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Questions
- In the airline industry, what do the initials CAA stand for?
- What is the last name of Emma, the title character of a Jane Austen novel?
- Which word in common English usage is also the French word for kitchen?
- In which modern-day country was the ancient city of Carthage located?
- The operetta Die Fledermaus is sometimes called "The Revenge of the..." what?
- Which medication derived from the bark of a South American tree has been used for centuries in the treatment of malaria?
- Which geological period was named after a tribe located in present-day North Wales and England?
- Which television series is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana?
- Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in which decade?
- What region of mainland France is furthest west?
- Which European country did Pele score two goals against in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final?
- The largest tuna is the 'Atlantic' what?
- Duluth is a port city located on which body of water?
- Mitochondria are the powerhouses of what?
- Which chemical element has the lowest melting point?
- Who played Walter White in Breaking Bad?
- Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. In which decade did this happen?
- The Grossglockner is the highest mountain in which country?
- The nine muses in Greek mythology were the daughters of Zeus and the goddess of what?
- Which American state is called the Old Colony State?
- The European Flag consists of how many gold stars?
- Silent film star Tom Mix was a pallbearer at whose January 1929 funeral?
- Which artistic style that developed in Paris in the 18th-century is also known as Late Baroque?
- Flamenco culture originated in which southern autonomous region of Spain?
- Who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot?
- Oganesson has the highest what?
- In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
- Ophidiophobia is the fear of what?
- Portree is the largest town on which Scottish island?
- In which American state is Yale University?
- Which professional game consists of three periods of twenty minutes?
- The Flemish Giant is the largest breed of which animal?
Answers
- In the airline industry, what do the initials CAA stand for?
ANSWER: Civil Aviation Authority
- What is the last name of Emma, the title character of a Jane Austen novel?
ANSWER: Woodhouse
- Which word in common English useage is also the French word for kitchen?
ANSWER: Cuisine
- In which modern-day country was the ancient city of Carthage located?
ANSWER: Tunisia
- The operetta Die Fledermaus is sometimes called "The Revenge of the..." what?
ANSWER: Bat
- Which medication derived from the bark of a South American tree has been used for centuries in the treatment of malaria?
ANSWER: Quinine
- Which geological period was named after a tribe located in present-day North Wales and England?
ANSWER: Ordovician
- Which television series is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana?br/>ANSWER: Stranger Things
- Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in which decade?
ANSWER: 1920s (1928)
- What region of mainland France is furthest west?
ANSWER: Brittany
- Which European country did Pele score two goals against in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final?
ANSWER: Sweden
- The largest tuna is the 'Atlantic' what?
ANSWER: Bluefin
- Duluth is a port city located on which body of water?
ANSWER: Lake Superior
- Mitochondria are the powerhouses of what?
ANSWER: Cells
- Which chemical element has the lowest melting point?
ANSWER: Helium
- Who played Walter White in Breaking Bad?
ANSWER: Bryan Cranston
- Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. In which decade did this happen?
ANSWER: 1950s (July 1955)
- The Grossglockner is the highest mountain in which country?
ANSWER: Austria
- The nine muses in Greek mythology were the daughters of Zeus and the goddess of what?
ANSWER: Memory (Mnemosyne)
- Which American state is called the Old Colony State?
ANSWER: Massachusetts
- The European Flag consists of how many gold stars?
ANSWER: 12 gold stars (on a blue background)
- Silent film star Tom Mix was a pallbearer at whose January 1929 funeral?
ANSWER: Wyatt Earp
- Which artistic style that developed in Paris in the 18th-century is also known as Late Baroque?
ANSWER: Rococo
- Flamenco culture originated in which southern autonomous region of Spain?
ANSWER: Andalusia
- Who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot?
ANSWER: Matthias
- Oganesson has the highest what?
ANSWER: atomic number or atomic mass (of all known elements)
- In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
ANSWER: 1989
- Ophidiophobia is the fear of what?
ANSWER: Snakes
- Portree is the largest town on which Scottish island?
ANSWER: The Isle of Skye
- In which American state is Yale University?
ANSWER: Connecticut
- Which professional game consists of three periods of twenty minutes?
ANSWER: Ice hockey
- The Flemish Giant is the largest breed of which animal?
ANSWER: Domestic rabbit