What occurs when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as viewed from Earth?
A solar eclipse
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed about 250 million years ago?
Pangaea
Frankfort is the capital of which US state?
Kentucky
Who wrote the book "A Brief History of Time'' In 1988?
Stephen Hawking
What is the proper term for a young whale?
A calf
What is measured in Watts?
Power
Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this
Vitamin C
Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
Canada
What author created Oz?
L. Frank Baum
True or False: A light-year measures time.
False (It measures distance)
What type of rock forms from cooled lava or magma?
Igneous rock
What was Al Capone’s full first name?
Alphonse
What major ocean current brings warm water to the British Isles?
Gulf Stream
Who was known as the “First Lady of Song”?
Ella Fitzgerald
What insect did scientists send into space before people?
Fruit flies
What part of the eye controls how much light enters?
The pupil
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
In what US state would you find Fort Point?
California
Who owned a chimp called Chee-Chee?
Doctor Dolittle
What stadium was nicknamed "The House That Ruth Built"?
Yankee Stadium
Which country has the most known animal species?
Brazil
Brazil is the country with the most species of animals, including 1,816 bird species, 1,141 amphibian species, 4,738 fish species, 693 mammal species, 847 reptile species, and 34,387 plant species.
What do B.C. and A.D. stand for in terms of dates?
Before Christ and Anno Domini
Which hemisphere contains more land?
Northern Hemisphere
Which musical featured the song “Do-Re-Mi”?
The Sound of Music
What’s the difference between green and black olives?
Ripeness
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Stratosphere
What were the first two Western countries that the Nazis invaded during World War II?
Norway and Denmark
Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
Ural Mountains
Author J.M. Barrie is best known for creating what fictional character?
Peter Pan
What game awards the Stanley Cup?
Ice Hockey
This man is responsible for reshaping the way early man believed the solar system worked. He proposed that the Earth was not the center of the universe, and that the sun was instead at the center of our solar system. Who was he?
Copernicus
What is the deadliest hurricane in modern history?
The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900
On which sea does Romania have a coastline?
Black Sea
Which shape-shifting creature appears every 27 years in Derry, Maine, in a Stephen King novel?
Pennywise the Dancing Clown
What is Alcatraz Island named after?
Birds -- The island was originally named "La Isla de los Alcatraces," which is Spanish for "The Island of the Pelicans."
What constellation does the Alaska state flag feature?
Ursa Major
What Scandinavians were known for their longboats and violent plunders during the Middle Ages?
The Vikings
Christmas Island is a territory belonging to which country?
Australia
Who wrote the novel "Cry, the Beloved Country"?
Alan Paton
What two alcoholic ingredients is the traditional Martini cocktail made of?
Gin and vermouth
What is the total of the angles in a triangle?
180 degrees
In 1958, a U.S. Air Force plane accidentally dropped an unarmed nuclear bomb on what U.S. state?
South Carolina
What is the only nation that borders both Belgium and Spain?
France
What tale of the cross-dressing Leonore was Beethoven's only opera?
Fidelio
Which country hosted the first Olympic Games after World War I?
1948 Summer Olympics -London, United Kingdom
What is the chemical term for a peptide; two amino acids linked together?
An Amide
The Mayflower is famous for being the first ship to transport what to the New World?
English Puritans
What is the name of the Canadian territory that shares a land border with Alaska?
Yukon Territory
What was the name of Ashley Wilkes' plantation in "Gone With the Wind"?
Twelve Oaks
In telephony, what do the initials ISDN stand for?
Integrated Services for Digital Network