Science
Which cancer affects blood cells?
a) Leukaemia
b)Testicular cancer
c)Colorectal cancer
Leukaemia
1888: Who spread fear and terror in England at that time?
a) Jack the Rubber
b) Jack the Ripper
c) Jack the Rapper
b) Jack the Ripper
What does the Swiss understand by a door trap?
a) the doorbell
b) the doorstep
c) the door handle
b) the door handle
The base of sauces is also called?
a) Stock
b) Font
c) Alcohol
b) Font
What is meant by the "fifth season" in Cologne?
a) Wommer
b) Carnival
c) Sinter
b) Carnival
Which disease is also called "Lues"?
a) Syphillis
b) Influenza
c)Malaria
a) Syphillis
Which cruel weapon was first used in the First World War?
a) Atomic weapon
b) poison gas
c) Rocket launcher
b) poison gas
Capital of Turkmenistan?
a) Ashgabat
b) Turk City
c) Bishkek
a) Ashgabat
What is patchouli?
a) An oil
b) Patchouli-what?
c) A slipper
a) An oil for perfume production
How many telephone calls are made worldwide per minute?
a) 200.000
b) 37,000,000
c) 100,000,000
b) 37,000,000
What does "scholar versed in many fields" stand for?
a) Multihistorian
b) Polyhistor
c) Monohistor
b) Polyhistor
On 04 July 1863 (Independence Day), news of two Union victories arrived in Washington. Which ones?
a) Boston and Philadelphia
b) Gettysburg and Vicksburg
c) Atlanta and Ohio
b) Gettysburg and Vicksburg
What is the name of the largest island in the world?
a) Greenland
b) Sylt
c) Japan
a) Greenland
When is the grace wedding celebrated?
a) 60th wedding anniversary
b) 70th wedding anniversary
c) 75th wedding anniversary
b) 70th Wedding anniversary
How many words does an average customer service employee type per minute?
a) 30-40
b) 70-80
c) 40-50
c) 40-50
What is ataraxia?
a) Fear
b) Equanimity, peace of mind
c) Iron deficiency
b) Equanimity, peace of mind
Which cover name did Martin Luther use when he was hiding in the Wartburg?
a) Squire Peter
b) Squire Jörg
c) Squire Walter
b) Squire Jörg
The highest stratovolcano on earth is called what?
a) Vesuvius
b) Ojos del Salado
c) Eyjafjallajökull
b) Ojos del Salado
Where does protein synthesis take place?
a) Mitochondria
b) Cell membrane
c) Ribosomes
c) Ribosomes
How high is the largest pyramid in the world?
a) 144m
b) 145m
c) 146m
b) 145m
What is a disease caused by the bacterium Bartonella bacilliformis?
a) Corona
b) Oroya fever
c) Rubella
b) Oroya fever
Mansa Musa, who rules over the great empire of Mali in the 14th century, is the richest man in history, with a fortune that would be worth 400 billion dollars in today's terms. What is the source of his wealth?
a) Gold
b) silver
c) Oil
Mali is criss-crossed with gold veins. Almost 2/3 of the gold produced worldwide comes from this region.
So yeah a) Gold
Which pair of cities lies on the 42nd parallel north?
a) London and Berlin
b) Boston and Santiago de Compostela
c) Reykjavík and Washington
b) Boston and Santiago de Compostela
When was the hula hoop invented?
a) 1892
b) 1942
c) 1959
c) 1959
Why did the telephone provider have bad marks in the customer satisfaction survey?
a) it was on mute
b) he had Virtual Q as a solution
c) he did not want SO
all of them