Geography
What is the line that separates the world into the north and south hemispheres?
Equator
What is the mitochondria
The powerhouse of the cell
What year did WWI start?
1914
In what year is the next New Zealand General Election
2026
In what New Zealand region is Dunedin
Otago
What is the capital of Russia?
Moscow
What is Newton’s first law of motion?
Law of Inertia: an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will remain in motion at a constant speed and direction, unless acted upon by an unbalanced external force.
What was the first capital city of New Zealand?
Russell/Kororareka
In what building does the president of the United States take residence?
The White House
What is the *longest* river in the world?
The Nile
What major river runs through London?
Thames
Who is widely regarded as the father of nuclear physics?
What peninsula did the ANZACs land on in 1915
Gallipoli
Who is New Zealand facing in its opening round of the world cup?
Iran
In what country was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
Bosnia
Austro-Hungarian Empire is also acceptable.
What is the smallest ocean?
Arctic Ocean
What is Osmosis?
The movement of water from an area with high water potential to an area of low water potential.
Who was the first Māori king?
Pōtatau Te Wherowhero
Where is the strait of Hormuz
Iran and Oman - either acceptable.
Middle East: 1/2 point.
Neapolitan pizza comes from what Italian city?
Naples
The small European nation of Andorra borders which two countries?
Spain and France
What is the symbol for Tungsten on the periodic table?
W
What is the name of Asterix and Obelix's home land
Gaul
Where is the majority of the fighting in the Ukraine War taking place?
The Donbas region
What is the most common language spoken in Nicaragua?
Spanish