What animal is very commonly mistaken as a penguin? (Looks very similar and starts with a P)
Puffins
Longest rivers on the planet? 3X
Nile
Amazon
Yangtze
Coldest planet in the solar system? 2X for temperature in C (closest hundred)
Neptune
What device did Archimedes propose to do the following with - "Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the earth"?
Lever
Ullamaliztli is from which ancient civilization?
Aztec
In which country is Fig roll extremely popular?
Eygpt
Which country speaks Gaelic?
Ireland
Oymyakon in eastern Siberia = Russia
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
Name the drug discovered by Alexander Fleming which is now indispensable to modern life?
Penicillin
In Latin, Which continent's name means "Place of freedom"?
Africa
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
The hottest place on earth? (Extreme specificity - Sahara desert is acceptable, not africa)
Death Valley in Southern California
What English word means a person who works with various employers - comes from knights who sold their skills?
Freelance
Where is Dracula from? (You can say he originated here)
Romania (Transylvania)
From the sky - what's the brightest and darkest place on earth? 2X
Las Vegas, USA
Pyongyang, North Korea
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”