Geography
Which U.S. state has the longest coastline?
A. Florida
B. Alaska
C. California
D. Texas
B. Alaska
Which long‑running TV show features the fictional town of Springfield?
A. The Simpsons
B. Family Guy
C. South Park
D. King of the Hill
A. The Simpsons
Which U.S. document officially ended the American Revolutionary War?
A. The Articles of Confederation
B. The Declaration of Independence
C. The Constitution
D. The Treaty of Paris
D. The Treaty of Paris
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
A. Harper Lee
B. Carson McCullers
C. Flannery O’Connor
D. Eudora Welty
A. Harper Lee
Which sport uses the terms “love,” “deuce,” and “advantage”?
A. Tennis
B. Squash
C. Table tennis
D. Badminton
A. Tennis
Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?
A. Russia
B. United States
C. Finland
D. Canada
D. Canada
Which actress was the first person to win Academy Awards for both acting and producing?
A. Jane Fonda
B. Elizabeth Taylor
C. Barbra Streisand
D. Meryl Streep
C. Barbra Streisand
The ancient Olympic Games were first held in which country?
A. Italy
B. Greece
C. Turkey
D. Egypt
B. Greece
Which artist is best known for painting Starry Night?
A. Edgar Degas
B. Paul Cézanne
C. Vincent van Gogh
D. Claude Monet
C. Vincent van Gogh
Which team won the first Super Bowl in 1967?
A. Kansas City Chiefs
B. Green Bay Packers
C. New York Jets
D. Dallas Cowboys
B. Green Bay Packers
Which country is the smallest by land area in South America?
A. Guyana
B. Uruguay
C. Ecuador
D. Suriname
D. Suriname
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1994?
A. Pulp Fiction
B. Forrest Gump
C. Four Weddings and a Funeral
D. The Shawshank Redemption
B. Forrest Gump
Which invention is most closely associated with Johannes Gutenberg?
A. The mechanical clock
B. The compass
C. The telescope
D. The movable‑type printing press
D. The movable‑type printing press
Which Shakespeare play features Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
A. Othello
B. Macbeth
C. King Lear
D. Hamlet
D. Hamlet
In golf, what is a score of three under par on a single hole called?
A. Eagle
B. Birdie
C. Albatross
D. Bogey
C. Albatross
Mount Kilimanjaro is located in which African country?
A. Tanzania
B. Kenya
C. Uganda
D. Ethiopia
A. Tanzania
Which classic film was the first feature‑length movie released in Technicolor?
A. Singin’ in the Rain
B. Becky Sharp
C. Gone with the Wind
D. The Wizard of Oz
B. Becky Sharp
Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote nationwide?
A. United States
B. United Kingdom
C. Canada
D. New Zealand
D. New Zealand
Who wrote The Grapes of Wrath?
A. Sinclair Lewis
B. Upton Sinclair
C. John Steinbeck
D. William Faulkner
C. John Steinbeck
Which city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympic Games?
A. Los Angeles
B. Moscow
C. Munich
D. Montreal
D. Montreal
Which body of water separates Saudi Arabia from Africa?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Mediterranean Sea
C. Persian Gulf
D. Red Sea
D. Red Sea
Which television series popularized the phrase “Live long and prosper”?
A. Doctor Who
B. Battlestar Galactica
C. The Twilight Zone
D. Star Trek
D. Star Trek
The Magna Carta is most closely associated with which principle?
A. Limits on the power of rulers
B. Universal voting rights
C. Freedom of religion
D. Trial by jury
A. Limits on the power of rulers
The Persistence of Memory, featuring melting clocks, was painted by whom?
A. René Magritte
B. Salvador Dalí
C. Joan Miró
D. Pablo Picasso
B. Salvador Dalí
Which baseball player was the first to have his number retired by multiple MLB teams?
A. Babe Ruth
B. Willie Mays
C. Hank Aaron
D. Jackie Robinson
D. Jackie Robinson