Ireland
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2024 Paris Olympics
General Knowledge
100

This lively traditional dance show, which debuted in 1994, made Irish step dancing world-famous.

What is Riverdance?

100

This force keeps your feet on the ground and stops you from floating into space.

What is gravity?

100

This 1994 Disney classic follows a young prince avenging his father’s death.

What is The Lion King?

100

This famous river hosted the first-ever opening ceremony outside a stadium, with athletes parading on boats.

What is the Seine?

100

The deepest part of the world’s oceans is the Mariana Trench, located in this ocean.

What is the Pacific Ocean?

200

This mischievous fairy is known for hiding pots of gold at the end of rainbows.

What is a leprechaun?

200

This is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side.

What is Uranus?

200

In Back to the Future, this car model was modified into a time machine.

What is a DeLorean?

200

This new sport made its Olympic debut in Paris, featuring thrilling street and park disciplines.

What is breakdancing?

200

This Greek mathematician, known as the "Father of Geometry," wrote The Elements, one of the most influential math textbooks in history.

Who is Euclid?

300

Dracula, one of the most famous horror novels, was written by this Irish author.

Who is Bram Stoker?

300

This metal, commonly used in thermometers, is the only one that is liquid at room temperature.

What is mercury?

300

This actress played both Elle Woods in Legally Blonde and Cheryl Strayed in Wild.

Who is Reese Witherspoon?

300

The surfing competition for the Paris 2024 Olympics was actually held in this Pacific Ocean location, more than 15,000 km away.

What is Tahiti?

300

This smallest bone in the human body is found in the ear and helps with hearing.

What is the stapes?

400

This basalt rock formation in Northern Ireland is made up of thousands of interlocking columns.

What is the Giant’s Causeway?

400

This type of scientist studies fossils to learn about ancient life.

What is a paleontologist?

400

This 1999 sci-fi film introduced us to bullet time and the concept of reality as a simulation.

What is The Matrix?

400

The Paris 2024 Olympic mascot, inspired by a symbol of the French Revolution, is known as this.

What is the Phryge?

400

This African country, completely surrounded by South Africa, is one of the world's few enclaved nations.

What is Lesotho?

500

This frontman, known for his activism, was born Paul David Hewson

Who is Bono?

500

The loudest recorded sound in history was caused by this 1883 volcanic eruption.

What is Krakatoa?

500

This South Korean film made history in 2020 as the first non-English movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars.

What is Parasite?

500

This sport, which returned to the Olympics in 2016, featured a mixed-gender relay event for the first time at Paris 2024.

What is triathlon?

500

The only known man-made object to have left the solar system is this spacecraft, launched by NASA in 1977.

What is Voyager 1?