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Denmark
Poland
Austria
Switzerland
Belgium
France
Luxembourg
The Czech Republic/Czechia
The Netherlands

We see a clean sweep of points here, with all the Benelux nations being picked and two countries infamously invaded by the Nazis in WWII.

Germany re-unified in 1990, mainly thanks to the efforts of David Hasselhoff whose inspirational record "Looking for Freedom" was the sole catalyst for the tearing down of the Berlin wall.

Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Kill Bill: Volume 2
Grindhouse: Death Proof
Inglourious Basterds
Django Unchained
The Hateful Eight
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Just ips nets points here and pulls into the lead

Quentin Tarantino famously makes cameos in his films but before making it big he appeared as an Elvis impersonator in an episode of Golden Girls.

William Hartnell
Patrick Troughton
Jon Pertwee
Tom Baker
Peter Davison
Colin Baker
Sylvester McCoy
Christopher Eccleston
David Tennant
Matt Smith
Peter Capaldi
Jodie Whittaker

Despite the possibility that Jodie Whittaker is, in fact, my mother existing, McMenno misses whilst KK and Vashta collide. We see a lot more mind melding this game, total points gained in round 1 this game is 36 compared to 51 in game 1. We also see ips going into round 2 with a hefty 6 point advantage compared to the relatively even spread last game.

Despite much discussion of Jodie Whittaker being the first woman to play The Doctor, the character has actually been portrayed by Joanna Lumley in a Red Nose Day version of the programme and by Arabella Weir in a non-canon audio play.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	Bohemian Rhapsody	Correct
iprobablysuck	Bohemian Rhapsody	Correct
Xalxe	Bohemian Rhapsody	Correct
Vashta Neurotic	Bohemian Rhapsody	Correct
McMenno	Bohemian Rhapsody	Correct

Everyone gets this simple question correct, Freddie Mercury was born Farokh Bulsara in modern-day Tanzania, he studied graphic art and later used these skills to design Queen's logo.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	Cat	Correct
iprobablysuck	House cat	Correct
Xalxe	Goat	Incorrect
Vashta Neurotic	Cat	Correct
McMenno	Cat	Correct

A bad question for Xalxe as he concedes 2 points to each of his competitors.

The Savannah cat is a cross breed between a serval and domestic cat and is known for the dog like qualities, they can be taught to fetch and walk on a leash and are notably loyal to their masters.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	0 AD	Incorrect
iprobablysuck	1 BC	Correct
Xalxe	1 BC	Correct
Vashta Neurotic	0 AD	Incorrect
McMenno	1 BC	Correct

Two of our contestants, including reigning champion Kublai Khan, activated my trap card and are now joint last as a result.

The Gregorian calendar is rooted in the Julian calendar, which was created when the number 0 as we know it was not fully realised. There is no Roman numeral for zero and although the Babylonians did utilise the concept of nothingness, it is not as developed as the concept of 0 we use today.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	Ottawa	Correct
iprobablysuck	Ottawa	Correct
Xalxe	Ottawa	Correct
Vashta Neurotic	Ottawa	Correct
McMenno	Ottawa	Correct

A clean sweep here for our players.

Although Toronto is Canada's largest city and the capital of Ontario, the province that Ottawa is also in, Ottawa is Canda's national capital.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	Arc De Triomphe	Correct
iprobablysuck	The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier	Incorrect
Xalxe	Arc De Triomphe	Correct
Vashta Neurotic	Arc De Triomphe	Correct
McMenno	Arc De Triomphe	Correct

Our leader is the only one to get this question wrong and his opponents gain a valuable 2 points each.

Other "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" can be found at Westminster Abbey, the Buenos Aries Metropolitan Cathedral and the Arlington National Cemetary.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	Ponzi Scheme	Correct
iprobablysuck	Pyramid Scheme	Incorrect
Xalxe	Ponzi Scheme	Correct
Vashta Neurotic	Ponzi Scheme	Correct
McMenno	Ponzi Scheme	Correct

IPS again concedes 2 points to all of his fellow contestants.

Charles Ponzi was originally running a legitimate arbitrage investment scheme with International Reply Coupons before realising he could make more money by using new investors money. Although the Ponzi scheme is named for him, Ponzi Schemes appeared in Charles Dickens novels years earlier.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	Kelvin	Correct
iprobablysuck	Celcius	Incorrect
Xalxe	Celcius/Centigrade	Incorrect
Vashta Neurotic	Kelvin	Correct
McMenno	Kelvin	Correct

McMenno becomes our new points leader as Xalxe and ips plump for centigrade over kelvin

Kelvin uses absolute zero as its null point which is equivalent to -273.15C and -459.67C

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	Lotus	Incorrect
iprobablysuck	ur dad(husband of Jodie Whitaker)	Incorrect
Xalxe	Lily	Incorrect
Vashta Neurotic	Sunflower	Incorrect
McMenno	Sunflower	Incorrect

I get to keep all the points as we see our first universal stumper. Also, Jodie Whitaker being my mum is now canon.

A popular houseplant, the bird of paradise flower is named for it's resemblance to... the bird of paradise... the bird. The genus strelitzia takes its name from the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, best known as the birthplace of Queen Charlotte.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	Brazil	Correct
iprobablysuck	USA	Incorrect
Xalxe	USA	Incorrect
Vashta Neurotic	USA	Incorrect
McMenno	Spain	Incorrect

Kublai Khan is the only contestant to answer correctly and jumps into first place at this critical juncture.

Almost all of Brazil's orange production is concentrated in Sao Paolo, producing tens of millions of tonnes each year.

Contestant	Answer	Status
Kublai Khan	London	Incorrect
iprobablysuck	London	Incorrect
Xalxe	Pyeongchang	Incorrect
Vashta Neurotic	Tokyo	Incorrect
McMenno	New York City	Incorrect

Nobody managed to answer correctly on this question, leaving Kublai Khan as our leader going into round 3. Whilst Pyeongchang didn't make the top 20 on Mastercard's list, Tokyo was 9th, NYC was 6th, London was a narrow 2nd but Bangkok finished top with 21.98m international visitors.