Musical Knowledge
A standard orchestral violin is tuned in these four pitches, from lowest to highest.
What are G, D, A, and E?
In physics, this quantity is measured in joules and represents the ability to do work.
What is energy?
In Harry Potter, this is the name of Harry's owl.
What is Hedwig?
This is the only letter that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state.
What is Q?
This French military leader crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This Baroque composer wrote the Brandenburg Concertos, The Well-Tempered Clavier, and the Goldberg Variations.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
This particle is found in the nucleus of an atom and has approximately the same mass as a neutron.
What is a proton?
In The Lord of the Rings, this is the name of the creature who says, “My precious.”
Who is Gollum?
A group of crows is traditionally called this.
What is a murder?
The Treaty of Versailles officially ended this major conflict.
What is World War I?
This composer wrote The Four Seasons, a set of four violin concertos.
Who is Antonio Vivaldi?
A star much more massive than the Sun can eventually explode in an event known as this.
What is a supernova?
This South Korean film became the first non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
What is Parasite?
Which country has a unicorn as its national animal?
What is Scotland?
This ancient Greek philosopher was the teacher of Alexander the Great.
Who is Aristotle?
This instrument uses a double reed and is known for its distinctive nasal sound.
What is the oboe?
This law states that the pressure and volume of a gas are inversely proportional when temperature is held constant.
What is Boyle's Law?
In Interstellar, this fictional phenomenon allows the characters to travel through spacetime.
What is a wormhole?
What is the scientific name for the study of mushrooms?
What is mycology?
This 1215 English document is often regarded as an early foundation for the principle that rulers are subject to the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
This composer's Symphony No. 5 begins with one of the most recognizable four-note motifs in classical music: three short notes followed by a longer note.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This boundary surrounding a black hole marks the point beyond which nothing, not even light, can escape.
What is the event horizon?
This 2010 Christopher Nolan film revolves around entering people's dreams and features a spinning top as a major plot device.
What is Inception?
What is the name of the imaginary line around Earth located at 0° longitude?
What is the Prime Meridian?
This ancient library, associated with the Ptolemaic Kingdom, became one of the most famous centers of learning in the ancient world.
What is the Library of Alexandria?