GEOGRAPHY
Which country is both a continent and an island nation, located in the Southern Hemisphere?
Australia
Which country built the Great Wall to protect against invasions from the north?
China
Which King of Pop, known for albums like Thriller, passed away in 2009?
Micheal Jackson
In soccer, what color card does a referee show for a serious foul that results in an ejection from the game?
Red card
Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
The Sahara Desert
What was the name of the ship that sank in the North Atlantic in 1912 after hitting an iceberg?
Titanic
Which classical composer wrote "The Four Seasons," a set of four violin concertos?
Antonio Vivaldi
How many points is a free throw worth in basketball?
1 point
Which sea is the saltiest body of water in the world, located between Israel and Jordan?
The Dead Sea
Who was the British Prime Minister who led the UK through most of World War II?
Winston Churchill
What genre of music originated in New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, blending blues and ragtime?
Jazz
Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles in men's soccer history ?
Brazil (5)
What is the name of the canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea, greatly shortening shipping routes?
The Suez Canal
What was the name of the assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 that triggered the start of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is the name of the famous music festival held annually in a farm field in upstate New York, first held in 1969?
Woodstock
Which tennis Grand Slam tournament is played on clay courts?
The French Open (Roland Garros)
What is the name of the artificial waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through Central America?
The Panama Canal
Which empire, centered in modern-day Peru, was conquered by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in the 1530s?
The Inca Empire
Which Swedish pop group, formed in 1972, won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 with "Waterloo"?
ABBA
Which tennis tournament is the oldest of the four Grand Slams, first held in 1877?
Wimbledon