Swimming
Who is the Olympian with the most medals, and in which sport? For 100 bonus points, how many were bronze/silver/gold?
Who is Michael Phelps? What is swimming? What is 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze?
Who wrote the poem inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty?
Who is Emma Lazarus?
Beijing is China's capital, but it was not a capital for a long period before. Which three dynasties was it a capital of?
When is Yuan, Ming, Qing?
A cowboy rides into town on Friday, stays for three days, and leaves on Friday. How did he do it?
What is his horse's name was "Friday"?
How many letters are in the longest recognized English word?
What is 45 letters?
How many Golden Goggle awards has Katie Ledecky won?
What is 10 times?
Which US president delivered a series of radio addresses known as “fireside chats”?
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
China was almost always ruled by emperors, but was also ruled by two empresses. What were their names?
Who are Wu Zetian and Cixi Taihou?
You are at a restaurant in Eureka, MO, and your bill comes to $45.00 before tax. If Missouri state and local sales taxes are 7.5%, and you want to leave a 20% tip on the pre-tax amount, what is your total bill?
Tax is $45.00 × 0.075 = $3.38. Tip is $45.00 × 0.20 = $9.00. Total = $45.00 + $3.38 + $9.00 = $57.98.
This fallacy claims that a premise must be true because many people believe it, or because it has been practiced for a long time.
What is an appeal to the people (ad populum) or appeal to tradition?
How old was Katie Ledecky when she swam in the 2012 Olympics?
What is 15 years old?
What was the opening battle of the American Civil War?
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Which of these was the longest lasting dynasty?
Zhou, Xia, Shang.
What is the Zhou dynasty?
A snail is trying to climb out of a 10-meter deep well. During the day, it climbs up 3 meters, but at night, while sleeping, it slips backward by 2 meters. How many days will it take the snail to reach the top?
Each day the snail makes a net progress of 1 meter. On day 7, it reaches a height of 7 meters. On day 8, it climbs the final 3 meters to reach the 10-meter mark and escape without slipping back.
Which is the only U.S. state that can be typed on a single row of a standard QWERTY keyboard?
What is Alaska?
Which nation won the men’s 4×100-meter medley relay, ending the USA’s long-standing winning streak in this event?
What is China?
Which Carthaginian general invaded Italy by crossing the alps with an army of elephants?
Who is Hannibal?
When was the earliest written culture of China?
When is 1250?
What is 125x125?
15625
What is a group of flamingos officially called?
What is a flamboyance?
The U.S. women’s 4×100-meter medley relay team set a world record at the Paris 2024 Olympics. What was their record-breaking time? (Closest wins)
What is 3:49.63?
Which Mesoamerican civilization built Chichén Itzá?
Who are the Chichén Itzá?
During the chaotic period of the Sixteen Kingdoms (early 4th century CE), a non-Han tribal ruler declared himself the "Emperor of Great Qin." While "Qin" usually refers to the famous unifiers of ancient China, this specific ruler was not Chinese. What was his ethnic background, and who was he?
Who is Fu Jiān (苻堅)? What is Di (氐), a nomadic, Tibeto-Burman speaking people?
Albert and Bernard have just become friends with Cheryl, and they want to know when her birthday is.
Cheryl gives them a list of 10 possible dates:
Cheryl then tells Albert the month, and Bernard the day of her birthday.
Albert: “I don’t know when Cheryl’s birthday is, but I know that Bernard doesn’t know either.”
Bernard: “At first I didn’t know when Cheryl’s birthday was, but now I know.”
Albert: “Then I know it too.”
So, when is Cheryl’s birthday?
When is July 16th?
Name 5 countries starting with T.
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Trinidad, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan