Politics
What do you call the crime where someone steals government money or property through their official position?
Embezzlement
A grand slam
Rio de Janeiro
What do you call the long period of time when glaciers covered much of the Earth?
The Ice Age
What is the famous equation invented by Albert Einstein, E = mc² called?
Mass-energy equivalence
What is larceny also known as?
Theft
What do you call it when a bowler rolls three strikes in a row?
Turkey
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What do you call the 1492 voyage funded by Spanish monarchs that accidentally led to European contact with the Americas?
The voyage of Christopher Columbus
What is the full name of any one of the Wright Brothers who invented the airplane?
Orville Wright or Wilbur Wright
What is a hung jury?
If the 12 jurors cannot reach a unanimous decision, it's called a hung jury, leading to a mistrial.
What do you call it when a soccer or hockey player scores three goals in a single game?
What is the only country in the world which starts with O?
Oman
What do you call the 1969 event where humans first set foot on the Moon, led by NASA and astronaut Neil Armstrong?
Apollo 11
Which part of the flower produces pollen?
Anther
What is a filibuster?
The term for a legislative tactic where a senator speaks for hours to delay a vote.
In golf, what is an Albatross?
A score of 3-under-par on a single hole, usually achieved by scoring a 2 on a par-5 or a 1 on a par-4
What is an arête?
An arête is a sharp, narrow, knife-edged ridge of rock separating two adjacent glacial valleys
What do you call the 1914 assassination target whose death triggered a chain reaction of alliances leading to World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
What is Uranus' largest moon called?
Titania
What is gerrymandering?
Gerrymandering is the deliberate manipulation of electoral district boundaries to give one political party or group an unfair advantage over rivals.
What do you call it in snooker when a player pots all 15 red balls and all 6 black balls in a single turn, achieving the maximum possible break?
A maximum break
Name a double-landlocked country.
Liechtenstein or Uzbekistan
What was Taiwan previously called before it acquired its name in 1945?
Formosa
Apart from Indian Hedgehog (IHH) and Desert Hedgehog (DHH) proteins, what is the name of the protein encoded in the 7th human chromosome that similarly ends in "Hedgehog"?
Sonic Hedgehog protein