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ARTS AND CULTURE What title has all the members of the conclave, the assembly whose 1 main task is to select a new pope?

One version of the four versions of this painting by Edvard Munch will be sold on auction in May 2012: what is its title?

The saying I know one thing, that I know nothing is attributed to what ancient Greek philosopher?

4 What is the name the person who leads prayers in a mosque? 5 In what Italian city is the Uffizi Art Museum located?

What is the name of this man, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his peaceful philosophy of "Respect for life"? He is 6 perhaps best known for his work with the hospital Lambarene in Gabon in Africa. Who is the ruler of Asgard, the country of the gods, in norse mythology?

Which island were controlled from 1884 in the west by the 8 Netherlands, in the north-east by Germany and in the south-east by Great Britain? In what African republic were the first two presidents Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser?

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What is the name of this man, who was China's leader from 1978 until his retirement in 1992?

What was the name of the force that served as the personal bodyguards to the Roman emperors? The guards embodied great 11 power and often murdered emperors who opposed them? They were a dominant factor in the Roman power corridors of Constantine disbanded them in 300s. Combine the countries Australia, Cameroon, Denmark and Portugal 12 with the year women were allowed to vote in general elections:. 1901, 1915, 1956 and 1976

In what decade did the following take place: Hndels The Messiah is performed for the first time, Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale, Madame de Pompadour is officially presented in 13 the court of Louis XV of France, Vitus Bering dies, and Frederick the Great of Preussen invades Silesia, starting the War of the Austrian Succession. Which nation or civilization who lived on the coastal strip that today is part of Syria and Lebanon, were the leading traders from around 1100 14 years before Christ? Their name comes from the Greek for the color red, due to their production of a purple color pigment.

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Which Polish national hero and national leader is this artificial mound in Krakow in Poland a monument to?

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What Swiss symbolist painted this picture, known as the Isle of the Dead (Toteninsel)?

17 Which state was in 1959 the last to be incorporated in the U.S.?

18 Name a single year the sculptor Auguste Rodin was alive.

What was the name of Napoleon Is most famous horse, named after a battle fought in 1800? He served his master through several battles 19 and was himself wounded in battle eight time. The horse died in 1831, outliving Napoleon by almost a decade.

20 Which deity in Hinduism is easily recognizable in his elephant head?

To what country does the island Leyte belong, most widely known for the Battle of Leyte in World War II? What is Toonela in Estonian mythology and Mictlan in Aztec 22 mythology both examples of? He was elector of Saxony from 1694 to 1733 and King of Poland 1697 to 1706. Other than ruling, he was known for being able to break 23 horseshoes with his bare hands. You need the name and number OR the name and nickname. Which British philosopher who lived from 1748 - 1832 is considered 24 the founder of utilitarianism? 21

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Which U.S. president is the monument in Washington DC a memorial to? It was designed by John Russell Pope and completed in 1943.

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What artist painted Liberty Leading the People, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830?

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Which humanist and theologian wrote the essay Moria Enkomion The Praise of Folly, first printed in 1511?

What is the name of a Hebrew word for the highest form of exclusion from the Jewish community? Similar to excommunication in Catholicism it involves a total exclusion, where the remaining can not 28 have any form of contact with the outcast (shunning). One of the most famous cases was the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, but also Leon Trotsky received this judgment of the rabbi of Odessa, in 1918. This man and his wife Pyrrha were the sole survivors after a deluge Zeus had sent to punish humankind for its wickedness and hubris. 29 This man was adviced by his father, the titan Prometheus, to build an ark in order to survive, making him the Greek equivalent to the biblical Noah. Who? 30 Which African historical empire was founded by Sundiata Keita? This Japanese art movement was founded by Jiro Yoshihara, among others, in 1954. Published in 1956, the XXX Manifesto is concerned with the beauty in destroying and decay. XXX was an important 31 influence on the Fluxus movement in the 1960s and created a series of works anticipating later installations and happenings. What is the name of this avantgarde art movement whose name means "concrete" (as opposed to "abstract") in Japanese? "Artist's Shit" - Cage d'artista, is a work of art consisting of 90 cans of 30 ounces, with the text
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-printed on each one. One of these boxes were sold at auction in 2008 for close to 100,000 pounds. Which Italian artist, who died aged 29 in 1963, created the work which reportedly includes his own excrement?

This American philosopher (b. 1924) specialicing in aesthetics earned his PhD at Columbia University, where he has taught since 1951 and is currently Professor Emeritus. Most notably, he coined the concept of 33 "The Artworld", claiming that older definitions of "art" has lost their purpose and that institutions, like museums, hold the defining power, not the artworks in themselves. He was a heavy influence on George Dickie's institutional theory of art. Who? What ancient state was founded 300 BC where the Bengal region lies 34 today? It was described by the Greek traveller Megasthenes in his work Indica. Sebastio Jos de Carvalho e Melo was the first minister of Portugal to King Joseph, 1 from 1750 to 1777, and was the de facto head of state. In the 1750s he implemented several far-reaching economic reforms to modernize the country, and he set up the Douro region as the main 35 production area for Port wine. His serving period and the architectural style that became dominant during the rebuilding of Lisbon after the earthquake that devastated the city in 1755, are both named after him and the place he was the Marquess of. What was this name?

In what culture and religion in Chile and Argentina do machis, or 36 shamans, play an important role? The machis are most often women and communicate with spirits and serve as village oracles. What is the name of a French word technique which decorates an object with colored paper scraps, in combination with paint, gold leaf 37 and other materials? The Cubists used this technique by incorparating clippings from newspapers into collages. Which word in Sanskrit meaning "great hero" is used about 38 Vardhamana - the founder of Jainism? What was the name of this German physician and philosopher who was one of the creators of modern existential philosophy? In his major work Philosophie, published in 1932, he claims that the experience of 39 existence must be based on philosophy. After the war he was greatly concerned with the question of German collective guilt for Nazi crimes (Die Schuldfrage, 1946), and the question of German reunification. In 1914, Canada had its own Titanic disaster, when on May 29th 1914 a passenger ship sailing in strong fog collided with the Norwegian freighter SS Storstad. 1012 people perished. There was a great 40 controversy over who was to blame for the accident, and Canada's and Norway's government investigations both concluded that the other part was the guilty. What was the name of the Canadian ship, which now lies at the bottom of the St.Lawrence River? CIVILISATION What (former) head of state was killed in the city of Sirte, on 20 1 October 2011?

Formerly known as Eskimos, the words from their language now 2 represents ethnic groups that live in the northern regions of Canada, Greenland, and parts of Alaska and Siberia in Russia? Which church was originally designed by Donato Bramante, but subsequently very much modified by later architects, including 3 Raphael and Michelangelo? The church was completed in 1590, 84 years after the foundation stone was laid down. 4 What is the capital of North Korea? What is the originally Persian word for a group of travellers, often 5 travelling salesmen, which was a common sight in the desert and along the Silk Road in the Middle Ages? Which island in the U.S. gave its name to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II? Which country did the EU in January 2012 decide to implement an 7 economic embargo against? In linguistics, what is defined as two adjacent vowel sounds occurring 8 within the same syllable? 6

What is the name for this column order, which is one of the three classical Greek orders?

Which American civilization calendar will in 2012 complete a large cycle of 13 Heavens baktuns, which has encouraged Doomsday 10 prophets to predict that a major disaster will take place on 21 December this year? 11 The airline Malev went bankrupt in 2012 after 66 years of operation. In which country was it the national airline? In what country is the national high speed train service called AVE? The run the second longest high speed rail in the world, after China.

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The search engine Ask.com had a different name when founded in 1996 and is still sometimes referred to by this name. A fictional male 13 servant was part of the name and logo. Name the search engine or the servant. Which invention is associated with Thomas Newcomen? He built his 14 version at the beginning of the 1700s, and this served as the basis for later, much improved versions developed by others. What is the Finnish expression of inner strength and courage, which 15 also gives its name to a series of armored personnel carriers from the company Patria?

In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he was the first person to circumnavigate Australia. What is the name of this 1774 16 born captain, a name that is associated with more than 100 geographical features and places in Australia?

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Which self-governing territory in October 2011 was admitted as a full member of UNESCO, against the votes of 14 of the member states?

Despite that no working model of his patent was ever built, what is patent solicitor Nathan Ames credited with patenting for the first time in 1859? His invention was later further developed by others, and can today be mostly seen in three typical configurations: Parallel, 18 crisscross and multiple parallel. There are also different widths, varying from 400 mm to 1000mm. Among early manufactures are Hall, Hocquardt, and Piat, but today other companies dominate the industry.

19 Which city was founded by Caliph Al-Mansur in the year 762?

What was the name of the oil company founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870, which 20 years later controlled nearly 90% of the 20 oil market in the United States, which made the founder one of the richest men in modern history? What was such constructions of bamboo or other types of wood used for? They were first described in the 1860s, but has probably 21 developed several hundred years earlier. They were very important for survival in an area in Polynesia where resources may be scarce. 22 What language gradually replaced Sumerian as a spoken language somewhere around the turn of the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BC?

23 In the academic context, what is the Latin for the abbreviation PhD ? Known by an acronym of four letters, what Chinese bank, the world's 24 largest, is also among the world's 10 largest companies, according to Forbes? Here we accept the abbreviation or the EXACT English name.

He was a student of Swiss educational reformer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and was one of the first to acknowledge that children had 25 special needs in education. Who is this pedagogue, born 1782, died 1852 and the person who developed the concept of the kindergarten?

