LITERATURE
This American author created Atticus Finch, Scout, and Boo Radley in her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.
Answer: Harper Lee
Before Muhammad Ali, this undefeated heavyweight champion retired with a professional record of 49–0.
Answer: Rocky Marciano
This farm invention, patented by Joseph Glidden in 1874, made it much easier for ranchers and farmers to fence large areas of land.
Answer: Barbed Wire
This is the only group of mammals capable of true, sustained flight rather than simply gliding.
Answer: Bats
This former maximum-security prison sits on an island about a mile offshore from San Francisco.
Answer: Alcatraz
In The Old Man and the Sea, Santiago spends days battling this enormous type of fish.
Answer: Marlin
This basketball legend earned the nickname "Dr.J" and became famous for his spectacular above the rim style of play with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Answer: Julius Erving
George de Mestral got the idea for this invention after noticing burrs sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur after a walk.
Answe: Velcro
A group of these birds is traditionally called a murder
Answer: Crows
This massive palace outside Paris was home to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette before the French Revolution.
Answer: Palace of Versailles
This author wrote The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and East of Eden.
Answer: John Steinbeck
Before becoming an NBA legend, this player led the University of North Carolina to the 1982 national championship by hitting the go-ahead shot against Georgetown.
Answer: Michael Jordan
This safety device was patented by Garrett Morgan after he witnessed a serious collision at an intersection.
Answer: Three-position traffic signal
Unlike most mammals, this Australian animal and the echidna reproduce by laying eggs.
Answer: Platypus
This ancient city in present-day Jordan was carved directly into rose-colored sandstone cliffs.
Answer: Petra
This novel begins with the narrator recalling advice from his father before introducing readers to the mysterious millionaire living next door.
Answer: The Great Gatsby
This horse became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years when he swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes in 1973.
Answer: Secretariat
While working for 3M, Spencer Silver created an adhesive that initially seemed too weak to be useful. Years later, it became essential to this office product.
Answer: Post-it Notes
This is the largest species of shark—and despite its enormous size, it primarily feeds on plankton and small organisms.
Answer: Whale shark
This enormous American estate in Asheville, North Carolina, was built by George Vanderbilt and contains about 250 rooms.
Answer: Biltmore Estate
This Russian author wrote both War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
Only one athlete has played in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. Name him.
Answer: Deion Sanders
In 1945, Percy Spencer noticed a candy bar melting in his pocket while working near a magnetron. His observation eventually led to this appliance.
Answer: Microwave oven
This animal has the largest brain of any creature known to have lived on Earth, weighing roughly five times as much as a human brain.
Answer: Sperm whale
This ancient Roman city was largely buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and preserved beneath volcanic material for centuries.
Answer: Pompeii