PubQuiz_2018_Fragen

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1	Round I
2	Miscellaneous
3	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
4	MCQ	The ordinary keyboard is named after its first six letters (upper row, from left to right). What's its name?	Open	QWERTY (engl.); QWERTZ (german)	The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for a typewriter in 1873
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6	Culture & Humanities
7	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
8	Guess	In which Italian city was pizza most likely invented?	Open	Neapoli	- The term pizza was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript - In 2009, upon Italy's request, Neapolitan pizza was registered with the European Union as a Traditional Speciality Guaranteed dish
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10	Business & Economics
11	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
12	MCQ	Who was one of the co-founders of apple?	A. Elon Musk B. Steve Wozniak C. Satoshi Tsunakawa D. Brian Acton	B.	- Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne
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14	Varna & Bulgaria
15	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
16		What is the Lactobacillus Bulgaricus known for?	Open	Producing bulgarian yoghurt?	- main bacteria used for the production of yogurt. It is also found in other naturally fermented products. - First identified in 1905 by the Bulgarian doctor Stamen Grigorov, the bacterium feeds on lactose to produce lactic acid, which is used to preserve milk.
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18	Politics & Nations
19	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
20	Rating	Order the following nations by their alcohol consumption (from high to low)	Germany Russia Portugal Irland	1. Russia (highest) 2. Portugal 3. Irland 4. Germany	Pure alcohol consumption among persons (age 15+) in liters per capita per year, 2010 1. Belarus: 17.6L, 46% Spirits 4. Russia: 15.1L, 51% Spirits, 37% Beer 11. Portugal: 12.9L, 55% Wine, 30% Beer 21. Ireland: 11.9L, 48% Beer 23. Germany: 11.8 L, 53% Beer
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22	Boulevard
23	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
24	MCQ	In response to allegations of sexual harassment against Kevin Spacey in 2017, …	A. he returned all his Oscars B. Trump declared his loyalty to the actor C. he was completely cut out of a movie. D. his Twitter account went offline due to a shitstorm.	C	- Christopher Plummer replaced Spacey in re-shoots
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26	History
27	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
28	Guess	What name did Istanbul bear almost 1,400 years before it was taken by the Ottomans?	Open	Constaniople
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30	Sports
31	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
32	MCQ	When did the Netherlands win their last football championship?	A) 2014 B) 2002 C) none so far D) 1954	C	- The team won the UEFA European Championship in 1988. They have reached the FIFA World Cup final three times (in 1974, 1978 and 2010) and twice narrowly missed the final through a penalty shoot-out in the semifinals (in 1998 and 2014). Additionally, the team won bronze at the Olympic football event in 1908, 1912 and 1920.
33	Nature & Science
34	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
35	Rating	Rate the contraceptive methods by their safeness (from high to low)	Condom Coitus interruptus The Pill Vasectomy Abstinence pledge	1. Vasectomy (high) 2. The Pill 3. Condom 4. Coitus interruptus	Pearl-Index: 1. 0,1 2. 0,9 3. 12 4. 30
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37	Year 2018
38	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
39	Open	Which famous person, that died in 2018, considered himself despite his peculiarity "a scientist first, popular science writer second, and, in all the ways that matter, a normal human being with the same desires, drives, dreams, and ambitions as the next person."	Open	Stephen Hawking	- Hawking was diagnosed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) when he was 21, in 1963. At the time, doctors gave him a life expectancy of two years. - Even after the loss of his speech, he was still able to communicate through a speech-generating device, initially through use of a hand-held switch, and eventually by using a single cheek muscle. - He died on 14 March 2018 at the age of 76
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42	Round II
43	Miscellaneous
44	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
45	Gues	Identify the following movies presented in emojis (see screens)	Open	Psycho Dirty Dancing Lord of the Rings Jungle Book
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47	Culture & Humanities
48	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
49	Guess	How would Dumbledore have died if Snape had not killed him?	Open	A fatal curse inhibited in one of Voldemorts Horcruxes	- Marvolo Gaunt's Ring, which was stolen by Tom Riddle - The Ring was Riddles seond Horcrux - Dumbledore put it on, despite knowing about ist status as a Horcrux, in hope to revive his dead family members - The enacted deadly curse would have killed him in the next year, so Dumbledore and Snape made the plan to fake Snape as Dumbledores murderer
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51	Business & Economics
52	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
53	MCQ	Which of these products bears the same name as the family whose company owns all four products?	Mars Pedigree Whiskas Snickers	The Mars family	- The Mars family owns the confectionery company Mars, Inc. - The family was once ranked as the richest damily in the US by Forbes in 1988 and is currently ranked the third richest family of the US - The family is fiercely protective of their privacy, refusing to give press interviews or be photographed in public - Other brands: Bounty, Twix, Big Red, Hubba Bubba, Juicy Fruit, M&Ms, Milky way, Skittles, Uncle Ben's Rice, etc.
