1) Tigers are native to which continent? a) Africa b) Europe c) Asia d) America 2) The Saint Bernard breed of dog is native to which European country? a) Switzerland b) Germany c) France d) Italy 3) In the Middle Ages, which Italian city did The Medici's rule? a) Venice b) Florence c) Rome d) Milan 4) Which ancient civilization did Hannibal rule? a) Rome b) Greece c) Egypt d) Carthage 5) Paris of Troy famously stole away which woman during the Trojan War? a) Athena b) Aphrodite c) Helen d) Hera 6) Used in ancient Egypt, a sarcophagus is the equivalent of what modern-day item? a) Vase b) Coffin c) Statue d) Tomb 7) In which modern-day country is the ancient city of Babylon? a) Iran b) Turkey c) Syria d) Iraq 8) What is the Roman numeral for 101? a) C b) CII c) CI d) CX 9) Beirut is which country's capital? a) Lebanon b) Jordan c) Syria d) Cyprus 10) Which Indian spice is often referred to as the "queen of spices" and is known for its vibrant yellow color? a) Saffron b) Coriander c) Cumin d) Turmeric 11) Siam was the former name of which country? a) Vietnam b) Cambodia c) Laos d) Thailand 12) Which constellation has a Latin name meaning little bear? a) Ursa Major b) Orion c) Ursa Minor d) Draco 13) What is the name of Earth's moon? a) Luna b) Selene c) Ganymede d) Titan 14) What word is used to describe the shape of the Moon's orbit around the Earth? a) Circle b) Ellipse c) Oval d) Spiral 15) Deimos is a moon of which planet? a) Jupiter b) Neptune c) Saturn d) Mars 16) Australia is separated from which country by the Tasman Sea? a) New Zealand b) Indonesia c) Papua New Guinea d) Fiji 17) How many stars are there on the flag of Australia? a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 18) Anthony Albanese is the prime minister of which country? a) Canada b) New Zealand c) Australia d) UK 19) Donald Tusk is the PM of which European country? a) Germany b) Poland c) France d) Italy 20) Who wrote 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'? a) Charles Dickens b) Victor Hugo c) Leo Tolstoy d) Mark Twain 21) First name of painter Pollock? a) Pablo b) Andy c) Jackson d) Vincent 22) Artist known for 'Campbell's Soup Cans'? a) Jean-Michel Basquiat b) Roy Lichtenstein c) Keith Haring d) Andy Warhol 23) Animals depicted in Coolidge's poker painting? a) Dogs b) Cats c) Horses d) Monkeys 24) Lines in a Shakespearean sonnet? a) 12 b) 14 c) 16 d) 18 25) Smallest brass instrument in orchestra? a) Trombone b) Tuba c) Trumpet d) French horn 26) Liquid produced by flowers to attract bees? a) Water b) Nectar c) Sap d) Juice 27) Common name for foot fungal infection? a) Athlete's foot b) Ringworm c) Achilles Heel d) Yeast infection 28) Painkiller from willow tree? a) Ibuprofen b) Morphine c) Paracetamol d) Aspirin 29) Collagen and hemoglobin are types of? a) Carbohydrates b) Proteins c) Fats d) Vitamins 30) Young of a goose is called? a) Chick b) Puppy c) Duckling d) Gosling 31) Tendon at top of heel? a) Patellar b) Biceps c) Achilles d) Triceps 32) Type of joint is the shoulder? a) Ball and socket b) Hinge c) Pivot d) Saddle 33) Largest muscle in adult human? a) Biceps b) Gluteus Maximus c) Quadriceps d) Trapezius 34) Your cranium is also known as? a) Ribcage b) Pelvis c) Spine d) Skull 35) Microorganism causing common cold? a) Influenza b) Rhinovirus c) Coronavirus d) Bacteria 36) Heating to kill microorganisms? a) Boiling b) Freezing c) Sterilization d) Fermentation 37) Bacterium causing food poisoning? a) Salmonella b) E. coli c) Listeria d) Botulism 38) Heat process to reduce microorganisms in food? a) Fermentation b) Smoking c) Canning d) Pasteurization 39) Who is the "Father of Modern Genetics"? a) Charles Darwin b) Louis Pasteur c) Gregor Mendel d) Isaac Newton 40) Who proposed evolution by natural selection? a) Gregor Mendel b) Charles Darwin c) Albert Einstein d) Galileo Galilei 41) Collective noun for ravens? a) Flock b) Gaggle c) Murder d) Unkindness 42) Scientific term for 'shoulder blade'? a) Scapula b) Femur c) Tibia d) Clavicle 43) How many hearts does an octopus have? a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 3 44) Sea where European eel spawns? a) Mediterranean b) Baltic c) North Sea d) Sargasso Sea 45) Sea creature producing Calamari? a) Octopus b) Squid c) Jellyfish d) Crab 46) SCUBA stands for self-contained underwater