History
What ancient empire built aqueducts and roads across Europe?
Rome
What is the largest continent by area?
Asia
What body system includes the brain and spinal cord?
Nervous system
What is the term for the main character in a story?
Protagonist
What is the name of the world’s most famous bicycle race?
Tour de France
What do we call the first part of the U.S. Constitution that outlines its purpose?
The Preamble
What is the only country that is also a continent?
Australia
What gas do plants absorb from the air during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What Shakespeare play features the line, “To be or not to be”?
Hamlet
Who has won the most Olympic gold medals in history?
Michael Phelps
Who was the queen of France during the French Revolution, famously (but inaccurately) quoted as saying, “Let them eat cake”?
Marie Antoinette
What U.S. state is furthest west?
Alaska
What unique egg-laying mammal has a duck-like bill, webbed feet, and is native to Australia?
Platypus
What Spanish artist is known for co-founding Cubism?
Pablo Picasso
Who holds the record for the most home runs in MLB history?
Barry Bonds
Who was the nonviolent leader of India’s independence movement?
Gandhi
What river is considered the longest in the world?
Nile
What element is needed by red blood cells to carry oxygen?
iron
What novel by Mary Shelley is often considered the first science fiction novel?
Frankenstein
Which NFL team has won the most Super Bowls?
Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots (tied at 6)
What 1803 land deal doubled the size of the United States?
The Louisiana Purchase
What is the largest island in the world not considered a continent?
Greenland
Which sea creature has three hearts and blue blood?
Octopus
Which American painter is known for his large-scale “drip paintings” and helped define the Abstract Expressionist movement?
Jackson Pollock
Who is the current soccer superstar for Inter Miami, previously with Barcelona and PSG, and won the 2022 World Cup?
Lionel Messi