What automated animal did Leonardo da Vinci design for a 1515 celebration in France?
Answer
Mechanical lion
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What kind of pump did Leonardo da Vinci design for lifting water?
Answer
Centrifugal pump
What machine did Leonardo da Vinci design to grind lenses more precisely?
Answer
Lens-grinding machine
What type of lock did Leonardo da Vinci improve for canals?
Answer
Miter lock
What mechanical component did Leonardo da Vinci study using balls between rings?
Answer
Ball bearing
What kind of machine did Leonardo da Vinci design as a walking mechanical knight?
Answer
Humanoid robot
What type of vehicle did Leonardo da Vinci design to move using a wound spring rather than a horse?
Answer
Self-propelled cart
Who voices Doc Hudson in Pixar’s original Cars film?
Answer
Paul Newman
Which planet has the fastest winds in the Solar System?
Answer
Neptune
Who painted The Persistence of Memory, the 1931 artwork with melting clocks?
Answer
Salvador Dalí
According to Genesis 6:15, how wide was Noah’s Ark?
Answer
50 cubits
What was the title of J.K. Rowling’s first published crime novel?
Answer
The Cuckoo’s Calling
In House M.D., which actor played Dr. Remy “Thirteen” Hadley?
Answer
Olivia Wilde
In House M.D., what is House’s apartment address?
Answer
221B Baker Street
Which Pokémon games were the first in the main series to launch worldwide simultaneously?
Answer
Pokémon X and Y
What were the Japanese titles of the two Game Boy games that launched Pokémon in 1996?
Answer
Pocket Monsters Red and Green
Which New Year’s Eve television special has been broadcast from Times Square since its debut in 1972?
Answer
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
What is the name of the New Year's Eve ball drop tradition in which a glowing sphere descends in Times Square?
Answer
Times Square Ball Drop
Which concert, first held on New Year's Day in 1941, is Vienna's best-known classical New Year's tradition?
Answer
Vienna New Year's Concert
Which business group did Dragon's Den investor James Caan found in 2003?
Answer
Hamilton Bradshaw
Which company did Dragon's Den investor Peter Jones found in 1998 to sell mobile phones?
Answer
Phones International Group
In the BBC programme Dragon's Den, which entrepreneur created the product Stylfile?
Answer
Tom Pellereau
Which McDonaldland character served as the fictional town’s mayor?
Answer
Mayor McCheese
Which McDonald’s character was a police officer who chased the Hamburglar?
Answer
Officer Big Mac