Science & Tech
How many bones do sharks have?
None
What wall divided a German city for almost 30 years?
The Berlin Wall
What piece of ordinary furniture do the Pevensie children step through to discover the magical land of Narnia?
A wardrobe
What is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavik
Royal, Orchid, and Lavender are all shades of what color?
Purple
What does the pH scale measure?
Acidity (and alkalinity) of a solution
What famous painter was believed to have cut off his ear for love?
Vincent Van Gogh
In the HP universe, what is Peter Pettigrew's nickname (based on his abilities as an animagus)?
Wormtail
Which U.S. state is an archipelago?
Hawaii
What is the only edible food that never goes bad?
Honey
What programming language shares its name with an island?
Java
What was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire?
Constantinople
What is the name of Hermione Granger's pet?
Crookshanks
What language is spoken in Montreal?
French
What is the most widely eaten food worldwide?
Rice
Tux the Penguin is the mascot of which computer operating system?
Linux
The launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union in 1957 triggered which major historical competition?
The Space Race
What is the name of the daughter born to Edward Cullen and Bella Swan?
Renesmee
What is the highest peak in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro (5891,8 m)
Which spice is the most expensive by weight?
Saffron
Name of the change in the frequency or pitch of a wave due to motion (when the source and the observer move toward or away from each other)
The Doppler Effect
This term refers to something made of clay that has been made permanent by a high-temperature firing process.
Ceramics
What distinct color is Mace Windu's lightsaber in the Star Wars prequel trilogy?
Purple
Located primarily in Chile, which desert is widely considered the driest non-polar desert on Earth?
Atacama desert
What is the most popular pizza topping worldwide?
Pepperoni
What Russian chemist is credited with creating the modern periodic table in 1869?
Dmitri Mendeleev
Until about 200 years ago, there was no such thing as an art museum that people could visit. Unless you were a wealthy collector, what place would you be most likely to see art?
Who is Percy Jackson’s divine Greek god father?
What city is the capital of California?
Sacramento
Which planet in our solar system spins on its side, looking like a rolling ball?
Uranus
What wireless technology was named after the nickname of Denmak and Norway's 10th century king, Harald Gormsson?
Bluetooth
What has been the largest contiguous land empire in history?
The Mongol Empire
In The Princess Diaries, what country does Mia inherit the throne of?
Genovia
Which enclaved independent kingdom is entirely surrounded by the nation of South Africa?
Lesotho (half of the points if you said Eswatini, it shares border with Mozambique)
Babies have more ____ than adults.
Bones