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What real-life, historical secret society—founded in Bavaria in 1776 to oppose religious influence in public life—is the center of modern conspiracy theories claiming they secretly run the world?
The Illuminati
According to maritime lore, what is the name of the ghostly phantom ship doomed to sail the oceans forever?
The Flying Dutchman
Developed by Alfred Wegener, what is the mathematical model that explains the movements related to plate tectonics?
Continental Drift
Released by Disney in 1937, what movie made history as the world’s first full-length, cel-animated feature film?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Who became the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom following the accession of King Charles III?
Queen Camilla
In 2020, a widely circulated fake video falsely claimed that what major tech infrastructure was responsible for spreading the COVID-19 virus?
5G cellular networks
In Norse mythology, what is the name of Thor's famous, unstoppable war hammer?
Mjolnir
What statistical measure of central tendency represents the middle value in a data set when the numbers are arranged from smallest to largest?
Median
In How to Train Your Dragon, what is the breed and name of Hiccup's dragon?
A Night Fury named Toothless
Prince William and Catherine Middleton hold the titles of the Prince and Princess of which country?
Wales
A popular internet conspiracy theory jokingly asserts that what everyday animals are actually mass-produced government surveillance drones equipped with cameras?
Birds (Or Pigeons)
In Disney's Aladdin, what is the name of Princess Jasmine's pet tiger?
Rajah
What is the product of the first three prime numbers?
30 (2 x 3 x 5 = 30)
Which legendary Japanese animation studio was founded in 1985 by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata?
Studio Ghibli
Which Egyptian queen famously aligned herself politically and romantically with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
Cleopatra VII
In 1969, an American college newspaper published an article that sparked a massive global conspiracy theory claiming that which legendary British rock star had secretly died in a 1966 car crash and been replaced by a lookalike?
Paul McCartney (The "Paul is Dead" hoax)
What alias does Princess Aurora use while hiding in the woods in Disney's Sleeping Beauty?
Briar Rose
What fraction represents the odds of flipping a coin four times in a row and each time it landing on heads?
1/16
In the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty, what is the occupation of Beth, Morty's mother?
A horse surgeon (equine veterinarian)
What specific crown is used exclusively for the precise moment of a British monarch's coronation, rather than the Imperial State Crown they wear for the procession?
St Edward's Crown
In 2009, millions of people watched live television tracking a runaway homemade helium balloon under the false belief that a 6-year-old child was trapped inside. Where was the boy actually found hiding?
In his family's attic.
In the Grimms' Cinderella, how do the wicked stepsisters physically try to make their feet fit into the gold slipper?
One cuts off her big toe, and the other cuts off part of her heel
In the Netflix show Stranger Things, the young characters frequently refer to this branch of mathematics as it relates to an alternate dimensions, which they call the upside down.
Quantum Mechanics
While not Mickey Mouse's actual debut, which 1928 short is historic for being the first cartoon with a post-produced, synchronized soundtrack?
Steamboat Willie
Who currently serves as the Duchess of Edinburgh, a title she assumed in 2023 when her husband Prince Edward was elevated to Duke of Edinburgh?
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly Sophie, Countess of Wessex)