Geography
What is the largest country by land area?
Russia
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
What is the capital of the united states?
Washington D.C.
What British rock band released the album "Abbey road"
The beatles (1969)
William Shakespeare
What river flows through six countries? (Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and Serbia)
The Danube
What is the longest bone in the human body?
The femur
What U.S state is the largest by area?
Alaska
What classical composer is known for his "symphony no. 5" with the famous four note motif?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Giving human traits to non human entities is called...
Personification
What country is home to the world's highest capital city?
Bolivia (La Paz)
What is responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body?
Red blood cells
What president issued the emancipation proclamation in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
What American musician is known for pioneering jazz?
Duke Ellington
The term for the Central idea or message in literature
Theme
What lake is the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world?
Lake Victoria (Africa)
What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
The cerebellum
What year did Hawaii join the union?
1863 (last one)
What genre of music is often associated with New Orleans?
Jazz
The term which refers to a figure of speech where an exaggerated statement is used for effect
Hyperbole
What country has more than 17,000 islands?
Indonesia (The worlds largest archipelagic state)
What is the only muscle in the human body that is only attached at one end?
The tounge
What river forms part of the border between the U.S and Mexico?
The Rio Grande river
What composer is known for his opera "The ring cycle"
Richard Wagner
This figure of speech involves a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile