Geography
Science
General
Vocabulary
Business English
100

Which country is home to the world's largest hot desert

Algeria

100

What is the heaviest naturally occurring element on Earth?

Uranium

100

Which country is home to the world's northernmost capital city?

Iceland (Reykjavík)

100

What's the opposite of "transparent"

Opaque

100

What is the term for the economic condition where overall price levels decrease over time?

Deflation

200

What is the capital city of Canada?

Ottowa

200

Which planet in our solar system rotates clockwise, opposite to most other planets?

Venus

200

What is the name of the traditional Japanese art of paper folding?

Origami

200

What does "quintessential" mean?

Typical or representative of a particular type of person or thing

200

What does the term "blue chip stock" refer to?

Stocks of well-established, financially sound companies with a history of reliable performance

300

Which African country is known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills"

Rwanda

300

What is the name of the pigment that gives leaves their green color?

Chlorophyll

300

In music, what is the term for a gradual increase in volume?

A Crescendo

300

What's a synonym for "lethargic"?

Sluggish

300

What is the name for the practice of selling a product below cost to damage competitors?

Predatory pricing

400

What is the name of the deep ocean trench located in the western Pacific Ocean?

Mariana Trench

400

What type of energy is stored in a stretched rubber band?

Elastic potential energy

400

Which philosopher is credited with the quote "I think, therefore I am"

Rene Descartes

400

What's the meaning of "ubiquitous"?

Present, appearing, or found everywhere

400

What does IPO stand for in the context of company stock?

Initial Public Offering

500

Which mountain range runs along the border between France and Spain?

The Pyrenees

500

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?

Population

500

What is the name of the longest river in Europe?

Volga River in Eastern Europe

500

What part of speech is the word "swiftly"?

Adverb

500

What does the term "blue ocean strategy" refer to in business?

Creating a new, uncontested market space rather than competing in an existing market