Sports 2018 KS

Question 1

“You shall not pass!” was shouted to the Balrog in “Lord of the Rings” by which character?

Accepted Answer

Gandalf

Question 2

Which country has won the Eurovision Song Contest 7 times and is thus the all-time winner?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 3

Who are the current NBA champions?

Accepted Answer

Golden State Warrriors

Question 4

The Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896) is the shortest recorded war in history and it lasted:

Accepted Answer

45 minutes

Question 5

The richest Danish family are the Kirk Kristiansens. What company do they own?

Accepted Answer

Lego

Question 6

What did the physicist H. C. Ørsted discover?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetism

Question 7

Nazi Germany wanted to "pep up" their population. They put methamphetamine in which product?

Accepted Answer

Chocolates

Question 8

In what TV series does Mads Mikkelsen play the main character?

Accepted Answer

Hannibal

Question 9

Who hit upon the idea of the well-known coordinate system?

Accepted Answer

Rene Descartes

Question 10

In 1932 Australia fought a war against some non-human. What was the name of this war?

Accepted Answer

“The Emu War”

Question 11

How many rings are there in the Olympic flag?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 12

The numerals used by today's mathematicians were developed in ...

Accepted Answer

Arabia

Question 13

In the 2001 movie 'Donnie Darko' what type of animal is his imaginary friend 'Frank'?

Accepted Answer

A human sized bunny

Question 14

Which country became ice hockey world champions in 2018, which was hosted by Denmark?

Accepted Answer

Sweden

Question 15

Which famous artist designed the logo for Chupa Chups lollipops in 1969?

Accepted Answer

Salvador Dali

Question 16

Special Agent 'James Bond' works for which secret service agency?

Accepted Answer

MI6

Question 17

Which author was the first to earn a billion dollars from his or her books?

Accepted Answer

JK Rowling

Question 18

What is the name for the study of triangles?

Accepted Answer

Trigonometry

Question 19

In 1644 the Danish King Christian 4th fought a navy battle at “Kolberger Heide” and lost…:

Accepted Answer

the sight on his right eye

Question 20

Christian Ronaldo was sold to Juventus for how much?

Accepted Answer

100 million euro

Question 21

The Danish novelist Karen Blixen is better known by what pen name to the rest of the world?

Accepted Answer

Kay Money

Question 22

The first host for the modern Olympics was Athens, Greece. Which year?

Accepted Answer

1896

Question 23

The Danish contribution to the Korean War (1950-53) was “Jutlandia” – what was that?

Accepted Answer

A hospital ship

Question 24

how many ’major’ tournaments has Tiger Woods won?

Accepted Answer

14

Question 25

How many stages were there in this year’s Tour de France?

Accepted Answer

21

Question 26

How many plays did Shakespeare write on his own?

Accepted Answer

38

Question 27

What did Forest Gump's mother say 'Life was like'?

Accepted Answer

A box of chocolates

Question 28

Who won ’the golden boot’ at the world cup in Russia 2018?

Accepted Answer

Harry Kane

Question 29

The most famous Danish philosopher whose major work is Enten-Eller (Either-Or) was..

Accepted Answer

Søren Kierkegaard

Question 30

Where was the very first Youtube video filmed?

Accepted Answer

In a zoo

Question 31

Which cricket nation is currently touring England?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 32

A person with coulrophobia is afraid of _____?

Accepted Answer

Clowns

Question 33

Where did the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 take place?

Accepted Answer

Lisboa

Question 34

How long should a billard cue be (minimum)?

Accepted Answer

90cm

Question 35

The 2011 Brad Pitt movie "Moneyball" features which sport?

Accepted Answer

baseball

Question 36

What year was Forrest Gump released?

Accepted Answer

1994

Question 37

The offical name for the # (hastag) symbol is?

Accepted Answer

octothorpe

Question 38

When Denmark took part in the 2003 Iraq war, they brought something odd for a desert war. What?

Accepted Answer

Lawn mowers, A snowplow, Road salt

Question 39

What is the most common first name in the world?

Accepted Answer

Mohammed

Question 40

What is the name of Captain Jack Sparrow's ship?

Accepted Answer

The Black Pearl

Sports 2018 KS

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Sports 2018 KS

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