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100

Water boils at 100 C

True

100

Independence date?

28 November 1912

100

Most spoken language internationally?

English

100

What is the cell?

Smallest unit of organism

100

Name a classic childhood movie.

Home Alone

Shrek

Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, etc.

200

Is Russia the 2nd largest country?

False (It's the biggest)

200

When was WWII?

1939 - 1945

200

Good for you in Turkish?

Aferin sana!

200

Name at least one good source of Vitamin C.

Pineapples, chilis, kiwis, lemons, oranges etc.

200

Name an actor who played in Avengers: Endgame

Robert Downey Jr.

Scarlett Johannson

Tom Holland

300

America is the world's largest corn producer.

True

300

Which empire was the largest?

British Empire

300

What do the root letters K-T-B mean in Arabic?

To write (words like "kitab", "maktab", "taktubu" etc.)

300

Most calorie dense macronutrient?

Fat (9 calories per gram)

300

This actor played in Ace Ventura as the main character.

Jim Carrey

400

Does the Konigsberg Bridge puzzle have a solution?

False

400

Name a famous historical dictator (at least one).

Caesar, Fabius, Stalin, etc.

400

Why do languages loan words?

To express new ideas that they don't have a word for.

400
Spot the wrong answer.

a) Broccoli is not a flowering plant.

b) Fungi feed on decomposing material.

c) Plants usually store energy as starch/sugar.

d) Tomatoes, potatoes and tobacco are related.

400

In Rush Hour 2, who did Carter and Jackie try to save?

The daughter of the Chinese diplomat.

500

Are English, Welsh, Albanian and Farsi related?

True (all are Indo-European)

500

Name at least one good and one bad Roman personality.

Good:

Augustus, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Aurelian, Scipio, etc.

Bad:

Tiberius, Caracalla, Nero, Caligula, etc.

500

Name at least one example of a Latin-derived word in English.

Vinegar, Year, Card (to name a few)

500

Which muscles often do pushing work?

Pecs (chest), front delts (shoulders), triceps (arms)

500

Name 5 good rock songs.

Join me in Death - Him

Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz

U2 feat. Green Day - The saints are coming

Beat It - Michael Jackson

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