Modern Wonders of the World, Lesser-Known Sports, Political Scandals, Nobel Prize, Phonetic Alphabet
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Modern Wonders of the World
Questions are related to the ‘New’ 7 Wonders of the World chosen in 2007.
This wonder, located in Brazil, is a towering statue that overlooks Rio de Janeiro. What is its name?
This iconic archeological site in Jordan is known for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. What is it called?
Machu Picchu, often referred to as the “Lost City of the Incas”, was built in what century?
Which modern wonder is a symbol of love and was built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan?
In which wonder would you come across the Temple of Kukulkan, also known as “El Castillo”?
Lesser-Known Sports
You still have a shot at that sporting career!
Which Irish team sport is played with sticks and a ball named “sliotar”?
Which sport combines elements of tennis and badminton and is played with a perforated plastic ball?
In which country did the sport of bocce originate?
The ‘Eukonkanto’ is a two-person team sport that originated in 1992 out of Finland, what is the primary objective of this sport?
Which traditional competition features athletic events like the caber toss, stone put, and tug o’ war?
Political Scandals
Politicians making headlines for all the wrong reasons!
What political scandal in the early 1970s led to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon?
Which European country was embroiled in the “Profumo Affair,” a political scandal in the early 1960s involving a government minister and a model?
What scandal in the 1990s involved a U.S. President and a White House intern, leading to impeachment proceedings?
Which European country faced a political scandal known as the “Bunga Bunga” affair involving its former Prime Minister?
What political scandal in the 2010s involved the leaking of classified U.S. documents by Chelsea Manning?
Nobel Prize
Testing your knowledge on Nobel-worthy contributions and accomplishments.
Name 4 of the 5 original Noble Prize fields.
Which iconic South African leader won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?
In which field is the Nobel Prize not originally established by Alfred Nobel’s will but was later instituted by a central bank?
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and remains the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two different scientific fields?
Which humanitarian organization has won the Nobel Peace Prize three times, the most by any organisation?
Phonetic Alphabet
Guess the word represented by each of these letters in the phonetic alphabet.
E
I
G
Y
W
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