HISTORY
Which two people created the first successful powered airplane in 1903?
Wilbur and Orville Wright
What is the highest peak in Africa?
Mount Kilmanjaro
In what year did Prince Charles and Princess Diana marry?
1981
In what decade is 'The Great Gatsby' set?
The 1920s
On the set of what film did Brad Pitt meet Angelina Jolie?
Mr and Mrs Smith
What year did The ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli?
1915
What is the northernmost national capital city in the world?
Reykjavik, Iceland
What was the name of the shuttle involved in the first fatal accident of a spacecraft in flight in 1986?
Challenger
What's the name of the fourth Harry Potter book?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Which TV family is the longest-running primetime comedy series in U.S. television history?
The Simpsons
Which 20th century war was dubbed the "forgotten war"?
Korean War
The Strait of Gibraltar separates the Iberian Peninsular from which African country?
Morocco
In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
In her novel "Bridget Jones's Diary," author Helen Fielding named love interest Mark Darcy after a character from what classic Jane Austen novel?
Pride and Prejudice
Constantinople and Byzantium are former names of which major city?
Instanbul
Which mountaineer and his Sherpa became the first men to conquer Mount Everest?
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Which country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
What Billy Joel song featured over 100 different headlines from 1949 to 1989?
"We Didn't Start The Fire"
The decade-long Trojan War was instigated by the eloping of a famous couple. Name the couple
Helen and Paris
In which famous Parisian building did Napoléon Bonaparte crown himself?
Notre Dame
Which Greek historian is known as the “Father of History”?
Herodotus
Which African country is the most populated?
Nigeria
What is the name of the theme park where Clark W Griswald take his family on vacation in the 1983 film National Lampoon's Vacation?
Walley World
What literary "S" term is intended to be both critical and humorous while poking fun at an institution or idea?
Satire
What is the name of the law with the premise that "anything that can go wrong will go wrong"?
Murphy's Law