Pollution
Discrimination
Mental Health
Politics and Conflict
Social Inequality
100

Most common type of pollution, usually occurring in but not limited to large cities all over the world.

Air Pollution. 

Often caused by car emissions and manufacturing factories. 

100

Law's introduced in Southern United States in the 19th and 20th century that enforced racial segregation.

What are the Jim Crow Laws?

100

What is the biggest cause of mental health issues?

Trauma and Stress

100

WW2 is one of the biggest and deadliest political conflicts in history. Disturbing and ending lives of millions of people. When did it start?

September 1st 1939.

100

Richest person in the world (that we know of), makes not so durable cars, cannot name his children properly and doesn't like blue birds apparently. 

Who is Elon Musk?

200

A material that is heavily prevalent in our everyday life, takes from 20 to 500 years to decompose and one of the biggest contributors to land pollution.

Plastic.

It is estimated that the amount of plastic we unknowingly consume in a week can be the size of a credit card.

200

Who delivered one of the most famous speeches denouncing racial segregation titled 'I have a dream'?

Martin Luther King Jr.

200

One of the most commonly diagnosed mental health problems, usually caused by immense stress, can cause dread for upcoming events, inner turmoil and discomfort.  

What is anxiety?

200

This wonder of the world was built for 2500 years, it's only purpose being to protect it's country from invaders. Attracting over 10 million tourists every year.

What is the Great Wall of China?

200

Freeby! the team with the current lowest points receives 200 points. 

Take that social inequality.

300

 Out of these 7 factors, which one contributes to land pollution the most?

Litter, waste, urbanisation, construction, mining, extraction or agriculture.

Agriculture, or agricultural malpractice to be more specific.

300
A type of discrimination that is based on an individual being treated unequally due to their spiritual beliefs. 

What is religious discrimination?

300

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia is the fear of long words.

What is Thalassophobia the intense fear of?

The intense fear of the ocean.


Phobias are actually very impactful on mental health, as they are classified as an intense fear and can tamper with someones everyday life.

300

He is largely regarded as the greatest conqueror in history, unifying the tribes of his country to start an Empire and conquer the large majority of his continent. Fathering hundreds or even thousands of children.

Who is Genghis Khan?

300

What is the 1st out of the 17 Goals of the United Nations?

No Poverty!

400

The biggest contributor to air pollution across the world. Usually used in of power plants as well as some vehicles. 

Burning Fossil Fuels!

400

A young boy unjustly murdered in 1995 in Mississippi, whose death brought nationwide attention to racial violence, discrimination and injustice in Southern USA.

Who is Emmett Till?

400

Which day is widely regarded as World Mental Health Awareness Day?

October 10th!

(What a coincidence) 

400

*Special Question - All teams write down their guess of the answer, the team with the guess closest to the answer get's the points.*

After the assassination of Julius Caesar, the new senators were surprised with the general publics discontent with the new leadership, which started multiple civil wars. This was the opposite of what they hoped to happen when they assassinated him. How many times did they stab him?

23 times.

The team with the closest guess receives the points.

400

Minimum wage in the USA is 7.25$ per hour. Assuming that person A works 5 days a week for 8 hours a day. How much money could they earn in a month? (you can round it down to 4 weeks)

(Yes you actually have to do the math)

1160$

I wanted to add a math question

500

*Special Question - All teams write down their guess of the answer, the team with the guess closest to the answer get's the points.*

What is the current size of the trash island in the North Pacific Ocean? (answer in square kilometres)

1.6 Million Square Kilometres

Team with the closest guess receives the points.

(I know the hosts will be confused anyway)

500

A movement that happened at the beginning of the 18th century, granting women the opportunity to vote.

What is Women's suffrage?

500

"Mens sana in corpore sano." is a famous quote in Latin. The interpretation is the strong correlation between your psychological and physiological well-being. There is a slightly simplified modern version of the quote. Name either meaning or modern equivalent.

Direct translation: “A healthy mind in a healthy body.”

"Healthy body healthy mind" is also accepted.

500

*Special Question - All teams write down their guess of the answer, the team with the guess closest to the answer get's the points.*

The Anglo-Zanzibar war (1896) is regarded as the shortest war in history. It was a short military conflict between parties supporting different leaders. How long did it last? 

Around 40 minutes.

Closest answer receives the point.

500

*Special Question - All teams write down their guess of the answer, the team with the guess closest to the answer get's the points.*

The following are unemployment rate of some major countries, guess what Russia's is:

USA: 4.6%

UK: 4.1%

China: 5.3%

Russia: ?

Russia's unemployment rate hasn't changed since last year and is at an impressive 2.4% according to some sources.

The team whose guess is the closest to the answer receives the points.