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55	Varna & Bulgaria
56	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
57	MCQ	The cultural rites of Bulgaria on which day of the year have been declared as cultural heritage of humanity by the UNESCO?	Open	Martenitsa & Baba Mater	- 2017 gewählt (zusammen mit Mazedonien, Moldawien & Rumänien) - Part of it is the Marteniza, which originates from the 7th century - It is believed to originate from the Thracians which celebrated their new year on 1. march - In the folklore, Baba Marta evokes a grumpy old lady whose mood swings very rapidly. Wearing red and white colors of the Martenitsa, people ask Baba Marta for Mercy. They hope that it will make winter pass faster and bring spring
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59	Politics & Nations
60	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
61	Guess	Although Donald Trump is not particularly fond of migrants, he, like most Americans, is of course a descendant of a migrant family. What ancestry is his paternal grandfather?	Open	German	Tip: Try to guess, where his name comes from
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63	Boulevard
64	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
65	MCQ	Which celebrities are shown on these photos?	Open	1. Natalie Portman 2. Neil Patrick Harris 3. Angelina Jolie 4. Tom Cruise	1. Natalie Portman in "Léon", her first role 4. It is not clear, how Cruise fixed his teeth. He definetly wore braces, but may also have had a surgery. Despite his straigt teeth now, you can still see it: his middle teeth are somehow weird
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67	History
68	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
69	Open	In the terrorist attacks of 9/11, two planes hit the World Trade Center and one the Pentagon. What happened to the fourth hijacked plane?	Open	It crashed (on purpose), because passengers tried to get into the cockpit	- It is believed to have headed towards the Capitol or White House - Passengers tried to seize control of the plane after learning through phone calls that the other flights have crashed into buildings - Once it became evident that the passengesrs might gain control, the hijackers rolled the plane and intentionally crashed it
70	Sports
71	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
72	MCQ	When the referees in Tennis talk about "love", they mean:	A. The Relationship between the player and its coach B. The score of "0" c. A measure of sympathy the crowd has for the players D. Suggesting that one of the linesman is biased towards one player	B.	- It is not clear, where this tradition comes from. In english, to "play for love" means to play for honor. So who gained a score of 0, "love", still had his honor - Another explanation sais it comes from french, where the 0 was thought to look like an egg: "œuf", which in english was translated as "love"
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74	Nature & Science
75	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
76	Guess	Who is known as the first human in space?	Open	Juri Gagarin	- On 12. April 1961 his Vostok spacecraft completed one orbit of the Earth - Gagarin serves as the backup crew to the Soyuz 1 mission, whcih ended in a fatal crash - Shortly before he was going to take over the job as instructor of the future astronauts, he died during a training flight
77	Year 2018
78	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
79	Guess	What is the highest grossing movie this year?	Open	Black Panther	- Black Panther: $700,059,566 - Avengers: Infinity War $678,815,482 - Incredibles 2: $608,313,916
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81	Round III
82	Miscellaneous
83	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
84	MCQ	In which direction does this german schoolbus drive? Give an explanation	Open	left, because his doors are not shown, so they must be on the other side	- This is normally a task for school kids
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86	Culture & Humanities
87	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
88	Guess	Which five musicians make up the original Club 27?	Brian Jones Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin Jim Morrison Kurt Cobain Carlos Santana John Lennon Michael Jackson Whitney Houston Amy Winehouse Falco	Brian Jones Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin Jim Morrison Kurt Cobain	- The deaths of several 27 year-old popular musicians between 1969 and 1971 led to the belief that deaths are more common at this age - The "club" has been repeatedly cited in music magazines, journals and the daily press - Amy Winehouse is also in the Club 27, but not in the original one - There is not scientific evidence of a real correlation
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90	Business & Economics
91	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
92	MCQ	Already in 1955 an economic collaboration was concluded that wrote economic history. Which?	A.Coco Chanel & the Wertheimer Family (Chanel No. 5) B. Sony & Ericsson C.Aston Martin & James Bond D. McDonald's & Coca Cola	McDonald's & Coca Cola	- McDonalds & Coca Cola partnered when McDonald's opened its first restaurants in Des Plaines and a beverage supplier was required. Since they possessed the same American expansion ambition, their executives agreed with this alliance. Despite the alck of paper contract, there is considerable contact between the two companies at board level - Aston Martin & James Bond 1964 - Sony Ericsson 2001 - Chanel & Wertheimer 1924
93	Varna & Bulgaria
94	Type	Question	Possible Answers	Right Answers	Explanations
95	Guess	What does "Euxinograd" mean?	Open	Greek + Bulgarian for: "City at the Black see"	- greek "Euxeinos Pontos" means "Black Sea", and bulgarian "град/grad" meaning city - Construction of the palace began soon after its site was prented to Knyaz Alexander Battenberg by the Greek bishopric on 16 March 1882 - The palace is currently a governmental and presidential retreat hosting cabinet meetings in the summer and offering access for tourists to several villas and hotels
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97	Politics & Nations
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99	MCQ	The only casualty of the Skripal affair died in tragic circumstances, because she happened to come in contact with the poison. How?	A. She drank it from a bottle B. She used it as a parfume C. She stroked an animal D. She treated the first victims	B	- A man found the nerve agent in a perfume bottle and gave it to a woman who sprayed it on her wrist. - The woman, Dawn Sturgess, fell ill within 15 minutes and died on 8 July, but the man who also came into contact with the poison survived. - British police believe this incident was not a targeted attack, but a result of the way the nerve agent was disposed of after the poisoning in Salisbury
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