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100

Year of the discovery of America 

1492

100

Who developed the special theory of relativity? 


Albert Einstein 


100

Name of the first Harry Potter book


Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 


100

How many geographical regions does Colombia have?


Six


100

Plural of fish


Fish


200

True or false:

The building Parthenon was built in honor of the Roman goddess of Wisdom, Athena.

True

200

Symbol for Silver


Ag


200

How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?


One

Although he created more than 900 paintings, Van Gogh sold only one during his lifetime, "Red Vineyard at Arles" which was purchased by the sister of one of his friends. 


200

From what year was it possible for women to vote?


1957


200

Number of nouns in the sentences:

The mailman Mr. Joe was carrying postcards.

 

3

Mailman, Mr. Joe and postcards 


300

What country has the most natural lakes?

Canada 

It has more than half of all the natural lakes in the world. An impressive nine percent of the country is covered in fresh water. 

300

If you mix all light colours, do you get black, white or a rainbow? 


White

Technically adding all colours of light together is called colour addition. 


300

Stage name of Robyn Fenty  

Rihanna


300

Which country borders Colombia at the Darién Gap?


Panama 

The Colombian border with Panama is in the west of Colombia. The Pan-American Highway extends all the way from Alaska to Argentina and is over 30,000 kilometres long. There is, however, the Darién Gap. It is an area of swampland, marshland, and rainforest that will be expensive to build over, and not very environmentally friendly.


300

Meaning of "stroll around"


To walk around casually


400

How many different languages exist in the world today?

6,500

There are roughly 6,500 languages spoken in the world today. About 2,000 of these languages only have about 1,000 native speakers.

400

Which planet spins the fastest? 


Jupiter 

It is the fastest spinning planet in our solar system rotating on average once in just under 10 hours. 


400

Name of the hobbit played by Elijah Wood in the Lord of the Rings movies 


Frodo Baggins


400

What Colombian City was the centre for slave commerce during the XVI and XVIII Centuries?


Cartagena 

Cartagena was founded in the XVI century, and the slave trade flourished there into the XVIII century (which ended in 1801).



400

A word that reads the same backwards or forwards is a 

Palindrome


500

Greek historian known as the "Father of History"


Herodotus

He is known as the father of history because he was the first historian to collect and systematically document events and create an account

500

Second man to walk on the moon


Buzz Aldrin 


500

First Disney princess


Persephone 

In 1937, Walt Disney released a Silly Symphonies short called “The Goddess of Spring” that starred Persephone, the daughter of Zeus and thus, a princess.


500

How many presidents have we had? 


118


500

You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.

A candle 


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