Physics
How many Nobel Prizes have been awarded in Physics between 1901 and 2023?
117 (to 224 people)
Where was pizza invented?
Naples, Italy
What is the best-selling videogame to date? (Add 100 points if you can list the top 3).
Minecraft. (2. Grand Theft Auto, 3. Tetris).
How long does it take to drive from Columbus, OH to the Canadian border?
6 hours, 20 minutes
Originally, Amazon only sold what kind of product?
Books
In particle physics, which property is a half-integer for fermions and an integer for bosons?
Spin
Where was Chicken Tikka masala invented?
Glasgow, Scotland
Which video game has character jobs such as Explorer, Cygnus Knight, and Resistance?
MapleStory
What are the top 5 most populous countries in the world?
1. China, 2. India, 3. U.S.A., 4. Indonesia, 5. Pakistan
What powers and abilities does Envy possess in "Fullmetal Alchemist"?
Immortality, Shapeshifting, Regeneration.
How many women have been awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics? (Name them for 100 bonus points).
5. (Marie Curie (1903), Maria Goeppert-Mayer (1963), Donna Strickland (2018), Andrea Ghez (2020), and Anne L'Huillier (2023)).
Which country did the french fries originate from?
Belgium
A sleek black convertible known as the Regalia is the car Noctis Lucis Caelum and his friends use to travel across Eos in the fifteenth installment of what alliterative video game franchise?
Final Fantasy
What famous cathedral of Paris, France, opened in 1345, was made even more famous in an 1831 Victor Hugo novel that was adapted many times?
Notre-Dame De Paris
When was the first fountain pen invented? (Who invented it? for an extra 100 points).
1809. First patented in 1827, so we'll take that too. (Petrache Poenaru or Frederick Fölsch, depending on which part of the internet we believe).
Process used to improve fatigue resistance of the metal by setting up compressive stresses in its surface is known as:
Cold peening
What is the most stolen grocery item?
Cheese
Blathers is the name of the nocturnal, museum-curating owl in what series of Nintendo video games?
Animal Crossing
In a famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate in June 1987, President Ronald Reagan exhorted Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down what structure that symbolized the division of Germany?
Berlin Wall
What TV series was originally based off of a one-woman play performed in Scotland?
Fleabag
Who is known for creating an algorithm that demonstrated the superiority of quantum computers over classical computers at factoring?
Peter Shor
What is the most consumed food in the world?
Rice
In July, 2021 an original Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge of what old school fantasy game sold for $870,000?
Legend of Zelda
Which country has the most castles in the world (per square mile)?
Wales
Which state in the USA has the most coffee shops per capita?
Hawaii (NY has the most. CA has the most per square mile).