General Knowledge
What’s the name for the energy of motion?
Kinetic energy
What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in any chemical element's symbol?
J
What is the only country in the world with no official capital city?
What band was Freddie Mercury the lead singer of?
Queen
What empire was ruled by Julius Caesar?
Roman Empire
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Homer
Which planet has the shortest day in the solar system?
Jupiter
What is the pH of pure water at 25°C?
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What are the primary colors in art?
Red, Blue, Yellow
Who wrote the U.S. Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the term for a word that sounds like its meaning (like "buzz")?
Onomatopoeia
Which movie features the quote, “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse”?
The Godfather
What is the name for a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness due to a catastrophic explosion?
Supernova
What is the capital of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Answer: Michelangelo
Who was the youngest U.S. President elected to office?
John F. Kennedy
What type of poem has 14 lines and a specific rhyme scheme?
Sonnet
Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?
Alexandre Dumas
What kind of celestial body is Pluto classified as?
Which river crosses the equator twice?
Congo River
Who composed the "Fifth Symphony"?
Ludwig van Beethoven
In what year did World War II begin?
1939
Who wrote The Tempest?
William Shakespeare
What element has the highest melting point?
Tungsten
Which organelle is responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells?
Chloroplast
What is the only country located on all four hemispheres (N, S, E, W)?
Kiribati
What musical instrument has 47 strings and 7 pedals?
Harp
What ancient civilization built Machu Picchu?
Inca
In literature, what is a fable?
A story with a moral, often using animals as characters
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland
What particle in an atom has a positive charge?
Proton
What is the smallest country in Europe that is part of the European Union?
Malta
Which famous artist cut off part of his own ear?
Vincent van Gogh
Who was the British monarch during the American Revolution?
King George III
Who wrote the novel Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Which capital city lies furthest south in the world?
Wellington, New Zealand
What type of rock is formed from volcanic activity?
Igneous rock
What sea has no coastline and is shrinking due to diversion of rivers?
Aral Sea
What is the Italian term for "very soft" in music?
Pianissimo
What ancient wonder was located in Babylon?
Hanging Gardens
Who wrote the novel The Catcher in the Rye?
J.D. Salinger
Trivia Question: Which U.S. state is known for peaches?
Georgia
Which organ produces insulin?
Pancreas
What is the highest capital city in the world by elevation?
La Paz, Bolivia
What musical word in italian means "detached"?
Staccato
What wall, built in 122 AD, marked the northern limit of the Roman Empire in Britain?
Hadrian’s Wall
Who wrote The Raven?
Edgar Allan Poe
Trivia Question: How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
What type of blood cells help fight infection?
White blood cells (leukocytes)
Which country owns the most overseas territories?
United Kingdom
How many flats are there in the B-flat major scale?
2
What was the name of the first human civilization?
Sumerians (in Mesopotamia)
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee