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1. Which ocean separates Europe from North America?
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The Atlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean, the second-largest ocean by area (about 106 million km²), separates Europe and Africa from the Americas.
2. What is the prefecture of Creuse (23)?
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GuéretGuéret is the prefecture of Creuse.
3. What is the common currency used by most European Union countries?
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The euroThe euro (€) has been used by 21 of the EU's 27 member states since Bulgaria joined on January 1, 2026. The currency has existed since 1999 and has circulated as coins and banknotes since 2002.
4. Which strait separates Asia from the Americas?
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The Bering StraitThe Bering Strait, 83 km wide, separates Russia (Asia) from Alaska (North America).
5. What is the smallest country in the world by area?
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Vatican CityVatican City is the smallest country in the world, at about 0.44 km². Enclosed within Rome, it is the seat of the Catholic Church.
6. Which river has the highest flow rate in the world?
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The AmazonThe Amazon River alone discharges nearly one-fifth of the planet's river freshwater into the ocean, far ahead of the Nile, which is traditionally considered longer. Its flow exceeds that of the next six largest rivers combined.
7. What is the capital of Chile?
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SantiagoSantiago is the capital of Chile, founded in 1541 by the conquistador Pedro de Valdivia.
8. Which country is the least densely populated in the world?
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MongoliaMongolia has the lowest population density in the world, with about 2 people per km².
9. Which French department has the number 64?
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Pyrénées-AtlantiquesPyrénées-Atlantiques (64), prefecture Pau.
10. How many countries is the island of Borneo shared between?
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3Borneo is shared between three countries: Indonesia (about 73%), Malaysia, and Brunei.
11. What is the capital of Russia?
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MoscowMoscow has been the capital of Russia since 1918 (Saint Petersburg was the capital from 1712 to 1918).
12. How many countries does the Mekong River flow through?
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6The Mekong flows through six countries: China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
13. What is the prefecture of the Somme (80)?
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AmiensAmiens is the prefecture of the Somme and of the Hauts-de-France region.
14. Which country is the only one in the world whose entire territory lies above 1,000 meters in elevation?
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LesothoLesotho, nicknamed the "Kingdom in the Sky," is the only country whose lowest point sits above 1,400 meters. Landlocked within South Africa, it never dips below that elevation.
15. What is the capital of Greece?
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AthensAthens has been the capital of Greece since 1834. It's also the birthplace of ancient democracy.
16. What is the capital of Vietnam?
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HanoiHanoi is the capital. Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city.
17. On July 14, 1789, the storming of which Parisian fortress, a symbol of royal absolutism, marked the start of the French Revolution?
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The BastilleThe Bastille, a state prison, was stormed by Parisians on July 14, 1789, a day that has since become France's national holiday.
18. On August 6, 1945, an American atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima. Three days later, a second bomb struck another Japanese city. Which one?
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NagasakiNagasaki was struck on August 9, 1945. Japan announced its surrender a few days later.
19. On August 19, 1839, the Académie des Sciences publicly unveiled in France the invention of a new process that would transform how the world was depicted. What was this invention?
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Photography (the daguerreotype)That day, before the Académie des Sciences and the Académie des Beaux-Arts, astronomer François Arago presented the process developed by Louis Daguerre: France gave it to the entire world, patent-free. I like to say that August 19, 1839 is the true official birthdate of photography.
20. Enacted on March 21, 1804 by First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte, this foundational text unified French civil law and would go on to inspire dozens of legal systems around the world. What is it also known as?
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The Civil Code, known as the "Napoleonic Code"The project had begun back in 1800: it took nearly four years and 2,281 articles to complete. Napoleon said he took more pride in this code than in his military victories.
21. Who led Nazi Germany during World War II?
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Adolf HitlerChancellor in 1933 and then Führer in 1934, Adolf Hitler led Nazi Germany until 1945. It was the invasion of Poland, ordered on September 1, 1939, that triggered World War II.