In 2009, the Swede Lars Olofsson was appointed CEO of one of the largest retailers in the world. Opening its first store near a crossroads 26 in suburban Annecy in 1958 and now employing more than 470 000 people, what is this corporation, which uses this logo, called? What country consists of nine administrative divisions: five regions called mintaqah and four governorates called muhafazah? The largest 27 of these, Dhoar, measures 99 300 km2, and the regional capital is Salalah, the country's second largest. 28 Two of the world's longest suspension bridges, Runyang Bridge and Jiangyin Bridge spans the same river. What river?

This nation is considered one of the world's top country for flags of 29 convenience. Which African country has over 2500 ships registered in its fleet, of which well over 90 percent are foreign-owned? This park on Lower Manhattan was named Liberty Plaza Park from its creation in 1968. It was severely damaged in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and renamed after the chairman of the owners, Brookfield Office 30 Properties, in 2006. The park hit the news as the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp from September to November 2011. What is the name of the park? Kamla Persad-Bissessar is the first female prime minister of her country, succeeding Patrick Manning in May 2010. She also took over his position as Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office at this time. 31 Despite being stricken with dengue fever in August 2011, she continued performing her duties under medical supervision. In what country is Persad-Bissessar the head of government? What is the name of this man, who was Marshal of the Soviet Union, and who during WWII commanded the Soviet Western front until February 1943, participating in the Battle of Kursk? He reached Berlin before his competitor Zhukov, but had to see Stalin award the latter 32 the honor of taking the city. In 1955 he became the first director of the newly formed Warsaw Pact, and he subsequntly led the suppression of the Hungary uprising in 1956. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, he was buried in the Kremlin after his death in 1973. What is the Greek word for "small envelope", which is jargon for 33 corruption in the form of bribes and under the table transactions which are common in Greece?

Known as the "Garbo of the Skies", what was the name of the New Zealand aviation pioneer, who in 1936 made the first solo flight from 34 England to New Zealand? In 1938 she became the first woman awarded Fdration Aronautique Internationale, flights highest honor. A terminal at Auckland Airport is also named after her. What is the name of this abandoned town in the Ukraine, close to Chernobyl, with 50 000 inhabitants before the nuclear disaster in 35 1986? After the accident, the city will not be habitable for hundreds of years. What is the South Korean term for the nation-specific, family36 controlled type of multinational business conglomerates? Samsung, Hyundai and LG are some of the most widely known examples. What is the name of the valley 360 km west of Ulan Bator in 37 Mongolia, which has a landscape listed on the World Heritage List? The Spanish Christmas lottery Sorteo de Navidad or Loteria de Navidad has been held since 1812 and is believed to be the largest in the world. In 2011 it paid out 2.14 billion euros in prize money. What 38 is (in Spanish) the first prize in the lottery called, which is distributed in ticket books consisting of 180 lottery numbers, which may result in payouts of half a billion euros? The term is also used for a first prize of the other lotteries, but most famous for this yearly event.

In typography, what it is called when two grapheme / characters are 39 combined into a single character? For example, the Norwegian letter is such a character, a combination of the letters a and e. The Jonglei Canal is a project that was first proposed in 1946, and plans for it were developed in the 1950s. The channel, which would be 360 km long was intended to divert water for agriculture, and the 40 work was finally begun in 1978. Instability in the country meant that the project was halted in 1983, and it has never been resumed. Today one can still see this huge excavator, which has been idle for 30 years. In which country was the Jonglei Canal to be built? ENTERTAINMENT 1 What does the abbreviation DJ stand for in relation to music? 2 Which author is the originator of the term Big Brother? 3 4 5 What is the name or term for plays in which the acting is performed without the use of voices, but with gestures and movements? What nationality were Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda, both Nobel laureates in literature? Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood are among the winners of what reality singing competition on American television?

6 Which early jazz genre was Scott Joplin recognized as "The King of"?

7 With a word of four letters, what is the name for this costume?

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In music, what is defined as "any harmonic set of two or three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously"? Which German synth pop duo had great success in the 1980s, with songs like "Cheri, Cheri Lady" and "Brother Louie"?

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What female jazz singer whose hit singles include "At Last" and "Dance With Me, Henry" died 20th January 2012, nearly 74 years old?

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What is this film award, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association?

Two of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature in the 1990s both 13 had family names of only two letters, both with an O in it. Write the name of one of them. The hymn "Te Deum" is played before major productions from the European Broadcasting Union, like the Eurovision Song Contest and 14 the annual New Year's Concert from Vienna. Who composed this hymn in 1690?

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What science fiction television series starrred Edward James Olmos in the role of Captain Adama?

IIn the top ten list of the oldest Academy Award winners for best actress in a leading role, the same actress holds 2nd, 4th and 7th place 16 for movies released in 1981, 1968 and 1967 respectively. What actress, born in 1907? 17 Who wrote the play "Three Sisters", which was first produced in 1901? 18 Who published the jazz classic "A Love Supreme" in 1964, which sold 500,000 copies over the next five years?

What British psychedelic rock band had a number of hits, among them"Tattva" and "Govinda", from their platinum-selling album K in 19 1996? They disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2004 and has since released two albums. Which Disney animated film from 1940 had a sequel in the year 1999, with the number "2000" in addition to the original title?

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21 Who replaced Charlie Sheen in the TV series "Two and a Half Men"? Which musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber from 1986 is highest22 grossing entertainment event of all time, with an estimated 5 billion dollars from Broadway, West End and other productions? Which artist won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song in both 23 2010 and 2011? He won the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel Le Rocher de Tanois (engl. translation The Rock of Tanois). Other notable books are the 24 novel Leo Africanus and the historical essay Les Croisades vues par les Arabes (The Crusade through Arab Eyes), both published in 1986. Who is this Lebanese-born French author? This film was relased in 1938 based on a George Bernard Shaw play and adapted for film by the author himself. What title did the film and 25 the play share, named after a myth known from Ovids Metamorphoses? What children's novel written by Michael Murpurgo and published in 26 1982 was in 2011 adapted into both a Tony award winning Broadway musical and a Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated film? What is the role or task of a Foley artist in film making? The origin of 27 the term was the American Jack Foley, who from 1920 developed several of the techniques still in use. What is the name of the missing piece number 3 of the four that make 28 up the piano suite Suite bergamasque listed below? 1: Prlude 2: Menuet 3:???? 4: Passepied What is the name of the hourlong current events quiz show aired on National Public Radio (also NPR Worldwide) once a week? Peter Segal 29 has hosted the show since 1998, the first year of the show. The title is a phrase that most quizzers probably will have used while struggling to think of the correct answer to a question.

He is best known for is role as the Master of Ceremonies in both stage and screen adaptations of Kander & Ebb's musical Cabaret. His latest 30 role is as Moonface Martin in the 2011 Broadway revival of the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes. Name the actor, born in 1932.

What is the name of the Turkish singer who has been called the "Prince of Pop" by the media, and has sold an estimated 29 million 31 albums and singles? The artist's influence in Turkey has been compared to Elvis in the United States in the 1950s by The Washington Post. What was the surname of the brothers, Harry, Al and Jimmy, who, like the Marx Brothers were a comedy team with a number of Hollywood movie productions in the 1930's and 40's? The brothers also began their career in vaudeville and debuted on the big screen with the short 32 film "Hotel Anchovy" in 1934. Musical Comedy was their specialty, but they did not play as colorful or witty characters as the Marx brothers, and was therefore not so easy to distinguish. The film "One in a Million" with Sonja Henie in the lead role, was one of their biggest successes. Which orchestra was established especially for conductor Arturo 33 Toscanini, who conducted it in the weekly radio transmissions from 1937 to 1954? Despite her Italian-sounding stage name, she is born and raised in Iceland. She performed "Gollum's Song" for the soundtrack of Peter 34 Jackson's The Lord of the rings: Two Towers and scored a hit all over Europe in 2009 with "Jungle Drum". Who is she? Who invented the record, which he called gramophones, patented in 35 1887? The invention quickly became more popular than the cylinderbased phonograph of Thomas Edison. The theater plays Emilia Galotti and Miss Sarah Sampson is regarded as two of the first so-called "bourgeois dramas" (Bourgeois Tragedy or 36 Brgerliches Trauerspiel), and was written in the Enlightenment by what author? For what title role was Italian ballerina Carlotta Grisi most noted? She was the first to play this role and instrumental to creating it in her 37 partnership with French choreographer Jules Perrot. The ballet premiered in Paris in 1841. The title of a 2001 award-winning novel by Spanish novelist Enrique Vila-Matas refers to a Herman Melville short story with the subtitle "A Story of Wall Street". In the short story, an office clerk astonishes his 38 collegues with the phrase "I prefer not to" when asked to perform simple tasks. What name is the name featuring in the title of both literary works?

Singer Esau Mwamwaya from Lilongwe, Malawi is best known for his collaboration with London based DJ and production duo Radioclit. 39 Their 2009 album Warm Heart of Africa was a major indie hit, with artist M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig among the contributors. They also released Super Mom in 2011. What group? One of the few movies with chess as a theme was released in 1972 and was directed by Russian director Sergei Mikaeljan. The film is about the young Sergei Khlebnikov, who meets a bearded and pipe smoking Western World Champion in a match for the title. The main part of the movie focuses on the crucial game, where our hero under 40 great time pressure manages to in a brilliant manner defeat the reigning champion. The games is commented in the film by the real world champion Mikhail Tal, and Khlebnikov's second is played by Viktor "The Terrible" Kortchnoi, with several other well known players of the era playing minor parts. What was the film's title?

