Pop Culture
What year did the first Star Wars movie come out?
1977
What is the closest planet to the Sun?
Mercury
Who was the first U.S. president to appear on television?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What river runs through Hartford, Connecticut?
The Connecticut River
What is the only even prime number?
2
What is the name of the fictional city where Batman operates?
Gotham City
What do you call an animal that eats only plants?
Herbivore
Which war ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919?
World War I
Hartford is home to the nation’s oldest public art museum. What is its name?
Wadsworth Atheneum
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What famous video game character is known for collecting gold rings?
Sonic the Hedgehog
What is the most common gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What modern-day country was once known as Persia?
Iran
Which famous author’s home in Hartford is now a museum, located next to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s house?
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
How many squares are on a standard chessboard?
64
What is the real name of the superhero Black Panther?
T’Challa
What part of the human body produces insulin?
The pancreas
Which two U.S. states were the last to join the Union?
Alaska and Hawaii
Hartford is known as the “Insurance Capital of the World.” Name one major insurance company headquartered there.
The Hartford, Aetna, or Travelers
What is the term for a word or phrase that is the same forward and backward?
Palindrome
What long-running sketch comedy show launched the careers of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and Eddie Murphy?
Saturday Night Live
Which element is represented by the chemical symbol “K”?
Potassium
What European city is home to the Uffizi Gallery and the famous statue of David?
Florence, Italy
Which major university, founded in 1823, is located in Hartford and is one of the oldest in the U.S.?
Trinity College
What is the rarest M&M color?
Brown