History&World Events
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen (approx 78%)
What is the oldest form of literature?
Poetry
What does WWW stand for in a website address?
World Wide Web
What is the name of the alternate dimension in Netflix’s Stranger Things?
The Upside Down
What was the name of trade routes that connected China to the Mediterranean?
The Silk Road
Which scientist proposed the Three Laws of Motion?
Isaac Newton
A Greek epic that tells of the heroic exploits and adventures of the Trojan Wars
The Illiad
In what year was the first Iphone released?
2007
What day is “Star Wars” Day?
May 4th
What civilazation is credited for the 360-degree circle and the 60-minute hour?
The Sumerians (Ancient Mesopotamia)
In Physics, what is the term for the speed of an object in a specific direction?
velocity
Amid the Cold War, this dystopian novel imagined a society where truth is whatever the state says it is
(1984 by George Orwell)
What is the best-selling videogame console of all time?
PS2
Who is the half-blood prince in Harry Potter?
Severus Snape
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What do you call the study of weather, climate and the atmosphere?
Meteorology
Which Roman philosopher wrote Meditations, which are still read as classics of Stoic thought?
Marcus Aurelius
Which Videogame holds the record for being the best-selling of all time?
Minecraft
Which Avenger (other than Captain America) was able to pick up Thor’s Mjolnir in the Marvel movies?
Vision
Who killed the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary?
Gavrilo Princip
How do you determine the age of a tree?
Counting its growth rings
What Japanese poetic form traditionally has 17 syllables in a 5-7-5 pattern?
Haiku
In Minecraft, what is the name of the main "default" male character?
Steve
Which 2019 film was the first non-english language movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
Parasite