Also known as "La Gioconda," Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting is a portrait of an Italian noblewoman best known by what two-word name?
Mona Lisa
Lox is a fillet of the brined version of what type of sea critter?
Salmon
Used in ancient times by the poet Tibullus, "The Eternal City" is a nickname given to what European capital?
Rome
According to legend, Delaware gets the nickname "Diamond State" because it was once called "a jewel among the states" by what third U.S. President?
Thomas Jefferson
Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp, and McIntosh are all popular varieties of what fruit?
Apples
A 1908 painting by Gustav Klimt and an 1882 marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin both depict what physical action, also a candy sold by Hershey?
Kiss
Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana produce over 50 percent of the world's supply of what bean which is the basis for chocolate?
Cocoa Beans
Lake Como and Lake Garda are both located in which Southern European country?
Italy
President Thomas Jefferson bought about 828,000 square miles worth of land from France in 1803. What name was given to the transaction for that territory?
The Louisiana Territory
Minced in a pesto. Fully-leaved atop a marinara sauce. Either way, you first de-stem what herb that goes in both sauces?
Basil
Now at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC, what famous painting featuring a deep blue evening sky depicts Vincent Van Gogh's view from a window in a mental health asylum?
Starry Night
"it's finger lickin' good" has been the slogan for over 50 years for what restaurant chain?
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Stretching 2,448 miles across the United States, what famous highway is also known as the Will Rogers Memorial Highway?
Route 66
Room 214 of what Washington, DC hotel has been converted to "The Scandal Room," with decor that includes newspaper headlines about Richard Nixon's resignation?
The Watergate Hotel
On "The Bachelor," the Bachelor gives what flower to contestants whom he wants to stick around for the next episode?
A Rose
Sporting abundant hair and a love of happy trees, what was the first and last name of the guy who hosted the PBS television program "The Joy of Painting?"
Bob Ross
One of Andy Warhol's most famous artworks is a set of 32 canvases, each bearing an image of a red-and-white can of soup from what company?
Campbell's
The Principality of Monaco is bordered to the north, east, and west, by what other European country?
France
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison used the pen name "Publius" to publish what set of 85 essays in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788?
The Federalist Papers
Relax, breathe, and tell me: a Japanese sect of Mahayana Buddhism shares what Z-word name with a state of calm attentiveness?
Zen
What is the name of Edvard Munch's most famous painting with a gape-mouthed man on a pier?
The Scream
What food of the three bears did Goldilocks eat?
Porridge
Located on the south of Honshu and the northern shore of Osaka Bay, what K-word Japanese city gave its name to a type of beef and a famous Los Angeles Laker?
Kobe, Japan
What economic agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada was enacted in 1994 and replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2020?
NAFTA
Known for his habit of whacking his right hind foot against the ground, Thumper is the best friend of what Disney character?
Bambi