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LIFESTYLE What kind of clothing is Agent Provocateur, Triumph and La Perla mainly known for producing? Which word starting with F is used for objects believed to posess supernatural qualities? What should be added to vodka to make the cocktail Screwdriver? What kind of treatment is used by physical therapists, but also for the benefit of wellness, exists in varieties like Swedish and Thai?

What international chain of coffee shops has trademarked the word frappuccino?

What is whipped with sugar to make the dessert known as "meringue"?

In what country was the sporting goods brand Puma founded and still has its headquarters?

An ebenist is making what: Furniture, jewellery or pottery? What Swiss potato-based national dish is, stereotypically, only eaten in the German9 speaking part of the country and thus serving as an identifier of the German culture versus the Latin one? Who is the mother of Apple (born 2004) and 10 Moses (born 2006) and has been married to Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin since 2003? In what country are The Globe and Mail, La 11 Presse and The Gazette among the newspapers with the highest circulation? 8 This is the logo of what fashion and leather goods label?

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Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia and Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, married in 1871. An 13 edible product was produced to honor this royal wedding. The brand is still in production in more than 30 countries all over the world. What product/brand name? What is the name of the Swiss writer who attracted much attention with his 1968 work "Chariots of the Gods", in which he claimed that 14 the technologies and religions of ancient civilizations were bestowed upon them by the alien astronauts? What is the name of the Danish restaurant in Copenhagen with two stars in the Michelin 15 Guide, that in both 2010 and 2011 was ranked as the best in the world by the magazine Restaurant ?

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What do you call such a board, which allegedly can be used to communicate with the dead?

What does the French term bain-marie refer to, when used in science, industry and cooking? One of the most popular online fashion stores started in London in 2000. Owned by luxury 18 brand conglomerat Richemont and with 2,5 million monthly users, what is the name of this store? Hkarl is the Icelandic word for what animal, which is also the name of a dish in which the 19 animal is fermented and dried, in a process that takes up to 5 months? From which country does the clothing brands 20 Acne and Filippa K originate? 17 What healing method was developed in 1922 by Japanese buddhist Mikao Usui, focusing on healing through the palms? In the Japanese 21 style, the healer uses his or her intuition to determine the placing of hte healing hands, while the Westernized version uses a predetermined system to place the hands.

Who is this Brazilian Victoria's Secret model, born in 1981? She has appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire, among others, in 22 advertisements for Revlon, Armani and Christian Dior and on the catwalk for Prada, Chanel and Oscar de la Renta.

What is the name for this scarf, which is worn 23 over the head and shoulders, and has been in use in Spain since the 1500s?

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What is this kind of fabric or yarn called, its name being the French word for caterpillar?

The full name of the metabolic disease we know as diabetes type 1 and 2 is "diabetes mellitus". 25 "Mellitus" is referring to an early, and by today's standards rather bizarre, method of diagnosing the disease. What does "mellitus" mean? What is the technique called that is used for handcrafting a particularly durable lace 26 constructed by a series of knots and loops? It can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, and other decorative pieces. Pair the correct Vitamin B with its commonly used name: 27 Biotin- Folic acid Riboflavin - Thiamine Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 VitaminB7 Vitamin B9 What chain of stores was founded as Childrens Supermart in Wayne, New Jersey in 1948? Its flagship store is on Fifth Avenue in New York 28 City. There are approximately 875 stores in the United States and more than 600 stores worldwide.

What is this worldwide aerobic fitness trend called? The shoes are fitted with a circular spring at the bottom. We will accept both the brand 29 name and the more generic term, both inspired by an animal and its characteristic style of movement.

He was severely injured in a car accident in 1983 that ended his bodybuilding career. He recovered through exercise and started selling 30 gym equipment through home shopping channels. His infomercials have appeared in around 80 countries. His name? What is the Japanese term for a door, window or room divider with transcluent paper fastened to 31 a wooden frame? It is common in Japanese interior decoration and traditional Japanese architecture.

Who is this American poststructuralist professor, philosopher and author, concerned with gender 32 issues and feminist politics? Among her books are Gender Trouble (1990) and Undoing Gender (2004).

What is the name of this hat, which originated 33 among the Indians of the Andes, and has become popular in other cold countries?

This material was created by American chemical company DuPont and composed by acrylic 34 polymer and alumina trihydrate. What is the brand name of the material, primarily used in kitchen and bathroom surfaces? Written in the first half of the 1400s by the Berber writer Muhammad ibn Muhammad al35 Nafzawi, what is the name of the Arabic sex manual and erotic work that was first translated into French and English at the end of the 1800s?

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What is this toasted manioc flour mixture called (occasionally made with maize flour)? It is most commonly eaten in South America and West Africa, particularly in Brazil and Nigeria. In Brazil, the flour is mixed with butter, salt and bacon to form a popular side dish to the national dish feijoada. What is the Filipino comic figure called, which was designed by Tony Velasquez to a script written by Romualdo Ramos? The figure, which debuted in 1929, is the origin of the pidgin language known as Carabao English, an often comical mix of Filipino, Spanish and English. The character's name have passed into the Filipino language as a term for a fool or ridiculous person. What is the name of the town in Saxony, Germany who is regarded as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry? Among the most exclusive and well known brands are A. Lange & Shne and XXX Original, carrying the town's name. With a Spanish word, what is the celebration of girls' fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America, marking the transition from childhood to woman, called? The tradition varies from country to country, but usually involves the dancing of a waltz, where the girl dances with her relatives and friends. Which syndrome, in which a man has an extra X chromosome, is the most common chromosome abnormality found in men? The syndrome is named after the doctor who described it first in the U.S. in 1942. PHSYICAL WORLD In a Fibonacci sequence, which number comes after 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13? In which country is the Great Sandy Desert and the Great Victoria Desert found? What is the name for the reproduction structure in mushrooms?

What tree was used by the Romans used to 4 make wreaths to celebrate victors with, hence the Latin name nobilis ? What Swiss psychologist broke with Sigmund 5 Freud in 1913, and formed his own direction, the analytical psychology?

6 Which river is the longest in Europe? What word beginning with H is defined as a preliminary and untested claim about reality, 7 that are set forth in order to plan and conduct an experiment? After testing it, it is often called a theory. 8 What unit of astronomical distance equals about 9 460 730 472 580 kilometers?

What is the scale used to measure wind force, 9 which was developed by and named after a British admiral in the 1800s?

With a name that means "roof lizard", is this 10 dinosaur called, which lived about 150 million years ago?

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What is the term for a foreign molecule that, when introduced to the body, will trigger the production of an antibody by the immune system? A specific type of this molecule is the immunogen, a substance injected with the intention of provoking an adaptive immune response. What is the name for the effect or phenomenon that states that the frequency of a sound or light wave depends on the relative velocity between the observer and the source? You will hear a higher frequency, the closer the object, like when a train is approaching. Who in the year 350 B.C wrote the treatise Meteorologica, and is considered the father of meteorology? With a German word, what is the term for a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness? Around which planet was a ring system discovered in 1977?

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The word "gas" was introduced by Jean van Helmont in 1630, who used it to name what he 16 called "gas sylvestre" - which today is a gas known by what name? Which sea begins where the Trans-Antarctic 17 mountain range culminates in McMurdo Sound on Antarctica?

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What family in the order of eels consists of about 200 species, which can range in size from 11cm to 4 meters? They are carnivorous and feed on other fish, crustaceans and shellfish. It has no scales on the body, and no fins but a long dorsal fin. The only European version has genus name of Helena, and was highly esteemed as a food fish by the Romans. What is the largest lake in Africa with the same name as a country? Who was the French naturalist who with his work Histoire naturelle, released over a period of 40 years between 1749 to 1788, was a major influence on later scientists such as Lamarck and Cuvier? What is the SI prefix follwing peta and is equivalent to 10 raised to 18? Which country extends farthest to the south of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam? We disregard any islands.

Who was the American recognized as the father of modern rocket science? In 1926 he built the first successful rocket powered by liquid fuel, 23 which over the next 15 years reached heights of over 2,600 meters? In 1914 he patented a multistage rocket, another milestone in rocket science. Discovered in 2009 and formally described in 24 2012: In the animal kingdom, what distinction does the Paedophryne amauensis hold? What is the name for the science of signs and sign-using behavior? Who was the Indian mathematician who received help by Albert Einstein after scientific magazines refused to publish one of his works, 26 and who subsequently collaborated with Einstein on a statistical description of a system of identical particles, now named after both physicists? What mountain range is located in Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, and is the source of 27 the great Russian rivers Ob, Irtysh and Yenisei? The name comes from Turkish and means "golden mountains". 25

What discrete probability distribution is the occurrence of rare events distributed over a continuous period of time, which is used to 28 describe events that occur independently of each other? The distribution is named after a French mathematician who lived from 17811840.

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What is this animal, which has the Latin name Ailurus fulgens , and is a carnivore?

What is then name for a chemical bond that is 30 idealized by the equal sharing of electrons between atoms? What city in Chile in 1960 were hit hardest by what was the most powerful earthquake ever measured? It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale and caused a tsunami that was 10 meters high 10.000 km away in Japan, while the city of Hilo 31 on Hawaii suffered great destruction. The city currently has about 140,000 inhabitants. The town of Concepcion was also hit at the same time, in a slightly smaller earthquake than the city in question. What is then name for this bird, Somateria spectabilis , which is a type of eider ducks that 32 live in Arctic coastal areas in Europe, North America and Asia? Which german sociologist is ranked among the subject's classic contributors, and laid the foundation for sociology antipositivism, with 33 works like Einleitung in die Moralwissenschaft (1892-1893), Philosophie des Gelder (1900), Die Religion (1906) and Soziologie (1908)? What is the name of the international convention that aims to preserve and conserve 34 wetlands, which came into force in 1975 and is named after the town in Iran where the first meeting was held in 1971? 35 What mineral has throughout history been the main source for the metal tin?

