Question 1: If you ordered 'escargot' at a French restaurant, what would you be eating?
Question 2: How many time zones does Russia spans?
Covering approximately 1/8th of the Earth's landmass, Russia is the largest country in the world and spans 11 time zones.
Question 3: The Talmud is a central text in which religion?
The Talmud is a sacred text in Judaism. It is composed of the Mishnah and the Gemara, and covers matters of Jewish law, ethics, philosophy, customs and history.
Question 4: Who is the patron saint of travelers?
Saint Christopher is known as the patron saint of travelers. He is one of the most popular Catholic Christian saints who is traditionally depicted carrying the Christ child across a river.
Question 5: Which animal has the longest lifespan?
The Bowhead Whale is currently known to have the longest lifespan of any animal, they have been known to live over 200 years. The oldest recorded Bowhead lived to be 211 years old.
Question 6: When was the telephone first invented?
The telephone was first patented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. This invention revolutionized the way people communicated, drastically increasing the speed at which information could be shared.
Question 7: What is Ludwig van Beethoven's most famous symphony?
Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, also known as the 'Choral', is well known especially for its fourth movement – a setting of Friedrich Schiller’s "Ode to Joy" and it is often considered one of the crown jewels of western music. It is the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony.
Question 8: What is the next number in the Fibonacci sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8...?
The Fibonacci sequence is a series of numbers where a number is the addition of the last two numbers, starting with 0 and 1. Hence, after 5 and 8, the next number is 13.
Question 9: Where was the television show "Game of Thrones" primarily filmed?
While "Game of Thrones" was filmed in multiple locations around the world including Croatia, Iceland, Malta, Morocco, and Spain, the majority of the series was filmed in Belfast and other locations in Northern Ireland. The country's diverse landscapes served as the backdrop for many of the Seven Kingdoms in the show.
Question 10: Where was the first successful vaccine developed?
The first successful vaccine was developed by Louis Pasteur in France against the rabies virus in 1885.
Escargot' is a dish that contains cooked land snails. It is considered a delicacy in French cuisine.