What comes next: 2, 6, 12, 20, ?(Double Points)
30 (adds 4, 6, 8...)
Which empire was ruled by Cyrus the Great?
The Persian Empire
WILDCARD QUESTION
What is the only letter not used in the periodic table of elements?
Which country celebrates Nowruz as the Persian New Year?
Iran
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
Astana (formerly Nur-Sultan)
You see me once in June, twice in November, and not at all in May. What am I?
The letter "e"
What Cold War crisis in 1962 brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
The Maori are indigenous to which country?
New Zealand
What is the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze River
A man looks at a portrait and says, “Brothers and sisters, I have none, but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the portrait?
His son
Who led the Haitian Revolution and became a symbol of anti-colonialism?
Toussaint Louverture
Who proposed the uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics?
Werner Heisenberg
What writing system is used for the Korean language?
Hangul
Which artist is known for the painting The Garden of Earthly Delights?
Hieronymus Bosch
In a room of 23 people, what’s the approximate probability that two share a birthday?
Over 50%
WILDCARD QUESTION
In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
What particle is exchanged in the electromagnetic force?
Photon
Which African country has three capital cities?
South Africa
In Roman numerals, what is the value of "MCMXCIV"?
1994
A train leaves a station heading east at 80 km/h. Another train leaves an hour later at 100 km/h. When will the second train catch up?
After 4 hours
What treaty ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648 and shaped modern diplomacy?
Treaty of Westphalia
What programming language was created by Guido van Rossum in the 1990s?(Double Points)
Python
What is the sacred language of Hindu rituals?
Sanskrit
What is the term for a word that is its own antonym (e.g., "cleave")?
Contronym