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History

  1. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

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    Armstrong

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong?oldid=1365168332

  2. What did the Wright brothers achieve at Kitty Hawk in 1903?

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    The first sustained flight by a manned heavier-than-air powered and controlled aircraft

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Flyer?oldid=1365193365

  3. Was democracy in ancient Athens direct or representative?

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    Direct, rather than representative

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athenian_democracy?oldid=1364574459#Ecclesia

  4. How many medium-sized ships did Columbus and his crew take on their westward voyage?

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    Three medium-sized ships

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyages_of_Christopher_Columbus?oldid=1365538919#First_voyage_(1492%E2%80%931493)

Film and television

  1. What is the name of the cowboy toy in Toy Story?

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    Woody

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_(Toy_Story)?oldid=1365518273

  2. Which television series follows a time-travelling character called the Doctor?

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    Doctor Who

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who?oldid=1364705726#Premise

  3. Which series is set on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?

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    Game of Thrones

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones?oldid=1365331574

  4. Which television show made the phrase Winter is coming famous?

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    Game of Thrones

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Is_Coming?oldid=1360938095

Music

  1. Which band recorded Hey Jude?

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    Beatles

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Jude?oldid=1364208072#Trident_Studios_recording

  2. Which singer released the album 21?

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    Adele

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_(Adele_album)?oldid=1365033642

  3. Which instrument did Louis Armstrong famously play?

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    Trumpet

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong?oldid=1365359824#Horn_playing_and_early_jazz

  4. How does a cappella singing differ from accompanied singing?

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    Without any instrumental accompaniment

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_cappella?oldid=1365603117

Sport

  1. How many rings appear on the Olympic symbol?

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    Five

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_symbols?oldid=1360606769

  2. What object is passed between runners in a relay race?

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    Baton

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relay_race?oldid=1364453292

  3. Which chess piece can jump over other pieces?

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    The knight

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_(chess)?oldid=1356911932#Movement

  4. How many track and field events make up a decathlon?

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    10 track and field events

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decathlon?oldid=1365854135

Food and drink

  1. What color are ripe bananas usually?

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    Yellow

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana?oldid=1362881848#Ripening

  2. Chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic combine to make which dish?

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    Hummus

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummus?oldid=1359515680

  3. What milk sugar can cause digestive trouble for people with an intolerance?

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    Lactose

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactose_intolerance?oldid=1364590845#Terminology

Animals and nature

  1. Which birds are flightless, semi-aquatic, and live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere?

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    Penguins

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin?oldid=1366050922

  2. What nut does an oak tree bear?

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    An acorn

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak?oldid=1365963308

  3. Which came first in a frog’s life cycle: tadpole or froglet?

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    Tadpole

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog?oldid=1363064175#Metamorphosis

  4. What makes a platypus unusual among mammals besides its bill?

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    Mammals that lay eggs

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus?oldid=1362452793

Space and astronomy

  1. Which planet is famous for its prominent rings?

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    Saturn

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn?oldid=1364889895#Observation

  2. What force does Newtonian mechanics explain with an inverse-square law?

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    Gravity

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbit?oldid=1358633821

  3. What is a shooting star actually called?

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    A meteor

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor?oldid=1345850245

  4. How can the Moon cause a solar eclipse as seen from Earth?

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    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse?oldid=1362382170

Language and words

  1. What is the opposite of a synonym?

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    An antonym

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposite?oldid=1355664222#Types_of_antonyms

  2. Which Hawaiian word was borrowed into English?

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    Aloha

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha?oldid=1361860286#Etymology

  3. How many languages are involved in bilingualism?

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    Two

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multilingualism?oldid=1364641504

  4. Which case is used for the first letter of a proper noun in English?

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    A capital letter

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalization?oldid=1365007816

Inventions and discovery

  1. What household machine keeps food cold?

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    A refrigerator

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerator?oldid=1362715767

  2. What did Louis Braille create for readers who are blind?

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    A tactile writing system

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braille?oldid=1363763862

  3. Which laboratory tool did Robert Bunsen help popularize for heating?

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    A Bunsen burner

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunsen_burner?oldid=1310422827

Art

  1. Which primary colors mix to make green in traditional painting?

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    Blue and yellow

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_mixing?oldid=1350477109#Pigment_mixing

  2. What does a portrait primarily depict?

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    Artistic representation of a person

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait?oldid=1359415562

  3. Why do artists use perspective in a flat image?

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    The illusion of depth

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_(graphical)?oldid=1361340774#Early_history

Mythology

  1. Who flew too close to the Sun with wings of wax?

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    Icarus

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus?oldid=1365216538

  2. What is Excalibur?

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    The mythical sword of King Arthur

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excalibur?oldid=1365284110

  3. Even after Medusa was beheaded, how could her severed head affect onlookers?

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    Turn onlookers to stone

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa?oldid=1361134920

Geography

  1. Which continent contains the Sahara Desert?

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    Africa

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara?oldid=1362700122

  2. Which country contains the city of Barcelona?

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    Spain

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcelona?oldid=1364706680

  3. What geographic point does Antarctica contain?

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    The geographic South Pole

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica?oldid=1365279816

General knowledge

  1. Which hand on an analog clock usually shows the minutes?

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    A long minute hand

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_face?oldid=1358818568

  2. Which traffic-light color means stop?

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    Red

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_light?oldid=1365810055

  3. How many items are in a baker’s dozen?

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    Thirteen

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dozen?oldid=1343471035#Baker's_dozen

  4. Which direction does a compass point halfway between north and east?

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    Northeast

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Points_of_the_compass?oldid=1364748457

Chemistry

  1. Which element has the symbol Au?

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    Gold

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold?oldid=1364204831

  2. Which element was named after the planet Uranus?

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    Uranium

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium?oldid=1364652270

U.S. states

  1. Which state consists of 137 volcanic islands?

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    Hawaii

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii?oldid=1362956921

  2. Which two states are excluded from the contiguous United States?

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    Alaska and Hawaii

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States?oldid=1363881144

  3. Which tree appears on South Carolina's state flag?

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    A white palmetto tree

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Carolina?oldid=1363231841

Christmas

  1. Christmas commemorates whose birth?

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    Jesus Christ

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas?oldid=1366046623

  2. Who is said to make gifts in Santa's workshop?

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    Christmas elves

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus?oldid=1365103587

  3. How is the candy most associated with Christmas shaped?

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    cane-shaped

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_cane?oldid=1361377062

  4. Who wrote the novella A Christmas Carol?

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    Charles Dickens

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol?oldid=1359601371

  5. Who wrote the song White Christmas?

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    Irving Berlin

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)?oldid=1359049579

Halloween

  1. On which date does Samhain fall?

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    1 November

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain?oldid=1352542447

  2. What vegetable is most commonly carved into a jack-o'-lantern?

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    a pumpkin

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack-o'-lantern?oldid=1365159595

  3. Into how many colored sections is candy corn typically divided?

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    three sections

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_corn?oldid=1364632121

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