Which animal can sleep standing and lying down, but more often chooses to stand?
Horse
Which country is considered the largest in area?
Russia
Who wrote Harry Potter?
J.K. Rowling
Who was the first President of the United States?
George Washington
In what state does water boil at 100°C?
at sea level
Which mammal has the longest tongue relative to body size?
aardvark
In what country is the city of Cairo located?
Egypt
Which book begins with the words, “All happy families are alike…”?
Anna Karenina
In what year did World War II begin?
1939
What gas do plants release during photosynthesis?
oxygen
What bird can imitate the sounds of cameras, chainsaws and even human speech?
lyrebird
Which country's name translates to "Southern Land"?
Australia
What is the name of George Orwell’s novel about a totalitarian state?
1984
Which ancient civilization built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Ancient Egypt
What is the largest organ in the human body?
skin
What sea creature has three hearts?
octopus
Which country is completely surrounded by Italy?
San-Marino
Which writer created the world of Middle-earth?
J.R.R. Tolkien
Who was the conqueror who created the largest empire of antiquity?
Alexander Makedonskiy
Which planet has the strongest magnetosphere?
Jupiter
Which animal has a “fourth stomach” that allows it to digest wood?
cow
Which country has two official names: the Netherlands and... what else?
Holland (the historical name of the regions, often used as a second name)
Which book is considered the first science fiction book in history?
“Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley
Which war lasted 116 years , despite its name?
The Hundred Years' War
What is the name of the science that studies the probability distribution of large numbers of events?
statistics