MYTHOLOGY
IN THE FOUNDING MYTH OF ROME, WHICH ANIMAL BROUGHT UP THE TWIN BROTHERS.
A SHE-WOLF ALSO KNOWN AS LUPA
FOR WHAT KIND OF FOOD IS THE SCOVILLE SCALE USED?
THE SCOVILLE SCALE IS USED TO MEASURE THE SPICINESS OF CHILI PEPPERS AND SPICY FOODS. IT PRIMARILY FOCUSES ON THE LEVEL OF CAPSAICIN, THE COMPOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SENSATION OF HEAT IN PEPPERS.
WHICH STATE IS NICKNAMED THE EMPIRE STATE?
HE NICKNAME OF NEW YORK STATE IS THE EMPIRE STATE. THIS NICKNAME IS DERIVED FROM NEW YORK'S HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC SIGNIFICANCE. IT REFERS TO THE STATE'S VAST WEALTH, INFLUENCE, AND PROMINENCE IN VARIOUS FIELDS SUCH AS FINANCE, CULTURE, AND POLITICS.
THE CITY OF LONDON WAS FOUNDED IN 43 AD, WHAT WAS IT'S ORIGINAL ROMAN NAME?
LONDINIUM, THE EXACT MEANING IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR, BUT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM CELTIC PRIOR TO BEING LATINIZED.
WHO IS ON THE 500 CROWN BILL?
BOŽENA NĚMCOVÁ IS FEATURED ON THE 500 CZK BILL. SHE WAS A CZECH WRITER OF THE FINAL PHASE OF THE NATIONAL REVIVAL. SHE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER NOVEL BABIČKA.
IN THE GAME POKÉMON, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ELECTRIC MOUSE?
PIKACHU IS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC POKÉMON, KNOWN FOR ITS YELLOW FUR, LIGHTNING BOLT-SHAPED TAIL AND ITS ABILITY TO GENERATE AND DISCHARGE ELECTRICITY.
WHICH LARGE MAMMAL HAS A TAIL SO STRONG IT CAN STAND ON IT AND LIFT ITS HIND LEGS OFF THE GROUND?
KANGAROOS USE THEIR STRONG TAIL TO BALANCE THEMSELVES WHILE HOPPING AND CAN EVEN STAND ON IT WHEN NECESSARY. BY USING THEIR TAIL AS A TRIPOD, KANGAROOS CAN LIFT THEIR HIND LEGS OFF THE GROUND, ALLOWING THEM TO KICK.
YOU CUT 3 HEADS OFF A HYDRA, HOW MANY HEADS DOES IT NOW HAVE?
TWELVE HEADS.
WHAT TYPE OF ACID IS LIME JUICE HIGH IN?
LIME JUICE IS HIGH IN CITRIC ACID. IT CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 45.8 GRAMS OF CITRIC ACID PER LITER. CITRIC ACID IS A NATURAL ACID FOUND IN CITRUS FRUITS LIKE LEMONS AND LIMES.
WHOSE HEADS ARE CARVED INTO MT. RUSHMORE IN SOUTH DAKOTA?
GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE FIRST PRESIDENT
THOMAS JEFFERSON, THE THIRD PRESIDENT
THOEDORE ROOSEVELT, THE 26TH PRESIDENT AND
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE 16TH PRESIDENT.
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FLOWER OF WALES?
THE DAFFODIL, BELIEVED TO BE THE SYMBOL OR REBIRTH AND NEW BEGININGS, AND IS ALSO ASOCIATED WITH ST. DAVID.
WHAT MOSAICS DECORATE THE WALLS OF THE PARDUBICE TRAIN STATION?
THE MOSAIC ON THE WESTERN WALL FEATURES THE ZODIAC SIGNS AND THE MOSAIC ON THE EASTERN WALL HAS A MAP OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA.
THE CITY OF LOS SANTOS, FROM THE GAME GRAND THEFT AUTO V, IS INSPIRED BY WHICH REAL-LIFE CITY?
