General Knowledge
Which country has the world's oldest continuously functioning parliament?
Iceland (Althing, founded in 930 CE)
What is the southernmost capital city in the world?
Wellington, New Zealand
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Which empire lasted the longest in history?
Roman Empire (including Eastern continuation)
What number is represented by the Roman numeral MCMXCIX?
1999
What is the only capital city in the world whose name begins with the letter "O"?
Oslo
Name the only sea with no coastline.
The Sargasso Sea
What is the smallest unit of hereditary information?
Gene
Which battle ended Napoleon's rule?
Waterloo
Name the only mammal capable of true sustained flight.
Bat
What is the rarest blood type in the world?
Rh-null ("Golden Blood")
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
Which planet rotates on its side?
Uranus
Who was the youngest Nobel Prize winner?
Malala Yousafzai
Which chemical element has the symbol W?
Tungsten
Which element was first discovered in the Sun before it was discovered on Earth?
Helium
Which country's flag is not rectangular?
Nepal
What is the only metal liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What was the original name of New York City?
New Amsterdam
What is the only English word ending in "-mt"?
Dreamt
In what year did the Byzantine Empire fall?
1453
Which country has the most UNESCO World Heritage sites?
Italy
What is the scientific name for the fear of long words?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia
Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote nationally?
New Zealand
In computing, what does CAPTCHA stand for?
Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart