Geography
Which European country is shaped like a boot
Italy
What is the largest planet in our solar system
Jupiter
What year did WW2 end
1945
In what classic work of children's literature do the characters Mike, Veruca, Violet, Augustus, and Charlie get a tour of a confectionery manufacturing facility
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
What was the acronym commonly used for the 2000 software problem that many thought would cause computers to become inoperable
Y2K
Supercontinent that incorporated almost all of Earth's landmasses in early geologic time
Pangea
What does a Geiger counter measure
Radiation
The United States bought Alaska from which country
Russia
What popular young adult book series sends “tributes” to participate in a televised competition in which they fight to the death?
The Hunger Games
Who developed the theory of relativity
Albert Einstein
Which U.S State is home to the grand canyon
Arizona
Chemical Symbol for Mercury
Hg
Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon, and which country were they from?
Neil Armstrong. U.S.A
Who is the main character in "The Odyssey"
Odysseus
Which planet was downgraded to a dwarf planet in 2006
Pluto
Which are the only two US states where more than half the population lives on islands?
Hawaii and New York
What scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals
Moh's hardness scale
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK
What 1949 science fiction book by author George Orwell describes a dystopian world in the future
1984
The U.S. rover Curiosity landed on which planet in August 2012
Mars
Name all seven continents
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe
Human body's largest organ
the skin
Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
A paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules or conditions.
Ex. You can't get a job without work experience, but you can't gain work experience without first getting a job.
Originated as the title of Joseph Heller's famous 1961 novel.
Catch 22
Brexit refers to which country leaving the European Union
The U.K