Rentukka Pub Quiz 09.10.2026
Balls
Balls
1
In the film Cast Away, Tom Hanks is stranded alone on an island, and "befriends" a ball, which he calls Wilson. What kind of ball is Wilson?
Balls
2
Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, known simply as Rodri or Rodrigo is the captain of which country's national football team?
Balls
3
Pitbull's and Deep Purple's discographies have which song title in common?
Balls
4
What is the formula for calculating the volume of a sphere based on its radius?
Balls
5
Which hyper masculine video game character dating back to the early 90s is known for the line "I've got balls of steel"?
Famous Austrians
Famous Austrians
6
What is the name of the esoteric spiritual movement founded by Rudolph Steiner?
Famous Austrians
7
Sigmund Freud named one of his psychoanalytic ideas after a tragic hero from Greek mythology who ended up killing his father and marrying his mother. What is this greek hero's name?
Famous Austrians
8
Thomas Neuwirth is an Austrian singer, actor, media personality and drag queen known better under which stage name?
Famous Austrians
9
Arnold Schwarzenegger recently appeared in a promotional video for a robotics company that was filmed at a steel foundry in Imatra, Finland. What is the name of this company?
Famous Austrians
10
Which Austrian composer of the classical period was a tutor of Beethoven and a friend of Mozart, the three of which together often being referred to as the First Viennese School or in German Wiener Klassik? Surname will suffice
Science Fiction
Science Fiction
11
Joel Kinnaman portrays Takeshi Kovacs, a former U.N. elite soldier turned private investigator in which 2018 cyberpunk Netflix television series based on a 2002 novel of the same name?
Science Fiction
12
In Frank Herbert's Dune, what is the Fremen name for the Kangaroo mouse found on Arrakis, which is also the name of manhood adopted by Paul Atreides?
Science Fiction
13
Which Jedi master from the Star Wars series of films is behind the quote "Do or do not. There is no try."
Science Fiction
14
Which 2008 Hugo Award-winning novel by the Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin was adapted for television for the English speaking world in 2024?
Science Fiction
15
What is the name of the Finnish science fiction convention dating back to 1986 that is hosted in different cities, and was last hosted in Jyväskylä in 2024?
Romans were here
Romans were here
16
This spa town in south-western Germany with a doubled name has a place on the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Great Spa Towns of Europe". Utilising the city's hot springs, romans built imperial baths which they called "Aurelia Aquensis". The city was also referenced in a 2009 song by Finnish pop artist Chisu
Romans were here
17
Due to extensive construction and growth in the centuries since, this former Roman province capital has hardly any traces of Roman architecture remaining above ground. The city is the birth place of the musician David Bowie and is the terminus of a high speed railway project called "HS2" currently under construction
Romans were here
18
This historical city was founded by the Phoenician queen Dido and its ruins are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring many above-ground Roman and Punic structures, such as an amphitheatre. The Roman senator Cato the Elder was known for ending all his speeches (regardless of the topic at hand) with the words "Furthermore, I think that ______ must be destroyed"
Romans were here
19
Known to the Romans as Beroea, this city is one of the oldest continuously populated cities in the world, possibly dating back to 5000 BC. Today it is the largest city in its country, which is currently governed by a transitional government as the country is in the process of reconstituting itself following the fall of a five decades long dictatorship rule which was overthrown in 2024 after more than a decade of civil war
Romans were here
20
In the comedy film Monty Python's Life of Brain set in the Roman province Judaea, a Roman centurion catches the main character Brian in the act of painting the text "Romanus eunt domus" on a wall. After a harsh lesson in latin grammar, the text is corrected to "Romani ite domum". What does this mean?
Hand in your answers
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Balls
Balls
1
In the film Cast Away, Tom Hanks is stranded alone on an island, and "befriends" a ball, which he calls Wilson. What kind of ball is Wilson?
Balls
1
In the film Cast Away, Tom Hanks is stranded alone on an island, and "befriends" a ball, which he calls Wilson. What kind of ball is Wilson?
Volleyball
Balls
2
Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, known simply as Rodri or Rodrigo is the captain of which country's national football team?
Balls
2
Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, known simply as Rodri or Rodrigo is the captain of which country's national football team?
Spain
Balls
3
Pitbull's and Deep Purple's discographies have which song title in common?
Balls
3
Pitbull's and Deep Purple's discographies have which song title in common?
Fireball
Balls
4
What is the formula for calculating the volume of a sphere based on its radius?
Balls
4
What is the formula for calculating the volume of a sphere based on its radius?
3/4 π r3
Balls
5
Which hyper masculine video game character dating back to the early 90s is known for the line "I've got balls of steel"?
Balls
5
Which hyper masculine video game character dating back to the early 90s is known for the line "I've got balls of steel"?
Duke Nukem
Famous Austrians
Famous Austrians
6
What is the name of the esoteric spiritual movement founded by Rudolph Steiner?
Famous Austrians
6
What is the name of the esoteric spiritual movement founded by Rudolph Steiner?
Anthroposophy
Famous Austrians
7
Sigmund Freud named one of his psychoanalytic ideas after a tragic hero from Greek mythology who ended up killing his father and marrying his mother. What is this greek hero's name?
Famous Austrians
7
Sigmund Freud named one of his psychoanalytic ideas after a tragic hero from Greek mythology who ended up killing his father and marrying his mother. What is this greek hero's name?
Oedipus
Famous Austrians
8
Thomas Neuwirth is an Austrian singer, actor, media personality and drag queen known better under which stage name?
