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100
Where is Mount Everest located?
Nepal
100
It's a stormy night and a plane takes off from JFK airport in New York. The storm worsens, and the plane crashes - half lands in the United States, the other half lands in Canada. In which country do you bury the survivors?
You don't bury the survivors
100
what do I mean if I say something is a 'piece of cake'?
That something is very easy
100
What is the largest living structure on earth?
The Great Barrier Reef
100
If she ___________ about his financial situation, she would have helped him out. a) knows b) were knowing c) had known d) had been known
c) had known
200
What is the main language spoken in Brazil?
Portuguese
200
I am the beginning of the end, the end of every place. I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?
The letter E
200
Does the phrase 'you've bitten off more than you can chew' mean a) you've eaten too much b)you're trying too hard c) your current task is too difficult to complete
C
200
How many pairs of ribs are there in the average human skeleton?
12
200
Spell the word... meaning: a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
rhythm
300
What does the name Singapore mean? A) City of Light B) City of Lions C) City of Love
B) City of Lions
300
A father and his son are in a car accident. The father dies instantly, and the son is taken to the nearest hospital. The doctor comes in and exlaims "I can't operate on this boy." "Why not?" the nurse asks. "Because he's my son," the doctor responds. How is this possible?
The doctor is his mother
300
Which of the following is NOT an insult in British English? nincompoop, twit, flabbergast, numpty
flabbergast - it means to be shocked
300
Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921 'for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect'?
Albert Einstein
300
What is the shortest possible complete sentence in the English language
I am
400
In which country is the world's highest waterfall?
Venezuela
400
Two identical women who have the same mother, father, date of birth, height, and weight go grocery shopping together. Another shopper stops them and asks, "Are you twins?" The two women reply that they are not, and they are telling the truth. How can this be?
They are triplets - they have a third sister
400
'She hasn't got a leg to stand on', 'we're all in the same boat' and 'you're on thin ice' are all examples of what?
Idioms
400
A group of crows can be referred to as a 'flock' or as a what?
Murder
400
What is the most commonly used noun in the English language
Time
500
With a population of 450, what is the least populated country in the world?
Vatican City
500
Two girls went to dinner together and both ordered drinks. One girl drank five glasses very quickly, and the other took her time drinking one. The girl who drank one glass died, while the girl who drank five survived. However, all of the drinks that were served turned out to contain poison. Why did the girl that drank more survive?
The poison was in the ice
500
What are these sets of words an example of? seen, scene draft, draught mall, maul
homophones
500
Se is the symbol for which chemical element?
Selenium
500
What word beginning with O describes a word that mimics sound of the object it is describing eg; buzz
onomatopoeia