Geography
Animals
History
Science
English and Literature
100

What is the capital of Mexico?

Mexico City

100

What is the closest living relative to the T-rex?

The chicken (and all birds, generally)

100

In which year did Hitler commit suicide?

1945

100

What are the three layers of the Earth?

Crust, mantle and core

100

What is this function "..." called

ellipsis 
200

In what hemisphere do most humans live?

Northern

200

Which animals have rectangular pupils?

Many hooved animals, but famously Goats

200

One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?

Babylon

200

What does a Geiger counter measure?

Radiation

200

Chronologically, this novel comes first in C. S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia series

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

300

What is the largest mountain range in the world?

Andes

300

What is a group of cats called?

A clowder

300

Which infamous prison was stormed on July 14th, 1789?

The Bastille

300

Between which two planets does the asteroid belt lie?

Jupiter and Mars

300

What is the difference between "Who" and "Whose"

"Who" relates to the subject of a sentence

"Whose" relates to the object of a sentence

400

Which African country has the biggest population

Nigeria

400

What animal has the highest blood pressure?

Giraffe 

400

Which world leader is famous for his “Little Red Book”?

Mao Zedong

400

Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth?

8 minutes and 20 seconds

(8 minutes would be accepted)

400

What is the best-selling novel of all time?

Don Quixote

500

Which country is home to the most volcanoes?

Indonesia

500

What was the first animal to be placed on the endangered species list?

Peregrine Falcons

500

The ancient Mayan civilization existed in which modern-day country?

Guatemala 

(Belize, Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador would be accepted)

500

What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?

Fission

500

What is "A word governing a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause"

Preposition