Top 439 Advanced Society And Culture Questions and Answers
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Question 1
The language 'Uyghur' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Turkic
Question 2
The language 'Eastern Min' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Sino-Tibetan
Question 3
The language 'Rundi' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Niger–Congo
Question 4
The language 'Northern Min' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Sino-Tibetan
Question 5
The language 'Magahi' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 6
The language 'Northern Pashto' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 7
The language 'Tagalog' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Austronesian
Question 8
The language 'Sindhi' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 9
The language 'Sudanese Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 10
The language 'Odia' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 11
The language 'Iranian Persian' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 12
The language 'Yue Chinese' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Sino-Tibetan
Question 13
The language 'Tamil' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Dravidian
Question 14
The language 'Indonesian' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Austronesian
Question 15
The language 'Bengali' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 16
Which philosopher famously said 'A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men’s minds about to religion'?
Answer: Sir Francis Bacon
Question 17
Which philosopher famously said 'Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative'?
Answer: Aristotle
Question 18
Which philosopher famously said 'If men were born free, they would, so long as they remained free, form no conception of good and evil'?
Answer: Baruch Spinoza
Question 19
Which philosopher famously said 'Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward '?
Answer: Søren Kierkegaard
Question 20
Which philosopher famously said 'The mind is furnished with ideas by experience alone'?
Answer: John Locke
Question 21
Which philosopher famously said 'Only one man ever understood me, and he didn’t understand me'?
Answer: G. W. F. Hegel
Question 22
Which philosopher famously said 'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit'?
Answer: Aristotle
Question 23
Which philosopher famously said 'One cannot conceive anything so strange and so implausible that it has not already been said by one philosopher or another'?
Answer: René Descartes
Question 24
Which philosopher famously said 'One cannot step twice in the same river'?
Answer: Heraclitus
Question 25
Which philosopher famously said 'God is dead! He remains dead! And we have killed him.'?
Answer: Friedrich Nietzsche
Question 26
Which philosopher famously said 'The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation'?
Answer: Jeremy Bentham
Question 27
Which philosopher famously said 'Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily'?
Answer: William of Ockham
Question 28
Which philosopher famously said 'Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent'?
Answer: Ludwig Wittgenstein
Question 29
Whose name did God change to Israel?
Answer: Jacob
Question 30
Who replaced Moses as the prophet of the Israelites?
Answer: Joshua
Question 31
Who is the Greek equivalent of the roman god Venus?
Answer: Aphrodite
Question 32
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Pluto?
Answer: Hades
Question 33
Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Juno?
Answer: Hera
Question 34
What is the birthstone for January?
Answer: Garnet
Question 35
In Greek mythology, what animal is associated with Athena?
Answer: Owl
Question 36
Halloween originated from which Pagan festival?
Answer: Samhain
Question 37
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Diana?
Answer: Artemis
Question 38
In Greek mythology, who was the son of Peleus and Thetis?
Answer: Achilles
Question 39
Which 80's fashion accessory consisted of a saftey pin and small beads?
Answer: Friendship pins
Question 40
What organisation is based in the Lubjlyanka building?
Answer: The FSB
Question 41
What toy was in short supply for the 1983 Chirstmas season?
Answer: Cabbage Patch Kids
Question 42
In which country was Greenpeace founded in 1971?
Answer: Canada
Question 43
In Ancient Egypt, which animals were believed to be companions and oracles of the god Thoth?
Answer: Baboons
Question 44
On internet chats, what do the letters 'IANAL' mean?
Answer: I Am Not A Lawyer
Question 45
What does the word 'um' mean in Portuguese?
Answer: One
Question 46
In German, what is the meaning of the word 'drei'?
Answer: Three
Question 47
What does the word 'sieben' mean in German?
Answer: Seven
Question 48
In Italian, what is the meaning of the word 'sette'?
Answer: Seven
Question 49
In Portuguese, what is the meaning of the word 'nove'?
Answer: Nine
Question 50
Which of the following describes Nikolaus August Otto?
Answer: Engineer who developed compressed charge internal combustion engine to run on petrol.
Question 51
Which of the following describes Edward Jenner?
Answer: Developed the world's first vaccine (for smallpox).
Question 52
Which of these is a model of car made by Alfa Romeo?
Answer: Giulietta
Question 53
Which of these was a model of car made by Bugatti?
Answer: T35
Question 54
Which of these languages would you find spoken in Mozambique?
Answer: Portuguese
Question 55
Which of these languages would you find spoken in Angola?
Answer: Portuguese
Question 56
Swahili is a language spoken in which of these countries?
Answer: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Question 57
Swahili is a language spoken in which of these countries?
Answer: Uganda
Question 58
Which of these languages would you find spoken in Algeria?
Answer: Berber
Question 59
Berber is a language spoken in which of these countries?
Answer: Morocco
Question 60
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Deeds, not words'?
Answer: Acta non verba
Question 61
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Bona fide'?
