In ancient Greece, throwing an apple at someone was a declaration of what? The source of this tradition is linked to the goddess of discord, Eris, and the golden apple, which led to a competition and ultimately to the Trojan War.

When did the First World War begin?

How can the elevation of Mount Everest be described in relation to sea level?

Which ocean is the deepest trench in?

What was the predecessor to the United Nations?

Tunisia’s Arab Spring uprising is known in the Western world by the name of what flower?

What fabric is name-checked in the “divorce” that broke up Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993?

What Yann Martel book about a boy, a tiger, and a lifeboat became an Oscar-winning movie?

Charlie Chaplin became famous for his memorable image as the charming and bumbling man with the bowler and cane known as ...

Which type of lamps consumes the least electricity with the same luminous flux?

Which ancient Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great?

Which planet is the brightest in our Solar System?

Shortly after Akihito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne, what country experienced a “lost decade” economically?

Big Ben is a trademark of London and one of the most recognizable and popular tourist spots. What is the official name of this tower?

What is the name of words or phrases that read the same from left to right and right to left?

In which country is the Cesar Award for Achievement in Cinematography given annually? This awards are considered equivalent to the Academy Awards in the US or the BAFTA Awards in the United Kingdom.

Who invented Jeans?

Which internal organ in the human body is the heaviest?

Which of these characters is not fictional?

Who was the first president of the USA?

The smallest bird on earth is:

What was the first religion to teach monotheism, or the doctrine of one god?

Which river is the longest?

Which field of physics is concerned with the study of light phenomena?

In the 1700s, what did some residents of London purchase to avoid going to hell?

You are in a room 100% filled with methane gas. What happens if you light a match?

What is determined by the Snellen table?

What country had been the largest by area in Africa until the “South” bit of it broke away in 2011?

Which power plants produce the cleanest energy by harnessing the kinetic energy?

Shower curtains blow in because of what principle on which airplanes depend in order to fly.