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Extremely Hard General Knowledge #16

Answer these DIFFICULT random trivia questions.
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Last updated: September 22, 2023
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Which city is home to the Interpol headquarters?
Lyon
Who was the Quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs when they defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the 2020 Superbowl?
Patrick Mahomes
In the 'Birth of Venus' painting by Sandro Botticelli, what kind of shell is Venus standing on?
Scallop
What is the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan?
Regina
Who was the Lyndon B Johnson's Vice President?
Hubert Humphrey
Found in the Lake District, Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England, but how tall is it in metres?
978
Who won the Booker Prize in 2009 for 'Wolf Hall' and then in 2012 for 'Bring Up the Bodies', the first two books in a trilogy about Thomas Cromwell?
Hilary Mantel
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the US Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
Which NASA space shuttle was the last to have its first launch, taking place in 1992?
Endeavour
Which island is home to >70% of the population of Bahamas?
New Providence
Hawkeye technology was first used in tennis in the US Open of which year?
2006
Who was the manager of the Beatles until his death in 1967?
Brian Epstein
What animals' meat is used in the traditional German stew called Hasenpfeffer?
Rabbit
Who had 3 UK Number One's, all in the 1970's, with 'Save Your Kisses for Me', 'Angelo' and 'Figaro'?
Brotherhood of Man
Who won his 3rd PGA Championship (and 5th Golf Major) in 2023?
Brooks Koepka
Which city in Sweden was the capital before Stockholm?
Uppsala
Which musical instrument is known as a marching tuba?
Sousaphone
In 1984, who became the first actress to win an Academy Award for playing a character of the opposite sex in The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)?
Linda Hunt
In Norse mythology, who is the God of War and the namesake of Tuesday?
Týr
In 1908 who became the first (and only) African man to win the Men's Olympic 100m?
Reggie Walker
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Level 56
Apr 20, 2024
Allow Tiw as a type-in for Tyr? It's the spelling I knew - turns out it's the Anglo-Saxon spelling.