general
What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra
What is the boiling point of water?
100°C
Which country has the most people?
China
Who played Iron Man in the Marvel movies?
Robert Downey Jr.
What sport uses a puck?
Ice hockey
What is a group of lions called?
A pride
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Which music act has the greatest number of album sales?
The Beatles 178 million certified units
What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock
How many continents are there?
Seven
What part of the cell contains DNA?
Nucleus
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest
What is the name of Harry Potter’s owl?
Hedwig
How many players are on a soccer team?
11
What is the most popular pet in the world?
Dog
What vitamin do we get from sunlight?
Vitamin D
What is the name of the music awards held annually in the U.S.?
Grammy Awards
What comes down but never goes up?
Rain
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile River
What is the name of the yellow Pokémon?
Pikachu
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo wrestling
What is the main gas found in the air we breathe?
Nitrogen
Who discovered America?
Christopher Columbus
What instrument has 88 keys?
Piano
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
Who is the creator of Star Wars?
George Lucas
Who has won the most Olympic gold medals?
Michael Phelps
What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat
Who founded Microsoft?
Bill Gates
What movie is based on Freddie Mercury (Queen) musical life?
Bohemian Rhapsody
What has a face and two hands but no arms or legs?
A clock
What is the currency of Japan?
Yen
What is the speed of light (in m/s)?
299,792,458 m/s
approx 300 million m/s
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctic Desert
Which anonymous artist is famous for satirical street art?
In tennis, what piece of fruit is found at the top of the men’s Wimbledon trophy?
Pineapple
Who is the Greek god of the sea?
Poseidon
What ancient civilisation first used a calendar?
Sumerians (around 3100 BC) and the Egyptians (around 2000 BC)
Which classical composer became deaf later in life but continued to compose music?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What has keys but can’t open locks?
A piano