Ancient History
About 2,000 years before the Egyptians started using it, the Chinchorro people of Chile came up with which process for preserving their dead?
Mummification
Designed by starchitect Renzo Piano, The Shard is a 72-story skyscraper known for its needle-like shape, in what world capital city?
London
2003 was when Beyoncé Knowles become simply Beyoncé. That was the year she released her first solo album, “Dangerously In Love,” after splitting from which girl group that ruled the ‘90s?
Destiny's Child
What popular dip has a name coming from the Nahuatl words "ahuacatl" and "molli?" Traditional recipes for this dip include lime juice, cilantro, and jalapeños while non-traditional recipes could include basil, pomegranate seeds, or peas.
Guacamole
Which of the three branches of government in the United States is made up of courts to uphold the law in the name of the states?
Judiciary
Said to have been the brainchild of Odysseus, what construction from ancient Greek mythology gives its name to software that misleads users of its true intent by disguising itself as a standard program?
Trojan Horse
The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 was an act of Congress that repealed the individual charters for the cities of Washington what other city? It also established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia.
Georgetown
Although she's since been surpassed by Drake and Taylor Swift, what artist's 2005 single "Hung Up" gave her a 36th top ten US hit, then the most of all time?
Madonna
Chicagoan Jimmy Dewar worked as a manager at a Hostess factory when he created a banana cream pastry in 1930. During WWII when bananas were scarce, vanilla cream replaced the banana filling. What is this product?
Twinkies
The Fifth Party System in the United States, which hosted relative Democratic dominance with their New Deal Coalition, began with which president's 1932 election?
Franklin D Roosevelt
What historically important region of western Asia has a name that comes from the Greek for "between rivers," since the region lies between the Tigris and the Euphrates?
Mesopotamia
To honor a man who became more famous as the namesake for a popular food, Captain Cook gave what name to the islands now known as Hawaii?
Sandwich islands
"The Last One" was the simple name of the final episode of what TV series, which ended its 10 and final season in 2004?
Friends
Craisins are both a popular snack and a registered trademark. What fruit is used to make craisins?
Cranberries
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
A name that will be recognized by fans of Star Trek, which legendary founder of Rome is said to have killed his brother Remus over an insult about a wall?
Romulus
What city was the the second largest in Northern Ireland by population throughout the first decade of the 21st century?
Derry
A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, and Nights in Rodanthe were all 2000s films set in North Carolina's Outer Banks and based on best-selling novels by what writer?
Nicholas Sparks
Introduced by Campbell Soup Company and marketed as "less messy" than spaghetti, what kid-friendly food product sells hundreds of millions of units per year and has varieties with both Meatballs and Sliced Franks?
SpaghettiOs
This president resided in his mansion at Monticello and was a famed inventor. He controversially enforced the Embargo Act, but also successfully led a raid against Barbary pirates. Who was this president?
Thomas Jefferson
What famous sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty became famous for his titular "code" which importantly shifted law codes from compensating victims to physical punishment of perpetrators?
Hammurabi
At nearly 10,000 square miles, what island is the largest in the Mediterranean Sea?
Sicily
“50 First Dates,” “Hitch,” and “The Fifth Element” were among the first films that were released on what new colorfully-named disc format on June 20, 2006?
Blu-ray
As defined by chef Auguste Escoffier, the five "mother sauces" of French cooking are béchamel, espagnole, tomate, velouté, and what fifth sauce, which is commonly featured in Eggs Benedict?
Hollandaise
J. Warren Keifer, Nicholas Longworth, and John Boehner were all U.S. Congressmen from Ohio that held what powerful position in the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House