breathing...? a) Apparatus b) Equipment c) Device d) System 47) Who omposed 'The Blue Danube'? a) Ludwig van Beethoven b) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart c) Johan Strauss d) Franz Schubert 48) In meteorology, what is measured in Okats? a) Wind Speed b) Cloud Cover c) Rainfall d) Temperature 49) Kilimanjaro Mountain is in which country? a) Tanzania b) Uganda c) Kenya d) Ethiopia 50) Hoover Dam is in which US state? a) Arizona b) Nevada c) California d) Utah 51) Group of stars forming a pattern? a) Galaxy b) Nebula c) Cluster d) Constellation 52) Planet known as Earth's twin? a) Mars b) Jupiter c) Venus d) Mercury 53) Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a) George Washington b) Benjamin Franklin c) John Adams d) Thomas Jefferson 54) Center of an atom is called? a) Nucleus b) Proton c) Electron d) Neutron 55) Most decorated Olympian of all time? a) Usain Bolt b) Michael Phelps c) Carl Lewis d) Mark Spitz 56) Woman famous for solo Atlantic flight? a) Valentina Tereshkova b) Sally Ride c) Amelia Earhart d) Bessie Coleman 57) Triton is the largest moon of which planet? a) Saturn b) Uranus c) Jupiter d) Neptune 58) Planet with more than 75 moons? a) Jupiter b) Mars c) Saturn d) Neptune 59) The sun is composed of hydrogen and which other gas? a) Oxygen b) Helium c) Nitrogen d) Carbon 60) What substance are fingernails made from? a) Protein b) Calcium c) Collagen d) Keratin 61) What is the name of the yellow-green digestive fluid produced by your liver? a) Bile b) Saliva c) Mucus d) Gastric juice 62) What word means the wearing away of land by water or wind? a) Sedimentation b) Weathering c) Erosion d) Deposition 63) What type of rock is formed under huge amounts of heat or pressure? a) Metamorphic b) Sedimentary c) Igneous d) Basalt 64) Sedimentary rocks like limestone and chalk are largely composed of which element? a) Carbon b) Calcium c) Silicon d) Iron 65) How many pairs of chromosomes do most people have? a) 23 b) 22 c) 24 d) 25 66) Enzymes in the body assist with which process? a) Respiration b) Excretion c) Circulation d) Digestion 67) What is the outermost layer of skin called? a) Dermis b) Subcutaneous c) Hypodermis d) Epidermis 68) 'Jabberwocky' is a nonsense poem by which famous writer? a) Lewis Carroll b) J.K. Rowling c) Roald Dahl d) Dr. Seuss 69) Poet Robert Burns is most associated with which country? a) Ireland b) Scotland c) Wales d) England 70) Haiku is a form of poetry from which country? a) China b) Korea c) Japan d) Thailand 71) What is the name for a group of lines within a poem? a) Verse b) Quatrain c) Couplet d) Stanza 72) A magnifying glass is what type of lens? a) Concave b) Convex c) Biconcave d) Plano-concave 73) What is something that orbits the Earth known as? a) Asteroid b) Satellite c) Comet d) Meteor 74) In which street is the New York Stock Exchange? a) Wall Street b) Broadway c) Fifth Avenue d) Madison Avenue 75) Name the musical genre that originated in Jamaica and became popular worldwide, characterized by its offbeat rhythm. a) Jazz b) Ska c) Blues d) Reggae 76) Chicago is often referred to by which name? The _______ City. a) Rainy b) Sunny c) Windy d) Foggy 77) On which island is the New York borough of Brooklyn? a) Manhattan b) Ellis Island c) Staten Island d) Long Island 78) What is the highest mountain in North America? a) Mt Everest b) Mt Kilimanjaro c) Mt McKinley d) Mt Fuji 79) Cashmere fibre comes from which animal? a) Goats b) Sheep c) Rabbits d) Alpacas 80) What is the scientific name for fruit-eating animals? a) Carnivore b) Frugivore c) Herbivore d) Omnivore 81) Who founded the Boy Scouts in 1907? a) Daniel Carter b) Ernest Thompson c) William Boyce d) Robert Baden-Powell 82) Which artist painted 'The Persistence of Memory'? a) Pablo Picasso b) Vincent van Gogh c) Claude Monet d) Salvador Dali 83) Who created the sculpture 'David'? a) Donatello b) Rodin c) Bernini d) Michelangelo 84) Who composed 'Symphony No. 5'? a) Ludwig van Beethoven b) Johann Bach c) Wolfgang Mozart d) Franz Schubert 85) What is the US national anthem? a) God Bless America b) Star Spangled Banner c) America the Beautiful d) My Country, 'Tis of Thee 86) Who composed 'The Four Seasons'? a) George Handel b) Johann Bach c) Antonio Vivaldi d) Joseph Haydn

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