Mythology
Who is the Hindu god of destruction?
Shiva
What is the name of the magical school in the Harry Potter series?
Hogwarts
Which famous ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
The Titanic
The word "astronaut" is made from two Greek words: "astron" and "nautes". What do these two words mean?
Star Sailor
Which country is both an island and a continent?
Australia
Which Norse god is known for carrying Mjlnor?
Thor, God of Thunder
In The Hunger Games, which district do Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark come from?
District 12
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France
Which language did English borrow the word "poltergeist" (a noisy ghost) from?
German
Who painted "The Starry Night"?
Vincent Van Gogh
What is the name of the three headed dog known to guard the Underworld?
Cerberus
Who is the father figure and narrator's father in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Atticus Finch
How many wives did King Henry VIII have?
Six
The popular, cozy cuddly toy called the "teddy bear" was named after which famous historical person?
President Theodore Roosevelt
What is the main ingredient in hummus?
Chickpeas
Which specific Aztec god of rain and water is uniquely depicted with goggle-like eyes and fangs, and is associated with agricultural fertility?
Tlaloc
Which 17th-century epic poem begins with the famous invocation, "Of Man's First Disobedience, and the Fruit of that forbidden tree…?
Paradise Lost, John Milton
Sparked by the throwing of two imperial governors and their secretary out of a castle window in 1618, what devastating European conflict is historically known as the Defenestration of Prague?
The Thirty Years’ War
Derived from an ancient Indian festival, the massive, rolling cars at which religious event gave us the English word "juggernaut"?
The Rath Yathra
Which powerful Mongol ruler conquered a vast empire stretching from Asia to Europe?
Genghis Khan
Which Polynesian demigod famously used a magic fishhook carved from the jawbone of his grandmother to pull up several Pacific islands (including New Zealand and Hawaii) from the ocean?
Māui
Question: In Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude, what is the name of the mythical town where the Buendía family resides?
Macondo
What economic policy was unofficially practiced by Great Britain throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, where the strict enforcement of parliamentary laws—specifically regarding trade and navigation—was deliberately avoided in the American colonies?
Salutary Neglect
The name of which 18th-century English nobleman is attached to a meal because he didn't want to leave his gambling table to eat?
The 4th Earl of Sandwich
Which country’s national language has the longest alphabet in the world?
Cambodia- 74 characters