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200

Which musical instrument has keys, pedals, and strings?

Piano

200

What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?

About 71%

200

Which country most recently changed its name? (in 2022)

Turkey to Türkiye

On June 2, 2022, the United Nations declared that Türkiye would be the official reference for the country previously known as Turkey.

200

If a meeting is “dragging on,” what is happening?
A. It’s moving very quickly
B. It has been cancelled
C. It’s lasting too long
D. It has started early

C. It’s lasting too long 

eg. This class is really dragging on now.

200

In what country did French fries originate?

  • A) France

  • B) Belgium

  • C) USA

  • D) Germany

B) Belgium

400

Which artist is known for cutting off part of his ear?

Vincent van Gogh

400

Which (modern) European country was divided into two halves in 1949?

Double points: what famous structure separated these countries?

Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany. 

The Berlin Wall. 


400

What does it mean to “talk someone into” something?
A. To gossip about them
B. To persuade them to do it
C. To argue against their idea
D. To interrupt them

B. To persuade them to do it 

eg. He talked me into skipping class.

400

What color is a polar bear’s skin?

  • A) White

  • B) Pink

  • C) Black

  • D) Grey

C) Black


Polar bears have black skin under their white fur to absorb heat from the sun.

600

Who is the most-streamed artist on Spotify?

Taylor Swift 

https://chartmasters.org/most-streamed-artists-ever-on-spotify/

600

What is the deepest point in the world’s oceans?

  • A) Mariana Trench

  • B) Tonga Trench

  • C) Java Trench

  • D) Puerto Rico Trench

A) Mariana Trench 

600

What ancient city was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD?

Pompeii

600

What does it mean to “go back on” your word?
A. To apologize
B. To repeat what you said
C. To break a promise
D. To rewrite a statement

C. To break a promise 

eg. Jason is unreliable and always goes back on his word

600

Which part of the tongue tastes sweet?

  • A) Tip

  • B) Back

  • C) Sides

  • D) All over

D) All over


The “tongue map” is a myth—taste buds for all tastes are found all over the tongue.

800

In music notation what does the word 'piano' refer to? 

To play softly/quietly

800

Which country was formerly known as Persia?

  • A) Iraq

  • B) Iran

  • C) Turkey

  • D) Syria

B) Iran

800

If someone “rubs off on you,” what does that mean?
A. They insult you
B. Their qualities or behavior influence you
C. They bump into you
D. They ignore you

B. Their qualities or behavior influence you 

eg. My father's love of books rubbed off on me.

800

Which is the only man-made object visible from the Moon?

  • A) The Great Wall of China

  • B) The Pyramids

  • C) None

  • D) Burj Khalifa

C) None

This is a myth. The Great Wall isn’t visible with the naked eye from the Moon.

1000

What is this style of painting called?

Double points: Who painted this? (the most famous painter of this style)

Cubism

Pablo Picasso

1000

Rhodesian Ridgeback is which breed of animal?


Double points: what were they bred to do?

Dog

To hunt lions. 

 

1000

Which country is home to the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?

  • A) China

  • B) India

  • C) Italy

  • D) Egypt

C) Italy 

1000

What does “zero in on” mean?
A. To lose interest
B. To focus closely on something
C. To remove something
D. To explain in detail

B. To focus your attention onto one thing

eg. We’ve zeroed in on the real cause of the problem.

1000

What do camels store in their humps?

  • A) Water

  • B) Fat

  • C) Bones

  • D) Air


B) Fat

Camels store fat in their humps, which can be converted into energy and water—not water itself.