22. The landings of June 6, 1944 on the five Normandy beaches were only the first phase of a vast Allied operation to reclaim Western Europe. What was the code name for this overall operation?
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OverlordOverlord refers to the entire Allied operation in Normandy. Its June 6 assault phase alone had its own code name: Neptune.
23. In April 1792, the Assembly adopted a new execution device designed to make the death penalty faster and identical for all those condemned. What is it nicknamed, after the doctor who championed the idea?
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The guillotineDr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin did not invent the machine—he had simply championed, as early as 1789, the principle of a quick death that was the same for everyone, before the National Constituent Assembly. The first execution took place on April 25, 1792, at the Place de Grève in Paris.
24. Which Roman emperor legalized Christianity in 313?
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Constantine IConstantine I issued the Edict of Milan in 313, granting freedom of religion throughout the Roman Empire.
25. On December 7, 1941, a surprise air attack on an American naval base in the Pacific pushed the United States into the war. Which base was targeted?
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Pearl HarborJapanese aircraft struck the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor in two waves, sinking or damaging eight battleships and killing more than 2,400 American sailors; the United States declared war on Japan the very next day.
26. On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on an island in the Bahamas, believing he had reached which region of the world?
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The Indies (Asia)Having set sail from Palos, Spain, the Genoese navigator believed he had reached the spice-rich lands of Asia, so he called the inhabitants of the island of Guanahani — renamed San Salvador — "Indians." He never realized he had discovered a continent unknown to Europeans.
27. According to Roman legend, which twin brothers, raised by a she-wolf, founded Rome in 753 BC?
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Romulus and RemusLegend credits the founding of Rome to Romulus, who gave the city its name after killing his twin brother, Remus.
28. On October 25, 1415, during the Hundred Years' War, England's King Henry V crushed the French cavalry with archers massed on narrow, muddy ground. What is the name of this battle?
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AgincourtThe rout at Agincourt on October 25, 1415, followed those at Crécy and Poitiers and marked the decline of French feudal chivalry.
29. Which civilization built the pyramids of Giza?
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The EgyptiansThe pyramids of Giza were built during Egypt's Old Kingdom, around 2560-2540 BC.
30. In the summer of 1940, after the armistice, Marshal Pétain set up the government of the "French State" in a spa town. Which town then gave its name to the regime?
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VichyThe government settled in Vichy in July 1940, giving rise to the name "Vichy regime" for the French State until 1944.
31. Between 1665 and 1666, a devastating outbreak of bubonic plague struck a European capital, killing more than 68,000 people according to official records of the time. Which capital was it?
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LondonThe Great Plague of London killed at least 68,596 people according to mortality records kept at the time, a figure historians believe is a significant undercount — the true death toll was likely closer to 100,000.
32. Which gas is essential for the respiration of cells in the human body?
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Oxygen (dioxygen)Our cells consume oxygen (O₂) to release the energy stored in nutrients — this is called cellular respiration. Carbon dioxide, meanwhile, is the waste product we breathe out.
33. What physical phenomenon causes a rainbow to appear in the sky?
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Refraction and reflectionA rainbow is produced by the refraction (bending) and internal reflection of sunlight inside water droplets. White light splits into its component colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).
34. Which organ acts as a pump to circulate blood through the body?
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The heartThe heart is a hollow muscle that contracts to pump blood throughout the body. It beats about 100,000 times a day without ever resting.
35. Which French physicist discovered natural radioactivity in 1896 while studying uranium salts?
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Henri BecquerelAfter finding that photographic plates kept away from light had become exposed when stored near uranium crystals, Henri Becquerel discovered that the mineral spontaneously emitted radiation. He shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with Pierre and Marie Curie.
36. Which planet, nicknamed the "Morning Star," is the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon?
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VenusThe first to appear in the evening and the last to fade at dawn, Venus owes its brilliance to its thick atmosphere, which very efficiently reflects sunlight. Did you know? Despite its nickname, it's not a star at all, but a planet.
