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1
What percentage of the atmosphere is carbon dioxide?
0.0391%
0.04%
0.39%
3.9%
2
What is a female deer called?
Bambi
Foal
Doe
Ewe
3
How many dimples does an average golf ball have?
200 - 300
300 - 500
0 - 200
500 - 600
4
Which mammal can NOT jump?
Giraffe
Bison
Elephant
Whale
5
Autophagy is the body's way of what?
Cell division
Protecting itself from harm
Making of new body cells
Cleansing of damaged cells
6
Which of these causes blood to stop bleeding i.e. after a cut?
Stem Cells
Platelets
Oxygen
Vasodilators
7
What was the name of the land where Gulliver met the Little People?
Bournemouth
Lilliput
Laputa
Brobdingnag
8
Which of the following has the most hearts?
Hagfish
Squid
Cockroach
Octopus
9
Which of following is no longer a computer manufacturer?
Atari
Vaio
IBM
Microsoft
10
What year was the 'Ka Mate' Haka performed by the 'original' All Blacks?
1899
1905
1979
1900
11
Whre will you find the Solkan Bridge?
Switzerland
Slovenia
Finland
Hungary
12
In soccer, what is it called when a player either passes or dribbles the ball between the legs of his opponent?
Scissor
Cinnamon
Tunnel
Nutmeg
13
What was the name of the nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima?
Little Man
Fat Boy
Fat Man
Little boy
14
What is the imaginary line called that connects the north and south pole?
Prime Axis
Lambert Line
Equator
Prime Meridian
15
What is the common name for the medical condition 'epistaxis'?
Nose Bleed
Irritable Bowl Syndrome (IBS)
Earache
Acne
16
What number is to the right of the number ‘20’ on a standard British dart board?
19
18
5
1
17
Which of these atoms do NOT make up sugar
Nitrogen
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
18
How many total minutes of action are there in an average baseball game?
30 Minutes
1 Hour
18 Minutes
3 Hours
19
Under the Microscope, what might you find on your eyelash?
Mites
Cuticles
Tint of colours
Pockets
20
Which is the world's highest waterfall?
Angel Falls
Iguazu Falls
Cumberland Falls
Bridalveil Fall
21
Which was the first country to allow women to Vote?
Malaysia
New Zealand
Finland
Switzerland
22
What flightless bird went extinct in the 1660s and has a reputation for stupidity?
The Passenger Pigeon
The Labrador Duck
The Dodo Bird
The Laughing Owl
23
Which of the following Football teams did David Beckham play for?
Chelsea
Tottenham
Manchester United
Arsenal
24
If your kayak flipped over, what is the technique you'd typically use to flip it back up?
Eskimo Roll
Topsy Turvy
Re-Flip
Bail flip
25
Which of these planets is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Earth
26
How long is the shortest war in history?
Less than an hour
All of the above
Less than 30 minutes
Less than a day
27
Which of these cities is NOT in Europe
Prague
Moscow
Reykjavik
Barcelona
28
What African country was the first ever to play in the World Cup finals?
Uganda
Madagascar
Kenya
Egypt
29
What is the common name for the liquid secreted by your lacrimal glands?
Saliva
Phlegm
Tears
Sweat
30
Which was the first Pharaoh who lead in the construction of the Pyramids of Giza?
Khufu
Ramses II
Tutankhamun
Amenhotep III
31
In Shakespeare's "Othello", who is the female lead?
Ophelia
Desdemona
Emilia
Bianca
32
Which of these bones is NOT found in your arm?
Illium
Ulna
Humerus
Radius
33
Who was the first monarch to reside in Buckingham Palace?
Queen Elizabeth II
King William IV
King George V
Queen Victoria
34
What is the Romans favourite method of execution?
Beheading
Stinging to death
Crucifixion
Gagged with a spoon
35
How many times have the Olympic Games been cancelled?
Two
Four
Never
Three
36
On average what is the weight of a cloud?
1000 Pounds
10 Pounds
1.1 Million Pounds
Weightless
37
Which of these is NOT one of the modern 7 SEAS of the world?
South Pacific
North
Arctic
Indian
38
Which civil rights activist was famous for refusing to give up her seat on a bus?
Jane Fonda
Rosa Parks
Dorothy Day
Emma Willard
39
In hockey, if a player scores a goal by shooting the puck between the legs of the goalie, this is referred to as?
Nutmeg
Castration
Five Hole
Unlucky
40
True or False: Cleopatra lived closest to the construction of the iPhone than the Pyramids of Giza
True
False
41
What is the Capital of Equador?
