Food & Drink
Which type of beverage is made from fermented honey and water?
Mead
Which 1994 film features the quote, "Life is like a box of chocolates"?
Forrest Gump
What is the only country that is also an entire continent?
Australia
What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
What is the term for cooking food "under vacuum" in a water bath?
Sous-vide
What was the name of the first music video ever played on MTV?
Video Killed the Radio Star
Which body of water separates the United Kingdom from mainland Europe?
The English Channel
Which chemical element has the symbol 'K' on the periodic table?
Potassium
Which ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
The Incas
Which fruit is used to flavor the traditional British liqueur, Sloe Gin?
Sloe (or Blackthorn berry)
Which musician is known as the "Architect of Rock and Roll"?
Little Richard
In which city would you find the Spanish Steps?
Rome
What planet is the farthest from the Earth?
Neptune
What was the name of the series of programs launched by FDR to provide relief during the Great Depression?
The New Deal
Scoville units are used to measure the heat of what specific food?
Chili Peppers
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia
What is the only mammal capable of true flight (not just gliding)?
Bats
Which 1215 document, signed by King John of England, established the principle that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law?
The Magna Carta
What is the most expensive spice in the world by weight?
Saffron
Who was the first person to win an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)?
Richard Rodgers
Which mountain range forms the natural border between Europe and Asia?
The Ural Mountains
What is the rarest natural blood type in humans?
AB Negative
Which English monarch had six different wives?
Henry VIII