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This American writer and humorist was born two weeks after the appearance of Halley's Comet in 1835 and predicted his death would shortly follow the comet's return. Born Samuel Clemons, he died the day after the Halley's Comet returned in 1910.
Mark Twain
There are more than 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage Sites worldwide. Which Continent has the most?
Europe
Two Athletes have won Olympic gold medals competing for different countries. The first was Daniel Carrol in Rugby for Australia and then the United States in 1908 and 1920 respectively. The second was Kakhi Kakhiashvili who won gold in weightlifting as a Former Soviet Athlete in 1992 and then as a citizen of which traditional Olympic country in 1996 and 2000.
Greece
Which is closer to Miami, Florida: Lima, Peru or Seattle, Washington?
Lima, Peru (2,622 Miles)
Seattle, Washington (2,732 Miles)
No Time to Die will be the latest James Bond film starring Daniel Craig and the 25th Bond film. Which former Beatle performed the theme song for Live and Let Die in 1973?
Paul McCartney
Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, this blonde bombshell's films grossed over $200 million which would equate to over $2 billion in 2020. In 1960, 2 years before her death, she won a Golden Globe for Some Like it Hot.
Marilyn Monroe
Not short on history, this country boasts the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites with more than 50. The Rock Drawings in Val Camonica were the first in this country to be recognized by UNESCO in 1979.
Italy
In 2012, Miguel Cabrera became the first player in Major League Baseball since 1967 to hit for the Triple Crown. Since 2012, how many horses have achieved the Triple Crown of winning the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, and the Preakness?
Two (American Pharaoh in 2015 and Justify in 2018)
Lisbon, Portugal is the World Capital that is nearest to Washington D.C. in Latitude. Second closest in Latitude is the capital of this autocratic regime which is historically antagonistic to the United States.
North Korea (Pyongyang)
The live action remake of Disney's Mulan was scheduled to be released March 27, 2020. Which former Saturday Night Live comedian provided the voice of Mushu the dragon in the 1998 animated movie.
Eddie Murphy
This diminutive pop singer chose a stage name that was out of this world. Born Peter Gene Hernandez, this Super Bowl Halftime performer threw his name and his Versace on the Floor to avoid being stereotyped as a latin singer.
Bruno Mars
This very pretty city is home to a World Heritage Site and served as the Imperial Capital of Japan for 11 Centuries. This city was spared from firebombings during World War II so that it could remain on the shortlist of targets for the first Atomic Bomb. In a historical twist (#Twistory), this city was removed from the list of targets by U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson who had honeymooned there. It was replaced on the list by Nagasaki.
Kyoto
This tiny European Country holds the record for competing in the most Summer Olympic Games (17) without ever winning a medal.
Liechtenstein
(Fun Fact: The country has won a total of 10 medals at the Winter Olympics, all for Alpine Skiing. 6 of their medals belong to a sister and brother duo - Hanni and Andreas Wenzel. 2 more belong to a different set of brothers.)
This U.S. State is the geographically closest to the continent of Africa.
Maine
Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the 1986 film starring Tom Cruise. Which Kenny Loggins song about a "Highway" can be heard in three separate scenes during the original film?
'Danger Zone' (Highway to the Danger Zone)
Also the name for the dog breed that is a cross between a Beagle and a Pug, this is what you call a baby Echidna.
Puggle
The Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris caught fire in August of 2019. However, two different Cathedrals of Notre Dame boast the title of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One is in in Reims, France, and the other is in this neighboring European Country.
Belgium (Tournai)
The first ever Soccer World Cup was won by which country?
Uruguay
The capital of this South American Country is the nearest world capital to the Equator and the second highest above sea level.
Ecuador (Quito)
Black Widow was slated to be the second Marvel movie to star a female lead. In the wild, the actual female spider does this to the male spider after mating.
Eats the male. The female spider cannibalizes her mate.
Initially Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, this Roman Catholic nun was born under Ottoman Empire rule in 1910 before moving to Ireland and India. In 1950, she founded the Missionaries of Charity and received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
Mother Teresa
In 1978, UNESCO designated its initial 12 World Heritage Sites including two U.S. National Parks. Yellowstone was one. The other was this under-appreciated Colorado park, whose name means "Green Table" in Spanish, and is home to large cliff dwellings dating back to the 12th Century.
Mesa Verde National Park
This Olympic tradition has symbolic roots in the altars of ancient Greek gods and goddesses, however this tradition actually first appeared in the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and has been passed on to all subsequent Summer Olympics.
Torch Relay (to light the eternal flame)
Two South American countries have capital cities that are further south than Cape Town, South Africa. This South American country's capital is the furthest South.
Uruguay (Montevideo)
An upcoming horror-drama film named Antebellum has been postponed. The 15th and final president before the American Civil War, this Pennsylvania Democrat was the only White House occupant to remain a bachelor and shares a first name with Mr. Bond.
James Buchanan