Guayaquil
Portoveijo
Quito
Cuenca
42
In computing what does the abbreviation U.S.B. stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
Universal Serial Board
Universal Security Board
Universal Saving Bus
43
What is the approximate circumference of Earth's equator?
40,000 km
50,000 km
20,000 km
30,000 km
44
True or False: Besides Italy, there are no other countries where Italian is an official language
True
False
45
The scientific unit LUMEN is used in the measurement of what?
Temprature
Distance
Weight
Light
46
True or False: You can grow skin on the palms of your hands
False
True
47
Which part of the body has the most bones?
Hands
Feet
Spinal Column
Skull
48
Who painted the mural of 'The Last Supper'?
Vincent van Gogh
Michelangelo
Leonardo De Valen
Leonardo Da Vinci
49
During the first ever modern Olympics, what were the first placers awarded with?
Gold Medal
Silver Medal
Gold painted medal
Copper Medal
50
What colour do babies see first?
Green
Blue
Pink
Red
51
What is the term for a positive electrode?
Alternator
Anode
Cathode
Current
52
Who fought in the French and Indian wars?
France and North America
France and India
France and Britain
France and China
53
Where would you find the Machu Picchu ruins?
Argentina
Scotland
Brazil
Peru
54
Which is the smallest country, measured by total land area?
Vatican City
Tuvalu
Monaco
Maldives
55
True or False: There is a country that begins with every letter of the alphabet
True
False
56
In 2017 Six Nations rugby tournament saw the introduction of a bonus point for scoring how many tries in a match?
Four
Six
Five
Three
57
Which war was the League of Nations formed after?
WW1
Crimean War
WW2
Seven Years War
58
True or False: Africa has a larger land area than Russia
False
True
59
Which U.S. president is thought to have taught himself how to read and write?
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson
Donald Trump
60
Where is Mount Kilimanjaro?
Tanzania
Zambia
Congo
Kenya
61
In the "Iliad", Greek forces besiege the people of what kingdom?
Troy
Paris
Babylon
Persia
62
Which breed of dog is this?
Basenji
Welsh Corgi
American Leopard Hound
Doberman Pinscher
63
What is the only country with a coastline on both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf?
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Iran
64
True or False: Cows kill more people per year than sharks?
False
True
65
What date was the declaration of Independence signed?
July 4th 1776
2nd August 1776
4th September 1746
July 4th 1884
66
What is the only part of the body that receives no blood supply?
Philtrum
Cornea
Ear Drum
Fraenum
67
True or False: Your Hair and Nails keep growing after death
True
False
68
Which American town was famous for its witch trials?
Portland, OR
Nashville, TN
Salem, MA
Charleston, SC
69
True or False: Your ears are important when it comes to staying balanced
True
False
70
According to legend who foundered Rome?
Apollo and Orpheus
Theseus and Perseus
Romulus and Remus
Helen and Harmonia
71
Which of the following can you NOT see from outer space?
The Grand Canyon
The Great Wall of China
The Great Barrier Reef
The Himalayas
72
Which of these is NOT a unit used in reference to electricity?
Kilojolt
Ampere
Ohm
Volt
73
The famous "I want YOU for the U.S. Army" poster from WWI features an image of whom?
None of the Above
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Uncle Sam
74
How many times could an adults arteries, veins and capillaries encircle the earth, laid end to end?
About Two Times
About Six Times
About Three Times
About Four Times
75
What Dynasty began the construction of the Great Wall of China?
Han
Song
Qin
Zhou
76
What is the diameter of a basketball hoop in inches
20
16
19
18
77
What is a dog's most powerful sensory organ?
Tongue
Ears
Nose
Eyes
78
The unusual Indian team sport of Kabaddi involves players doing what?
Throwing stones
Holding their breath
Riding Elephants
Hiding Balls
79
The largest volcano on Earth is located in Hawaii, what is its name?
Kilauea
Mauna Loa
Tamu Massif
Mount Vesuvius
80
Where in the British Isles is Lady Isabella, the world’s largest working water wheel?
Yell
Isle of Wight
Isle of Man
Ireland
81
True or False: Limes are just lemons picked early
False
True
82
What is the only bone in the human body that is not attached to any other bone?
Cuboid
Scapoid
Hyoid
Femur
83
What famous comic strip, written by Bill Watterson, centered around a young boy and his stuffed tiger?
Get Fuzzy
Calvin and Hobbes
Lilo and Stitch
Garfield
84
Which of these natural disaster can instigate other natural disasters?
Tornado
Volcanic Eruption
Earthquake
Tsunami