Math
How many degrees is there in a right angle?
90
How many continents are there?
7
The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from what country?
France
Who discovered the concept of gravity?
Sir Isaac Newton
What is the main character in a story called?
Protagonist
What is the formula to find the area of something?
Length multiplied by width
L x W = A
How many provinces and territories in Canada?
10 provinces + 3 territories = 13
Who were the two lovers of Queen Cleopatra?
Mark Antony and Julius Caesar
Where in the cell would you find the majority of DNA?
Nucleus
Who said “beware the ides of March?”
Julius Caesar
What are the first three digits of pi?
3.14
Australia has 6 states. Name two.
Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia, and South Australia
Fireworks were invented in which country during the seventh century?
China
What is known as the power house of the cell?
The mitochondria
Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michaelangelo
Based on the legend of how his discovery of submerged objects causing water displacement helped him figure out how to measure the purity of gold, Greek mathematician Archimedes is famously known for shouting what word originating from a Greek word meaning “I have found it!”?
Eureka!
Chichén Itzá, one of the seven wonders of the world, is a ruined ancient city occupying an area of 4 square miles (10 square km) in south-central Yucatán state, of what country?
Mexico
What two cities did the US use nuclear weapons on in the 1940s?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of what two elements?
Tin and copper
Which ear did Van Gogh lose?
The lower part of his left ear
Although the exact origin is unknown, this piece of technology and calculating tool used beans or stones moved in grooves of sand to perform calculations. Although computers have mostly replaced it, this tool is still in use for teaching arithmetic to children in many parts of the world. What is it?
Abacus
What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
What volcano erupted and destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii?
Mount Vasuvius
What is the study of mushrooms called?
Mycology
In which decade did Picasso die?
70s (1973, age 91)