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- What is harder to catch the faster you run?
Your breath
100
Ninety percent of the Earth’s population lives in which hemisphere?
The Northern Hemisphere
100
ABBA originated in which country?
Sweden
100
What is the base ingredient of gummy bears?
Gelatin
100
Which designer created the little black dress?
Coco Chanel
100
What nation has the world's highest minimum wage, at $21.38 AUD per hour (or a little more than fifteen U.S. dollars)?
Australia
100
Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
Germany
200
Jared’s father has three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the third?
Jared
200
This is an official language in which country?
Sinhala
A. Sri Lanka
B. Singapore
C. Senegal
D. Uganda
A. Sri Lanka
200
Which music theory term is described here?
Part of a song which is repeated after each verse, or part of a piece of music intended to be sung by a choir.
Chorus
200
What makes broth different than stock?
Broth is made with meat while stock is made with bones.
200
Which designer is best known for high-heeled shoes with red-lacquered soles?
A. Dior
B. Christian Louboutin
C. Prada
Christian Louboutin
200
did you recently committed regicide ?
what did you just do?
Killed the Monarch ( King,Queen)
200
Who was president of the USA at the time of this event?
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Franklin D Rossevalt
300
he more of this there is, the less you see... What is it?
Darkness
300
What is the name of the area characterized by treeless wetlands with an abundance of herbaceous plants such as ferns and grasses?
A. Marsh
B. Bog
C. Swamp
D. Muskeg
Marsh
300
In 1967, what band released the hit song “Ruby Tuesday”?
The Rolling Stones
300
Which chocolate bar is the global bestseller?
Snickers
300
Where would espadrilles be worn?
Feet
300
Which Canadian hockey player was also a Member of Parliament during his hockey career?
Red Kelly
300
Which Olympian god or goddess matches this description?
God of sexual love and beauty
A. Apollo
B. Eros
C. Zeus
D. Athena
Eros
400
- Take one out and scratch my head, I am now black but once was red. What am I?
A match.
400
What flag is this?
A. Colombia
B. Peru
C. Bolivia D. Ecuador
Ecuador
400
Which city is often referred to as the birthplace of jazz?
New Orleans
400
True or false: Adding salt to water will make it boil faster.
FALSE
400
In which city is Rodeo Drive?
Beverly Hills
400
As of July 15, 2020 which of the nine Supreme Court justices is the oldest?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
400
This battle occurred in which war or conflict?
Battle of Okinawa
World War II
500
There’s a one-story house where everything is yellow. The walls are yellow. The doors are yellow. Even all the furniture is yellow. The house has yellow beds and yellow couches. What colour are the stairs?
There are no stairs- it’s a one-story house!
500
What's this country's main currency?
Israel
A. Baht
B. New Shekel
C. Litas
D. Leu
New Shekel
500
What musician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
Bob Dylan
500
How many tablespoons are in a cup?
16
500
In which Italian city is there a top 'Fashion Week'?
Milan
500
NATO headquarters are a short bike ride from the Atomium statue in what Belgian city?
Brussels
500
Which famous woman in history is described here?
American author (1925-1964) known for works like Wise Blood (1952), A Good Man is Hard to Find (1955) and The Complete Stories (1971).
Flannery o'connor
600
- Melissa has four daughters, and each of her daughters has a brother. How many children does Melissa have?
Five—each daughter has the same brother.
600
Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
Africa
600
Who composed this piece of classical music?
The Barber Of Seville
A. Gioachino Rossini
B. Antonio Vivaldi
Gioachino Rossini
600
What does it mean to baste something?
To moisten something with fat while it cooks
600
Which decade is credited with popularizing the miniskirt as a symbol of liberation?
A. 70s
B. 60s
C. 80s
60s
600
The origin of the word politics is adopted from the Greek title of a famous philosopher's book on affairs of state. Who is this Greek philosopher?
Aristotle
600
What is an old name of this city?
Tokyo
A. Edo
B. Hacibey
Edo
700
I’m often running yet I have no legs. You need me but I don’t need you. What am I?
Water
700
The Canadian Shield is dominated by which type of forest ecosystem?
A. The Acadian Forest
B. The Boreal Forest
C. The Great- Lake- St. Lawrence forest
The Boreal Forest
700
How did Otis Redding die?
Plane accident
700
How many pairs of chopsticks does China consume in a year?
20 billion
1 billion
45 billion
100 million
45 billion
700
The clothing trend exemplified by black clothing, dark makeup, and black-dyed hair is called what?
A. Bohemian
B. Goth
C. Grunge
Goth
700
Often attributed to a 1980 Virginia newspaper article as the source, the common acronym NIMBY holds what meaning related to local politics and anti-development tendencies?
Not in my backyard
700
Oil was discovered at Leduc, Alberta, in
A.1886
B. 1955
C. 1947
1947
800
- A plane crashed between the border of France and Belgium. Where were the survivors buried?
They weren’t. Survivors don’t need to be buried.
800
This picture was taken inside what famous building?
arc de triomphe
800
“(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”
Aretha Franklin
800
If you were eating a mole poblano, which county are you in?
Mexico
South Africa
Barbados
Peru
Mexico
800
Which type of menswear is associated with swing jazz?
A. Ascot
B. Top Hat
C. Zoot Suit
D. Hawaiian shirt
Zoot Suit
800
Which Prime Minister appears on the $100 bill?
Robert Borden
800
This person was (most likely) assassinated by whom?
John Lennon (1980)
A. Dan White
B. Mark David Chapman
C. James Earl Ray
Mark David Chapman
900
What word in the English language does the following: the first two letters signify a male, the first three letters signify a female, the first four letters signify a great, while the entire word signifies a great woman. What is the word?
Heroine
900
What are the names of South Africa’s three capital cities?
Cape Town, Pretoria, and Bloemfontein
900
Which composer is known as the “Father of the Symphony”?
Joseph Haydn
900
Which is the only US state that grows and produces coffee?
Hawaii
900
The paper dress was a short-lived fad in which decade?
A. 1920s
B. 1960s
C. 1990s
1960s
900
Which social system, common in Medieval Europe, is simply defined as a system in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and land in return?
Feudalism
900
Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced the concept of demokratia in 507 BC. What does demokratia translate to?
Democracy
1000
A woman is sitting in her hotel room and hears a knock at the door. She opens the door to see a man whom she’s never met before. He says, “I’m sorry, I have made a mistake, I thought this was my room.” He then goes down the corridor and into the elevator. The woman goes back into her room and calls security. What made the woman so suspicious of the man?
Answer: If he really thought it was his hotel room, he would have tried to open the door – not knock on it first.
1000
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
1000
Which Beatle spent nine days in a Tokyo prison in January 1980?
Paul McCartney
1000
The orange-and-blue packaging of what Nestle candy bar proclaims that it is "crispety, crunchety, peanut-buttery?"
Butterfingers
1000
What term is used for fashion brands that prioritize quick production to meet consumer demand for the latest trends, often criticized for its environmental impact?
___ Fashion
Fast Fasion
1000
Popular from the 16th to the 18th centuries, what "M" trade system is based on the principle that the world's wealth was static, and nations should use protectionism to gain the greatest share of that wealth?
Mercantilism
1000
Who became the most decorated gymnast in history during the 2010s?
Simone Biles