37. Which unit measures force in physics?
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The newtonThe newton (N) is the unit of force in the International System of Units. One newton is the force needed to accelerate a 1 kg mass at 1 m/s². The joule measures energy, the watt measures power, and the pascal measures pressure.
38. What do you call a polygon that has five sides?
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A pentagonFrom the Greek "pente" (five) and "gonia" (angle), a pentagon has five sides and five angles. A regular pentagon has interior angles of 108°.
39. What phenomenon explains why the Moon appears to change shape over the course of the month?
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The lunar phasesThe lunar phases are caused by the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun. The Moon doesn't produce its own light — it reflects sunlight. A full lunar cycle (new moon to new moon) lasts about 29.5 days.
40. Which muscle — the largest and most powerful in the human body — connects the pelvis (hip bone, sacrum) to the femur and plays a key role in standing upright?
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The gluteus maximusThe gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body. It connects the pelvis to the femur and enables standing upright and hip extension — a huge asset for a species that bet everything on walking upright.
41. Which British naturalist laid out the theory of evolution by natural selection in his book "On the Origin of Species," published in 1859?
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Charles DarwinAccording to this theory, within a given species, individuals best suited to their environment reproduce more successfully and pass their traits on to future generations — the driving force behind the evolution of life.
42. At a glance, how can you tell an African elephant from an Asian elephant?
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By its much larger earsThe African elephant has very large ears, often compared in shape to the continent itself. Those of the Asian elephant are much smaller and rounder.
43. In the movies, the velociraptor stands about as tall as a person. In reality, how tall was it at the hip?
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About 20 inchesRoughly a foot and a half tall, six and a half feet long including the tail, and about 30 pounds — the size of a large turkey. The movies made it much bigger than it really was.
44. Blood doesn't pass through the heart in one single chamber — it moves through several successive chambers. How many chambers does the heart have?
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FourFour: two atria at the top, two ventricles at the bottom. The right side sends blood to the lungs, the left side sends it to the rest of the body.
45. Its name, built from Greek roots, literally means "three-horned face." Which dinosaur is this?
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TriceratopsTriceratops comes from the Greek "tri" (three), "keras" (horn), and "ops" (face): two horns above the eyes and one on the snout.
46. Which actor plays General Maximus in Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000), a role that earned him an Oscar?
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Russell CroweRussell Crowe plays the betrayed Roman general turned gladiator. Joaquin Phoenix played his sworn enemy, Emperor Commodus.
47. A spy with a shadowy past, Natasha Romanoff fights alongside the Avengers. Which actress plays this Black Widow?
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Scarlett JohanssonScarlett Johansson plays Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Avengers films.
48. Which actor plays Jack in the 1997 film Titanic?
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Leonardo DiCaprioLeonardo DiCaprio plays Jack Dawson in Titanic, James Cameron's 1997 film that won 11 Oscars.
49. With Jean-Paul Belmondo as a small-time crook and Jean Seberg selling the New York Herald Tribune, which Godard film became the manifesto of the French New Wave?
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BreathlessBreathless, released in 1960, upended filmmaking conventions with its deliberately jarring jump cuts. Godard turned it into one of the founding works of the French New Wave.
50. Jaws, E.T., and Schindler's List all bear the same signature. Which director?
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Steven SpielbergSteven Spielberg moves between adventure films and historical dramas with equal ease. Schindler's List earned him his first Best Director Oscar.
51. Which actor played the role of Forrest Gump in the 1994 film?
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Tom HanksTom Hanks won the Best Actor Oscar for Forrest Gump (1994), directed by Robert Zemeckis. It was his second consecutive Oscar after Philadelphia (1993).
52. Which Disney film tells the story of the young lion Simba?
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The Lion KingThe Lion King (1994) tells the story of Simba, a young lion who must reclaim his throne after the death of his father, Mufasa.
53. Which actor played the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008)?
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Heath LedgerHeath Ledger delivered a memorable performance as the Joker in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. He posthumously won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, having died in January 2008 before the film's release.
