Around the World
What is the capital of Iceland?
Reykjavík.
Who was the king of the Greek gods?
Zeus.
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide.
What does the Latin expression “carpe diem” mean?
Seize the day.
In which city would you find the Eiffel Tower?
Paris.
Which country was formerly known as Persia?
Iran.
In Greek mythology, who flew too close to the Sun with wings made of feathers and wax?
Icarus.
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What do we call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?
An antonym.
In which country is the Leaning Tower of Pisa located?
Italy.
Which sea separates Europe from Africa?
The Mediterranean Sea.
Which Roman god was the equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon?
Neptune.
Which scientist developed the three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation?
Isaac Newton.
What is the name for a word that sounds like another word but has a different meaning, such as “sea” and “see”?
A homophone.
Which ancient civilization built the stone city of Chichén Itzá in Mexico?
The Maya civilization.
What is the world's largest island that is not considered a continent?
Greenland.
What was the name of the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to the Greek underworld?
Cerberus.
What is the name of the process by which a liquid changes into a gas at its surface below its boiling point?
Evaporation.
What is the literary term for a phrase that seems contradictory, such as “deafening silence”?
An oxymoron.
Which Indian monument was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal?
The Taj Mahal.
Which ancient city, famous for its rock-cut buildings, is located in Jordan and is often called the “Rose City”?
Petra.
In Egyptian mythology, which god was associated with embalming and often depicted with the head of a jackal?
Anubis.
Which scientist proposed the uncertainty principle, a fundamental idea in quantum mechanics?
Werner Heisenberg.
What is the term for a word or phrase that reads the same forward and backward, such as “level”?
A palindrome.
What is the name of the famous prehistoric stone circle in Wiltshire, England?
Stonehenge.