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What country is home to Mount Everest?
Nepal
Who was the first US president to live in the White House?
John Adams
What is the oldest form of literature?
Poetry
Who is credited with coming up with the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
Who won the FIFA World Cup in 2014?
Germany
What percentage of Earth’s water is not held in oceans?
3%
When did the International Space Station host its first crew of astronauts?
2000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art lies in which American City?
New York
What element is a diamond composed of?
Carbon
Which team has won the most NBA championships?
Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers (17 titles each)
What is the largest city in North America?
Mexico City
Which city hosted the first World's Fair?
London
In Homer’s epic poem, he is the king of Ithaca who was stuck on a 10-year journey from the Trojan War before returning home to his wife
Odysseus
What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?
Fission
Who is considered the most successful sprinter in history?
Usain Bolt
What is the name of the only sea without a land boundary?
The Sargasso Sea
Which Roman emperor accidentally set fire to the Library of Alexandria?
Julius Caesar
What is featured in Dali's "The Persistence of Memory"?
Clocks
One gigabyte is equal to how many megabytes?
1000
How many laps are driven in a Formula 1 race in Monaco?
78
Which countries border Oman?
Yemen, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia
Which king was Marie Antoinette married to?
King Louis XVI
A Greek epic that tells of the heroic exploits and adventures of the Trojan Wars.
The Iliad
While building magnetrons at MIT in the 1940s, Percy Spencer noticed a melting chocolate bar in his pocket. Deeper investigation and exploration led to the invention of what household device?
Microwave
Which golfer has won the most major championships?
Jack Nicklaus (18 majors)