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Category: Trivia
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Greek mythology| |Mythology|
Various religious groups have gods connected with dreams, and so did the Greeks. They had a god who sent images of human beings into dreams and visions, and who was responsible for shaping dreams or the beings that inhabit them. He appeared to people in sleep, where he could take the form of any human. What was his name?
Morpheus
Category: Science
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Medicine|
The medical term somnambulism sounds complicated, but it describes a strange and fairly well-known sleep behavior. What are people doing when they somnambulate?
Sleepwalk
Category: Trivia
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Brothers Walt and Roy started a small film studio in an office in Los Angeles in 1923. Very soon it would outgrow that space and become the biggest company in the history of animated film. What was the surname of brothers Roy and Walt?
Disney
Category: Trivia
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Internet history| |Larry Page| |Sergey Brin| |Technology|
In Susan Wojcicki’s garage in 1998, two friends, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, started a company that would very quickly need a much larger space. Which company did this duo found?
Category: Trivia
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Jeff Bezos| |Technology|
In his garage in Bellevue, Washington, Jeff Bezos founded a company in 1994 that he first called Cadabra Inc. However, he soon changed the name, and under its new name the company grew into a supercompany. What is its name?
Amazon
Category: Trivia
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Steve Wozniak| |Technology|
A garage was also the place where another global company was started in 1976. In the duo that founded it, Steve Wozniak was responsible for the technical side and for building the devices that were sold, while the other founder handled finances. The garage also belonged to his parents. Which company is this?
Apple
Category: Trivia
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Milwaukee| |Motorcycles| |USA|
The birthplace of this extremely famous company was a shed. In 1901, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, two friends built a prototype of a machine that was named after them. That name is still a synonym for quality and prestige in its field. Their first names were William and Arthur, and their surnames together gave the company its name. Which company was it?
Harley-Davidson
Category: Literature
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |American Literature| |Nobel Prize| |William Faulkner|
If a literary clue brings together titles such as Absalom, Absalom!, Sartoris, Sanctuary, Mosquitoes, and Requiem for a Nun, it points toward one of the most important American novelists of the 20th century. What was his name?
William Faulkner
Category: Science
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Biology|
One of nature’s wonders, the gray whale, once spread across a much wider area, today lives in narrow regions of one ocean. Which ocean is being referred to in this question?
Pacific Ocean
Category: Film
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Jennifer Grey is best remembered for playing Frances “Baby” Houseman, a teenager who spends the summer at a resort and falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle. What is the title of this 1987 film?
Dirty Dancing
Category: Geography
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Austria|
Most of Austria, about 80,566 km², belongs to the Danube basin, while only small areas in the west belong to the basin of another major European river, about 2,366 km², and in the north to the Elbe basin with an area of 918 km². Which river in the west draws Austrian waters into its basin?
Rhine
Category: Sport
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Austria| |Ski jumping|
One of the legends of Austrian sport was born in 1972 and competed in ski jumping. At the beginning of the 1990s, few were better than him, and during that period he won the World Cup in 1993, 1995, and 1996. He was also a two-time winner of the Four Hills Tournament. What is the name of this golden boy of Austrian sport?
Andreas Goldberger
Category: History
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |European History| |Jan Sobieski| |Ottoman Empire| |Siege of Vienna|
Vienna was always one of the targets of the Ottomans. In the last great campaign of the Turkish army, Vienna was again the final destination. However, the siege collapsed under the attack of the Poles and Jan Sobieski. In which year did the Poles break the last Ottoman siege of Vienna?
1683
Category: History
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |European History| |Franz Ferdinand| |Habsburg Monarchy| |World War I|
The main trigger of the First World War was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo. He was not the only victim of the attack. Alongside him, his wife was also killed. What was her name?
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Category: Music
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Carl Perkins| |Elvis Presley|
A rock and roll classic begins with counting off the money, the show, and getting ready to go. Originally associated with Carl Perkins and later Elvis Presley, which famous shoes give the song its title?
Blue Suede Shoes
Category: Film
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |The Wizard of Oz|
When Dorothy’s house lands on the Wicked Witch of the East in The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy takes the only thing left of her: her shoes. What color are the shoes Dorothy takes from the wicked witch?
Red
Category: History
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Greek mythology| |Mythology| |Roman Mythology|
In Greek mythology, Hermes is the swift messenger of the gods, often shown with winged sandals and a traveler’s staff. The Romans adopted a similar figure into their own pantheon. What was his Roman name?
Mercury
Category: Trivia
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Horror Fiction|
In classic monster folklore, vampires are usually associated with garlic, stakes, and coffins, but another creature has a different famous weakness. Which hairy monster is traditionally said to be vulnerable to silver bullets?
Werewolf
Category: History
Published: 22. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Henry VIII|
Among the six wives of Henry VIII, one of the most tragic stories belongs to his fifth wife. Still very young, she was accused of adultery and past relationships that became politically dangerous at court. Which wife was executed in 1542?
Catherine Howard
Category: Geography
Published: 21. 5. 2026.
Terms: |France|
Although the name is now recognized worldwide as a symbol of high-end French jewelry and watches, this surname originally belonged to a Breton navigator who, in the 16th century, became the first European to explore and map the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Misinterpreting the Indigenous word kanata, meaning “village,” he gave Canada its name. Which explorer was he?
Jacques Cartier
Category: Geography
Published: 21. 5. 2026.
Terms: |ASEAN| |Mercosur|
ASEAN’s headquarters are located in Jakarta, but another regional organization has its home on the other side of the world. In which South American capital city is the headquarters of Mercosur located?
Montevideo
Category: History
Published: 21. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Civil Aviation|
The Hindenburg disaster of 1937 is one of the most famous catastrophes in aviation history. Although most of the people on board survived, the fiery crash helped end public confidence in passenger airships. In which country did it happen?
United States
Category: Literature
Published: 21. 5. 2026.
Terms: |American Literature| |Great Depression| |John Steinbeck| |The Grapes of Wrath|
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath begins with the Joad family being driven from their land during the Dust Bowl era. Their journey to California starts in a poor farming region of Oklahoma. More precisely, from which county and state do they come?
Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Category: TV
Published: 21. 5. 2026.
Terms: |British Royal Family| |Great Britain| |Royal Weddings|
In 1960, a British royal wedding made television history when it was broadcast to millions of viewers. The bride married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones and became the first royal family member whose wedding was televised. Who was she?
Princess Margaret
Category: Trivia
Published: 21. 5. 2026.
Terms: |Apple| |Technology|
Apple uses this word for a line of high-resolution displays on devices such as iPhones and iMacs. In anatomy, the same word refers to the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye. What is the term?
Retina