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This actor plays Thor in the Marvel cinematic universe.
Chris Hemsworth
Broadway is located in which US city?
New York City
This is the largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
This is the tallest animal in the world.
Giraffe
The abbreviation www stands for what?
World Wide Web
These are the only mammals that can fly.
Bats
This is the capital of Australia.
Canberra
This is the biggest island in the world.
Greenland
This city is known as the “City of Love”.
Paris
The official languages of the United Nations are comprised of Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and what sixth language? Answer: Russian
Russian
An adult human body has this many bones.
206
This geometric shape is generally used for Stop signs around the world.
An Octagon
What is the smallest state in Australia?
Tasmania
This is the symbol for the element Potassium
K
The Alcatraz Island is located in this US state.
California
How many colours does the UK flag have?
3
This planet is the closest to the sun.
Mercury
This is the smallest country in the world.
Vatican City
Beefsteak, Plum, Globe and Roma are all types of what?
Tomatoes
This part of the cell is commonly referred to as "the powerhouse of the cell".
Mitochondria
Which animal is known to spend 90% of its day sleeping?
The Koala
52
This country has won the most amount of FIFA World Cups.
Brazil
How many noses does a slug have?
Four
This planet shares its name with a famous dog.
Pluto
This blood type qualifies as a universal donor.
O negative
When was the first iPhone released?
2007
What is an animal that has eyes larger than its brain?
An ostrich
This chess piece cannot move in a straight line.
Knight
English editions of Scrabble have one letter that is worth five points. What is it?
K
Anatomically, a shrimp's heart is located where?
In its Head
What is the loudest animal in the world proportionately?
The Mantis Shrimp
The acronym "DNA" stands for what?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
The word “companion” derives from the Old French “compaignon” which refers to the sharing of what food?
Bread
How many countries are in Africa?
54
This is the loudest animal on Earth (total decibel reading)
A Whale
The periodic table of elements has this many elements.
118
This watch company has a pointed crown as its logo.
Rolex
This is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust.
Aluminium
What term that translates to English as “Frankish tongue” is used for a language that is adopted as common between speakers whose native languages are not the same?
Lingua Franca
This is the biggest artery in the human body.
The aorta
This is the most spoken native language in the world.
Mandarin
What does “amarillo” mean in Spanish?
yellow
This is the smallest ocean in the world.
Arctic
The Mariana Trench is found in this ocean.
The Pacific
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is located in this country.
Ukraine
This is the hottest planet in the Solar System
Venus
What is the official language of the US?
None
What was Cleopatra’s first language?
Greek
This animal can be seen in the logo of the famous car manufacturer Lamborghini.
A Bull
This is the largest city in the world
Tokyo
This planet has the most amount of Moons in the solar system (Bonus for the correct number)
Saturn (82)
A group of Owls is called this.
A Parliament
This is the most abundant element in the universe.
Hydrogen
This is the term for the study of time.
Horology
Snapchat launched in this year.
2011
When did WWI end
1918
Cryophobia is the phobia of these things
Ice or Cold
Russia crosses how many time zones?
11
In the Pixar movie Brave, a character named "Young MacGuffin" speaks only the Doric dialect (to humorous effect, as no one can understand him) of what modern language?
Scottish
Dreamt
This city was formerly known as Constantinopole.
Istanbul
The Krone is the currency of this country.
Denmark / Norway