Science
Who is credited with coming up with the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
How many digits are there in pi
infinity
12
Current Leader of the PRC
Xi Jinping
name 3 abrahmic religions
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
If you drop a hammer and a feather in a vacuum, which hits the ground first?
They hit at the same time
This famous Greek mathematician, and author of The Elements, is known as the “Father of Geometry.”
Euclid
4 purusharthas of Hinduism
Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha
According to the CCP, what fall under "One Unified China"
China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
Which American Founding Father has a very famous screen play, (and by whom ?)
Alexander Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth in min and sec ?
8 min 20 s (allow +/- 10 seconds)
During the math competition scene in the movie “Mean Girls,” the answer to the calculus problem “what is the limit as x approaches zero of [ln(1-x)-sinx]/(1-cos²x)” is this.
The limit doesnt exist
Name the Dashavataras according to Sri Vaishnavism
Matsya --> Kurma --> Varaha --> Narasimha--> Vamana --> Parashurama --> Rama--> Balarama ---> Krishna ---> Kalki
Sun Yat-sen and his successor Chiang Kai-shek
what piece of human build infrastructure slowed the speed of the earth.
Where is it ?
Three Gorges Dam, China
What are all the states of matter in the order of the energy of the particles?
bose-einstein condensate, solid, liquid, gas, plasma
In the classic Monty Hall problem, if you always switch doors after the host reveals a goat, what are your chances of winning the car?
2/3
Difference between Puranas, Vedas and Upanishads
What were the 4 olds ?
Old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits
Which 5 scriptures came out of the Mahabharata
Bhagavad Gita, Vishnu Sahasranama, Vidura Niti, Yaksha Prashna, Uddhava Gita
What is the pH of a neutral solution?
It depends on the temperature + bonus points if they can describe how the pH changes when temp increases/decreases
A census taker approaches a woman leaning on her gate and asks about her children. She says, "I have three children and the product of their ages is 36. The sum of their ages is the number on this gate." The census taker does some calculation and claims not to have enough information. The woman enters her house, but before slamming the door tells the census taker, "I have to see to my eldest child who is in bed with measles." The census taker departs, satisfied. Question: what are the ages of the three children?
9, 2 and 2
Name of the Supreme Divine in Balinese hinduism
Sangyang Widi Wasa
What part of China was invaded first by the Japanese, what was the puppet state installed called and who was the puppet leader ?
(all must be answered for points)
Manchuria, Manchukuo, last Qing emperor
What trait does the CIA have to train it out of recruits to prevent them from blowing their cover overseas.
Leaning on objects while standing