal Behaviour has shown that Galapagos yellow warblers become more physically aggressive towards other birds because of what manmade irritant?

Question 4

Combining a letter of the alphabet plus a three- or four-digit number, what is the name of the coding system used for food additives in the European Union which is often negatively associated with the presence of manufactured chemicals within food?

Question 5

The American actresses born La Raine Johnson, Francis Schenk, Marceline Newlin, and Doris Kappelhoff, who found various levels of fame from the 1930s to 1960s, all adopted what surname in their professional career?

Question 6

In meteorology, what is the name given to an area or system of low pressure?

Question 7

What two Japanese alcohols are generally used in recipes for chicken karaage (deep fried chicken)?

Question 8

What were the names of the three Wilson brothers who, alongside Mike Love and Al Jardine, were original members of The Beach Boys?

Question 9

All consisting of a word beginning with the letter P followed by the word ‘papers’, what were the respective names of the 2016, 2017, and 2021 document leaks that revealed offshore financial arrangements made by numerous world leaders, business people, and celebrities?

Question 10

The last great naval battle fought with wooden sailing ships, the 1827 Battle of Navarino during the Greek War of Independence saw which four powers go to war – three allies pushing for Greek autonomy, and one seeking to maintain its control over the area?

Round 3 points
(Maximum: 18)

Total points
(Maximum: 64)

Round 4

Question 1

What connects the words bolt, dust, left, sanction, oversight, and screen?

Question 2

‘Here We Go Looby Loo’ was the song of rag doll Looby Loo, who along with Teddy were the companions of which British marionette who first appeared on TV in 1950?

Question 3

In 1983 a media circus developed around 10-year old American schoolgirl Samantha Smith after a letter she had written to which leader of the Soviet Union asking him whether their nations were going to war received a reply inviting her to visit the country, which she then did?  

Question 4

In The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, what everyday item is described by the guide as ‘the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have’?

Question 5

Pizza Hut Park, Home Depot Center, Lower.com Field, and Mercedes Benz Stadium have all hosted the final of what league and cup competition, which started in 1996?

Question 6

What is the only British act to have won the Global Country Achievement Award at the Country Music Association Awards, winning in both 2017 and 2021?

Question 7

Boxer George Foreman, who passed away on March 21, 2025, was twice world heavyweight champion of the world. Which two boxers did he defeat to claim the title?

Question 8

From 1995 until it closed in 2017, ‘lads mag’ FHM published an infamous annual 100 Sexiest Women list based on readers’ and editors’ votes. Who were the only people to top the list twice? One is a New York-born singer and actress who finished first in 2000 and 2001, and other a Newcastle-born singer and TV presenter who was first in 2009 and 2010?

Question 9

As defined by the National Library of Medicine and others, what are the three main anatomical parts of the human brain, within each various other areas are found?

Question 10

Romantic poet John Keats wrote six odes in 1819, often simply called the 1819 Odes. On what six subjects did he write these odes?

Round 4 points
(Maximum: 19)

Total points
(Maximum: 83)

Round 5

In Round 5, there is only one answer. The less clues you need to get it, the more points you receive. If you need only one clue, you receive 10 points; if you require two clues, you will receive 9 points, and so on.

However, you may only answer once. If you answer incorrectly, you receive zero points for the round.

Which actor or actress has appeared in all of the following films?

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Clue 10

Round 5 points
(Maximum: 10)

Total points
(Maximum: 93)