Who was the first woman after Marie Curie to be awarded - alone and not shared with anyone 36 the Nobel Prize in science, that is, in either medicine, chemistry or physics? Which country is the only where the species Crocodylus rhombifer is found? It is relatively 37 small with up to 2.4 meters in length, and is the species live mostly on land, and prefer fresh water where it feeds on fish and small mammals. What element is named after the German fertility goddess, similar to Freya in Norse mythology? It was discovered in 1801, but 38 received its present name in 1831 when it was rediscovered, after the original discoverer was convinced by others that what he had described was the same as chromium. What is the name of the class of galaxies that are characterized by extremely bright centers, and 39 which is believed to contain supermassive black holes? They are named after the astronomer who first discovered them in 1943. What is the name of this tree, which is endemic to Baja California, with Latin name Fouquieria columnaris? Its English name, which is what 40 we're after, originates from Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark". It can be up to 20 meters high, and has branches that are covered by small leaves. Nr SPORT AND GAMES In which city were the 21st Summer Olympic 1 Games held in 1976? 2 3 What is the term for knocking all the pins over with a single throw in bowling?

Which tennis event will be included in the 2012 Olympics for the first time since 1924? How long is the shortest expulsion penalty in 4 hockey? In which of the Olympic weight lifting exercise is 5 the world record heaviest, Snatch or in the Clean and Jerk? 6 What golf tournament is held every two years as a competition between the U.S. and Europe?

Modern pentathlon consists of the events 7 fencing, pistol shooting, cross country running, show jumping and what fifth event?

Which two word expression, each word beginning with a P, denotes the placement of 8 the number one starting driver at the start of a Formula One race (or other motor races)? 9 In Olympic fencing, the competitions are divided into sabre, epe and what third weapon?

10 What is the name of this game?

Hiroshi Hoketsu participated in the Olympics in 1964 and finished 40th. In 2008, he was at it again in another event, as the Games' oldest competitor with his 67 years, and the oldest to 11 ever compete for Japan in the Olympic context, a record he will improve upon further, since he has qualified for the 2012 Olympics. Name one of the two events he competed in? Who is this Swedish footballer, who have won 12 championships in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain?

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Which Indian is the reigning World Champion in classical chess for men?

Which nation has won 7 of the last 10 world 15 championship titles in archery with the recurve bow, for men and women?

Who is this Norwegian golfer, ranked number 16 three in the world and the only European in the top 20?

France won two gold medals in alpine skiing at the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Carole 17 Montillet won the women's downhill, and JeanPierre Vidal earned his gold medal in what discipline? Who is this Mexican boxer, unbeaten in 45 professional fights and the WBC middleweight world champion? He carries the same name as his father, who on his part won 107 of 116 18 matches between 1980 and 2005, 89 of them by knockout? The father also has the world record in the number of successful title defenses, with 27 in a row. Which country is the football club Shakhtar 19 Donetsk from?

Who is this Dutch cyclist who won the world championship road race cycling for women in 20 2006, and who has came in as runner up every year since?

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What is the name for the skateboard trick where the board and athlete jumps up in the air without using hands to hold the board? It is named after the nickname of the American Alan Gelfand, who performed this trick in 1976. In which sport has Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo won world championships in recent years? Who won the men's Giro d'Italia cycling competition in 2011? Who is this Spanish tennis player? He was known as king of the clay court in the 1990s. In 1993 and 1994, he won the French Open. He came second in this tournament in 1997, losing the final to Gustavo Kuerten.

What is the name of this American MMA fighter, known for his unorthodox style, and who in 2011 25 became the youngest champion in the history of the UFC, when he defeated Mauricio "Shogun" Rua for the light heavyweight belt with a TKO? Which country was the surprise winner of the women's World Cup in association football 26 (soccer), after defeating the United States on penalties?

Which Brazilian football club from Rio de Janeiro 27 named after a Portuguese explorer won the Copa Libertadores in 1998? What is the name of this lawn game, originating 28 in Sweden? The second European championship will take place in Berlin in July 2012. Combine correctly the following world records to the following athletic events: 72.28 hammer throw, ladies 29 74.08 javelin, ladies 79.42 discus throw, men 86.74 hammer throw, men In what auto racing sport is one of the 30 professional classes named "Funny car"? Which the Danish swimmer is the youngest ever medalist, at the age of 12 years and 24 days 31 when she winning the bronze in the 200m breaststroke event in the 1936 Olympics? This athlete was married to a pilot who was shot down and killed over Germany during WWII, just days after she had a miscarriage following a car accident. She recovered from a sucicide attempt and went on to spy for the United States on a former lover with Nazi connections. The affair ended with her being shot in the back by a double agent, but she was rescued by U.S. 32 intelligence, and then lived until 1990. The story was later recounted in her autobiography "Courting Danger: My Adventures in World-Class Tennis, Golden-Age Hollywood, and High-Stakes Spying ". What was this American world number one in tennis, who won 18 Grand Slam titles, including the Wimbledon in 1939 and the U.S. Open four times? In which sport did the sports company Spalding 33 manufacture the first balls to be officially adopted? What poker variant is believed to have originated in South Korea, and is played with only four cards for each hand, the lowest hand winning? The game takes place over a three34 round bet where the player can draw 0-4 cards each time. Since the game became known at the beginning of the 2000s it has spread and is now available also in online poker rooms.

What is Canada's most prestigious curling tournament, named after a coffee and donut chain, which is considered more important than 35 the World Championship? The winner of this tournament, which is for Canadian club teams, participate internationally as Team Canada. In which sport, is an Abalakov-wire used, also called a V-thread? Which game series which has sold tens of millions are this screenshot from? The game was released in Japan in 1999 as the first designed to use the Playstation DUALSHOCK controller, and often contains elements of ape-related humor. 37 The first game in the series involves the monkey Specter, an albinoape who mass produces helmets to make intelligent apes, which he sends back in time to rewrite history, which the player must prevent. In which sport has the Swedish team Team 38 Surprise won the World Championships 5 times during the 2000s? The objective of this board game is to form combinations of tiles sharing characteristics in colour or shape. What is the name of this 2011 39 winner of the Spiel des Jahres award, produced by Canadian game and puzzle company Outset Media? 36 Which female Russian gymnast was the first to win all-around titles at both the Olympics, World Championships, European Championships and in the World Cup? Between 1970 and 1974 she was 40 the dominant gymnast in the world, and won a total of seven World Championship titles and eight European titles. At the height of her career, she married another Soviet superstar, the sprinter Valery Borzov.

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ARTS AND CULTURE What title has all the members of the conclave, the assembly whose main task 1 is to select a new pope? One version of the four versions of this painting by Edvard Munch will be sold 2 on auction in May 2012: what is its title? The saying I know one thing, that I know nothing is attributed to what 3 ancient Greek philosopher? 4 What is the name the person who leads prayers in a mosque? 5 In what Italian city is the Uffizi Art Museum located? What is the name of this man, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 6 1952 for his peaceful philosophy of "Respect for life"? He is perhaps best known for his work with the hospital Lambarene in Gabon in Africa. 7 Who is the ruler of Asgard, the country of the gods, in norse mythology? 8 9 Which island were controlled from 1884 in the west by the Netherlands, in the north-east by Germany and in the south-east by Great Britain?

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In what African republic were the first two presidents Muhammad Naguib and Gamal Abdel Nasser? What is the name of this man, who was China's leader from 1978 until his 10 retirement in 1992? What was the name of the force that served as the personal bodyguards to the Roman emperors? The guards embodied great power and often murdered 11 emperors who opposed them? They were a dominant factor in the Roman power corridors of Constantine disbanded them in 300s. Combine the countries Australia, Cameroon, Denmark and Portugal with the 12 year women were allowed to vote in general elections:. 1901, 1915, 1956 and 1976 In what decade did the following take place: Hndels The Messiah is performed for the first time, Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer 13 scale, Madame de Pompadour is officially presented in the court of Louis XV of France, Vitus Bering dies, and Frederick the Great of Preussen invades Silesia, starting the War of the Austrian Succession. Which nation or civilization who lived on the coastal strip that today is part of Syria and Lebanon, were the leading traders from around 1100 years before Christ? Their name comes from the Greek for the color red, due to their production of a purple color pigment. Which Polish national hero and national leader is this artificial mound in Krakow in Poland a monument to? What Swiss symbolist painted this picture, known as the Isle of the Dead (Toteninsel)? Which state was in 1959 the last to be incorporated in the U.S.? Name a single year the sculptor Auguste Rodin was alive.