54. Which actress won an Oscar for her role in Girl, Interrupted in 2000?
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Angelina JolieAngelina Jolie won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Girl, Interrupted in 2000.
55. With its "Bollywood" industry and many other regional hubs, which country produces the most films in the world each year?
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IndiaIndia leads by far in volume, with more than a thousand films produced per year across all languages combined. Bollywood is only the Hindi-language segment of it.
56. Which epic poem by Homer tells of Odysseus's return after the Trojan War?
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The OdysseyThe Odyssey, attributed to Homer (8th century BC), recounts Odysseus's journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. The journey lasts ten years and includes famous episodes such as the Cyclops, the Sirens, and Circe.
57. Which French poet wrote The Flowers of Evil?
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Charles BaudelaireCharles Baudelaire published The Flowers of Evil (Les Fleurs du mal) in 1857. The collection was condemned for offending public morals. Six poems were censored and were not reinstated until 1949. The work marks the transition from Romanticism to Symbolism.
58. Which French author wrote Les Misérables?
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Victor HugoVictor Hugo published Les Misérables in 1862. This sprawling novel follows the fate of Jean Valjean over several decades. It has been adapted dozens of times for theater, film, and musical theater.
59. Which author wrote In Search of Lost Time, considered one of the longest novels in the world?
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Marcel ProustMarcel Proust published In Search of Lost Time between 1913 and 1927. The work comprises 7 volumes and about 3,000 pages. The famous madeleine scene, at the beginning of the first volume (Swann's Way), has become a symbol of involuntary memory.
60. Which Colombian writer received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982 for One Hundred Years of Solitude?
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Gabriel García MárquezGabriel García Márquez received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967) tells the story of the Buendía family in Macondo. It is the emblematic work of Latin American magical realism, with more than 50 million copies sold.
61. Which literary genre refers to a narrative in which the author tells the story of their own life?
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AutobiographyAutobiography is a narrative in which the author tells the story of their own life. The word comes from Greek: auto (self), bio (life), graphein (to write). Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions (1782) is considered the first modern autobiography.
62. Which architect designed the glass pyramid in the Cour Napoléon at the Louvre Museum, opened to the public in 1989?
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I. M. PeiChinese-American architect I. M. Pei designed the pyramid at the request of President François Mitterrand; it opened to the public in 1989.
63. Which architect designed the Parisian building whose construction began in 1758, originally intended to be a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve, before becoming the Panthéon?
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Jacques-Germain SoufflotCommissioned by Louis XV, the building was originally to be called the Church of Sainte-Geneviève; Soufflot combined the lightness of Gothic vaults with the purity of ancient Greek architecture. He died in 1780 without seeing the project completed: the building was not finished until 1790, by his collaborators.
64. Who wrote the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which premiered on December 28, 1897?
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Edmond RostandEdmond Rostand premiered his verse play at the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin in Paris; the success was immediate, with about forty curtain calls.
65. Which poem did Beethoven set to music in the finale of his Ninth Symphony?
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Schiller's "Ode to Joy"Beethoven had been contemplating this project since 1792, more than thirty years before completing it. At the Vienna premiere on May 7, 1824, having gone deaf, he was still facing away from the audience when the contralto Caroline Unger turned him around to face an ovation he could not hear.
66. Painted between 1884 and 1886, Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte uses a technique of small juxtaposed dots of pure color that gave its name to an artistic movement. Which one?
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PointillismSeurat himself spoke of "divisionism," but the critic Félix Fénéon popularized the term pointillism to describe this juxtaposition of pure color dabs, which blend optically in the viewer's eye. The painting, which entered the Art Institute of Chicago's collection in 1924 and remains there today, became the founding work of Neo-Impressionism.
67. In 1888, which composer with a singular personality completed his Trois Gymnopédies for piano, whose title draws on a dance practiced in ancient Sparta?
