Geography Teacher - Poland


City Sights - Warsaw

Jewish Ghetto Memorial
(7 tickets)

The Jewish Ghetto Memorial is a monument in Warsaw, Poland, commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 during the Second World War. It is located in the area which was formerly a part of the Warsaw Ghetto, at the spot where the first armed clash of the uprising took place. The monument was built partly of Nazi German materials originally brought to Warsaw in 1942 by Albert Speer for his planned works. The completed monument was formally unveiled in April 1948. The monument was raised in the square of Anielewicza Street, Karmelicka Street, Lewartowskiego Street and Zamenhofa Street. From August 1942 until the end of the Warsaw ghetto this was the last location of the Judenrat. 

Baseball player

Junior

What baseball player holds the record for the highest career batting average in MLB history?
Ty Cobb

What MLB legend goes by the nickname “The Splendid Splinter”?
Ted Williams

Art Buyer - Junior / Senior / Expert


Junior

“Black Square” is a painting by whom?
Kasimir Malevich

“Girl before a Mirror” is a painting by who?
Pablo Picasso 

Ice hockey expert

Only available in New York

Hockey player Bobby Hull spent the majority of his NHL career with what team?
Black Hawks

Hockey player Bobby Orr played the majority of his NHL career with what team?
Bruins

Sex and the City

Only available in New York

For a while Carrie is dating a man named Aleksandr Petrovsky. What's his job?
He's a painter

How many episodes of "Sex and the City" are there?
94

Music Producer

Only available in New York

Music producer Tim Mosley goes by what name?
Timbaland

What is the name of the device which is used to raise and lower volume levels in a recording?
Mixing console

NCAA Mascot


Only available in Chicago

What color are the Devils of Duke University?
Blue

Which of the following colleges has a bird as its mascot?
Louisville 

Chicago - City Sights

Millennium Park
(7 tickets)

A landmark gathering place for locals and visitors who come to admire the unique art, architecture and landscape. Millennium Park is a 25-acre (10 hectare) park in the central Loop. Locals and tourists gather year-round for concerts, biking and jogging and to admire the sculptures dotting the landscape. Conveniently located near other attractions, it's easy to combine a walk through the park with a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago or shopping along the Magnificent Mile. If you are visiting between the end of spring and early fall, enjoy an outdoor concert (often free) at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. The centerpiece of the park is Wrigley Square, an inviting tree-lined area where visitors relax on the lawn or stroll along the paths. This is where you'll find the spectacular Millennium Monument, a 40-foot high semicircle of Greek Doric-style columns. 

Virologist

Only available in Bogotá


HIV belongs to which family of viruses?
Retroviruses

How many types of human herpes virus are there?

Political History

Only available in Bogotá

Before he was elected President, which state was Bill Clinton Governor of? 
Arkansas

In what year was Edward Kennedy first elected senator?
1962

In which city was Anthony A. Williams mayor 1999-2007?
Washington

In which city was the Kellogg-Briand Pact agreed in 1928? 
Paris

In which country did Sani Abacha take power in 1983? 
Nigeria

In which country did two coups d'état take place in 1924 from both orthodox Christians and Muslims? 
Albania

In which country was Cyrille Adoula Prime Minister during the 1960s? 
Zaire

Juan Péron was the nationalist leader in Argentina. What was the name of his legendary wife?
Eva

Musician Sonny Bono was once the mayor of which California city?
Palm Springs 

"The Great Communicator" was a nickname of what US President? 
Ronald Reagan

To date, who has been the only female Prime Minister of India?
Indira Gandhi

What country has the oldest parliament in the world?
Iceland

What female politician led the “March of the Mill children” in 1903?
Mary Harris Jones

What U.S. politician lost to Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election?
George McGovern

What U.S. President brokered the peace talks in the Russo-Japanese War?
Theodore Roosevelt

What US President once served as the President of Princeton? 
Woodrow Wilson

What was Emma Goldman lionized for being? 
An anarchist

What was the name of the parliament in Russia in the beginning of the 20th century where the bourgeoisie and workers shared power?
Duma

