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The Mafia, Seas & Lakes, Wikipedia Intros, Wordplay, and Currencies.

The Mafia

I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.

1

The term "mafia" was originally applied only to the mafia from what island?

2

Ray Liotta was famous for playing gangster Henry Hill in what film?

3

What name is given to members of organised crime syndicates originating in Japan?

4

What position within the leadership structure of the mafia serves as a direct advisor to the boss?

5

What informal name given to an organised crime group is also a collective noun for a group of kangaroos?

The Mafia

Seas & Lakes

Big but not that big bodies of water.

6

What connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea?

7

The Los Angeles Lakers were originally based in which US city, which was the inspiration behind their team name?

8

At 427 metres below sea level – the shoreline of what sea is the lowest point on Earth?

9

Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre is located in which Australian state?

10

In English which four major seas are named after common colours?

Seas & Lakes

Wikipedia Intros

Can you name the famous person based on the first paragraph from their Wikipedia page?

11

______________ (born March 3, 1997) is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, which became one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.

12

______________ (c. 551 – c. 479 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. His teachings and philosophy underpin East Asian culture and society, remaining influential across China and East Asia to this day.

13

______________ (born February 3, 1984) is an American former biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of criminal fraud. In 2003, she founded Theranos, a now-defunct health technology company that soared in valuation after the company claimed to have revolutionized blood testing.

14

______________ (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, film director and producer. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" of Spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s.

15

______________ (2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796) was the last reigning Empress of Russia (from 1762 until 1796) and the country's longest-ruling female leader. She came to power following the overthrow of her husband and second cousin, Peter III.

Wikipedia Intros

Wordplay

Put your Wordle experience to good use.

16

The name of what car brand means “the people's car” in English?

17

What word can be defined as both a time at which an event occurs and a type of fruit?

18

The word motel is portmanteau of what two words?

19

Which Australian word with Aboriginal origin is a shout to attract attention, find missing people, or indicate one's own location?

20

What three country names end in the letters 'al'?

Wordplay

Currencies

Quickfire time: can you name the currency of the following countries?

21

Mexico

22

Thailand

23

Israel

24

Poland

25

China

Currencies

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