History
Food
Animals
Body
Geography
100
Who was the monarch of the UK during the Victorian era?
Queen Victoria
100
This orange vegetable is known for helping your eyesight.
carrot
100
Growing up to 59 feet (18 meters) long, which is the world’s largest living fish?
marlin
whale shark
manta ray
sailfish
whale shark
100
Which of these bodily responses is a holdover from animal ancestors dealing with cold?
pupil dilation
increased sweating
increased saliva production
goosebumps
Goosebumps happen when tiny muscles in the skin’s hair follicles pull hair upright. For animals with thick fur, this offers greater insulation. Unfortunately, human body hair is too short to trap heat this way.
100
Which is taller: the Empire State Building or the Golden Gate Bridge?
Golden Gate Bridge
Empire State Building
Empire State Building
200
Which country unified under Otto von Bismarck and declared its empire in 1871 at the Palace of Versailles?
German Empire
200
This dring is made by mixing water , citrus fruits and optional sugar and mint.
Lemonade
200
Known for its intelligence, which dog breed has been found capable of understanding more than a thousand words?
French Bulldog
Dachshund
Border Collie
Cocker Spaniel
Border Collie
200
If a frozen drink gives you “brain freeze,” which of these tactics helps ease the pain?
blinking your eyes rapidly
pressing your thumb against the roof of your mouth
rubbing your ears
holding your breath
When eating cold things too fast, the body tries to offset the lower temperature by quickly expanding blood vessels in the head. By pressing your tongue or thumb against the roof of your mouth, you help return your mouth’s temperature to normal.
200
What country do Italy, Spain, and Belgium all touch?
Switzerland
Germany
France
Netherlands
Germany
300
Wchich empire lost control of large parts of the Balkans after the Russo - Turkish war of 1877-1878
Ottoman Empire
300
This ingredient is made by fermenting soybeans and is used to add salty flavour to many Asian dishes.
Soy sauce
300
Capable of exceeding 186 miles per hour, what is the fastest creature in the animal kingdom?
black marlin
peregrine falcon
cheetah
horsefly
peregrine falcon
300
What is the largest gland in the human body?
the pancreas
the thymus
the liver
the pineal gland
The liver.
300
Which country flag is it?
Canada
400
What is the name of the 1838 - 1839 conflict between France and Mexico?
The Pastry War
400
Iced desserts, precursors to ice cream, originated in Italy.
true
false
False
Iced desserts, precursors to ice cream, were introduced into Europe from the East. Marco Polo brought back descriptions of fruit ices from his travels in China.
400
Though they sound happy, what animal's "laugh" is a reaction to being threatened?
HYENA
400
“The funny bone” is actually what type of anatomical part?
bone
organ
nerve
muscle
For much of its path from spine to finger, the ulnar nerve is protected by layers of bone and muscle. However, there is a four-millimeter-wide spot at the elbow where the nerve is vulnerable. Hitting this spot, called “the funny bone,” results in a tingling sensation.
400
Which wonder of the ancient world is believed to have been the tallest structure on Earth for roughly 4,000 years?
Great Pyramid of Giza
Statue of Zeus
Colossus of Rhodes
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Great Pyramid of Giza
500
How long did the Anglo - Zanzibar war of 1896 last?
938 minutes.
500
This French dish consists of slow cooked meat, typically duck or geese, with white beans, sausages, and herbs.
Cassoulet
500
When we say a cricket is "singing" what is it really doing?
rubbing its wings
500
Where are red blood cells created?
spleen
heart
bones
brain
Bone marrow, the soft gelatinous tissue that fills the cavity of your bones, produces all of your red blood cells as well as all of your platelets and most of your white blood cells.
500
Which of the following words was coined to describe a wonder of the ancient world?
gargantuan
prodigious
labyrinthine
mausoleum
Mausoleum.
- used to describe any large tomb, originated with the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Mausolus was the ruler of an area called Caria (located in present-day Turkey) when he died about 353 BCE. His wife (who was also his sister) built for him a monumental tomb in the capital Halicarnassus.