Who's that character?
Who painted the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
Who served the shortest presidental term?
William Henry Harrison served the shortest term (31 days)
Letters that aren’t vowels are called what?
Consonants
How many bones are in the adult human body?
A grown-up human has 206 bones in their body. But kids have more! Newborns start with 300 bones and some join together as they grow.
What is the name of the school in High School Musical?
East High
Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancock.
What is the opening phrase of the Constitution?
U.S. Constitution begins with "We the People"
What is the fifth planet from the sun?
Jupiter
What is the smallest bone in the body?
Smallest bone: The stapes (stirrup) in the middle ear is the smallest bone in the body
In Matilda, what is the name of the strict headmistress?
Miss Trunchbull
Which Indian emperor conquered the Kalinga region through bloody warfare before renouncing violence and converting to Buddhism?
Ashoka the Great (ruled 304–232 BCE)
Which country controlled Iraq from 1917-1932?
Who wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
If you go into space, do you get taller, stay the same height, or shorter?
Taller, the cartilage disks in your spine expand due to the lack of gravity.
What movie features a high school named Rydell High?
Grease
Which pioneering scientist discovered the radioactive elements radium and polonium?
Marie Curie
How long did the European crusades to the holy lands last?
196 years
What month does summer officially start in the Northern Hemisphere?
June
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth enamel.
Who directed, produced, co-wrote, and starred in Citizen Kane?
Orson Welles, who was just 25 when he made what many critics consider the greatest film ever produced.
What was the name of Blackbeard the pirate's famous flagship?
Queen Anne's Revenge.
Marx and Engels wrote their Communist manifesto in the wake of which revolutions?
1848 European Revolutions
How many pages are in a standard composition notebook?
200
In terms of attributed deaths which are most dangerous: snakes, bees, sharks, or house flies to a human?
House flies. They spread disease-causing bacteria.
Who plays Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's?
Audrey Hepburn, adapted from Truman Capote's novella and styled around what is arguably the most iconic little black dress in cinema history.