Sciences
Which metal is a liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
Who directed the film Inception?
Christopher Nolan
In what year were West and East Germany reunified?
1990
What year did the Titanic sink?
1912
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Which country is known as the Land of Fire and Ice?
Iceland
Which artist is known for the painting The Persistence of Memory?
Salvador Dalí
In which year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
1991
Who is known as the father of modern physics?
Albert Einstein
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
(a bone in the middle ear)
What does the term “sudoku” mean in Japanese?
Single number
Which Shakespeare play features the character Orsino?
Twelfth Night
(or What You Will)
In 1996 the world's first sheep was cloned. What was its name?
Dolly
Which is the only country to have won both the FIFA Men’s and Women’s World Cups?
Germany
What does the term “pH” stand for?
Potential of Hydrogen
What was the name of the ancient trade route connecting China to the Mediterranean?
The Silk Road
Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
Who was at the centre of the biggest double murder trial of the 90s?
O. J. Simpson
What year was the Eiffel Tower completed?
1889
What is the name of the scientist who developed the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
What is the term for the system of government based on land ownership and vassalage during the Middle Ages?
Feudalism
What won Best New Play at the 2024 Olivier Awards?
Dear England
Everything I Do (I Do It For You) featured on the soundtrack of which film?
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
What was the base colour for the Qing dynasty flag?
Yellow