English language
How many letters are in the English alphabet?
26
What is the most visited country in the world?
France
Which vegetable is known for making people cry when cutting it?
Onion
What is the national animal of New Zealand?
How many colours are in a rainbow?
7
Which English words becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?
Short
What continent has the most countries?
Africa. It has 54 official countries.
What is a baby cat called?
Kitten
When cooking a "Hangi" in New Zealand, where will you build the oven?
A - In a tree
B - Underground
C - Above ground
D - On a raised platform
B - Underground
How any hearts does an octopus have?
3
Pronounce "Worcestershire"
WUSS-ter-sheer or WUSS-ter-sher
Which country invented paper?
China
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
A - Jupiter
B - Earth
C - Mars
D - Mercury
D - Mercury.
The dish "San Nakji" from South Korea, is best eaten while still moving. What animal is San Nakji?
Octopus
Which fruit has seeds on the outside?
Strawberries
What is the least common letter used in English?
"Z"
What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
What is the largest reptile in the world?
Saltwater crocodile
What is the most popular gift on valentines day in the United states of America?
Candy and Chocolate
What is the main ingredient of "Hummus"
Chickpeas
What does this idiom mean? "It's raining cats and dogs"
There is very heavy or a lot of rain
Which country has the most pyramids?
A - Egypt
B - Mexico
C - Sudan
D - Thailand
C - Sudan
It has between 200 - 250, compared to Egypt which has about 118.
Which musical instrument has 88 keys?
Piano
Kyle Maynard is a quadruple amputee who famously climbed which mountain?
A - Mt Everest
B - Mt Fuji
C - Mt Kilimanjaro
D - The Matterhorn
C - Mt Kilimanjaro
What is the tallest waterfall in the world?
Angel falls in Venezuela
What does this idiom mean? "Finding a needle in a haystack"
Something that is near impossible to find.
What country has the most people?
India. It has over 1.46 billion people
How many sides does a hexagon have?
6
A family with 2 parents and one or more children is also known as a ____ family?
Nuclear family
What are the main ingredients of traditional French ratatouille?
Vegetables - Zucchini, eggplant (aubergine), bell pepper and tomatoes.
What is the most common letter used in English?
"E"
Which U.S. state is famous for Hollywood?
California
What is the only food that never goes bad?
Honey
Haggis, the national food of Scotland, is typically made from what animal?
Sheep
Which country won the first football world cup in 1930?
Uruguay
How many words are estimated to be in the English language?
A - 100,000 - 150,000
B - 150,000 - 400,000
C - 400,000 - 600,000
D - Over 600,000
D - Over 600,000
What is the only country that starts with the letter "O"?
Oman
The "Black box" of a plane is typically what colour?
Hint: Not Black
Orange
What country is "Sepak Bola Api" or fire ball soccer, played in?
Hint: It is in South east Asia.
Indonesia
What soft drink was created in 1893 and originally called “Brad’s Drink”?
Pepsi
What does this idiom mean? "Straight from the horses mouth"
Information straight from the source or the person who knows best. Often for gossip.
Which two countries share the longest international border?
The United States of America and Canada. Their border is approximately 8,890 km's.
Where is the smallest bone in the human body?
In the Ear. It is called the Stapes
The water shrew and star nosed mole are the only two mammals that can do what underwater?
Smell underwater
The incredible Hulk from Marvel comics, was originally what colour?
Grey