English language
Which English words becomes shorter when you add 2 letters to it?
Short
What is the most visited museum in the world?
The Louvre in France. It has over 9 million visitors each year.
Who painted "Starry night"?
What is the national animal of New Zealand?
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury.
Pronounce "Worcestershire"
WUSS-ter-sheer or WUSS-ter-sher
What continent has the most countries?
Africa. It has 54 official countries.
What is the only food that never spoils?
Honey
A family with 2 parents and one or more children is also known as a ____ family?
Nuclear family
How any hearts does an octopus have?
3
What does this idiom mean? "Straight from the horses mouth"
Information straight from the source or the person who knows best. Often for gossip.
Which country invented paper?
China
What are the main ingredients of traditional French ratatouille?
Vegetables - Zucchini, eggplant (aubergine), bell pepper and tomatoes.
The dish "San Nakji" from South Korea, is best eaten while still moving. What animal is San Nakji?
Octopus
Which fruit has seeds on the outside?
Strawberries
What does this idiom mean? "By the skin of my teeth"
To barely succeed or escape. When you achieve something with very thin margins.
Which country has the most pyramids?
Sudan
It has between 200 - 250, compared to Egypt which has about 118.
Which musical instrument has 88 keys?
Piano
The "Coopers hill" festival in Brockworth England, is famous for what?
The cheese rolling tradition
What is the main ingredient of "Hummus"
Chickpeas
What is the singular form of “dice”?
Die
Which two countries share the longest international border?
The United States of America and Canada. Their border is approximately 8,890 km's.
Which composer wrote the “Fifth Symphony”?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Kyle Maynard is a quadruple amputee who famously climbed which mountain?
A - Mt Everest
B - Mt Fuji
C - Mt Kilimanjaro
D - The Matterhorn
C - Mt Kilimanjaro
What is the tallest waterfall in the world?
Angel falls in Venezuela
What does this idiom mean? "To burn the midnight oil"
To work late into the night
Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Japan
Which vertebrate animal has the longest life span?
Greenland sharks. The oldest recorded is over 400 years old.
Haggis, the national food of Scotland, is typically made from what animal?
Sheep
What soft drink was created in 1893 and originally called “Brad’s Drink”?
Pepsi
What does this idiom mean? "Finding a needle in a haystack"
Something that is near impossible to find.
What is the only country that starts with the letter "O"?
Oman
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Stapes, in the ear
What country is "Sepak Bola Api" or fire ball soccer, played in?
Indonesia
The incredible Hulk from Marvel comics, was originally what colour?
Grey
Which famous playwright added over 1,700 words to the English language?
William Shakespeare
What is the only official Spanish-speaking country in Africa?
Equatorial Guinea
Orange
How often does the "Onbashira" festival in Nagano, Japan, take place?
Every 6 - 7 years
Which country won the first football world cup in 1930?
Uruguay
According to Oxford Dictionaries, what is the only English word that ends in "mt"?
Dreamt. As well as it's derivatives including undreamt, daydreamt, and redreamt
Name 2 countries that are completely landlocked enclaves, meaning they are entirely surrounded by just one country?
Lesotho (South Africa), Vatican city and San Marino (Italy)
What is the official name for a group of Flamingos?
A Flamboyance
The water shrew and star nosed mole are the only two mammals that can do what underwater?
Smell underwater
How many sides does a dodecagon have?
12