History
In which year did World War II end?
1945
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
How many players from one team are on the pitch at the start of a football match?
11
What is 15 squared?
225
Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the hardest naturally occurring substance?
Diamond
Which is the largest desert in the world?
The Antarctic Desert
In tennis, what word means a score of zero?
Love
If all roses are flowers and some flowers fade quickly, can we conclude that all roses fade quickly?
No
Which ancient civilization built the Colosseum?
The Romans
What is the name of the process by which cells divide to produce two genetically identical cells?
Mitosis
Which river flows through Paris?
The Seine
Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
Brazil
A shop increases a £80 item's price by 25%, then reduces the new price by 25%. What is the final price?
£75
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Which two countries share the longest international land border?
Canada and the United States
Which film franchise features the fictional school Hogwarts?
Harry Potter
What is the next number in this sequence: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, …?
42
Which empire was ruled by Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people in history?
The Mali Empire
What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape?
The event horizon
What is the name of the strait separating Europe and Africa at their closest point?
The Strait of Gibraltar
Which artist painted The Persistence of Memory, famous for its melting clocks?
Salvador Dalí
You have three switches outside a closed room and one light bulb inside. Only one switch controls the bulb. You can enter the room once. How can you identify the correct switch?
Turn on the first switch for a few minutes, then turn it off. Turn on the second switch and enter the room. If the bulb is lit, it is the second switch; if it is off but warm, it is the first; if it is off and cold, it is the third.