Capital Cities
This capital of France is home to the Eiffel Tower.
Paris
This ancient civilization built the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Ancient Egypt
In a typical animal cell, this organelle contains most of the cell's DNA.
Nucleus
The chemical symbol O represents this element.
Oxygen
In association football, a team starts a standard match with this many players on the field, including the goalkeeper.
11
Sydney is larger, but this planned city is the capital of Australia.
Canberra
Born Temujin, this ruler founded the Mongol Empire in 1206.
Genghis Khan
These organelles produce most of the ATP during aerobic respiration in a typical animal cell.
Mitochondria
At 25 degrees Celsius, pure water has this pH.
7
This country hosted the 2014 FIFA Men's World Cup.
Brazil
This Canadian capital lies on the river of the same name.
Ottawa
This Ottoman sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453.
Mehmed II
This plant vascular tissue carries water and minerals from the roots toward the leaves.
Xylem
In this type of chemical bond, atoms share pairs of electrons.
Covalent bond
This country defeated France on penalties to win the 2006 FIFA Men's World Cup.
Italy
This capital of Slovenia is known for its Dragon Bridge.
Ljubljana
This Frankish leader defeated an Umayyad army at the Battle of Tours in 732.
Charles Martel
Two parents both have genotype Aa. If a is recessive, what percentage of their offspring is expected to have genotype aa?
25%
A neutral sodium atom has atomic number 11 and mass number 23. How many neutrons does it have?
12
This Czechoslovak player gave his name to a chipped penalty after his decisive kick in the 1976 European Championship final. Lionel Messi famously missed this type of penalty in the penalty shootout of the 2016 Copa America final against Chile, leading to Argentina losing the final for a second consecutive time.
Panenka
Name the national capital of Fiji.
Suva
The Treaty of Nystad ended this war between Sweden and Russia and Sweden ceded Estonia, Livonia, and Ingria to Russia.
Great Northern War
Two parents both have genotype AaBb. The two genes assort independently. What fraction of their offspring is expected to have genotype aabb?
1/16
A fictional element has only two isotopes: 75% have a mass of 35 u and 25% have a mass of 37 u. Calculate its average atomic mass.
35.5 u
How many times has Argentina finished as champions and runners-up (second place) in the men's FIFA World Cup? List the exact years for each.
Champions: 3 times (1978, 1986, 2022)
Runners-up: 4 times (1930, 1990, 2014, 2026)