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Season 11 - History of questions

Question 1: What is the name of Cisjordania used by Israeli settlers since late 2024?
Answer: Judea-Samaria. (DaveRattlehead)

Question 2: Who has received the most Nobel Peace Prizes in human history?
Answer: Red Cross International Commitee (1917,1944,1963). (DaveRattlehead)

Question 3 : In american football, there has been a (rather shocking) discovery that taking too many hits to the head can result in a permanent condition called CTE. What is the name of the scientist how discovered this condition? 
Answer : Dr. Benett Omalu (question withdrawn)

Question 4 - Translate this sentence from ebonics : "I tink tis tsew be phat.
Answer : I think this stew is awesome (The Jonster)

Question 6 - Name five breed of dogs that are crossed with wolves
Answer : See for yourselves : https://paradepets.com/dogs/wolf-dog-breeds (RSandee)

Question 7 - This 1972 movie featuring Marlon Brando has been featured in well renowned festivals but also the subject of many controversies for featuring a rape scene in it. What is its name?
Answer : Last Tango in Paris (DaveRattlehead)

Question 8 - At what frequency can humans see Haley's comet?
Answer : Every 76 years (dr_st)

Question 9 - After the treaty of Yalta, Germany was divided into four parts, each with its own capitals. Name three out of four.
Answer : Baden-Baden (France), Bad Oyenhausen (UK), Frankfurt (US), Berlin (Russia) (Hunchman801)

Bonus Question 1 - What do the Art of Massage, circumcision and corn flakes have in common?
Answer : They were all popularized in the US by John Kelloggs (Rsandee)

Question 10 - Why did Internet protocols go from IPV4 to IPV6, skipping IPV5 altogether?
Answer : IPV5 was already a protocol of media sharing used by Apple and Sun Mircosystems. To avoid confusion, it wasn't reused for Internet protocols (dr_st)

Question 11 - Not counting the lost works, how many pieces compose the BWV, J.S. Bach's work catalogue? (± 50)
Answer : 1126 (The Jonster)

Question 12 - Name one african philosopher (there is one name that will get an automatic ban from next question if you dare say it)
Answer : See for yourselves : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_philosophy (Hunchman801)

Question 13 - Amongst all varieties of soap, the world famous Marseille Soap has a distinct characteristic. Which is it?
Answer : It floats in water (DaveRattlehead)

Question 14 - According to surrealist painter René Magritte, what is this?
Answer : Not a pipe (dr_st)

Question 15 - What is the shortest recorded war in history??
Answer : The Anglo-Zanzibar War (Greengoop)

Bonus Question 2 - How much time did it last?
Answer : 38 minutes (Greengoop)

Question 16 - This bleak, award-winning comic book released between 1980 and 1991 depicts the horrors of the Holocaust, surviving the Holocaust, raising family after the Holocaust and the impact on said children though animal metaphors. Which is it?
Answer : Maus (Hunchman801)

Question 17 - This picture is a parody of the introduction of a videogame. What game are we talking about? [You can't see the picture, it goes to another school]
Answer : Megaman 11 (Master)

Question 18 - Name the crew of Apollo 11, which famously went on the moon in 1969
Answer : Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins (GeenGroop)

Question 19 - The only american football bracket validated by the IOC happened in 2017 at the Wroclaw World Games. Who was the winner?
Answer : France (DaveRattlesnake)

Question 20 - Name four types of birds that have been featured as bosses in a Megaman X game (there are [s]seven[/s] nine total)?
Answer : Eagle, Penguin, Ostrich, Peacock, Owl, Phoenix, Crow, Rooster, Swallow (RFengshuee)

Question 21 - This famous neighborhood is a birthplace to a very well known superhero and gave its name to a TV show with more than 20 seasons. What is it and where?
Answer : Hell's Kitchen, New York (Dave's Rattled Head)

Question 22 - Name this dish
Answer : Ceviche (DaveBobbleHead)

Question 23 - We all remember the Covid-19 pandemic, but there have been pandemics declared due to a coronavirus before that. Besides the worldwide Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, in what year did it last happen?
Answer : In 2012, in the Middle East (The Lobster)

Question 24 -Harry Gregson Williams is a well known movie composer who did the soundtracks for the movies Armaggedon, Shrek, Kingdom of heaven and Gladiator 2, among many other, but he also composed one very well known video game serie. Which was it??
Answer : Metal Gear Solid (DaveScratchlefeet)