Science
What is entropy
Measure of disorder in a system
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Which language has the most native speakers in the world? (be specific!!)
Mandarin Chinese
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Which element has the atomic number 1?
Hydrogen
Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Inca Empire
Which dystopian novel features the concept of “Big Brother”?
1984
What is the term for a word that is the same forwards and backwards (e.g. “level”)?
Palindrome
Which country has the largest population in the world?
India (that has recently surpassed China)
What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms?
Covalent bond
What was the name of the economic crisis that began in 1929?
The Great Depression
Which Shakespeare play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Hamlet
What is the name of the longest-running TV show in history?
The Simpsons
What is the longest river in South America?
Amazon river
What phenomenon explains the bending of light when it passes from one medium to another?
Refraction
Which conflict did the treaty of Versailles put an end to?
WWI
What literary movement is associated with authors like James Joyce and Virginia Woolf?
Modernism
What is a STYLITE monk? (Use your brain and linguistic knowledge!)
A monk who lives on top of a rock/stone
Which country controls the largest number of time zones (including overseas territories)?
France
What is the name of the principle stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed? (two names)
The law of conservation of energy (First Law of Thermodynamics)
Which conference in 1945 decided the post-war reorganization of Europe between the Allied powers?
The Yalta conference
Which dystopian novel is a bitter parody of the Russian Revolution?
Animal Farm
What is the name of the philosophical principle that suggests the simplest explanation is usually the correct one?
Occam's Razor
Which African country has the most pyramids?
Sudan