Birds
What is the name of the study of birds?
A) Oology
B) Ornithology
C) Entomology
D) Herpetology
B) Ornithology
Which company was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin?
A) Amazon
B) Yahoo
C) Google
D) eBay
C) Google
What is the name of Japan’s highest mountain?
A) Mount Aso
B) Mount Fuji
C) Mount Haku
D) Mount Tate
B) Mount Fuji
What animals were commonly used by Arctic explorers for transportation?
A) Horses
B) Dogs
C) Musk Oxen
D) Reindeer
B) Dogs
Which mammal is famous for digging setts and living in social groups in the UK?
A) Fox
B) Badger
C) Hedgehog
D) Rabbit
B) Badger
Why are flamingos pink?
A) Sunlight affects their feathers
B) They are born pink
C) Pigments from their diet
D) Minerals in saltwater
C. Pigments from their diet
Which band released the album “Nevermind” in 1991?
A) Pearl Jam
B) Nirvana
C) Soundgarden
D) Radiohead
B) Nirvana
During which historical period did the samurai class dominate Japanese society?
A) Meiji Period
B) Heian Period
C) Edo Period
D) Taisho Period
C) Edo Period
Which Arctic explorer was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage entirely by ship (in 1903–1906)?
A) Roald Amundsen
B) Robert Peary
C) John Franklin
D) Henry Hudson
A) Roald Amundsen
Which UK owl species is known for its distinctive heart-shaped face?
A) Barn Owl
B) Tawny Owl
C) Snowy Owl
D) Long-eared Owl
A) Barn Owl
Which bird lays the largest eggs relative to its body size?
A) Kiwi
B) Ostrich
C) Emu
D) Swan
Kiwi
Which video game console was released by Sony in 1994?
A) Nintendo 64
B) Sega Saturn
C) PlayStation
D) Dreamcast
C) PlayStation
What is the name of Japan’s famous high-speed bullet train network?
A) MetroLine
B) Shinkansen
C) SkyRail
D) Nippon Express
B) Shinkansen
Which explorer attempted an ill-fated expedition to find the Northwest Passage?
A) John Franklin
B) Henry Hudson
C) William Parry
D) James Cook
A) John Franklin
Which freshwater fish is commonly stocked in UK rivers and lakes for anglers?
A) Salmon
B) Carp
C) Trout
D) Pike
C) Trout
Which bird species migrates the longest distance annually?
A) Arctic Tern
B) Bar-headed Goose
C) Wandering Albatross
D) Barn Swallow
A) Arctic Tern
Which country won the 1998 FIFA World Cup?
A) Brazil
B) Germany
C) France
D) Italy
C) France
What is the Japanese word for cherry blossom?
A) Sakura
B) Tsubaki
C) Ikebana
D) Momo
A) Sakura
Which Russian explorer mapped large portions of Siberia and the Arctic coastline in the 18th century?
A) Vitus Bering
B) Semyon Dezhnev
C) Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen
D) Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
A) Vitus Bering
(Heard of the Bering Strait?)
The UK’s largest cetacean species, occasionally seen in Scottish waters, which is around 33 metres and weighs a humongous 180 tonnes:
A) Minke Whale
B) Humpback Whale
C) Fin Whale
D) Blue Whale
D) Blue Whale
The extinct dodo was native to which island?
A) Madagascar
B) Mauritius
C) Galápagos
D) Seychelles
B) Mauritius
In 1991, which republic became the first to declare independence from Yugoslavia?
A) Croatia
B) Bosnia and Herzegovina
C) Slovenia
D) North Macedonia
C) Slovenia
What is the name of Japan’s oldest existing chronicle, completed in 712 AD?
A) Nihon Shoki
B) Kojiki
C) Tale of Genji
D) Manyoshu
B) Kojiki
A) Barrow (Utqiaġvik), Alaska (USA)
B) Alert, Nunavut (Canada)
C) Longyearbyen, Svalbard
D) Qaanaaq, Greenland
B) Alert, Nunavut (Canada)
Smaller than the common toad, the natterjack toad is very rare in the UK. This amphibian breeds in warm, shallow pools on sand dunes and sandy heaths in just a handful of special places. What feature distinguishes it from other toads?
A) Bright green skin
B) Lives in trees
C) Only found in Scotland
D) A yellow stripe down its back
D) A yellow stripe down its back