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John Quincy Adams was the ___ president of the United States.

6th

John Quincy Adams was the 6th president of the United States 🇺🇸
He served from 1825 to 1829.


100

How many bones are in the adult human body?
 

206

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What is the first element on the periodic table?

Hydrogen

100

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo da Vinci

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It's sports teams are the Cowboys (American Football), Mavericks (basketball), Stars (Hockey), and Rangers (baseball) teams. What city or what state is this? 

Dallas, Texas

100

What is more useful when it is broken?

An egg

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This genre of music quickly became popular in the 20s because of its upbeat tempo and ability to bring crowds together.

Jazz

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Which nickname do Steelers fans use to refer to a certain legendary touchdown that occurred during the 1972 playoffs?

What is The Immaculate Reception



100

Women gained the right to vote in what year? 

1 - 1914 

2 - 1920 

3 - 1975

2 - 1920

100

Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
 

Harper Lee

200

Ghengis Khan was the leader of which empire?

The Mongol Empire (or Mongolians)

200

In a website browser address bar, what does “www” stand for?

World Wide Web

200

What do you call a change in an organism over time that helps it survive?
 

 

Adaptation

200

Which country has the longest coastline in the world?
 

Canada

200

Known for the Dolphins American Football team, fun night life, and incredible beaches, this is Florida's most southern city.

Miami, Florida

200

When you need me, you throw me away. But when you are done with me, you bring me back. What am I?

An anchor

200

To escape the hardships of the Depression, Americans flocked to these establishments, which became popular after Prohibition was repealed in 1933.

bars/pubs/taverns

200

What NFL team won the most championships before the Super Bowl era?

Who are the Green Bay Packers

200

The average woman eats ___ pounds of lipstick a year.

A - 3

B - 12 

C - 4  

C - 4  

200

Which novel begins with the line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”?
 

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

300

Who was president during 9/11

George W. Bush

300

What part of your body has the most bones?

Hands

  • Each hand contains 27 bones, and each foot contains 26 bones.

300

What scale has 0-14?

pH scale

300

Which country has the most volcanoes?
 

Indonesia

300

Chicago has The Bean, is located on a Great Lake, and is known for its mid-western culture. What state is it located in?


Illinois

300

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

The letter: "M"

It appears once in the word "minute," twice in "moment," and not at all in "thousand years".

300

This ship first launched in 1921 and is considered to be Canada's most famous ship.

The Bluenose

300

When did the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Tournament begin?

What is 1939 

300

For every dollar a man makes a woman makes.

A - 82 cents

B - 95 cents

C - $1.00

A - 82 cents

300

Who wrote The Odyssey?
 

Homer

400

Which country is home to the nuclear power site, Chernobyl.

Ukraine

400

How many teeth does an adult human usually have?
 

32

400

At what temperature does water boil?

Water boils at 100°C (212°F) at standard atmospheric pressure (sea level). 🌡️

400

Which country is nicknamed “The Land of Fire and Ice”?
 

Iceland

400

This state is the least populated state in the United States and is known for its ranching lifestyle


Wyoming

400

You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.

Candle

  • Candles burn for a certain number of hours, which is measured by how long they last.

  • They are quick when they are thin (burn quickly) and slow when they are fat (burn slowly).

  • Wind can extinguish a candle, making it an enemy of its own.

400

This person was a major movie star during the 1920s and 1930s and was known as "America's Sweetheart"

Mary Pickford (1892–1979) was a Canadian American actress, producer, and co-founder of the United Artists studio, widely known as "America's Sweetheart" during the silent film era. A dominant force in early Hollywood, she was one of the first major movie stars of the 1920s and 1930s

400

Which coach has won the most NCAA championships?

Who is John Wooden



400

True or False:  

The two highest IQ scores in recorded history belong to women.  

True

Marilyn vos Savant is widely recognized for having one of the highest recorded IQ scores in history, listed at 228 in the 1986  

400

Which novel begins with the line, “All children, except one, grow up”?
 

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

500

In what year did child labor laws start in the United States?

1938

500

Before the 17th century, these vegetables used to be mainly purple, not the bright warm color we see them as today.

Carrots

500

This is the reaction where a large unstable nucleus divides into 2 smaller nuclei.

Nuclear Fission 

Nuclear fission is the process where a large, unstable nucleus splits into two or more smaller nuclei (fission products), along with releasing energy, gamma rays, and free neutrons. Often initiated by neutron bombardment, this exothermic reaction releases significant energy used in nuclear power reactor 

500

Which country has the most pyramids in the world?

Sudan  

500

What is this landmark (located in Arizona)?

Grand Canyon

500

With pointed fangs I sit and wait; with piercing force I crunch out fate; grabbing victims, proclaiming might; physically joining with a single bite. What am I?  

A stapler 

The fangs refer to the staples, the waiting position is when the stapler is used, the force is how it drives the staples, and the "bite" is how it joins the pages together

500

In 1927, this pilot became an international hero for making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.

Charles Lindbergh

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became an international hero for making the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21 in The Spirit of St. Louis. This historic flight covered a distance of 3,610 miles and lasted over 33 hours, marking a significant milestone in aviation history and igniting a global interest in air travel. 

 

500

Which team has the worst winning percentage in NFL history?

Who are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers


500

This woman tempted and sexually pursued Joseph.

Potifar's wife

She then accused him of trying to sleep with HER, and Joseph ended up going to prison.

500

Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?
 

Alexandre Dumas

600

Which country fought Britain in the Hundred Years' War?

France


600

What is the fastest bird in the world?
 

Peregrine falcon

600

What part of the eye controls how much light enters?
 

Pupil

600

Which country has the Tiger as their National Animal?


India

600

Some of its cities include Buffalo, Syracuse, Ithaca, Rochester, Niagara Falls.

New York

600

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why? 

They are all married.

The phrase "not a single person" implies that there are no unmarried individuals present, which is a clever twist on the riddle.

600

Who was the famous gangster of the 1920s known as “Scarface”?
 

Al Capone

600

 In 2010, which player became the only grandfather in the NFL?

Who is Brett Favre

600

The first woman to walk around naked.

Eve

600

Who wrote Catch-22?
 

Joseph Heller

700

When was Julius Caesar assassinated?

 

Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, 44 BC—the famous Ides of March.

700

This large country is the world's leading producer of bananas.

India

700

In this state, atoms & molecules move freely and rapidly in all directions. 

What is gas.

700

Which European country is known for its canals and tulips?
 

The Netherlands

700

Name the mountains that are located in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana 

Rocky Mountains

700

I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?

A map

700

Women known for wearing short dresses, having bobbed hair and for embracing freedom from traditional societal constraints.

Flappers

Flappers were young, stylish women in the 1920s known for challenging traditional societal norms by wearing knee-length dresses, bobbing their hair, listening to jazz, and adopting behaviors like smoking, drinking, and driving. They represented a "new breed" of Western women embracing freedom, independence, and a modern lifestyle.

700

What NFL team won Super Bowl 9?

Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers

700

One of the first people to see Jesus's empty tomb. 


Mary Magdalen

700

Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?
 

Gabriel García Márquez

800

Which US states intersect at the Four Corners Monument?

Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico

800

How many colors are in a rainbow?
 

Seven

800

These particles have a positive charge and are found inside the nucleus.

What is a proton

800

Where is Stonehenge located?

England

800

____ is my home state and it's capital is ____ and is located on the Hudson River.

New York, Albany

800

What English word has three consecutive double letters?

Bookkeeper

800

This frantic, energetic dance craze, characterized by flapping arms and kicking heels, was the defining dance of the 1920s.  

The Carlston

800

Who is the only person to win the MVP, Coach of the Year & Executive of the Year?


Who is Larry Bird

800

This woman was more concerned with baking than hanging out with Jesus.

Martha

  • The Story: In Luke 10:38-42, Martha complains that Mary is not helping her with serving, to which Jesus replies that Mary chose the better part, and Martha is worried about too many things.
  • Context of John 11:17-24: In this passage, following the death of their brother Lazarus, Martha is again portrayed as the action-oriented sister who goes out to meet Jesus, while Mary remains in the house
800

Who wrote The Old Man and the Sea?
 

Ernest Hemingway

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