What is the name of the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What are churros traditionally served with?
Chocolate
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
A man stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The man calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?
The river was frozen
Which city-state was the "enemy" or rival of Athens?
Sparta
What type of race is the Tour de France?
Bike race
James’s mom has four children. Their names are April, May, June, and ______?
James
What is Earth's largest continent?
Asia
How many pairs of chopsticks are used in China a year?
45 billion
True or false: male seahorses give birth to their young, not the females.
True
Turn me on my side and I am everything. Cut me in half and I am nothing. What am I?
The number 8
What is reincarnation
The rebirth of the soul into another living being
How many players are on a baseball team?
This is the largest country in the world, by area.
Russia
Pacific Ocean
What are the best selling ice creams in Ireland?
Murphy's and Magnum!
What is the longest bone in the human body?
Femur
There is a word in the English language in which the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four signify a great man, and the whole word, a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
The invisible line that divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Who is the man that wore the number 23 for the majority of his career. He also was on the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan
This company sells more phones than any other.
Samsung
Choose a classmate to challenge the teacher to a rock, paper, scissor. If the teacher wins you loose 400, if not you win 400 points.
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How many burgers does McDonald’s sell every second?
75
What is the hardest known natural material?
Diamonds
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath
What were built to be a tomb for the Pharaons
Pyramids
Exactly how long is a marathon (in m/km)?
42.195 m
42km
List the first 5 digits of Pi
3.1415
What year did WW2 begin?
1942
What is the only edible food that is said to never spoil?
Honey
Who was the scientist to propose the three laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
You’re escaping a labyrinth and there are three exits. Exit A leads to an inferno. Exit B leads to an assassin. Exit C leads to a lion that hasn’t eaten in 3 years. Which exit do you pick?
Exit C. If a lion hasn’t eaten in 3 years, it has definitely starved to death.
People who study the written record of cultures are?
Historians
Where were the 2024 Olympics held?
Paris!
What is the most downloaded game of all time?
Minecraft
What country ends with the letter 'Q'?
Iraq
Rice
The name of this disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’. What disease is it?
Malaria
During which month do people sleep the least?
February (there are usually fewer nights in February).
What form of government came from ancient Greece (that we still use today)?
Democracy
Who is this American gymnast who has a total of 30 Olympic and world championship medals. She has the most medals in American history.
Simone Biles
What is Lady Gaga's real name? (at least first and last name)
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Qatar
Which Mexican food has a name meaning "little donkey"?
Burrito
What is the hottest place on the world?
Death Valley, California
A family has two parents and six sons. Each of the sons has one sister. How many people are in the family?
Nine. Two parents, six sons, one daughter!
Name of The King and Queen of Spain when Columbus petitioned to sail to the West Indies
King Ferdinand and Queen Elisabeth
Which country won the first ever football world cup?
Uruguay
What is the longest-running TV series?
The Simpsons
What is the population of Australia to the nearest million?
26 million
Which country is Kaiserschmaarn from?
Hungary
Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which specific organ in the body?
Pancreas
Is the capital of Kentucky pronounced Louisville or Luee-ville?
Neither. The capital is Frankfurt
What was The Plaza Mayor used for in the past
Trials of Spanish Inquisition
Which country won the Olympics this year?
U.S.
What is the largest organ in the human body?
Skin
The smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans is this one.
It's the Arctic ocean
How many teaspoons of nutmeg could potentially kill you?
2
What is the rarest blood type?
It's AB Negative
A man dies of old age on his 25 birthday. How is this possible?
He was born on February 29thCinnamon sticks
They ruled Spain from around 218 B.C to 472 AD.
The Romans
What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?
Golf
The ancient Egyptian writing system was called what?
Hieroglyphics
What is the most common name in the world?
Mohammed
How many years of sushi chef training does it take to be trusted to make the rice?
The answer is 5 Years
Which sea is Madagascar located in?
Indian Ocean
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror
Which systems of caves on the islands boasts of the largest underground lake in Europe?
Caves of Drac
How many Olympic games were held in countries that no longer exist?
2
Who is the first (and, so far, only) Disney princess with a tattoo?
Pocahontas