Nature
What are the 5 oceans of the world?
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern (or Antarctic), Arctic.
What country has the most people in the world?
India
What is the name of the fictional wizarding school Harry Potter attends?
Hogwarts
What is the fastest land animal in the world?
The cheetah.
What is the past tense of "teach"?
Taught
Which desert is the largest in the world?
The Antarctic Desert.
Which country has no rivers, but it’s not a desert?
In what country was the band ABBA formed?
Sweden
Which mammal can’t jump?
The elephant or sloth
What’s the difference between “fun” and “funny”?
Fun means enjoyable; funny means it makes you laugh.
Name two rivers that flow north.
The Nile and the Ob River.
Name 2 countries where English is an official language, excluding the USA, UK, Australia, and South Africa.
Nigeria and Singapore.
What year did Michael Jackson’s Thriller come out?
1982
Which animal has its heart located in its head?
The shrimp
What are two words in English that have a silent letter
"K" in knight, "B" in thumb.
What natural phenomenon causes the Northern Lights?
Solar particles colliding with Earth's atmosphere near the poles (aurora borealis).
Which country has two national anthems and 11 official languages?
South Africa.
Which movie has the quote, “Life is like a box of chocolates”?
Forrest Gump.
Name two animals that lay eggs but are not birds.
Platypus and crocodile.
Name two English idioms and explain what they mean.
“Break the ice” – start a conversation or make people feel comfortable.
“Hit the nail on the head” – say something exactly right.
Name one Spanish national park and describe a rare or unique species or geographic feature found there.
Doñana National Park – home to the endangered Iberian lynx and one of Europe’s largest wetlands.
Which country has the world’s longest official name recognized by the UN?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Which artist holds the record for the most-streamed song on Spotify of all time (as of 2024)?
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights.
Which animal can survive being frozen solid and thawed back to life?
The wood frog.
Habitat: Forests, wetlands, tundra
Geographic Range:
North America, mostly in Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern United States
It's the only frog found north of the Arctic Circle.
That’s how badass it is.
Translate this old English phrase into modern English:
“Thou art more lovely and more temperate.”
You are more beautiful and more calm/balanced.