Science
In our solar system, this is the furthest planet from the sun. Pluto doesn't count.
What is Neptune?
This mountain range runs through western Canada and down into the United States.
What are the Rocky Mountains?
"Two houses, both alike in dignity..." are the opening words to this Shakespeare play.
What is Romeo and Juliet?
She was Henry VIII's second wife.
Who is Anne Boleyn?
This is the number of periods in a hockey game.
What is 3?
This is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy.
What is photosynthesis?
This is the capital city of Egypt.
What is Cairo?
This Orwell novel about the dangers of totalitarianism is named for the year in which it is set.
What is 1984?
Alexander Graham Bell proposed that this word be used when answering the telephone.
What is "Ahoy"?
This is the length of a marathon (in either km or miles).
What is 42.2 km (26.2 miles)?
This is the scientific name for the jaw bone.
What is the mandible?
This is the largest active volcano in the world by both mass and volume.
What is Mauna Loa, in Hawaii?
Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" takes its title from a line in this Shakespeare play.
What is Macbeth?
Napoleon was defeated in this 1815 showdown.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
This athlete was nicknamed The Bambino.
Who is Babe Ruth?
This is the name for the negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom.
What are electrons?
This is the name for the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean.
What is Marianna's Trench?
She wrote The Bell Jar.
Who is Sylvia Plath?
The signing of this document officially ended the First World War.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This team won the very first MBA game in 1946.
Who are the New York Knicks?
There are three elements on the periodic table with names beginning with an E. They are Erbium, Europium, and this, named after a famous scientist.
What is Einsteinium?
This is the world's deepest lake.
What is Lake Baikal, in Siberia?
Two displaced ranch workers are the dual protagonists of this 1937 novella by John Steinbeck.
What is Of Mice and Men?
She was known as the Maid of Orleans?
Who is Joan of Arc?
This NHL team has the record for the most Stanley Cup wins (24 times!)
Who are the Montreal Canadiens?