#91

Ten Thousand, Isolation, No English, Fictional Geography, and Alphabetically Last.

Ten Thousand

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1

What US state also goes by the nickname the 'Land of 10,000 Lakes'?

2

In 2003, Arab mathematician and astronomer Alhazen (Ibn al-Haytham) became the new face of what country's 10,000 dinar banknote?

3

What non-SI metric unit of area is equal to 10,000 square metres?

4

What word with Ancient Greek origins is technically the number 10,000 but is often colloquially used to imply a large number?

5

Name the three Australian cricketers who have scored over 10,000 runs in test matches.

Ten Thousand

Isolation

Sat Quiz HQ are stuck in isolation, so we're bringing isolation to you.

6

What city with a population greater than 1 million people is the furthest in the world from the next nearest city with a population of over 1 million?

7

Which American comedian shot and performed alone the comedy special 'Inside' over the course of 2020?

8

In 2004, which Australian band spent 21 days inside a bubble in Melbourne's Federation Square writing and recording an album?

9

In the 2015 film The Martian, Astronaut Mark Watney (portrayed by Matt Damon) grows what food when stranded on Mars?

10

Which novel by Daniel Defoe tells the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three decades?

Isolation

No English

Lets take a look at some other languages.

11

What does the French cooking term 'en croute' mean?

12

When translated from German to English what does BMW stand for?

13

Hakuna matata (no worries) is from which language?

14

Translate this Latin phrase: In vino veritas

15

The name of what Australian city is popularly claimed to mean "meeting place" in the local Aboriginal language Ngunnawal?

No English

Fictional Geography

We're taking you to where you'd rather be.

16

Where do Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore and their friends live?

17

Venezuela's Angel Falls inspired Paradise Falls in what animated film?

18

Derry, Castle Rock and Jerusalem's Lot are fictional Maine cities that often appear as the settings in what author's works?

19

In The Lord of the Rings, what is the name of the mountain range under which the Dwarf-realm of Moria is located?

20

What is the legendary island featured in the Arthurian legend where the Excalibur sword was forged?

Fictional Geography

Alphabetically Last

Quickfire time: can you name what item in the following groups comes last alphabetically?

21

Signs of the Zodiac

22

US States

23

Feature length films starring Leonardo DiCaprio
(Ignore commons words such as "the", "a" or "an)

24

Countries of the world

25

Capital cities of the world

Alphabetically Last

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