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Erik SatieErik Satie composed these three pieces, marked by slowness and stark simplicity, borrowing their title from a festival in ancient Sparta where young men danced and competed; their dreamlike atmosphere, far ahead of its time, already foreshadows certain minimalist music of the 20th century.
68. Which legendary musician played guitar with his teeth and behind his back at the Monterey festival in 1967?
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Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix delivered a legendary performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, playing guitar with his teeth and behind his back before setting his instrument on fire. This concert launched him to international fame.
69. How many keys does a standard piano have?
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88A standard piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black, spanning 7 full octaves plus a few extra notes. This standard was set by Steinway in the late 19th century.
70. Which musical term refers to playing a note briefly and detached?
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StaccatoStaccato is a playing technique in which notes are played short and detached from one another, indicated by a dot above or below the note. Legato is its opposite: notes are connected smoothly.
71. Which French singer is known for "La Vie en Rose"?
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Édith Piaf"La Vie en Rose" is Édith Piaf's signature song, written in 1945 and recorded in 1947. Nicknamed "the Little Sparrow," Piaf is one of the best-known French singers in the world. The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
72. Which musical instrument was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1846?
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The saxophoneThe saxophone was patented in 1846 by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument maker. It's a single-reed wind instrument. It comes in several sizes: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. The saxophone has become a signature instrument of jazz.
73. Which composer wrote Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty?
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TchaikovskyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) composed these three major ballets, which are part of the classical repertoire worldwide. Swan Lake (1877), Sleeping Beauty (1890), and The Nutcracker (1892) are among the most performed ballets in the world.
74. Which Austrian composer died at age 35, leaving a Requiem unfinished?
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MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart died on December 5, 1791, in Vienna, at age 35, leaving his Requiem unfinished. The work was completed by his student Franz Xaver Süssmayr. Mozart composed more than 600 works during his short life.
75. In Japanese, the word judo comes from two characters that literally mean what?
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The gentle way"Ju" means gentleness or flexibility, "do" means way: the name sums up the philosophy of Jigoro Kano, who sought to yield to an opponent's force in order to turn it against them, rather than opposing it head-on as in older martial arts.
76. According to a founding legend, a student at Rugby School supposedly picked up the ball with his hands and ran toward the opposing goal in 1823, giving birth to rugby. What is this student's name, which was later given to the Rugby World Cup trophy?
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William Webb EllisThe story, never formally confirmed by sources from the time, nonetheless remains foundational to rugby's identity: since 1987, World Cup winners have lifted a trophy that bears his name. World Rugby itself acknowledges that this is a legend, while noting that the sport's written rules were indeed established by students at Rugby School in 1845.
77. In 1919, the Tour de France introduced a distinctive jersey to mark the leader of the general classification. What color is this jersey, chosen to echo the color of the paper used by the race's organizing newspaper, L'Auto?
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YellowThe yellow jersey debuted on July 19, 1919, and was worn for the first time by rider Eugène Christophe: its color matched the paper of L'Auto, the newspaper that organized the race.
78. Which American swimmer holds the record for the most Olympic medals?
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Michael PhelpsMichael Phelps won 28 Olympic medals (23 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) over the course of his career between 2000 and 2016. He is the most decorated athlete in Olympic history.
79. In December 1891, a physical education teacher in Springfield, Massachusetts, came up with a game that involved throwing a ball into a peach basket hung from a balcony. What sport had he just invented?
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BasketballJames Naismith was looking for an indoor game to keep his students occupied during the winter. The original thirteen rules, published in January 1892 in the magazine Triangle, already banned running with the ball in hand — the direct ancestor of the modern dribble.
80. Only one team has taken part in every season of the world championship since its creation. Which one?
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FerrariFerrari has been present every season since 1950. It did, however, skip the very first race, the British Grand Prix, over a disagreement about starting money.
81. Which ancient battle between the Greeks and Persians, in 490 BC, gave its name to a famous race of more than 26 miles?
