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• 2026 Critics Choice Awards Winners

Which comedy film won at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards after reviving the Naked Gun franchise?

Answer

The Naked Gun

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• Metallica's The Black Album 35th Anniversary

What was the highest position reached by “Enter Sandman” on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100?

Answer

Number 16

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• Metallica's The Black Album 35th Anniversary

Which Metallica guitarist wrote the original guitar riff that developed into “Enter Sandman”?

Answer

Kirk Hammett

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• Metallica's The Black Album 35th Anniversary

What was the original intended format for Jason Newsted’s “My Friend of Misery” on Metallica’s The Black Album?

Answer

An instrumental

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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which Pacific island country was first to enter the year 2000 at its Caroline Island celebration?

Answer

Kiribati

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• New Year's Eve Celebrations

What is the French term for a New Year’s Eve dinner or party?

Answer

Réveillon

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• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which song traditionally follows the midnight countdown at New Year's Eve celebrations in many English-speaking countries?

Answer

Auld Lang Syne

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which London landmark has hosted the city’s best-known New Year’s Eve fireworks display since the early 2000s?

Answer

London Eye

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• New Year's Eve Celebrations

Who wrote the best-known lyrics of “Auld Lang Syne,” widely sung on New Year’s Eve?

Answer

Robert Burns

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

How many Allied representatives besides Douglas MacArthur signed Japan's surrender instrument in 1945?

Answer

Nine

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

What was the Allied invasion plan for Japan that would have followed if Japan had not surrendered in 1945?

Answer

Operation Downfall

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which city was targeted by the first atomic bomb used in warfare in August 1945?

Answer

Hiroshima

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