What was the name of the terror group behind the assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand in 1914?
Black Hand

What was Vladimir Lenin’s real last name?
Ulyanov

When was parliamentarism born in England? 
1688

When was the death penalty abolished in Sweden? 
1921

Where does the President of France live?
Elysee Palace

Which American president took over after George Washington? 
John Adams

Which nationalist party was formed in 1933 by José Antonio Primo de Rivera? 
Spanish Phalanx

Which of the following American presidents was a Republican? 
Richard Nixon

Which of the following was one of Leon Trotsky's pseudonyms?
Alpha

Who among the following was NOT a founder of the "July 26 Movement" guerillas? 
Elián Gonzalez

Who founded the Turkish party PKK?
Abdullah Öcalan

Who has been the Prime Minister of Israel since 2009? 
Benjamin Netanyahu

Who held the famous "Tear down this wall!" speech?
Ronald Reagan

Who is the oldest person ever to be elected president of the United States?
Donald Trump

Who preceded Margaret Thatcher as the leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom?
Edward Heath

Who was Abraham Lincoln’s Vice President?
Andrew Johnson

Who was George H.W. Bush's Vice President?
Dan Quayle

Who was Israel’s prime minister from 1948 to 1963?
David Ben-Gurion

Who was mayor of New York 1979 - 1989?
Ed Koch

Who was president of Ecuador four times, the last time 1968-1972?
José Velasco

Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President? 
George H.W. Bush

Who was the British Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016?
David Cameron

Who was the first First Lady to be elected to a public office and the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from New York?
Hillary Clinton

Who was the first Prime Minister of the Congo and was assassinated in Katanga province in 1961?
Patrice Lumumba



Horror Movie Fan

Only availble in Bogotá


In what movie is Freddy Kreuger the killer?
Nightmare on Elm Street

In what movie is Michael Myers the killer?
Halloween 

The Beatles Fan

Only available in Bogotá

How did George Harrison die?
Cancer

In which city did the Beatles form their band?
Liverpool 

Geography Teacher - Colombia


City Expert - Bogotá


City Sights - Bogota


Monserrate

About how tall is Mount Monserrate?
10,000 feet

Mount Monserrate gets its name from a sanctuary in which country?
Spain 

City Sights - Rio de Janeiro

Copacabana
(3 tickets)

Copacabana is a popular beach in Brazil. It is located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in the south-eastern part of the country, 900 km south-east of the capital Brasilia. The climate in the area is mild. The average yearly temperature is 19 degrees Celsius. 

City Expert - Houston


City Sights - Houston


Space Center Houston

How many tourists can the Saturn 5 hangar house at one time?
500

Space Center Houston possesses a 1-G Trainer from the first United States space station. What’s this space station called?
Skylab 

Musical Genius - Junior / Senior / Expert

Only available in Nashville


Junior

A choppy, disconnected rhythm is often referred to as what?
Staccato

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Trumpet 

Carthographer U.S. Cities - Junior / Senior / Expert

Junior


City Expert - Nashville


City Sights - Nashville


Country Music Hall of Fame

Around how many visitors does the Country Music Hall of Fame see annually?
1,000,000

How are musicians commemorated in the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Plaques 

Marilyn Monroe Fan

Only available in Los Angeles


Before becoming a movie star, what was Marilyn Monroe’s profession?
Factory worker

How old was Marilyn Monroe when she died?
36

Disc Jockey

Only available in Los Angeles


Anthony Cumia was a co-host of what show from 1995 to 2014?
Opie and Anthony

Bruce Morrow is a radio personality who goes by what name?
Cousin Brucie

City Sights - Beijing

The Forbidden City
(6 tickets)

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Quing dynasty - the years 1420 to 1912. It is located in the center of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. The Forbidden City is a rectangle, with 961 meters (3,153 ft) from north to south and 753 meters (2,470 ft) from east to west. 

