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100

Which is the world's oldest active sporting trophy?

a) Wimbledon Cup

b) The Ashes

c) Ryder Cup

d) America's Cup

d) America's Cup

100

Who famously said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" in reference to the Berlin Wall?

Ronald Reagan

100

Giraffes are native to WHICH continent?

Africa

100

What is exceeded to make a sonic boom?

a) Speed limit

b) Speed of sound

c) Speed of light

d) Speed of a bullet

b) Speed of sound

100

Which spirit is used in the cocktail 'daiquiri'?

a) Gin

b) Whiskey

c) Rum

d) Vodka

c) Rum

100

How often are the Winter Olympics held?

Every 4 years

200

Which country, on average, has the tallest people?

a) The Netherlands

b) the USA

c) Sweden

d) Norway

a) The Netherlands

200

Which nations made up the Axis Powers during World War II?

Germany, Italy, Japan

200

There are 69 official cities in the UK. Which of the following is one of them?

a) Littlehampton

b) Leighton Buzzard

c) Lancaster

d) Leatherhead

c) Lancaster

200

What is the process by which a caterpillar turns into a butterfly called?

Metamorphosis 

200

Which is a large, slightly curved, tubular pasta?

a) Rigatoni

b) Farfalle

c) Vermicelli

d) Fettuccine

a) Rigatoni

200

What is it called when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?

a) Spare

b) Turkey

c) Open Frame

d) Triple head

b) Turkey

300

What is a non-nautical word for a ship's 'galley'?

a) Bridge

b) Kitchen

c) Engineroom

d) Prison

b) Kitchen

300

Which English king was beheaded during the English Civil War?

Charles I

300

Nicosia is the capital city of which country?

a) Cyprus

b) Belarus

c) Iceland

d) Sweden

a) Cyprus

300

The Northern Lights are also referred to as the "Aurora Borealis," but what is another name for their southern counterpart, the Southern Lights?

Aurora Australis

300

What is the base ingredient of gummy bears?

Gelatin

300

What are the two national sports of Canada? (Hint: One summer sport, one winter sport)

Lacrosse and ice hockey

400

When is Groundhog Day?

February 2nd

400

What leader came to power in Cuba after the Cuban Revolution?

Fidel Castro

400

WHICH capital city is known as 'The City of a Hundred Spires'?

a) Kiev

b) Prague

c) Riga

d) Warsaw

b) Prague

400

What is the most common element in the universe?

a) Oxygen

b) Nitrogen

c) Hydrogen

d) Carbon

c) Hydrogen

400

Which nut is used to make marzipan?

Almonds

400

Who has won more tennis grand slam titles, Venus Williams or Serena Williams?

Serena Williams

500

In a website browser address bar, what does "www" stand for?

World wide web

500

What political party was Mao Zedong the leader of?

The Chinese Communist Party

500

Which of these Central American countries has English as its official language?

a) Costa Rica

b) Belize

c) Panama

d) Honduras

b) Belize

500

In chemistry, what is the name of the chart that contains all of the known chemical elements?

The periodic table
500

Which spice is derived from the Crocus flower and is one of the most expensive spices in the world?

Saffron

500

Which boxer fought against Muhammad Ali and won?

Joe Frazier

600

In the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Rome is a title more commonly known as what?

The Pope

600

Who is often called "the father of the atomic bomb"?

J. Robert Oppenheimer

600

Cologne stands on the banks of which river?

a) Danube

b) Rhine

c) Thames

d) Seine

b) Rhine

600

What are the terms for the two opposite ends of a magnet?

North pole and south pole

600

How many tablespoons are in a cup?

16

600

What does NBA stand for?

National Basketball Association

700

Who was the first democratically elected president of South Africa?

Nelson Mandela

700

Which nation is Dubai located in?

United Arab Emirates

700

Which of the following is NOT one of Newton's three laws of motion?

a) Law of Inertia

b) Law of Conservation

c) Law of Acceleration

d) Law of Action-Reaction

b) Law of Conservation

700

What was the first JELL-O pudding flavour made in 1936?

Chocolate

700

How many holes are played in an average round of golf?

18

800

What country did Haiti gain its independence from in 1804?

France

800

What is the world's largest rainforest?

The Amazon

800

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

The crust
800

How many herbs and spices are in Colonel Sanders' original KFC recipe?

11

800

What colour are the goalposts in American football?

Yellow

900

Who nailed (or mailed) his 95 theses to the Catholic Church in 1517?

Martin Luther

900
In which country could you find the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu?

Peru

900

What is the study of Earth's atmosphere and weather called?

Meteorology

900

Black Forest cake originated in which country?

Germany

900

Which of the following is NOT one of the major differences between baseball and slow-pitch?

a) Slow-pitch is played on a smaller field.

b) Slow-pitch uses an underhanded throw. 

c) Slow-pitch uses a smaller ball. 

d) Slow-pitch bats are typically made with metal.

c) Slow-pitch uses a smaller ball. 

1000

Which ancient civilization was centered around the city of Tenochtitlan?

The Aztecs

1000

Which American state contains the northernmost point in the continental USA?

Minnesota

1000
The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on what scale?

a) Saffir-Simpson scale

b) Palmer severity index

c) Fujita scale

d) Richter scale


d) Richter scale

1000

A turtle candy is commonly made out of which three ingredients?

Caramel, chocolate, pecans

1000

How big is an Olympic-sized swimming pool?

a) 25 x 50 meters

b) 50 x 100 meters

c) 25 x 100 meters

d) 33 x 50 meters

a) 25 x 50 meters

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