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In 2023, this militant group launched a large-scale attack on Israel, escalating regional conflict.
Hamas
If sinθ=3/5, what is cosθ?
cosθ = 4/5
What two gases make up 99% of the Earth's atmosphere?
78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen
Who was the leader that founded the Mongol Empire in the 13th century?
Genghis Khan
What is the name of the mountain range that Macchu Picchu sits in?
Andes Mountains
What country was the New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani born in?
Uganda
Find the 6th term of the geometric series: 3, 6, 12…
3 × 2^5 = 96
What part of the brain regulates homeostasis by controlling temperature, hunger, thirst, and the pituitary gland?
Hypothalamus
What 14th-century pandemic killed an estimated one-third of Europe’s population?
Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
Which US state has the most coastline of any state?
Alaska
In 2025, what African city hosted the G20 summit, marking the first time the meeting took place on the continent.
Johannesburg, South Africa
What is the U-shaped graph of a quadratic function? What is the point where the graph reaches it maximum or minimum function?
Parabola. Vertex.
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What event, which occurred in 1914, sparked the beginning of World War 1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is the largest desert in the world (by area)?
Antarctic Desert
Which city hosted the Republican National Convention in 2024? Which city hosted the Democratic National Convention in 2024?
RNC = Milwaukee, WI
DNC = Chicago, IL
What is the area of a triangle with height 6 and base 10?
Area = 1/2 base x height = 30
Zero degrees Kelvin, also known as absolute zero, is how many degrees Celsius?
-273 Celsius
What medieval document, signed by King John in 1215, limited the powers of the English monarchy?
Magna Carta
This South American capital is the highest in the capital city in the world at 11,942 feet above sea level.
La Paz, Bolivia
In 2025, this country became the first in the world to approve fully autonomous, self-driving taxis for public use.
Singapore
What is the sum of the interior angles of an octagon?
The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is always 360.
Therefore, for an octagon, each exterior angle is 360/8 = 45 degrees.
The interior angles are therefore 135 degrees.
135 x 8 =1080
1080
A patent foramen ovale is a "hole in the heart". The wall between which two chambers has failed to close in this case?
Left atrium and right atrium
Which famous explorer completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth—though he died before the voyage ended?
Ferdinand Magellan
What is the name of the sandstone monolith that is sacred to the Anangu people of Australia?
Uluru/Ayers Rock