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Politics
Who was the first President of the United States?
Answer: George Washington
Name the country with the oldest parliament in the world that was founded in 930 AD?
Answer: Iceland
The lower house of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament is called?
Answer: House of Commons
Name the author of The Communist Manifesto?
Answer: Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Name the United States president that resigned in 1974?
Answer: Richard Nixon
Where is the headquarters of the European Union located?
Answer: Brussels
Name the first female Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Indira Gandhi
The supreme law of the United States is called?
Answer: The Constitution
Name the African country that was never colonized?
Answer: Ethiopia
Name the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Tourism
The “City of Love” is often referred to which city?
Answer: Paris
Which province is The Great Wall of China primarily located?
Answer: Hebei
The famous Machu Picchu is located in which country?
Answer: Peru
Which US state is nicknamed the “Sunshine State”?
Answer: Florida
What is the largest desert in the world?
Answer: Sahara
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in which country?
Answer: Tanzania
Which European city is known for its famous canals and gondolas?
Answer: Venice
Which year was The Eiffel Tower built?
Answer: 1889
Name the country that has the most islands in the world?
Answer: Sweden
History
Who discovered America in 1492?
Answer: Christopher Columbus
Name the first emperor of Rome?
Answer: Augustus
Who was the first President of South Africa after apartheid era?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
Which year was The Magna Carta signed?
Answer: 1215
Science & Technology
Which scientist developed the theory of relativity?
Answer: Albert Einstein
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Answer: Au
When was the first manned moon landing?
Answer: 1969
Who invented the telephone?
Answer: Alexander Graham Bell
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Answer: Jupiter
What is the meaning of DNA?
Answer: Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Which scientist created the periodic table?
Answer: Dmitri Mendeleev
Which natural substance is considered to be the hardest on Earth?
Answer: Diamond
Who was the first woman in space?
Answer: Valentina Tereshkova
Which decade was the internet developed?
Answer: 1960s
Who painted the famous Mona Lisa?
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
Where was the birth place of the Olympic Games?
Answer: Greece
Which sport is known as “the gentleman’s game”?
Answer: Cricket
Who wrote the famous Romeo and Juliet?
Answer: William Shakespeare
Which city hosts the famous Nobel Prizea award?
Answer: Stockholm
Where was sushi invented?
Answer: Japan
Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
Answer: Michael Jackson
How many years is the FIFA World Cup held?
Answer: Four years
Who created the character Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle
Who was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK)?
Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Name the US state with the most electoral votes?
Answer: California
Who was the first African-American president of the United States?
Answer: Barack Obama
Which year was the United Nations founded?
Answer: 1945
Name the US president that delivered the Gettysburg Address?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
The famous Kremlin is located in which city?
Answer: Moscow
Name the first female Vice President of the United States?
Answer: Kamala Harris
Name the country that features a red maple leaf on its flag?
Answer: Canada
Tourism
In what city is the famous Colosseum located?
Answer: Rome
Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
Answer: Japan
The Niagara Falls is located on the border of which two countries?
Answer: The United States and Canada
The Danube River divides which European city?
Answer: Budapest
The Sydney Opera House can be found in which country?
Answer: Australia
The ancient city of Petra can be found in which country?
Answer: Jordan
Mount Everest lies between Nepal and which other country?
Answer: China (Tibet)
The Times Square is located in which U.S City?
Answer: New York City
The Acropolis is located in which city?
Answer: Athens
History
Name the first President of France?
Answer: Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
Name the first emperor of China?
Answer: Qin Shi Huang
What did the Wright brothers invent?
Answer: The airplane
Name the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: Marie Curie
Name the first President of Nigeria?
Answer: Nnamdi Azikiwe
Science & Technology
What is the chemical symbol for water?
Answer: H₂O
Name the person who invented the light bulb?
Answer: Thomas Edison
Which planet is often referred to as the Red Planet?
Answer: Mars
Who was credited with the discovery of penicillin?
Answer: Alexander Fleming
Who was the first man in space?
Answer: Yuri Gagarin
Name the element that has the atomic number 1?
Answer: Hydrogen
Who wrote The Odyssey?
Answer: Homer
Name the sport that uses a shuttlecock?
Answer: Badminton
Who is the author of Harry Potter?
Answer: J.K. Rowling
What is the essence of The Grammy Awards?
Answer: Music
Which country is famous for flamenco dancing?
Answer: Spain
The famous Tour de France tournament is a competition in which sport?
Answer: Cycling
Who directed the famous movie Jurassic Park?
Answer: Steven Spielberg
Name the US president that issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
The U.S House of Representatives has how many voting members?
Answer: 435
Who was the first female president of Brazil?
Answer: Dilma Rousseff
Name the first president of Turkey?
