Section 1
Which planet is the third from the Sun?
Earth
This chemical element’s symbol for oxygen?
O
Which U.S. state is known as “The Sunshine State.”?
Florida
Which author wrote the Harry Potter series?
J.K. Rowling
Which famous ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912?
Titanic
Which ancient civilisation built the pyramids of Giza?
Ancient Egypt
Which law of physics states that there is an equal and opposite reaction for every action?
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Which Shakespeare's play features the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Hamlet
Which planet has a day longer than its year due to its slow rotation?
Venus?
Venus
Which country was formerly known as Persia?
Iran
Which Greek philosopher taught Plato, who then taught Aristotle?
Socrates
What region was the World War I battles of Verdun and Somme fought in?
France
What hormone is responsible for regulating blood sugar levels in the human body?
Insulin
Which Nobel Prize-winning physicist developed the theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein
Which British Prime Minister served during most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
This element has the highest melting point of any metal?
Tungsten
This process describes the spontaneous emission of radiation by unstable atomic nuclei?
Radioactive decay
Which two countries share the longest international border in the world?
Canada and the United States
Which element on the periodic table has the highest atomic number that occurs naturally?
Uranium (atomic number 92)
In what year did the first human land on the Moon?
1969
Which is the rarest blood type?
AB negative
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Quarks
In which country would you find the ancient city of Petra?
Jordan
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What is the most populous country in Africa?
Nigeria