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which cartoon charachter was developed in Utrecht

Nijtje

100

 How many hearts does an octopus have?

3

100

Which planet has the most moons

Saturn

100

1st US president

George Wasington

200

Utrecht has a mmuseam dedicated to which musical instrument

Speelklok

200

Body's largest organ

skin

200

Gold chemical symbol

Au

200

 During which war was the Christmas Truce called?

WW1

300

Utrecht Centraal holds which world record for what

largest biking garage in the world

300

What is the only continent with no active volcanoes?

Austrailia

300

What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen

300

What is considered the largest empire in history?

Mongol empire

400

Name of the biggest castle oin the netherlands

Kasteel de Haar

400

Nearly all fossils are preserved in what type of rock?

Sedimentary

400

TNT stands for what chemical compound?

Trinitrotoluene

400

Name 3 chinese dynesties

Ancient and Early Imperial China


  • Xia Dynasty (c. 2070–c. 1600 BCE): The first legendary dynasty.


  • Shang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BCE): Known for early bronze work and writing.


  • Zhou Dynasty (1046–256 BCE): The longest-ruling dynasty; featured the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.


  • Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE): United China for the first time under an emperor.


  • Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE): Split into Western and Eastern Han; a golden age of trade and culture.


  • Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE): A brief interregnum during the Han period. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]



Division and Re-unification



  • Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE): Wei, Shu, and Wu split the land.


  • Jin Dynasty (266–420 CE): Reunited China briefly before northern invasions.


  • Southern and Northern Dynasties (420–589 CE): A long era of political division.


  • Sui Dynasty (581–618 CE): Reunited the empire and built the Grand Canal.


  • Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE): Famous for poetry, art, and stability.


  • Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907–960 CE): A chaotic fractured era. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]



Late Imperial China



  • Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE): Divided into Northern and Southern Song; famous for economic and technological growth.


  • Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368 CE): Established by Mongol rulers.


  • Ming Dynasty (1368–1644 CE): Built much of the modern Great Wall and famous blue-and-white porcelain.


  • Qing Dynasty (1644–1912 CE): Founded by the Manchus; the final imperial dynasty. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

500

When was the 

Rietveld Schröder House built

1924

500

What U.S. state is home to Acadia National Park?

Maine

500

 For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is which of Newton's Laws?

Newton's Third Law of Motion.

500

What year did the French Revolution start?

1789

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