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What was the name of Napoleon Is most famous horse, named after a battle fought in 1800? He served his master through several battles and was himself 19 wounded in battle eight time. The horse died in 1831, outliving Napoleon by almost a decade. 20 Which deity in Hinduism is easily recognizable in his elephant head? To what country does the island Leyte belong, most widely known for the Battle of Leyte in World War II? What is Toonela in Estonian mythology and Mictlan in Aztec mythology both 22 examples of? 21

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He was elector of Saxony from 1694 to 1733 and King of Poland 1697 to 1706. AUGUSTUS 2 or 23 Other than ruling, he was known for being able to break horseshoes with his AUGUSTUS the STRONG bare hands. You need the name and number OR the name and nickname. 24 25 26 Which British philosopher who lived from 1748 - 1832 is considered the founder of utilitarianism? Which U.S. president is the monument in Washington DC a memorial to? It was designed by John Russell Pope and completed in 1943. Jeremy BENTHAM Thomas JEFFERSON Eugene DELACROIX ERASMUS of Rotterdam

What artist painted Liberty Leading the People, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830? Which humanist and theologian wrote the essay Moria Enkomion - The Praise 27 of Folly, first printed in 1511? What is the name of a Hebrew word for the highest form of exclusion from the Jewish community? Similar to excommunication in Catholicism it involves a total exclusion, where the remaining can not have any form of contact with 28 the outcast (shunning). One of the most famous cases was the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza, but also Leon Trotsky received this judgment of the rabbi of Odessa, in 1918. This man and his wife Pyrrha were the sole survivors after a deluge Zeus had sent to punish humankind for its wickedness and hubris. This man was adviced 29 by his father, the titan Prometheus, to build an ark in order to survive, making him the Greek equivalent to the biblical Noah. Who? 30 Which African historical empire was founded by Sundiata Keita? This Japanese art movement was founded by Jiro Yoshihara, among others, in 1954. Published in 1956, the XXX Manifesto is concerned with the beauty in destroying and decay. XXX was an important influence on the Fluxus 31 movement in the 1960s and created a series of works anticipating later installations and happenings. What is the name of this avantgarde art movement whose name means "concrete" (as opposed to "abstract") in Japanese?

CHEREM / HEREM

DEUCALION

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-printed on each one. One of these boxes were sold at auction in 2008 for close to 100,000 pounds. Which Italian artist, who died aged 29 in 1963, created the work which reportedly includes his own excrement? This American philosopher (b. 1924) specialicing in aesthetics earned his PhD at Columbia University, where he has taught since 1951 and is currently Professor Emeritus. Most notably, he coined the concept of "The Artworld", 33 claiming that older definitions of "art" has lost their purpose and that institutions, like museums, hold the defining power, not the artworks in themselves. He was a heavy influence on George Dickies institutional theory of art. Who? 34 What ancient state was founded 300 BC where the Bengal region lies today? It was described by the Greek traveller Megasthenes in his work Indica.

Arthur C. DANTO

GANGARIDAI

Sebastio Jos de Carvalho e Melo was the first minister of Portugal to King Joseph, 1 from 1750 to 1777, and was the de facto head of state. In the 1750s he implemented several far-reaching economic reforms to modernize the country, and he set up the Douro region as the main production area for Port 35 wine. His serving period and the architectural style that became dominant during the rebuilding of Lisbon after the earthquake that devastated the city in 1755, are both named after him and the place he was the Marquess of. What was this name? In what culture and religion in Chile and Argentina do machis, or shamans, 36 play an important role? The machis are most often women and communicate with spirits and serve as village oracles. What is the name of a French word technique which decorates an object with colored paper scraps, in combination with paint, gold leaf and other 37 materials? The Cubists used this technique by incorparating clippings from newspapers into collages. Which word in Sanskrit meaning "great hero" is used about Vardhamana - the 38 founder of Jainism?
What was the name of this German physician and philosopher who was one of the creators of modern existential philosophy? In his major work Philosophie, published 39 in 1932, he claims that the experience of existence must be based on philosophy. After the war he was greatly concerned with the question of German collective guilt for Nazi crimes (Die Schuldfrage, 1946), and the question of German reunification.

POMBAL (Marquess of Pombal)

MAPUCHE

DECOUPAGE

MAHAVIRA

Karl JASPERS

In 1914, Canada had its own Titanic disaster, when on May 29th 1914 a passenger ship sailing in strong fog collided with the Norwegian freighter SS Storstad. 1012 people perished. There was a great controversy over who was 40 to blame for the accident, and Canada's and Norway's government investigations both concluded that the other part was the guilty. What was the name of the Canadian ship, which now lies at the bottom of the St.Lawrence River?

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CIVILISATION What (former) head of state was killed in the city of Sirte, on 20 October 2011? Formerly known as Eskimos, the words from their language now represents ethnic groups that live in the northern regions of Canada, Greenland, and parts of Alaska and Siberia in Russia? Which church was originally designed by Donato Bramante, but subsequently very much modified by later architects, including Raphael and Michelangelo? The church was completed in 1590, 84 years after the foundation stone was laid down. What is the capital of North Korea? What is the originally Persian word for a group of travellers, often travelling salesmen, which was a common sight in the desert and along the Silk Road in the Middle Ages? Which island in the U.S. gave its name to the development of the atomic bomb during World War II? Which country did the EU in January 2012 decide to implement an economic embargo against? In linguistics, what is defined as two adjacent vowel sounds occurring within the same syllable? What is the name for this column order, which is one of the three classical Greek orders?

Muammar GADAFFI INUIT

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Which American civilization calendar will in 2012 complete a large cycle of 13 9 Heavens baktuns, which has encouraged Doomsday prophets to predict that a major disaster will take place on 21 December this year? The airline Malev went bankrupt in 2012 after 66 years of operation. In which country was it the national airline? In what country is the national high speed train service called AVE? The run 11 the second longest high speed rail in the world, after China. 10 The search engine Ask.com had a different name when founded in 1996 and is 12 still sometimes referred to by this name. A fictional male servant was part of the name and logo. Name the search engine or the servant. Which invention is associated with Thomas Newcomen? He built his version at 13 the beginning of the 1700s, and this served as the basis for later, much improved versions developed by others. 14 What is the Finnish expression of inner strength and courage, which also gives its name to a series of armored personnel carriers from the company Patria?

MAYA civilization

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Ask JEEVES

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SISU

In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he was the first person to circumnavigate Australia. What is the name of this 1774 born captain, a name 15 that is associated with more than 100 geographical features and places in Australia? 16 Which self-governing territory in October 2011 was admitted as a full member of UNESCO, against the votes of 14 of the member states?

Matthew FLINDERS

PALESTINE

Despite that no working model of his patent was ever built, what is patent solicitor Nathan Ames credited with patenting for the first time in 1859? His invention was later further developed by others, and can today be mostly seen 17 in three typical configurations: Parallel, crisscross and multiple parallel. There are also different widths, varying from 400 mm to 1000mm. Among early manufactures are Hall, Hocquardt, and Piat, but today other companies dominate the industry.

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18 Which city was founded by Caliph Al-Mansur in the year 762? BAGDAD What was the name of the oil company founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870, which 20 years later controlled nearly 90% of the oil market in the 19 STANDARD OIL United States, which made the founder one of the richest men in modern history? What was such constructions of bamboo or other types of wood used for? (sea) MAPS/NAVIGATION They were first described in the 1860s, but has probably developed several 20 (the intersections marks hundred years earlier. They were very important for survival in an area in islands) Polynesia where resources may be scarce. What language gradually replaced Sumerian as a spoken language somewhere 21 AKKADIAN around the turn of the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BC? 22 In the academic context, what is the Latin abbreviation for PhD? nown by an acronym of four letters, what Chinese bank, the world's largest, is 23 also among the world's 10 largest companies, according to Forbes? Here we accept the abbreviation or the EXACT English name. He was a student of Swiss educational reformer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi and was one of the first to acknowledge that children had special needs in 24 education. Who is this pedagogue, born 1782, died 1852 and the person who developed the concept of the kindergarten? In 2009, the Swede Lars Olofsson was appointed CEO of one of the largest retailers in the world. Opening its first store near a crossroads in suburban 25 Annecy in 1958 and now employing more than 470 000 people, what is this corporation, which uses this logo, called? What country consists of nine administrative divisions: five regions called mintaqah and four governorates called muhafazah? The largest of these, 26 Dhoar, measures 99 300 km2, and the regional capital is Salalah, the country's second largest. Two of the world's longest suspension bridges, Runyang Bridge and Jiangyin 27 Bridge spans the same river. What river? This is considered one of the world's top country for flags of convenience. 28 Which African country has over 2500 ships registered in its fleet, of which well over 90 percent are foreign-owned? This park on Lower Manhattan was named Liberty Plaza Park from its creation in 1968. It was severely damaged in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and renamed 29 after the chairman of the owners, Brookfield Office Properties, in 2006. The park hit the news as the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp from September to November 2011. What is the name of the park? PHILOSOPHI DOCTOR ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)

