General 1
What is the name of the process by which plants lose water vapor through small pores in their leaves?
Transpiration.
What is the key ingredient that gives traditional pesto its vibrant green color?
Basil.
In tennis, what is the term for a score of 40-40?
Deuce.
Which landlocked country in the Himalayas is known as the 'Roof of the World'?
Nepal.
What is the literary term for a play on words that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect?
A pun.
What is the name of the legal principle that a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime?
Double jeopardy.
In finance, what does the acronym 'GDP' stand for?
Gross Domestic Product.
What is the literary term for a phrase that contradicts itself, such as "deafening silence" or "bittersweet"?
An oxymoron.
In which sport would you perform a 'salchow' or a 'lutz'?
Figure skating (these are types of jumps).
The 'Marshall Plan' was an American initiative to provide economic aid to help rebuild which continent after World War II?
Europe.
Which English king, known for having six wives, established the Church of England?
King Henry VIII.
Which 19th-century conflict was primarily fought between Russia and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain, and Sardinia?
The Crimean War.
What is the name of the Japanese soup made from a broth called 'dashi', containing ingredients like tofu, seaweed, and miso paste?
Miso soup.
In geology, what scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals?
The Mohs scale.
Which author created the famous detective Hercule Poirot?
Agatha Christie.
What artistic style, characterized by distorted forms, unnatural colors, and emotional themes, emerged in Germany in the early 20th century as a reaction to Impressionism?
Expressionism
In psychology, what term describes the phenomenon where individuals are less likely to take responsibility for action or inaction when others are present?
The bystander effect.
In international relations, what is the term for a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?
Imperialism.
Who was the legendary leader of the Carthaginian army who famously led his troops, including war elephants, across the Alps to attack Rome?
Hannibal Barca.
What is the name of the fictional detective living at 221B Baker Street, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Sherlock Holmes.
In George Orwell's Animal Farm, what is the single, final commandment that the pigs eventually reduce all the principles of Animalism to?
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
In American football, what is it called when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage before they can throw a pass?
A sack.
The ancient Silk Road was a network of trade routes connecting which two major regions?
China and the Mediterranean (or Asia and Europe).
In the context of astronomy, what is the term for a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, often a site of star formation?
A nebula.
In economics, what is the term for a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced?
A recession.