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Category: Film
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Marvel Comics|
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?
J.A.R.V.I.S.
Category: Science
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Biology| |Luigi Galvani| |Physics|
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?
Frog
Category: Film
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Hollywood| |Marilyn Monroe|
The legendary Marilyn Monroe was married several times. How many marriages did she have in total?
3
Category: History
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Cold War| |Poland| |Solidarity movement|
Solidarity, the trade union movement that emerged in Poland in 1980, was born at the Lenin Shipyard in which Polish city?
Gdańsk
Category: Trivia
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Gastronomy| |Japan| |Portugal|
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?
Tempura
Category: Science
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Biology|
These microscopically small animals, often called water bears, can be found wherever there is water. When water disappears, they enter a dormant state until it returns. They can survive without food for 30 years, endure outer space, tolerate extreme temperatures, and withstand radiation remarkably well. What are these tiny creatures called?
Tardigrades
Category: Trivia
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
The gemstone sought in this question is completely transparent when pure, although it usually contains impurities and is more commonly found in shades resembling white wine or straw yellow. The largest specimen ever found was discovered in Brazil in 1984, was named El Dorado, and weighs more than 6 kilograms. Which gemstone is it?
Topaz
Category: History
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Netherland| |Russia|
What was the name of the Dutch diplomat of the late 16th and early 17th century who often appeared in portraits by Frans Hals, and who became notable for his time in Russia, where he worked on establishing trade links and routes, dealt with the cartography of Siberia, and published memoirs about the struggle for the throne after the death of Feodor I?
Isaac Massa
Category: History
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Which city did the Spaniards plunder in 1576, in the event that gave rise to their famous nickname of Fury, with some accounts putting the death toll as high as 17,000 inhabitants?
Antwerp
Category: Art
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Painting| |Russia|
Which Russian artist, born in Siberia, went to Switzerland to study the scenery around the Panix Pass on the hundredth anniversary of Suvorov’s campaign, and then painted Suvorov Crossing the Alps, a work purchased by Tsar Nicholas II for 25,000 rubles?
Vasily Surikov
Category: Music
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Before they became famous, Kate Schellenbach, one of the founders, was removed from which “boy” band because she was said not to fit the group’s new creative vision, a decision the members later admitted they regretted?
Beastie Boys
Category: Film
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Andrei Tarkovsky|
In Tarkovsky’s first film, Ivan’s Childhood, the main character looks at which graphic work and remarks that the Nazis are killing, burning and shooting there too, just as in real life?
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Category: Film
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
In Derek Jarman’s 1986 film of the same name, which character is responsible for Sean Bean’s first on-screen death?
Caravaggio
Category: Trivia
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Politics| |Sweden|
The assassination of the Swedish prime minister in Stockholm on 28 February 1986 shook the whole country, and the case remained unsolved for 34 years. When the investigation was officially closed in 2020, Stig Engström, known as the “Skandia man,” was identified as the main suspect. What was the surname of the murdered prime minister?
Palme
Category: History
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Adolf Hitler|
What was the name of the purge led by Adolf Hitler in which the leadership of the SA, the paramilitary wing of his Nazi Party, was liquidated along with many other political opponents?
Night of the Long Knives
Category: Geography
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
As the main civilian intelligence agency of the United States, the CIA gathers information tied to defense and state security. In which American state is its headquarters situated?
Virginia
Category: Literature
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Which stylistic figure is based on the repetition of identical vowel sounds to produce rhythm, atmosphere, or special sound effects in verse or prose?
Assonance
Category: Literature
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Harry Potter|
Future wizards travel to Hogwarts aboard the Hogwarts Express, the train that departs from a famous London station. What is the name of that real railway station?
King’s Cross Station
Category: Trivia
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Alcoholic beverages|
Known for its square bottle and unmistakable black label, Jack Daniel’s is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee, by a distillery founded in 1866. In the center of that label, within a circle, is written Old No. ____ Brand. What number belongs in the blank?
7
Category: Trivia
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Gaming|
A mutant Cordyceps fungus spreads across the United States in September 2013, transforming people into aggressive beings called the Infected. In the outskirts of Austin, Joel flees with his brother Tommy and daughter Sarah, only for Sarah to be fatally shot by soldiers during their escape. The scene forms the beginning of what massively popular video game?
The Last of Us
Category: Geography
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Ferdinand de Lesseps|
What was excavated in 1869 under the leadership of Ferdinand de Lesseps?
Suez Canal
Category: Music
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Australia| |Bee Gees|
How many members were there in the Australian musical group known as the Bee Gees?
Three
Category: Sport
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Football| |Premier League|
Which bird appears on the crest of the English football club Norwich F.C.?
Canary
Category: Literature
Published: 13. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Sherlock Holmes|
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes’s brother?
Mycroft Holmes
Category: Music
Published: 9. 4. 2026.
Terms: |France| |Jean-Michel Jarre|
The French musician Jean-Michel Jarre became an international star thanks to his 1976 album, which sold in excess of twelve million copies. What is that album called?
Oxygène