Pingulala General Knowledge 9 (Hard)

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Who was the longest-serving leader of the Soviet Union?
Joseph Stalin
What is the largest island in the world that is not a continent?
Greenland
What is the name of the hypothetical particle that gives mass to other particles?
Higgs boson
Which quantum mechanical principle states that certain pairs of physical properties, like position and momentum, cannot be precisely measured at the same time?
Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Which work of literature features a protagonist who wakes up transformed into a giant insect?
Metamorphosis
Which instrument is known as the “king of instruments”?
Pipe organ
What is the term for a painting done on wet plaster?
Fresco
Which experimental 1929 short film, co-directed by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, features the disturbing image of an eye being sliced open?
Un Chien Andalou
Which 1941 film is often regarded as one of the greatest of all time and features the mysterious final word "Rosebud"?
Citizen Kane
What is the only event in Olympic track and field that is measured in feet and inches rather than meters?
Pole vault
In Schindler’s List, what is the only color seen in an otherwise black-and-white film?
Red
In chess, how many squares are there on a standard board?
64
What color are the four ghost enemies in the original Pac-Man arcade game?
Red, Pink, Cyan, and Orange
According to Norse mythology, what is the name of Odin’s eight-legged horse?
Sleipnir
The medical condition known as "the bends" is caused by bubbles of which gas forming in the bloodstream?
Nitrogen
The Meiji Restoration in Japan marked the end of which shogunate?
Tokugawa Shogunate
What is the only sea on Earth without a coastline?
Sargasso Sea
Which novel features the character Count Fosco, a charming yet sinister villain?
The Woman in White
In baseball, what is the rarest type of triple play, in which three outs are recorded in a single continuous play without any errors?
Unassisted triple play
Which filmmaker is known for directing the Mad Max series, including Fury Road (2015)?
George Miller
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