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200

What animal is very commonly mistaken as a penguin? (Looks very similar and starts with a P)

Puffins

200

Longest rivers on the planet? 3X


Nile

Amazon

Yangtze

200

Coldest planet in the solar system? 2X for temperature in C (closest hundred)

Neptune

200

What device did Archimedes propose to do the following with - "Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the earth"?

Lever

200

Ullamaliztli is from which ancient civilization?

Aztec

200

In which country is Fig roll extremely popular?

Eygpt

200

Which country speaks Gaelic?

Ireland

200
The coldest place on earth inhabited by humans? (Name the location/Country/specific area)

Oymyakon in eastern Siberia = Russia

200

Who is this? - A famous Impressionist, this Dutch painter is thought to have committed suicide, but history suggests he may have been shot. He is perhaps best known for cutting off part of his ear.

2X - Name his magnum opus

Vincent Van Gogh

Starry night

200

Name the drug discovered by Alexander Fleming which is now indispensable to modern life?

Penicillin

200

In Latin, Which continent's name means "Place of freedom"?

Africa

200

Which country did croqueta originate from? Give history for 2x (Anything that you say about their past will be judged by the judge to award points)

Spain


France - Croquettes travelled down to spain

200

The hottest place on earth? (Extreme specificity - Sahara desert is acceptable, not africa)

Death Valley in Southern California

200

What English word means a person who works with various employers - comes from knights who sold their skills?

Freelance

200

Where is Dracula from? (You can say he originated here)

Romania (Transylvania)

200

From the sky - what's the brightest and darkest place on earth? 2X

Las Vegas, USA

Pyongyang, North Korea

200

Wettest place on Earth? (General location with specificity - Ex: Southern USA near the Florida coast is acceptable not 'the USA')

North-east India – Mawsynram and nearby Cherrapunji – vie for the title of “wettest place on Earth”