Technology
What language does the word "robot" come from?
Czech (Karel Čapek, R.U.R)
What were the starting and ending years of World War I? Name at least one of them.
1914 - 1918
Who was the first person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
Australia
What is the most common eye color in humans?
Brown
Originally, Amazon only sold what kind of product?
Books
What is the name of the volcano that destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD?
Mt. Vesuvius
Which spacecraft was the first to land humans on the Moon?
Apollo 11 (1969)
Which country experiences the highest frequency of earthquakes worldwide?
Japan
What color is a giraffe's tongue?
Black
Who founded Microsoft? There are two, name at least one.
The founders of Microsoft are Bill Gates and Paul Allen (1975)
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
6
How many people have walked on the moon?
12
They are all astronauts from NASA's Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972.
Which country sees the most international tourists annually?
France (approx 90 million/year)
The first vaccine developed was for which disease? (you can say it in Czech)
Smallpox (Edward Jenner in 1796.)
social media platform, launched in 2010, known for photo and video sharing, acquired by Facebook in 2012.
What is Instagram
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, reached the pole on December 14, 1911.
What is the lightest planet?
Saturn (It's so light that it would float in water)
Which European country is known for its tulip fields and windmills?
The Netherlands
Dolly was the first cloned animal. What type of animal was she?
Sheep
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007 (iPhone 2G)
What year did the United States declare independence from Great Britain?
1776
Which planet has the strongest gravity?
Jupiter (it is about 2.5 times stronger than on Earth)
How many countries are in Africa? (+/- 3)
54
How many elements are in the periodic table?
118