Sports
Who was the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion who retired in 1956 with a perfect professional record of 49-0?
Rocky Marciano
Who played the role of menacing Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s groundbreaking 1960 thriller psycho?
Anthony Perkins
Which mountain range spans across Italy, France, Switzerland, and Austria, featuring famous peaks like Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn?
The Alps
Which famous American statesman, inventor, and diplomat was the oldest individual to sign the US Constitution in 1787, attending the convention at the age of 81?
Benjamin Franklin
Despite having a neck that can reach up to 6 feet in length a giraffe has the exact same number of neck vertebrae as a human being. How many do they have?
Seven
Who was the first race car driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four separate times, achieving his final victory in 1997?
A.J Floyt
In the classic sitcom, “I love Lucy” what was the name of the fictional nightclub where Ricky Ricardo performed and managed the band??
Tropicana, later renamed Babalu
What element makes up about 21% of earths atmosphere and is vital for human respiration
Oxygen
What ancient civilization was ruled by Hammurabi the king famous for creating one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes in history around 1750 BC?
Babylon, the Babylonian empire
What ocean creature has three hearts, nine brains, and blue blood allowing them to navigate and surviving deep cold waters?
The octopus
Known as “Broadway Joe”, which flamboyant quarterback guaranteed a victory for the New York Jets over the heavily favored Baltimore cult before winning Super Bowl three?
Joe Namath
Known as the first lady song which legendary jazz singer was famous for incredible vocal range, cat singing, and her 1938 hit “A-Tisket, A-Tasket”
Ella Fitzgerald
What physicist and chemist was the first person to win two noble prizes, discovering the radioactive elements, polonium and radium
Marie Curie
On June 6, 1944 Allied forces launched the largest amphibious invasion in history under the codename operation overlord. by what popular name is this historic day remembered?
D-Day the invasion of Normandy
In 1932 the Australian military was officially deployed to fight a war against what massive flightless bird that were destroying wheat crops in western Australia?
Emus. The great emu war ( Humans lost )
Who holds the major league baseball record for the most career hits finishing with 4256 hits over his 24 year playing career
Pete Rose
What was the name of the fictional island where the events of the 1975 blockbuster jaws took place?
Amity Island
What African river crosses the equator twice and stands as the deepest recorded river in the world reaching depths over 700 feet?
The Congo river formally known as the Zaire river
What monumental global conflict was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?
World War I
In 1919 a massive 2.3 million gallon tank ruptured in Boston creating a deadly fast moving wave of what sticky substance that flooded the streets at 35 mph
Molasses. The great Boston molasses flood
Which legendary Boston Red Sox outfielder was the last major league baseball player to hit over .400 in a single season finishing with a .406 batting average in 1941?
Ted Williams
Which actor won his first Academy Award For Best Actor for playing the defense attorney Atticus Finch in the 1962 film “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
Gregory Peck
What is the most abundant metal element found in the earths crust making up 8% of its total weight even though it is rarely found in its pure form naturally?
Aluminum
signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, which 1965 legislation outlaw discrimination voting practices -such as literacy tests- that have been used to disenfranchise African-Americans?
The voting rights act of 1965
What is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the 50 United States?
The letter Q