History & Politics
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
What is the chemical symbol for water?
H₂O
Who wrote the play "Romeo and Juliet"?
William Shakespeare
What is the capital city of France?
Paris
Who is the main character in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series?
Harry Potter
In which year did the United States declare its independence from Great Britain?
July 4, 1776
Which planet is known as the "Red Planet" in our solar system?
Mars
In George Orwell's novel "1984," what is the totalitarian regime led by Big Brother called?
The Party (or Ingsoc - English Socialism)
Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
The Ural Mountains
In what year did the first episode of the TV series "Friends" air?
1994
Which famous document, signed in 1215, is considered a cornerstone of constitutional law and is often seen as an early step in the development of representative democracy?
the Magna Carta
What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?
photosynthesis
Who wrote the famous gothic novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"?
Mary Shelley
What is the largest desert in the world by area, often called a "cold desert"?
Antarctica
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1994, featuring a character named Forrest Gump?
Forrest Gump
During the Cold War, what two superpowers were engaged in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962?
United States and the Soviet Union
In particle physics, what is the fundamental unit of matter that consists of three quarks?
hadron
Which Russian author penned the epic novels "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina"?
Leo Tolstoy
Name the three countries through which the Amazon River flows.
Brazil, Peru, and Colombia.
Who is the creator of the animated TV series "The Simpsons"?
Matt Groening
What event in 1066 had a profound impact on the course of English history, leading to the Norman Conquest?
the Battle of Hastings
who formulated Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle in quantum mechanics ?
physicist Werner Heisenberg
What is the literary term for a play on words, often used for humorous effect, where a word has multiple meanings or sounds like another word?
Pun
What is the highest mountain in Africa, and in which country is it located?
Mount Kilimanjaro; it is located in Tanzania.
What is the name of the fictional continent in the world of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, which inspired the TV show "Game of Thrones"?
Westeros