Answer: In good faith
Question 62
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Follow the money'?
Answer: Sequere pecuniam
Question 63
Which of these Latin phrases translates to 'Today it's me, tomorrow it will be you'?
Answer: Hodie mihi, cras tibi
Question 64
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Words fly away, writings remain'?
Answer: Verba volant, scripta manent
Question 65
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Quam bene non quantum'?
Answer: How well, not how much
Question 66
What is the name of the Hindu god of love and compassion?
Answer: Krishna
Question 67
What is the name of the first month of the year in the Islamic calendar?
Answer: Muharram
Question 68
Which is the oldest university in the UK?
Answer: University of Oxford
Question 69
Which of these items of clothing is traditionally worn in West Africa?
Answer: Agbada
Question 70
Which of the following fashion designers is famous for their use of the color black?
Answer: Yohji Yamamoto
Question 71
What charity organization works to protect the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples?
Answer: Survival International
Question 72
In Western society, what is the traditional gift for a 35th wedding anniversary?
Answer: Coral
Question 73
What slang word is often applied to an urban man who is fastidious about his grooming and fashion?
Answer: a metrosexual
Question 74
Prior to 1941, which language was traditionally written in a Gothic style called 'Fraktur'?
Answer: German
Question 75
In Incan mythology, which animal warned about the impending flood?
Answer: The llama
Question 76
Which Roman muscleman is identified with the Celtic God Ogmios and carried a bow and a club?
Answer: Hercules
Question 77
The Rongorongo, writing system is found on which remote island?
Answer: Easter Island
Question 78
In Greek mythology, which god did Marsyas challenges to a music contest?
Answer: Apollo
Question 79
Who was the model born Lesley Hornby known for her appearance in the "Swinging 60s" London?
Answer: Twiggy
Question 80
Which country's currency is the baht?
Answer: Thailand
Question 81
Which of these is an official language of Aruba?
Answer: Dutch
Question 82
The language 'Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 83
The language 'Sanaani Spoken Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 84
The language 'South Azerbaijani' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Turkic
Question 85
The language 'Saraiki' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 86
The language 'Malaysian' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Austronesian
Question 87
The language 'Khmer' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Austroasiatic
Question 88
The language 'Gan Chinese' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Sino-Tibetan
Question 89
The language 'Saʽidi Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 90
The language 'Romanian' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 91
The language 'Moroccan Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 92
The language 'Eastern Punjabi' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 93
The language 'Burmese' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Sino-Tibetan
Question 94
The language 'Mandarin Chinese' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Sino-Tibetan
Question 95
Which philosopher famously said 'We are too weak to discover the truth by reason alone'?
Answer: St. Augustine
Question 96
Which philosopher famously said 'Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature'?
Answer: John Locke
Question 97
Which philosopher famously said 'The brave man is he who overcomes not only his enemies but his pleasures'?
Answer: Democritus
Question 98
The language 'Marathi' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 99
Which philosopher famously said 'Freedom is secured not by the fulfilling of one's desires, but by the removal of desire'?
Answer: Epictetus
Question 100
Which philosopher famously said 'Virtue is nothing else than right reason'?
Answer: Seneca the Younger
Question 101
Which philosopher famously said 'It is wrong always, everywhere and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence'?
Answer: W. K. Clifford
Question 102
Which philosopher famously said 'Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest'?
Answer: Denis Diderot
Question 103
Which philosopher famously said 'Man is born free, but is everywhere in chains'?
Answer: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Question 104
Which philosopher famously said 'The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays'?
Answer: Søren Kierkegaard
Question 105
Which philosopher famously said 'All is for the best in the best of all possible worlds'?
Answer: Voltaire
Question 106
Which philosopher famously said 'The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it'?
Answer: Epicurus
Question 107
Which philosopher famously said 'Happiness is the highest good'?
Answer: Aristotle
Question 108
Which philosopher famously said 'Religion is the sign of the oppressed ... it is the opium of the people'?
Answer: Karl Marx
Question 109
Which philosopher famously said 'I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong'?
Answer: Bertrand Russell
Question 110
Which philosopher famously said 'He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god'?
Answer: Aristotle
Question 111
Which philosopher famously said 'Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don't know'?
Answer: Bertrand Russell
Question 112
Which philosopher famously said 'If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him'?
Answer: Voltaire
Question 113
Which philosopher famously said 'There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance'?
Answer: Socrates
Question 114
Which philosopher famously said 'History is Philosophy teaching by examples'?
Answer: Thucydides
Question 115
Which philosopher famously said 'Even while they teach, men learn'?
Answer: Seneca the Younger
Question 116
Which philosopher famously said 'There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide'?
Answer: Albert Camus
Question 117
Which philosopher famously said 'No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience'?
Answer: John Locke
Question 118
Which philosopher famously said 'Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination'?
Answer: Immanuel Kant
Question 119
Which philosopher famously said 'Liberty consists in doing what one desires'?
