ENGLISH TRIVIA
It's not all.....
sunshine and rainbows
Which ancient wonder of the world was located in Egypt, and served as one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world?
The Library of Alexandria
What organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
The Mitochondria
What fictional town in Indiana is the primary setting for the Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things?
Hawkins
What social media platform is primarily built around sharing photos and short-reels?
Finish the phrase:
A penny for your.....
thoughts
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile
What chemical gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Released in 2023, what Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster starring Margot Robbie became the highest-grossing film by a solo female director?
Barbie
What does the "www" at the beginning of a web URL stand for?
World Wide Web
What common idiom means to reveal a secret, often inadvertently?
Spilling the beans
What line of latitude at 0 degrees divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
What is the hardest natural substance found on Earth?
Diamond
What viral social media platform, originally launched as musical.ly, popularized vertical short-form video loops globally?
Tiktok
In computer networking, what does the acronym IP stand for in "IP address"?
Internet Protocol
What common idiom means to face a difficult situation with courage and determination?
Bite the bullet
Which ancient civilization built the monumental city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains of Peru?
The Inca Empire
What gas do human lungs take in from the air to survive and deliver to the bloodstream?
Oxygen
Who painted the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?
Michelangelo
Invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 while working at CERN, what markup language is used to structure content and create hyperlinks on web pages?
HTML/ HyperText Markup Language
Complete the phrase: "Burn the midnight..."
.....oil
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall, marking a major turning point in the Cold War?
1989
What is the term for the supercontinent that existed approximately 335 million years ago before breaking apart into the continents we have today?
Pangaea
In Marvel Comics lore, what is the specific metallic alloy fused to Wolverine's skeleton that makes his bones virtually indestructible?
Adamantium
What does the "PDF" file format stand for?
Portable Document Format