Sport
How often are the Olympic games held?
The summer and winter games each occur in four-year intervals
What British author wrote the classic 1964 children's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?"
Roald Dahl
What is the hardest natural substance found on earth?
diamond
Which river is the longest in the United States?
the Mississippi River
Which famous artist cut off his own ear?
Vincent Van Gogh
What do we call small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain?
hail
Who published the General Theory of Relativity in 1915?
Albert Einstein
What does NBA stand for?
National Basketball Association
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
John Steinbeck
At what temperature does water start to boil? (in Fahrenheit, tolerance 5°)
212 °F
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 aimed to end discrimination based on what?
race
What is the art movement associated with Pablo Picasso?
cubism
What country is the home to Nairobi National Park?
Kenya
Which famous person proclaimed, "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles"?
Thomas Alva Edison
In motor racing, what does the flag they wave to indicate the winner look like?
Black and white checkered flag
Where was Shakespeare born and where did he die?
He was born and died in Stratford-upon-Avon.
What is the symbol for lead on the periodic table?
Pb
What do we call the document which serves as the supreme law of the United States?
Constitution
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Which inorganic molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms is found at a higher concentration in the Earth’s stratosphere than in any other one of the Earth’s atmospheric layers?
ozone
Who led India to overthrow British rule by non-violent means?
Mahatma Gandhi
In what game is “love” a score?
tennis
What fictional literary bear was named after a London railway station?
Paddington bear
In English, what do we call the phenomenon in which the moon blocks the sun’s light from reaching Earth?
solar eclipse
The United States acquired the territory of Alaska from which country?
Russia
Which famous basilica in Barcelona, was designed by Antoni Gaudí?
The Sagrada Familia
What Italian-derived word beginning with L is defined as an area of calm sea water separated from the ocean by a line of rock or sand?
lagoon
What was the name of the infamous serial killer who roamed the streets of London in 1888?
Jack the Ripper
In meters, how long and wide is an Olympic-sized swimming pool?
50 meters long, 25 meters wide
Which famous book by a French author is the second most translated book in the world after Bible?
The Little Prince
What galaxy does Earth belong to?
The Milky Way
What event marked the beginning of the U.S. involvement in World War II?
Pearl Harbor attack
What art movement is Claude Monet associated with?
impressionism
Aged 15 at the time, what Swedish environmentalist said, "You are never too small to make a difference," at an international conference in Poland?
Greta Thunberg
Who was the first human to travel into space?
Yuri Gagarin
What do we call the thing we hit with a racket in badminton?
shuttlecock
What 1847 Emily Bronte classic deals with two West Yorkshire families, the Earnshaws and the Lintons? (half points for the name in Czech)
Wuthering Heights (Na Větrné hůrce)
What do you call the process of a gas becoming a liquid?
Which mountain range beginning with the letter A runs along the eastern part of the United States?
Appalachian Mountains
Which architectural monument commemorates the Great Fire of London?
The Monument
What word beginning with D is used for trees that shed their leaves in autumn?
deciduous
Which Russian imposed a reign of terror during the 30s and 40s?
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili)
What is the very center of a target called in archery or darts?
Bullseye
"Little Women" is typically considered an autobiographical novel based on the 19th century life of what American author? (surname)
Louisa May Alcott
What are the seven colours of the rainbow?
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What very famous monument, apart from the Eiffel Tower, did Gustave Eiffel have a hand in designing?
The Statue of Liberty
The largest living species of tortoise in the world is native to what island archipelago in the Pacific Ocean?
Galapagos
Who led the government in Italy in the 20s and later became its dictator?
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini
Which Frenchman gave birth to the modern Olympic games and which year were they held? (full name; tolerance 5 years)
Pierre de Coubertin; 1896
According to ancient Greek literature, Argos, the dog of what king of Ithaca, died of joy after seeing his master for the first time in decades?
Odysseus
What month is the Pi Day celebrated? (double points for the exact date)
March 14th
Which river forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico?
the Rio Grande
Which female artist is known for her self-portraits and Mexican heritage?
Frida Kahlo
What was DDT that was banned worldwide in 1972 because of its toxic effects?
agricultural pesticide (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane)
In 1968 the Oscars were postponed for 48 hours because of death of which famous African-American?
Martin Luther King