history
Who was the longest-reigning monarch of any country in history?
Louis XIV of France (reigned 72 years)
What gas makes up roughly 78% of Earth's atmosphere?
nitrogen
What is the only U.S. state that grows coffee commercially?
hawaii
Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
What’s the term for a group of flamingos?
A flamboyance
What 20th-century event began on July 28, 1914, and led to over 16 million deaths worldwide?
WW1
Which planet has a day longer than its year?
venus
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
What famous composer became deaf later in life but continued to compose music?
Beethoven
What famous product was originally called “Brad’s Drink”
pepsi
The “Year of the Four Emperors” occurred in which empire’s history?
Roman Empire
What scientific term describes the amount of disorder or randomness in a system?
entropy
What color is an aircraft’s black box?
orange
Which band’s 1973 album “The Dark Side of the Moon” stayed on the Billboard charts for over 900 weeks?
pink floyd
What was the original purpose of bubble wrap when it was invented?
wallpaper
What U.S. president served the shortest time in office before dying?
William Henry Harrison
What was the name of the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the USSR?
sputnik 1
What country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
switzerland
What artist holds the record for most Grammy wins of all time?
Beyonce
What is the only number spelled with the same number of letters as its value?
four
Which ancient empire used quipus—knotted strings—for record-keeping instead of a written language?
imca empire
In quantum physics, what principle states that certain pairs of physical properties cannot be simultaneously known?
Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
What’s the name of the phobia that refers to the fear of being watched by a duck?
Anatidaephobia
What 20th-century genre is known for its improvisation and originated in New Orleans?
Jazz
What does the "M" in M&M’s stand for?
Mars and Murrie (the two founders)