Geography
This is the only country that is also its own continent.
Australia
This punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction.
A semicolon
A "Grand Slam" in professional tennis means winning how many specific major tournaments in one year?
4
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn
This is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside.
Strawberry
Which sea, located between Jordan and Israel, is so salty that people float easily in it?
The Dead Sea
In a story, the "Protagonist" is the main hero. What do you call the character who opposes them?
Antagonist
In what city were the first "Modern" Olympic games held in 1896?
This is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere (making up about 78%).
Nitrogen
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
This is the smallest country in the world, located entirely inside the city of Rome.
The Vatican City
This literary term describes an extreme exaggeration, such as "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
In golf, what is the term for hitting the ball into the hole two strokes under par?
Eagle
Who is the scientist credited with proposing the Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
What is the "Number of the Beast" often associated with mystery and superstition?
666
Name the five Great Lakes of North America. (Must name all five).
Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario
What do you call a word that is spelled the same way forwards and backwards (like "Racecar")?
Palindrome
Which NBA player holds the record for the most points scored in a single game (100 points)?
Wilt Chamberlain
What are the three main types of rocks found in the Earth's crust?
Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic
Which famous artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Which African country was the first to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957?
Ghana
If a sentence is missing either a subject or a predicate, it is known as this.
Sentence fragment
In the NHL, if a player scores three goals in a single game, it is called this.
Hat Trick
What is the scientific term for the "powerhouse of the cell" that creates energy?
Mitochondria
What is the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union?
Sputnik 1