WORLD LEADERS
Who is the current President of the United States (as of 2025)?
A. Donald Trump
B. Joe Biden
C. Kamala Harris
D. Ron DeSantis
✅ Correct: B. Joe Biden
What is the term for a word that is spelled the same forward and backward?
A. Homonym
B. Anagram
C. Palindrome
D. Acronym
✅ Correct: C. Palindrome
What gas do humans exhale when they breathe out?
A. Nitrogen
B. Carbon Dioxide
C. Oxygen
D. Hydrogen
✅ Correct: B. Carbon Dioxide
Which country is known for inventing sushi?
A. Korea
B. Vietnam
C. Japan
D. Thailand
✅ Correct: C. Japan
Who invented the light bulb?
A. Nikola Tesla
B. Alexander Graham Bell
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. Thomas Edison
✅ Correct: D. Thomas Edison
Which Canadian Prime Minister served the longest consecutive term in office?
A. Justin Trudeau
B. Pierre Trudeau
C. William Lyon Mackenzie King
D. Stephen Harper
✅ Correct: C. William Lyon Mackenzie King
Which novel begins with the line: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
A. Oliver Twist
B. Les Misérables
C. A Tale of Two Cities
D. Great Expectations
✅ Correct: C. A Tale of Two Cities
Which scientist is known for discovering gravity?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Albert Einstein
C. Galileo Galilei
D. Marie Curie
✅ Correct: A. Isaac Newton
What is the main ingredient in hummus?
A. Lentils
B. Chickpeas
C. Rice
D. Corn
✅ Correct: B. Chickpeas
The first successful airplane flight was made by which brothers?
A. Wright brothers
B. Lumière brothers
C. Marx brothers
D. Kennedy brothers
✅ Correct: A. Wright brothers
Angela Merkel served as Chancellor of which country for 16 years?
A. Austria
B. Germany
C. Switzerland
D. Sweden
✅ Correct: B. Germany
What author created the detective character Hercule Poirot?
A. Arthur Conan Doyle
B. Raymond Chandler
C. Agatha Christie
D. Dashiell Hammett
✅ Correct: C. Agatha Christie
What device do we use to measure atmospheric pressure?
A. Thermometer
B. Seismograph
C. Barometer
D. Altimeter
✅ Correct: C. Barometer
What spicy Indian dish is often cooked in a clay oven called a tandoor?
A. Korma
B. Vindaloo
C. Tikka Masala
D. Tandoori Chicken
✅ Correct: D. Tandoori Chicken
Which scientist developed the theory of general relativity?
A. Isaac Newton
B. Stephen Hawking
C. Albert Einstein
D. Galileo Galilei
✅ Correct: C. Albert Einstein
What African leader won the Nobel Peace Prize for ending a 20-year conflict with Eritrea?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Abiy Ahmed
C. Cyril Ramaphosa
D. Hailemariam Desalegn
✅ Correct: B. Abiy Ahmed
Which ancient civilization used cuneiform as a writing system?
A. Egyptians
B. Greeks
C. Mesopotamians
D. Romans
✅ Correct: C. Mesopotamians
Which vitamin is primarily produced by the body when exposed to sunlight?
A. Vitamin B12
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin D
D. Vitamin K
✅ Correct: C. Vitamin D
Which French dish is made of thin layers of potato baked in cream?
A. Ratatouille
B. Gratin Dauphinois
C. Quiche Lorraine
D. Bouillabaisse
✅ Correct: B. Gratin Dauphinois
What everyday item did Canadian doctor James Naismith invent?
A. Insulin
B. Basketball
C. Telephone
D. Velcro
✅ Correct: B. Basketball
Who was the British Prime Minister during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022?
A. Rishi Sunak
B. Theresa May
C. Liz Truss
D. Boris Johnson
✅ Correct: D. Boris Johnson
What is the name for a word that imitates the sound it describes (e.g., “buzz,” “clang”)?
A. Euphemism
B. Hyperbole
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Metaphor
✅ Correct: C. Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator?
A. CERN Tunnel
B. Quantum Collider
C. Large Hadron Collider
D. Nuclear Accelerator Ring
✅ Correct: C. Large Hadron Collider
Which Scandinavian country is known for gravlax—cured salmon seasoned with dill?
A. Denmark
B. Norway
C. Sweden
D. Finland
✅ Correct: C. Sweden
What was Marie Curie awarded two Nobel Prizes for?
A. Discovering penicillin and DNA
B. Developing the polio vaccine
C. Discovering radioactivity and radium
D. Creating X-ray machines
✅ Correct: C. Discovering radioactivity and radium