Another 40 medium general knowledge questions — countries, science, culture and more.
1. How many players are in a volleyball team on court?
💡 A volleyball team has 6 players on court at a time.
2. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
💡 Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911.
3. What is the square root of 144?
💡 12 x 12 = 144. Square root means finding what number multiplied by itself gives that result.
4. In which country were the first modern Olympic Games held?
💡 The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens Greece in 1896.
5. What is the national sport of Japan?
💡 Sumo wrestling is Japan's national sport with over 1,500 years of history.
6. Which is the fastest land animal?
💡 The cheetah can reach speeds of 112-120 km/h but can only maintain this for 20-30 seconds.
7. Who invented the World Wide Web?
💡 Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 at CERN in Switzerland.
8. How many keys does a standard piano have?
💡 A standard piano has 88 keys — 52 white and 36 black spanning over 7 octaves.
9. Which country has the most pyramids?
💡 Sudan has over 200 pyramids — more than Egypt's 138.
10. Which country has the largest population in the world?
💡 India surpassed China in 2023 to become the world's most populous country with over 1.4 billion people.