Famous Austrians
8
Thomas Neuwirth is an Austrian singer, actor, media personality and drag queen known better under which stage name?
Conchita Wurst
Famous Austrians
9
Arnold Schwarzenegger recently appeared in a promotional video for a robotics company that was filmed at a steel foundry in Imatra, Finland. What is the name of this company?
Famous Austrians
9
Arnold Schwarzenegger recently appeared in a promotional video for a robotics company that was filmed at a steel foundry in Imatra, Finland. What is the name of this company?
Figure AI
Famous Austrians
10
Which Austrian composer of the classical period was a tutor of Beethoven and a friend of Mozart, the three of which together often being referred to as the First Viennese School or in German Wiener Klassik? Surname will suffice
Famous Austrians
10
Which Austrian composer of the classical period was a tutor of Beethoven and a friend of Mozart, the three of which together often being referred to as the First Viennese School or in German Wiener Klassik? Surname will suffice
Joseph Haydn
Science Fiction
Science Fiction
11
Joel Kinnaman portrays Takeshi Kovacs, a former U.N. elite soldier turned private investigator in which 2018 cyberpunk Netflix television series based on a 2002 novel of the same name?
Science Fiction
11
Joel Kinnaman portrays Takeshi Kovacs, a former U.N. elite soldier turned private investigator in which 2018 cyberpunk Netflix television series based on a 2002 novel of the same name?
Altered Carbon
Science Fiction
12
In Frank Herbert's Dune, what is the Fremen name for the Kangaroo mouse found on Arrakis, which is also the name of manhood adopted by Paul Atreides?
Science Fiction
12
In Frank Herbert's Dune, what is the Fremen name for the Kangaroo mouse found on Arrakis, which is also the name of manhood adopted by Paul Atreides?
Muad'Dib
Science Fiction
13
Which Jedi master from the Star Wars series of films is behind the quote "Do or do not. There is no try."
Science Fiction
13
Which Jedi master from the Star Wars series of films is behind the quote "Do or do not. There is no try."
Master Yoda
Science Fiction
14
Which 2008 Hugo Award-winning novel by the Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin was adapted for television for the English speaking world in 2024?
Science Fiction
14
Which 2008 Hugo Award-winning novel by the Chinese science fiction author Liu Cixin was adapted for television for the English speaking world in 2024?
The Three-Body Problem
Science Fiction
15
What is the name of the Finnish science fiction convention dating back to 1986 that is hosted in different cities, and was last hosted in Jyväskylä in 2024?
Science Fiction
15
What is the name of the Finnish science fiction convention dating back to 1986 that is hosted in different cities, and was last hosted in Jyväskylä in 2024?
Finncon
Romans were here
Romans were here
16
This spa town in south-western Germany with a doubled name has a place on the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Great Spa Towns of Europe". Utilising the city's hot springs, romans built imperial baths which they called "Aurelia Aquensis". The city was also referenced in a 2009 song by Finnish pop artist Chisu
Romans were here
16
This spa town in south-western Germany with a doubled name has a place on the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Great Spa Towns of Europe". Utilising the city's hot springs, romans built imperial baths which they called "Aurelia Aquensis". The city was also referenced in a 2009 song by Finnish pop artist Chisu
Baden-Baden
Romans were here
17
Due to extensive construction and growth in the centuries since, this former Roman province capital has hardly any traces of Roman architecture remaining above ground. The city is the birth place of the musician David Bowie and is the terminus of a high speed railway project called "HS2" currently under construction
Romans were here
17
Due to extensive construction and growth in the centuries since, this former Roman province capital has hardly any traces of Roman architecture remaining above ground. The city is the birth place of the musician David Bowie and is the terminus of a high speed railway project called "HS2" currently under construction
London
Romans were here
18
This historical city was founded by the Phoenician queen Dido and its ruins are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring many above-ground Roman and Punic structures, such as an amphitheatre. The Roman senator Cato the Elder was known for ending all his speeches (regardless of the topic at hand) with the words "Furthermore, I think that ______ must be destroyed"
Romans were here
18
This historical city was founded by the Phoenician queen Dido and its ruins are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring many above-ground Roman and Punic structures, such as an amphitheatre. The Roman senator Cato the Elder was known for ending all his speeches (regardless of the topic at hand) with the words "Furthermore, I think that ______ must be destroyed"
Carthage
Romans were here
19
Known to the Romans as Beroea, this city is one of the oldest continuously populated cities in the world, possibly dating back to 5000 BC. Today it is the largest city in its country, which is currently governed by a transitional government as the country is in the process of reconstituting itself following the fall of a five decades long dictatorship rule which was overthrown in 2024 after more than a decade of civil war
Romans were here
19
Known to the Romans as Beroea, this city is one of the oldest continuously populated cities in the world, possibly dating back to 5000 BC. Today it is the largest city in its country, which is currently governed by a transitional government as the country is in the process of reconstituting itself following the fall of a five decades long dictatorship rule which was overthrown in 2024 after more than a decade of civil war
Aleppo
Romans were here
20
In the comedy film Monty Python's Life of Brain set in the Roman province Judaea, a Roman centurion catches the main character Brian in the act of painting the text "Romanus eunt domus" on a wall. After a harsh lesson in latin grammar, the text is corrected to "Romani ite domum". What does this mean?
Romans were here
20
In the comedy film Monty Python's Life of Brain set in the Roman province Judaea, a Roman centurion catches the main character Brian in the act of painting the text "Romanus eunt domus" on a wall. After a harsh lesson in latin grammar, the text is corrected to "Romani ite domum". What does this mean?
Romans go home