Natural Formations
Space
Vehicles
Weapons Throughout History
Megaprojects
200
This strait is the entrance into the Mediterranean Sea. What is its name?
The Strait of Gibraltar
200
The largest moon in our solar system
Ganymede
200
What company is the worlds largest producer of electric vehicles?
Tesla
200
The guillotine was a device used to carry out executions by beheading someone. It was invented and popularized through its use by what country?
France
200
The world's tallest building
The Burj Khalifa
400
Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in our solar system, is located on this planet
Mars
400
After being delayed multiple times, and now costing over 10 billion, this state of the art space telescope has a launch date now set for October 31st, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope
400
Which country has the most bicycles per capita?
The Netherlands
400
This torture device was originally invented and used in ancient Greece. The victim was put inside of it, and slowly cooked alive as a fire was lit underneath it. What is its name?
Brazen Bull
400
This dam was calculated to slow down the rotation of the Earth by 0.06 microseconds due to the amount of water shifted by it
The Three Gorges Dam
600
The Bolton Strid is a portion of the Wharfe River that is known for being extremely deadly. From the outside the river looks to have quickly narrowed to the size of a small creek, when in reality the water rushing through it has gained immense speed and depth. This is located in what country?
The United Kingdom
600
Roughly how old is the universe estimated to be?
14 billion years old (13.8)
600
What is the name of the deep-sea submersible that took James Cameron to the deepest known point on Earth?
Deepsea Challenger
600
DAILY DOUBLE!
What is the name of this medieval weapon?
600
The ______ World Financial Centre is a tower located in what city?
Shanghai
800
This type of landform is characterized as being a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Many examples of this type of formation can be found in Norway. These are called what
Fjords
800
This type of star is a highly magnetized neutron star that rotates hundreds of times per second, and emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its poles
Pulsar
800
How many nuclear powered aircraft carriers does the US military have?
11
800
The Khopesh is an ancient bronze age sword characterized for its curved, sickle like shape. What ancient civilization is known to have used this weapon?
The Egyptians
800
The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the worlds longest continuous bridge over water. It is located in what US state?
Louisiana
1000
Name the seven natural wonders of the world
The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest, The Great Barrier Reef, Victoria Falls, Aurora Borealis, Harbor of Rio de Janeiro, and Parícutin Volcano
1000
In 2015, for the first time, gravitational waves were detected by LIGO. They were able to accomplish this by observing an event nearly 1.4 billion ly away that produced such massive waves that they could measure them. Which cosmic event occurred that originally allowed them to detect these waves?
The collision and merging of two black holes
1000
In what decade was the first steam powered locomotive invented?
1800s (1804)
1000
What were the two standard issue service rifles (most commonly used) used by the US and German armies during WW2?
The M1 Garand and the Karabiner 98K
1000
The world's largest nuclear fusion research experiment is currently undergoing construction in France. This multinational effort is set to create the biggest magnetic tokamak ever, with it being capable of producing net energy output. The four letter acronym that this project is named is
ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor)