Geography
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Which language has most speakers in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
How many planets are in our solar system?
8
In George Orwell's novel 1984 who is the totalitarian leader who is said to be always watching?
Big Brother
What traditional Irish dish consists of potatoes, kale and scallions?
Colcannon
What river runs through Paris?
The Seine
What is the name for a word that is the same forwards and backwards?
Palindrome
Which organ in our body controls the nervous system?
The brain
Who wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray"?
Oscar Wilde
What nut is used to make marzipan?
Almonds
Mt Everest lies on the border of which two countries?
Nepal and China (Tibet)
What is the French phrase that RSVP stands for?
Responder S'il vous plait
Which organ produces insulin?
The pancreas
Which novel features a mysterious millionaire who calls is friends "old sport"?
The Great Gatsby
What does it mean to cook something "al dente"?
To the tooth is the direct translate so it means with some bite to it (not cooked until soft)
What is the smallest country in the world?
The Vatican
What is the name for a fear of spiders?
Arachnophobia
What is the main gas in the air in our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What is the name of Sherlock Holmes trusty sidekick?
John Watson
In beer making, what does IPA stand for?
Indian Pale Ale
Which African country has the most pyramids?
Sudan
What language is spoken in Brazil?
Portugese
What allows trees to communicate through an underground network or "internet"?
Mushrooms (the mushroom internet can send signals from one tree to another)
Agatha Christie wrote the characters of Hercule Piorot and Ms Marple- what was Ms Marple's first name?
Jane
What does it mean to order a drink "neat"?
Without ice