Science
Riddles
Turkey
World Culture
Current Events
100
Identify this organ in the human body.
a) The lungs b) The liver
c) The trachea d) Can I have a snack?
a) The lungs
100
What gets wetter the more it dries?
A towel
100
What two continents is Turkey on?
a) Africa and Asia
b) Africa and Europe
c) Europe and Asia
d) Why am I even here?
c) Europe and Asia
100
Which country's culture does this image come from?
a) Turkey b) Jordan
c) Russia d) Saudi Arabia
a) Turkey
BONUS if CORRECT - 30 sec. extra time on next question
100
Which two candidates are currently running for President of the United States?
a) Donald Trump (R) vs Hillary Clinton (D)
b) Mitt Romney (R) vs Joe Biden (D)
c) Donald Trump (R) vs Joe Biden (D)
d) The Tweeter vs Uncle Joe
Donald Trump (Republican) v.s. Joe Biden (Democrat)
200
Which of the following weighs the most?
a) Hippopotamus b) Giraffe
c) Dolphin d) Rhinoceros
d) Rhinoceros
200
People either love me or hate me. I influence a person's appearance and thoughts. If a person protects themselves, I will go up even higher. Some I will fool, and to others I am a mystery. However, no matter how hard people try, I will never go down. What am I?
Age
200
Where is this clock tower located and when did it open?
a) Izmir, 1919 b) Istanbul, 1919
c) Istanbul, 1901 d) Izmir, 1901
d) Izmir, 1901
200
Which country does this image come from?
a) Bolivia b) Brazil
c) Madagascar d) Mexico
d) Mexico
200
On Aug. 5, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that public school students in Chicago, the nation’s third-largest district, will begin the academic year remotely in September, leaving ____________ as the only major school system in the country that will try to offer in-person classes when schools start this fall.
a) Los Angeles b) New York City
c) Houston d) Miami
b) New York City
BONUS if CORRECT - Choose a team to lose a turn
300
Which of the following is not a major symptom of Covid-19?
a) Fever b) Coughing
c) Sneezing d) Confusion
c) Sneezing
300
The man
BONUS if CORRECT - Give any question in the future to another team
300
Which of the following is not a region in Turkey?
a) Marmara b) South Marmara
c) Aegean d) Black Sea Coast
b) South Marmara
300
The following city is from which country?
a) Cuba b) North Korea
c) Turkmenistan d) Trinidad and Tobago
b) North Korea
300
If you went to the Hagia Sophia in Turkey on this day, you would be allowed to perform a Muslim prayer there.
a) April 3rd, 1453 b) December 28th, 1914
c) August 3rd, 1935 d) July 20th, 2020
b) December 28th, 1914
400
If a person is having trouble processing sounds, what part of their brain is damaged?
a) Frontal lobe b) Parietal lobe
c) Temporal lobe d) Cerebrum
e) Cerebellum
c) Temporal lobe
BONUS if CORRECT - 2 guesses on next question
400
a) 13, 3, 12 2, 10 b) 10, 12, 2, 13, 3
c) 13, 2, 10, 12, 3 d) 10, 13, 3, 12, 2
e) 13, 3, 10, 2, 12
10, 13, 3, 12, 2 (numbers put in alphabetical order)
400
Turkey has one of the largest _______ in history.
a) malls b) trains
c) ships d) tunnels
e) castles
a) malls
400
Which country's culture does this image come from?
a) Mongolia b) China
c) Japan d) Vietnam
e) Indonesia
a) Mongolia
400
Which of these crazy events has actually happened?
a) Google shuts down Gmail for 2 hours to show its immense power
b) Republicans moved and spoke in slow motion to stall Obama's agenda
c) Congress forgot how to pass a law once
d) A teenage soccer goalie is struck by lightning
e) Scientists successfully teach gorilla that it will die one day
d) A teenage soccer goalie is struck by lightning
500
The pictured photoelectron spectra represents which element on the periodic table?
a) Helium b) Nitrogen
c) Argon d) Plutonium
e) Hydrogen f) Oxygen
c) Argon
500
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500
The honorable Sultan in the image ruled the Ottoman Empire in its years following World War 1. Who is he?
a) Sultan Ahmed 2 b) Sultan Bayezid 1
c) Sultan Murad 6 d) Sultan Osman 3
e) Sultan Mehmed 6 f) Sultan Mustafa 4
e) Sultan Mehmed 6
BONUS if CORRECT - 3 guesses on next question
500
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fk9eqAGam60
What country is this song's lyrics and environment in?
a) Saudi Arabia b) Spain
c) Turkey d) Portugal
e) Somalia f) Ethiopia
f) Ethiopia (Amharic language)
500
This species was only recently discovered near _______________.
a) an apartment building b) a library
c) a school d) the woods
e) the police station f) a subway
a) an apartment building