Pop Culture
What wildly popular internet fundraiser challenge supported ALS & included ice?
The Ice Bucket Challenge
Famed pirate Edward Teach was better known by what pseudonym?
Black Beard
What is the name of the deadly fish used in Japanese Cuisine?
Puffer fish (fugu)
What title did Yertle hold in the Dr. Seuss book Yertle the Turtle?
King
What was originally used as a basketball hoop?
peach basket
What online game launched in 2016 getting children & adults outside to catch fictional monsters?
Pokemon Go
Who said, "It always seems impossible until it can be done"?
Nelson Mandela
In what part of the brain is memory stored?
Hippocampus
Who lived at 221B Baker Street, London?
Sherlock Holmes
The San Francisco Giants originally started in what city?
New York
Which US stock trading app made headlines in 2021 after Redditors went up against hedge funds?
Robinhood
What bird was heralded by the ancient Mayan people as vessels of the gods?
Turkey
Which neurotransmitter is important for a good mood?
Serotonin
Who said, "We all live with the objective of being happy; our lives are all different and yet the same."?
Anne Frank
In hockey or soccer, what is it called when a player scores three goals in a single game?
Hat Trick
Name the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles who first appeared in comic books in 1984.
For what crime was American Margaret Sanger jailed in 1917?
Establishing a birth control clinic
Who said, "That's been one of my mantras - focus and simplicity."?
Steve Jobs
How many maids did Aibileen ask to share their stories in the novel, The Help?
31
Name the four suits in a standard deck of playing cards.
Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, Clubs
What artist said, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes."?
Andy Warhol
What international body was established in 1945, immediately following WWII?
United Nations
Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
What name is the monster in Frankenstein referred to in the book?
Adam
How many points does a rugby "try" count for?
5