Construction
To make mortar, make a mix of water, cement/lime, and which grainy substance?
Sand
In the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Rome is a title more commonly known as what?
The Pope
Who was the first man to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What larger variant of the "sweet" banana is frequently used for cooking?
Plantains
What rapper is besties with Martha Stewart?
Snoop Dogg
What’s the common term for the technical drawing an architect makes that shows the plan for a building?
(Hint: The documents got the color their name suggests through a printing process called cyanotype.)
Blueprint
A bar mitzvah, literally meaning "son of the commandment," is traditionally celebrated when Jewish males turn what age?
13
Where were the first modern Olympics held?
Athens, Greece 1896
Found on many types of sushi, nori is the Japanese name for the edible species in the red algae genus Pyropia. Frequently used in the format of dried sheets, what is the English term for this edible ingredient?
Seaweed
What American actress married Prince Harry?
Meghan Markle
What is the generic term for building material which is used to buffer a structure against unwanted inclement temperature, acoustics, fire or impact?
Insulation
Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, and Hajj are the "Five Pillars" of what religion which traces its descent through the ancestors of Ishmael?
Islam
How many years did the 100 years war last?
116
For what food is the Scoville scale used to measure spiciness?
Chili peppers
Who holds the record for winning the most Oscars?
Walt Disney, who won 22 Oscars.
Bevel edge, masonry, mortise, dovetail, and skew are five types of what metal tool whose sharpened edge is used to chip or carve into solid material?
Chisel
The phrase "sacred cow" to describe a person or thing immune from criticism comes from what religion that in fact does revere cows as holy animals?
Hindu
The Peloponnesian War was fought between Athens and which other ancient Greek state?
Sparta
If you take a cabbage, cut it finely, and ferment it with various lactic acid bacteria, the output is typically what German side dish?
Sauerkraut
Where will the 2024 Summer Olympics be held?
Paris (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024)
Aggregate is a particulate material made up of sand or crushed stone, and is mixed with cement to create what “C” building material?
Concrete
Huitzilopochtli was a deity of war, the sun and human sacrifice, as well as being the patron of the city of Tenochtitlan, in which Mesoamerican civilization?
Aztec
What is the name of the first human civilization?
Mesopotamia
What common leafy green is native to Persia and is often associated with a specific cartoon character who made his maritime debut in 1929?
Spinach
What fiction author outsold the Bible in 2022?
Colleen Hoover