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Kamla Persad-Bissessar is the first female prime minister of her country, succeeding Patrick Manning in May 2010. She also took over his position as Commonwealth Chairperson-in-Office at this time. Despite being stricken with 30 dengue fever in August 2011, she continued performing her duties under medical supervision. In what country is Persad-Bissessar the head of government? What is the name of this man, who was Marshal of the Soviet Union, and who during WWII commanded the Soviet Western front until February 1943, participating in the Battle of Kursk? He reached Berlin before his competitor 31 Zhukov, but had to see Stalin giving the latter the honor of taking the city. In 1955 he became the first director of the newly formed Warsaw Pact, and he subsequntly led the suppression of the Hungary uprising in 1956. Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, he was buried in the Kremlin after his death in 1973. What is the Greek word for "small envelope", which is jargon for corruption in 32 the form of bribes and under the table transactions which are common in Greece? Known as the "Garbo of the Skies", what was the name of the New Zealand aviation pioneer, who in 1936 made the first solo flight from England to New 33 Zealand? In 1938 she became the first woman awarded Fdration Aronautique Internationale, flights highest honor. A terminal at Auckland Airport is also named after her. What is the name of this abandoned town in the Ukraine, close to Chernobyl, 34 with 50 000 inhabitants before the nuclear disaster in 1986? After the accident, the city will not be habitable for hundreds of years. What is the South Korean term for the nation-specific, family-controlled type 35 of multinational business conglomerates? Samsung, Hyundai and LG are some of the most widely known examples. What is the name of the valley 360 km west of Ulan Bator in Mongolia, which 36 has a landscape listed on the World Heritage List? The Spanish Christmas lottery Sorteo de Navidad or Loteria de Navidad has been held since 1812 and is believed to be the largest in the world. In 2011 it paid out 2.14 billion euros in prize money. What is (in Spanish) the first prize in 37 the lottery called, which is distributed in ticket books consisting of 180 lottery numbers, which may result in payouts of half a billion euros? The term is also used for a first prize of the other lotteries, but most famous for this yearly event. In typography, what it is called when two grapheme / characters are combined 38 into a single character? For example, the Norwegian letter is such a character, a combination of the letters a and e. The Jonglei Canal is a project that was first proposed in 1946, and plans for it were developed in the 1950s. The channel, which would be 360 km long was intended to divert water for agriculture, and the work was finally begun in 39 1978. Instability in the country meant that the project was halted in 1983, and it has never been resumed. Today one can still see this huge excavator, which has been idle for 30 years. In which country was the Jonglei Canal to be built? 40 ENTERTAINMENT

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Ivan KONEV

FAKELAKI

Jean BATTEN

PRIPYAT

CHAEBOL ORKHON valley

EL GORDO

LIGATURE

SUDAN

What does the abbreviation DJ stand for in relation to music? Which author is the originator of the term Big Brother? What is the name or term for plays in which the acting is performed without 1 the use of voices, but with gestures and movements? What nationality were Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda, both Nobel 2 laureates in literature? 3 Taylor Hicks, Jordin Sparks and Carrie Underwood are among the winners of what reality singing competition on American television?

DISC JOCKEY George ORWELL PANTOMIME CHILEAN American IDOL RAGTIME TUTU CHORD MODERN TALKING Nicholas CAGE Etta JAMES GOLDEN GLOBE OE eller FO

4 Which early jazz genre was Scott Joplin recognized as "The King of"? 5 With a word of four letters, what is the name for this costume? In music, what is defined as "any harmonic set of two or three or more notes 6 that is heard as if sounding simultaneously"? Which German synth pop duo had great success in the 1980s, with songs like 7 "Cheri, Cheri Lady" and "Brother Louie"? 8 Who is this actor? 9 10 What female jazz singer whose hit singles include "At Last" and "Dance With Me, Henry" died 20th January 2012, nearly 74 years old?

What is this film award, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association? Two of the winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature in the 1990s both had 11 family names of only two letters, both with an O in it. Write the name of one of them. The hymn "Te Deum" is played before major productions from the European 12 Broadcasting Union, like the Eurovision Song Contest and the annual New Year's Concert from Vienna. Who composed this hymn in 1690? 13

Marc-Antoine CHARPENTIER

What science fiction television series starrred Edward James Olmos in the role BATTLESTAR GALACTICA of Captain Adama? Katharine HEPBURN

IIn the top ten list of the oldest Academy Award winners for best actress in a 14 leading role, the same actress holds 2nd, 4th and 7th place for movies released in 1981, 1968 and 1967 respectively. What actress, born in 1907? 15 Who wrote the play "Three Sisters", which was first produced in 1901? 16 Who published the jazz classic "A Love Supreme" in 1964, which sold 500,000 copies over the next five years?

Anton CHEKOV John COLTRANE

What British psychedelic rock band had a number of hits, among them"Tattva" 17 and "Govinda", from their platinum-selling album K in 1996? They disbanded in 1999, but reformed in 2004 and has since released two albums. Which Disney animated film from 1940 had a sequel in the year 1999, with the number "2000" in addition to the original title? 19 Who replaced Charlie Sheen in the TV series "Two and a Half Men"? Which musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber from 1986 is highest-grossing 20 entertainment event of all time, with an estimated 5 billion dollars from Broadway, West End and other productions? Which artist won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song in both 2010 21 and 2011? 18

KULA SHAKER FANTASIA (Fantasia 2000) Ashton KUTCHER PHANTOM OF THE OPERA LADY GAGA

He won the Prix Goncourt in 1993 for his novel Le Rocher de Tanois (engl. translation The Rock of Tanois). Other notable books are the novel Leo 22 Africanus and the historical essay Les Croisades vues par les Arabes (The Crusade through Arab Eyes), both published in 1986. Who is this Lebaneseborn French author? This film was relased in 1938 based on a George Bernard Shaw play and 23 adapted for film by the author himself. What title did the film and the play share, named after a myth known from Ovids Metamorphoses? What children's novel written by Michael Murpurgo and published in 1982 24 was in 2011 adapted into both a Tony award winning Broadway musical and a Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated film? What is the role or task of a Foley artist in film making? The origin was 25 American Jack Foley, who from 1920 developed several of the techniques still in use. What is the name of the missing piece number 3 of the four that make up the 26 piano suite Suite bergamasque listed below? 1: Prlude 2: Menuet 3:???? 4: Passepied What is the name of the hourlong current events quiz show aired on National Public Radio (also NPR Worldwide) once a week? Peter Segal has hosted the 27 show since 1998, the first year of the show. The title is a phrase that most quizzers probably will have used while struggling to think of the correct answer to a question. He is best known for is role as the Master of Ceremonies in both stage and screen adaptations of Kander & Ebb's musical Cabaret. His latest role is as 28 Moonface Martin in the 2011 Broadway revival of the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes. Name the actor, born in 1932. What is the name of the Turkish singer who has been called the "Prince of Pop" by the media, and has sold an estimated 29 million albums and singles? 29 The artist's influence in Turkey has been compared to Elvis in the United States in the 1950s by The Washington Post. What was the surname of the brothers, Harry, Al and Jimmy, who, like the Marx Brothers were a comedy team with a number of Hollywood movie productions in the 1930's and 40's? The brothers also began their career in vaudeville and debuted on the big screen with the short film "Hotel Anchovy" 30 in 1934. Musical Comedy was their specialty, but they did not play as colorful or witty characters as the Marx brothers, and was therefore not so easy to distinguish. The film "One in a Million" with Sonja Henie in the lead role, was one of their biggest successes. 31 Which orchestra was established especially for conductor Arturo Toscanini, who conducted it in the weekly radio transmissions from 1937 to 1954?

Amin MAALOUF

PYGMALION

WAR HORSE

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Joel GREY

TARKAN

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NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Emiliana TORRINI (or DAVIDSDOTTIR)

Despite her Italian-sounding stage name, she is born and raised in Iceland. She performed "Gollum's Song" for the soundtrack of Peter Jackson's The Lord of 32 the rings: Two Towers and scored a hit all over Europe in 2009 with "Jungle Drum". Who is she?

Who invented the record, which he called gramophones, patented in 1887? 33 The invention quickly became more popular than the cylinder-based phonograph of Thomas Edison. The theater plays Emilia Galotti and Miss Sarah Sampson is regarded as two of 34 the first so-called "bourgeois dramas" (Bourgeois Tragedy or Brgerliches Trauerspiel), and was written in the Enlightenment by what author? For what title role was Italian ballerina Carlotta Grisi most noted? She was the 35 first to play this role and instrumental to creating it in her partnership with French choreographer Jules Perrot. The ballet premiered in Paris in 1841. The title of a 2001 award-winning novel by Spanish novelist Enrique VilaMatas refers to a Herman Melville short story with the subtitle "A Story of 36 Wall Street". In the short story, an office clerk astonishes his collegues with the phrase "I prefer not to" when asked to perform simple tasks. What name is the name featuring in the title of both literary works? Singer Esau Mwamwaya from Lilongwe, Malawi is best known for his collaboration with London based DJ and production duo Radioclit. Their 2009 37 album Warm Heart of Africa was a major indie hit, with artist M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig among the contributors. They also released Super Mom in 2011. What group? One of the few movies with chess as a theme was released in 1972 and was directed by Russian director Sergei Mikaeljan. The film is about the young Sergei Khlebnikov, who meets a bearded and pipe smoking Western World Champion in a match for the title. The main part of the movie focuses on the 38 crucial game, where our hero under great time pressure manages to in a brilliant manner defeat the reigning champion. The games is commented in the film by the real world champion Mikhail Tal, and Khlebnikov's second is played by Viktor "The Terrible" Kortchnoi, with several other well known players of the era playing minor parts. What was the film's title? Singer Esau Mwamwaya from Lilongwe, Malawi is best known for his collaboration with London based DJ and production duo Radioclit. Their 2009 39 album Warm Heart of Africa was a major indie hit, with artist M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend lead singer Ezra Koenig among the contributors. They also released Super Mom in 2011. What group? One of the few movies with chess as a theme was released in 1972 and was directed by Russian director Sergei Mikaeljan. The film is about the young Sergei Khlebnikov, who meets a bearded and pipe smoking Western World Champion in a match for the title. The main part of the movie focuses on the 40 crucial game, where our hero under great time pressure manages to in a brilliant manner defeat the reigning champion. The games is commented in the film by the real world champion Mikhail Tal, and Khlebnikov's second is played by Viktor "The Terrible" Kortchnoi, with several other well known players of the era playing minor parts. What was the film's title? LIFESTYLE

Emile BERLINER

Gotthold Ephraim LESSING

GISELLE

BARTLEBY (Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener and Vila-Matas' Bartleby & Company)

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What kind of clothing is Agent Provocateur, Triumph and La Perla mainly known for producing? Which word starting with F is used for objects believed to posess supernatural qualities? What should be added to vodka to make the cocktail Screwdriver? What kind of treatment is used by physical therapists, but also for the benefit of wellness, exists in varieties like Swedish and Thai? What international chain of coffee shops has trademarked the word frappuccino?

