Music
How many strings does a standard guitar have?
(a) Six
(b) Eight
(c) Ten
Standard guitars have six strings.
While bass guitars only have four.
Which drink is traditionally made from fermented apples?
a) Cider
b) Beer
c) Vodka
d) Wine
Cider
Which country is famous for tulips and windmills?
a) Denmark
b) The Netherlands
c) Belgium
d) France
The Netherlands
Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?
a) Leonardo da Vinci
b) Picasso
c) Van Gogh
d) Monet
Leonardo da Vinci
Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
a) Mars
b) Jupiter
c) Venus
d) Saturn
Mars
Which style of music is Beyoncé most famous for?
a) Opera
b) Pop/R&B
c) Heavy Metal
d) Country
Pop/R&B
(Although her latest album Cowboy Carter was a country style album)
What is the main ingredient in hummus?
a) Chickpeas
b) Lentils
c) Rice
d) Potatoes
Chickpeas
Which city has a famous statue called “Christ the Redeemer”?
a) Rio de Janeiro
b) Rome
c) Athens
d) Madrid
Rio de Janeiro
Which artist is known for painting melting clocks in The Persistence of Memory?
a) Salvador Dalí
b) Claude Monet
c) Pablo Picasso
d) Andy Warhol
Salvador Dalí
What do bees collect from flowers to make honey?
a) Nectar
b) Seeds
c) Water
d) Pollen
Pollen
In music, what do we call a song sung without any instruments?
a) Acapella
b) Sonata
c) Concerto
d) Harmony
Acapella
Which country is famous for sushi?
a) Japan
b) Thailand
c) China
d) Korea
Japan
Which European country has a red and white flag with a cross?
a) Switzerland
b) Austria
c) Denmark
d) Sweden
Switzerland
Which sculptor created the statue of David?
a) Michelangelo
b) Donatello
c) Rodin
d) Bernini
Michelangelo
Roughly how long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
a) 1 day
b) 1 year
c) 10 years
d) 100 years
1 year (365.01 days exactly!)
Which Beatle was nicknamed “the Quiet Beatle”?
a) George Harrison
b) Ringo Starr
c) Paul McCartney
d) John Lennon
George Harrison was sometimes called "the quiet Beatle"
Harrison embraced Indian culture and helped broaden the scope of popular music through his incorporation of Indian instrumentation and Hindu-aligned spirituality in the Beatles' work.
Which pasta is shaped like little “rice grains”?
a) Orzo
b) Penne
c) Fusilli
d) Linguine
Orzo
Mount Everest sits on the border between Nepal and which other country?
a) India
b) China
c) Pakistan
d) Bhutan
China
The style of art using dots of color to form an image is called:
a) Pointillism
b) Cubism
c) Impressionism
d) Surrealism
Pointillism
Which is the largest mammal in the world?
a) Elephant
b) Blue Whale
c) Giraffe
d) Hippopotamus
Blue Whale
What is the name of the traditional Irish instrument that resembles a bagpipe?
a) Glúin pipes
b) Bolig pipes
c) Uilleann pipes
Uilleann pipes- translates to "elbow pipes"
Saffron, the world’s most expensive spice, comes from which flower?
a) Crocus
b) Sunflower
c) Rose
d) Lavender
Crocus
Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?
a) Indian Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Which of these is NOT the title of one of Banky's artworks?
a) Girl with Balloon
b) Love is in the Bin
c) The Revolution will not be televised
d) Follow your dreams
The Revolution will not be televised was a song by Gil Scott Heron
What is the the Aurora Borealis better known as?
a) Ayers rock
b) The Northern lights
c) The Great Barrier Reef
d) The Gulf Stream
The Northern Lights