Science
The ozone layer protects life on Earth by absorbing most of this type of solar radiation.
What is ultraviolet radiation?
This 1952–1960 uprising against British colonial rule in Kenya led to a state of emergency and was a key moment in the country's path to independence.
What is the Mau Mau Uprising?
This is the second-largest continent by land area.
What is Africa?
This international football tournament is held every four years and first took place in 1930.
What is the FIFA World Cup?
This international organization has 193 member states and is headquartered in New York.
What is the United Nations?
This force keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
What is gravity?
This African country gained independence from Britain in 1957 and was the first sub-Saharan nation to do so.
What is Ghana?
The Himalayas stretch across five countries; name any two.
What are India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, or Pakistan?
This Jamaican sprinter holds the world record for the 100-meter dash.
Who is Usain Bolt?
The European Union has this number of official member countries as of 2024.
What is 27?
This biological molecule is the main carrier of genetic information.
What is DNA?
This 1971 conflict led to the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan, following a brutal war and humanitarian crisis.
What is the Bangladesh Liberation War?
Despite being the largest hot desert in the world, the Sahara is not the driest. Name the desert that holds the title of driest non-polar desert or briefly explain why the said dessert is the hottest or give me the name of the country it is in.
What is the Atacama Desert? – It receives less than 1 mm of rainfall per year due to the double rain shadow effect from the Andes and Chilean Coastal Range.
This country has hosted the Summer Olympics more times than any other.
What is the United States?
This African leader served as President of Zimbabwe for 37 years until 2017.
Who is Robert Mugabe?
This global organization coordinates international health responses and standards.
What is the World Health Organization or WHO?
In 1949, this intergovernmental military alliance was formed to counter Soviet influence in Europe.
What is NATO?
This country is home to the highest number of time zones, when including overseas territories.
What is France?
This ancient sport, originating in India, combines wrestling and yoga-like movement and is included in some international competitions.
What is Kushti or Pehlwani?
This multilateral agreement signed in 2015 aimed to limit global warming to below 2°C.
What is the Paris Agreement?
This physicist developed quantum mechanics and won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for the photoelectric effect.
Who is Albert Einstein?
This agreement, signed in 1991 by Southeast Asian nations, aimed to keep the region free of nuclear weapons and promote regional peace and cooperation
What is the Treaty of Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone, or the Bangkok Treaty?
This island is divided among three countries — name all three — and is home to one of the oldest rainforests in the world, facing rapid deforestation due to logging and palm oil cultivation.
What are Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei?
As of 2024, this European club holds the most UEFA Champions League titles. Name the club and the year it won its first European Cup, signaling the beginning of its continental dominance.
What is Real Madrid? – First win: 1956
This regional initiative, proposed in the 1990s and formally launched in 1997, brought together India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and other nations to enhance economic and technological cooperation in the Bay of Bengal region. It remains significant in geopolitics and regional development.
What is BIMSTEC – the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation?