- In which modern-day country did the French conduct their first nuclear tests in 1960?
- Which actor’s name is an anagram of “Annoy Screen”?
- Since it was formed in 1959, only 2 teams from outside Istanbul have won the Turkish football league. Which two? (1 point for each)
- What profession was the subject of the film “Pushing Tin”?
- What is measured on the Scoville scale?
- In which city was the 1940 Olympics meant to have been held in before being cancelled? (2 possible answers, point for either)
- Which manmade object is currently furthest from earth?
- Name 2 countries on the South American continent where Spanish is not an official language (point for each).
- Which famous fictional character is introduced in a book which begins “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.”?
- Which fictional detective features in the books Curtain, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and Evil Under the Sun?
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- In which modern-day country did the French conduct their first nuclear tests in 1960?
A: Algeria - Which actor’s name is an anagram of “Annoy Screen”?
A: Sean Connery - Since it was formed in 1959, only 2 teams from outside Istanbul have won the Turkish football league. Which two? (1 point for each)
A: Bursaspor, Trabzonspor - What profession was the subject of the film “Pushing Tin”?
A: Air Traffic Controllers - What is measured on the Scoville scale?
A: Spiciness - In which city was the 1940 Olympics meant to have been held in before being cancelled? (2 possible answers, point for each)
A: Tokyo and Helsinki - Which manmade object is currently furthest from earth?
A: The Voyager space probe - Name 2 countries on the South American continent where Spanish is not an official language (point for each).
A: Brazil, Guyana, Suriname (Not French Guiana as that is an overseas department of France) - Which famous fictional character is introduced in a book which begins “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.”?
A: James Bond in Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming - Which fictional detective features in the books Curtain, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and Evil Under the Sun?
A: Hercule Poirot
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