Countries
Where was the first example of paper money used?
China
What is the primary ingredient in the dish "hummus"?
A) Chickpeas
B) Lentils
C) Black beans
Chickpeas
What is the powerhouse of the cell?
A) Nucleus
B) Mitochondria
C) Endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondria
How many hearts does an octopus have?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
Three
Which is the only U.S. state that grows coffee commercially?
A) California
B) Hawaii
C) Florida
Hawaii
(Hawaii is the only U.S. state where coffee is grown commercially, primarily on the slopes of the volcanoes on the Big Island.)
Who is generally considered the inventor of the motor car?
Karl Benz
In which country did the sandwich originate?
A) France
B) Italy
C) England
England
What is the largest organ in the human body?
A) Heart
B) Liver
C) Skin
Skin
Which animal is known to be able to sleep for up to three years at a time?
A) Bear
B) Snail
C) Hibernating bat
Snail
What is the rarest blood type in the world?
A) AB-negative
B) O-positive
C) A-positive
D) B-negative
(AB-negative is the rarest blood type, with less than 1% of the world's population having it.)
What city hosted the 2002 Olympic Games?
Sydney
In which country did the dessert "baklava" originate?
A) Turkey
B) UAE
C) Egypt
Turkey
Which part of the human brain is responsible for regulating balance and coordination?
A) Cerebrum
B) Cerebellum
C) Hippocampus
Cerebellum
What is the fastest aquatic animal?
A) Orca
B) Sailfish
C) Great white shark
Sailfish
Who discovered penicillin?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Alexander Fleming
C) Gregor Mendel
Alexander Fleming
(Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, which became the first widely used antibiotic and revolutionized medicine.)
Where was tea invented?
China
Which fruit has varieties called Cavendish, Red, and Lady Finger?
A) Apple
B) Banana
C) Papaya
What is the name of the process in which a single-celled organism splits into two identical cells?
A) Budding
B) Mitosis
C) Binary fission
Binary fission
Which insect is capable of living for several weeks without its head?
A) Ant
B) Cockroach
C) Termite
Cockroach
(Cockroaches can live for weeks without their heads due to their open circulatory system, which allows them to survive without blood circulation for a while.)
Who invented the first successful airplane?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Wilbur and Orville Wright
C) Amelia Earhart
Wilbur and Orville Wright
Sofia is the capital of what country?
Bulgaria
Which of these fruits is actually a citrus hybrid, created from a pomelo and an orange?
A) Grapefruit
B) Lime
C) Tangerine
Grapefruit
In the human body, which enzyme is primarily responsible for the breakdown of carbohydrates in the mouth?
A) Pepsin
B) Amylase
C) Lipase
Amylase
Which animal has the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom?
A) Chloringa Dragonfly
B) Mantis shrimp
C) Chameleon
Mantis shrimp
(Mantis shrimp have some of the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, with 16 types of photoreceptor cells compared to humans' 3, allowing them to see ultraviolet light and polarized light.)
In which year did the Titanic sink?
A) 1912
B) 1905
C) 1923
D) 1898
1912