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Fe is the chemical symbol for which element?
Iron
How many time zones are there in the world?
24
What was the name of the first animal sent to space?
Laika (A Soviet dog)
Who painted The Scream in 1893?
Edward Munch
How many chambers does the human heart have?
4
How many times can you fold a paper in half?
Seven-7
Which country has the world’s oldest flag?
Denmark
Which canal allows ships to pass from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Panama
What are people who suffer from Arachnophobia afraid of?
Spiders
Which sea borders the north of Turkey?
Black Sea
Which African country has the world’s longest river running through it?
Egypt (The Nile)
Whose assassination led to the beginning of World War One?
An Austrian Prince (Franz Ferninand)
Atoms of the same chemical element but with different atomic masses are known as what?
Isotopes
What is the name of the trench that is the deepest part of the world’s oceans?
Mariana Trench
Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote?
New Zealand
Which classical musician became completely deaf later in life but continued to compose music?
What is the only letter not appearing in the periodic table of elements?
J
Who holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals?
Michael Phelps
The painting “The Persistence of Memory” featuring melting clocks was created by which artist?
Salvador Dali
Which language has the largest number of native speakers worldwide?
Chinese
Which planet in our solar system has the shortest orbit around the Sun?
Mercury
Who is the Turkish author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2006?
Orhan Pamuk
What is the name of the UNESCO World Heritage site famous for its white travertine terraces and thermal waters?
Pamukkale
Which element has the highest melting point of all known elements?
Tungsten
(Melting point: 3422°C / 6192°F)
Who was the British Prime Minister during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill