American History
What was the outcome of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln?
Answer: It declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states were to be set free.
What is the best-selling novel of all time?
What is Don Quixote?
Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, a date now often known by what term?
Ides of March
Who originally recorded the classic ballad I Will Always Love You in 1973?
Dolly Parton
In what year did the New England Patriots achieve the NFL's only perfect 16-0 regular season record?
What is 2007?
What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
What is Au?
Which country drinks the most coffee in pounds per year?
What is Finland?
What city was the first capital of the United States?
What is New York City?
What novel is set on a desert planet inhabited by giant sandworms?
What is Dune?
What empire was founded by Genghis Khan and became the largest contiguous empire in history?
What is the Mongol Empire?
Which singer had a charts resurgence in 2022 after one of her songs was heard in Stranger Things?
Kate Bush
Which NFL team has won the most Super Bowl championships in league history?
Who are the New England Patriots?
What is the rarest blood type?
AB Negative
Gluten is found in which cereal grain?
Wheat
What was the significance of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
It granted women the right to vote.
Who wrote the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire," which inspired the TV series "Game of Thrones"?
George R.R. Martin
In which decade did the Great Hunger strike Ireland?
1840s
Which artist won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021 for their album "folklore"?
Who is Taylor Swift?
Who holds the record for the most career rushing yards in NFL history as of 2021?
Who is Emmitt Smith?
Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover?
Apollo 15 Mission
What type of pasta has a name meaning "little worms"?
What year did the Revolutionary War end?
What is 1783?
What novel by George Orwell depicts a dystopian society under totalitarian rule and features the character Winston Smith?
"1984"
By what nickname is Edward Teach better known?
Blackbeard
This South Korean boy band released their English-language single "Dynamite" in 2020, which became a global sensation.
Who is BTS?
In what year did the NFL and AFL officially merge to form a single league?
What is 1970?
How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?
Zero!
What is the primary ingredient in traditional Japanese miso soup?
Soybean paste (miso)
Who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916?
Who is Jeanette Rankin?
What epic poem, attributed to Homer, tells the story of the Trojan War?
"The Iliad"
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
In 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody was number one for nine weeks. It was finally knocked off the top slot by a song with a name that appears in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody. Name the song and the band that ended Queen’s number one success.
Mamma Mia by Abba
Which NFL team is known for its "12th Man" tradition, where fans are famously loud and disruptive to opposing teams?
Who are the Seattle Seahawks?
What is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus releases energy through the emission of particles or electromagnetic waves?
What is radioactive decay?
Which chef hosts Kitchen Nightmares?
Gordon Ramsay
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
Who is John Adams?
Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream in the 1920s?
"The Great Gatsby"
Who famously duelled Alexander Hamilton on 11 July 1804, resulting in the founding father’s death?
Aaron Burr
Taylor Swift released two studio albums in 2020: one was titled Folklore, but what was the name of the other one?
Evermore
Who was the first quarterback to throw for over 5,000 yards in a single NFL season?
Who is Drew Brees?
What is the term for the study of the Earth's physical features, climate, and natural resources?
What is geography?
What is the salted roe of a sturgeon called?
What is caviar?
Who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Who wrote the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee
What does “The Magna Carta” mean?
What is the “The Great Charter” ?
Which artist released the album "Positions" in 2020, featuring hit songs like "Positions" and "34+35"?
Who is Ariana Grande?
Which NFL player holds the record for the most career touchdown receptions as of 2021?
Who is Jerry Rice?
What is the scientific name for the "voice box" in humans responsible for sound production?
What is the larynx
Spanish cuisine features a dish named for a wide, shallow traditional pan used to cook the dish on an open fire. What is this dish?
What is Paella?
Who was the first African American senator?
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?
Who wrote the Picture of Dorian Grey?
Oscar Wilde
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
What is Mr. Potato Head ?
In 2021, which global superstar headlined a concert in Central Park to call attention to climate change and global warming?
Who is Billie Eilish?
Which NFL team won the first Super Bowl ever played?
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
What is the phenomenon where an object submerged in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced?
What is Archimedes' principle?
What is the term for the traditional Japanese method of grilling small skewers of meat or vegetables over charcoal?
What is yakitori?