Answer: John Stuart Mill
Question 120
Which philosopher famously said 'He who thinks great thoughts, often makes great errors'?
Answer: Martin Heidegger
Question 121
Which of these Indian languages falls into the "Indo-Aryan" language family?
Answer: Gujarati
Question 122
In what country do people speak the Language they call Nihongo?
Answer: Japan
Question 123
Who was Hercules' stepmother?
Answer: Hera
Question 124
Who was the Greek God of prophecy & archery, music & healing, light & truth, agriculture and cattle?
Answer: Apollo
Question 125
Who is the Norse god of justice?
Answer: Forseti
Question 126
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Cupid?
Answer: Eros
Question 127
What were the 'Golden Apples' in Greek myth?
Answer: Apricots
Question 128
In Greek Mythology, What is the name of the most famous of the rivers in the Underworld??
Answer: Styx
Question 129
Which Roman soldier pierced the crucified Christ on His side with his spear.
Answer: Longinus
Question 130
In theology, the study of final things such as death, judgement and the end of the world is called:
Answer: Eschatology
Question 131
In Greek mythology, who hired Daedalus to construct the labyrinth?
Answer: Minos
Question 132
How many times did Peter deny Jesus?
Answer: Three Times
Question 133
Xavier Roberts was the name associated with which eighties toy?
Answer: Cabbage Patch Kids
Question 134
Which F.B.I agent headed the investigation of Al Capone?
Answer: Elliot Ness
Question 135
The white elephant is the sacred animal of __________
Answer: Thailand
Question 136
Persephone was the Greek goddess of what?
Answer: Spring
Question 137
In Ancient Greek mythology, which food of the gods was said to give humans immortality?
Answer: Ambrosia
Question 138
The date of which Christian festival was fixed in 325AD by the Council of Nicaea?
Answer: Easter
Question 139
In 1950 which French designer created the so-called 'New Look'?
Answer: Christian Dior
Question 140
From what were Jack-o-Lanterns first made?
Answer: Turnip
Question 141
Steve Biko was involved in what protest movement?
Answer: Apartheid
Question 142
What is the origin of The X In 'Xmas'?
Answer: X resembles the first letter of Christ in Greek
Question 143
Which of the following was NOT one of the Three Kings in the nativity?
Answer: Solomon
Question 144
On internet chats, what do the letters 'YMMV' mean?
Answer: Your Mileage May Vary
Question 145
In Portuguese, what is the meaning of the word 'vermelho'?
Answer: Red
Question 146
What is the Italian word for 'blue'?
Answer: Azuro
Question 147
What is the French word for 'yellow'?
Answer: Jaune
Question 148
In German, what is the meaning of the word 'schwarz'?
Answer: Black
Question 149
What is the French word for 'five'?
Answer: Cinq
Question 150
In Italian, what is the meaning of the word 'otto'?
Answer: Eight
Question 151
In Dutch, what is the word for for 'eight'?
Answer: Acht
Question 152
In Italian, what is the meaning of the word 'nove'?
Answer: Nine
Question 153
What does the word 'nueve' mean in Spanish?
Answer: Nine
Question 154
In Italian, what is the word for for 'ten'?
Answer: Dieci
Question 155
Which of the following describes John Dalton?
Answer: Chemist and physicist who ade contributions to atomic theory.
Question 156
Which of thes people was an influential figure in Sunni Islam?
Answer: Umar ibn al-Khattab
Question 157
Which surgeon pioneered the use of sterilisation and antiseptic surgery?
Answer: Joseph Lister
Question 158
Which influential Queen of Castille helped create a powerful and unified state of Spain, whose influence spread to the Americas?
Answer: Queen Isabella I
Question 159
Which of these brands has a peacock on its logo?
Answer: NBC
Question 160
Which of these brands has a bull on its logo?
Answer: Lamborghini
Question 161
Which of these languages would you find spoken in Pakistan?
Answer: Punjabi
Question 162
Which of these Latin phrases translates to 'I am not led, I lead'?
Answer: Non ducor, duco
Question 163
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Dictum factum'?
Answer: What is said is done
Question 164
How does that Latin phrase 'Familia supra omnia' translate into English?
Answer: Family over everything
Question 165
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Wisdom is power'?
Answer: Sapientia potentia est
Question 166
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Melita, domi adsum!'?
Answer: Honey, I'm home
Question 167
Which of these Latin phrases translates to 'Such is life'?
Answer: Sic vita est
Question 168
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Freedom will flood all things with light'?
Answer: Libertas perfundet omnia luce
Question 169
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Calamus gladio fortior'?
Answer: The pen is mightier than the sword
Question 170
Which of these Latin phrases means 'He who wants everything loses everything'?
Answer: Qui totum vult totum perdit
Question 171
What is the name of the Hindu god of destruction?
Answer: Shiva
Question 172
What is the name of the Hindu god of preservation?
Answer: Vishnu
Question 173
What is the second pillar of Islam?
