General Knowledge
How many dots appear on a pair of dice?
42
How many stars are on the Chinese flag?
5
What is the term for a word that modifies a noun?
Adjective
What is the process by which plants convert sunlight to energy?
Photosynthesis
In what year did World War II end?
1945
How many minutes are in a full week?
10080
How many colors are used in the South African flag?
6
Which punctuation mark is used to indicate possession in English?
Apostrophe
How many elements are in the periodic table?
118
Which powerful Mongol ruler conquered a vast empire stretching from Asia to Europe?
Chingis Khaan
What is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet?
Delta
On which continent would you find the world’s largest desert?
Antarctica
Which is the correct spelling? recieve or receive
receive
How many bones do we have in an ear?
3
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What art form is described as "decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering"?
Caligraphy
In what country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant located?
Ukraine
What are homophones?
Words that sound the same but have different meanings.
e.g., fair-fare, knight-night
What is the scientific theory that explains the origin of the universe?
The Big Bang Theory
What was the name of the peace treaty that ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
What is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters that reads the same backward as forward?
Palindrom
In which country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?
Which tense is used to describe actions completed before a certain point in the past?
Past perfect tense:
Kora and Jill had worked together for years before they became friends.
When I got home, I realized I had left my keys at the office.
Nobody noticed that the chef had burned the turkey.
What is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas?
Evaporation
What Renaissance artist painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo