US History
What was the first American state?
Delaware.
What current TV show is the longest-running live-action primetime show ever?
Law & Order: SVU
Deer meat is more commonly known by what name?
Venison
What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
Turkey
Lizzo plays what instrument?
Flute
What is the name of the theater where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?
Ford's Theater
The movie “The Shawshank Redemption” is based on a short story written by which horror writer?
Stephen King
What are the two special ingredients used in making the famous Italian dessert, affogato?
A scoop of gelato or ice cream and a shot of hot espresso
What is the only sport to be played on the moon?
Golf
What does the Italian musical term adagio mean?
Slowly
Who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916?
Jeanette Rankin.
What animated film was the third highest grossing movie in 2001?
Monsters, Inc.
Which famous cheese comes from the Spanish region of La Mancha?
Manchego
What wide receiver caused a sensation during his rookie season with a one-handed catch?
Odell Beckham Jr.
What was the first rap single to hit the Billboard Top 40?
"Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
Two sets of fathers and sons have served as presidents. What are their names?
John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
What is the first animated movie made entirely by CGI (computer generated imagery)?
What is the United Kingdom's best selling chocolate bar?
Kit Kat
The Triple Crown award is given to a horse that wins which three races?
The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.
Which musical group became famous with the 1985 hit song "Take On Me?"
A-Ha
At Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration ceremony, Maya Angelou read her original poem "On the Pulse of ___."
Morning
Which teen flick about high school students was based on Jane Austen's “Emma”?
Clueless
Which orange-based soft drink originated in Algeria and is particularly popular in France?
Orangina
Who was the first president to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game?
William Howard Taft.
With a title that literally translates as "the fallen woman," what opera by Giuseppe Verdi is, memorably, the one that moves Julia Roberts's character to tears in the movie "Pretty Woman?"
La Traviata