General Knowledge
What is the largest country in the world by land area?
Russia
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Who wrote Don Quixote?
Miguel de Cervantes
In which constellation is the star Polaris located?
Ursa Minor / Little Dipper
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Which scientist proposed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
What gas do humans need to breathe to survive?
Oxygen
Which British author wrote Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling
What is the brightest star in the night sky?
Sirius, in Canis Major
In what year did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Americas?
1492
What is the capital city of Australia?
Canberra
What is the lightest metal?
Lithium
In which country was Pablo Neruda born?
Chile
In which constellation can we find the star Vega?
Lyra, the Lyre
Which civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Incas
Which painter is famous for works such as The Starry Night?
Vincent van Gogh
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Which play begins with the famous line “To be, or not to be”?
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Which ancient civilizations used the stars to navigate the oceans?
The Phoenicians and the Polynesians
Which English queen was known as “The Virgin Queen”?
Elizabeth I
What is the deepest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
Which subatomic particle has a negative charge?
Electron
What is Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting?
The Mona Lisa
Acrux, a star in the Southern Cross, is used in navigation in the Southern Hemisphere. Which continent features it on several national flags?
Oceania – e.g., Australia and New Zealand
Which treaty ended World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles, 1919