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How many colours are there in a rainbow?
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- 1. How many colours are there in a rainbow?
- A. Five
- B. Six
- C. Seven (answer)
- D. Eight
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. - 2. What is the currency of Japan?
- A. Won
- B. Yuan
- C. Yen (answer)
- D. Ringgit
The word yen means round object. - 3. Which country hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?
- A. China
- B. United Kingdom (answer)
- C. Brazil
- D. Greece
London became the first city to host three times. - 4. What is the largest planet in our solar system?
- A. Saturn
- B. Jupiter (answer)
- C. Neptune
- D. Uranus
It is more than twice the mass of all other planets combined. - 5. How many players are on a football team on the pitch?
- A. Nine
- B. Ten
- C. Eleven (answer)
- D. Twelve
This has been standard since the rules were formalised in 1863. - 6. What is the main ingredient of guacamole?
- A. Tomato
- B. Avocado (answer)
- C. Lime
- D. Onion
It dates back to the Aztecs. - 7. Which ocean is the largest?
- A. Atlantic
- B. Indian
- C. Pacific (answer)
- D. Arctic
It covers roughly a third of Earth's surface. - 8. How many minutes are in a full day?
- A. 1,240
- B. 1,360
- C. 1,440 (answer)
- D. 1,520
24 hours times 60 minutes. - 9. Which animal is the tallest in the world?
- A. African elephant
- B. Giraffe (answer)
- C. Ostrich
- D. Moose
An adult giraffe can reach over five metres. - 10. In which country would you find the Eiffel Tower?
- A. Belgium
- B. France (answer)
- C. Italy
- D. Spain
It was completed in 1889 for the World's Fair. - 11. What is the square root of 144?
- A. 10
- B. 12 (answer)
- C. 14
- D. 16
12 times 12 is 144. - 12. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
- A. Venus
- B. Earth
- C. Mercury (answer)
- D. Mars
A year on Mercury lasts just 88 Earth days. - 13. What language has the most native speakers in the world?
- A. English
- B. Hindi
- C. Spanish
- D. Mandarin Chinese (answer)
Mandarin has over 900 million native speakers. - 14. Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
- A. Rook
- B. Bishop (answer)
- C. Knight
- D. Queen
Each bishop stays on its starting colour. - 15. What is the national flower of England?
- A. Thistle
- B. Daffodil
- C. Rose (answer)
- D. Shamrock
The Tudor rose combined the roses of Lancaster and York. - 16. How many sides does a hexagon have?
- A. Five
- B. Six (answer)
- C. Seven
- D. Eight
Honeycomb cells are hexagonal. - 17. Which country is the largest by land area?
- A. China
- B. Canada
- C. United States
- D. Russia (answer)
Russia spans eleven time zones. - 18. What is the name of the toy cowboy in Toy Story?
- A. Buzz
- B. Woody (answer)
- C. Rex
- D. Slinky
He is voiced by Tom Hanks. - 19. Which fruit has its seeds on the outside?
- A. Strawberry (answer)
- B. Raspberry
- C. Kiwi
- D. Banana
Each strawberry carries around 200 seeds. - 20. How many zeros are in one million?
- A. Five
- B. Six (answer)
- C. Seven
- D. Eight
A billion has nine zeros on the short scale.
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