City Expert - Beijing


Plastic Surgeon


Only available in Los Angeles



Around what fraction of plastic surgery patients are repeat patients?
2/3

As of 2017, around how many dollars do Americans spend on plastic surgery yearly?
16 billion

Bag Designer

Only available in Los Angeles


Versace


Ralph Lauren


Prada


Michael Kors


Louis Vuitton


Gucci


Burberry


Celine is based out of what city?
Paris

Celine was founded in what year?
1945

Chanel is based out of what city?
Paris

Chanel was founded in what year?
1910

During which war did shoulder bags first become popular?
World War II

From which country is the luxury brand Burberry?
Great Britain

Goyard is based out of what city?
Paris

Goyard was founded in what year?
1853

Gucci is based out of what Italian city?
Florence

Hermes is based out of what city?
Paris

In the wake of World War II, what bag designer used cane to manufacture handbag handles instead of leather?
Gucci

In what year was Louis Vitton founded?
1854

Louis Vitton is based out of what city?
Paris

The Fendi Baguette bag made its debut in what year?
1997

The first lithograph ever put on a handbag was done in what country?
Germany

The term "handbag" was first used to describe what?
Briefcase

What’s the average weight for a woman’s handbag?
3 pounds

What's the first name of the founder of the Italian fashion house Versace? 
Gianni

What was the first handbag in the world to feature a zipper closure?
Hermes Bolide Bag

Which company is responsible for the most expensive handbags in the world?
Hermes

Which French company is mainly knows for its bags? 
Louis Vuitton

Which of these handbag designers tends to prefer canvas to leather?
Louis Vuitton





Men with Guitars

What guitar player is often credited with creating the genre of the blues?
Robert Johnson

What is the name of B.B. King's legendary guitar?
Lucille

Medical Researcher

A blockage in a pulmonary artery is known as what?
Embolism

A lateral curve of the spine is known as what?
Scoliosis

Against which serious disease was the drug AZT used during a short period? 
HIV 

Around how many pounds of fat are surgically removed from Americans every year?
200000

Broca's area in the brain helps what to function?
Speech

Endephalitis is the term used for the inflammation of what organ?
Brain

Human growth hormone is produced by what gland?
Pituitary

In what year was polio declared eradicated in the United States?
1979

People with diabetes are unable to produce what adequately?
Insulin

Sperm and egg join to form what?
Zygote

The disease SARS is a serious form of... 
Pneumonia

The first cloned monkey was born January 13, 2000. What was its name?
Tetra

The name for a medical method where illnesses are cured or managed by manually opening the body of a human or an animal? 
Surgery

The Pink Ribbon movement collects donations to fight WHAT type of cancer? 
Breast

The removal of the gallbladder is known as what?
Cholecystectomy

The South African Doctor Christiaan Barnard carried out the world's first...
Heart transplant

Thoracic surgery is carried out on the... 
Chest

Tinea Pedis is better known as what?
Athlete's foot

What are DTs? 
Delirium Tremens

What are you suffering from if you have "fissures" in your teeth? 
Cracks

What condition involves blood not clotting properly?
Hemophilia

What did Alexander Fleming discover in 1928, which spurred on great advances in medicine? 
Penicillin

What does CPR stand for?
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

What does the "H" stand for in the abbreciation ADHD?
Hyperactivity

What does the "I"in AIDS stand for?
Immune

What does the word "bacillus" mean? 
Little stick

What eating disorder involves periods of binging and purging? 
Bulimia

What fraction of dementia cases are caused by Alzheimer's?
2/3

What is BSE the scientific term for? 
Mad Cow Disease

What is glaucoma?
Disease of the optic nerve

What is herpes zoster more commonly known as?
Shingles

What is presbyopia? 
Age-related diminished ability to focus

What is the fear of spiders called? 
Arachnophobia

What is the largest bone in the human body?
Femur

What is the name of a condition when a person's spine is curved or crooked? 
Scoliosis

What is the name of the disease which wiped out around 150 million people in Europe in the 14th century?
Black Death

What is the name of the first cervical vertebrae?
Atlas

What is the name of the medical discipline primarily concerned with the body's hormones? 
Endocrinology

