What famous man became president of his country after being in jail for 18 years?
Nelson Mandela
What is the name of the fictional town where the series Stranger Things is set?
Hawkins
Aduki, borlotti and cannellini are types of what?
beans
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Mandarin
What colour is found on 75% of the world’s flags?
red
Which bird can fly backwards?
hummingbird
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
What is the capital of Brazil?
Brasilia
What is the scientific term for the production of light by living organisms?
bioluminescence
What is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Which colour pill does Neo swallow in The Matrix?
red
How many notes are there in a musical scale?
7
In what decade was the Chernobyl disaster?
80’s (1986)
Vanilla comes from what flowers?
orchids
In what type of matter are atoms most tightly packed?
solids
What are the five colours of the Olympic rings?
blue, yellow, black, green, and red
How many valves does the heart have?
4
What is the painting ‘La Gioconda’ more usually known as?
The Mona Lisa
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote, in 1893?
New Zealand
What is the collective name for a group of crows?
murder
American singer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta is best known by which stagename?
Lady Gaga
Europe is separated from Africa by which sea?
Mediterranean Sea
Which animal name means river horse?
hippopotamus
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au