What gives light and heat to the Earth during the day?
The sun
Who was the famous king of England who had six wives?
Henry VIII
How many goals does a soccer player score if they score a "hat-trick" in a single game?
Three
What is the capital city of France?
Paris
What is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic?
Prague
What falls from clouds in the sky when it rains?
Water
What do you call the European historical period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance, famous for knights and castles?
The Middle Ages (or Medieval period)
How many points is a regular basket worth in basketball if it is shot from inside the large arc line?
Two
What is the name of the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What are the three official colors found on the Czech national flag?
White, red, and blue
Which type of tree keeps its green needles all year long, even in the winter?
A pine tree
In what year did the famous passenger ship Titanic sink after hitting an iceberg?
1912
What is the name of the oldest and most famous tennis tournament in the world, played on grass courts in London?
Wimbledon
Which country is the largest in the world by land area?
The Czech Republic is historically divided into three traditional regions. Bohemia and Czech Silesia are two of them—what is the third one
Moravia
What do bees carry from flower to flower that helps new plants and fruits grow?
Pollen
Which ancient civilization created the first democracy in the city of Athens?
The Ancient Greeks
Every how many years are the summer Olympic Games held?
Four
Which ocean lies between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east?
The Atlantic Ocean
What is the name of the highest mountain in the Czech Republic?
Sněžka
What do you call a very dry ecosystem that gets almost no rain and is covered in sand or rocks?
A desert
In which year did the Berlin Wall fall, leading to the reunification of Germany?
1989
In Formula 1 racing, what color flag is waved to warn drivers that there is danger on the track and they must slow down?
Yellow
What is the name of the longest river in the world, located in Africa?
The Nile River
Which major Czech river flows through Prague and later connects with the Elbe (Labe)?
Vltava