History
In what year did World War II end?
1945
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austin
What is it that lives if it is fed, and dies if you give it a drink?
Fire
What is our galaxy called?
Milky Way
Which powerful Mongol ruler conquered a vast empire stretching from Asia to Europe?
Genghis Khan
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
Which detective did Agatha Christie create who loves “little grey cells”?
Hercule Poirot
If you have one, you want to share it. But once you share it, you do not have it. What is it?
Secret
What is the smallest unit of matter?
Atom
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What city is known as "The Eternal City"?
ROME
Which Russian writer penned War and Peace?
Leo Tolstoy
If you have a bowl with six apples and you take away four, how many do you have?
The four you take
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Who was the last ruler of the Bukhara Emirate?
Amir Said Alimkhan (1910-1920)
On which continent would you find the world’s largest desert?
Antarctica
Which play by Shakespeare features the “To be, or not to be” soliloquy?
Hamlet
If Mrs. John’s one-story house is decorated completely in pink, with the walls, carpet, and furniture all shades of pink, what color are the stairs?
There are no stairs
What is the process by which plants convert sunlight to energy?
Photosynthesis
When was the Kukand Khanate invaded by the Russian Emperor?
1876
What is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world as of 2025?
Mexico city
Which novel features the island of Neverland?
Peter Pan
A young boy was rushed to the hospital emergency room, but the ER doctor saw the boy and refused to operate. “This boy is my son,” the doctor said. But the doctor wasn’t the boy’s father. How could this be?
The doctor was the boy’s mom
What is the chemical element with the symbol Fe?
Iron