General Knowledge 1
Which novel is set in the fictional land of Middle-earth and features characters like Frodo and Gandalf?
The Lord of the Rings
In music, what is the Italian term for a gradual increase in loudness, often indicated in sheet music by the abbreviation "cresc."?
Crescendo
Which Italian city is known as the "City of Bridges" due to its many canals and waterways?
Venice
What is the name of the Japanese art of paper folding?
Origami
Which ancient city was known as the "City of David" and is considered a holy site for three major religions?
Jerusalem
What is the process of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide through the action of yeast?
Fermentation
What is the highest civilian award in the United States?
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon in the United States?
Colorado River
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
Liver
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Jupiter (with over 80 moons)
Which historical document, signed in 1215, limited the powers of the English monarch and laid the foundation for modern constitutional law?
Magna Carta
What is the name for the fear of heights?
Acrophobia
Who was the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
Who wrote the play "The Importance of Being Earnest"?
Oscar Wilde
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and in which field?
Marie Curie, Physics (1903)
Which constellation, known as the "Hunter," contains the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius?
Orion
What is the name of the only man-made structure visible from space with the naked eye?
Great Wall of China
What is the term for a word or phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards?
Palindrome
In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
1986
Which British scientist is often referred to as the "Father of Computer Science" and played a pivotal role in cracking the German Enigma code during World War II?
Alan Turing
What is the distance around a circle called?
Circumference
Which ancient wonder of the world was a monumental tomb built in the city of Agra, India?
Taj Mahal
In which year was the United Nations founded?
1945
What is the term for a word or name spelled by rearranging the letters of another, such as "listen" and "silent"?
Anagram
Which German composer's final symphony is known as the "Unfinished Symphony"?
Franz Schubert