General Knowledge
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
In tennis, what is a score of zero called?
Love
What is the name of the force that opposes motion between surfaces?
Friction
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bats
Which country has won the most consecutive World Cups?
Italy (1934, 1938)
What is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?
Africa
Which nation hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
Greece
What particle has the same mass as a proton but no charge?
Neutron
What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Which country hosted the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
Which country has won the most Rugby World Cups?
New Zealand
What organelle is known as the “powerhouse of the cell”?
Mitochondria
Which metal is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
Which country has appeared in the most FIFA World Cup finals matches?
Germany
What is the term for a word that is the same forwards and backwards? E.g., Glenelg
Palindrome
Which athlete famously won gold in both the 100m and 200m at three consecutive Olympics?
Usain Bolt
What is the pH value of a neutral substance?
7
Which animal has fingerprints nearly identical to humans?
Koala
Name two countries that have hosted the World Cup more than once.
Mexico, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil
What is the only U.S. state that grows coffee commercially?
Hawaii
Which Formula 1 circuit is known as “The Temple of Speed”?
Monza
What is the term for a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness due to an explosion?
Supernova
What is the only letter that does not appear in any U.S. state name?
Q
Which player has scored the most goals in World Cup history?
Miroslav Klose