Historical Figures
President of the U.S. during the Civil War
Who wrote the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Which Greek god is the Parthenon dedicated to?
Athena
There are about 5.6 liters (or about 7% of their total body weight) of which fluid in the average adult’s body?
Blood
Who was the Greek mathematician whose theorem teaches “A squared + B squared= C squared”?
Pythagoras
Revolutionary speaker of the famous words "I have a dream..."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is the literary term for a phrase/saying that has been used so much over time that it no longer sounds creative?
Cliche
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
Name the lead scientist on the Manhattan project, of whom Einstein said, “you’ve given them the power to destroy themselves”.
Robert Oppenheimer
Solve for X: -10x - 19 = 19 - 8x
X=-19
French military officer and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Victorian writers Charlotte, Emily, & Anne share what last name?
Bronte
Which Native American tribe suffered over 4,000 losses along the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee
The compound H2O2, which can be used in hair bleaches or in First Aid, is typically referred to by what two-word name?
Hydrogen Peroxide
The sum of two numbers is 82 and their product is 1456, find the two numbers.
26 & 56
King who married, among others, Jane Seymor, Anne of Cleves, & Catherine Howard.
King Henry VIII
What is the literary term for any story element that appears repeatedly in stories from around the world & symbolizes something universal in the human experience?
Archetype
Who fought in the Hundred Years War?
Britain & France
What is the average body temperature of a healthy human being?
98.6 F; 37 C
Who was the Greek mathematician whose principle explains the theory of buoyancy?
Archimedes
Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
Leonardo da Vinci
Which work would not be considered "cathartic": Macbeth, Othello, or The Tempest?
The Tempest: it's not a tragedy, therefore doesn't give audiences an "emotional release" or cathartic reaction.
Name all 4 presidents featured on Mount Rushmore
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, & Theodore Roosevelt
What study looks at the theoretical behaviors of subatomic particles?
Quantum Theory
A man said, “Each of my sons has as many brothers as sisters and each of my daughters has twice as many brothers as sisters”. How many sons and daughters does the man have?
2 sons and 3 daughters