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100

Independence date?

28 November 1912

100

Most spoken language internationally?

English

100

What is the cell?

Smallest unit of organism

100

Name a classic childhood movie.

Home Alone

Shrek

Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, etc.

200

Good for you in Turkish?

Aferin sana!

200

Name at least one good source of Vitamin C.

Pineapples, chilis, kiwis, lemons, oranges etc.

300

What do the root letters K-T-B mean in Arabic?

To write (words like "kitab", "maktab", "taktubu" etc.)

300

Most calorie dense macronutrient?

Fat (9 calories per gram)

300

This actor played in Ace Ventura as the main character.

Jim Carrey

400

Name a famous historical dictator (at least one).

Caesar, Fabius, Stalin, etc.

400

Why do languages loan words?

To express new ideas that they don't have a word for.

400
Spot the wrong answer.

a) Broccoli is not a flowering plant.

b) Fungi feed on decomposing material.

c) Plants usually store energy as starch/sugar.

d) Tomatoes, potatoes and tobacco are related.

400

In Rush Hour 2, who did Carter and Jackie try to save?

The daughter of the Chinese diplomat.

500

Are English, Welsh, Albanian and Farsi related?

Yes (all are Indo-European)

500

Name at least one good and one bad Roman personality.

Good:

Augustus, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Aurelian, Scipio, etc.

Bad:

Tiberius, Caracalla, Nero, Caligula, etc.

500

Name at least one example of a Latin-derived word in English.

Vinegar, Year, Card (to name a few)

500

Which muscles often do pushing work?

Pecs (chest), front delts (shoulders), triceps (arms)