The appliance of science
What element is abbreviated Fe?
Iron
Name the six home counties
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Surrey
Name the only human disease to have been eradicated worldwide.
Smallpox
Narendra Modi is the prime minister of which country?
India
What was the Greeks' name for Neptune, god of the sea?
Poseidon
Nitrogen
Which is the largest British county by area?
North Yorkshire
According to the World Health Organisation, what number/proportion of people in the world are obese?
1 in 8
12.5%
890 million
Who was the 3rd US president, after George Washington and John Adams?
Thomas Jefferson
Name three of the five pillars of Islam.
Prayer, charity, Hajj, observing Ramadan, faith
At what temperature does paper burn?
233 C (or 451 F)
What is the flattest county in the UK? It also contains the UK's lowest point.
Cambridgeshire
What is the common name of ascorbic acid?
Vitamin C
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol empire in which century?
13th century
In Hinduism, the Creator God is known by what name?
Brahma
Which metal has the highest melting point?
Tungsten
What is the least populated county in the UK?
Northumberland
Which fruit has the highest fibre content by weight?
Passion fruit
Who was the first Roman emperor, ruling from 27 BCE to 14 CE?
Augustus
How many commandments are listed in the Torah (the first 5 books of the Old Testament), which Jews are supposed to follow?
613
How many bones are there in an adult hand?
27
What is the only double-landlocked county in the UK?
Bedfordshire
Anatidaephobia is a fear of what?
Ducks
Louis XIX of France was king for how long before abdicating?
20 minutes
What is the first of the Four Noble Truths in Buddhism?
Life is suffering