Inventors & Trailblazers
This inventor created the cotton gin in 1793, revolutionizing the cotton industry in the United States.
A) Eli Whitney
B) Cyrus McCormick
C) John Deere
D) Samuel Morse
A) Eli Whitney
What is the capital of Egypt?
A) Cairo
B) Alexandria
C) Luxor
D) Giza
A) Cairo
This 1960s sitcom about a blended family with six kids and their parents became a cultural staple.
A) The Brady Bunch
B) Leave It to Beaver
C) My Three Sons
D) The Partridge Family
A) The Brady Bunch
In Greek mythology, who is the king of the gods?
A) Poseidon
B) Zeus
C) Apollo
D) Hades
B) Zeus
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
A) Venus
B) Mercury
C) Earth
D) Mars
B) Mercury
This inventor developed the first practical typewriter in 1868, which later became the Remington No. 1.
A) Christopher Latham Sholes
B) Samuel Morse
C) Charles Remington
D) William Seward Burroughs
A) Christopher Latham Sholes
What is the capital of Brazil?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) São Paulo
C) Brasília
D) Salvador
C) Brasília
This 1970s sitcom followed a Chicago family and popularized the catchphrase “Dy‑no‑mite!”
A) Good Times
B) Sanford and Son
C) The Jeffersons
D) Diff’rent Strokes
A) Good Times
In Norse mythology, what is the name of the world tree that connects the nine realms?
A) Asgard
B) Yggdrasil
C) Midgard
D) Valhalla
B) Yggdrasil
Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
A) Jupiter
B) Mars
C) Saturn
D) Neptune
B) Mars
This African American inventor improved the design of the modern traffic signal in 1923.
A) Garrett Morgan
B) Lewis Latimer
C) Elijah McCoy
D) Granville Woods
A) Garrett Morgan
What is the capital of Turkey?
A) Istanbul
B) Ankara
C) Izmir
D) Bursa
B) Ankara
This 1980s sitcom featured the Huxtable family and became one of the most popular shows of the decade.
A) Family Ties
B) The Cosby Show
C) Growing Pains
D) Diff’rent Strokes
B) The Cosby Show
In Egyptian mythology, which god is depicted with the head of a falcon and associated with kingship and the sky?
A) Osiris
B) Horus
C) Anubis
D) Ra
B) Horus
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?
A) Andromeda
B) Milky Way
C) Whirlpool
D) Sombrero
B) Milky Way
This Serbian-American engineer contributed to the development of alternating current (AC) electricity systems.
A) Nikola Tesla
B) Thomas Edison
C) Michael Faraday
D) James Clerk Maxwell
A) Nikola Tesla
What is the capital of South Africa’s administrative branch of government?
A) Johannesburg
B) Pretoria
C) Cape Town
D) Durban
B) Pretoria
This 1990s sitcom about six friends living in New York City became a cultural phenomenon.
A) Seinfeld
B) Friends
C) Mad About You
D) Will & Grace
B) Friends
In Hindu mythology, which deity is known as the preserver and protector of the universe?
A) Brahma
B) Vishnu
C) Shiva
D) Indra
B) Vishnu
Which planet has the largest moon in the solar system, called Ganymede?
A) Saturn
B) Jupiter
C) Neptune
D) Uranus
B) Jupiter
This British mathematician is considered the father of modern computer science for his work on codebreaking during WWII.
A) Alan Turing
B) Charles Babbage
C) John von Neumann
D) George Boole
A) Alan Turing
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
A) Almaty
B) Astana
C) Tashkent
D) Bishkek
B) Astana
This 1980s drama about oil tycoons featured the infamous “Who shot J.R.?” cliffhanger.
A) Dynasty
B) Dallas
C) Falcon Crest
D) Knots Landing
B) Dallas
In Celtic mythology, the hero Cú Chulainn is famed for defending which province of Ireland in the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge?
A) Ulster
B) Munster
C) Leinster
D) Connacht
A) Ulster
What is the name of the first space probe to travel beyond the heliosphere into interstellar space?
A) Voyager 1
B) Pioneer 10
C) Voyager 2
D) New Horizons
A) Voyager 1