Music
Which 1970s band featured Peter Gabriel as its original lead singer before Phil Collins eventually took over?
Genesis
In this 1994 film, a briefcase containing an unknown glowing object is the subject of much speculation.
Pulp Fiction
This treaty officially ended World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers.
Treaty of Versailles
This subatomic particle has a negative electric charge.
electron
Which country invented the modern Olympic Games?
Greece
This 1967 Procol Harum song became famous for its Bach-inspired organ part and ambiguous lyrics.
A Whiter Shade of Pale
This 1957 film, directed by Sidney Lumet, takes place almost entirely inside a jury deliberation room.
12 Angry Men
This 1815 battle marked Napoleon's final defeat.
Battle of Waterloo
What is the chemical symbol for gold?
Au
What is the world's smallest country by area?
Vatican City
This 1966 Beach Boys album, largely created under Brian Wilson's direction, includes “Wouldn't It Be Nice” and “God Only Knows.”
Pet Sounds
This 1967 film directed by Mike Nichols follows Benjamin Braddock, who becomes involved with an older married woman.
The Graduate
This ancient civilization built Machu Picchu in what is now Peru.
Incas
What is the hardest naturally occurring mineral on Earth?
Diamond
Which country has the most time zones?
France
This 1965 Bob Dylan song famously marked his transition from acoustic folk to electric rock at the Newport Folk Festival.
Like a rolling stone
In Die Hard, what Los Angeles skyscraper is taken over by Hans Gruber and his group?
Nakatomi Plaza
This document, signed in 1215, limited the power of the English king.
Magna Carta
What process causes sediment to be transported by wind, water, ice, or gravity?
Erosion
What country has the most islands in the world?
Sweden
This Simon & Garfunkel song was inspired partly by Paul Simon's experiences traveling through England and Scotland and later became one of their best-known songs.
Homeward Bound
This 1980 film by Martin Scorsese was shot in black and white and follows middleweight boxer Jake LaMotta.
Raging Bull
This St. Louis Cardinals All-Star risked his career by challenging Major League Baseball's reserve clause after refusing a trade to Philadelphia in 1969. Although he lost his Supreme Court case, his actions helped pave the way for free agency in professional sports. Who was he?
Curt Flood
What phenomenon occurs when warm ocean water and atmospheric conditions combine to produce a periodic warming of the central and eastern tropical Pacific?
El nino
What country is home to the world's oldest national flag still in use?
Denmark