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History, Code, American Films, Art, and Back to Reality.

History

Literally anything that has happened before today. This category is wide open.

1

Name the first person (and only woman to date) to win two Nobel prizes.

2

How many of King Henry VIII's six wives were beheaded?

3

In 1922, which African country was the first to declare independence from Great Britain?

4

Who was nominated for both Young Australian of the Year in 1990 and Australian of the Year in 1998, winning both awards?

5

The Tet Offensive was a military offensive conducted during which war?

History

Code

You're currently on a website built by code, sent to you by code. Here's a category on code.

6

In the 1995 James Bond film Goldeneye, what is agent Alec Trevelyan’s code number?

7

DXB is the code for which International airport?

8

In computing, what does HTML stand for?

9

In Morse Code, what letter is represented by 3 dashes?

10

CH is the two letter ISO code for what country?

Code

American Films

Speaking of code, crack the key behind this category and you're halfway there.

11

Christian Bale starred as Patrick Bateman in what comedy-horror film?

12

What 1999 comedy film shares its name with a Don McLean song?

13

What is the name of the 1973 coming-of-age film directed by George Lucas that features a young Harrison Ford?

14

For what film did Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence both receive Oscar nominations (for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively)?

15

Starring Denzel Washington, which film is based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas?

American Films

Art

When you consider the definition of art, this category is about as wide open as the history category.

16

After an argument with fellow artist Paul Gaugin, Vincent van Gogh cut off one of his ears. Which one was it?

17

With which art movement would you associate the painters Degas, Monet and Renoir?

18

What is both the name of a famous painting by Johannes Vermeer and a film starring Scarlett Johansson?

19

In Grant Wood's painting American Gothic, what tool is the man holding?

20

Which private museum has been called a 'subversive adult Disneyland' by its owner?

Art

Back to Reality

You can take your scarves off now the art category is done. We're balancing this out with some reality TV. Can you name the reality TV show based on the description?

21

Contestants who are stranded on a remote island try to outlast everyone and face challenging tasks to win the grand prize money.

22

Eight people live together as housemates in a vacation home in Seaside Heights. They party, work in the area and compete with each other to win the grand prize.

23

High-profile celebrity members of a blended family give an insight into their personal lives and reveal various secrets pertaining to their families and relationships.

24

Contestants living in Mallorca isolated from the outside world participate in a series of tasks with a partner that they keep swapping until they meet the love of their life.

25

Style experts forge relationships with men and women who often have different beliefs from them, leading to moments of social commentary interspersed with style advice.

Back to Reality

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 21 Boe Sherrie
  • 21 Justina & Peter
  • 25 Steven Seagull
  • 21 Magic Clam & the Clam Clam Clams
  • 21 We bow to Barty
  • 20 Mum and dad go apeshit
  • 20 Vivi & Dani
  • 21 Katim & Co

Random Scores

  • 11 Lavier
  • 13 Amanda & Juz
  • 14 Issy
  • 15 Angus and Brit
  • 15 Eliza & Trent
  • 15 Catherine&Dana
  • 18 Aggressively Average
  • 16 Oh I know this …
15 points was last week's average score.

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