Solo points - August 2024.xlsx

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3	Michael-Dennis	Hot 100	Which Irish actor, known for playing Moriarty in 'Sherlock' and the The Priest in 'Fleabag', plays Tom Ripley in the 2024 Netflix adaptation 'Ripley'?	Andrew SCOTT
4	Michael	Hot 100	In April, Caleb Williams was drafted number one overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. He was drafted by which NFL team, that plays in the NFC North division?	CHICAGO BEARS
5	Guido	Hot 100	Which American figure skater (b. 2004) with the Instagram handle 'quadg0d' is the only skater to land a fully rotated quadruple Axel in international competition?	Ilia MALININ
6	Marcel	Hot 100	Babel' (2022) and 'Yellowface' (2023) are best-selling books by which Chinese-American author (b. 1996)? She was listed in 'Time' Magazine's 'TIME100 Next' list of rising leaders in 2023.	Rebecca F. KUANG (R. F. KUANG)
7	Koen	Hot 100	Also a nickname of American football safety Tyran Matheiu and Australian rugby player Nick Cummins, which animal from the genus Mellivora is known for its ferocity and toughness, and has been known to attack animals much larger than itself when threatened?	HONEY BADGER (accept RATEL)
8	Guido	Hot 100	Who is the only Australian recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, winning the award in 1973? He was also the inaugural recipient of the Miles Franklin literary award for his 1957 novel 'Voss', about a German explorer who disappears in the outback.	Patrick WHITE
9	Cate	Hot 100	Which Icelandic-born singer-songwriter and record producer won the 2024 Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album with her second album, 'Bewitched'? She achieved prominence in the early 2020s for her jazz-inspired pop songs.	LAUFEY (Laufey Lin Bing JONSDOTTIR)
10	Guido	Hot 100	Which then 17-year-old Indian chess player won the FIDE Candidates tournament in April 2024, making him the youngest ever contender for the title of World Chess Champion? He will play incumbent Ding Liren later this year.	GUKESH D (Dommaraju GUKESH)
11	Cate	Hot 100	What colour lends its name to the yellow genetically modified strain of rice, engineered to biosnythesise betacarotene, which was developed with the goal of reducing vitamin A deficiency? While approved as safe to consume in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, it is opposed by anti-GMO organisations. In 2016, 107 Nobel laureates wrote an open letter to Greenpeace urging them to reconsider their opposition to the crop.	GOLD (GOLDEN Rice)
12	Guido	Hot 100	At the age of 97, who became the oldest Nobel laureate in history in 2019 when he was awarded a Nobel Prize for his role in the development of lithium ion batteries?	John B. GOODENOUGH
13	Guido	Hot 100	[image] Invented in 1999 by David Weck and often used for balance training, what fitness device consists of an inflated rubber hemisphere, attached to a rigid platform, as pictured?	BOSU ball (accept BOSU; BOSU Balance Trainer)
14	Guido	Squizzed 101	Founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa back in 2012, Rappler is an online news website based in which country?	PHILIPPINES
15	Cate	Squizzed 101	Which American production company was founded in 2001 by Brad Grey, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston? In 2005, after Pitt an Aniston divorced, Grey became the CEO of Paramount Pictures and Pitt became the sole owner of the company, with three of its production movies – The Departed, 12 Years a Slave, and Moonlight – winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.	PLAN B / PLAN B ENTERTAINMENT
16	Nick	Squizzed 101	Which Baltic god of thunder is the second most important deity in the Baltic pantheon after Dievas?	PERKUNAS / PERKONS / PARKUNS
17	Randy	Squizzed 101	(image) Which American sketch comedy YouTube channel was created by Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla pictured here? It has over 10 billion views and over 25 million subscribers, and it has experienced three different spans as the most subscribed YouTube channel.	SMOSH
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