What is the capital of Egypt?
D.Cairo
Cairo is Egypt’s capital; Alexandria is the major Mediterranean city rather than the capital.
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Fifteen crowd-friendly questions in three rounds: places, movie lines, then science.
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Round 1Places
What is the capital of Australia?
C.Canberra
Canberra is the federal capital; Sydney and Melbourne are larger but are not Australia’s national capital.
What is the capital of Morocco?
C.Rabat
Rabat is Morocco’s political capital; Casablanca is a major commercial city rather than the capital.
What is the capital of Turkey?
C.Ankara
Ankara became the republic’s capital in 1923; Istanbul had been the Ottoman imperial capital.
What is the capital of Belize?
C.Belmopan
Belmopan replaced Belize City as capital after hurricane damage highlighted the coastal city’s vulnerability.
Round 2Movie lines
In which film does someone say "You're gonna need a bigger boat"?
D.Jaws
Chief Brody delivers the line after seeing the shark; it is not spoken by Quint.
In which film does Jack say "I'm the king of the world!"?
B.Titanic
Jack celebrates at the ship’s bow; the character is played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
In which film does someone say "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse"?
C.The Godfather
The offer line is associated with Vito Corleone and the film’s treatment of power and coercion.
In which film does someone say "You can't handle the truth!"?
D.A Few Good Men
Colonel Jessup delivers the line during the courtroom confrontation, played by Jack Nicholson.
In which film does someone say "To infinity and beyond!"?
A.Toy Story
Buzz Lightyear uses the catchphrase in Toy Story; it is not a line from Finding Nemo.
Round 3Science
Which planet is the hottest in our solar system (due to its thick atmosphere)?
B.Venus
Venus’s thick carbon-dioxide atmosphere traps heat, making its surface hotter than Mercury’s despite the distance.
Which planet was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006?
A.Pluto
The 2006 definition distinguishes planets from dwarf planets partly by whether they clear their orbital neighborhood.
How many moons does Mars have?
B.2
Phobos and Deimos are Mars’s two small moons, rather than a single Earth-like large moon.
Which planet rotates on its side (axis tilted about 98 degrees)?
A.Uranus
Uranus’s extreme axial tilt makes its rotation appear sideways relative to its path around the Sun.
What is the name of the largest moon in our solar system?
A.Ganymede
Ganymede orbits Jupiter and is larger in diameter than Mercury, although it has much less mass.