Answer: Salat
Question 174
What is the name of the Islamic holy city where the prophet Muhammad was buried?
Answer: Medina
Question 175
What is the national animal of India?
Answer: Tiger
Question 176
What is the national animal of Scotland?
Answer: Unicorn
Question 177
What is the name of the Mexican national tree?
Answer: Montezuma Cypress
Question 178
Which of these is a style of cloth used to make clothing by the Maasai people of East Africa?
Answer: Shuka
Question 179
Which of the following fashion brands is famous for their use of paisley patterns?
Answer: Etro
Question 180
What is the term for a tax on a good or service imported from another country?
Answer: Tariff
Question 181
What company owns the motoring brand 'Kia'?
Answer: Hyundai
Question 182
In western societies, what is the traditional gift for a 10th wedding anniversary?
Answer: Tin
Question 183
In Western cultures, what is the traditional gift for a 45th wedding anniversary?
Answer: Sapphire
Question 184
What is the name of the traditional Japanese theatre where performers wear elaborate makeup and costumes?
Answer: Kabuki
Question 185
Which religious sect living primarily in Ohio and southeast Pennsylvania gets its name from a 17th century Swiss Mennonite bishop?
Answer: The Amish
Question 186
Which Pompidou protege and recent French president organized talks with trade unions after France's 1968 mass demonstrations?
Answer: Chirac
Question 187
Which pioneering pop-media theorist, born in Edmonton, Alberta, coined the phrase 'The medium is the message'?
Answer: Marshall McLuhan
Question 188
On which day of the week does Lent begin?
Answer: Ash Wednesday
Question 189
What does a "casa de fado" in Portugal usually feature in addition to food?
Answer: Songs
Question 190
According to Arthurian legend, which knight had an affair with Queen Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur?
Answer: Lancelot
Question 191
What is the name of the United States government organization established in 1947 with headquarters in Langley, Virginia?
Answer: Central Intelligence Agency
Question 192
What do the proletarians "have nothing to lose but", according to The Communist Manifesto?
Answer: Their chains
Question 193
In Ancient Greek mythology, which enchantress changes Ulysses' men into pigs, but also warns him about the sirens?
Answer: Circe
Question 194
Which American fashion designer is famous for his red, white and blue sportswear?
Answer: Tommy Hilfiger
Question 195
What term is used to describe an item that's sold at retail for less than it cost wholesale as a way to lure customers?
Answer: A loss leader
Question 196
In 1984, Steve McCurry took a photo of an Afghan girl for which venerated magazine?
Answer: National Geographic
Question 197
What is the Spanish word for "hut"?
Answer: Cabana
Question 198
Who is the son of Poseidon in Greek mythology and the undersea king in a Disney movie?
Answer: Triton
Question 199
Who was the U.S. general in charge in Afghanistan?
Answer: David Petraeus
Question 200
What word is used for Germany's main highways?
Answer: Autobahn
Question 201
According to legend, refugees of which 1200 B.C. conflict first fled to Thrace, then north Africa and finally Italy?
Answer: The Trojan War
Question 202
What is the name of the flag flown on a short pole at the bow of a ship?
Answer: Jack
Question 203
What is the name of the long-sleeve sweater that buttons in front?
Answer: A Cardigan
Question 204
Which of these holidays is celebrates the Jewish New Year?
Answer: Rosh Hashanah
Question 205
What is the translation of the Spanish 'la maestra' into English?
Answer: Teacher
Question 206
Who according to mythology was a nymph who pined away over Narcissus until only her voice was left?
Answer: Echo
Question 207
What type of clothing is Anne Cole is known for designing?
Answer: Swimwear
Question 208
In which city was Marie Laveau, the famous 19th century voodoo practitioner, based?
Answer: New Orleans
Question 209
What is the first name shared by fashion designer Cardin and furniture designer Boulle?
Answer: Pierre
Question 210
What is the French word for Tuesday?
Answer: Mardi
Question 211
What do the Amish use to fasten coats and vests?
Answer: Hook and loop (or Hook and eye)
Question 212
What is the Yiddish word for money?
Answer: gelt
Question 213
From the Sanskrit word for 'duty', what word refers to the teachings of the Buddha?
Answer: Dharma
Question 214
Which viral dance was performed by 'Backpack Kid', to Katy Perry's song 'Swish Swish'?
Answer: The Floss
Question 215
Which company, originally starting as a single store selling jeans, is the owner of Banana Republic?
Answer: Gap
Question 216
What is the term for a person who gets sexual pleasure from watching others in the act?
Answer: Voyeur
Question 217
In New York, what is a corner store called?
