Science & Nature
What element has the highest melting point?
Tungsten
What is the world’s largest desert (excluding polar regions)?
Sahara Desert
Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Inca Empire
Who painted The Birth of Venus?
Sandro Botticelli
What is the rarest blood type?
AB negative
What part of the brain controls balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
Which river flows through the most countries?
The Danube
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What Shakespeare play features the line “All the world’s a stage”?
As You Like It
How many bones are there in the adult human body?
206
What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What is the capital city of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Which artist cut off part of his own ear?
Vincent van Gogh
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile (disputed with the Amazon)
What type of rock is formed by cooling lava?
Igneous rock
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in which country?
Tanzania
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
Winston Churchill
Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?
Gabriel García Márquez
Which planet was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006?
Pluto
What planet has a day longer than its year?
Venus
What ocean current keeps Western Europe warmer than it should be?
The Gulf Stream
The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in what year?
1912
What is the musical term for gradually getting louder?
Crescendo
What language has the most native speakers worldwide?
Mandarin Chinese