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6 What is whipped with sugar to make the dessert known as "meringue"? 7 8 9 10 11 12 In what country was the sporting goods brand Puma founded and still has its headquarters? An ebenist is making what: Furniture, jewellery or pottery? What Swiss potato-based national dish is, stereotypically, only eaten in the German-speaking part of the country and thus serving as an identifier of the German culture versus the Latin one? Who is the mother of Apple (born 2004) and Moses (born 2006) and has been married to Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin since 2003? In what country are The Globe and Mail, La Presse and The Gazette among the newspapers with the highest circulation? This is the logo of what fashion and leather goods label?

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia and Prince Alfred of Edinburgh, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, married in 1871. An edible product 13 was produced to honor this royal wedding. The brand is still in production in more than 30 countries all over the world. What product/brand name? What is the name of the Swiss writer who attracted much attention with his 1968 work "Chariots of the Gods", in which he claimed that the technologies and religions of ancient civilizations were bestowed upon them by the alien astronauts? What is the name of the Danish restaurant in Copenhagen with two stars in the Michelin Guide, that in both 2010 and 2011 was ranked as the best in the world by the magazine Restaurant ? What do you call such a board, which allegedly can be used to communicate with the dead? What does the French term bain-marie refer to, when used in science, industry and cooking? One of the most popular online fashion stores started in London in 2000. Owned by luxury brand conglomerat Richemont and with 2,5 million monthly users, what is the name of this store? Hkarl is the Icelandic word for what animal, which is also the name of a dish in which the animal is fermented and dried, in a process that takes up to 5 months?

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20 From which country does the clothing brands Acne and Filippa K originate?

What healing method was developed in 1922 by Japanese buddhist Mikao Usui, focusing on healing through the palms? In the Japanese style, the healer 21 uses his or her intuition to determine the placing of hte healing hands, while the Westernized version uses a predetermined system to place the hands. Who is this Brazilian Victoria's Secret model, born in 1981? She has appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Marie Claire, among others, in 22 advertisements for Revlon, Armani and Christian Dior and on the catwalk for Prada, Chanel and Oscar de la Renta. What is the name for this scarf, which is worn over the head and shoulders, 23 and has been in use in Spain since the 1500s? What is this kind of fabric or yarn called, its name being the French word for 24 caterpillar?

REIKI

Alessandra AMBROSIO MANTILLA (Also accept PEINETA) CHENILLE HONEY, also accept SWEET. (The ancient method of uroscopy involved tasting the patient's urine, and the sweet taste of honey indicated diabetes.)

The full name of the metabolic disease we know as diabetes type 1 and 2 is "diabetes mellitus". "Mellitus" is referring to an early, and by today's 25 standards rather bizarre, method of diagnosing the disease. What does "mellitus" mean?

What is the technique called that is used for handcrafting a particularly 26 durable lace constructed by a series of knots and loops? It can be used to make lace edging as well as doilies, collars, and other decorative pieces. Pair the correct Vitamin B with its commonly used name: Biotin- Folic acid Riboflavin - Thiamine 27 Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 VitaminB7 Vitamin B9 What chain of stores was founded as Childrens Supermart in Wayne, New Jersey in 1948? Its flagship store is on Fifth Avenue in New York City. There are approximately 875 stores in the United States and more than 600 stores worldwide. What is this worldwide aerobic fitness trend called? The shoes are fitted with a circular spring at the bottom. We will accept both the brand name and the more generic term, both inspired by an animal and its characteristic style of movement. He was severely injured in a car accident in 1983 that ended his bodybuilding career. He recovered through exercise and started selling gym equipment through home shopping channels. His infomercials have appeared in around 80 countries. His name? What is the Japanese term for a door, window or room divider with transcluent paper fastened to a wooden frame? It is common in Japanese interior decoration and traditional Japanese architecture. Who is this American poststructuralist professor, philosopher and author, concerned with gender issues and feminist politics? Among her books are Gender Trouble (1990) and Undoing Gender (2004). What is the name of this hat, which originated among the Indians of the Andes, and has become popular in other cold countries?

TATTING

B1: Thiamine B2: Riboflavin B7: Biotin B9: Folic Acid

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KANGOO jumps or KANGAROO

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Tony LITTLE

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SHOJI

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Judith BUTLER CHULLO

This material was created by American chemical company DuPont and 34 composed by acrylic polymer and alumina trihydrate. What is the brand name of the material, primarily used in kitchen and bathroom surfaces?

CORIAN

Written in the first half of the 1400s by the Berber writer Muhammad ibn 35 Muhammad al-Nafzawi, what is the name of the Arabic sex manual and erotic THE PERFUMED GARDEN work that was first translated into French and English at the end of the 1800s? What is this toasted manioc flour mixture called (occasionally made with maize flour)? It is most commonly eaten in South America and West Africa, 36 particularly in Brazil and Nigeria. In Brazil, the flour is mixed with butter, salt and bacon to form a popular side dish to the national dish feijoada. What is the Filipino comic figure called, which was designed by Tony Velasquez to a script written by Romualdo Ramos? The figure, which debuted 37 in 1929, is the origin of the pidgin language known as Carabao English, an often comical mix of Filipino, Spanish and English. The character's name have passed into the Filipino language as a term for a fool or ridiculous person. What is the name of the town in Saxony, Germany who is regarded as the birthplace of the German watchmaking industry? Among the most exclusive 38 and well known brands are A. Lange & Shne and XXX Original, carrying the town's name. With a Spanish word, what is the celebration of girls' fifteenth birthday in parts of Latin America, marking the transition from childhood to woman, 39 called? The tradition varies from country to country, but usually involves the dancing of a waltz, where the girl dances with her relatives and friends. Which syndrome, in which a man has an extra X chromosome, is the most 40 common chromosome abnormality found in men? The syndrome is named after the doctor who described it first in the U.S. in 1942. PHSYICAL WORLD 1 In a Fibonacci sequence, which number comes after 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 In which country is the Great Sandy Desert and the Great Victoria Desert found? What is the name for the reproduction structure in mushrooms? What tree was used by the Romans used to make wreaths to celebrate victors with, hence the Latin name nobilis ? What Swiss psychologist broke with Sigmund Freud in 1913, and formed his own direction, the analytical psychology? Which river is the longest in Europe? What word beginning with H is defined as a preliminary and untested claim about reality, that are set forth in order to plan and conduct an experiment? After testing it, it is often called a theory. What unit of astronomical distance equals about 9 460 730 472 580 kilometers? 21 AUSTRALIA SPORES (Bay) LAUREL Carl JUNG VOLGA HYPOTHESIS LIGHT YEAR

FAROFA (Also accept GARI)

Francisco KENKOY Harabas

GLASHTTE

QUINCEANERA

KLINEFELTER'S syndrom

What is the scale used to measure wind force, which was developed by and named after a British admiral in the 1800s? With a name that means "roof lizard", is this dinosaur called, which lived 10 about 150 million years ago? 9
What is the term for a foreign molecule that, when introduced to the body, will 11 trigger the production of an antibody by the immune system? A specific type of this molecule is the immunogen, a substance injected with the intention of provoking an adaptive immune response.

Francis BEAUFORT STEGOSAURUS

ANTIGEN

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What is the name for the effect or phenomenon that states that the frequency of a sound or light wave depends on the relative velocity between the observer and the source? You will hear a higher frequency, the closer the object, like when a train is approaching. Who in the year 350 B.C wrote the treatise Meteorologica, and is considered the father of meteorology? With a German word, what is the term for a sedimentary deposit that exhibits extraordinary fossil richness or completeness? Around which planet was a ring system discovered in 1977? The word "gas" was introduced by Jean van Helmont in 1630, who used it to name what he called "gas sylvestre" - which today is a gas known by what name?
Which sea begins where the Trans-Antarctic mountain range culminates in McMurdo Sound on Antarctica?

DOPPLER effect

ARISTOTLE LAGERSTTTE URANUS CARBON DIOXIDE

ROSS sea

What family in the order of eels consists of about 200 species, which can range in size from 11cm to 4 meters? They are carnivorous and feed on other 18 fish, crustaceans and shellfish. It has no scales on the body, and no fins but a long dorsal fin. The only European version has genus name of Helena, and was highly esteemed as a food fish by the Romans. 19 What is the largest lake in Africa with the same name as a country? Who was the French naturalist who with his work Histoire naturelle, released 20 over a period of 40 years between 1749 to 1788, was a major influence on later scientists such as Lamarck and Cuvier? What is the SI prefix follwing peta and is equivalent to 10 raised to 18? 21 Which country extends farthest to the south of Burma, Cambodia, Thailand 22 and Vietnam? We disregard any islands.
Who was the American recognized as the father of modern rocket science? In 1926 23 he built the first successful rocket powered by liquid fuel, which over the next 15 years reached heights of over 2,600 meters? In 1914 he patented a multi-stage rocket, another milestone in rocket science.

