General Knowledge
Which language is mainly spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
Which organ produces insulin?
Pancreas
What is the capital of Saudi arabia?
Riyadh
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Which sport awards the Ashes trophy?
Cricket
Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What is the chemical symbol for sodium?
Na
Which country had the 1 child policy?
China
In which year did the Great Fire of London take place?
1666
How many players from one basketball team are on the court during normal play?
Five
What is the largest species of living bird?
Ostrich
What type of energy does a moving object have?
Kinetic energy
Which river flows through Paris?
Seine
Which civilisation built the Colosseum?
Ancient Romans
What is the name of Thor’s hammer?
Mjölnir
Which author wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Which part of the brain helps control balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
What is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
Which English king had six wives?
Henry VIII
Which musical instrument has pedals, strings and a large triangular frame?
Harp
What is the study of flags called?
Vexillology
What is the name of the scale used to measure mineral hardness?
Mohs scale
Which country was formerly called Ceylon?
Sri Lanka
Which revolution began with the storming of the Bastille in 1789?
French Revolution
What is a word formed from the first letters of other words, such as NASA, called?
Acronym