Geography
What are the names of the seven continents of the world?
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia
If you throw a blue stone into the Red Sea, what will it become?
Wet
How many colonies were there in the United States?
13
What was the name of the first man-made satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
Sputnik 1
Leonardo DiCaprio won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in which film?
The Revenant
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
What has a neck but no head?
A bottle
Who was in power the longest?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?
Sir Isaac Newton
What are the “Big Five” awards?
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress & Best Screenplay
What planet is closest to Earth?
Venus
What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
A bed.
What woman discovered radium and polonium?
Marie Curie
Which is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
Which prolific British director, best known for suspense, never won a competitive Oscar in a career spanning over 50 years?
Alfred Hitchcock
What is the capital of Senegal?
Dakar
What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in 1,000 years?
The letter "m."
Where was the first British colony in the Americas?
Jamestown, Virginia
Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth?
8 minutes
Who declined the Best Actor award in 1973?
Marlon Brando for his role in The Godfather
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Canada?
Mount Logan
What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don’t want to use it?
An anchor.
On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
August 2nd, 1776
On what continent will you not find bees?
Antarctica
Which man won the most Academy Awards ever?
Walt Disney, with 22