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Who painted "The School of Athens"?
Raphael
What is the capital of Australia?
A: Canberra
Trivia Question: What celebrity founded Rare Beauty
Selena Gomez
Trivia Question: What is the national flower of Japan?
Cherry blossom
What is the largest known species of jellyfish?
The lion's mane jellyfish
Trivia Question: What is the name of a baby frog?
Tadpole
Who directed the movies Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, and Django Unchained?
A: Quentin Tarantino
Which battle in 480 BC involved 300 Spartans?
The Battle of Thermopylae
What is the name for the dot over the letters 'i' and 'j'?
A: A tittle
In which country did the tradition of the Christmas tree originate?
A: Germany
What is the best-selling single of all time (according to Guinness World Records)?
A: "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby
In Roman mythology, who was the king of the gods?
A: Jupiter
What is the world's hottest chili pepper (by Scoville scale)?
A: Pepper X (as of 2023, or Carolina Reaper prior)
In which city is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald primarily set?
A: New York (specifically West Egg and East Egg, Long Island)
Trivia Question: What was the first vegetable to be grown in space?
A potato
Trivia Question: How many is a baker's dozen?
What instrument does Yo-Yo Ma play?
A: Cello
What is the average resting heart rate for a healthy adult?
A: 60–100 beats per minute
Which ocean current is responsible for moderating Europe's climate?
The Gulf Stream
What does the "K" stand for in KFC?
A: Kentucky
Which treaty established the European Economic Community?
The Treaty of Rome (1957)
Trivia Question: What is the name of the city that Spongebob Squarepants lives in?
Bikini Bottom
Which element has the highest melting point?
Tungsten
What is the fear of heights called?
A: Acrophobia
Which country is credited with inventing the croissant?
A: Austria (though it's strongly associated with France)
Which treaty ended the Thirty Years' War?
The Peace of Westphalia
Trivia Question: Tiger Woods is known for which sport?
golf
What is the name of the Starbucks logo figure?
A: A siren (twin-tailed mermaid)
What is the name of the punctuation mark ";"?
A: Semicolon
What is the longest word in the English language that has no repeating letters?
A: "Uncopyrightable" (or "Dermatoglyphics")
Which scientist proposed the uncertainty principle?
Werner Heisenberg
Who painted "The Garden of Earthly Delights"?
Hieronymus Bosch
Trivia Question: How many points is a slam dunk worth in basketball?
2 points.
Trivia Question: What is it called when birds fly south (warmer climates) for the winter?
Migration
What was the first Disney movie rated PG-13?
A: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Who formulated the periodic law?
Dmitri Mendeleev
What is the name of the lion in The Chronicles of Narnia?
A: Aslan
Trivia Question: What animal cannot move its eyes?
Owl
Trivia Question: What was the first Disney princess movie?
Snow White
Who was the first European to reach India by sea?
A: Vasco da Gama
What is the study of word origins called?
A: Etymology
Trivia Question: Which fictional city is the home of Batman?
Gotham
Trivia Question: Which animal can sleep standing up?
Horse
Trivia Question: What is the only mammal that can fly?
Bat
What year was the first email sent?
A: 1971 (by Ray Tomlinson)
Which philosopher wrote "Critique of Pure Reason"?
Immanuel Kant
Trivia Question: The unicorn is the national animal of which country?
Scotland
Trivia Question: What is the only planet that rotates clockwise?
Venus
Trivia Question: How many colors are in a rainbow?
7
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
Trivia Question: Who helps Marlin look for Nemo in Finding Nemo?
Dory
What is the oldest known surviving epic poem?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Trivia Question: Who was the first winner of American Idol?
Kelly Clarkson
Which battle in 1066 changed English history?
The Battle of Hastings
Which author wrote under the pen name "Richard Bachman"?
A: Stephen King
What is the bias where people overestimate their own knowledge or ability?
A: The Dunning-Kruger effect
Which country prints a triangular coin?
A: Bermuda (the Bermuda triangular dollar coin)
Trivia Question: What is the name of the little girl in Monster's Inc?
Boo
What is the name of the phenomenon where people hear their name called in a crowded room?
A: The cocktail party effect
What is the largest known species of antelope?
The giant eland
What is the largest species of penguin?
The emperor penguin
Which mathematician developed calculus independently of Newton?
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Which physicist coined the term "quark"?
Murray Gell-Mann
Trivia Question: Which insect is considered good luck?
Lady bug