What kind of disease is sepsis? 
Blood poisoning

What kind of illness is orthorexia? 
Eating disorder

What organ is affected by Hepatitis A? 
Liver

What's the most common type of cancer for males?
Prostate

When the body temperature and metabolism drop, it is called... 
Hypothermia

Where was the man that invented the first implantable pacemaker from?
Sweden

Which color is air in an X-ray photograph? 
Black

Which disease must one have had in order to be able to catch shingles? 
Chickenpox

Which drug is also known as "Vitamin V"? 
Viagra

Which neurotransmitter influences our sleep, sexual lust, aggression and impulse? 
Serotonin

Which of the senses is affected by ageusia? 
Taste

Which part of the body is being treated if the medicine Omeprazole has been administered? 
Stomach

Which part of the body is most affected in the case of diabetes? 
Pancreas

Which psychological disorder is associated with hypochondria? 
Munchausen syndrome

Which vitamin is lacking if we are suffering from scurvy? 
Vitamin C

Who discovered penicillin? 
Fleming

Who invented the stethoscope in 1819?
René Laennec




Characters in literature

Henrik Ibsen's most famous play, with music by Edvard Grieg, revolves around a young man called... 
Peer Gynt

Humbert Humbert is a character in what book?
Lolita

In the classic novel "The Great Gatsby", what is Gatsby's first name?
Jay

In which novel do Mr. Darcy and Miss Bennett fall in love? 
Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Darcy is a character from what book?
Pride and Prejudice

Oscar Schell is the name of a very special little boy involved in a highly sophisticated detective story from 2005. Which one? 
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Patrick Bateman is the main character in this bestselling novel from 1991 called... 
American Psycho

Scarlett O'Hara is a character from what book?
Gone with the Wind

The character "Philip Marlowe" first appeared in what book?
The Big Sleep

Uriah Heep is a character in what Charles Dicken's book?
David Copperfield

Veruca Salt is a character in what book?
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

What is the first name of Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple? 
Jane

What is the first name of the main character in "Madame Bovary"?
Emma

What is the name of Huck's slave friend in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?
Jim

What is the name of Sherlock Holmes's partner?
Watson

What is the name of the "deaf Indian" from the book "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?
Chief Bromden

What is the name of the girl in the Harry Potter wizard trio? 
Hermione Granger

What is the name of the highly scent sensitive main character in Patrick Süskind's novel "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer"?
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille

What is the name of the main character in Mark Twain's book about a boy and a slave who travel down the Mississippi River?
Huckleberry Finn

What is the name of the main character in Truman Capote's "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?
Holly Golightly

What is the name of the ruling pig in George Orwell's "Animal Farm"?
Napoleon

Which character is the main protagonist of the book "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?
Randle McMurphy

Which of these characters is the main character of the 1991 book "American Psycho"?
Patrick Bateman

Who is the main character in the epic "The Odyssey"?
Odysseus

Who is the name (??) of the main character in Mark Twain's book about a boy and a slave who travel down the Mississippi River?
Huckleberry Finn

What is the name of the woman who decides to buy the flowers herself in Virginia Woolf's most famous novel? 
Mrs. Dalloway

Who wrote about Doctor Zhivago? 
Boris Pasternak




Archaeologist

Only available in Cairo

A 79 AD Mount Vesuvius eruption devastated what ancient Roman city?
Pompeii

In 1927, archaelogist David Black discovered that what collection of fossils was a member of the human species?
Peking Man


American Football

Junior

As of 2017, which of these players was an active pass rusher in the NFL?
Joey Bosa

In American football, how long is an endzone?
10 yards


In American football, how many points is a safety worth?
2

In football, a touchdown is worth how many points?
6

Taking the endzones into account, how long is a NFL football field?
120 yards

The football team for which university goes by the name of the Buckeyes?
Ohio State

What is the name of the player who snaps the ball to the quarterback?
Center

Which of these former NFL quarterbacks appears in many commercials for Papa John's Pizza?
Peyton Manning

Which of these former NFL quarterbacks is best-known for his time with the Indianapolis Colts?
Peyton Manning

Which of these men has been the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots since 2001?
Tom Brady

Who is the starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons?
Matt Ryan


