AK’s General Knowledge A-Z #8

A – traitor Benedict, or the first name of the Terminator actor

B – country where Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas are among the largest cities

C – Caesar did this to Rubicon, and Pilate had this in store for Jesus

D – Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film where the title character’s original name was Merkwürdigliebe

E – is “huit” in French, or black in billiards

F – Scottish band with hit “Take Me Out”, or an Austrian archduke

G – was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin

H – food substance that does not spoil and was allegedly used by Egyptian Pharaoh Pepi II to smear slaves with, to keep flies away from himself

I – the capital of this country is Baile Átha Cliath (meaning "town of the hurdled ford") in the country’s other official language

J – author E. L. of “Fifty Shades of Grey”, or NBA star LeBron

K – to make a joke, or a young goat or antelope

L – about 9.46 trillion kilometres (5.9 trillion miles)

M – a title in The Hunger Games series, refers to a symbol of rebellion and a fictional bird

N – pleasant, satisfactory, or a city in France

O – usually a bit frustrating to see the words “Game ___” flashing on your screen

P – a hit song by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea, or a difficulty that has to be resolved

Q – reality television series “___ Eye” (for the Straight Guy)

R – mammals in the family Leporidae; were introduced to Australia in the 18th century and now cause millions of dollars’ worth of damage to crops

S – Irish author who wrote “Dracula”; original first name was Abraham

T – to grill or lightly cook, or something you occasionally have to wait for before you can down your drink

U – Manchester _____: football (soccer) club playing at Old Trafford

V – in the movie “Before Sunrise”, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy met on a train and spent the evening together in this European city

W – weapon with which Indiana Jones gave himself a scar on the chin

X – fear of strangers or foreigners

Y – Japanese corporation that produces musical instruments and motorcycles such as V-MAX

Z – a fitness programme created in Colombia, which combines dance moves with body-sculpting exercises