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What ancient city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD?
Pompeii
Who proposed the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
Isaac Newton
What is the capital city of the only country that spans two continents and two oceans?
Istanbul
What famous sequence begins with 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5...?
Fibonacci
Which radioactive element was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie?
Radium
Which bird has the largest wingspan of any living species?
Albatross
Who composed the Four Seasons concertos?
Vivaldi
What treaty ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
What do we call a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself?
Prime
Who coined the term "genetics" and is known as the father of modern genetics?
Mendel
Which large cat species cannot roar?
Cheetah
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
What is the smallest perfect square greater than 100?
121
What is the noun form of the verb "to succeed"?
Success
What is the singular form of the word "data"?
Datum
Which shape has six sides?
Hexagon
What’s the pH value of pure water?
7
Which English word is known as the longest one without a vowel?
Rhythm
What TV show features a character named “Eleven” with psychic powers?
Stranger Things
What is the name of the document advocating human rights and put the law above the King, signed in 1215?
Magna Carta
What element has the atomic number 26?
Iron
Which artist painted “The Starry Night”?
Van Gogh
What is the sum of the interior angles of a pentagon (in degrees)?
540
Which author created the dystopian novel 1984?
George Orwell
What is the main gas responsible for the greenhouse effect on Earth?
Carbon dioxide