Political Trivia
Following Margaret Thatcher’s resignation, what Conservative Party politician was elected by his own party to succeed “The Iron Lady” as the party’s new leader and the new prime minister of the United Kingdom on November 27, 1990?
John Major
Establishing the end of the Soviet-Polish War on March 18, 1921 between the Russian & Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republics and Poland, the Peace of Riga treaty was signed in what country?
Latvia
"The BORDER of Glory" by Lady Gaga. "Darkness on the BORDER of Town" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. "BORDER of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks. And ironically nothing by U2. What word did we replace with BORDER in these song titles?
Edge
Because it's "nature's engineer," a beaver named Tim serves as the mascot for the sports teams at what East Coast private research university?
MIT
What Philly native starred as another Philly native who gets transplanted to a ritzy neighborhood in L.A. while in his teens to avoid trouble back home? He played a character who shared his first name.
Will Smith
What incendiary figure in British politics, who served as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658, conquered a rebellious Ireland in 1651, transferring ownership to Puritans to pay for his invasion? He was played by Richard Harris in a 1970 Ken Hughes historical drama film.
Oliver Cromwell
In the UK, Theresa May's Conservative governments were propped up in their coalition by which party from Northern Ireland?
Democratic Unionist Party
She'll only pay pennies and dimes for a kiss, but her whole soul for a wish. So go the weird economics of what Carly Rae Jepsen hit that anagrams to MY ABLE CAMEL?
Call Me Maybe
The Cincinnati Reds play in what home run friendly Ballpark, opened in 2003, which gets its name from a presumably tremendous national insurance company?
The Great American Ballpark
The "Philadelphia Story" (1940) starred Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, and what four-time Oscar-winning actress?
Katharine Hepburn
A famous member of the Ancient Greek community is often credited with popularizing the idea of compulsory education in Western thought and politics. Who is this man?
Plato
Located in the New Edinburgh neighborhood of Ottawa, what is the official address of the residence of the Prime Minister of Canada?
24 Sussex Drive
What two state names cannot be spelled with a regulation bag of tiles from the English language version of Scrabble?
Kentucky, Connecticut
Put a spring in your step! In which Olympic sport might you see a Rudolph or a Randolph performed?
Trampolining
Philadelphia was the most populous city in the U.S. at the time the young nation declared its independence. In what decade did nearby New York City pass Philadelphia as the nation's most populous city?
1790's
Analyzing American politics from a foreign perspective, what 19th-century work by Alexis de Tocqueville covers topics like judicial power and local government?
Democracy in America
The Republic of Biafra was a short-lived state that broke away during a 1960s Civil War in what West African nation?
Nigeria
Change one letter each in the first and last names of actor Harrison Ford and you get two words that are, practically speaking, synonymous. What are these words?
Garrison and Fort
The modern NBA team known as the Washington Wizards began their journey in Chicago as the Packers. Before finally landing in Washington, D.C., the team was transferred to what charming city of the Eastern US?
Baltimore
Philadelphia's City Hall was designed to be the world's tallest building when construction began in the 1870s, but by the time construction was finished, both the Washington Monument and one other structure had surpassed the municipal structure. However, City Hall did claim the title of tallest habitable building. What is the other structure that passed City Hall's height before completion?
Eiffel Tower
Held on November 6, Australia had a hotly-contested referendum in WHAT YEAR that asked whether Australia should become a republic with a President appointed by Parliament? Malcolm Turnbull headed the "Yes" campaign which was ultimately defeated.
1999
What is the name of the location where the British monarchy has held their coronations since 1066?
Westminster Abbey
Take the brand name for the tablet made by Apple, add a five-letter synonym for a frock, and move the space between them. You now have what two-word term that means a unique identifier for a device on the Internet?
IP Address
What was the name of the 1940's NFL team, created through the temporary merger of two Pennsylvania based franchises?
The Steagles
What ABC television series uses the mockumentary style similar to that used in "The Office" to follow the day-to-day lives of elementary school teachers in the Philadelphia public school system?
Abbot Elementary