Archaeology
What is the main isotope used in human migration studies with skeletal remains?
Strontium
What are the three main categories of World Heritage Sites?
Natural, Cultural, Mixed
Who is the biggest enemy for the Avengers franchise?
Thanos
Which famous band had the song “Another One Bites the Dust”?
Queen
What alcoholic drink is mainly made from juniper berries?
Gin
What is the name traditionally given to the people living in mainland Greece between 1500 and 1200 BC that were heavily involved in trading throughout the Meditteranean?
Mycenaeans
Name the two World Heritage sites in Ireland.
Skellig Michael and Bru na Boinne complex
Which actor plays John Wick?
Keanu Reeves
What is Eminem’s real name?
Marshall Bruce Mathers III
What is the lowest elevation point on dry land on earth?
The shores of the Dead Sea.
In what year did Basil Brown uncover the wooden ship and rich finds at Sutton hoo?
1939
The World Heritage site of Rapa Nui National Park is located this island with many stone heads.
Easter Island
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
According to the BBC, which artist has the only record with a post 2000 release date that is amongst the top 5 best-selling albums of all time?
According to the historian Suetonius, which infamously brutal Roman emperor tried to have his horse, Incitatus, declared a consul (senator)?
Caligula
How many thousand (rounded down) Terracotta soldiers are known from the tomb built on the order of emperor Qin Shi Huangdi in Xian, China?
8000
What country has the most World Heritage sites? a) Italy, b) USA, c) France, d) China.
a) Italy (51)
Which of the following languages does NOT use gender as a part of its grammar?
Turkish
Name one of the Beatles music albums.
Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Abbey Road
The Beatles
Rubber Soul
Revolver
What is Cynophobia the fear of?
Dogs
What is the name given to stone statues used as landscape markers (among other things) by First Nations in Northern Canada, Alaska and Greenland?
Inukshuk
What is the name of the World Heritage and archaeological site in Newfoundland, Canada that has evidence for Viking occupation ca. 1000 AD?
L’Anse aux Meadows
What does the word “onion” mean in Latin? a) white sphere, b) small oyster, c) large pearl, d) white oyster.
Large Pearl
Name one of the artists that has an album in the top 10 in the top 500 albums of all time list by Rolling Stone magazine
What’s going on?, Marvin Gaye
Pet Sounds, the Beach Boys
Blue, Joni Mitchell
Songs in the Key of Life, Stevie Wonder
Abbey Road, The Beatles
Nevermind, Nirvana
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
Purple Rain, Prince and the Revolution
Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill
Which nut is used to make dynamite? a) Almonds, b) Pine Nuts, c) Peanuts, d) Walnuts
Peanuts