At the Osaka station there is a fountain that...

... uses the water to display the current time

What have in common the states of Nicaragua and Dominica?

They are the only two countries to have the colour purple in their flags

Which of these statements on Old Far West is TRUE?

Cowboys did not wear the belt buckles

What makes the Dragon's Breath' Chili Pepper so peculiar?

It is so hot that can actually kill who eats it

What is the most expensive device sold on eBay? (FYI: the cost was 85 m$ for the deposit; 165 m$ in total)

A megayacht with cinema, salon, gym, office, etc...

Which about these statements about the movie Godfather is true?

Every time an orange appears in the scene someone is about to die

Which statement regarding China is TRUE?

The government has imposed the same time all over the country

What is the 'Ashlar Masonry'?

An ancient technique used to build stone buildings that make them resistant

Which amongst these statements about technology is FALSE?

The first image uploaded on internet was a picture of a cat

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1
At the Osaka station there is a fountain that...
... uses the water to display the current time
... is turned on only to alert people of a possible earthquake
... is turned on for few minutes every 13 years
... uses beer instead of water
2
Which country measures citizens' happiness by means of the Gross National Happiness indicator (GNH)?
Bhutan
Japan
San Marino
Switzerland
3
Which specie of animal is estimated to have a total weight equal to the one of humans?
Ants
Dogs
Blue Whales
Cats
4
Before producing technologic devices Samsung was a company that sold...
... dried fish
... playing cards
... lemon trees
... bombs and war tanks
5
What have in common the states of Nicaragua and Dominica?
They are not officially recognized by Cuba
They share the ownership of a city (Roseau)
They are the only two countries to have the colour purple in their flags
Their most traditional dish includes dogs
6
Which amongst these statements about animals is FALSE?
Snails have no stomach
Kangaroos can' t fart
Giraffes have no vocal chords
Elephants can' t jump
7
Which of these statements on Old Far West is TRUE?
Sheriffs had not legal authority
Trains were not widely used
Saloon rarely sell alcoholic beverages
Cowboys did not wear the belt buckles
8
How fast was the fastest gust of wind ever recorded?
315 Km/h (Florida)
512 Km/h (Antartica)
407 Km/h (Australia)
298 Km/h (The Netherlands)
9
Which of these animals does NOT exist?
Nelson Mandela fish
Adolf Hitler beetle
Beyonce horse fly
David Attenborough plesiosaur
10
What have in common North Korea and Cuba?
They have no rivers
They do not sell Coca-Cola
They are crossed by the 38° parallel
They do not have any athlete at the Tokyo Olympics
11
Which amongst these equivalence is not correct?
1 l = 1000 cm3
-40 °C = -40 °F
1 T = 0.01 G
1 rad = 57.3 deg
12
What makes the Dragon's Breath' Chili Pepper so peculiar?
In Texas the death rows serve it during inmates' last supper as punishment
It is illegal in 13 states worldwide because it is believed to cursed
It grows only at an altitude higher than 6500 m
It is so hot that can actually kill who eats it
13
About 4 persons are born every second. How many people die in the same timeframe?
2
5
3.5
0.1
14
The Ramanujan if you add all the natural numbers all the way to infinity the total will be...
(π* π * π * π * π * π * π )^( π * π * π * π )
-1/12
0.987654321987654321...
15/202
15
What is the most expensive device sold on eBay? (FYI: the cost was 85 m$ for the deposit; 165 m$ in total)
A skyscraper located in Oslo
A megayacht with cinema, salon, gym, office, etc...
A wine owned by Napoleon (still closed with its original cork)
Few pages of Hitler's diary
16
According to Guinness World Records how old was the oldest person to have ever lived?
132 years and 360 days
140 years and 12 days
118 years and 100 days
122 years and 164 days
17
In 1474 in Switzerland a rooster was put on a trial and then condemned to be burnt alive because it was accused of...
... have told bad things about the emperor
... have walked on the water
... have killed an entire family
... have laid eggs
18
What strange phenomenon occurred in the Sahara Desert in 2018?
Two camels had a car accident
It snowed
No scorpion has been observed
An entire mangrove forest grew up in few weeks
19
How many times should I fold a piece of paper (80 um) to make it almost thick enough to reach the space (86 km)?
50 times
30 times
200 times
150 times
20
Which of these famous movies costed only 8.5 millions of dollars?
The Blair Witch Project
Rocky
Little Miss Sunshine
Pulp Fiction
21
1 in every 200 people alive today in the world are descendants of...
Tutankhamon
Jesus
Genghis Khan
Napoleon
22
What is the animal whose fingerprints can be mistaken for the humans'?
Koala
Baboon
Artic Fox
Gorilla
23
Which about these statements about the movie Godfather is true?
Every time an orange appears in the scene someone is about to die
Every scene includes at least 2 Italian words
The expression 'Mamma mia' is repeated more than 10 times in the first half
A secondary actor was killed by Mafia few weeks after the movie release
24
What is the youngest recognized country in the world (born in 2011)?
South Sudan
Bougainville
Kosovo
East Timor
25
Which statement regarding China is TRUE?
The government has imposed the same time all over the country
It is tradition to eat a grown-up Panda only if served along with its cubs
There are no mountains with elevation lower than 2000 m
No koala can be sold with Chinese money
26
What is the 'Ashlar Masonry'?
A type of cloud that can never turn into a raining cloud
A race of fish discovered in 2020 provided with little arms
An ancient technique used to build stone buildings that make them resistant
An African philosophy according to which all humans should kill themselves
27
In a group of 23 random people, what are the odds two of them share the same birthday?
50 %
33 %
6 %
61 %
28
According to the Ethiopian calendar, what year is today?
13.021
2013
4441
7123
29
Which of these Italian terms is NOT an English musical term?
Macchiato (stained)
Rubato (stolen)
Dramma giocoso (Jocular drama)
Opera buffa (humorous opera)
30
Which amongst these statements about technology is FALSE?
The first website ever made is http://info.cern.ch
The Nintendo GameCube is not actually a cube
In 1986 Apple launched their clothing line (Apple collection)
The first image uploaded on internet was a picture of a cat

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