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Which planet is closest to Earth?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Moon

Answer explanation

Earth has a distance of 240.97 million km to Venus and 340.6 million km to Mars.

What is the Italian word for "tomato"?

• Aglio

• Pomodoro

• Cipolla

• Vincenzo

In the book " The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" by Robin Sharma, Julian Mantle told John that one must know his life's aim and manifest this vision into reality. What is the term used by Julian which is the Sanskrit word for life's purpose?

• Kaizen

• Joriki

• Malika

• Dharma

Kissing someone for one minute burns about how many calories?

• 200 calories

• 20 calories

• 2 calories

• None

Answer explanation

On average, you can expect to burn 2 to 3 calories per minute with simple kissing and 5 to 26 calories per minute engaging in passionate kissing, although we're betting it's closer to the 2- to 3-calorie mark.

What is the largest desert in the world?

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Answer explanation

What whale has a large tusk that is from a protruding canine tooth?

• Beluga

• Sei Whale

• Narwhal

• Strap-toothed Whale

Answer explanation

As of today, what is the YouTube channel with the most number of subscribers?

• SET India

• T-Series

• PewDiePie

• Cocomelon

Answer explanation

T-Series with 183 million subscribers

A carbon negative country is a place that removes more greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere than it emits. Today, there is only one carbon negative country in the world. Which country is this?

• New Zealand

• Iceland

• Bhutan

• Norway

Answer explanation

About 98% of the countries on the planet are carbon-positive meaning that they produce more greenhouse gas than they removed from the atmosphere. About twelve countries are carbon-neutral meaning their production of greenhouse gases is equal to their consumption. Only the Kingdom of Bhutan is carbon negative.

Who is the first ever Disney princess?

• Cinderella

• Ariel

• Rapunzel

• Snow White

Answer explanation

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came out in 1937, debuting the very first Disney Princess with Snow White herself

Who was the first navigator to cross the Pacific Ocean?

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Ruy López de Villalobos

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Pascual de Andagoya

Answer explanation

The first recorded crossing of the Pacific was the Magellan-Elcano expedition of 1521.