The ZX Spectrum was an 8-bit home computer launched in Britain in 1982, powered by a 3.5 MHz Zilog Z80 processor and sold in 16 KB and 48 KB memory versions. What was the name of the inventor behind it, whose surname also appeared in the name of the company that made it?

Among the most memorable parts of the 1964 film Zorba the Greek are its music and the famous sirtaki. The man who composed them is often seen as the greatest Greek composer of the modern age. What was his name?

Released on the 2009 album The Fall, the song The Man of the Hour is about a poodle called Ralph. What is the name of the artist who sings it?

For seventeen years, Marco Polo was in the service of which ruler bearing the title of khan?

Over which canal does the Bridge of the Americas, about one and a half miles long, run?

When chopped, which vegetable produces propanethial-S-oxide, the substance that triggers tears?

The Smurfs began as a comic series in 1958. In which country did they originate?

Which famous Spanish dish from Valencia takes its name from the pan in which it is cooked?

Which family of beasts includes striped, spotted, and brown members?

Which day is the one that cannot be trusted in the 1966 song by The Mamas and the Papas?

Journey to Brobdingnag and Journey to Lilliput are two sections of which famous satirical book in four parts?

Under the influence of Freud’s ideas, which theory was further developed by Jacques Lacan?

The largest species of penguin is named after which ruler’s title?

The second scene of which film is the well-known twenty-three-minute landing in Normandy?

Which figure washes his hands in front of the crowd while saying, “I am innocent of this blood”?

What obsolete six-letter term is also used for the unit called the micrometer?

Pygmalion, the romantic and linguistic tale of Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle, is likely the most famous work of the Irish playwright who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. His first names were George and Bernard. What was his surname?

In the cult film Back to the Future, time travel itself is achieved in a car, but only once it reaches a precisely defined speed. Which car is it, and what speed in miles per hour must it hit for the jump through time to happen?

António de Oliveira Salazar was one of the twentieth century’s longest-lasting dictators. As a rigidly right-wing prime minister, he ruled his country from 1933 until 1968, when a stroke forced him from power. Which country was it?

A type of ground that remains at the freezing point of water, or colder, for at least two years is known in geology by a special term. Ice need not be present, but is often found there. What is this ground called?

Every glacier, as it moves, carries with it fragments of rock and other material gathered along the way. What is the collective name for this material, which remains behind in characteristic accumulations after the glacier has vanished?

The old coarse-grained snow found on a glacier, considered an intermediate stage between snow and ice and later transformed into glacial ice, has a specific name. What is it?

When an animal appears in forms described by words like king, spitting, Egyptian and black-necked, it is clear which creature is being referred to. Which animal is it?

Mowgli’s main animal friends in Walt Disney’s The Jungle Book are Bagheera and one very cheerful bear. What is the bear’s name in the cartoon?

The 2007 Disney and Pixar animated film Ratatouille tells the story of a rat dreaming of becoming a chef. What is the name of that rat?

Tony Stark, better known as Iron Man, built an artificial intelligence system that assists him extensively in his laboratory. What name did he give it?

Luigi Galvani made his famous discovery when he noticed that the prepared legs of a certain animal jerked when touched by two different metals. He mistakenly connected this with animal electricity. Which animal helped him reach this finding?

The legendary Marilyn Monroe was married several times. How many marriages did she have in total?

Solidarity, the trade union movement that emerged in Poland in 1980, was born at the Lenin Shipyard in which Polish city?

This Japanese dish is most often made from seafood or vegetables coated in batter and deep-fried. It developed under the influence of cooking methods brought to Nagasaki by the Portuguese in the 16th century. What is it called?