In a Wes Anderson film set in the 1950s, children and their parents arrive for the Junior Stargazer / Space Cadet convention in which desert town, where they witness a world-changing event?

Which famous queen of Ndongo waged a long struggle against the Portuguese in the 17th century, abandoned Catholicism for a time, and later accepted it again under the name Ana?

Which television series, adapted from a novel by Nick Cave, stars Matt Smith as a repulsive travelling salesman who goes door to door selling beauty products to housewives?

Following the siege of which city in early March 1799 did Napoleon Bonaparte have between 2,400 and 4,200 of its defenders executed, the majority of them Albanians?

She was the first actress to become internationally famous, and she was known for travelling with a coffin in which she would sleep. She brought emotion and a realistic melodramatic style to her performances, and also took on male roles such as Hamlet and Napoleon’s son. Critics often mocked her, but the public loved her. Which actress is this?

Venice is one of the great gems of Italy, and one of the legends tied to it concerns its prison, from which escape was considered nearly impossible. The most famous man ever to break out of it succeeded in doing so in 1755. Who was this world-famous adventurer and seducer?

There are many games around the world that claim to be ancestors of football, and one of them is Italy’s Calcio Storico. Apart from the ball, this rough sport has little in common with football, and its original form is played in only one Italian city. Which city is it?

In the 1998 Finals, Malone, Hornacek, Russell and Keefe went up against the famous Bulls. Which point guard must be added to complete their starting lineup?

Johnson, Ainge, Bird and McHale are already there, so only the Chief beneath the basket is missing from this lineup. Who is he?

Among the most common phobias is the fear of animals. How is this phobia called?

Antidepressants are the most common group of medicines used for the physical symptoms of various phobias, while anxiolytics are also prescribed from time to time. Besides these two groups, which other type of medication is used for physical symptoms such as voice tremors or anxiety?

Around 705 BC, which king of Judah led an anti-Assyrian alliance and is credited with restoring the Yahwistic cult, reforming the military and finances, and building roads and waterworks?

Which elder brother of Moses, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu and seventy Israelite elders, was granted the sight of God, only later to be the one who cast the golden calf?

According to Christian tradition, which apostle preached in India, Mesopotamia, and Armenia, was martyred by being flayed alive, and is credited with an apocryphal gospel?

Panaji, also known as Panjim, is the capital of which Indian state, whose central port of Marmagao handles around half of the country’s iron ore exports and whose former capital is home to the colonial Basilica of Bom Jesus?

Who is the man responsible for Carl Lewis finishing with 9 Olympic gold medals and 1 silver instead of a neat total of 10 golds?

What is the name of the god of marriage who, according to one tradition, was the son of Apollo and one of the Muses, and according to another, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite?

Leaving aside Getafe, which is based in the Madrid suburb of the same name, the city of Madrid currently has three clubs in Spain’s top division. Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid are two of them. What is the third called?

The first recorded mention of Madrid goes back to the second half of the 9th century, when a fortress on the banks of the Manzanares is noted. Which people founded this fortification?

Here is one for geography experts. Madrid stands on a river whose entire course lies within Spain. What is the name of this river?

Buster Keaton is one of the great figures of silent comedy, both as actor and director. In one of his finest films, he plays a train engineer during the American Civil War. What is the title of this classic?

David Wark Griffith joined Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks in 1919 to found a film company, largely because the existing studios wanted to control their careers completely. What was the name of that company?

This question asks for the actress who was known as the First Lady of American cinema. She was the leading female star of the silent era in Hollywood and is now considered one of the greatest actresses ever. She appeared frequently in Griffith’s films, including The Birth of a Nation. Who is she?

The Renaissance produced the first truly great name of French literature, and his life’s major work was the fantastic satirical novel Gargantua and Pantagruel, in which he expressed ideas of justice, goodness, humanity, culture, and tolerance. Who was he?

Together with Molière and Corneille, the dramatist in this question forms the great trio of seventeenth-century French theatre. He wrote mostly tragedies, and his most famous works include Andromaque and Phèdre. Who is he?

In 1960, the United States launched a metallized balloon that became a predecessor of modern communications satellites. It acted like a giant mirror, bouncing signals from one point on Earth back to another. What was this satellite called?

Turkey’s currency is the lira, and it is used not only in Turkey but also in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A curious detail is that every banknote and coin features the same person, depicted with different motifs from his life. Who is he?

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?