TTC Trivia 4

Sports

200

Which sport has never been in the Olympics? 

a. skateboarding

b. breakdancing

c. bowling

d. tug of war

c. bowling

400

Which country invented football as we know it today? 

England

600

What sport is played on horseback that features two teams using mallets to hit a ball through goalposts?

Polo

800

What is the only sport to be played on the moon?

A round of golf.

1000

What do the rings in the Olympics represent?

The continents of the world.

Things/Objects/Tech

200

What was this used for?

Double points: what is it called?

It was used for computer storage. 

Floppy Disk. 

400

Which company created the first commercially successful personal computer?
A) Microsoft
B) IBM
C) Apple
D) Dell

C) Apple (with the Apple II in 1977)

600

What is the world's highest selling car brand?

Toyota

800

What does "USB" stand for?

a) Universal Serial Bus

b) Ultra Smart Box

c) Unified System Backup

d) User Storage Base

Double points: name 2 types of USB

a) Universal Serial Bus

1000

What invention was this? 

the printing press

What/Where is this?

200

Where is the Steinway Tower?

Triple points: what's unique about it? 

New York City, USA

It's recognized as the slimmest skyscraper in the world.

It stands at 1,428 feet (435 meters) tall and 60 feet (18 meters) wide.

400

Where is Point Nemo:

Triple points: what is unique about it? 

Pacific Ocean

Point Nemo is the most isolated place on the planet, located 2688 kilometres (1670 miles) away from the nearest land.

 

600

Where is Shibuya Crossing?

Triple points: what is special about it?

Tokyo, Japan. 

The world's busiest pedestrian crossing, with as many as 3,000 people crossing at a time.

800

Where is the Statue of Unity?

Triple points: Why is it unique?

Gujarat, India. 

The world's tallest statue. 

1000

Where is Angkor Wat?

Triple points: what is special about it? 

Siem Reap, Cambodia. 

The world's largest religious structure, covering some 400 acres (160 hectares).

Natural Sciences

200

What scale is used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes?
A) Richter Scale
B) Mercalli Scale
C) Celsius Scale
D) Mohs Scale

Double points: the scale goes up to what number?  

A) Richter Scale 

400

What is the ring of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean known as?
A) The Circle of Fire
B) The Fiery Path
C) The Ring of Fire
D) The Volcanic Loop

C) The Ring of Fire 

600

Which natural world wonder grows 2mm taller every year? 

Mount Everest

800

What is a supernova?
A) A type of asteroid
B) A dying star’s explosion
C) A comet impact
D) A planet formation

Double points: what might appear after a supernova?

B) A dying star’s explosion

Depending on the mass at the start of its life, a supernova will leave behind either a neutron star or a black hole.  

1000

What is the term for animals that are active at night?
A) Nightingale
B) Diurnal
C) Nocturnal
D) Omnivorous

Double points: name 2 such animals.

C) Nocturnal

 

English

200

Select the closest synonym for word in italics:
"The scientist made a pivotal discovery during the experiment."
A) Minor
B) Crucial
C) Delayed
D) Unrelated

Double points: what is another synonym for it?

B) Crucial

other synonyms: essential, important, critical, key, momentous, significant, decisive, etc. 

400

What does the phrasal verb “brush up on” mean?
A) Forget something
B) Criticize someone
C) Review or improve knowledge of
D) Make something clean

Double points: correctly use it in a sentence.  

C) Review or improve knowledge of

600

Which language has contributed the most words to modern English?
A) Latin
B) French
C) German
D) Greek

triple points: can you name 2 words of French origin? 

B) French
(Due to the Norman conquest in 1066, many legal, political, and culinary terms entered English.)

restaurant, heritage, fiance', chic, ballet, aviation, elite, energy, facade, menu, novel, sabotage, technique, uniform, variety, soup, souvenir, etc. 

800

Which is an example of an oxymoron?

a) fast runner

b) clealy misunderstood

c) gigantic building

d) joyous smile

b) clealy misunderstood

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together eg. minor crisis, bittersweet, deafening silence.

1000

Which English word is a contronym, meaning it has two opposite meanings?
A) Left
B) Sanction
C) Rapid
D) Clean

double points: what are the two meanings? 

B) Sanction
(It can mean to “allow” or to “penalize.”)

eg. The government sanctioned plans for a new highway. 

eg. The government has sanctioned businesses accused of money laundering.