General Flashcards

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What is the capital of Chile?

A

Santiago

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2
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The first successful vaccine was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796. Which disease did it guard against?

A

Smallpox

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3
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The five colors of Olympic Rings are blue, yellow, red, green and?

A

Black

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4
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What is Japanese sake made from?

A

Rice

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5
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Which planet has the most gravity?

A

Jupiter

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6
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Which animal can be found on the Porsche logo?

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Horse

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Which singer has the most UK number one singles ever?

A

Elvis Presley

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8
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What country invented tea

A

China

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Supermen is one of DC characters. What does DC stand for?

A

Detective comics

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“Adventure of Sherlock Holmes” was written by?

A

Arthur Conan Doyle

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11
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How many hearts does an Octopus have?

A

3

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Which actress played Mary Poppins in the 1964 film Mary Poppins?

A

Julie Andrews

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13
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What sport game did James Naismith invented in 1891?

A

Basketball

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14
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“Losing my religion” was a hit from alternative rock band in 1991?

A

R.e.m.

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Which country’s landmark Angkor Wat situated?

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Cambodia

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16
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What is the very first episode of the tv show Game of Thrones called?

A

The winter is coming

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Which actor was James Bond before Daniel Craig, making four films as 007?

A

Pierce Brosnan

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18
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Which board game is played with teams of players trying to identify specific words from their teammates’ drawings?

A

Pictionary

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What’s the largest country in the world?

20
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In bowling, what is the term given for three consecutive strikes?

21
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What vitamin is the only one that cannot be find in an egg?

22
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Which country is the origin of Mojito?

23
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Who is the only musician ever to have been awarded the Nobel prize for literature?

24
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What is the biggest animal in the world?

A

The blue whale

25
In what franchise would you find the character Katniss Everdine?
Hunger Games
26
What is the most spoken language in the world?
Mandarin
27
In what year was the Chernobyl disaster?
1986
28
In tennis, what piece of fruit is found at the top of the men’s Wimbledon trophy?
Pineapple
29
What do you call a group of jellyfish?
A Bloom
30
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
31
Vanilla comes from what flowers?
Orchid
32
Albertia is a province of which country?
Canada
33
Which bird can fly backwards?
Hummingbird
34
Who scored the first premier league hat-trick?
Erik Cantona
35
Which sign of zodiac is represented by the scales?
Virgo
36
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
37
What is the name of the Greek dip consisting of yoghurt and cucumber?
Taztziki
38
Which ocean surrounds the Maldives?
Indian Ocean
39
What is an irrational fear of trees called?
Dendrophobia
40
Charles Dickens wrote a tale of two cities. What are the two cities?
London and Paris
41
Which country was the first to give women right to vote, in 1893?
New Zealand?
42
Tom Cruise is a member of which religion?
Scientology
43
The great fire of London started in what kind of shop?
Bakery
44
What film won the best picture Oscar in 2020?
Parasite
45
What is the stage name of Stefani Germanotta?
Lady Gaga
46
What did the Romans called Scotland?
Caledonia