General Knowledge
What is the rarest and more expensive spice in the world by weight?
Saffron
This country is both a country and a continent
Australia
What are James Bond's famous three‑digit numbers?
007
Which empire covered the largest contiguous land area in history?
The Mongol Empire
What is the name of the Spanish rice dish originating from Valencia?
Paella
This is the smallest country in the world by both area and population
Vatican City
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
What is the New Zealand-shot trilogy about hobbits?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
What is the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
What is the Japanese alcoholic drink brewed from rice and is often served in small cups?
Sake
What Asian country has the most active volcanoes in the world?
Indonesia
What is the name of the Asian country, formerly known as Ceylon?
Sri Lanka
In the TV show Friends, what is the name of the coffeehouse where the group often meet (and how is it spelled)?
Central Perk
This European city, once split into East and West by a wall, was reunified after 1989
Berlin
This Middle Eastern dip is made from blended chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic
Hummus
What is the name of the flightless bird that cannot fly, but can lay eggs almost as big as its body.
What is the longest river in the world called?
Which Japanese animated film features a girl named Chihiro who works in a bathhouse for spirits?
Spirited Away
What queen was famously associated with the phrase "Let them eat cake"?
Marie Antoinette
What grain from the Andes, praised as a “superfood,” was known as the “mother of all grains”?
Quinoa
Who is the philosopher known as the “father of modern economics”?
Adam Smith
What country in South America has two capitals?
Bolivia
This 2019 South Korean film became the first non‑English‑language movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture.
Parasite
What was the ancient civilization that built Machu Picchu?
The Inca civilization
Which Swiss cheese with holes is often used in fondue?
Emmental