Sports and Games
The Summer Olympics traditionally feature this field event where athletes throw a heavy metal ball.
Shot put
This 1990 movie featured a young boy who is accidentally left home by himself for Christmas.
Home Alone
This Mediterranean country is the birthplace of the Olympic Games and is famous for foods like feta cheese, olives, and gyros.
Greece
10 - 3 x 2 =
4
What is the imaginary line that separates the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
The Equator
In Minecraft, what is the most common mineral used for tools?
Iron
The 2018 movie Black Panther is primarily set in this fictional, technologically advanced African nation.
Wakanda
This is the official currency of Japan.
Yen
4² + (5 - 3) =
18
This is the only mammal that is capable of true, flapping flight (not just gliding).
Bat
This 1972 game by Atari was the first commercially successful video game and simulated a game of table tennis.
Pong
What is the animated movie studio created Toy Story and Finding Nemo?
Pixar
This island nation is famous for its "High Tea" tradition and is where the sandwich was reportedly invented in the 1700s.
The United Kingdom
3 x (8 + 4) ÷ 6 =
6
What is the name for the formal writing system using pictorial symbols (pictures, signs) to represent words, ideas, or sounds, most famously used by ancient Egyptians
Hieroglyphics
Lionel Messi holds the record for the most Ballon d'Or wins. How many does he have?
8
This 1994 Disney movie was the first to feature an entirely animal cast and was inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet.
The Lion King
This South American country is the world’s largest producer of coffee, a crop that heavily influences its economy and culture.
(20 - 4 x 3) ÷ (5 - 1) =
2
This is the only planet in our solar system that spins clockwise. Hint: It is the hottest planet in our solar system.
Venus
This popular tabletop role-playing game features characters like elves and dwarves who roll multi-sided dice.
Dungeons & Dragons
What is the name for an unexpected or undocumented feature in a game, movie, or piece of computer software, included as a joke or a bonus?
An easter egg
This is the term used to describe a society (like Canada) where many different cultures live together and keep their own traditions.
Multicultural or a Mosaic
12 + 6 x [2 + (15 - 10)²] =
174
The only letter in the English alphabet that is not found on the periodic table of elements.
Q