General Knowledge
Name 2 Nordic Countries
Norway, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark
What was the first country to colonize parts of the Americas?
Spain
Name 2/5 freedoms in the First Amendment.
Freedom of...
Speech, Religion, Press, Assembly, Petition
Who wrote and directed Inglorius Basterds?
Quentin Tarantino
What team just signed Son in the MLS?
LAFC
What is the most sold book of all time (excluding religious texts like the Bible, Quran, etc.)?
Don Quixote
What is considered the first modern war in history?
The American Civil War
What event inspired the song Courtesy of the Red White and Blue by Toby Keith?
9/11
Name one of the antagonists in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies?
Captain Barbosa, Davy Jones, Lord Beckett, Blackbeard, Capitan Salazar
There are two new Formula 1 team names starting in 2026, name one.
Cadillac, Audi
Who is currently the artist on Spotify with the most monthly listeners?
Bruno Mars
Who were the Punic Wars fought between?
Rome and Carthage
What US state was briefly its own country in the early to mid 1800s?
Texas
What director made 3/5 highest grossing films of all time, not accounting for inflation?
James Cameron
Avatar, Avatar 2, Titanic
What was the most watched olympic event in 2024?
Gymnastics
What is the deadliest hurricane of the 21st century?
Hurricane Katrina
What was Mexico City's name during the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
What was the name of the building in Donald Trump's first real estate deal? (either the old or new building name is fine)
The Commodore / The Grand Hyatt Hotel / Hyatt Grand Central NYC
What movie popularized the "found footage horror" genre?
The Blair Witch Project
What was the name of the ball used in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil?
Brazuca
What is the oldest spoken language in the world right now?
Tamil (Sri Lanka)
Name 8 Indian Tribes (theres a lot)
____
What was the last country(ies) the US declared war on?
Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania (WWII)
What was the last movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
Anora
What is speculated to be the first sport ever played competitively (there are two answers, just name one)?
Wrestling and Running