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Film & TV·medium
What is Leela's birth name?
Turanga Leela✓ correct
Leila Turanga
Leela Fry
Leela Wong
futuramaleelanames
Science·hard
Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by which pharmaceutical company?
Bayer✓ correct
Merck
Pfizer
Novartis
society and culturebusinessmarketingmedicinesciencenames
Music·hard
What Is Johnny Rotten's Real Name?
John Lydon✓ correct
Thomas King
Thomas Blythe
John Rudden
pseudonymsnamespeoplemusiclanguageculture
Arts & Literature·medium
What is the middle name of the Scottish author Robert Stevenson, the author of Treasure Island?
Louis✓ correct
Walter
Alexander
Donald
authorsnamesarts and literatureliteraturepeoplelanguage
Food & Drink·easy
What is the popular name for little baked sausages wrapped in rashers of streaky bacon?
Pigs in blankets✓ correct
Little weiners
Swine rolls
Porkos
foodnamesfood and drinklanguageculturelinguistics
Food & Drink·medium
What Is Tofu Also Known As?
Bean Curd ✓ correct
Seitan
Quorn
Whitejelly
foodnamesfood and drinklanguageculturelinguistics
Sport & Leisure·hard
What Surname Has Been Shared By Three Formula One Champions Of The 20th Century?
Hill✓ correct
Schumacher
Hunt
Villeneuve
racingnamessportlanguageculturelinguistics
Food & Drink·hard
Which drink is sometimes referred to as Adam's ale?
Water ✓ correct
Beer
Tea
Apple Juice
drinknicknamesfood and drinkbeveragesnameslanguage
Food & Drink·hard
What are dried plums called?
Prunes ✓ correct
Figs
Dates
Sultanas
namesfoodfood and drinklanguageculturelinguistics
Food & Drink·hard
What Type Of Fruit Is A Russet?
Apple ✓ correct
Orange
Plum
Banana
foodnamesfood and drinklanguageculturelinguistics
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General Knowledge·medium
Which of these terms is often used to refer to slot machines?
One-armed bandit✓ correct
Roly Polies
Kachings
Spinning banks
gamblingcasinosnicknamessociety and cultureentertainmentnames
General Knowledge·medium
What middle initial is shared by film director Cecil DeMille and basketball star Kobe Bryant?
B✓ correct
C
D
E
directorsnamespeoplesportfilmlanguage
General Knowledge·medium
What dog is named after a Mexican state?
Chihuahua✓ correct
Maltese
Pomeranian
Havanese
animalscentral americanamesgeneral knowledgenaturezoology
General Knowledge·medium
What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Leo Minor ?
Lesser Lion✓ correct
Iron Lion
Ferocious Lion
Brave Lion
astronomynamesgeneral knowledgesciencespacelanguage
General Knowledge·hard
What is the former name of Sri Lanka?
Ceylon✓ correct
Burma
East Pakistan
Persia
namesgeneral knowledgelanguageculturelinguisticssociety and culture
History·medium
What name did the indians give the black soldiers that were fighting against them in the late 1800's?
Buffalo soldiers✓ correct
Traitors
Picketties
Kwoquois
nameslanguagehistoryculturelinguisticssociety and culture
Geography·medium
Which US state capital is known as the mile high city?
Denver ✓ correct
Columbus
Austin
Sacramento
usacitiesnicknamesgeographycountriesplaces
Geography·medium
Which city is known as the Windy City?
Chicago✓ correct
Vancouver
St. Petersberg
Sao Paolo
citiesnicknamesgeographyplacesnameslanguage
Geography·medium
What river is called "Old Man River"?
The Mississippi✓ correct
The Amazon
The Thames
The Nile
riversnicknamesbodies of watergeographynameslanguage
Geography·medium
What island is known as the Spice Island?
Zanzibar✓ correct
Australia
Iceland
Hispaniola
islandsnicknamesgeographyplacesnameslanguage
Geography·hard
Which US state is nicknamed the Garden State?
New Jersey✓ correct
Oregon
Hawaii
Montana
namesnicknamesus statesusageographylanguage
Geography·hard
What U.S city is known as Insurance City?
Hartford✓ correct
Belford
Scranton
Bellaclaire
citiesnamesusageographyplaceslanguage
Geography·hard
____________ means "land of the free.
Thailand✓ correct
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
namesgeographylanguageculturesciencelinguistics
Geography·hard
John F. Kennedy Airport in New York used to be called __________.
Idlewild✓ correct
Smoker
Appleton
Easydown
new yorknamesgeographyus stateslanguageculture
Geography·hard
Which English Queen is the US State of Virginia named after?
Elizabeth I✓ correct
Mary I
Victoria
Elizabeth II
peopleusaus statesnamesgeographycountries
Geography·hard
Which US state is nicknamed the Wolverine State?
Michigan✓ correct
Florida
Maine
Colorado
usaus statesnicknamesgeographycountriesnames
Geography·hard
Which country was previously called Abyssinia?
Ethiopia ✓ correct
Syria
Egypt
Azerbaijan
namesgeographylanguageculturesciencelinguistics
Geography·hard
From which city's nickname is Motown's name derived?
Detroit✓ correct
Mojave
Denver
Las Vegas
motowncitiesusanicknamesgeographymusic
Geography·hard
Which Canadian city is nicknamed 'Oil City'?
Edmonton✓ correct
Calgary
Toronto
Vancouver
placescitiescanadanicknamesgeographycountries
Geography·hard
Which US state is known by the nicknames "The Sagebrush State" and "The Silver State"?
Nevada✓ correct
Arizona
Colorado
Utah
nicknamesusaus statesgeographynameslanguage
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History·medium
Southern Rhodesia became what country in 1980?
Zimbabwe✓ correct
Pakistan
Kenya
Panama
names1980shistorylanguageculturedecades
General Knowledge·hard
What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Cygnus?
Swan✓ correct
Ring
River
Mountain
namesastronomywordsgeneral knowledgelanguageculture
History·medium
Prior to 1935 what was Iran known as?
Persia ✓ correct
Parthia
Mesopotamia
Assyria
the middle eastcountriesnamesprevious nameshistorygeography
History·medium
What Russian city was known as Leningrad between 1924 and 1991?
St Petersburg✓ correct
Kazan
Nizhny Novgorod
Moscow
citiesrussianamesprevious nameshistoryplaces
History·medium
What were the first names of US presidents Madison, Monroe, Polk, and Garfield?
James✓ correct
Marshall
Theodore
Thomas
presidentsnamespeopleusahistoryleaders
History·medium
The Misubishi A6M fighter aircraft used by Japan in World War 2 was commonly known as what?
Zero✓ correct
Dash
Spitfire
Typhoon
aviationhistoryworld war 2japannamesnicknames
History·medium
Which King of France was known as The Sun King?
Louis XIV✓ correct
Henri III
Charles the Bald
Napoleon Bonaparte
franceleadersnicknamesmiddle agesmedievalhistory
History·hard
What was the name of Jacques Cousteau's research ship?
Calypso✓ correct
Discovery
Terra Nova
Beagle
nameshistorylanguageculturelinguisticssociety and culture
History·hard
What was the sister ship of The Olympic?
The Titanic✓ correct
The Lusitania
The Victory
The Belfast
nameshistorylanguageculturelinguisticssociety and culture
Food & Drink·medium
Which of these is a nickname for the avocado?
Alligator pear✓ correct
Crocodile fruit
Snake banana
Dragon apple
foodnicknamesfood and drinknameslanguageculture
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