Geography
What are the names of the seven continents of the world?
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia (+200)
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie (+500)
Which author wrote the novel “Pride and Prejudice”?
Jane Austen (+500)
If there are four apples and you take away three, how many do you have?
3 (+200)
What country lies above Mexico?
USA or United State of America (+200)
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottowa (+200)
What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
Mercury (+200)
Which of the following is not a type of poem?
a) Sonnet
b) Haiku
c) Ballad
d) Simile
Simile (+500)
A little boy goes shopping and purchases 12 tomatoes. On the way home, all but 9 get mushed and ruined. How many tomatoes are left in good condition?
9 tomatoes (+300)
Dolphins are a type of fish. (True or False)
False
What present-day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook?
Naples (+500)
What is the common name of Deoxyribonucleic acid?
DNA (+400)
What is the correct plural form of the word “cactus”?
Cacti (+200)
I am four times as old as my daughter. In 20 years time I shall be twice as old as her. How old are we now?
I am 40 and my daughter is 10. (+1000)
Ventricles and arteries are part of which organ?
Heart (+500)
What is the capital of Senegal?
Dakar (+500)
Which element has an atomic number of 1?
Hydrogen (+500)
What is the correct spelling of the word meaning “extremely funny”?
Hilarious (Pick a group that you can Bomb!)
How can you take 2 from 5 and leave 4?
Remove the 2 letters F and E (+500)
What is the other name given to an Orca?
A killer Whale (+500)
What country does the Rhine River run through?
Germany (+500)
Which two elements constitute the nuclei of atoms?
Protons and neutrons (Switch to the highest score)
What is the process of making a word past tense by adding “-ed” or “-d” called?
Inflection (+1000)
If (- x -) is equal to positive, then (- x +) is equals to?
Negative (Switch to the highest score)
In which country was Albert Einstein born?
Germany (+1000)