World
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What gas do plants produce during photosynthesis?
Oxygen
Which boxer was known as "The Greatest" and was famous for his fights against Joe Frazier and George Foreman?
Muhammad Ali
Who played the Joker in "The Dark Knight"?
Heath Ledger
This mobile app game, released in 2016, utilized augmented reality to encourage players to explore their real-world environment in search of virtual creatures, becoming a global phenomenon. Name the game.
Pokémon GO
Who led the Indian independence movement against British rule, primarily through non-violent civil disobedience, and is often called the "Father of the Nation" in India?
Mahatma Gandhi
Which mathematician introduced the concept of the Fibonacci sequence?
Leonardo Fibonacci (known as Leonardo of Pisa)
Which tennis Grand Slam is played on clay courts?
The French Open (Roland Garros)
In which movie series does the fictional character Jack Sparrow appear?
Pirates of the Caribbean
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Which Asian country was formerly known as Siam?
Thailand (the official name until 1939)
Name the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and the only person to win a Nobel in two different sciences.
Marie Curie (Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911)
In which sport would you perform a "slam dunk"?
Basketball
In which film does the protagonist travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to save humanity, featuring scientifically accurate visualizations of black holes?
Interstellar
Which composer became deaf later in life but continued to compose some of his most famous works?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What is the name of the ancient trade route that connected the East and West, primarily between China and the Mediterranean?
The Silk Road
Identify the only known moon in our solar system with a dense atmosphere and liquid lakes on its surface, making it a focus of astrobiological interest.
Titan, the moon of Saturn
Identify the Formula 1 driver who holds the record for the most World Drivers' Championship titles, sharing the record with Michael Schumacher.
Lewis Hamilton (both having won the title on seven occasions)
What was the first Pixar movie to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
Finding Nemo
This psychological effect describes the phenomenon where hostages develop a psychological connection with their captors. Name the effect.
Stockholm Syndrome
Name the Seven Wonders of the World (new)
Petra (Jordan)
Cristo Redentor (Brazil)
Great Wall of China (China)
Colosseum (Italy)
Taj Mahal (India)
Chichén Itzá (Mexico)
Machu Picchu (Peru)
This concept, fundamental to computer science, involves the use of algorithms to encode data in such a way that only authorized parties can access it, often used to secure communication over the internet. Name this concept.
Encryption
This American figure skater, one of the most decorated in the sport's history, has won nine U.S. championships, five World Championships, and two Olympic medals. Despite her many achievements, she famously never won an Olympic gold medal, finishing second in the 1998 Nagano Olympics and third in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Name this athlete.
Michelle Kwan
Which 2019 film directed by Bong Joon-ho, the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, explores themes of class disparity and social inequality through the intertwining lives of two families?
Parasite
Name the first country to grant women the right to vote in national elections, a landmark event in the women's suffrage movement that occurred in 1893.
New Zealand