This 1940 Disney animated film, famous for its sequence where Mickey Mouse plays a wizard's apprentice commanding brooms, was a groundbreaking experiment that set classical music compositions to animation.
a) Fantasia
b) Mickey's Big Adventure
c) Steamboat Willie
d) Flowers and Trees
d) Fantasia
This is the result when you divide any number by zero in mathematics, which is undefined.
a) Undefined
b) Infinity
c) Zero
d) Negative
c) Undefined
The currency used in most European Union countries, introduced in 2002
a) Euro
b) Euro Franc
c) Euro Pound
d) United Euro
a) Euro
This flatbread, often used to scoop food, is a staple of Indian cuisine and is traditionally cooked in a tandoor oven.
a) Arepa
b) Naan
c) Pita
d) Chapati
b) Naan
This traditional Japanese fermented rice beverage, often called "rice wine," is served either hot or cold, with premium varieties called junmai.
a) Baijiu
b) Shochu
c) Soju
d) Sake
d) Sake
Who is the actor that famously provided the iconic deep voice for the character Darth Vader?
a) David Browse
b) Mark Hamill
c) Alec Guinness
d) James Earl Jones
d) James Earl Jones
This system, which uses the digits 0 through 9, is the number system most commonly used today.
a) Binary
b) Decimal
c) Octal
d) Hexadecimal
b) Decimal
The ancient Roman structure known for gladiator fights; it's located in Italy
The Colosseum
A rich, layered Italian dessert made of coffee-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone cream, and cocoa powder, whose name means "pick me up".
a) Panna Cotta
b) Zabaglione
c) Creme Brulee
d) Tiramisu
b) Tiramisu
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Originating in Spain but popular in Mexico and other parts of Latin America, these ridged, fried-dough pastries are typically dusted with cinnamon sugar and dipped in chocolate.
a) Churros
b) Bunuelos
c) Zeppole
d) Beignets
a) Churros
Which iconic pop star is credited with creating and popularizing the "Moonwalk" dance move?
a) Prince
b) Michael Jackson
c) James Brown
d) Usher
d) Michael Jackson
This element, with the atomic number 79, is known for its rarity and is often associated with wealth and jewelry.
a) Silver
b) Diamond
c) Crystal
d) Gold
d) Gold
This South American country, famous for the Christ the Redeemer statue, is the only one in the continent whose official language is Portuguese.
a) Spain
b) Portugal
c) Brazil
d) Venezuela
c) Brazil
This Polish and Ukrainian soup is traditionally a deep magenta color due to its main ingredient: fermented or pickled beets.
a) Borscht
b) Gazpacho
c) Minestrone
d) Pho
d) Borscht
The world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma was temporarily separated from his $2.5 million Domenico Montagnana cello, nicknamed "Petunia," after he accidentally left it in the trunk of this type of vehicle in New York in 1999.
a) Limousine
b) Subway
c) Taxi Cab
d) Armored Truck
b) Taxi Cab
This 1964 classic by The Temptations is instantly recognizable by its ascending bassline intro and contains the lyric, "I've got so much honey, the bees envy me."
a) "Get Ready"
b) "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
c) "My Girl"
d) "Baby Love"
b) "My Girl"
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This famous scientist developed the theory of general relativity and is best known for his equation E = mc².
a) Isaac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Nicola Tesla
b) Albert Einstein
Which country has the most official languages?
a) South Africa
b) India
c) Switzerland
d) Canada
a) South Africa (11 official languages)
Afrikaans
English
IsiNdebele
IsiXhosa
IsiZulu
Sesotho
Setswana
SiSwati
Tshivenda
Xitsonga
Zulu
What is the name of the popular Guyanese one-pot dish—a cousin to Trinidadian Pelau—that combines rice, peas, meat, and coconut milk, and traditionally gets its unique, deep, earthy brown color from the addition of a bitter-sweet concentrate made from cassava?
a) Rice and Peas
b) Cook-up Rice
c) Cassareep
d) Callaloo
b) Cook-up Rice
I have cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and rivers but no water. What am I?
a) A dream
b) A Painting
c) A Map
d) A Poem
b) A Map
This 1997 film, which won 11 Academy Awards including Best Original Song for Céline Dion's theme, features Leonardo DiCaprio’s character declaring, "I'm the king of the world!"
a) Titanic
b) The Aviator
c) Lion King
d) The Great Gatsby
b) Titanic
This phenomenon is responsible for the bending of light when it passes through different media, such as air to water.
a) Diffraction
b) Reflection
c) Refraction
d) Absorption
c) Refraction
This massive pre-Columbian stone city, which sits high in the Andes mountains, was built by the Inca Empire and is considered Peru's most famous landmark
a) Machu Picchu
b) Tikal
c) Chichen Itza
d) Cuzco
a) Machu Picchu
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This beverage is traditionally made from fermenting grapes, and can be white, red or sparkling.
a) Champagne
b) Cider
c) Mead
d) Wine
c) Wine
This island country in the Indian Ocean is known for its overwater bungalows and luxury resorts.
a) Fiji
b) Tahiti
c) Bora Bora
d) Maldives
d) Maldives
This animated movie from Pixar featured a group of toys led by Woody and Buzz Lightyear, and was the first feature-length film made entirely with computer animation.
a) Toy Story
b) A Bug's Life
c) Monsters Inc
d) Finding Nemo
2) Toy Story
This fruit is technically a “biological powerhouse,” often called the “brain food” for its high levels of antioxidants, but it’s not the only thing that contains a lot of vitamin C.
a) Orange
b) Apple
c) Banana
d) Kiwi
a) Orange (A medium orange can provide around 70mg of vitamin C
This popular Mediterranean dish is made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, and lemon juice, and is often served with pita bread or vegetables.
a) Baba ghanoush
b) Hummus
c) Tzatziki
d) Falafel
b) Hummus