Answer: Bodega
Question 218
The language 'Sylheti' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 219
The language 'Southern Pashto' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 220
The language 'Tunisian Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 221
The language 'Hungarian' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Uralic
Question 222
The language 'Deccan' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 223
The language 'Kinyarwanda' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Niger–Congo
Question 224
The language 'Northern Kurdish' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 225
The language 'Assamese' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 226
The language 'Mesopotamian Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 227
The language 'Nepali' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 228
The language 'Chhattisgarhi' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 229
The language 'Chittagonian' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 230
The language 'Thai' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Kra–Dai
Question 231
The language 'Malayalam' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Dravidian
Question 232
The language 'Igbo' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Niger–Congo
Question 233
The language 'Hausa' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 234
The language 'Javanese' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Austronesian
Question 235
The language 'Hakka' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Sino-Tibetan
Question 236
The language 'Gujarati' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 237
The language 'Vietnamese' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Austroasiatic
Question 238
Which philosopher famously said 'Man is the measure of all things'?
Answer: Protagoras
Question 239
The language 'Western Punjabi' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 240
Which philosopher famously said 'Everything that exists is born for no reason, carries on living through weakness, and dies by accident'?
Answer: Jean-Paul Sartre
Question 241
The language 'Telugu' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Dravidian
Question 242
Which philosopher famously said 'In everything, there is a share of everything'?
Answer: Anaxagoras
Question 243
Which philosopher famously said 'I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature'?
Answer: Spinoza
Question 244
Which philosopher famously said 'If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things'?
Answer: René Descartes
Question 245
Which philosopher famously said 'I don’t know why we are here, but I’m pretty sure it is not in order to enjoy ourselves'?
Answer: Ludwig Wittgenstein
Question 246
Which philosopher famously said 'Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly'?
Answer: Francis Bacon
Question 247
Which philosopher famously said 'There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers'?
Answer: William James
Question 248
Which philosopher famously said 'Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language'?
Answer: Ludwig Wittgenstein
Question 249
Which philosopher famously said 'Leisure is the mother of philosophy'?
Answer: Thomas Hobbes
Question 250
Which philosopher famously said 'To be is to be perceived' ('Esse est percipi')?
Answer: Bishop George Berkeley
Question 251
Which philosopher famously said 'It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true'?
Answer: Bertrand Russell
Question 252
Which philosopher famously said 'We live in the best of all possible worlds'?
Answer: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Question 253
Which philosopher famously said 'What is rational is actual and what is actual is rational'?
Answer: G. W. F. Hegel
Question 254
Which philosopher famously said 'The life of man (in a state of nature) is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'?
Answer: Thomas Hobbes
Question 255
Which philosopher famously said 'The unexamined life is not worth living'?
Answer: Socrates
Question 256
What is the meaning of the Swahili phrase "Hakuna Matata"?
Answer: No worries
Question 257
Who was the Greek goddess of spring?
Answer: Persephone
Question 258
Who is the Norse god of poetry?
Answer: Bragi
Question 259
Who is the mother of Apollo and Artemis?
Answer: Leto
Question 260
Who is the greek equivalent of the Roman god Venus?
Answer: Aphrodite
Question 261
Who is the Greek equivalent of the roman god Discordia?
Answer: Eris
Question 262
What mythical Scottish town appears for one day every 100 years?
Answer: Brigadoon
Question 263
What is the shortest verse in the bible? (John 11:35)
Answer: Jesus wept.
Question 264
What is the last word in the New Testament?
Answer: Amen
Question 265
Though the touch of gold was removed, Midas was forever cursed by Athena to have the ears of which animal?
Answer: Donkey
Question 266
In what animal form did Zeus seduce Europa?
Answer: Bull
Question 267
In Norse myth, there were two separate races of gods: the Aesir gods which included Odin and Thor, and the ____ gods from whom descended Freya.
Answer: Vanir
Question 268
In Egyptian mythology, who was Horus' mother?
Answer: Isis
Question 269
In Egyptian mythology, what is the life force called?
Answer: Ka
Question 270
Who was condemned in Hades to forever push a boulder uphill, only for it to come rolling down before it reached the top?
Answer: Sisyphus
Question 271
Whose radio production of War Of The World's caused panic in America in 1938?
Answer: Orson Welles
Question 272
Who was Odysseus' son, who grew to manhood in his absence?
Answer: Telemachus
Question 273
What was pilates originally known as?
Answer: Contrology
Question 274
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Discordia?
Answer: Eris
Question 275
What is the 1st book of the Hindu scripture?
Answer: Rig Veda
Question 276
Who is the Greek muse of dance and choral song?
Answer: Terpsichore
Question 277
In Greek mythology, who was Jason's wife?
Answer: Medea
Question 278
In Egyptian mythology, who was the husband of Isis?
Answer: Osiris
Question 279
Which word comes from a Greek word meaning 'imitator of all'?
Answer: Pantomime
Question 280
Which Wild West legend was born Henry McCarty?
Answer: Billy the Kid
Question 281
Who made reading and writing in the Cherokee language possible by creating a syllabary for it?
Answer: Sequoyah
Question 282
Which of the Wise Men was said to have brought the gift of gold for the baby Jesus?
Answer: Melchior
Question 283
What was King Arthur's mother's name?
