Science
Arachnophobia is the fear of what?
Spiders🕷️
Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
Britain & France
Which mountain range begins in Canada and stretches all the way to New Mexico?
The Rocky Mountains
Who says, "Th-th-th-that's all folks!"?
Porky Pig
Who was Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind” penned for?
Marilyn Monroe
What organ has 4 chambers?
The Heart
During which war was the Christmas Truce called?
World War I
Which continent is the only one with no active volcanoes?
Australia
Painter Salvador Dali was native of which country?
Spain
According to Guinness World Records, what's the best-selling book of all time?
The Bible
Which element has the atomic number of 12?
Magnesium
In 1839 the first of several wars broke out over the trade of an extract from which type of plant/flower?
Poppy
How many countries are there in the United Kingdom?
4
Who played the leading female part in the 1954 film "A Star Is Born"?
Judy Garland
This word for a friend comes from the Latin for “with whom you would eat bread.”
A companion
What colors are mosquitos most attracted to?
(Hint: You could say this if your feeling sad)
Blue
Due to police irregularities, this man’s Arizona conviction was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1966.
Ernesto Miranda
In 1817, Congress divided a territory that became known as which two states?
Clue: they are practically mirror images of each other
Alabama & Mississippi
Which painting depicts melting watches?
Salvador Dali's "Persistence of Memory"
Who recorded "The Fool on the Hill" in 1968?
The Beatles
Edward Jenner developed an effective vaccine for which disease?
Smallpox
This revolt, chiefly by farmers, took place in Massachusetts in 1786.
Shays’ Rebellion
This city was destroyed in 79 CE because of Mount Vesuvius.
Pompeii
What Zoo animal were set free in the title of John Irving's first novel?
Bears
What is the name of the thousand-year-old secret society depicted in "The Da Vinci Code"?
Priory Of Sion
What everyday item did John Walker invent?
(Hint: Strike a _____?)
Friction matches
On September 17, 1862, this bloody battle in Maryland ended the first Confederate invasion of the North.
The Battle of Antietam
It’s the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
Iran
Which semi-autobiographical novel by James Baldwin tells the story of John Grimes, a Harlem teenager in the 1930's?
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"
What do you call the visible part of the rivet commonly found on the pockets of jeans?
The burr
What is 400 in Roman numerals?
(Hint: you can play Music on this)
CD
In 1945 scientists in this state witnessed the detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb.
New Mexico
This country’s coat of arms features a palm tree and a 19th-century American sailing ship.
Liberia
The diegesis of a film is also known as what?
Plot
What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?
Leo
A shark's skeleton consists of what?
Cartilage
Opened in 1937, it got its name in response to the George Washington Bridge, north of it.
The Lincoln Tunnel
What country does the Rhine River run through?
Germany
Who wrote the music for the stage version of "Billy Elliot"
(Hint: "...III'm still standing, better then I ever did. Lookin' Like a true survivor. Feeling like a little kid")
Elton John
What notable astronomer penned the 1980 best-selling book “Cosmos?”
Carl Sagan
Mimas orbits what planet of the solar system?
(Hint: the only planet married)
Saturn
What year did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) go into effect?
1994
What country formerly ruled Iceland?
Denmark
What was the fictional town that was the setting for the soap opera "All My Children".
Pine Valley
In the movie "Speed", dropping below what speed will blow up the bus?
50 MPH
African, French, Bur, Fig, Marsh and Pot types of what plant?
(Hint: Think luck of the irish)
Clover
The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of the eastern half of what powerful ancient empire?
The Roman Empire
What do you call a cluster of islands?
An archipelago
What tv show takes place in the fictional City of Bedrock?
(Hint: Caveman)
The Flintstones
Who was the first author to use a “typemachine” or typewriter in writing a manuscript?
Mark Twain