FOOD AND DRINK
What is the only fruit that has seeds on the outside?
What is CO2 in English?
carbon dioxide
Name at least one of the only two kinds of mammals that lay eggs.
platypus, echidna
Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France
When was Jaromír Jágr born? (tolerance +/-1 year)
February 15, 1972
What do you call dried plums in English?
prunes
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How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
What is the world’s biggest island?
Greenland
Which sport was played on the moon in 1971?
golf
What is the primary ingredient in the Middle Eastern dish falafel?
chickpeas
How many bones do sharks have? Tolerance +/- 10
none, their body is made up of cartilages
What is the main food source for pandas?
bamboo
What is the proper geographical term for a cluster or chain of islands? (starts with A)
archipelago
How many olympic medals did Zátopek win during the games in Helsinki in 1952?
3 gold medals (5,OOOm, 10,000m, marathon)
What is the name of the orange-yellow flavouring which is made from dried crocus?
saffron
What disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air’?
Malaria
Which of these mammals has no vocal cords? Gorilla, coyote, monkey, giraffe
giraffe
Which river flows through Moscow?
the river Moskva
Which sport is Super Bowl connected to?
American football
What is the only edible food that never goes bad?
honey
Who invented the dynamite and when? (tolerance 10 years)
Alfred Nobel in 1867
Which mammal has the thickest fur?
sea otter
What do you call a person who studies the weather?
meteorologist
Where will the 2028 Olympics be held? (country - half points, city - full points)
Los Angeles, USA
Which fast food chain has the famous slogan 'Have it your way'?
Burger King
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
What is the name of the process that bats use to detect prey? (starts with E)
echolocation
How many official languages does Switzerland have? Which ones?
4 - French, German, Italian, Romansh
In judo, which belt is better - the blue or the green?
the blue
Where did Gouda cheese originate? (country)
the Netherlands
What is made by white blood cells to help fight off infection?
antibodies
What type of animal is a Flemish giant?
rabbit
What is the capital of India?
New Dehli
What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
turkey
Which country is the biggest producer of coffee in the world?
Brazil
The first successful vaccine was for which disease?
smallpox (1721)
What percentage of DNA do humans share with chimpanzees? Tolerance 3%
98%
What are the capitals of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania?
Estonia - Tallinn, Latvia - Riga, Lithuania - Vilnius
What term is used to indicate that a player has zero points in a game of tennis? (e.g. 30 - 0)
What alcohol is used to make Bloody Mary and what gives it its typical colour?
vodka, tomato juice
How long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth? (tolerance 60 seconds)
8 minutes 20 seconds
Why are flamingos pink?
Because of their diet (they eat algae which contain carotenoids and they eat shrimp which eat algae, too)
Which country in continental Europe has the westernmost point?
Portugal (Cabo da Roca)
What is the diameter of the basketball loop? Tolerance +/- 5 cm or +/- 1 inch)
46 centimeters or 18 inches