Vocabulary
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Stereotype
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
November 9, 1989
What does a carnivore eat?
Meat
What is Earth's largest continent?
Asia
Name a famous Austrian composer (bonus points for every composer you can name)
Mozart, Mahler, Strauss, Schubert, Schoenberg, etc.
The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone when they are suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
Culture schock
Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
France
Arachnophobia is the fear of what?
Spiders
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
What is the first rule of fight club?
You do not talk about Fight Club.
A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.
Dilemma
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
What dangerous act of nature may occur after an earthquake strikes?
Tsunami
In what country can you visit Machu Picchu?
Peru
What is the name of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh's most famous oil on canvas painting?
The Starry Night
Uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence.
Insecurity
Where did the Olympic Games originate?
Greece
How many times can a hummingbird flap its wings per second?
a) 120 b) 80 c) 40 d) 20
b) 80
What razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America?
Chile
Santa Claus is rumored to live in three different places (depending on where you live), can you name two of them?
The North Pole, Finland, Greenland
Having a great deal of money; wealthy.
Affluent
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the name of the world's largest coral reef system?
The Great Barrier Reef
What is the smallest independent country on Earth?
Vatican City
What conflict was known as "The War to End All Wars"?
World War I