Question 1: Which Irish author introduced readers to Count Dracula in his 1897 novel Dracula?

Question 2: Before pumpkins became the Halloween favourite, what root vegetable was traditionally carved into lanterns in Ireland?

Question 3: In which Pixar film does aspiring musician Miguel visit the Land of the Dead?

Question 4: In the original 1984 Ghostbusters, the giant white monster is the mascot of which fictional marshmallow brand?

Question 5: Which Gaelic festival marking the end of harvest is widely associated with the origins of Halloween?

Question 6: The Golden Gate Bridge links Marin County to which Californian city?

Question 7: In which Italian city does the Bridge of Sighs connect the Doge's Palace to a former prison?

Question 8: Which Impressionist repeatedly painted the Japanese-style footbridge in his garden at Giverny?

Question 9: In Norse mythology, what is the name of the rainbow bridge connecting the human world with Asgard?

Question 10: The medieval Charles Bridge, lined with statues, is a landmark of which European capital?

Question 11: Despite their name, peanuts aren't true nuts. They belong to which plant family, alongside peas and beans?

Question 12: An ordinary pencil contains no lead metal. Which form of carbon makes its dark marks?

Question 13: Authentic Panama hats are traditionally woven in which South American country?

Question 14: Hitting your 'funny bone' actually jolts which nerve, whose name resembles that of the ulna?

Question 15: A silkworm isn't a worm at all. What kind of winged insect does it become as an adult?

Question 16: In tennis scoring, what word means zero?

Question 17: In a road cycling race, what French-derived word describes the main pack of riders?

Question 18: In rugby union, what is the name of the restart where two packs of forwards bind together and the ball is fed into the tunnel between them?

Question 19: In casual golf, what is the term for an unofficial do-over of a shot without adding a penalty?

Question 20: In judo, what Japanese scoring term means a full point and wins the contest immediately?

Question 21: Which 2008 Pixar film follows a lonely rubbish-compacting robot who leaves Earth after meeting a robot called EVE?

Question 22: In the 2015 film The Martian, what crop does stranded astronaut Mark Watney grow inside his habitat?

Question 23: Ground Control is trying to reach which fictional astronaut in David Bowie's Space Oddity?

Question 24: In Frank Herbert's Dune, what is the desert planet where giant sandworms roam and the spice melange is found?

Question 25: Which American astronaut became the first Black woman in space when she flew aboard Endeavour in 1992?