IT IS A FICTIONAL REPRESENTATION OF LOS ANGELES, AND MANY ASPECTS OF THE CITY IN THE GAME ARE REMINISCENT OF THE REAL-LIFE CITY, INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, LANDMARKS AND CULTURAL REFERENCES.
WHICH ANIMAL HAS RECTANGULAR PUPILS?
GOATS HAVE DISTINCTIVE RECTANGULAR-SHAPED PUPILS, WHICH GIVE THEM A WIDE FIELD OF VISION AND EXCELLENT PERIPHERAL VISION. THIS UNIQUE EYE STRUCTURE HELPS GOATS TO DETECT PREDATORS FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES.
WHAT IS HELL NAMED AFTER?
THE NORSE AFTERLIFE LOCATION CALLED HEL OR HELHEIM, NAMED AFTER THE NORSE GODDESS WITH THE SAME NAME.
WHERE WAS CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA INVENTED?
LONDON, ENGLAND NEW DEHLI, INDIA
PUNJAB, INDIA GLASGOW, SCOTLAND
CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN INVENTED IN GLASGOW. IT IS A POPULAR DISH IN BRITISH INDIAN CUISINE, WITH ORIGINS TRACING BACK TO THE MID-20TH CENTURY.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL UNITED STATES FLAG WITH 13 STARS?
THE BETSY ROSS FLAG, NAMED AFTER AN AMERICAN SEAMSTRESS WHO IS BELIEVED TO HAVE CREATED THE FIRST FLAG IN 1776.
THERE ARE FOUR NATIONAL FLAGS THAT CONTAIN THE UNION JACK, WHAT ARE THOSE COUNTRIES?
THE UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND FIJI.
IN WHAT YEAR DID THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHARLES BRIDGE START?
ITS CONTRUCTION STARTED IN 1357 AND WAS COMPLETED IN THE EARLY 15TH CENTURY. THE FOUNDATION STONE WAS LAID DOWN BY CHARLES IV IN 1357, ON THE 9TH OF JULY, AT 5:31 AM.
IN THE GAME MORTAL KOMBAT, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NINJA WHO USES ICE MAGIC IN BATTLE?
SUB-ZERO, HE IS A CRYOMANCER AND ONE OF THE ICONIC CHARACTERS IN THE MORTAL KOMBAT SERIES. SUB-ZERO POSSESSES THE ABILITY TO MANIPULATE AND CONTROL ICE, USING IT AS BOTH A DEFENSIVE AND OFFENSIVE WEAPON DURING BATTLES.
WHAT IS THE ONLY INSECT THAT CAN TURN ITS HEAD 180 DEGREES?
PRAYING MANTISES HAVE THE ABILITY TO ROTATE THEIR HEADS COMPLETELY, ALLOWING THEM TO SCAN THEIR SURROUNDINGS IN A FULL 180-DEGREE ANGLE.
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GOD OF CROCODILES AND FERTILITY?
SOBEK (ALSO SEBEK OR SOBKI) WAS ALSO THE EGYPIAN GOD OF PROTECTION, MILITARY POWER AND THE PHARAOH'S POWER.
WHAT IS THE MOST STOLEN FOOD WORLDWIDE?
UP TO 4% OF THE WORLD'S CHEESE ENDS UP STOLEN, MAKING IT THE WORLD'S MOST STOLEN FOOD. OTHER FOOD ITEMS THAT MAKE THE LIST OF MOST STOLEN INCLUDE PACKAGED MEAT, COFFEE, AND ALCOHOL.
WHICH CITY ON ROUTE 66 IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE SONG "GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66"?
OKLOHOMA CITY, OK WINONA, AZ
SANTA FE, NM JOPLIN, MO
LOS ANGELES, CA CHICAGO, IL
SANTA FE IS NOT IN THE SONG. THE NEW MEXICAN CITY MENTIONED IN THE SONG IS GALLUP.
WHICH OF THESE BRITISH TOWN NAMES IS FICTIONAL?
WESTWARD HO! GREAT SNORING
PITY ME PUDDLE LANE
PUDDLE LANE (TALES FROM PUDDLE LANE) IS A CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAM FROM THE 1980S.
WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL NAME OF THE PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY IN OLOMOUC?
THE ORIGINAL NAME OF PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY IN OLOMOUC WAS "OLOMOUC UNIVERSITY." IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1573 AS A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY LED BY THE JESUIT ORDER IN OLOMOUC, WHICH WAS AT THAT TIME THE CAPITAL OF MORAVIA.
IN THE WITCHER SERIES, WHAT MATERIALS ARE THE TWO SWORDS THAT GERALT OF RIVIA USES IN BATTLE MADE OF?
A STEEL SWORD FOR HUMAN OPPONENTS AND CREATURES NOT VULNERABLE TO SILVER, AND A SILVER SWORD DESIGNED TO SLAY MONSTERS AND CREATURES VULNERABLE TO SILVER.
WHICH AUSTRALIAN MAMMAL IS VENOMOUS?
THE MALE PLATYPUS. IT HAS SPURS ON EACH OF ITS HIND LEGS THAT CAN INJECT VENOM. THE VENOM IS VERY POWERFUL AND CAN KILL ANIMALS LARGER THAN THE PLATYPUS, INCLUDING DOGS. IT CAN'T KILL HUMANS, BUT IT WILL BE EXTREMELY PAINFUL.
WHICH ANIMAL FORM DID ZEUS NOT TAKE IN GREEK MYTH?
CUCKOO HEN
BULL DONKEY
EAGLE GOLDEN RAIN
NOT A DONKEY, BUT HE DID TRANSFORM INTO A HORSE TO APROACH AND SEDUCE DEMETER.
AMERICA PRODUCES THE MOST TURKEYS PER CAPITA, BUT WHICH COUNTY CONSUMES THE MOST PER CAPITA?
ISRAEL CONSUMES APPROXIMATELY 12 KG OF TURKEY PER CAPITA ANNUALLY. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOLLOWS CLOSELY BEHIND, CONSUMING ROUGHLY 7 KG OF TURKEY PER CAPITA ANNUALLY.
MANY DIALECTS IN ENGLAND ARE NON-RHOTIC, MEANING THAT "R" AT THE END OF A WORD OR SYLLABLE IS NOT PRONOUNCED, WHAT REGION IN THE US IS ALSO NON-RHOTIC?
NEW ENGLAND, THE TRADITIONAL ACCENTS OF NEW ENGLAND, PARTICULARLY THE BOSTON AREA, ARE KNOWN FOR BEING NON-RHOTIC.
THE SINGER OF WHICH BRITISH BAND WAS ONCE THE 7TH BEST FENCER IN BRITAIN?
BRUCE DICKISON, OF THE BAND IRON MAIDEN, WAS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL FENCING TEAM IN 1987 AND PLACED 7TH IN THE MEN'S FOIL DISCIPLINE.
THE CITY OF BRNO IS KNOWN FOR A FEARSOME BEAST IN IT'S OLD CITY HALL, WHAT IS IT?
A CROCODILE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BRNO DRAGON, IS BELIEVED TO BE GIFTED TO BRNO BY THE MARGRAVE MATYÁŠ IN 1608.
THE ELDER SCROLS V: SKYRIM INTRODUCED "SHOUTS", POWERFUL SPELLS SPOKEN IN A DRACONIC LANGUAGE. WHICH ONE OF THESE SHOUTS IS CORRECT?
DOV-DAAL-ZOL
ZII-KRON-FER
FUS-RO-DAH
DUR-BAH-VIIR
FUS-RO-DAH IS THE UNRELENTING FORCE SHOUT. WHEN THE PLAYER SHOUTS "FUS-RO-DAH," IT UNLEASHES A POWERFUL BLAST OF ENERGY THAT CAN PUSH AWAY ENEMIES, OBJECTS, AND EVEN DRAGONS.
HOW FAST CAN A HUMMINGBIRD'S HEART BEAT?
A HUMMINGBIRD'S HEART CAN BEAT AT ASTOUNDING RATES, UP TO 1,200 BEATS PER MINUTE, DEPENDING ON ITS LEVEL OF ACTIVITY.