Sports
In the Olympics, how long is a marathon?
42.195 km (26.2 miles)
Who wrote the historical novel War and Peace?
Leo Tolstoy
Which countries made up the Triple Entente?
France, Russia, and the United Kingdom
I move faster than light but cast no shadow; I arrive before I leave and am often blamed for unfairness.
Time
What is the process of liquid water turning into water vapour?
Evaporation
Which athlete has the most Olympic gold medals in history?
Michael Phelps
Which famous detective was created by Arthur Conan Doyle?
Sherlock Holmes
Which countries formed the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings — I show you everywhere yet I go nowhere.
Map
What state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?
Liquid
Which country invented the sport of hockey?
Canada (modern ice hockey)
Which Canadian author wrote Oryx and Crake, the first book in the MaddAddam trilogy?
Margaret Atwood
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Joseph Stalin
I can be shared but never divided; owned yet given away; I grow if you give me; I shrink when you keep me.
Secret
What do we call the study of earthquakes?
Seismology
In tennis, what is it called when the score is 40–40?
Deuce
Which book by Harper Lee was released 55 years after To Kill a Mockingbird as a sequel?
Go Set a Watchman
Which country fought on the Allied side in both World War I and World War II?
Great Britain
speak in numbers yet I have no tongue; I keep what you entrust but steal your hours; I can be gained, lost, and invested.
Money
What’s the largest internal organ in the human body?
Liver
What sport is known as the “king of sports”?
Soccer (Football)
Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea and won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Ernest Hemingway
Which two Japanese cities were struck by atomic bombs in WWII?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What has keys but can’t open locks and makes terrible small talk?
Keyboard
What metal is used widely in cans and foil?
Aluminum (AL)