COUNTRIES
What is the capital city of the United Kingdom?
London
What is the only metal that exists as a liquid at standard room temperature?
MERCURY
What is the term for a musical performance by just one single person?
A solo
Who is the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, warfare, and handicraft?
Athena
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields?
Marie Curie
Which European country is famous for its windmills, tulips, and being largely below sea level?
The Netherlands (or Holland)
Which organelle is known as the 'powerhouse of the cell' because it generates ATP?
Mitochondrion (Mitochondria)
What four-stringed orchestral instrument is pitched exactly one octave below the violin?
The Cello
What major historical event began on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland?
World War II
What architectural marvel was built in Agra, India, by Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favorite wife?
The Taj Mahal
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What law of physics states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
Newton's Third Law of Motion
In music theory, what interval consists of twelve semitones and represents the distance between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency?
An Octave
Which author wrote the dystopian novel 1984, introducing concepts like Big Brother and Thoughtcrime?
George Orwell
What is the capital city of New York State?
Albany
What is the largest country in South America by land mass that does not border Brazil?
CHILE
What is the most abundant gas found in Earth's atmosphere, making up about 78% of it?
Nitrogen
Which modern pop star became the first artist in history to sweep all four major categories (Best New Artist, Album, Record, and Song of the Year) at the Grammys in a single night in 2020?
Billie Eilish
What is the name of the currency used by the United Kingdom?
Pound Sterling
In the coordinate plane, what is the name given to the exact point (0,0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect?
The origin
What country holds the title for the longest coastline in the world?
CANADA
What protein in red blood cells is responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the human body?
Hemoglobin
Which German composer bridged the Classical and Romantic eras and continued writing music despite going profoundly deaf?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Which human organ consumes the highest percentage of the body's total energy and oxygen (around 20%)?
The brain
Which scientist is credited with discovering penicillin in 1928?
Alexander Fleming