Arts and Literature
What is the name for a funny stage performance intended to make an audience laugh?
Comedy
What sport is played with a bat, bases, and a ball?
Baseball
What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
Which German city was the center of peaceful Monday demonstrations that began in 1989?
Leipzig
What is the largest land animal?
The African elephant
What does 'depart' mean?
To leave
Choose: 'We was late' or 'We were late'
We were late
Which musical instrument normally has 88 black and white keys?
Piano
How many holes are normally played in a full round of golf?
18
Which country is directly north of Germany and shares a land border with it?
Denmark
Which ancient people built the Colosseum?
The Romans
What organ pumps blood around the body?
The heart
If something is 'fragile' how should you handle it?
Carefully, with care
Complete: She ___________ coffee every morning. (drink)
drinks
Who created the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes?
Arthur Conan Doyle
In which winter sport do athletes sweep the ice in front of a moving stone?
Curling
Which major European river flows through Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, and Belgrade?
The Danube
What is the name of the political and military rivalry between the US and the USSR after World War II?
The Cold War
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What does 'available' mean?
Ready or able to be used\obtained
Make this negative: They have finished work.
They haven't finished work.
The International Literature Festival Berlin took place in September 2026. What type of writing does the festival represent from around the world?
Contemporary literature
What is the name of the famous 42.195km running event?
A marathon.
What is the world's largest hot desert?
The Sahara
Which German structure celebrated the 100th anniversary of its 1928 opening in September 2026?
The Berlin Radio Tower. (Funkturm)
What layer of the atmosphere helps protect the Earth from much of the Sun's UV radiation?
The ozone layer
What does 'to estimate' mean?
To make an approximate calculation or judgement.
Complete: I was cooking when the phone __________. (ring)
rang
Which Spanish artist painted Guernica?
Pablo Picasso
In Formula 1, what flag signals the end of a race?
The checkered flag
Which strait separates Morocco from Spain?
The Strait of Gibraltar
What 1555 agreement allowed many German rulers to choose the religion of their territories?
The Peace of Augsburg
What type of animal is an axolotl?
A salamander (amphibian)
What is the difference between 'advice' and 'advise'?
Advice is a noun, advise is a verb
Change to passive voice: The company built the bridge in 2010.
The bridge was built in 2010.