Science and the sort
Topics we learned this year
General knowledge questions
Trick and unfair
questions
questions
Idioms and uncommon words
200
How much of the human body is water?
60%
200
What tense is this sentence in: "I am doing my homework"?
Present Progressive
200
What is the name of the route from China to the ports of the Middle East?
The Silk Road
200
Umlaut
What is the name of the Germanic diacritic symbol placed above vowels? "ยจ"
200
Pardon my French
What is an idiom used before or after swearing?
400
What is a doctor who specializes in treatment of cancer called?
Oncologist
400
What was the name of the first camera?
Camera obscura
400
In what territory are the 'South Sandwich Islands'?
United Kingdom
400
What is the quadratic formula?
400
Up the junction
What is an idiom used to refer to someone who is in deep trouble?
(Bonus 100 points if you know another synonym with the same meaning)
600
What is a person who studies crustaceans called?
Carcinologist
600
What did Mary use to kill her husband in "Lamb to the Slaughter"?
A frozen leg of a lamb.
600
In 'The Smurfs' what does Gargamel originally want to do with the Smurfs?
Turn them into gold.
600
Cotyledon
What is the name of the embryonic leaf in the seed of a seed bearing plant?
600
Cut the mustard
What is an idiom for the phrase "Meet the expectations" or "Live up to your name"?
800
How long does it take light from the sun to reach us?
About eight minutes and twenty seconds
800
What do we use present perfect simple for?
To describe things that have happened in the past in an unknown or irrelevant time.
800
What historical event happened on November 22, 1963?
The murder of John F. Kennedy
(Bonus 100 points if you know what his middle name is)
800
What is the name of the creature mentioned in Islamic folklore that was used by prophets for transportation?
al-Buraq.
(Bonus 100 points if you can name one of the prophets)
800
A different kettle of fish
What is an idiom used to refer to something that is completely different from aforementioned objects, people, or ideas.
1000
How many kilograms are in one stone?
6.35
1000
Who was the beggar Trevor was painting in "The Model Millionaire"?
Baron Hausberb, one of the richest men in Britain.
1000
What does AM and PM stand for?
"ante meridiem" and "post meridiem", meaning before and after midday.
1000
The Spanish Inquisition
What is something that nobody expects?
1000
Taciturn
What is an adjective used for someone who doesn't speak much or stay silent for long periods of time?