Question 1: Which country was the first to give women the right to vote in national elections?
Question 2: What year did the Berlin Wall fall, signaling the end of the Cold War?
The Berlin Wall, built in 1961, divided East and West Berlin. Its fall marked the end of the Cold War and set the stage for the reunification of Germany the following year.
Question 3: What is the name of the painting that features a man with a disfigured face and is considered the world's first modern painting?
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, created by Pablo Picasso in 1907, challenged conventional artistic norms of the time and is seen as a groundbreaking work that marked the beginning of the modern art movement.
Question 4: How many books are there in the Chronicles of Narnia series?
The Chronicles of Narnia, written by C.S. Lewis, contains seven books. The first book, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," was published in 1950, and the last book, "The Last Battle," was published in 1956.
Question 5: Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, invented the World Wide Web in 1989 as a way to share information among researchers. The first website went live in 1991.
Question 6: In Buddhism, what is the ultimate goal that practitioners strive to achieve?
Nirvana is the state of liberation from the cycle of birth and death (samsara) and the end of suffering. The term comes from the Sanskrit word 'nirvÄṇa,' which means 'cessation' or 'extinguished.'
Question 7: When was the first Harry Potter book published?
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was published on June 26, 1997, and is the first book in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
Question 8: When referring to genetics, what does DNA stand for?
DNA is the hereditary material found in the nucleus of cells and carries the genetic instructions for growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms. It was discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.
Question 9: If an artist is using the medium of "tempera," which material are they using to create their art?
Tempera is an ancient painting technique that uses egg yolk as a binder for powdered pigments. It has been used for thousands of years and was the primary painting medium in Europe before the invention of oil painting.
Question 10: What is the force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are touching each other?
There are two main types of friction - static friction, which prevents an object from moving and remains constant, and kinetic (or sliding) friction, which acts while an object is in motion. Friction is essential for everyday activities such as walking, driving, and writing.
New Zealand granted women the right to vote in national elections in 1893, making it the first country in the world to do so. Australia followed shortly after in 1902.