Geography
Which country is the world's leading producer of saffron, the most expensive spice by weight?
Iran
Which leader, known for his cult of personality, ruled Libya from 1969 until his death in 2011, and was ousted during the Libyan Civil War?
Muammar Gaddafi
Which African nation was the first to qualify for a FIFA World Cup?
Egypt (they qualified for the 1934 World Cup, which was the second ever)
Which planet has the highest surface temperature in the solar system?
Venus
Which artist is famous for the "Water Lilies" series, and is associated with the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements?
Claude Monet
Which is the largest island in the world that is not a continent?
Greenland
Which battle during the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 marked Napoleon Bonaparte's final defeat?
The Battle of Waterloo.
Which country won the most gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
China, with 48 gold medals.
What is the most electronegative element, and why is it significant?
Fluorine; its high electronegativity makes it extremely reactive and critical in forming strong bonds.
Which artist holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won in a single night, with 8 awards in 1984?
Michael Jackson won eight Grammy Awards in one night at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards on February 28, 1984.
What is the name of the only river that crosses the equator twice?
Congo River
Which leader became the supreme leader of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin's death and was known for his policy of de-Stalinization and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
Who is the only player in history (male or female) to have won a Golden Slam, securing all four Grand Slam singles titles plus the Olympic gold medal in one calendar year, and in which year did this occur?
1988
What is the pattern in the sequence: 1, 1, 3, 7, 15, 31?
Each term is 2n−12^n - 12n−1.
Example: 25−1=312^5 - 1 = 3125−1=31. The next term is 26−1=632^6 - 1 = 6326−1=63.
Who created the "The Kiss," a sculpture made of marble and gold leaf that is considered one of the masterpieces of modern art?
Gustav Klimt
Which city is known as the "City of a Hundred Spires" due to its many historic churches and towers?
Prague, Czech Republic
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648, drastically altering the political landscape of Europe?
The Treaty of Westphalia
Which is the only country to have participated in every Summer Olympics since its inception in 1896, yet has never won a gold medal?
The Philippines
What degree is Celsius equal to Fahrenheit?
-40
Which composer is credited with writing the famous "The Four Seasons," a set of violin concertos that depict the seasons of the year?
Antonio Vivaldi
Uzbekistan
Which African country was the first to gain independence from European colonial rule in 1957?
Ghana
Who holds the record for the most goals scored in a single calendar year in football, how many goals did they score and what specific year?
Lionel Messi holds the record for the most goals in a calendar year, scoring 91 goals in 2012.
The sum of two numbers is 40, and their product is 375. What are the two numbers?
15 and 25
Most Oscar wins by an individual?
Walt Disney (26 Oscars, of which 22 were competitive awards and four were honorary awards)