World Geography
Which country has a flag that is not rectangular?
Nepal
What liquid metal is used in thermometers?
Mercury
What movie holds the record for the highest-grossing animated film of all time (as of 2024)?
The Lion King (2019)
Which year did the Titanic sink?
1912
What is the term for a word that is the same forwards and backwards?
Palindrome
What city is famously located on two continents?
Istanbul
What colour does copper turn when it oxidises?
Green
Who is the youngest artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys?
Billie Eilish
Who was the last Queen of France?
Marie Antoinette
Which Shakespeare play features the line, “All the world’s a stage”?
As You Like It
Which African country has the most pyramids in the world?
Sudan
Which animal can sleep with one half of its brain at a time?
Dolphin
In which country is it illegal to chew gum in public, except for medical reasons?
Singapore
What was the name of the trade route connecting China to Europe?
Silk Road
What is the longest word in English with all its letters in alphabetical order?
Almost
What country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
Which element has the chemical symbol 'W'?
Tungsten
In which US state is it illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket on Sundays?
Kentucky
Which US President served the shortest term?
William Henry Harrison (ninth president of the United States, serving from March 4 to April 4, 1841)
What author created the fantasy world of Narnia?
C. S. Lewis
Which European country has the most bordering countries?
Germany
What planet rains diamonds due to high pressure?
Neptune (but also Saturn and Jupiter)
In which European country is it illegal to name your pig “Napoleon”?
France
Which ancient city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
Pompeii
What is the term for a word that imitates a sound, like “buzz” or “clang”?
onomatopoeia