Science
Which of these travels fastest in a vacuum?
A) Sound
B) Light
C) Water waves
D) Radioactive particles
Light
Which ruler was known as “The Great” and created one of the largest empires of the ancient world?
A. Julius Caesar
B. Alexander III of Macedon
C. Augustus
D. Nero
Alexander III of Macedon
Which country is closest to the geographic center of the Earth's land area?
A) Kazakhstan
B) Mongolia
C) China
D) Russia
Kazakhstan
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote in national elections?
A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) New Zealand
D) Canada
New Zealand
Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer?
He couldn't see himself doing it!
A rainbow is produced primarily because sunlight undergoes which combination of processes in water droplets?
A) Freezing and melting
B) Reflection, refraction and dispersion
C) Evaporation and condensation
D) Absorption and combustion
Reflection, refraction and dispersion
Which city is known as “The City of a Hundred Spires”?
A. Prague
B. Vienna
C. Budapest
D. Kraków
Prague
Which country has the world's largest population of people living on an island?
A) Indonesia
B) Japan
C) Philippines
D) United Kingdom
Indonesia
What was the first novel written by Jane Austen to be published?
A) Pride and Prejudice
B) Sense and Sensibility
C) Emma
D) Persuasion
Sense and Sensibility
Which English king was known as “The Conqueror”?
A. Henry VIII
B. Richard I
C. William I
D. Edward III
William I
Which element is the most abundant element in the universe?
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon
C) Hydrogen
D) Helium
Hydrogen
Which Carthaginian general is sometimes called “The Father of Strategy” for his remarkable campaigns against Rome?
A. Hannibal
B. Scipio Africanus
C. Pompey
D. Leonidas
Hannibal
Which country is crossed by both the Equator and the International Date Line?
A) Indonesia
B) Kiribati
C) Ecuador
D) Papua New Guinea
Kiribati
What was the first successful antibiotic discovered?
A) Penicillin
B) Aspirin
C) Insulin
D) Streptomycin
Penicillin
Which of these countries does NOT border the Mediterranean Sea?
A) Croatia
B) Portugal
C) Tunisia
D) Lebanon
Portugal
Which part of the brain regulates many automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate?
A) Cerebellum
B) Medulla oblongata
C) Frontal lobe
D) Hippocampus
Medulla oblongata
Which king was known as “Richard the Lionheart”?
A. Richard I
B. Richard II
C. Richard III
D. Henry II
Richard I
Which African country has the most pyramids?
A) Egypt
B) Sudan
C) Libya
D) Ethiopia
Sudan
Who was the first athlete to run a mile in under four minutes?
A) Jesse Owens
B) Roger Bannister
C) Steve Prefontaine
D) Emil Zátopek
Roger Bannister
What was the first Bond film?
A) Goldfinger
B) Dr. No
C) From Russia with Love
D) Thunderball
Dr. No
Which blood type is known as the universal red-cell donor?
A) AB positive
B) A negative
C) O negative
D) O positive
O negative
Which ancient city was known as “The City of the Golden Roof” in some historical descriptions because of its magnificent structures and wealth?
A. Babylon
B. Tenochtitlan
C. Sparta
D. Carthage
Tenochtitlan
Which country is home to the world's largest inland delta?
A) Botswana
B) Namibia
C) Zambia
D) South Africa
Botswana
Who was the first woman elected to the Canadian House of Commons?
A) Agnes Macphail
B) Nellie McClung
C) Emily Murphy
D) Flora MacDonald
Agnes Macphail
What was the first talking motion picture to become a major commercial success?
A) Citizen Kane
B) The Jazz Singer
C) Gone with the Wind
D) Metropolis
The Jazz Singer