General Knowledge Quiz

Madrid is the capital of Spain. Milan is in Italy, Barcelona is a major city in Spain (but not the capital), and Munich is in Germany. Madrid has been Spain's capital since 1561 and is the country's political and cultural center.

Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Dubai is the largest and most famous city, Sharjah is another emirate, and Doha is the capital of Qatar. Abu Dhabi serves as the political capital and is where the federal government is located.

Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States. New York, Chicago, and San Francisco are all major U.S. cities but none are capitals. Washington D.C. was established as the capital in 1790 and is home to the federal government, White House, and Capitol.

Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia, located on the northwest coast of Java island. Bali and Yogyakarta are famous Indonesian tourist destinations but are not capital cities. Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, not Indonesia (note: it's misspelled as Kualalumpur in the option).

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (1910-1997) was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She is universally known as Mother Teresa and was canonized as Saint Teresa of Calcutta by the Catholic Church. The Dalai Lama is a Tibetan Buddhist leader, Michelle Yeoh is an actress, and Gucci is a luxury fashion brand.

Norway won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song Fairytale performed by Alexander Rybak. He received a record-breaking 387 points under the voting system used that year. Iceland finished second and Azerbaijan third. The UK has not won since 1997, Russia won in 2008, and Portugal's first win came in 2017.

Michael Jackson's youngest son, born in 2002, was nicknamed Blanket by his father. This nickname refers to the blankets Michael used to cover him when he was an infant to protect his identity. The child's legal name is Prince Michael Jackson II, and he later changed his nickname to Bigi Jackson. The older children are Prince Michael Jackson I and Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson.

Glossophobia is the medical term for the fear of public speaking, derived from the Greek word 'glossa' meaning tongue. The other options refer to different phobias: Hobophobia is not a standard recognized phobia, Altophobia would relate to heights, and Frigophobia to cold.

Butterflies, like all insects, have six legs attached to their thorax. This is a fundamental characteristic of the class Insecta. The three pairs of legs are used for walking, perching, and tasting (through chemoreceptors on their feet).

Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, covering approximately 663,300 square miles. It is more than twice the size of Texas, the second-largest state. New York and Florida are significantly smaller in comparison.

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games were hosted by Beijing, China. While the question asks for the country, the host city was Beijing. Option B has a spelling error ('Bejing' instead of 'Beijing'), making Option D ('China') the correct answer for the country. Greece hosted the first modern Olympics (1896) and also in 2004.

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions. It covers approximately 5.4 million square miles, much smaller than the Pacific (the largest), Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. It is located around the North Pole and is mostly covered by ice year-round.

The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest mammal in the world, reaching lengths of up to 100 feet and weights of up to 200 tons. It is also the largest animal known to have ever lived. While the African Elephant is the largest land mammal, no land animal compares to the Blue Whale's immense size.

Hel rules over the realm of the dead in Norse mythology, governing those who died of illness or old age. Because she presides over the underworld and the dead, encountering her was essentially a confrontation with mortality itself.

Fenrir was the monstrous wolf bound by the gods using the magical ribbon Gleipnir. Tyr sacrificed his hand by placing it in Fenrir's mouth as a hostage during the binding, and Fenrir bit it off when he realized he was trapped.

The Einherjar are the chosen slain warriors who fight for Odin and are brought to Valhalla by the Valkyries. Valkyries are the female divine beings who choose the slain, not the warriors themselves.

Forseti is the Norse god of justice and reconciliation, whose name literally means 'the presiding one' or 'chairman'. He was renowned for settling disputes through wisdom and fair mediation, always providing just resolutions.

Al Pacino won his only competitive Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1992 portrayal of Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman. Despite iconic performances in The Godfather films, this was his sole Oscar win.