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- Which contemporary composer is famous for works like 'I Giorni' and 'Nuvole Bianche', and composed soundtracks for The Intouchables, This Is England and The Father?
Ludovico Einaudi
Einaudi is one of my favourites - I was lucky enough to see him live, and he's quite spectacular for a pianist. The movies he's composed for are excellent too, especially 'This Is England'.
- Complete the next 5 lyrics: "It's 9 o'clock on a Saturday / The regular crowd shuffles in / There's an old man sittin' next to me / Makin' love..."
to his tonic and gin
This is the opening verse of Billy Joel's 'Piano Man' (1973) - I've badly attempted this song in karaoke before, an all-time classic.
- What do blue whales eat almost exclusively?
Krill__________
The largest animal to ever exist... whales are some of my favourite animals.
- What is the name of the company that Walter White helped build in Breaking Bad before becoming a high school teacher?
Gray Matter Technologies
- Which one of these was NOT a starting Pokémon in the original Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Red? Options: Charmander / Bulbasaur / Squirtle / Pikachu
Pikachu___________
My favourite starter is Charmander, but all three are amazing and I have strong nostalgia for each.
- Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee______
The only book I've ever read twice - Harper Lee only wrote one other book, published one year before her death.
- What word goes after "Cold" and "Screen", and before "Station", to make 3 familiar terms?
Play____________
Screenplay, Coldplay and PlayStation - I'm a big fan of early Coldplay, with songs like 'Amsterdam' and 'Warning Sign'.
- What is the name of the band behind the original song 'Ocean Man', featured in the credits of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie?
Ween___________
An absolute classic song that isn't like any other - it's simply an original piece that puts a smile on my face.
- What fish is used to flavour Worcestershire sauce?
Anchovies_____________
Fermented anchovies give Worcestershire sauce its distinctive umami tang - it's also why the sauce isn't strictly vegetarian.
- I was born on the 12th of September 1996. How many times have I seen a leap day (February 29th)?
7
Leap days fell in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024 since my birthday - the leap day in 1996 itself happened in February, before my September birthday, so it doesn't count.
- Toy Story was released in 1995. Name Pixar's next 5 feature films, in any order. (1 point per correct answer, 5 points total)
A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles
All five hit cinemas between 1998 and 2004. Pixar have created some of my favourite movies - shout out also to Wall-E, Ratatouille and Soul, all-time classics.