Senior

As of 2017, which NFL player holds the record for most sacks in a season?
Michael Strahan

As of 2017, which of these players was not an active running back in the NFL?
Barry Sanders

Bill Walsh became a legendary head coach in the NFL with what team?
49ers

In football, after you’ve scored a touchdown, you get a chance at additional points. Kicking a field goal wiil give you one additional point. How many points will you get if you can get the ball into the endzone again?
2

In what stadium do the Green Bay Packers play their home games?
Lambeau Field

Legendary NFL running back, Jim Brown, attended what university?
Syracuse

What is the longest field goal ever kicked in a NFL game?
64 yards

What NFL football offense was once known as “The Greatest Show on Turf”?
Rams

What NFL running back has the record for rushing yards in a single game?
Adrian Peterson

What NFL wide receiver holds the record for most touchdown receptions in a single season?
Randy Moss

Which of these NFL legends goes by the nickname “Broadway”?
Joe Namath

Which NFL player is credited with playing the most consecutive offensive snaps?
Joe Thomas

Which of these college football teams has been coached by Nick Saban since 2007?
Alabama

Which of these college football teams has been coached by Urban Meyer since 2012?
Ohio State

Which of these men is most closely associated with the Oakland Raiders?
Al Davis

Which of these teams was an expansion team to the NFL in 1976?
Seahawks

Which of these teams was an expansion team to the NFL in 1995?
Panthers

Who has been the starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers since 2008?
Aaron Rodgers


Expert

As of 2017, what NFL player holds the record for rushing yards in a rookie season?
Eric Dickerson

As of 2017, which NFL team has the most Super Bowl championships?
Pittsburgh Steelers

"Crazy Legs" was the nickname of what NFL legend?
Elroy Hirsch

Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson played the majority of his career with what team?
Chiefs

The defense of what 1970s NFL football team was nicknamed "The Steel Curtain"?
Steelers

The football team for which university goes by the name of the Crimson Tide?
Alabama

What is the last name of the NFL quarterback known as "Big Ben"?
Roethlisberger

What is the most points ever scored by two teams in a NFL game?
113

What is the name of the league that merged with the NFL in 1966?
AFL

What legendary head football coach is nicknamed "Big Tuna"?
Bill Parcels

What legendary head football coach pioneered the use of speakers in a quarterback's helmet?
Paul Brown

What NFL player holds the record for most interceptions in a career?
Paul Krause

What NFL player holds the record for most touchdowns scored in a season?
LaDainian Tomlinson

What university did Hall of Famer Jerry Rice attend?
Mississippi Valley State

What was the first AFL team to win the Super Bowl?
Jets

What was the first NFL team to win the Super Bowl?
Packers

Which of these legendary coaches is associated with the Chicago Bears?
George Halas

Which of these NFL stadiums is the oldest?
Soldier Field

Who broke Jim Brown's all-time rushing record in 1984?
Walter Payton

Who has been the head coach of the New England Patriots since 2000?
Bill Belichick

Who is the NFL's career leader in sacks?
Bruce Smith

Who was the first NFL running back to rush over 2,000 yards in a season?
OJ Simpson

Astronaut - Junior / Senior / Expert

Junior

From small to large:
Pluto - The Moon - Mercury - Mars - Venus - The Earth - Neptune - Uranus - Saturn - Jupiter - The Sun

The Middle Ages


Only available in Oslo

During the Middle Ages, castles were typically built on what type of geography?
River

During the Middle Ages, when a noble worked for a king in order to obtain land, what was it called?
Fiefdom

Costume Films


Only available in Oslo

In the 2010 film “The King’s Speech”, who plays the part of Prince Albert?
Colin Firth

The 1939 film “Gone with the Wind” revolves around what war?
Civil War 

Food Specialist - Junior / Senior / Expert

Only available in Oslo

Food Specialist – Junior

Dijon mustard hails from which country?
France

Oslo - City Sights


Holmenkollbakken

How far do you get to abseil in free fall from Rappel?
57 meters

How many spectators can enjoy ski jumping in Holmenkollbakken?
70,000 

City Expert - Oslo


It begins with M...

