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A ship anchored in a port has a ladder which hangs over the side. The length of the ladder is 200cm, the distance between each rung is 20cm and the bottom rung touches the water. The tide rises at a rate of 10cm an hour. When will the water reach the fifth rung?
The tide raises both the water and the boat so the water will never reach the fifth rung.
What is the correct grammatical term to refer to the following words?
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
object pronouns
The Faroe Islands are a self-governing area of which country?
Denmark
Which planet in our solar system currently has the most (discovered) moons?
Saturn (145)
Which mammal can fly (not glide)?
bat
How many elements are currently on the periodic table?
118
Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters?
A
The line "To be or not to be" comes from which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
Which song by which band are these lyrics from?
(you must know both!)
"Too late, my time has come
Sends shivers down my spine, body's aching all the time
Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth"
Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody
What show currently holds Netflix's all time viewership record?
Squid Game
Which country won the most medals in 2024's Olympic Games?
USA (126), 40 gold, 44 silver, 42 bronze
A word that is spelled the same forwards and backwards is called a what?
a palindrome
One cup of flour roughly measures:
A: 120g
B: 95g
C: 135g
A: 120g
What was the term for the official policy of racial segregation in South Africa until 1994?
Apartheid
Wallonia and Flanders are regions of which European country?
Belgium
Name 5 of the 10 artists that currently have the most monthly listeners on Spotify (as of September 2024).
Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Sabrina Carpenter, Rihanna, Post Malone, David Guetta
Name 5 European countries which are not part of the EU!
Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, UK, Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Moldova, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine, San Marino, the Vatican, Georgia, Kazackstan,...
Two angles of a triangle measure 15° and 85 °. What is the measure for the third angle?
The measure of the third angle of the triangle is equal to 180°-(15° + 85°), or 80°.
What is the female version of the term/word 'duke'?
duchess
When was Pearl Harbor bombed? (year)
1941
Which objects are massive enough that their gravity can even pull in light faster than it can escape?
Bonus question:
black holes
At a restaurant, you’ll see pig meat on the menu under what name?
pork
What is the name of the asteroid (and crater) that is related to the extinction of the dinosaurs? / or: Which country is the crater located in?
Chicxulub, on the Yucatan Pensinsula in Mexico
Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne were accused of which crime in Salem in 1692?
Witchcraft, Salem Witch Trials
How many members are there in the K-Pop band BTS?
7