History/Geography
What are the two rivers that Mesopotamia is named after?
Tigris, Euphrates
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
Michael Phelps
What hormone does the pancreas produce?
Insulin
What fictional country does The Hunger Games take place in?
Panem
What is the fear of heights called?
Acrophobia
Who was the first democratically elected President of Russia?
Boris Yeltsin
Which Williams sister has won more grand slam titles?
Serena
Apart from 1, what is the first positive integer that is both a perfect square and a perfect cube?
64
What rapper holds the world record for most words in a hit single?
Eminem
What is the most common surname in the United States?
Smith
What German philosopher helped Karl Marx write The Communist Manifesto?
Friedrich Engels
Which small European nation is the only country to have won medals in the Winter Olympics but not the Summer Olympics?
Liechtenstein
During what lunar phase is the moon least visible from Earth?
New moon
Which movies hold the record for the most Oscar wins (name one of the three)?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Titanic, Ben-Hur
What was the name of the inventor of dynamite, and what accolade was he also known for?
Alfred Nobel, Nobel Prize
Name two of the three countries that are completely surrounded by one other country.
Lesotho, Vatican City, San Marino
Who was the first player in NBA history to be elected league MVP by a unanimous vote?
Stephen Curry
What is the chemical symbol for Tin?
Sn
In George Orwell's Animal Farm, what kind of animal is Boxer?
Horse
Aureolin is a shade of what color?
Yellow
In which caste would you most likely find a Hindu priest?
Brahmin
What was the first sport to be televised in the U.S.?
Baseball
What discovery earned Wilhelm Röntgen the first Nobel Prize for Physics?
X-rays
What character have both Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch played?
Sherlock Holmes
What Netflix show had the most streaming views in 2021?
Squid Game