Math
Is the square root of 5 rational or irrational?
Irrational
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
During which war was a Christmas Truce called?
World War I
In computer terminology what does the acronym LAN stand for?
Local-area network
How many wives did Henry VIII have?
6
An improper fraction must always be bigger than what number?
1
Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth?
8 minutes
What year did the French Revolution start?
1789
In computer science, what does “GUI” stand for?
Graphical user interface
The UK medical authorities first linked lung cancer with which activity in 1957?
Smoking
In which area of math are the phrases sine, cosine, and tangent used?
Trigonometry
What is the only letter that doesn't appear on the periodic table?
J
Who sent Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?
King Ferdinand of Spain
In a website browser address bar what does “www” stand for?
World Wide Web
Which country hosted the 1958 World Cup?
Sweden
Where was the use of negative numbers invented and why?
They were invented in China to calculate a person's debt.
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?
6
What does HTTP stand for in a website address?
HyperText Transfer Protocol
Velcro was invented in which country?
Switzerland
What is the only number that is written in alphabetical order?
Forty
Who invented the first battery?
Count Alessandro Volta
When did the Mexican Revolution start?
November 20, 1910
What is the name given to an ancient analog computer that was discovered by divers off a Greek island in 1900?
Antikythera mechanism
What was the name of the wife of the Norwegian Crown Prince, who died in 1954?
Martha