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Art & Literature

100

Horatio, Ophelia, and Gertrude are characters in which William Shakespeare tragedy?

a) Othello

b) Hamlet

c) Macbeth 

b) Hamlet 

200

What is the art of making pottery known as? 

Ceramics 

300

At the conclusion of an 1835 literary fairytale, a small object is placed in a museum because of its critical role in finding a suitable princess to marry a prince. What is the object that was placed under dozens of mattresses earlier in the tale? 

a Pea

400

Which artist created the mural, "The Last Supper"?

Leonardo Da Vinci

500

What painting technique is the youngest?

a) Cave Painting 

b) Realism

c) Cubism

d) Spray Painting 

d) Spray Painting

Geography

100

What are the 3 levels of geography used to look at the world?

a) Local, Regional, Global

b) Global, Regional, Local

c) Regional, Local, Global

a) Local, Regional, Global

200

A town or community is what level of geography?

a) Global

b) Regional

c) Local

c) Local

300

Which country has the largest population in the world? 

a) Russia

b) China

c) South Korea

b) China

400

What is the tallest mountain in the world above sea level? 

Mount Everest 

500

What ancient city was buried under volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Versuvius in 79 CE?

Pompeii, Italy 

Entertainment

100

What sport uses the terms "strike" and "spare"? 

Bowling

200

What arena do the New York Knicks play in? 

a) TD Garden

b) Barclays 

c) Madison Square Garden

c) Madison Square Garden

300

What sport uses a shuttlecock? 

a) Badminton

b) Tennis

c) Pickleball 

a) Badminton

400

Which franchise has won the most World Series Titles? 

The New York Yankees 

500

What do the 5 rings on the Olympic flag represent? 

The continents of the World 

History

100

This famous large boat sank under water.

The Titanic 

200

What Native American served as a guide for explorers Lewis & Clark?

Sacagawea

300

This famous female leader was the last pharoah of Egypt. 

Cleopatra

400

This war ended slavery in the U.S.

The Civil War 

500

The Cold War was mainly between the U.S. and what country?

USSR/Soviet Union

Science & Nature

100

What is the third planet from the sun? 

Earth

200

Which types of science cause mountains to form?

a) Earth science

b) Physical science

c) Life science 

a) Earth science

300

An organism that eats other organisms for food is called what?

a Consumer

400

What galaxy do we live in?

The Milky Way Galaxy

500

What planet is closest to the sun?

Mercury