Sports
Two of a Kind
Countries
General Knowledge
Riddles
10
You play this sport with a club.
Golf
10
Turtle and Tortoise
Turtle: Lives mostly in water
Tortoise: Lives on land
10
This country has a city which is known as Europe's "capital of caves"
Granada, Spain
10
The longest commonly used English word without vowels is...
RHYTHMS
10
What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?
The future
20
In which year and in which city did Spain host the Olympics?
Barcelona (1992)
20
Lose and Loose
Lose (to misplace or fail to win)
Loose (an adjective meaning not tight)
20
The coldest city in the world is in this country.
Oymyakon, Yakutia, Russia.
20
The primary component of household dust is....
dead skin cells
20
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
30
Which is the second most popular sport in the world?
Cricket
30
Butter and Margarine
Butter: Made from animal fat
Margarine: Made from vegetable fat
30
This country has a heart-shaped island.
Galesnjak, Croatia
30
This city lies in two continents.
Istanbul, Turkey.
30
I have branches, but no fruit, trunk or leaves. What am I?
A bank
40
Which sport is considered to be the world's oldest?
Wrestling
40
Poisonous and Venomous
Poisonous: Organism delivers toxin when touched or eaten
Venomous: Organism injects venom
40
The cleanest country in the world.
Estonia
40
The most common name in the world is...
Muhammad
40
The more of this there is, the less you see. What is it?
Darkness
50
These neighbouring European countries share basketball as the national sport.
Lithuania and Latvia.
50
Jacket and Coat
Jacket: Usually waist-length, lighter and fit tighter than a coat.
Coat: Usually hip-length or more and always an outerwear piece.
50
The most-filmed location in the world is in this country.
Central Park, USA.
50
An egg laying mammal
Platypus/Echidna
50
The day before yesterday I was 21, and next year I will be 24. When is my birthday?
December 31; today is January 1.
60
The ancient Olympic Games are said to have started in 776 BCE in this country.
Greece
60
Cupcakes and Muffins
Cupcakes: Have icing
Muffins: Don't have icing
60
This country has built a replica of Paris.
Hangzhou, China
60
This country has the most number of lakes in the world.
Canada
60
What is so fragile that saying its name breaks it?
Silence
70
Who is the most celebrated Olympian?
Michael Phelps
70
Graveyard and Cemetery
Graveyard: attached to a church
Cemetery: Independent
70
The world's flattest country.
Bolivia
70
The happiest language in the world is...
Spanish
70
A man calls his dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crosses the river without getting wet or using a bridge or boat. How?
The river was frozen.
80
The oldest form of football (cuju) originated in this country.
China (206-220 BCE)
80
Weather and Climate
Weather: Temporary, local atmospheric condition
Climate: Overall average weather over a period of time
80
This country has the most time zones.
France.
80
This island nation is wider than the moon.
Australia
80
You see me once in June, twice in November but not at all in May. What am I?
The letter “e”
90
This was the first sport to be played on the moon.
Golf (1971)
90
Eminent and Imminent
Eminent (successful, well-known, and respected)
Imminent (happening very soon).
90
This country celebrates the New Year in September and its calendar runs 7 years behind the Gregorian calendar.
Ethiopia
90
This country claims to have a 100 per cent literacy rate.
North Korea
90
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but smile at me and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror