Geography
One bend in this river forms an exclave of Fulton County, Kentucky, and it was said to flow backward during the New Madrid earthquake. Its headwaters are at Lake Itasca, and it is joined at Cairo, Illinois by the Ohio River. New Orleans lies near the end of the 2,300-mile-long journey of what longest river in the United States
Mississippi River
Divide 640 by 32 = ?
20
In addition to "The Snow Queen" and "The Emperor's New Clothes" this man wrote about a girl who gives up her voice to marry a prince at the risk of turning into sea foam. Name this Danish recorder of folk tales like "The Little Mermaid."
Hans Christian Anderson
Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
What was the last name of the business tycoon behind the "No. 5" perfume?
Chanel
National parks in this state preserve the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, the Kenai Fjords, and Mount St. Elias. Its Bristol Bay is a center of the salmon-fishing industry. Name this 49th state, the only one that adjoins the Bering Sea and contains part of the Arctic Circle.
Alaska
6/7 - 4/5 = ?
2/35
Leonardo da Vinci
Paul Tibbets commanded the sortie that executed this action, which was carried out using the device "Little Boy" from the B-29 Enola Gay. Identify this first use of an atomic weapon in war.
Detonation of an atomic bomb in Hiroshima
On this show, Joyce tries to communicate with Will by chopping through the walls of her home. Barb Holland disappears at a party she attends with Nancy Wheeler on this show, in which a group of boys learn about the Upside-Down from an Eggo-loving, psychokinetic girl named Eleven. Name this 1980s-nostalgia mystery show produced by Netflix.
Stranger Things
The Arabian Sea is to this country's west; to its east lies the Bay of Bengal. Name this country that nearly surrounds Bangladesh and disputes the Kashmir and Punjab regions with Pakistan.
India
What is the greatest common divisor between 108 and 72?
36
This man wrote about an animal who steals from the farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean in The Fantastic Mister Fox. He also wrote about a girl with psychic powers who reads every book in the library and then loses her powers in Miss Honey's class in his book Matilda. A better known book by this man sees its title fruit get stuck on top of the Empire State Building. Name this author of James and the Giant Peach.
Roald Dahl
This man's popularity plummeted following the disastrous rescue attempt of Operation Eagle Claw. He claimed that the United States faced a "crisis of confidence" in his "malaise" speech. Although he failed to solve the Iran Hostage Crisis, he helped negotiate peace between Egypt and Israel in the Camp David Accords. Name this recently passed, Georgia-born president succeeded by Ronald Reagan.
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr.
What food manufacturing company headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, uses several animal mascots to sell its cereals, such as Newton the Owl, Tony the Tiger, and a rooster named Cornelius?
The Kellogg Company (Kellogg's)
Places of interest in this country include the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Square and Basilica. Voting in this country is restricted to Cardinals under eighty years old. Name this world's smallest country located entirely within the city of Rome.
Vatican City (Holy See; Santa Sede; Stato della Citta del Vaticano)
(X-3)(X+3) = 27, X = ?
6
The earliest example of this form of music, created by Jacopo Peri, described the love between Apollo and Daphne by combining Greek-style tragedy and musical accompaniment. More recent stars in this discipline include Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti. Identify this art form that combines music and acting, which one might hear at La Scala in Milan.
Opera
As US President, this man authorized the voyage of the Great White Fleet and brokered the Treaty of Portsmouth, ending the Russo-Japanese War. "Speak softly and carry a big stick" was a personal motto of this Bull Moose Party founder, who succeeded William McKinley. Name this president who is depicted on Mount Rushmore with Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln
Theadore "Teddy" Roosevelt
This state's MLS team plays in the former Multnomah Stadium. Its flagship state university is home to the legendary track-and-field venue Hayward Field and is supported by Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike. This state's NBA team was led by Bill Walton to a 1977 title and included Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge. College football’s Ducks play in what Pacific Northwest state home to the Timbers and Trail Blazers, based in Portland?
Oregon
Smaller islands that are part of this nation include the Chatham Islands and Stewart Islands. The Cook Strait separates the two main islands of this country, whose smaller main island contains the old capital of Auckland. The Maori people live on the North and South Islands in what nation with a capital at Wellington that sits over 1,000 miles off the coast of Australia?
New Zealand
What is the sum of the numbers 0 through 9?
45
This man painted himself into the skin of Saint Bartholomew in The Last Judgment, an entry in a series of frescoes this man painted in a Vatican chapel. This man's sculpted Pieta, a statue of Mary cradling the body of Jesus, and created a statue of a slingshot-holding marble David. Name this Italian who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
This man stabbed Henry Rathbone to begin his escape. Boarding house owner Mary Surratt was one of four people hanged for conspiring with this man, who was shot and killed in a burning barn. Samuel Mudd was arrested for treating this man's leg, which was broken after he fell to the stage of Ford's Theater, shouting "Sic semper tyrannis!" Name this actor and Confederate supporter who, on April 14th, 1865, shot and killed Abraham Lincoln.
John Wilkes Booth
One member of this band narrowly survived a plane crash along with DJ AM. In one song they sang "say it ain't so, I will not go, turn the lights off, carry me home" and in another they sang about how "your smile fades in the summer." Name this punk band, who in addition to "All the Small Things" and "Feeling This" recorded "Stay Together for the Kids" and "I Miss You."
Blink-182