Geography
Which mountain range is home to the tallest mountain outside of Asia?
The Andes
The shooting of whom, in 1914, started World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Which NBA player is known as "King James"?
LeBron James
What is the value of the number π (Pi) to the 5th decimal place?
3.14159
What is the name of the art movement that Andy Warhol is associated with, known for its focus on mass production, consumerism, and celebrity culture?
What is the largest country in the world without a river?
Saudi Arabia
Which ancient city, located in modern-day Turkey, is believed to have been the site of the Trojan War?
Troy
In tennis, what is the term for a score of 40-40?
Deuce
How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?
25
Who painted "The Girl with a Pearl Earring," a famous portrait often called the "Mona Lisa of the North"?
Johannes Vermeer
What is the only double landlocked country in Europe, surrounded entirely by other landlocked countries?
Liechtenstein
Which empire built the Angkor Wat temple complex in modern-day Cambodia?
The Khmer Empire
Which country has hosted the most FIFA World Cup tournaments?
Italy and France (both hosted two)
If you add the numbers 1 through 100, what is the sum?
5050 (Formula: n(n+1)/2, where n = 100)
Which Italian painter is famous for his frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?
Michelangelo
What is the driest place on Earth, which hasn’t received significant rainfall for nearly two million years?
Antartica
What year did the Byzantine Empire fall with the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks?
1453
What was the first year that women’s soccer was included in the Olympics?
1996 (Atlanta Summer Olympics)
How many ways can you arrange the letters in the word “TRIANGLE”?
5040 (There are 8 letters, and the number of arrangements is 8! = 8 × 7 × 6 × 5 × 4 × 3 × 2 × 1
Which German-born American artist is famous for his highly detailed, meticulously rendered paintings that focus on American life and often depict urban scenes?
Edward Hopper
Which island country in the Indian Ocean is considered the flattest country in the world?
The Maldives
Which country was the first to have a female prime minister?
Answer: Sri Lanka — Sirimavo Bandaranaike became prime minister in 1960, long before other countries like the UK or India.
What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?
Golf
What is the next number in the sequence: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28...?
36
This is a sequence of triangular numbers, where each number is the sum of the first n natural numbers:
1, (1+2), (1+2+3), (1+2+3+4), and so on. So, 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 36.
Which influential 20th-century painter is known for his "drip painting" technique, where paint is poured or dripped onto the canvas, and for his association with Abstract Expressionism?
Jackson Pollock