Answer: Igraine
Question 284
According to the bible, who were the baby Jesus's first visitors?
Answer: The Shepherds
Question 285
A German tradition is to hide a certain food in a Christmas tree, and the first one to find it gets a special gift. What is the food they hide?
Answer: A Pickle
Question 286
Which of these was not one of Jesus's twelve apostles?
Answer: Jason
Question 287
In which year did the Volkswagen Beetle make its first appearance?
Answer: 1945
Question 288
What is the marketing slogan of Kodak?
Answer: Share moments. Share life.
Question 289
What is the German word for 'yellow'?
Answer: Gelb
Question 290
What is the Italian word for 'black'?
Answer: Nero
Question 291
In Dutch, what is the word for for 'two'?
Answer: Twee
Question 292
In Dutch, what is the word for for 'three'?
Answer: Drie
Question 293
What does the word 'fünf' mean in German?
Answer: Five
Question 294
What is the Portuguese word for 'five'?
Answer: Cinco
Question 295
What does the word 'zes' mean in Dutch?
Answer: Six
Question 296
What is the French word for 'eight'?
Answer: Huit
Question 297
What does the word 'oito' mean in Portuguese?
Answer: Eight
Question 298
In French, what is the word for for 'nine'?
Answer: Neuf
Question 299
What is the Dutch word for 'ten'?
Answer: Tien
Question 300
In Portuguese, what is the meaning of the word 'dez'?
Answer: Ten
Question 301
Which of the following describes Antony van Leeuwenhoek?
Answer: Chemist and founder of microbiology.
Question 302
Which of the following describes John Calvin?
Answer: Christian theologian who developed a strict brand of Protestant Christianity.
Question 303
Who was the conquistador who claimed Inca lands for Spain?
Answer: Francisco Pizarro
Question 304
Which influential historical person was a key figure of the European Enlightenment whose satirical writings played a role in the French Revolution?
Answer: Voltaire
Question 305
Which of the following describes Gregory Pincus?
Answer: Biologist who created the oral contraceptive pill.
Question 306
Which of these animals would you find on the Nestlé logo?
Answer: Bird
Question 307
Marathi is a language spoken in which of these countries?
Answer: India
Question 308
Which of these languages would you find spoken in India?
Answer: Telugu
Question 309
Which of these languages would you find spoken in South Africa?
Answer: Xhosa
Question 310
Which of these Latin phrases translates to 'Day of wrath'?
Answer: Dies irae
Question 311
What is the meaning of the Latin phrase 'Dum vita est, spes est'?
Answer: While there is life there is hope
Question 312
How does that Latin phrase 'Pax vobiscum' translate into English?
Answer: Peace be with you
Question 313
Which of these Latin phrases translates to 'Every beginning is difficult'?
Answer: Omne initium difficile est
Question 314
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Through fire, nature is reborn whole'?
Answer: Igne natura renovatur integra
Question 315
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Out of chaos, comes order'?
Answer: Ordo ab chao
Question 316
How does that Latin phrase 'Actus me invito factus non est meus actus' translate into English?
Answer: The act done by me against my will is not my act
Question 317
How does that Latin phrase 'Adversus solem ne loquitor' translate into English?
Answer: Do not speak against the Sun
Question 318
Which of these Latin phrases translates to 'I challenge you'?
Answer: Ego te provoco
Question 319
How does that Latin phrase 'Tempora mutantur et nos mutamur in illis' translate into English?
Answer: The time are changing, and we change in them
Question 320
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Overcome evil with good'?
Answer: Bono malum superate
Question 321
Which of these Latin phrases means 'Lead in order to serve, not in order to rule'?
Answer: Praesis ut prosis ne ut imperes
Question 322
What is the name of the Hindu festival of colors?
Answer: Holi
Question 323
Which is not one of the names of Allah?
Answer: Ar-Brahma
Question 324
What is the name of the Islamic call to prayer?
Answer: Azan
Question 325
What is the name of the national dance of Mexico?
Answer: Jarabe Tapatío
Question 326
Which of these is a form of clothing worn by women in Malaysia and Indonesia?
Answer: Kebaya
Question 327
In which US state did the "Night Stalker" serial killer commit his crime spree?
Answer: California
Question 328
In 2002, which US city saw a number of coordinated sniper killings?
Answer: Washington, D.C.
Question 329
The "Zebra murders" of 1973-74 took place in which US city?
Answer: San Francisco
Question 330
What type of color is traditionally associated with Easter?
Answer: Pastel Colors
Question 331
What is the name of the Japanese tea ceremony?
Answer: Sado
Question 332
What is the name given to traditional Japanese dolls with no arms or legs?
Answer: Kokeshi
Question 333
What is the meaning of the name "Israel" in the Bible?
Answer: Who prevails with God
Question 334
Which Norse god known for his great strength was a protector of peasants and farmers?
Answer: Thor
Question 335
In French, what letter would you use to pluralize the word 'chateau'?
