MATH
What makes a square a square?
Four Equal Sides
Also:
Four right angles
What date is the Independence of the USA?
4th July
In what language was Don Quixote originally written?
Spanish.
What is the most abundant element in the Universe?
Hydrogen
What is the capital of Slovenia?
Ljiubliana.
What character in a Pixar film says “ka-chow”?
Lightning McQueen
Kentucky Fried Chicken.
If the time is 2:53pm, how many minutes is it until 4:17pm?
84 Minutes
What was the bombing of London called in World War II?
The Blitz.
Who wrote the Divine Comedy?
Dante Alighieri
Why does water flow downhill?
Because it is pulled by gravity.
Which country names its years after animals?
China.
He wrote the screenplay for Rocky and also played the main character.
Sylvester Stallone
What street does the British prime minister live on?
Downing Street
47 x ____ = 564
12
What was the name of the president of the US in 2010?
Barack Obama
Who is the best-selling author in the English Language?
Agatha Christie
Which is faster: sound or a bullet?
Bullets are normally at least twice as fast!
What is the largest state in the US?
Alaska
What’s the name of Charlie Chaplin’s most famous, recurring character?
The Tramp.
What is Batman’s butler called?
Alfred
What is the square root of 169?
13
Who led Britain in World War II?
Winston Churchill.
What are the names of Harry Potter’s two best friends?
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley
What are soot, charcoal and diamonds made of?
Carbon.
Which body of water bordered by Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan is sometimes referred to as the The World's Largest Lake'?
The Caspian Sea
Which Alfred Hitchcock thriller is notorious for its shocking "shower scene"?
Psycho
Who founded Amazon?
Jeff Bezos
What is pi to five decimal places?
3.14159
On what island was Napoleon born?
Corsica. (He died on St Helena)
What is the setting of The Hunger Games?
Panem.
Chameleons change colors to blend into their environment and also... (name at least 2other reasons)
Reasons: to regulate body temperature, when feeling aggression, and when feeling excited.
What is the largest desert in Asia?
The Gobi Desert
Who played Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind?
Vivien Leigh
Which volcano destroyed the city of Pompeii?
Vesuvius
False. 8 is not a prime number.
Which English king established the Church of England?
Henry VIII.
Which novel features the character Heathcliff?
Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë
The average roomful of air weighs 15, 25, 35 or 45 kg?
45
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara.
In The Matrix, does Neo take the blue pill or the red pill?
Red
What is the holy book of Judaism?
The Torah.
What was the nationality of the creator of the Rubik’s Cube?
Hungarian
Which American president was given the sack?
Richard Nixon.
Who is the author of The Odyssey?
Homer.
How many corners does a cube have?
8
What is the French city of Chartres famous for?
Its cathedral.
Who plays Duncan Idaho in Dune (2021)?
Jason Momoa
What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
What does each angle of a regular octagon measure in degrees?
135
What movement in the USA did Martin Luther King lead?
The Civil Rights Movement.
Which novel by Charles Dickens features the character Ebenezer Scrooge?
A Christmas Carol.
What word is used for water that does not lather easily with soap?
Hard.
In which direction would you look for the Sun at midday in the Southern hemisphere?
North.
What 1994 crime film revitalized John Travolta’s career?
Pulp Fiction
Who was the Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021?
Angela Merkel
What is the most times a piece of paper can be folded in half?
7
Who took a force of elephants across the Alps?
Hannibal.
What is the name of the author of Gulliver’s Travels?
Jonathan Swift.
Who invented the gramophone?
Thomas Edison.
In which country is the huge rock known as Ayers Rock?
Australia
What real-life on-again off-again Hollywood power couple starred in Cleopatra and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
What is a female donkey called?
A jenny.
Roman numeral XCV is what number?
95
Name one of Christopher Columbus' ships?
Santa Maria, Niña, Pinta
What is the name of the dystopian society in The Handmaid’s Tale?
Gilead.
What is the liquid in a car battery?
Weak sulphuric acid.
Which African country is Mogadishu the capital of?
Somalia.
In what 1976 thriller does Robert De Niro famously say “You talkin’ to me?”
Taxi Driver
Jimmy Page formed which rock band?
Led Zeppelin