- The three actors who
starred as Magneto, Iron
Man and Doctor Strange
have all played what
other character? - So far, which has been
the only FIFA World Cup
host not to make it out
of the group stage? - Worldwide, which is
the most commonly
transplanted organ from
living donors? - What city elected
Sadiq Khan, its first
mayor from an ethnic
minority, in 2016? - The “Tina” in Tina Fey
is short for what name? - Who allegedly wrote
the song “Golden Years”
for Elvis Presley but ended
up recording it himself?
7. Who’s the only athlete
who ever lit the cauldron
for an Olympics and then
won a gold medal at
those same games?
8. What French enter-
tainer, activist and secret
agent had a pet cheetah
named Chiquita?
9. Which country’s flag
features an eagle eating
a snake?
10. In 1986, a U.S. court
of appeals ruled that
what magic-practising
movement qualifies as
a religion?
11. Russia is the world’s
largest country (by area),
and its largest city (by
population) is its capital.
What’s the next largest
country for which this
is the case?
12. What scientist chal-
lenged church dogma
but was nevertheless bur-
ied in a Catholic cathedral
in Frombork, Poland?
13. Who dedicated Atlas
Shrugged to both her hus-
band and her boyfriend?
14. The kiwi fruit is
native to New Zealand.
True or false?
15. In 2016, a Pizza Hut
in Dar es Salaam deliv-
ered to the top of what
mountain, thus setting
a record for the highest-
elevation pizza delivery?
Greater London, 4. The kidney. 3. South Africa, in 2010. 2. es. Sherlock Holmers: 1.Answ
en’s an, in 2000 in the wom Australian Cathy Freem7. David Bowie. 6. atina. Stam5. England.
Argentina; its capital is Buenos Aires. 11. icca. W10. exico. M9. Josephine Baker. 8. etres. 400 m
anjaro. Kilim15. False; it’s native to China. 14. Ayn Rand. 13. Copernicus. 12.
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