History
Which ancient civilization built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The ancient Egyptians.
What is 20% of 150?
30.
In a race, you overtake the runner in second place. What position are you now in?
Second place.
What gets wetter as it dries you?
A towel.
What is it called when one player scores three goals in a single match?
A hat-trick.
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington.
Find the next number: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, __. The gaps increase by 2 each time.
42. The gaps are 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12.
Two fathers and two sons each eat one sandwich, but only three sandwiches are eaten. How is this possible?
There are three people: a grandfather, his son and his grandson.
What gets bigger the more you take away from it?
A hole.
Which country won the first men's FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
In which year did World War I begin?
1914.
A father is 40 years old and his daughter is 10. In how many years will the father be twice his daughter's age?
20 years. They will be 60 and 30.
A drawer contains 10 red socks and 10 blue socks. In complete darkness, what is the minimum number you must take to guarantee two socks of the same colour?
Three socks.
I repeat what you say, but I have no mouth. You often hear me in mountains or empty halls. What am I?
An echo.
Which country defeated Portugal in the UEFA EURO 2004 final?
Greece.
Which German inventor is associated with the development of printing using movable metal type in Europe during the 15th century?
Johannes Gutenberg.
A car travels 120 km at 60 km/h, then returns along the same route at 40 km/h. With no stops, what is its average speed for the whole journey?
48 km/h: 240 km divided by 5 hours.
You have eight identical-looking balls. One is heavier than the others. Using a balance scale, what is the fewest weighings needed to guarantee finding it? Explain.
Two. Weigh three against three. If they balance, compare the remaining two. Otherwise, compare two balls from the heavier group of three; if they balance, the third is heavier.
I show cities without buildings, forests without trees and rivers without water. What am I?
A map.
Which club defeated Bayern Munich 2–1 in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final?
Manchester United.
Which city fell to the Ottoman Empire in 1453, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople.
A two-digit number has digits that add up to 9. Reversing its digits makes the number 45 larger. What is the original number?
27. Reversing it gives 72, and 72 − 27 = 45.
Four people must cross a bridge at night with one torch. Their crossing times are 1, 2, 7 and 10 minutes. At most two can cross together, moving at the slower person's speed. The torch must accompany every crossing. What is the shortest total time?
17 minutes. The 1- and 2-minute people cross (2); the 1-minute person returns (1); the 7- and 10-minute people cross (10); the 2-minute person returns (2); the 1- and 2-minute people cross (2).
Two children have the same biological mother and were born on the same day, month and year, but they are not twins. How is this possible?
They are part of a set of triplets, or a larger multiple birth.
Which Greek midfielder was named Player of the Tournament at UEFA EURO 2004?
Theodoros Zagorakis.