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200
200 points for every country you can identify on the map in 30 seconds:
200
What is heavier, 1 pound or 1 kilogram.
1 kilogram.
1 kg = 2.2 lbs
200
Triple points: name his most significant theory.
Albert Einstein
Theory of Relativity
200
200 points for every English tense you can name in 20 seconds.
present simple, present continuous, present perfect simple, present perfect continuous.
past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous.
future simple, future continuous, future perfect simple, future perfect continuous.
200
Which classical composer became deaf but still continued to compose music?
Ludwig van Beethoven
400
Identify these European languages:
1. Kennen Sie diese Sprache? (200)
2. ¿Conoces este idioma? (400)
3. Tiedätkö tämän kielen? (600)
4. იცით ეს ენა? (800)
1. German
2. Spanish
3. Finnish
4. Georgian
400
How old is a centenarian?
at least 100 years old.
century = 100 years.
400
Double points: where is he originally from
Elon Musk
South Africa.
400
Name 1 of the top 3 most common words in English?
The (+400)
Be (+300)
To (+200)
Of
And
A
In
That
Have
I
400
What is the world’s most widely consumed beverage after water?
A) Coffee
B) Soda
C) Tea
D) Juice
c) Tea
600
Which continent has the most countries?
A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) South America
C) Africa (54 recognized countries)
600
What is the current world population?
(rounded to the nearest 100 million)
600
Double points if you know his title.
Pope Francis
The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State.
600
What is the longest one-syllable English word?
a) strengths
b) statues
c) scratching
d) scoundrel
a) strengths
9 letters, but just 1 syllable
600
What is the oldest religion in the world?
a) Islam
b) Christianity
c) Buddhism
d) Hinduism
(+500/-500)
d) Hinduism
800
Identify these Asian languages:
1. 你懂這種語言嗎？ (200)
2. この言語を知っていますか？ (400)
3. هل تعرف هذه اللغة؟ (800)
4. คุณรู้จักภาษานี้ไหม? (1000)
1. Chinese (Cantonese)
2. Japanese
3. Arabic
4. Thai
800
How many countries are there?
(Fully recognized states)
800
Double points: what company did he set up?
Bill Gates
Microsoft
800
What is the opposite of the word "expand"?
a) intropand
b) contract
c) extend
d) enlarge
b) contract
(you may contract another team's score by giving them -500)
800
What colour were oranges originally?
Green.
Some orange varieties in tropical countries are still green today.
1000
What is the highest capital city in the world (by altitude)?
A) Quito, Ecuador
B) La Paz, Bolivia
C) Thimphu, Bhutan
D) Bogotá, Colombia
B) La Paz, Bolivia
1000
How much is a googol?
(No, I didn't misspell it. Yes, it is a real number)
10100 or ten to the power of one hundred.
It is written as 1 followed by one hundred zeros
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
1000
Double points: what theory did he propose?
Charles Darwin
theory of evolution
1000
What is the difference between these sentences:
1. I stopped writing on the board.
2. I stopped to write on the board.
1. I was writing on the board and then I stopped.
2. I stopped doing something else and started writing on the board.
(+500/-500)
1000
What country is home to the world’s largest pyramid (by volume)?
A) Egypt
B) Mexico
C) Guatemala
D) China
B) Mexico (The Great Pyramid of Cholula)
