European History
How many countries are currently part of the European Union?
27
From which continent is the tomato plant originally from?
America
Largest religious monument in the world by land area, in which country can you find the Temple of Angkor Wat
Cambodia
Serial killer and blood stain analyst, the name of this character gives its name to the series
Dexter
What is the name for large, powerful storm that occurs over large bodies of water
Hurricane
For most of the XXth century, these seven countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia) were part of the same political entity. What was its name?
Yugoslavia
Found to grow up to 91cm per day, this group of asian grass have some of the fastest growing plant species.
Bamboo
Established in 1592 and hosting the Book of Kells, in which city is the Trinity College Library situated in?
Dublin
Gil Grissom, a socially awkward forensic entomologist and crime-scene investigator is the director of which police department
CSI
How might you commonly call a cloud that forms at the earth’s surface?
Fog
Istanbul is the largest city in modern day Turkey. What was its name during the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires?
Constantinople
Strawberries can use stems that run parallel above the ground that then bud and root and form a new plant. What is another name for those stems?
Stolon
Ancient Greeks built most of their temples and government buildings in three types of styles: Doric, Ionic and...
Corinthian
The series of numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 are an essential part of the mystery surrounding this series.
Lost
What is the name of tall, dark clouds that mean thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds
Cumulonimbus clouds
After Julius Caesar was murdered, this person became the first Emperor of the roman empire, marking the end of the republic
Augustus Caesar (Gaius Octavius)
Cultivated worldwide for its flavours, what is the common name of the plant Camellia sinensis?
Tea
Hector Guimard (Maison Coilliot), Antoni Gaudí (Casa Battló), Paul Saintenoy (the Old England building), Otto Wagner (Majolikahaus), Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Glasgow School of Art) are all famous architects from which artistic movement?
Art Nouveau
Lisa Cuddy, James Wilson, Eric Foreman, Robert Chase, Allison Cameron are all characters from which series
Dr House
White, puffy clouds that look like piles of cotton; they are known as fair-weather clouds
Cumulus clouds
In the book Candide, Voltaire mentioned this tragic earthquake which destroyed Lisbon. In which year did the event happen?
1755
Essential to the photosynthesis and found in the epidermis of leaves and stems, this pore controls the rate of gas exchanges in plants (oxygen, CO2, water vapour).
Stomate (or stoma)
Architectural style which emerged during the 1950s in Great Britain, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era, its buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions showcasing bare building materials.
Brutalism
This TV series his called the same as the name of the city where Clark Kent's adoptive parents live.
Smallville
Thin, feathery clouds that appear high in the sky; they are a sign that rain or snow is on the way
Cirrus clouds