History
Which ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
Ancient Egypt.
What is 9 multiplied by 7?
63.
Emma is taller than Leo. Leo is taller than Mia. Who is the shortest?
Mia.
I have a face and hands, but no arms or legs. What am I?
A clock.
What colour card does a referee show to send a player off?
Red.
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington.
What is 15% of 200?
30.
In a race, you overtake the runner in second place. What position are you now in?
Second place.
What gets wetter as it dries something else?
A towel.
What is it called when one player scores three goals in a single match?
A hat-trick.
In which year did World War II end?
1945.
Two angles of a triangle are 35 degrees and 65 degrees. What is the third angle?
80 degrees.
A drawer contains five red socks and five blue socks. Without looking, how many socks must you take to guarantee two of the same colour?
3 socks.
What can travel around the world while staying in the corner of an envelope?
A postage stamp.
How many metres is the penalty mark from the midpoint between the goalposts?
11 metres.
Which English king sealed Magna Carta in 1215?
King John.
Solve for x: 3(x - 4) = 27.
x = 13.
Ana, Ben, Cara and Dan stand in a line. Ana is first. Ben is immediately before Cara. Dan is not last. What is their order?
Ana, Dan, Ben, Cara.
Which five-letter English word becomes 'shorter' when you add two letters?
'Short' — add 'er'.
Which country hosted and won the first men's FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay.
In which year did Constantinople fall to the Ottoman Empire?
1453.
A rectangle has a perimeter of 50 metres and an area of 150 square metres. What are its two side lengths?
10 metres and 15 metres.
Eight coins look identical, but one is lighter than the others. Using a balance scale, what is the fewest weighings needed to guarantee finding it?
2 weighings. First weigh 3 coins against 3. If they balance, compare the two unweighed coins. Otherwise, compare two coins from the lighter group: the lighter one is the odd coin, or the third coin is if they balance.
I keep financial records. My ten-letter job title contains three consecutive pairs of identical letters. What am I?
A bookkeeper: b-oo-kk-ee-p-e-r.
Which Brazilian player won the men's FIFA World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970?
Pelé.