Miscellaneous
What is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters that reads the same backward as forward?
Palindrome
What company was originally called "Cadabra"?
Amazon
Queen guitarist Brian May is also an expert in what scientific field?
Astrophysics
What character have both Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch played?
Sherlock Holmes
In a one-story house at the corner of the road, the bedrooms were yellow, the kitchen was orange, the living room was red, the garage was blue, the entry hall was green, and the sitting room was purple. What color were the stairs?
There’s no color because there are no stairs — it’s a one-story house.
What does FIFA stand for in English?
International Federation of Association Football
What animal has the longest lifespan?
The glass sponge
How many Academy Awards for Best Original Song has Disney won?
14
Which Japanese animator founded Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata?
Hayao Miyazaki
Which 1959 Hitchcock film features a crop-duster chase?
North by Northwest
What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
short
What has 13 hearts, but no lungs, feet or bellybuttons?
a deck of cards
Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?
Antonio Vivaldi
Who wrote The Hobbit?
J.R.R. Tolkien
Which author created Sherlock Holmes?
Arthur Conan Doyle
Which ancient epic poem tells of Odysseus’s journey home?
The Odyssey
Which animal sleeps standing up and can’t vomit?
Horse
Which country banned time travel in movies?
China
What was once used as currency by the Aztecs?
Cacao Beans
Which month has 28 days?
All of them
What vegetable was once considered poisonous in Europe?
tomato
Which planet has a day longer than its year?
Venus
Which element’s symbol is W due to its German name Wolfram?
Tungsten
Which country has the most official languages in daily national use?
South Africa
The one who makes me cannot use me. The one who buys me will always buy me for someone else. The one who uses me doesn't know it. What am I?
a coffin