Technology
What language does the word "robot" come from?
Czech (Karel Čapek, R.U.R)
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France
Who was the first person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
Australia
What is the most common eye color in humans?
Brown
Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari and Explorer are types of what?
Browsers
Which country first used paper money?
China
Which spacecraft was the first to land humans on the Moon?
Apollo 11 (1969)
Which country experiences the highest frequency of earthquakes worldwide?
Japan
In what ocean is the Bermuda Triangle located?
The Atlantic Ocean
What does the abbreviation WWW stand for?
World Wide Web
What were the names of three Columbus' ships? (name at least one)
Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria.
What is the lightest planet?
Saturn (It's so light that it would float in water)
Which ancient civilization gave us the Olympic Games?
Greece
The first vaccine developed was for which disease? (you can say it in Czech)
Smallpox (Edward Jenner in 1796.)
Which social media platform was bought by Elon Musk in 2022?
What is Twitter
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole?
Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, reached the pole on December 14, 1911.
Outside of the sun, what is the closest star to Earth?
Alfa Centauri
What country is known to have the best quality tap water?
What year did the Titanic sink? (tolerance +/- 10 years)
1912
Did the Apple iPhone first become available in 2005, 2006 or 2007?
2007 (iPhone 2G)
How many U.S. Presidents have there been? (tolerance +/- three)
47 (including the current one Donald Trump).
Which planet has the strongest gravity?
Jupiter (it is about 2.5 times stronger than on Earth)
What is the capital city of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
Who invented the first car?
Carl (Karl) Friedrich Benz.