MORAY (eel)

Lake MALAWI Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de BUFFON EXA THAILAND

Robert GODDARD

Discovered in 2009 and formally described in 2012: In the animal kingdom, what distinction does the Paedophryne amauensis hold? 25 What is the name for the science of signs and sign-using behavior? 24 Who was the Indian mathematician who received help by Albert Einstein after scientific magazines refused to publish one of his works, and who 26 subsequently collaborated with Einstein on a statistical description of a system of identical particles, now named after both physicists? What mountain range is located in Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan, 27 and is the source of the great Russian rivers Ob, Irtysh and Yenisei? The name comes from Turkish and means "golden mountains".

World's SMALLEST VERTEBRATE SEMIOTIKK

Satyendra Nath BOSE

ALTAI mountains

What discrete probability distribution is the occurrence of rare events distributed over a continuous period of time, which is used to describe events 28 that occur independently of each other? The distribution is named after a French mathematician who lived from 1781-1840. 29 30 What is this animal, which has the Latin name Ailurus fulgens , and is a carnivore?

POISSON distribution

RED PANDA
COVALENT bond

What is then name for a chemical bond that is idealized by the equal sharing of electrons between atoms? What city in Chile in 1960 were hit hardest by what was the most powerful earthquake ever measured? It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale and caused a 31 tsunami that was 10 meters high 10.000 km away in Japan, while the city of Hilo on Hawaii suffered great destruction. The city currently has about 140,000 inhabitants. The town of Concepcion was also hit at the same time, in a slightly smaller earthquake than the city in question. What is then name for this bird, Somateria spectabilis, which is a type of eider ducks 32 that live in Arctic coastal areas in Europe, North America and Asia?

VALDIVIA

KING EIDER

Which german sociologist is ranked among the subject's classic contributors, and laid the foundation for sociology antipositivism, with works like Einleitung 33 in die Moralwissenschaft (1892-1893), Philosophie des Gelder (1900), Die Religion (1906) and Soziologie (1908)?
What is the name of the international convention that aims to preserve and conserve

Georg SIMMEL

34 wetlands, which came into force in 1975 and is named after the town in Iran where
the first meeting was held in 1971?

RAMSAR convention CASSITERITE Dorothy HODGKIN

35 What mineral has throughout history been the main source for the metal tin? 36
Who was the first woman after Marie Curie to be awarded alone and not shared the Nobel Prize in science, that is, in either medicine, chemistry or physics?

Which country is the only where the species Crocodylus rhombifer is found? It is relatively small with up to 2.4 meters in length, and is the species live 37 mostly on land, and prefer fresh water where it feeds on fish and small mammals. What element is named after the German fertility goddess, similar to Freya in Norse mythology? It was discovered in 1801, but received its present name in 38 1831 when it was rediscovered, after the original discoverer was convinced by others that what he had described was the same as chromium.
What is the name of the class of galaxies that are characterized by extremely bright

CUBA

VANADIUM

39 centers, and which is believed to contain supermassive black holes? They are named
after the astronomer who first discovered them in 1943.

SEYFERT galaxies

What is the name of this tree, which is endemic to Baja California, with Latin name Fouquieria columnaris? Its English name, which is what we're after, 40 originates from Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark". It can be up to 20 meters high, and has branches that are covered by small leaves. SPORT AND GAMES - SPORT OG SPILL 1 In which city were the 21st Summer Olympic Games held in 1976?

BOOJUM tre

MONTREAL

2 What is the term for knocking all the pins over with a single throw in bowling? 3 Which tennis event will be included in the 2012 Olympics for the first time since 1924?

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4 How long is the shortest expulsion penalty in hockey? In which of the Olympic weight lifting exercise is the world record heaviest, 5 Snatch or in the Clean and Jerk? What golf tournament is held every two years as a competition between the 6 U.S. and Europe? Modern pentathlon consists of the events fencing, pistol shooting, cross 7 country running, show jumping and what fifth event? Which two word expression, each word beginning with a P, denotes the 8 placement of the number one starting driver at the start of a Formula One race (or other motor races)? In Olympic fencing, the competitions are divided into sabre, epe and what 9 third weapon? 10 What is the name of this game? Hiroshi Hoketsu participated in the Olympics in 1964 and finished 40th. In 2008, he was at it again in another event, as the Games' oldest competitor 11 with his 67 years, and the oldest to ever compete for Japan in the Olympic context, a record he will improve upon further, since he has qualified for the 2012 Olympics. Name one of the two events he competed in? Who is this Swedish footballer, who have won championships in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain? What is this sport, which is a sort of hybrid between parachuting and hang 13 gliding? 12 14 Which Indian is the reigning World Champion in classical chess for men? Which nation has won 7 of the last 10 world championship titles in archery with the recurve bow, for men and women? Who is this Norwegian golfer, ranked number three in the world and the only 16 European in the top 20? 15 France won two gold medals in alpine skiing at the 2002 Olympic Games in 17 Salt Lake City. Carole Montillet won the women's downhill, and Jean-Pierre Vidal earned his gold medal in what discipline? Who is this Mexican boxer, unbeaten in 45 professional fights and the WBC middleweight world champion? He carries the same name as his father, who 18 on his part won 107 of 116 matches between 1980 and 2005, 89 of them by knockout? The father also has the world record in the number of successful title defenses, with 27 in a row. 19 Which country is the football club Shakhtar Donetsk from? 20 Who is this Dutch cyclist who won the world championship road race cycling for women in 2006, and who has came in as runner up every year since?

SHOW JUMPING or DRESSAGE

Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC PARAGLIDING Viswanathan ANAND SOUTH KOREA Suzann PETTERSEN

SLALOM

Julio Csar CHVEZ jr

UKRAINE Marianne VOS

What is the name for the skateboard trick where the board and athlete jumps 21 up in the air without using hands to hold the board? It is named after the nickname of the American Alan Gelfand, who performed this trick in 1976.

OLLIE

In which sport has Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo won world championships in recent years? 23 Who won the men's Giro d'Italia cycling competition in 2011? 22 Who is this Spanish tennis player? He was known as king of the clay court in 24 the 1990s. In 1993 and 1994, he won the French Open. He came second in this tournament in 1997, losing the final to Gustavo Kuerten. What is the name of this American MMA fighter, known for his unorthodox style, and who in 2011 became the youngest champion in the history of the 25 UFC, when he defeated Mauricio "Shogun" Rua for the light heavyweight belt with a TKO? 26 27 Which country was the surprise winner of the women's World Cup in association football (soccer), after defeating the United States on penalties?

MOTOR CYCLE racing Alberto CONTADOR Sergi BRUGUERA

Jon JONES

JAPAN VASCO DA GAMA KUBB 72.28 - JAVELIN, LADIES 74.08 - DISCUS, MEN 79.42 - HAMMER THROW, LADIES 86.74 - HAMMER THROW, MEN DRAG RACING Inge SRENSEN

Which Brazilian football club from Rio de Janeiro named after a Portuguese explorer won the Copa Libertadores in 1998? What is the name of this lawn game, originating in Sweden? The second 28 European championship will take place in Berlin in July 2012. Combine correctly the following world records to the following athletic events: 72.28 hammer throw, ladies 29 74.08 javelin, ladies 79.42 discus throw, men 86.74 hammer throw, men 30 In what auto racing sport is one of the professional classes named "Funny car"?
Which the Danish swimmer is the youngest ever medalist, at the age of 12 years and

31 24 days when she winning the bronze in the 200m breaststroke event in the 1936
Olympics?

This athlete was married to a pilot who was shot down and killed over Germany during WWII, just days after she had a miscarriage following a car accident. She recovered from a sucicide attempt and went on to spy for the United States on a former lover with Nazi connections. The affair ended with her being shot in the back by a double agent, but she was rescued by U.S. 32 intelligence, and then lived until 1990. The story was later recounted in her autobiography "Courting Danger: My Adventures in World-Class Tennis, Golden-Age Hollywood, and High-Stakes Spying ". What was this American world number one in tennis, who won 18 Grand Slam titles, including the Wimbledon in 1939 and the U.S. Open four times? 33 In which sport did the sports company Spalding manufacture the first balls to be officially adopted?

Alice MARBLE

BASKET BALL

What poker variant is believed to have originated in South Korea, and is played with only four cards for each hand, the lowest hand winning? The 34 game takes place over a three-round bet where the player can draw 0-4 cards each time. Since the game became known at the beginning of the 2000s it has spread and is now available also in online poker rooms.

BADUGI

What is Canada's most prestigious curling tournament, named after a coffee and donut chain, which is considered more important than the World Championship? The 35 winner of this tournament, which is for Canadian club teams, participate internationally as Team Canada.

The BRIER (Tim Hortons Brier) ICE CLIMBING

36 In which sport, is an Abalakov-wire used, also called a V-thread? Which game series which has sold tens of millions are this screenshot from? The game was released in Japan in 1999 as the first designed to use the Playstation DUALSHOCK controller, and often contains elements of ape37 related humor. The first game in the series involves the monkey Specter, an albinoape who mass produces helmets to make intelligent apes, which he sends back in time to rewrite history, which the player must prevent. In which sport has the Swedish team Team Surprise won the World Championships 5 times during the 2000s? The objective of this board game is to form combinations of tiles sharing characteristics in colour or shape. What is the name of this 2011 winner of the 39 Spiel des Jahres award, produced by Canadian game and puzzle company Outset Media? 38 Which female Russian gymnast was the first to win all-around titles at both the Olympics, World Championships, European Championships and in the World Cup? Between 1970 and 1974 she was the dominant gymnast in the 40 world, and won a total of seven World Championship titles and eight European titles. At the height of her career, she married another Soviet superstar, the sprinter Valery Borzov.

APE ESCAPE / SARU GET YOU

SYNCHRONISED ICE SKATING QWIRKLE

Ludmilla TOURISCHEVA