Answer: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Which city is the US Capitol located?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
Name the first president of Ghana?
Answer: Kwame Nkrumah
Which body chooses The Prime Minister of Japan?
Answer: The National Diet
Louvre Museum is situated in which city?
Answer: Paris
Which country has the largest portion of the Amazon rainforest?
Answer: Brazil
The Dead Sea borders Israel and which other country?
Answer: Jordan
The “Empire State” is often referred to which U.S state?
Answer: New York
Name the African country that is known as the “Rainbow Nation”?
Answer: South Africa
The Grand Canyon can be found in which US state?
Answer: Arizona
Name the Asian city the is nicknamed the “Lion City”?
Answer: Singapore
Where is Mount Fuji located?
Answer: Japan
Name the first President of the United States to be impeached?
Answer: Andrew Johnson
Where did The Industrial Revolution began?
Answer: England
Name the first emperor of India’s Mughal dynasty?
Answer: Babur
Name the first female ruler of Egypt?
Answer: Cleopatra VII
Name the first President of Kenya?
Answer: Jomo Kenyatta
Which year was The American Declaration of Independence was signed?
Answer: 1776
Who was the longest-reigning monarch in British history?
Answer: Queen Elizabeth II
Science & Technology
What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?
Answer: O
Name the person who invented the World Wide Web (W.W.W)?
Answer: Tim Berners-Lee
Name the planet that is closest to the sun?
Answer: Mercury
What is the study of earthquakes called?
Answer: Seismology
Name the person who discovered gravity after observing a falling apple?
Answer: Isaac Newton
Name the first artificial satellite that was launched into space?
Answer: Sputnik 1
The vitamin that is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight is called?
Answer: Vitamin D
Who invented the first mechanical computer?
Answer: Charles Babbage
Who wrote The Divine Comedy?
Answer: Dante Alighieri
The Academy Awards are also known as what?
Answer: The Oscars
The famous samba dancing originated from which country?
Answer: Brazil
The Super Bowl is the championship game of which sport?
Answer: American football
Who directed the famous movie Titanic?
Answer: James Cameron
The board game that involves capturing territories with armies is called?
Answer: Risk
Politics
Name the first female president of Liberia?
Answer: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Name the US president served the shortest term?
Answer: William Henry Harrison
Name the first Prime Minister of Israel?
Answer: David Ben-Gurion
How many justices does the US Supreme Court has?
Answer: Nine
Name the first president of South Korea?
Answer: Syngman Rhee
The country whose parliament is called the Knesset is?
Answer: Israel
Name the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan?
Answer: Benazir Bhutto
Name the country whose flag features a red circle on a white background?
Answer: Japan
Tourism & Geography
The Great Barrier Reef is located in which country?
Answer: Australia
The famous Mount Everest is located in which country?
Answer: Nepal
The famous Golden Gate Bridge is located in which US city?
Answer: San Francisco
The famous Victoria Falls can be found in which country?
Answer: Zimbabwe/Zambia
The Kremlin and Red Square are located in which city?
Answer: Moscow
The Iguazu Falls is located in which country?
Answer: Argentina/Brazil
The famous Burj Khalifa is located in which city?
Answer: Dubai
Which famous European city is known as the “City of Bridges”?
Answer: Venice
The famous Andes Mountains stretch across how many countries?
Answer: Seven
History
Name the first emperor of Japan?
Answer: Emperor Jimmu (legendary)
Name the first president of Egypt?
Answer: Gamal Abdel Nasser
Name the first president of the Philippines?
Answer: Emilio Aguinaldo
Name the first president of Mexico?
Answer: Guadalupe Victoria
Who was the first emperor of the Byzantine Empire?
Answer: Constantine the Great
Name the chemical symbol for iron?
Answer: Fe
Who invented the first practical automobile?
Answer: Karl Benz
Name the planet in the solar system with the most moons?
Answer: Saturn
The study of fossils called?
Answer: Paleontology
Who discovered electricity through kite experiments?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere is called?
Answer: Nitrogen
Name the scientist who developed the laws of motion?
Name: Isaac Newton
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Answer: Jane Austen
Which sport is usually played in Wimbledon?
Answer: Tennis
Who is the author of The Catcher in the Rye?
Answer: J.D. Salinger
Which field is The Pulitzer Prize awarded?
Answer: Journalism and literature
The tango dance originates from which country?
Answer: Argentina
Who is often referred to as the “Father of Modern Physics”?
Answer: Albert Einstein
The famous World Cup trophy is awarded in which sport?
Answer: Soccer ( Association Football)
Who directed the famous movie Inception?
Answer: Christopher Nolan
Which board game is known for word tiles and scoring points?
Answer: Scrabble
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