Tech
What is Thomas Edison's most famous invention?
Lightbulb
What was the name of the stele that led to the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
What sporting event is held every Memorial Day?
The Indy 500
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown
What is the world's biggest island?
Greenland
Which Tasmanian marsupial is known for its temper?
Tasmanian Devil
In 2009, this man became the first black president in American history.
Barack Obama
The first phase of the amphibian invasion and establishment of a strong foothold during WWII was nicknamed Operation Neptune, but is often referred to as this day?
D-Day
1960 Catchphrase: Who said “Yabba dabba doo!”?
Fred Flintstone on The Flintstones
A group of crows is called?
A Murder
Originally, Amazon only sold what kind of product?
Books
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo wrestling
What was the first soft drink to be taken into space?
Coca Cola
According to the UN's 2020 World Happiness Report, which country has the happiest inhabitants?
Finland
What percentage of the world is allergic to cats?
Approximately 10% of the world is allergic
There were concerns that computers would have trouble with their internal clock and calendars when the year went from 1999 to 2000. What was this coined as?
Y2K
What were the Japanese military suicide missions during WWII called that took out 1600 aircraft, along with carriers and merchant ships?
Kamikaze missions
Name the two Presidential candidates who participated in the first televised debate?
John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon
What is a group of flamingoes called?
A Flamboyance.
In the car industry, what does "BMW" stand for?
Bavarian Motor Works
What was the largest contiguous empire in history?
Mongol Empire
Which athlete has won the most Olympic medals?
Michael Phelps (with 28 medals)
What is the official state sport of Maryland?
Jousting
What is the newest country?
South Sudan (which gained independence in 2011)
What animal did Australian soldiers fight in 1932?
Emus. The war lasted just a month
Name the hurricane that hit Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2005, subsequently flooding 80 percent of New Orleans due to failure in its canal drainage systems.
Hurricane Katrina
This was the largest, most ferocious assault in the Pacific theater between the Imperial Japanese and the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps.
Battle of Okinawa
Established in 1960, this area spreads along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California. What is it called?
The Hollywood Walk of Fame
A group of Ravens is called?
An Unkindness
What language does the word "robot" come from?
Czech ("robota" means forced labor/work)
Pope Gregory IV tried to exterminate what animal from Europe, as he said they were instruments of Satan?
Cats
Which country won the first FIFA World Cup in 1930?
Uruguay
What color do bananas glow under black light
Blue
the only three countries that don't use the metric system are United States, Myanmar, and _____ ?
Liberia
What reptile can't stick out their tongue?
Crocodiles
(they have a membrane that holds their tongue in place on the roof of their mouth so it doesn't move.)
Who was behind the plane attacks against the U.S. on September 11, 2001?
Al-Qaeda
the two landing spots for the atomic bombs that the United States dropped during WWII are Nagasaki & ________ .
Hiroshima
Name the book, by Harper Lee, that won the Pulitzer Prize for the best American novel of 1960.
To Kill A Mockingbird
A group of Cobras is called?
A Quiver
In 2009, what became the first Morse code character to be added since WWII?
The @ symbol
How many people have walked on the moon?
12
Which African country was the first to ever qualify for a World Cup?
Egypt
What is the national animal of Scotland?
The Unicorn
What is the only country without its own national anthem?
Cyprus (In 1966 it adopted the Greek national anthem as its own)
In which country was it once illegal to own just one guinea pig because they can get lonely?
Switzerland
The animals need social interaction, hence the law.
In 2009, a fiscally conservative movement within the Republican party began. What was it called?
Tea Party Movement
The coastline of Normandy was divided into 17 sectors, all of which were named using a spelling Alphabet. Name the sector that began with "O"
Omaha
What was the first television program to show a toilet onscreen?
Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963)
A Groups of Apes is called
A Shrewdness