General Knowledge
Though Sydney is its largest city, this is the capital of Australia.
What is Canberra?
This Italian scholar and poet from the 14th century is often called the "Father of Humanism" and was a key figure in the early Renaissance.
Who is Petrarch?
This is the iconic catchphrase of Joey Tribbiani from the TV show "Friends" when he's trying to flirt.
What is "How you doin'?"
Diamond and graphite are different structural forms of the same element, carbon. This term describes such forms.
What are allotropes?
This Portuguese football superstar is famous for his "Siuuu" goal celebration.
Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?
This is the number of spokes on the Ashoka Chakra, which is featured in the center of the Indian national flag.
What is 24?
He was the Mughal emperor who commissioned the construction of the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Who is Shah Jahan?
This critically acclaimed 2013 Indian film starring Irrfan Khan tells a poignant story through Mumbai's famous lunchbox delivery system, the dabbawalas.
What is "The Lunchbox"?
This core unit operation in chemical engineering separates a liquid mixture into its components based on differences in boiling points.
What is distillation?
In 2007, this Indian cricketer famously hit six sixes in a single over during the T20 World Cup.
Who is Yuvraj Singh?
The Nobel Prizes are named after this Swedish chemist and engineer who invented dynamite.
Who is Alfred Nobel?
The advanced urban planning of the Indus Valley Civilization is exemplified by the large, sophisticated public water tank found at this archaeological site.
What is the Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro?
The iconic album cover for "Nevermind" by this 90s grunge band features a baby swimming underwater towards a dollar bill.
Who is Nirvana?
This rule in organic chemistry predicts the outcome of addition reactions, stating that the hydrogen atom adds to the carbon that already has the greater number of hydrogen atoms.
What is Markovnikov's rule?
With 8 men's singles titles, this Swiss tennis legend holds the record for the most victories at Wimbledon.
Who is Roger Federer?
The vast majority of Earth's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur along this horseshoe-shaped belt in the Pacific Ocean.
What is the Ring of Fire?
This 1857 event, sparked by grievances over rifle cartridges greased with animal fat, is considered the first major uprising against British rule in India.
What is the Sepoy Mutiny (or the Indian Rebellion of 1857)?
It's the industry term for a film that is released with little publicity but becomes a huge success.
What is a "sleeper hit"?
In crystallography, this is the notation system using three integers (h, k, l) to describe the orientation of planes within a crystal lattice.
What are Miller indices?
This legendary Australian cricketer retired with a Test batting average of 99.94, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest achievements in any major sport.
Who is Sir Donald Bradman?
Often called the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics," this prestigious award is given every four years to mathematicians under the age of 40.
What is the Fields Medal?
He was the last Viceroy of British India and the first Governor-General of independent India.
Who is Lord Mountbatten?
First used in the 1951 film "Distant Drums," this stock sound effect of a man's scream has become an inside joke for sound designers, appearing in hundreds of films, including the "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones," and "Toy Story" franchises.
What is the Wilhelm scream?
In fluid dynamics and heat transfer, this dimensionless number is the ratio of momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity and is crucial for analyzing convection.
What is the Prandtl number (Pr)?
He was the first of only three people in history to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player (1958, 1962) and as a manager (1970).
Who is Mário Zagallo?