Art and Literature
What are the titular cities in 'A Tale of Two Cities'?
London and Paris
What type of tree is a Douglas Fir?
Pine
What player has the most Super Bowl rings in NFL history?
Tom Brady
What is the last name of famous brothers Orville and Wilbur?
Wright
This is the phenomenon that explains why people will tend to refuse to offer help when there are other people present during an emergency
The Bystander Effect
Name a painting by Vincent Van Gogh not named 'The Starry Night'
'Self portrait', 'The Potato Eaters', 'Irises', 'The Night Cafe', 'Starry Night over the Rhone', 'Cypresses', 'Poppy Flowers', 'Van Gogh's Chair', 'Vase With Twelve Sunflowers', 'The Harvest'
What is the fastest growing plant?
Bamboo (Up to 35 inches per day!)
What famous boxer was born Cassius Clay and refused to fight in the Vietnam War?
Muhammad Ali
After establishing a training school in 1860, she is considered the mother of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
What is it called when you make light change direction by passing it through a lens?
Refraction
What happened to the aliens in 'War of the Worlds'?
Died of germ infection from sucking up human blood
What is a titmouse?
A type of bird
What baseball player famously retired saying he was "the luckiest man on the face of the earth" after he was diagnosed with ALS (a disease later known by his name)?
Lou Gehrig
Bladwin IV fought against Saladin for control of what city?
Jerusalem
What is the type of bond called when two atoms are sharing electron pairs?
Covalent
Who is the History of Magic professor at Hogwarts?
Professor Cuthbert Binns
If 'canine' is the adjective to refer to a dog, what is the adjective to refer to a wolf?
Lupine
Name the 3 horse races for the triple crown
Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes
The Little Red Book
Optics is the study of what?
Light
In what play are the characters Duncan, Donalbain, and Banquo?
Macbeth
Titan arum - the tallest flower in the world - goes by this name based on the distinct rotting smell it emanates
Corpse Flower
Name 6 of the 12 European soccer clubs that attempted to break off and form a 'Super League'
Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan, Internazionale Milan
According to Marx, what two classes are constantly fighting over control of the means of production?
Proletariat and the Bourgeoisie
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine Triphosphate