General Knowledge
What color do you get by mixing red and blue?
Purple
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
Ancient Egypt
What fruit is commonly used to make guacamole?
Avocado
What is the capital city of Spain?
Madrid
What is the hardest natural substance found on Earth?
Diamond
What is the square root of 64?
8
Who founded the Mongol Empire?
Djingis khan
Which fruit is dried to make raisins?
Grapes
What is the name of the sea bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa?
The Mediterranean Sea
What is the chemical symbol for potassium?
K
Which gas is most responsible for global warming?
Carbon dioxide
Who is credited with discovering America for Europe in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What is the Japanese term for a soybean-based paste commonly used in soups?
Miso
What city is built on two continents?
Istanbul
What scientist proposed the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
What is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavík
In which country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
Which nut is used to make marzipan?
Almond
What country contains the region of Transylvania?
Romania
What planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn
Which country invented paper?
China
Who led the Soviet Union during most of World War II?
Joseph Stalin
Which spirit is the primary ingredient in a classic martini?
Gin
What is the largest country in Africa by land area?
Algeria
What type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What is the atomic number of carbon?
6
What was the name of the trade network connecting Asia, Europe, and Africa?
The Silk Road
What is the main ingredient in tofu?
Soybeans
What mountain range separates Europe and Asia?
The Ural Mountains
What kind of celestial object is Polaris?
A star (the North Star)
What year did the first human land on the Moon?
1969
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels?
Karl Marx
What process converts sugar into alcohol during beer and wine production?
Fermentation
What is the deepest point in Earth’s oceans?
The Mariana Trench
What subatomic particle has no electric charge and is found in the nucleus of an atom?
Neutron
What is the rarest blood type in the world?
AB negative
What was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
What is the name of the fifth basic taste, often described as savory?
Umami
What U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?
Alaska
What is the scientific name for “blood sugar”?
Glucose
What is the only letter not used in any U.S. state name?
Q
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
Which Italian cheese is traditionally made from sheep's milk and often used in carbonara?
Pecorino
What South American country has no coastline?
Bolivia & Paraguay
What physicist discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
What is the hardest known natural mineral after diamond (often cited in rankings)?
Moissanite
Which kingdom defeated the Italians at the Battle of Adwa in 1896?
Ethiopia
What does the abbreviation "MSG" stand for?
Monosodium glutamate
What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
What process do cells use to divide and create identical daughter cells?
Mitosis