1. What is the 17th letter of the English alphabet
2. Attributed to Marie Antoinette, the quote “Qu'ils mangent de la brioche” is traditionally translated as:
3. What is the name for this now-obsolete style of portable storage?
4. How many times was King Henry VIII of England married?
5. Who is the author of the Harry Potter book series?
6. One of the noble gases, this element is number 10 on the periodic table.
7. Ferdinand Magellan is credited as the first person to do what?
8. What is the square root (√) of 144?
9. Who is this famous Russian poet?
10. Which ancient civilization is credited with the invention of gunpowder?
11. Foxes belong to which scientific genus?
12. This German noun best translates in English to “pleasure derived from another person’s misfortune”.
13. The Great Barrier Reef can be found off the coast which country?
14. What is the chemical formula for water?
15. This city is the capital of Turkey.
16. What is the full name of Canada’s national police service, sometimes referred to as “mounties”?
17. This Brazilian martial art combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music.
18. This is the outline of which African country?
19. This philosopher from Ancient Greece was sentenced to death, and forced to drink poisonous hemlock.
20. Elvis Presley’s famous 1956 song calls out the subject as this type of canine, and that “you ain’t no friend of mine”.
21. This notable gorilla achieved internet fame after an unfortunate incident resulting in its death.
22. What dialect of Spanish language is widely spoken in Barcelona and its surrounding region?
23. Not including the 3, what is the 9th digit of pi?
24. Often referred to as “butterfly” or “bowtie”, what is the name of this pasta shape?
25. While now a global ingredient, tomatoes originated in which contient?
26. What two words are used to describe the way the moon becomes more and less visible during the lunar cycle?
27. This moutain is an iconic symbol of Japan and Japanese culture.
28. The first iPhone was released in what year?
29. Tarantino’s 2019 “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” includes an alternate version of the infamous murders committed by this cult in 1969.
30. This is the name of the chemical process in which matter transitions directly from a solid to a gas, without entering a liquid state.