VOCABULARY AND MEANING
What is the difference between effective and efficient?
Effective means achieving the desired result. Efficient means achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
What´s the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
To which group of animals do 'humans' belong in?
Humans are mammals.
What are the most popular numbers of 2025?
6-7.
Who won (what party) the 2025 Czech parliamentary elections?
ANO.
What does 'Take something for granted' mean?
It means failing to properly appreciate (someone or something), especially as a result of overfamiliarity; or assuming that something is true without questioning it.
Name two animals typical to Australia.
Kangaroo, Koala, Wallaby, Wombat, Dingo, Emu...
Which body of water is around 34% salt and virtually impossible to swim in?
The Dead Sea.
This viral bar features a milk chocolate shell bursting with pistachio cream and kataifi.
Dubai chocolate.
Renewable energy produced more electricity than the world's dirtiest energy, __________, for the first time in 2025.
Coal.
What does the word 'challenge' mean as a noun and as a verb?
Noun - a call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength.
Verb - invite (someone) to engage in a contest; or dispute the truth or validity of (e.g. challenge someone's authority).
What is the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
Great Britain includes England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom includes Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Any group of fish that stay together, swimming in the same direction in a coordinated manner. What do we call them?
A school of fish.
In 2025, this macronutrient was added to everything from coffee to cereal, with "High-" versions dominating grocery store shelves.
Protein.
The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against what country?
Venezuela.
What does 'a double edged sword' mean?
Something that acts in two ways, often with one negative and one positive effect.
"Fame can be a double-edged sword."
Name 2 countries in Africa with English as an official language.
South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, and Cameroon.
This species that uses magnetic navigation was taken off the endangered species list.
Green turtle.
While culinary terms such as ate, served, and devoured are positive, you would NOT want someone to use this culinary term to describe your appearance.
Chopped.
In October, a jewelry heist made global headlines. Which institution was stolen from and in which country is it located?
The Louvre, France.
What is a 'simile'? Give an example.
It's a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
"I'm as brave as a lion."
Who was the Iron Lady?
Margaret Thatcher
(she served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990).
In 1971, what happened in the Atacama Desert for the first time in 400 years?
It rained.
This sequel didn’t break the whole internet, but broke Steam, X-Box & Nintendo e-shops.
Hollow Knight: Silksong.
From Indonesia and Nepal, Madagascar to Morocco, Gen Z protestors flew this flag from a popular anime as a symbol of fighting against oppression. From which anime the flag originates?
One Piece pirate flag / Jolly Roger