World War 2
What Asian country did Japan fully invade beginning in 1937?
China
What is the tallest mountain on Earth
Who was the first human being in outer space?
Yuri Gagarin
What everyday object was once called the “wireless telephone”?
What 1919 disaster in Boston involved a massive wave of industrial food product flooding the city?
Great Molasses flood
What food is banned from being brought onto public transportation in some parts of Asia because of its smell?
Durian
Why was Switzerland not invaded during WW2? (+100 points for details)
They had huge mountains (the Alps) protecting them, and an extensive network of fortifications and fighting positions in those mountains.
What mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
Ural Mountains
What planet in our solar system has the most moons?
What board game features properties like Boardwalk and Park Place?
Monopoly
What process turns grapes into wine or barley into beer?
Fermentation
What snack food was accidentally invented when a chef got angry and sliced potatoes too thin?
Potato chips
What term described Japan’s belief that it had a divine mission and racial superiority in Asia?
Yamato racial superiority
What country in Africa has the largest population?
Nigeria
What is the name of Earth’s natural satellite?
The Moon
What country has won the most FIFA World Cups?
What country eats fried tarantulas as a street food snack?
Cambodia
What country is Farfalle From?
Italy.
What tactic involved Japanese pilots deliberately crashing their planes into Allied ships late in the war?
Kamikaze
What is the longest river in Asia?
Yangtze River
What space telescope, launched in 2021, is designed to study the early universe and exoplanets?
James Webb Space Telescope
What part of the human body continues to grow throughout a person’s life?
Ears and nose
What term describes food grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers?
Organic
What drink is traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies?
MATCHA GURRRLLLL
What U.S. action threatened Japan’s access to resources and helped push it toward war in 1941? (+100 for correct vocabulary, and/or resources)
U.S. Trade Embargo (Oil and Steel)
What countries are located in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres? (Name two for full points, three for a +100 bonus)
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Kenya, Kiribati, Maldives, Republic of the Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, and Uganda
How many rovers (robots) have landed successfully on Mars?
What is the only letter that does not appear in the periodic table?
J
What global process allows fruits and vegetables to be grown in one hemisphere and eaten year-round in another?
Globalization
What type of milk is traditionally used to make mozzarella cheese?
Buffalo milk
What was the Allied military strategy in the Pacific War?
Island Hopping
What strait separates Russia and the United States?
The Bering Strait
What is the name of the region surrounding a black hole from which nothing—not even light—can escape?
Event horizon
What strange law of probability explains why seemingly unrelated events happen close together?
Murphy's Law
What country is chocolate from?
Ancient Mesoamerica, modern day Mexico
What spice, once worth more than gold, comes from the dried stigmas of a flower?
Very popular in Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi food
Saffron