Jim Henson was the crreator of what group of puppets?
Muppets

What American state is home to the rock singer Bob Seger?
Michigan

Snowboarding star

Snowboarding has been an event in the Winter Olympics since what year?
1998

What snowboarder is known as "The Flying Tomato"?
Shaun White

Geography Teacher - Norway


City Sights Amsterdam

Anne Frank House
( 6 tickets)

The Anne Frank House is a writer's house and biographical museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank. The building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands. 

Geography Teacher - Turkey


City Expert - Istanbul


City Sights - Istanbul

Hagia Sophia
(6 tickets)

Hagia Sophia was a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica, later an imperial mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was later converted into an Ottoman mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931. 

City Expert - Cairo


City Sights - Cairo

The sphinx
(7 tickets)

The Sphinx is a colossal sculpture that depicts a Pharaoh with a lion's body. It's located in Giza,  southwest of Cairo, Egypt. As you can see, the nose is missing, do you know why? The Sphinx is old and it's very difficult to determine exactly how old it is. 

City Sights - Los Angeles

Santa Monica Pier
(3 tickets)

You will find the atmosphere of the beachfront and the carnival kitsch in this over a hundred year old sunny Los Angeles attraction. The bridge is over one hundred years old and still a popular attraction. A while ago Tom Hanks filmed a well known movie here that you've probably seen. In the movie he eats a lot of chocolate. 

Woody Allen Fan

Only available in Boston

Who was Woody Allen married to from 1956 to 1962?
Harlene Rosen

What Woody Allen film features three sisters trying to cope with the divorce of their parents?
Interiors

Boston - City Sights

The Freedom Trail
(6 tickets)

The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile-long (4.0 km) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States. Marked largely with brick, it winds between Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. Stops along the trail include simple explanatory ground markers, graveyards, notable churches and buildings and a historic naval frigate. 

Author

Junior

What author is responsible for the "Goosebumps" book series?
R.L. Stine

Which of these authors is responsible for the "50 Shades of Grey" series?
E.L. James

Which of these authors is responsible for the "Game of Thrones" series?
George R.R. Martin

Which of these authors is responsible for the "Harry Potter" series?
J.K. Rowling

Which of these authors is responsible for the "Hunger Games" series?
Suzanne Collins

Which of these authors is responsible for the "Lord of the Rings" series?
J.R.R. Tolkien

Which of these authors is responsible for the "Twilight" series?
Stephenie Meyer

Who wrote the 1951 novel "Catcher in the Rye"?
J.D. Salinger

Who wrote the 1957 novel "On the Road"?
Jack Kerouac

Who wrote the 1960 classic "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee

Who wrote the classic play "Hamlet"?
William Shakespeare

Senior

What author wrote the 1988 book "Beloved"?
Toni Morrison

What is the pen name of Samuel Clemens?
Mark Twain

Which author wrote the book "Animal Farm"?
George Orwell

Which author wrote "Murder on the Orient Express"?
Agatha Christie

Which author wrote the dystopian novel "1984"?
George Orwell

Which of these authors wrote the 1983 novel "Pet Sematary"?
Stephen King

Which of these is not a novel by author John Steinbeck?
Tale of Two Cities

Which of these is not a novel by author Kurt Vonnegut
Of Mice and Men

Which of these is not a work of author Edgar Allan Poe?
This Side of Paradise

Who wrote the play "Taming of the Shrew"?
William Shakepeare

Expert

"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is a novel by who?
James Joyce

"Darkness at Noon" is a novel by who? 
Arthur Koestler

"I, Claudius" is a novel by who? 
Robert Graves

"The Last Tycoon" is the final (and unfinished) novel by which author?
F. Scott Fitzgerald

"The Sound and the Fury" is a novel by who? 
William Faulkner

"To the Lighthouse" is a novel by who?
Virginia Woolf

"Under the Volcano" is a novel by who? 
Malcolm Lowry

What author is reponsible for the 1959 novel "Naked Lunch"?
William S. Burroughs

What is Mark Twain's real name?
Samuel Clemens

Which of these authors doesn't hail from England?
James Joyce

Which of these is a novel by Zora Neale Thurston?
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Which of these is not a novel by Stephen King?
Halloween

