General Knowledge - draft F

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What is a Beaujolais?

A type of red wine

Where does the Tour de France finish each year?

Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris

What city is known as "The Eternal City"?

Rome

What height is a regulation NBA basket?

10 feet / 3.02 meters

What is a group of crows called?

A murder

What was the name of the crime boss who was head of the feared Chicago group of criminals?

Al Capone

What is the state capital of New York?

Albany

What is a group of pandas known as?

An embarrassment

On what continent would you find the world's largest desert?

Antarctica

Who was the Ancient Greek God of the Sun?

Apollo

Pink Ladies and Granny Smiths are types of what fruit?

Apples

On what continent would you find the city of Baku?

Asia

Which country features a shipwreck on its national flag?

Bermuda

What colours is the flag of the United Nations?

Blue and White

Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

Colorado River

What was the first name of Argentinian soccer star Maradona?

Diego

What artist has the most streams on Spotify?

Drake

What is the capital of Ireland?

Dublin

Wha famously crossed the Alps with elephants on the way to a war the Romans?

Hannibal

What country has the highest life expectancy?

Hong Kong

Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun?

Nicolaus Copernicus

What phone company produced the 3310?

Nokia

What sports car company manufactures the 911?

Porsche

What Renaissance artists is buried in Rome's Parthenon?

Raphael

What is the tallest type of tree?

Redwoods

What is the most common surname in the United States?

Smith

What Netflix show had the most streaming views in 2021?

Squid Game

What country has the most islands?

Sweden - 270,000

True or False: Halloween originated as an ancient Irish festival.

True

In what country is the Chernobyl nuclear plant located?

Ukraine

What is the smallest US state by area?

Rhode Island

Where would you be if you were standing on the Spanish Steps (town or city)?

Rome

December 26th is known by what names in Ireland?

Saint Stephen's Day

What character has both Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch played?

Sherlock Holmes

In what country was Elon Musk born?

South Africa

How many elements are in the periodic table?

118

Who discovered penicillin?

Alexander Fleming

Where did sushi originate?

China

What is the difference between brandy and cognac?

Cognac must come from the Cognac region of France

Which grammy-nominated New York rapper died in April of 2021?

DMX

What is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet?

Delta

Compared to their body weight, what animal is the strongest - Dung Beetle, Elephant, Ant, Cow?

Dung Beetle

Which natural disaster is measured with a Richter scale?

Earthquakes

Which is the only body part that is fully-grown from birth?

Eyes

What country drinks the most coffee per capita?

Finland

What country drinks the most coffee?

Finland

What is acrophobia - a fear of?

Flying

Which language has the more native speakers: English or Spanish?

Spanish

What is the national sport of Japan?

Sumo Wrestling

What are the 5 Great Lakes?

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario

In what country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?

Tanzania

The Parthenon Marbles are controversially located in what museum?

The British Museum

What is the world's fastest bird?

The Peregrine Falcon

What is meteorology the study of?

The weather

How many molecules of oxygen does ozone have?

Three

True or False: Holland is a region in The Netherlands?

True

Where is Angel Falls, the world's largest waterfall, located?

Venezuela

Which planet in the Milky Way is the hottest?

Venus

What sporting event has a strict dress code of all white?

Wimbledon

What does FIFA stand for in English?

International Federation of Association Football

Where is the strongest human muscle located?

Jaw

Which planet has the most gravity?

Jupiter

What is the symbol for potassium?

K

What meat is used in a shepherd's pie?

Lamb

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?

Marie Curie

What planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury

What is the largest Spanish speaking city in the world?

Mexico City

How many minutes are in a full week?

10,080

What year was the United Nations established?

1945

How many bones do we have in an ear?

3

How many hearts does an octopus have?

3

How many ghosts chase Pac-Man at the start of each game?

4

How many dots appear on a pair of dice?

42

How many stars are on the Chinese flag?

5

How many colors are used in the South African flag?

6

What is the max length of a TikTok video?

60 seconds

What is the only continent with land in all four hemispheres?

Africa

In what capital would you find The Little Mermaid statue?

Copenhagen

Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?

Venus

What car manufacturer had the highest revenue (przychód) in 2020?

Volkswagen

Who has won the most total Academy Awards?

Walt Disney

What software company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington?

Microsoft

What is the only flag that does not have four sides?

Nepal

What part of the atom has no electric charge?

Neutron

Who was the last Tsar of Russia?

Nicholas II

Roald Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole, but where was he from?

Norway

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

What animals are pearls found in?

Oysters - ostrygi


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