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Five rounds of ten questions: general knowledge, music, food & drink, science & nature and true or false. Tap a question to see the answer, or play them live tonight with automatic scoring.
Round 1: General knowledge
1.How many sides does a hexagon have?
Six
2.What is the capital of Japan?
Tokyo
3.How many continents are there on Earth?
Seven
4.What colour flag is traditionally raised to signal surrender?
A white flag
5.In the NATO phonetic alphabet, which word stands for the letter A?
Alpha
6.Which metal has the chemical symbol Au?
Gold
7.How many players from one team are on the court in basketball?
Five
8.What is the tallest living land animal?
The giraffe
9.Which fairy-tale character loses a glass slipper at the stroke of midnight?
Cinderella
10.How many colours does a standard traffic light show?
Three (red, amber and green)
Round 2: Music
11.Which British singer released the album "21" in 2011?
Adele
12.How many musicians make up a string quartet?
Four
13.Which instrument is Yo-Yo Ma famous for playing?
The cello
14.In which Austrian city was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?
Salzburg
15.Which English singer released the 2017 album "÷" (Divide)?
Ed Sheeran
16.What is the highest female singing voice called?
Soprano
17.How many lines does a standard musical staff (stave) have?
Five
18.The trumpet, trombone and tuba all belong to which family of instruments?
Brass
19.Which pop star was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson?
Katy Perry
20.In music, what does the marking "forte" tell you to do?
Play loudly
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21.Which country is credited with inventing sushi?
Japan
22.What is the main ingredient of a plain omelette?
Eggs
23.What is the main ingredient of bread?
Flour
24.Which fruit is traditionally used to make wine?
Grapes
25.What is the French name for a crescent-shaped breakfast pastry?
A croissant
26.Which bean is chocolate made from?
The cacao (cocoa) bean
27.The pasta sauce "bolognese" is named after which Italian city?
Bologna
28.Which hot drink is made by brewing roasted, ground beans?
Coffee
29.Which citrus fruit is traditionally used to make marmalade?
Oranges
30.Alongside basil, which two ingredients make up a Caprese salad?
Tomato and mozzarella
Round 4: Science & nature
31.Which gas do plants absorb from the air to make their food?
Carbon dioxide
32.What is H₂O the chemical formula for?
Water
33.What word describes animals that are active at night?
Nocturnal
34.What do bees collect from flowers to make honey?
Nectar
35.What are the three classic states of matter?
Solid, liquid and gas
36.A seesaw is an example of which simple machine?
A lever
37.What is the medical name for the kneecap?
The patella
38.What is a baby frog called?
A tadpole
39.What do you call a scientist who studies living things?
A biologist
40.Which scale is used to measure wind force at sea?
The Beaufort scale
Round 5: True or false
41.True or false: cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.
False: studies have found no link
42.True or false: the Eiffel Tower can grow taller in hot summer weather.
True: the metal expands and it grows up to about 15 cm
43.True or false: a group of crows is called a "murder".
True
44.True or false: flamingos are born pink.
False: they hatch grey and turn pink from their diet
45.True or false: most of your body heat escapes through your head.
False: this is a myth
46.True or false: your heart briefly stops beating every time you sneeze.
False
47.True or false: carrots give you the ability to see in the dark.
False: a wartime myth
48.True or false: bananas grow pointing upwards.
True: they curve up towards the light as they grow
49.True or false: humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks.
True: both have seven
50.True or false: a "baker’s dozen" is thirteen.
True
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