WORLD HISTORY
Which ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
The Inca Empire
What gas makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What country has the most natural lakes in the world?
Canada
What does “AI” stand for?
Artificial Intelligence
What musical instrument has 47 strings and 7 pedals?
A concert harp
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Augustus Caesar
What part of the cell is known as the “powerhouse”?
Mitochondria
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What company created the first successful computer mouse?
Xerox
The “Mona Lisa” is painted on what type of material?
A poplar wood panel
What war was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
World War I
What is the strongest known material found in nature?
Spider silk (by tensile strength)
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in which country?
Tanzania
What cryptographic technology powers Bitcoin transactions?
Blockchain
What is the only country that is also a continent?
Australia
The Kingdom of Kush was located south of which ancient empire?
Ancient Egypt
What is the term for animals that maintain a constant internal body temperature?
Endotherms
What is the deepest known point in the Earth’s oceans?
The Mariana Trench (Challenger Deep)
Moore’s Law refers to the doubling of what every two years?
The number of transistors on a microchip
Which ancient wonder was located in Babylon?
The Hanging Gardens
What was the name of the trade route that connected China to the Mediterranean?
The Silk Road
What branch of science studies the origin and structure of the universe?
Cosmology
Which river flows through Baghdad?
The Tigris River
What computer scientist is known as the father of modern computing?
Alan Turing
Who invented the concept of “confidence”?
Keith sino pa ba