2023 showdown

Who first flew faster than the speed of sound, in their plane Bell X1?

• Howard Hughes

• Amelia Earhart

• Chuck Yeager

• Charles Lindbergh

What were Roman roads made of?

• Asphalt

• Concrete

• compacted stone, sand and clay

• Tar

One Knot is equivalent to how many miles per hour?

• 1.25

• 1.15

• 1.5

• 1.1

How long does it take to sail from London to New York?

• 7 days

• 14 days

• 18 days

• 25 days

The Concorde flew at how many times the speed of the sound?

• 2 times

• 2.5 times

• 3 times

• 3.5 times

Which country used to have the name Siam?

• Loas

• Cambodia

• Vietnam

• Thailand

Which major communist figure was murdered in 1940 in Mexico, with an ice pick?

• Leon Trotsky

• Vladimir Lenin

• Grigory Zinoviev

• Josef Stalin

Which country is pictured?

• Montenegro

• Kosovo

• Slovenia

• Serbia

Which planet is thought to have looked like earth over a billion years ago?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Mars

Which region first invented farming?

• Europe

• Asia

• Americas

• Middle east