This dance is built on a strong use of the heel and the ball of the foot, together with rhythmic travelling steps. One of its best-known elements is the Appel, an energetic step danced in place on the ball of the foot with a slight bend of the knees, often serving as the introduction to many figures. The man is expected to dance with the pride, courage, and elegance of a matador, while the woman shows distance, speed, and flexibility. Which Latin competition dance is it?

What is the name of the dance that belongs to the competitive Latin category, reached its final competitive form in France, and developed from a simplified Afro-American style danced to jazz and swing, while remaining quick, lively, and full of bounce?

In Elizabethan England, one seafaring adventurer became famous for exploring the New World and raiding Spanish ships, and later received a title of nobility from the queen. As the second man to sail around the world, what was his name?

One of the last great pirates was active in the early nineteenth century and is remembered by Americans as a hero of the War of 1812, even though much of his career involved raiding Spanish ships and trafficking stolen goods around New Orleans. Who was he?

Which basic alcohol compound is widely used in cosmetics for its softening effect and in toothpaste for keeping moisture in?

Astrakhan, the Russian city in the south of the country, lies in the delta of which river?

Which apostle stepped out onto the water to go toward Jesus, only to grow afraid of the wind and start sinking?

Which American president was born under the name Leslie Lynch King Jr.?

Which singer-actor appeared as himself in Casino, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Full House, and is also referenced in a System of a Down song about a celebrity baseball game?

In which nineteenth-century novel does the famous chapter “The Grand Inquisitor” appear, reflecting religious and philosophical ideas often linked with Vladimir Solovyov?

What was the name of the prison not far from Munich where Hitler wrote Mein Kampf and where many Nazi war criminals were imprisoned after World War II?

What is the surname of the Finnish Nordic skier who won six Olympic bronze medals and was married to Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen, the most successful athlete of the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Games?

The mathematician famous for calculating the value of pi was called Ludolph. What was his surname?

Who composed the final Symphony No. 41, better known as the “Jupiter Symphony”?

What Marvel superhero connects Eric Bana, Edward Norton, and Mark Ruffalo, all of whom have played him?

The hormone vasopressin, produced in connection with the posterior pituitary and important for kidney regulation, is usually known by what three-letter abbreviation?

What is the surname of the French physicist whose name appears in the title of an Umberto Eco novel?

The earliest ideas about atoms and the first model of matter reach back to antiquity and are usually linked to a Greek philosopher whose theory Aristotle referred to as atomism. Who was he?

Which physical quantity expresses a conductor’s resistance to changes in the strength of electric current, especially in inductive coils?

What is the name of the vector physical quantity that describes a magnetic field and determines the Lorentz force exerted by that field on a moving charged particle?

At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, players came out not to the usual FIFA anthem but to an instrumental version of a hit from the 2003 album Elephant. What is the name of that song?

From 2006 onward, the host nation has always opened the World Cup, and until 2022 no host had ever lost that first match. Which team made history by beating Qatar?

What British car became forever linked with James Bond after its first appearance in Goldfinger, complete with an ejector seat?

The legendary “Mutt Cutts” dog-shaped van from Dumb and Dumber was built on the basis of which classic American van?

What Irish stainless-steel car became one of the great cult icons of the 1980s after it was transformed into a time machine in Back to the Future?

Which world-famous Moscow ballet and opera theatre began its work in 1776 and became a state institution in 1806?

The city in question had the Temple of Pythian Apollo, the remains of a temple of Aphrodite, a gymnasium, and a stadium, and in the classical age of Greek art it stood at the heart of an important sculptural school. Which Peloponnesian city is it?

Which “title” appears in the name of Noah Gordon’s 1986 novel about the gifted orphan Rob Cole, who travels in the 11th century to Persia and Isfahan to study under the legendary Avicenna?

What was the name of the concrete-and-steel sea forts that defended the approaches to key industrial and port zones around Liverpool and in the Thames estuary during the Second World War?

Before becoming one of the most famous solo artists of the 21st century, Beyoncé was a member of an American female R&B group that had major hits such as Say My Name and Survivor. What was the name of this group?