Question 1: Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020?
Question 2: Where is the long-running TV series 'Doctor Who' produced?
Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television series produced by the BBC since 1963. The show follows the adventures of a Time Lord called "the Doctor", an extraterrestrial being who explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS.
Question 3: In which language is "Ciao" a common greeting?
"Ciao" is an informal Italian greeting that can be used for both "hello" and "goodbye". It originally comes from the Venetian phrase "s-ciào vostro" meaning "I am your slave".
Question 4: In which musical would you find the song 'Defying Gravity'?
Defying Gravity' is a popular song from the musical Wicked, which tells the story of the witches of Oz before Dorothy's arrival. The song is performed by the characters Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda (the Good Witch of the North) at the end of Act 1.
Question 5: Who designed the famous Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain?
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, which opened in 1997, was designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. The museum's distinctive curvy titanium-clad exterior has made it one of the most iconic buildings of the 20th century and a prime example of deconstructivist architecture.
Question 6: Which famous scientist is credited with inventing the first practical telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) in 1885.
Question 7: When was the first novel in the Harry Potter series published?
"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," the first novel in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, was first published on June 26, 1997, in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing. The book was released in the United States under the title "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in 1998.
Question 8: How fast can a cheetah run at its peak speed?
The cheetah is the fastest land mammal, capable of reaching speeds up to 70 mph (112 km/h) in short bursts. Its slender, streamlined body and long legs are perfectly adapted for sprinting and hunting down fast prey like gazelles and impalas on the African plains.
Question 9: How many seasons of the sitcom "Friends" were produced?
The hugely popular American sitcom "Friends" ran for 10 seasons from 1994 to 2004, with a total of 236 episodes. The show followed the lives of six friends living in Manhattan, New York City.
Question 10: When babies are born, they typically have more bones than adults. How many bones does a newborn have?
Newborn babies have around 300 bones at birth, which is about 94 more than adults. As the baby grows, some of these bones fuse together to form the 206 bones that adults have.
Parasite, a South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho, made history by becoming the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film is a dark comedy thriller that explores themes of class discrimination and greed.