Historic Moments
In what city were the first infections of COVID-19 discovered?
Wuhan, China
John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson star as two hitmen in what 1994 Oscar-winning movie?
“Pulp Fiction”
What city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
Sochi, Russia
Area 51 is located in which U.S. state?
Nevada
What Japanese automaker uses the expression "Zoom-Zoom" which describes the "emotion of motion" it claims is inherent in its cars?
Mazda
What year was the landmark civil and LGBTQ+ rights case Obergefell v. Hodges ruled on?
2015
During the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, what two pop singers memorably shared a kiss on stage?
Madonna and Britney Spears
Which iconic baseball player broke Major League Baseball’s racial segregation barrier in 1947?
Jackie Robinson
Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
Japan
While building magnetrons at MIT in the 1940s, Percy Spencer noticed a melting chocolate bar in his pocket. Deeper investigation and exploration led to the invention of what household device?
Microwave
What New York City bar was the location of a 1969 uprising credited as sparking the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement?
The Stonewall Inn
What “Friends” haircut was all the all the rage in the 1990s?
The Rachel
Which Williams sister has won more Grand Slam titles?
Serena
Which two countries have the longest shared international border?
Canada and the U.S.
Steve Jobs is famously one of the two men who co-founded Apple in 1976. The other co-founder was also named Steve. What was this other man's surname?
Wozniak
The shooting of whom, in 1914, started World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Who directed the 2023 blockbuster movie “Barbie”?
Greta Gerwig
After a strike by players, what major sporting event was cancelled for the first time in 90 years in 1994?
The World Series
What modern-day country was home to the ancient civilization credited with inventing, among many things, beer some 5,000 years ago?
Iraq — the Sumerians are most commonly credited with inventing beer in ancient Mesopotamia
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
Who is the youngest person to ever win a Nobel Prize?
Malala Yousafzai, who won at age 17!
What 1989 movie stars Michael Keaton as a DC Comics superhero?
Batman
Who holds the title of top scorer of all time in NCAA Division I basketball?
Caitlin Clark
What nation has the highest number of time zones in the world?
France — including its colonized territories and territorial claim in Antarctica, France represents 13 time zones
What’s the shortcut for the paste function on most computers?
Ctrl+V