Science, History and Art
Name all the primary colors.
red, blue, yellow
The only male sprinter to win 100m and 200m gold in three consecutive Olympics.
Usain Bolt
Approximate number of countries in the world (nearest 10)
195 (nearest 10 = 200)
A country that lies in both Europe and Asia
Russia / Turkey
What gets wetter the more it dries?
a towel
Who wrote *Dream of the Red Chamber*?
Cao Xueqin
In which year did World War II end?
1945
The swimmer who won 8 gold medals in a single Olympics (2008 Beijing)
Michael Phelps
The human body contains this many bones
206
Country with the most natural lakes in the world.
Canada
What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
short
The only country outside China with a majority ethnic Chinese population.
Singapore
The largest organ in body.
Skin
The longest tennis match in history (in hours) at Wimbledon 2010 – estimate within 2 hours.
11 hours 5 minutes (Isner vs Mahut)
World population in billions (as of 2025, nearest 0.5 billion)
~8.1 billion
Longest river in Africa.
Nile
What has cities without houses, rivers without water, and forests without trees?
a map
The Chinese dynasty that built the first Great Wall.
Qin Dynasty
Two body parts that keep growing throughout our lives (not hair or nails)
Ears and nose
Most Olympic medals won by a single athlete (total number)
28 medals (Michael Phelps)
Number of languages spoken in the world today (nearest 1,000)
~7,000
Country with the most active volcanoes.
Indonesia
Which animal’s heart is located in its head?
Shrimp
The largest ethnic group in China after Han Chinese.
Zhuang
Which artist painted The Starry Night?
Vincent van Gogh
This basketball legend scored 100 points in a single NBA game in 1962.
Wilt Chamberlain
Highest recorded temperature on Earth in °C (nearest 5°C).
56.7°C
The southernmost capital city in the world.
Wellington (New Zealand)
How many time zones does Russia have?
11 times zones
The famous ancient Chinese philosopher who said “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Laozi (Lao Tzu)
The highest price ever paid for a Leonardo Da Vinci painting was...(approximately to the highest million)
$460,000,000.00
Fastest 100m sprint time by a woman (world record). (+/- 2 seconds)
10.49 seconds (Florence Griffith-Joyner)
Length of the Great Wall of China in kilometers (nearest 1,000 km)
~21,196 km
In which country is the world’s highest waterfall
Venezuela
What is the only letter not appearing in any U.S. state name?
Q
Who was the Chinese envoy to the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty, opening the Silk Road?
Zhang Qian