Who was at the top of the Celtic social pyramid?
Chief and Queen.
Name the eight planets in our solar system.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
In which city are the United Nations' headquarters located?
New York
What is the coldest region in the world?
(Eastern) Antarctica
How many countries have left the EU since its foundation?
One - UK
What marks the end of prehistory and beginning of history?
Invention of writing.
What is the name of the feature used to see the ratio of a distance on Earth compared to the same distance on a map?
Scale
Which country had the most colonies throughout history?
The UK.
What kind of climate do most countries located between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn have?
Tropical climate.
When did Estonia join the European Union?
2004
What kind of species is Lucy?
Australopithecus afarensis
Which (completely) European country shares its borders with the most neighbours?
Germany (9 - Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland)
What are, in order, the 4 largest cities in Estonia?
1. Tallinn 2. Tartu 3. Narva 4. Pärnu
What weather phenomenon happens when a group of storms meets warm waters (above 27 degrees Celsius)?
Hurricanes/Typhoon/Cyclone
Name three countries in the EU that does not use the Euro as its currency.
Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Croatia*, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Sweden.
Where were the first Neanderthal fossils found?
Germany
According to British and Irish definitions, at which height does a hill become a mountain? (+/- 50 meters)
610 meters
Which country has the most capital cities?
South Africa (3 - Pretoria, Cape Town, Bloemfontein)
How many months in a row have we had the hottest-month-ever on Earth?
12, since June 2023.
What were the six original members of the EU in 1953?
Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
How old are the oldest artifacts ever found? (+/- 100 thousand years)
3.3 million years
How many time zones are there in the world? (+/- 3)
38
The Amazon river is the longest in the world, at around 6400 km long. In total, how many bridges are there crossing it? (+/- 50)
Zero.
Which country will most likely be the first one to completely disappear due to rising sea levels in the coming years?
Kiribati
How many languages are spoken within the EU? (+/- 1)
24.