English Poetry
What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?
Alliteration
How many planets are in our Solar System?
8
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What has to be broken before you can use it?
An egg
In sports, who is responsible for enforcing the rules and making decisions during a game or match?
Referee/Umpire
What is the deliberate exaggeration or overstatement used for emphasis in poetry called?
Hyperbole
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
What has keys but can't open locks?
A piano
Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup in 2018?
Russia
What is the term for a fourteen-line poem usually written in iambic pentameter?
Sonnet
What element is represented by the symbol 'Sn' on the periodic table?
Tin
What is the name of the deepest point in the ocean?
Challenger Deep
What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
A stamp
Who is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
What is a brief and intentional reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, or movement called?
Allusion
What is the name of the process by which cells divide to form two daughter cells?
Mitosis
Which billionaire entrepreneur was rejected from university multiple times and once applied for a job at KFC but was the only one out of 24 applicants not hired?
Jack Ma
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter 'M'
Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 1966?
England
What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences called?
Anaphora
What is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by emitting radiation?
Radioactive decay
Which country became the first to legally mandate menstrual leave for women?
Spain
The person who makes it, sells it. The person who buys it never uses it. The person who uses it never knows they're using it. What is it?
A coffin
In tennis, what is the term for a match in which a player wins all 24 points, without losing a single point?
Golden Set