Who authored the poem "She Walks in Beauty"?
Lord Byron

Who authored the popular 19th-century essay called "Self-Reliance"?
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Who wrote the 1854 book "Walden"?
Henry David Thoreau

Who wrote the epic book "Infinite Jest"?
David Foster Wallace

Who wrote the epic "Ulysses"? 
James Joyce



Hong Kong City Sights

Victoria Peak
( 6 tickets)

Victoria Peak is a mountain in the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. 

Technician

Junior

An alpha particle consists of what?
2 protons and 2 neutrons

Gold's purity is measured in what unit?
Carat

Some scientists believe that you can travel to the future by traveling at the speed of what?
Light

The deasth of what results in black holes?
Stars

The gigantic explosion which is believed to have caused the universe is known as what?
Big Bang

The mass of an object divided by its volume is known as what?
Density

What is added to nickel to make American nickels?
Copper

What is put inside the structure of concrete buildings in order to keep it stable?
Steel beams

What law states that a change in electric field creates a magnetic field?
Ampere's Law

What sea is so inundated with salt that you can almost float on it without swimming?
Dead Sea

Which of these represents pure gold?
24 carats

Senior

A scythe is a what?
Cutting tool

After which war did Americans start using forks? 
Civil War

An orbit's furthest point from Earth is called what?
Apogee

Around how many gallons of water are used in dishwashers? 
10

Around what temperature will you reach absolute 0?
-460 degrees fahrenheit

Pressure at a given point in the Earth's atmosphere is called what?
Atmospheric pressure

The tallest building in the world is what? 
Burj Khalifa

What are tin cans actually made of?
Steel

What does LASER stand for?
Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

What type of magnet's magnetic field is produced by an electric current?
Electromagnet

What type of material is well-suited for absorbing large amounts of moisture from the atmosphere?
Deliquescent

Which of these can destroy diamonds? 
Fire

Which of these dictators is named after steel? 
Joseph Stalin

Which of these objects could refuse the gravitational pull of a black hole?
Nothing can

Who invented bifocals?
Benjamin Franklin


Expert

"A Brief History of Time" is a book by who?
Stephen Hawking

A typical pencil can draw a line that’s around how many miles long?
35 miles

The deepest hole in the world exists where?
Russia

The first GPS satellite was launched in what year?
1978

Two Roman irrigation dams from the 2nd century still exist in what country?
Spain

What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System

What group of people were first responsible for monitoring time in intervals of 60s?
Babylonians

What is the estimated weight of our entire atmosphere?
5.5 quadrillion tons

What is the most slippery substance in the world?
Teflon

What organization maintains GPS satellites?
US Department of Defense

What scale is used to measure the force of wind at sea?
Beaufort Scale

What tool uses the positioning of the sun to tell time?
Sundial

What type of metal was originally going to be used on the top of the Washington Monument?
Aluminium

Which of these US Presidents once worked professionally with metals?
Herbert Hoover

Who built the first pendulum clock?
Christiaan Huygens

Who is considered the father of the computer?
Charles Babbage

Who is the youngest person to ever win a Nobel Prize in physics?
Lawrence Bragg


Bicycle Repairman


Capital Cities - Junior / Senior / Expert

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Junior

California – Sacramento
Delaware - Dover
Kentucky - Frankfort
Michigan – Lansing
Mississippi – Jackson
Missouri – Jefferson City
Nebraska - Lincoln
Ohio – Columbus
Rhode Island - Providence
Texas – Austin
Washington – Olympia

Surfer

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What 1966 documentary helped to popularize surfing in the United States?
Endless Summer 

Sea Captain


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Bowline


A ship which carries the commander of a fleet is known as what?
Flagship

During the Cuban revolt against Spain, what US battleship sunk in the Havana Harbour?
USS Maine

Jackaroo / Jillaroo


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What is the average gestation period of a cow?
283 days 

Wilderness Guide

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Cow parsley

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Grapefruit