geography and science
Which European country is famously shaped like a boot?
Italy
What ship came to the rescue of the Titanic?
The RMS Carpathia
Which actress left Hollywood to become real royalty as princess of Monaco in 1956?
Grace Kelly
In 1947, which baseball legend shattered the color barrier by becoming the first African American to play modern Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
In the game of Scrabble, there are only two letters that are worth 10 points. Each one is the letter Z what is the other letter?
The letter Q
How many bones are in the average adult human body?
206
Which famous Roman general was assassinated by a group of senators on Ides of March (March 15) 44BC
Julius Caesar
What was Aretha Franklin demanding in her hit 1967 song? Hint: it is one word!
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Which country was banned from the 1948 summer Olympics due to aggressive actions in world war 1?
Germany, followed by japan
Which country did the Easter bunny originate from?
Germany
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica, it is a polar desert
What is the name of the teenage girl who led French armies against the English during the Hundred Years’ War, before being captured and executed?
Joan of Arc
Which famous director is known for his appearance in almost all of his own movies, including “Psycho” and “The Birds”?
Alfred Hitchcock
Who broke Babe Ruth‘s career home run record in 1974 while playing for the Atlanta Braves?
Hank Aaron
A pride is a group of lions. A murder is a group of crows. What do you call a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
What ocean is the DEEPEST in the world?
Pacific Ocean, appr 36,000 feet deep
What was the original name for “Candy Corn” in the late 19th century?
Chicken feed
Johnny Cash recorded a live album in 1968 inside which California maximu-security prison?
Folsom state prison
Which chestnut colt won the Triple Crown 1973 and set a record in Belmont stakes by winning an incredible 31 lengths?
Secretariat
American swimmer Michael phelps holds the record for the most Olympic medals of all time, but how many gold medals did he win across his career?
23 Gold medals 28 total metals
Which planet in our solar system has the shortest day?
Jupiter, with the planet rotating every 9.9 hours
When Christopher Columbus landed in the America regions where did he think he was?
Asia
Who hosted the “Late night show” for 30 years, from 1962-1992, earning the nickname “the king of late night”?
Johnny Carson
What was the famous nickname of the legendary Chicago bears running back Walter Payton?
Sweetness
The titanic had a sister ship that served as a hospital ship in world war 1, what was her name?
The HMHS Britannic