Answer: X
Question 336
What famous blonde from the 1930s said 'When women go wrong, men go right after them'?
Answer: Mae West
Question 337
What is the name for the quotable, snappy snippets that politicians often use in news broadcasts and speeches?
Answer: Sound bites
Question 338
Which Greek god invented the shepherd's flute and had a musical contest with Apollo?
Answer: Pan
Question 339
What was the Starbucks chain of coffee shops named after?
Answer: A character in 'Moby Dick'
Question 340
What is the meaning of 'Maghrib' in Arabic?
Answer: West
Question 341
Which person becomes President of the USA if both the President and Vice President can no longer serve?
Answer: The Speaker of the House
Question 342
In which body of water did Moses cross with the Israelites?
Answer: The Red Sea
Question 343
What is the name of the US Military's highest award for valor in combat?
Answer: Medal of Honor
Question 344
What is the last name of the Italian fashion designer Miuccia, who works for her family's fashion house & founded its sister line Miu Miu?
Answer: Prada
Question 345
Which Pig Latin word is used to reject or cancel a statement?
Answer: Ixnay
Question 346
What is the name of the hand gesture, originating in India, where palms are placed together at the heart to show respect and gratitude?
Answer: Anjali mudra
Question 347
Which Latin music legend is known for her signature fruity hat?
Answer: Carmen Miranda
Question 348
Which three gods make up the Hindu Trimurti?
Answer: Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma
Question 349
Who was Pamela Anderson married to before her brief marriage to Kid Rock?
Answer: Tommy Lee
Question 350
In 1982, which member of the British royal family gave birth to Prince William?
Answer: Princess Diana
Question 351
Which country had its first female prime minister, Kim Campbell, serve in 1993?
Answer: Canada
Question 352
In Greek mythology, what kind of monster is an offspring of a woman and a bull?
Answer: The minotaur
Question 353
What is the name given to the distinctive Russian fur hat?
Answer: Ushanka
Question 354
In biblical art, who is often depicted holding a key?
Answer: St. Peter
Question 355
Which zodiac sign is characterized by a 2-sided personality and frequent mood changes?
Answer: Gemini
Question 356
Where was Solomon's Temple located?
Answer: Jerusalem
Question 357
Which people believe that Christ will return to Earth in the near future?
Answer: Adventists
Question 358
The language 'Kazakh' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Turkic
Question 359
The language 'South Levantine Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 360
The language 'Sinhalese' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 361
The language 'Cebuano' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Austronesian
Question 362
The language 'Amharic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 363
The language 'Sunda' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Austronesian
Question 364
The language 'Northern Uzbek' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Turkic
Question 365
The language 'Maithili' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 366
The language 'North Levantine Arabic' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Afroasiatic
Question 367
The language 'Yoruba' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Niger–Congo
Question 368
The language 'Urdu' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Indo-European
Question 369
The language 'Kannada' belongs to which language family?
Answer: Dravidian
Question 370
Which philosopher famously said 'To do as one would be done by, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, constitute the ideal perfection of utilitarian morality'?
Answer: John Stuart Mill
Question 371
Which philosopher famously said 'Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways; the point, however, is to change it'?
Answer: Karl Marx
Question 372
Which philosopher famously said 'It is one thing to show a man that he is in error, and another to put him in possession of truth'?
Answer: John Locke
Question 373
Which philosopher famously said 'Whatever is reasonable is true, and whatever is true is reasonable'?
Answer: G. W. F. Hegel
Question 374
Which philosopher famously said 'Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but of how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness'?
Answer: Immanuel Kant
Question 375
Which philosopher famously said 'Is man merely a mistake of God's? Or God merely a mistake of man's?'?
Answer: Friedrich Nietzsche
Question 376
Which philosopher famously said 'Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck'?
Answer: Immanuel Kant
Question 377
Which philosopher famously said 'You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation'?
Answer: Plato
Question 378
Which philosopher famously said 'Philosophy is at once the most sublime and the most trivial of human pursuits'?
Answer: William James
Question 379
Which philosopher famously said 'This is patently absurd; but whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities'?
Answer: Bertrand Russell
Question 380
The Greek God Apollo Accidently Killed His Friend Hyacinthus with what?
Answer: A Discus
Question 381
Who was the ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky and queen of heaven ?
Answer: Hathor
Question 382
Who was the Ancient Egyptian moon god?
Answer: Khonsu
Question 383
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Vesta
Answer: Hestia
Question 384
Who is the Greek equivalent of the Roman god Mercury?
Answer: Hermes
Question 385
Who is referred to in the New Testament as 'the disciple Jesus loved'?
Answer: John
Question 386
Which tree do Druids regard sacred ?
Answer: Oak
Question 387
What is the name of the field where Christ was crucified?
Answer: Calvary
Question 388
In Greek mythology, who were Achilles' parents?
Answer: Peleus and Thetis
Question 389
In Greek mythology, who did Minos hire to construct the labyrinth?
