General Knowledge & Pop Culture
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
Who was Cleopatra’s famous Roman lover?
Julius Caesar (and later Mark Antony)
Where is Mount Kilimanjaro located?
Tanzania
Which city is nicknamed “The City of Seven Hills”?
Rome
Riddle: I have cities but no houses, mountains but no trees, and water but no fish. What am I?
A map
What is the deepest point in Earth’s oceans?
Mariana Trench
Which ancient civilization invented democracy?
Athens, Ancient Greece
What is the world’s largest island (not continent)?
Greenland
What Egyptian ruler built the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops)
What’s the only mammal that lays eggs?
Platypus
What number is represented by the Roman numeral “D”?
500
In ancient Rome, what color clothing was typically reserved for emperors?
Purple
What’s the national animal of France?
Rooster
The ancient city of Ebla, one of the earliest kingdoms, was located in which country?
Syria
What animal’s milk is pink?
Hippo
Which country is home to more volcanoes than any other nation on Earth?
Indonesia
Who was the ruler of the Mongol Empire at its peak, controlling the largest land empire in history?
Gengis Khan
Which Italian region is known as the “boot’s heel”?
Puglia
What Italian scientist invented the first thermoscope
Galileo Galilei
What is the dot over the letters “i” and “j” called?
Tittle
Which city has been continuously inhabited for over 11,000 years, making it one of the world’s oldest?
Damascus
What powerful medieval trading city was located where modern-day Syria and Turkey meet, and was once part of the Silk Road?
Aleppo
Which European country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
Italy
What’s the name of the scale used to measure earthquakes?
Richter Scale
What’s the only food astronauts can’t eat in space
Bread