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The Battle of MarathonAccording to legend, a messenger — traditionally called Pheidippides — ran from the plain of Marathon to Athens, roughly 25 miles, to announce the Greek victory over the Persians before collapsing from exhaustion. It's this legendary run that gives its name to the Olympic event.
82. The NBA Finals aren't decided by a single game. What's the best-of format used to decide the title?
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SevenIt's a best-of-seven series: the first team to win four games becomes champion.
83. Which animal changes color to camouflage itself?
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The chameleonThe chameleon changes color thanks to special cells called chromatophores.
84. What's unusual about how sea otters sleep?
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They hold hands with another otterSea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift apart.
85. Which animal is the emblem of the WWF?
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The giant pandaThe giant panda has been the emblem of the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) since 1961.
86. Which Mexican amphibian can regenerate its limbs?
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The axolotlThe axolotl can regenerate its limbs, tail, eyes, and even part of its brain.
87. What sound does a cat make to express contentment?
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It purrsPurring is a sound produced by cats, usually associated with a sense of well-being.
88. Which mammal lays eggs?
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The platypusThe platypus is a monotreme: a mammal that lays eggs.
89. What's the smallest bird in the world?
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The hummingbirdThe bee hummingbird of Cuba measures about 2 inches and weighs less than 2 grams.
90. What's the plural of "horse" in French ("cheval")?
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chevaux"Cheval" becomes "chevaux" in the plural. Most French nouns ending in -al form their plural in -aux.
91. What tense is used in the French sentence "Quand il arriva, elle dormait" ("When he arrived, she was sleeping")?
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Passé simple and imparfait"Arriva" is in the passé simple (a single completed action) and "dormait" is in the imparfait (an ongoing action). This is the classic sequence of past tenses in French.
92. Complete the French sentence: "Je ___ à la maison." ("I ___ at home.")
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suis"Je suis" is the first-person singular of the verb "être" (to be) in the present indicative.
93. Complete the French sentence: "La lettre que j'ai ___ était longue." ("The letter I ___ was long.")
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écriteWith the auxiliary "avoir" (to have), the past participle agrees with the direct object when it's placed before the verb. Here the direct object is "que" (standing in for "la lettre," feminine singular), so it becomes "écrite."
94. Which word is an adverb?
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rapidement"Rapidement" (quickly) is an adverb formed from the adjective "rapide" (fast) with the suffix "-ment." Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
95. Complete the French sentence: "Ces fleurs, je les ai ___ ." ("These flowers, I ___ them.")
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cueilliesWith the auxiliary "avoir," the past participle agrees with the direct object "les" (standing for "ces fleurs," feminine plural) placed before the verb: "cueillies."
96. No other language has as many native speakers. Which one tops the list?
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Mandarin ChineseMandarin is the native language of roughly 920 million people. English mainly dominates as a second language.
97. A mocking critic seized on the title of this Monet painting in 1874 to ridicule an entire movement. Which painting gave Impressionism its name?
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Impression, SunriseLooking at "Impression, Sunrise," critic Louis Leroy coined the term "Impressionism" as an insult. The name stuck.
98. Which animal is known as the king of the savanna?
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The lionThe lion is traditionally nicknamed "king of the animals" or "king of the savanna" because of its majestic mane and its position as the dominant predator.
99. In the middle of the night, thousands of Berliners finally crossed from East to West and began chipping away at the concrete with hammers. In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
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1989On November 9, 1989, crowds broke through the wall and tore it down with hammers. It had gone up in 1961.
100. What is a baby cow called?
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A calfA baby cow is called a calf. A foal is a baby horse, a lamb is a baby sheep, and a kid is a baby goat.
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Once you've finished the quiz, there are two good next steps. Go back through the list above at your own pace, without a timer, reading each explanation one by one — that's the best way to use this page. Or dive into a specific topic — history, geography, science — to fill in the gaps that tripped you up.
And if you prefer shorter rounds, the 10-question general knowledge quizzes remain the site's most popular format: three difficulty levels, forty quizzes, and a real-time leaderboard.
General Knowledge — The 100 Questions
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