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Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What is the name of the process by which plants lose water vapour through tiny pores in their leaves?
Transpiration
What is the name of the punctuation mark "‽" that combines a question mark and an exclamation mark?
An interrobang
Which singer was born with the name Peter Gene Hernandez?
Bruno Mars
Which capital city is located on the River Vltava?
Prague
Which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?
Pulmonary veins
Which ancient civilisation developed the first known system of writing, called cuneiform?
The Sumerians
Which actress played both Hermione Granger and Belle in the live-action version of Beauty and the Beast?
Emma Watson
What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
What is the approximate age of the Earth?
4.54 billion years
What is the only letter that does NOT appear in the periodic table's chemical symbols?
J
Which musician famously performed the guitar solo on Michael Jackson's "Beat It"?
Eddie Van Halen
Which two countries share the world's longest international land border?
Canada and the United States
What phenomenon causes the sky to appear blue because shorter wavelengths of sunlight are scattered more strongly by Earth's atmosphere?
Rayleigh scattering
Which famous mathematical constant is approximately equal to 1.618 and is often associated with aesthetically pleasing proportions?
The Golden Ratio (φ)
Which actress became the youngest person ever to win an Academy Award for Best Actress at the time of her win, aged 24, for Roman Holiday?
Audrey Hepburn
There are only two countries in the world that are completely surrounded by another single country. Name BOTH.
Vatican City and San Marino — both are surrounded by Italy.
What is the name of the boundary surrounding a black hole beyond which nothing—not even light—can escape?
The event horizon
What is the name of the manuscript written in an unknown script that has never been conclusively deciphered and is currently held at Yale University?
The Voynich Manuscript
Which artist released the albums Hounds of Love, The Dreaming and Never for Ever?
Kate Bush