Geography
In which country would you find Mt. Kilimanjaro?
Tanzania
Which country won the Olympics?
USA won the 2024 Summer Olympics with 126 meds including 40 gold.
China finished in second place with 91 medals and 40 gold.
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel prize?
Marie Curie.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie, a Polish-French physicist and chemist, was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the only woman to receive two Nobel prizes. While studying uranium’s rays, she discovered new elements and named them polonium and radium. She also coined the term “radio-active” to describe them. In 1903, Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics for her research of radiation phenomena. She was also the first woman in France to attain a PhD in Physics, and the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne. In 1911, she won a second Nobel Prize in chemistry for the discovery of polonium and radium. During World War I, she established mobile radiology units to help doctors treat over a million wounded soldiers. Curie’s pioneering work in radiation led to new cancer treatments.
What is the original name for Christmas?
Yule or Midwinter solstice
In which Australian town would you find the big potato?
Robertson, NSW
In 2024, which artist got the most streams on Spotify?
Taylor Swift, with more than 26.6 billion streams globally.
In which year did Usain Bolt set the 100m in 9.58 second world record?
2009
Which country invented wrapping gifts?
China.
First documented in 200-101 BC in the Southern Song dynasty, coinciding with the earliest paper production. Monetary gifts were wrapped in an envelope known as chih pao.
Japan first wrapped gifts in reusable wrapping cloth called furoshiki in the Edo period.
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What is the name of the baby pygmy hippo which went viral earlier this year?
Moo Deng
Which country drinks the most coffee per capita?
Finland.
An average Finnish individual consuming close to four cups of coffee each day
Han Greiner was a German glass blower who is credited with inventing the first Christmas baulbles in the 1840's, what edible item were the first baubles shaped to be?
Apples
Which country features a shipwreck on its national flag?
Bermuda
'Comedian' is an artwork which features a fresh banana affixed to a wall with duct tape. In November it was sold in auction for how much money (to the nearest million)?
$6.2 million.
It was purchased by crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun.
What does HTTP stand for?
HyperText Transfer Protocol
Many different versions and origins of Santa exist, from St. Nicholas, Krampus, Kris Kringle and more.
But which country celebrates the Christmas gift giving witch?
Italy.
La Befana is a character in Italian folklore who delivers gifts to children, often depicted as elderly woman riding on a broomstick. She 'sweeps away' the negative energy of the year ready for the new year.
Which country has the most islands?
Sweden (267,570)
Which was the highest grossing film of 2024?
Inside Out 2, at $1,698,841,117
Aureolin is a shade of what colour?
Yellow.
Aureolin is a radiant, golden-yellow hue that captures the essence of sunlight and the vibrancy of blooming flowers. This unique color is often seen in nature, from the petals of daffodils to the glow of a summer sunrise.
Before Catholicism, December 25 was the Roman holiday of Sol Invictus, what did it celebrate?
"Sol Invictus" or "Dies solis invicti nati" "Day of birth of the unconquered sun", a winter solstice festival celebrating the sun god, the resurgence of the sun and the casting away of winter.
It is theorised that the link between the re-birth of the sun and the birth of the son Jesus may be why this date became known as Christmas.