Literature
What is the name of the lion in The Chronicles of Narnia?
Aslan
What is the value of π (pi) rounded to two decimal places?
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food?
Photosynthesis
Where is Metrohm AG located?
Switzerland
William Shakespeare is often referred to as England's greatest what?
Playwright
What is the term for the main character in a story?
The protagonist
What is the mathematical term for a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself?
A prime number
What organelle is known as the "powerhouse of the cell"?
Mitochondria
Who is the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
Which Dutch artist painted The Starry Night?
Vincent van Gogh
In Greek mythology, which creature had the head of a bull and the body of a man and appeared in many adaptations of literature?
The Minotaur
What is the name of the longest side of a right triangle?
Hypotenuse
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What economic system is based primarily on private ownership and competition among businesses?
Capitalism
What is the oldest instrument?
Flute
What is the literary term for a reference to another well-known work, person, event, or myth within a text?
An allusion
What mathematical term describes a number left over when a division problem does not divide evenly?
Remainder
What is the term for an object's tendency to resist changes in its motion, as described by Newton's First Law?
Inertia
What famous trade network connected China to Europe and facilitated the exchange of goods, ideas, and technologies for centuries?
The Silk Road
The transition from silent films to films with synchronized sound occurred during which decade?
The 1920s
What is an adverb? Give an example.
A part of speech that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb.
Examples: Quickly, Slowly, Carefully, Carelessly, Happily, Sadly, Easily, Hardly, Loudly, Quietly, Bravely, Politely, Rudely, Gracefully, Honestly, Patiently, Angrily, Calmly, Eagerly, Excitedly, Anxiously, Gently, Roughly, Neatly, Messily, Frequently, Rarely, Always, Never, Usually, Sometimes, Often, Eventually, Recently, Soon, Yesterday, Tomorrow, Suddenly, Immediately, Regularly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, Here, There, Everywhere, Nowhere, Inside, Outside, Upstairs, Downstairs, Forward, Backward, Almost, Barely, Completely, Entirely, Partially, Extremely, Very, Too, Enough, Quite, Rather, Nearly, Exactly, Certainly, Probably, Possibly, Definitely, Absolutely, Truly, Indeed, Unfortunately, Luckily, Wisely, Foolishly, Successfully, Unexpectedly, Openly, Secretly, Perfectly, Badly, Well, Fast, Early, Late, Straight, Together, Apart
What is the mathematical term for the set of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a given point?
A circle
What is the name of the point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun?
Perihelion
Recite the preamble of the Constitution.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
What is the name of the supporting structure that transfers the weight of a wall outward and downward, commonly used in Gothic cathedrals?
Flying buttress