History
Following the relaxation of apartheid laws in South Africa, who was released from Victor Verster Prison in 1990?
Nelson Mandela
Which English primatologist and anthropologist who died in 2025 is regarded as a pioneer in primate ethology?
Jane Goodall
The first operational jet fighter entered service during World War II on 19 April 1944, which European country manufactured it?
Germany
(Messerschmitt Me 262)
What was the name of the spacecraft which was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around the Earth?
Sputnik 1
At the 50th Academy Awards composer John Williams was nominated for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" but lost to himself for which film?
Star Wars
The first telephone patent was granted to whom in 1876?
Alexander Graham Bell
Which naturalised-French physicist and chemist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity, and won two Nobel Prizes?
Marie Curie
Which European country celebrates its National Day, Bastille Day, on the 14th of July?
France
What is the name for the end product of the gravitational collapse of a massive star?
A Black hole
Displayed in the Louvre, the legendary sword Joyeuse is linked to which famous King of the Franks?
Charlemagne
In 1896 "The Quadricycle" was the first attempt by whom to build a gasoline-powered automobile?
Henry Ford
Achieving the first great unification in physics and established classical mechanics, "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" was written by which English polymath?
Sir Isaac Newton
The fifth-largest country in Europe - What Northern European country has a capital built on 14 islands, with more than 50 bridges?
Sweden
Which planet has the highest density of any planet in the Solar System, at 5.514 g/cm3?
Earth
What name is given to a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers, commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into several companies?
A Battalion
The United Kingdom leased sovereignty of what from China for 99 years in 1898?
Hong Kong (the New Territories of Hong Kong)
One of the greatest minds in physics and in particular atomic structure, which Dane made discoveries central to the development of quantum theory?
Niels Bohr
Which Balkan country has a coast lying entirely on the Adriatic Sea (sharing a maritime border with Italy to the west and southwest), and declared independence on 25 June 1991?
Republic of Croatia
The largest moon in our solar system, what is the name of the largest moon of Jupiter?
Ganymede
In music, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti were known collectively by what name?
The Three Tenors
Owned by OpenAI, 2022 saw the release of what AI model to the public?
ChatGPT
Which American astrophysicist wrote "Death by Black Hole", and has become one of the most prominent figures in popularizing science?
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Which country in Southeast Europe, situated on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, is officially called the Hellenic Republic?
Greece
What U.S. spacecraft landed on the planet Mars in July of 1976?
Viking 1
Which animal is the logo for WWF, the world wildlife fund?
A Panda