Science
What is the pH of water at room temperature?
7
The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between which two countries?
Spain and Portugal
What was the first song The Beatles performed on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964?
All My Loving
What is the name of the ancient rock-hewn church in Ethiopia that is carved entirely out of a single block of stone and shaped like a cross?
Church Of St. George (Bete Giyorgis) in Lalibela
What is the only moon in the solar system known to have a dense atmosphere and liquid bodies on its surface?
Titan, a moon of Saturn
What is the term for materials that do not allow electric current to flow easily?
Insulators
What was the name of the ship that brought the first English Pilgrims to North America in 1620
the Mayflower
What controversial 1960 novel By Harper Lee won a Pulitzer Price?
To Kill a Mockingbird
Which famous European Landmark is built over an ancient Roman amphitheater and was originally designed to serve as a fortress
the Doge Palace Venice, Italy
What is the name of the largest volcano in the Solar System, and where is it located?
Olympus Mons, located on Mars.
What is the SI unit of electrical resistance?
ohm
What battle fought in 331 BCE led to the decisive defeat of Darius the 3rd by Alexander the Great?
The Battle of Gaugamela
Who won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter dash at the 1968 Olympics, becoming the first sprinter to break the 10-second barrier?
Jim Hines
What is the name of the tallest unfinished church in the world, which has been under construction for over 140 years?
Sagrada Familia in Barcelona Spain.
What is the name of the hypothetical boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape not even light?
The Event Horizon
What type of rock is formed from cooling lava?
Igneous rock
In which year did the Eastern Roman Empire Byzantine Empire finally fall to the Ottoman Turks?
1453
What was the name of the British model who became a fashion icon of the 1960s with her short hair and mod style?
Twiggy
The Great Wall of China is not a single continuous wall but a series of fortifications. Which dynasty was responsible for constructing the longest section?
The Ming Dynasty
What is the name of the phenomenon in which light from distant galaxies appears to be redshifted due to the expansion of the universe?
Cosmological redshift
What is the chemical formular for table salt?
NaC sodium chloride
What ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
The Inca Empire
What music festival held in August 1969 became one of the most famous concerts in history?
Woodstock
What is the name of the ancient city in Jordon, known for its rock-cut architecture and a structure famously called The Treasury
Petra
What is the name of the largest known structure in the observable universe, a massive grouping of galaxies spanning over a billion light years?
The Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall