Sports
This sport started in England, but it is now very popular in India and Australia. A single match can last for several days. What is it?
Cricket
This Dutch artist cut off his own ear and painted The Starry Night while living in a hospital. Who was he?
Vincent van Gogh
This very large, dry area covers most of North Africa. It is the largest hot desert in the world. What is its name?
The Sahara Desert
What is the name of the process where milk is heated to a high temperature to kill bad bacteria before we buy it?
Pasteurization
Which popular TV series is based on the books by George R.R. Martin and takes place in the fictional worlds of Westeros and Essos?
Game of Thrones
In athletics, how long is a standard marathon in kilometers or miles?
42.195 kilometers (or 26.2 miles)
If you mix the primary colors red and blue together, what color do you get?
Purple (or Violet)
Which big global war started after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, and lasted from 1914 to 1918?
World War I (The First World War)
This popular brown spice comes from the bark of a tropical tree in Asia. People use it to flavor sweet foods like apple pies. What is it?
Cinnamon (canela)
What is the medical name for the rare condition where a person or animal has no color in their skin, hair, or eyes, making them look completely white?
Albinism
Which martial art focuses on fighting on the ground and became famous around the world thanks to the Gracie family from Brazil?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)
This famous Spanish artist painted melting clocks in his artwork The Persistence of Memory. Who was he?
Salvador Dalí
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
This expensive mushroom grows underground. People need trained dogs or pigs to find it, and it is one of the most expensive ingredients in the world. What is it?
Truffle (trufa)
A standard Rubik's Cube was invented in 1974. How many small, colored squares can you see on the outside in total?
54 squares
In golf, what is the special name for completing a hole using two shots fewer than the standard number?
An Eagle
Which Japanese modern artist is famous for creating rooms filled with mirrors and using a lot of polka dots in her art?
Yayoi Kusama
This ancient Incan city was built in the 15th century high in the mountains of Peru. The outside world did not discover it until 1911. What is it?
Machu Picchu
This traditional dish from South Korea is eaten with almost every meal. It is made from spicy fermented cabbage and radishes. What is it?
Kimchi
What is the only mammal on Earth that can actually fly by flapping its wings, and not just glide?
The Bat
This American swimmer is the most successful Olympian ever. He won 28 Olympic medals, and 23 of them were gold. Who is he?
Michael Phelps
What is the architectural name for the stone supports on the outside of Gothic cathedrals that help hold up the high ceilings?
Flying buttresses (arcbotantes)
King John of England signed this famous historical document in 1215 to limit the power of the king. What is it called?
The Magna Carta
In professional cooking, what French word means cutting vegetables into very small, identical cubes of about 3 millimeters?
Brunoise
Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse in 1928, but before Mickey, he created a different character called "the lucky rabbit". What was his name?
Oswald (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit)