Blood Drives
What blood type is known as the universal donor?
O-negative
What was the name of the trade route that connected China to the Mediterranean?
Silk Road
Who invented the first successful vaccine, and for what disease?
Edward Jenner, smallpox
What is the highest-grossing movie of all time (not adjusted for inflation)?
Avatar
What is the only planet in the solar system that rotates on its side?
Uranus
How often can a person donate whole blood?
Every 56 days or 8 weeks
What three continents were connected by the triangular trade?
Europe, Africa, and the Americas
What discovery by Alexander Fleming revolutionized the treatment of bacterial infections?
Penicillin
What movie series features a ring that must be destroyed in Mount Doom?
The Lord of the Rings
What is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside?
Strawberry
Which organization is the largest blood supplier in the U.S.?
The American Red Cross
What precious metal was a major factor in the Spanish colonization of the Americas?
Silver
In what decade did the first successful organ transplant take place?
1950s
In which movie does the phrase “May the Force be with you” originate?
Star Wars: A New Hope
What country consumes the most chocolate per person?
Switzerland
What is the rarest blood type in the world?
AB-negative
What 18th-century economic system encouraged European nations to hoard gold and establish colonies for trade benefits?
Mercantilism
What 19th-century nurse is credited with professionalizing modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
What famous horror film features a masked villain named Michael Myers?
Halloween
What was the original name of Mickey Mouse?
Mortimer Mouse
What percentage of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, but only a small fraction actually does?
About 38%, but less than 10% donate regularly
What major agreement in 1994 reshaped trade between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico?
NAFTA – North American Free Trade Agreement, now replaced by USMCA.
What breakthrough medical imaging technique, developed in the 1970s, allows doctors to see inside the body without surgery?
MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What was the first animated movie to win an Academy Award for Best Picture nomination?
Beauty and the Beast
What is the only letter that does not appear in any U.S. state name?
Q