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100

A ship anchored in a port has a ladder which hangs over the side. The length of the ladder is 200cm, the distance between each rung is 20cm and the bottom rung touches the water. The tide rises at a rate of 10cm an hour. When will the water reach the fifth rung?

The tide raises both the water and the boat so the water will never reach the fifth rung.

100

What is the correct grammatical term to refer to the following words?

me, you, him, her, it, us, them

object pronouns

100

The Faroe Islands are a self-governing area of which country?

Denmark

100

Which planet in our solar system currently has the most (discovered) moons?

Saturn (145)

100

Which mammal can fly (not glide)?

bat

200

How many elements are currently on the periodic table?

118

200

Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters?

A

200

The line "To be or not to be" comes from which Shakespeare play?

Hamlet

200

Which song by which band are these lyrics from?
(you must know both!)

"Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the time
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth"

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody

200

What show currently holds Netflix's all time viewership record?

Squid Game

300

Which country won the most medals in 2024's Olympic Games?

USA (126), 40 gold, 44 silver, 42 bronze

300

A word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards is called a what?

a palindrome

300

One cup of flour roughly measures:

A: 120g
B: 95g
C: 135g

A: 120g

300

What was the term for the official policy of racial segregation in South Africa until 1994?

Apartheid

300

Wallonia and Flanders are regions of which European country?

Belgium

400

Name 5 of the 10 artists that currently have the most monthly listeners on Spotify (as of September 2024).

Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Sabrina Carpenter, Rihanna, Post Malone, David Guetta

400

Name 5 European countries which are not part of the EU!

Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, UK, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine, San Marino, the Vatican, Georgia, Kazackstan,...

400

Two angles of a triangle measure 15° and 85 °. What is the measure for the third angle?

The measure of the third angle of the triangle is equal to 180°-(15° + 85°), or 80°.

400

What is the female version of the term/word 'duke'?

duchess

400

When was Pearl Harbor bombed? (year)

1941

500

Which objects are massive enough that their gravity can even pull in light faster than it can escape?

Bonus question:

black holes

500

At a restaurant, you’ll see pig meat on the menu under what name?

pork

500

What is the name of the asteroid (and crater) that is related to the extinction of the dinosaurs? / or: Which country is the crater located in?

Chicxulub, on the Yucatan Pensinsula in Mexico

500

Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne were accused of which crime in Salem in 1692?

Witchcraft, Salem Witch Trials

500

How many members are there in the K-Pop band BTS?

7

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