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Category: Science
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Physics|
Which physical quantity expresses a conductor’s resistance to changes in the strength of electric current, especially in inductive coils?
Inductance
Category: Science
Published: 30. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Physics|
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?
Magnetic Flux Density, or Magnetic Induction
Category: Music
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |FIFA World Cup|
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?
Seven Nation Army
Category: Sport
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |FIFA World Cup| |Football| |Football History| |Qatar|
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?
Ecuador
Category: Film
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |British Cars| |Classic Cinema| |Classic Film| |James Bond| |Spy Films|
What British car became forever linked with James Bond after its first appearance in Goldfinger, complete with an ejector seat?
Aston Martin DB5
Category: Film
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Automotive History| |Comedy Films| |Movie Cars|
The legendary “Mutt Cutts” dog-shaped van from Dumb and Dumber was built on the basis of which classic American van?
Ford Econoline
Category: Film
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Automotive History| |Back to the Future| |Cult Films| |Movie Cars|
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?
DeLorean DMC-12
Category: Art
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Ballet| |Moscow| |Opera| |Russia|
Which world-famous Moscow ballet and opera theatre began its work in 1776 and became a state institution in 1806?
Bolshoi Theatre
Category: History
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Ancient Greece| |Peloponnese|
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?
Argos
Category: Literature
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Avicenna| |Noah Gordon|
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?
Physician
Category: History
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Great Britain| |Liverpool| |Military Engineering| |Thames| |World War II|
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?
Maunsell Forts
Category: Music
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |R&B|
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?
Destiny’s Child
Category: Trivia
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Nintendo| |Video Games|
One of the most famous characters in video game history first appeared in the early 1980s as a figure jumping over barrels to rescue a girl. Only later did he become the mustached plumber in a red cap, Nintendo’s mascot, and the hero of his own franchise. In which arcade game did he first appear?
Donkey Kong
Category: Music
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Michael Jackson| |Music Videos|
Michael Jackson’s Thriller music video looked more like a short horror film than a regular promotional clip. It featured zombies, iconic choreography, and a cinematic atmosphere that changed the way music videos were perceived. Which director made this legendary video?
John Landis
Category: Film
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Cyberpunk| |Science Fiction|
In The Matrix, the main character is offered a choice that symbolizes awakening from illusion or remaining in a comfortable lie. The choice is represented by two pills of different colors, and the scene became one of the most famous symbols of modern film culture. Which character offers Neo this choice?
Morpheus
Category: Film
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Science Fiction| |Star Wars|
In one of the most famous twists in science-fiction cinema, the main villain in black armor reveals the truth about the young hero’s origins. The scene takes place in The Empire Strikes Back and became one of the most quoted moments in popular culture. Which character says the famous line about fatherhood?
Darth Vader
Category: Music
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |MTV|
On MTV’s first day of broadcasting in 1981, the channel opened with a song whose title sounded like a comment on the arrival of a new era of music television. The video was performed by The Buggles, and its title later became an almost perfect description of the change television brought to the music industry. What was the song called?
Video Killed the Radio Star
Category: History
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |American History| |Native American History|
At the beginning of the 19th century, after a major territorial purchase in the West, an American expedition set out to explore the lands all the way to the Pacific. One of the key figures was a young Shoshone woman who helped as an interpreter and guide. What was the name of this famous historical figure?
Sacagawea
Category: History
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |American History| |American Presidents|
One of the most important moves made by the young United States took place in 1803, when a vast territory west of the Mississippi River was purchased from Napoleonic France. The deal almost doubled the size of the country and opened the way for westward expansion. Which American president was responsible for this purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Category: Film
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |American Literature|
The 1958 film classic The Long, Hot Summer, set in the American South, is based on several literary works by one of the greatest American writers ever, especially the novel The Hamlet. What is the name of this writer, celebrated as one of the great chroniclers of the South and also the author of Sanctuary and Intruder in the Dust?
William Faulkner
Category: Geography
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Foreign Legion| |France| |Mediterranean Islands|
The French Foreign Legion was created to help defend France’s colonial possessions, especially in North Africa, and today its units are stationed across the country. One of its parachute regiments is based at Camp Raffalli near Calvi, a town situated on a French island that legend also links to the birth of Columbus. Which island is that?
Corsica
Category: Trivia
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Fashion| |Fashion History|
Coco Chanel is one of the most famous French women in the world, but Coco was only a nickname. Her real name is the same as that of the character Solis played by Eva Longoria in Desperate Housewives. What was Coco Chanel’s real name?
Gabrielle
Category: Film
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Classic Cinema| |Fantasy Films| |Hollywood Classics| |The Wizard of Oz|
In the classic film The Wizard of Oz, the first inhabitants Dorothy meets in the magical land are the little people she unknowingly saves when her house lands on the Wicked Witch. What are they called?
Munchkins
Category: Trivia
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Fashion Design| |Photography|
What first name links the fashion designer Lang and the artistic photographer Newton?
Helmut
Category: Film
Published: 29. 4. 2026.
Terms: |Box Office| |Cinema History| |Film Franchises|
Although The Fellowship of the Ring was one of the great cinema successes of 2001, it ended up only second in annual box-office revenue because that same year also saw the launch of another franchise whose first film finished above it. Which saga is meant here?
Harry Potter