Music
What is the genre of rhythm and blues music that originated in African-American communities during the 1940s and features vocal group harmony that carries an engaging melodic line to a simple beat with little or no instrumentation?
Doo-wop.
What is the 1939 historical romance film film which tells the story of a Georgia plantation owner's strong-willed daughter and her romantic pursuit of her cousin's husband?
Gone With The Wind
According to the United Nations, which country recently overtook China as the world's most populous country?
India
What were the two major world events that dominated the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The Great Depression and World War II.
What is the common name for extratroical cyclones which often form off the coast of North Carolina and often bring a combination of hurricane force-winds, severe coastal flooding along with heavy rain and/or snow to the coast from North Carolina to the Atlantic provinces of Canada.
Nor'easter
What is the name of the pop band comprised of family members that included Michael Jackson prior to his enormously successful solo career?
The Jackson 5
What is the 1997 historical fiction film which tells the story of two star-crossed lovers from different social classes set against the backdrop of a ill-fated ocean liner?
Titanic
Name the four constituent countries that make up the United Kingdom
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Who was the first female Prime Minister in the U.K.?
Margaret Thatcher
What is the name for a rotating column of wind that develops in a sever thunderstorm and causes severe destruction of a very localized area?
Tornado.
Name the singer who's 2008 debut album The Fame, included such chart-topping singles as "Just Dance" and "Poker Face"
Lady Gaga
Name the science-fiction TV series which piloted in 1993 and features two FBI agents who investigate cases of paranormal phenomenon, one of whom is a medical doctor and ardent skeptic and the other a supernaturalist, criminal profiler and conspiracy theorist.
The X-Files
What is the wealthiest country in the world according to it's per capita GDP?
Luxembourg
What was the system of institutionalized racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s?
Apartheid
What was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history?
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Name the singer who's 1990 self-titled debut album includes four chart-topping singles, these being "Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry".
Mariah Carey
What is the name of the TV series which premiered in 1989 and is known for chronicling the lives of law enforcement officials, and follows police officers and sheriff's deputies with live cameras. This is often said to be one of the earliest examples oh a "reality show".
Cops
What is the most densely populated American state?
New Jersey
What is the name of the concrete barrier which divided the city of Berlin, Germany from 1961 until 1989?
The Berlin Wall
True or False?. On clear nights and early mornings, the coldest air will be found in the lowest lying areas.
True
Who is the singer, songwriter and pianist who was often said to be the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
Name the 2002 film which tells the true story of a popular Polish Pianist struggling to survive in the Warsaw ghetto after his entire family is murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust.
The Pianist
What is name of the North American mountain range which runs for approximately 3,300 km(2,050 mi) from Alabama to Newfoundland.
Appalachian Mountains
What did the "Jim Crow" laws do in the American South?
Enforced racial segregation.
What potential weather event would prompt Florida citrus growers to spray their crops with water just before it happens? Hint; the same thing is done to cranberry bogs in Massachusetts if this event happens before the harvest.
A hard freeze.