Science
World
General Knowledge
Food
200
W is the chemical symbol for this element
What is Tungsten
200
Every national flag on Earth is a rectangle - except for this one nation.
Nepal
200
What was the first nation to send an astronaut to space?
The Soviet Union (USSR)
200
What food product is made by curdling fresh soy milk?
What food product is made by curdling fresh soy milk?
300
Many fluorescent light bulbs work by vaporizing what metallic element that is a liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
300
Name 4 countries with a cardinal direction (N, E, S, W) in their name
Any 4 of: North Korea, South Korea, North Macedonia, South Africa, South Sudan, East Timor.
300
What is the deadliest creature in the world (most human deaths)
Mosquitos
300
This fruit is sometimes referred to as the "alligator pear"
Avocado
400
This Scientists discoveries regarding the double-helix structure of DNA were used without permission by Watson and Crick who ultimately won the Nobel Prize for it
Rosalind Franklin
400
Name a country that is surrounded entirely by a single other nation
Lesotho (South Africa), San Marino (Italy), Vatican City (Italy)
400
What colour is the middle ring of the Olympic logo?
Black
400
This Mexican sauce blends chocolate with chiles and spices
Mole
500
Rank from smallest to largest:
- AM radio wave wavelength
- International Space Station length
- Pluto's diameter
- distance from Earth to the Moon
- Earth's Moon diameter
- Mt. Everest height
International Space Station length < AM radio wave wavelength < Mt. Everest height < Pluto's diameter < Earth's Moon diameter < distance from Earth to the Moon
500
Panama
500
Name 7 of the wonders of the world from either the Ancient or New list.
Any 7 of:
Great Pyramid of Giza,
Hanging Gardens of Babylon,
Statue of Zeus at Olympia,
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus,
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus,
Colossus of Rhodes,
Lighthouse of Alexandria,
Great Wall of China,
Petra,
Christ the Redeemer,
Machu Picchu,
Chichén Itzá,
Colosseum,
Taj Mahal
500
Jackfruit