Answer: Daedalus
Question 390
In Greek mythology, what was Minos the king of?
Answer: Crete
Question 391
How many children did Noah have?
Answer: Three
Question 392
Who was King Arthur's foster-father?
Answer: Ector
Question 393
What Toy Still Hugely Popular Today First Went On Sale In 1959 Costing Just $3
Answer: Barbie
Question 394
In which country do they eat 12 grapes as the clock strikes midnight (one each time the clock chimes) on New Year's Eve?
Answer: Spain
Question 395
Who said all things were made up of air, earth, fire, and water?
Answer: Aristotle
Question 396
Which Wood Are Divining Rods Usually Made From?
Answer: Hazel
Question 397
In Greek mythology, who ruled over the island of Samos?
Answer: Polycrates
Question 398
In which country did the practice of 'Trick Or Treating' originate?
Answer: The United Kingdom
Question 399
Which photography brand is associated with the marketing slogan 'At the heart of the image'?
Answer: Nikon
Question 400
What is the Dutch word for 'five'?
Answer: Vijf
Question 401
What is the Italian word for 'six'?
Answer: Sei
Question 402
In Spanish, what is the meaning of the word 'siete'?
Answer: Seven
Question 403
What is the Portuguese word for 'seven'?
Answer: Sete
Question 404
What does the word 'neun' mean in German?
Answer: Nine
Question 405
In Dutch, what is the word for for 'nine'?
Answer: Negen
Question 406
Which influential theoretical physicist was one of the pioneers of Quantum mechanics?
Answer: Werner Heisenberg
Question 407
Which of the following describes William Harvey?
Answer: Physician who made contributions to understanding how blood circulates in the body.
Question 408
Which influential scientist and friar founded the modern science of genetics?
Answer: Gregor Mendel
Question 409
Which influential historical person was the author of Tao Te Ching and founder of Taoism?
Answer: Lao Tzu
Question 410
The XK120 was a model of car made by which manufacturer?
Answer: Jaguar
Question 411
Which of these brands has a butterfly on its logo?
Answer: MSN
Question 412
Which of these brands has a penguin on its logo?
Answer: Linux
Question 413
Tamil is a language spoken in which of these countries?
Answer: Sri Lanka
Question 414
Quechua is a language spoken in which of these countries?
Answer: Peru
Question 415
How does that Latin phrase 'Fons vitae caritas' translate into English?
Answer: Love is the fountain of life
Question 416
How does that Latin phrase 'Humilitas occidit superbiam' translate into English?
Answer: Humility conquers pride
Question 417
Which of these Latin phrases means 'One swallow does not make summer'?
Answer: Una hirundo non facit ver
Question 418
How does that Latin phrase 'Magna est vis consuetudinis' translate into English?
Answer: Great is the power of habit
Question 419
What is the name of the Hindu scripture that contains the story of Sita?
Answer: The Ramayana
Question 420
What is the name of the Hindu scripture that contains the dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna?
Answer: The Bhagavad Gita
Question 421
What is the name of the political philosophy that developed during the Renaissance?
Answer: Humanism
Question 422
What is the name of the fine woven cloak worn by the Māori people of New Zealand?
Answer: Korowai
Question 423
What animal rights organization is known for its campaigns against animal testing and meat eating?
Answer: PETA
Question 424
In business, what is the term for a strategy of selling similar goods or services at different prices in different markets?
Answer: Price Discrimination
Question 425
Which famous person's infant child was kidnapped in 1932?
Answer: Charles Lindbergh
Question 426
In the Islamic faith, what are Harut and Marut?
Answer: Angels
Question 427
In what U.S. government body does the Vice President serve as the presiding officer, or president?
Answer: The Senate
Question 428
What word, from the Greek mythology, refers to the void from which Nyx and Erebus emerged and is used in English to describe a disordered mess?
Answer: Chaos
Question 429
In Greek mythology, who were the inspirational sister goddesses that were born to Mnemosyne?
Answer: The muses
Question 430
In which country is the Samuel Griffith Society headquartered, dedicated to upholding the constitution of said nation?
Answer: Australia
Question 431
What is the legal drinking age in Belgium?
Answer: 16
Question 432
In Greek mythology, what did Jason steal from his Uncle Pelias?
Answer: The Golden Fleece
Question 433
What organization was Dag Hammarskjold once the leader of?
Answer: United Nations
Question 434
"Wealth of Nations" was written by which economist?
Answer: Adam Smith
Question 435
Who was an early pupil of Buddha in the 6th century B.C.?
Answer: Sariputra
Question 436
What is a wide cuff that is folded back and fastened with a cuff link called?
Answer: A French cuff
Question 437
Who needs to pass an exam called "The Knowledge" to do their job in London?
Answer: Taxi Drivers
Question 438
What would you expect to see in the skies above the Punjab during the Basant festival, marking the start of spring?
Answer: Kites
Question 439
What company uses the slogan "Imagination at Work"?
Answer: General Electric