Bay Area Sports
What San Francisco Giants player is known for riding an electric scooter to home games? Hint: This is Laina’s favorite baseball player
Hunter Pence
After the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, who took the throne as the new British monarch?
Charles III
Tom Cruise saw the biggest box office opening weekend of his career with this 2022 film.
Top Gun: Maverick
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Ghengis Khan
What river flows through the city of Baghdad?
Tigris
What became the dessert of choice when Kevin Durant returned to Oklahoma City for the first time with the Warriors in February of 2017?
What is the name of SBF's girlfriend?
Caroline Ellison
After a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, Will Smith ran onstage and slapped Chris Rock at which awards show?
The Academy Awards
Which year was George H.W. Bush elected president?
1988
The first images from this observatory spacecraft wowed viewers when NASA revealed them in July.
James Webb Space Telescope
What year was both the first year that Bruce Bochy was the SF Giants Manager and Barry Bonds’ last year in the majors?
2007
This former Japanese prime minister was assassinated while delivering a campaign speech in July.
Shinzo Abe
What early 2010’s collectible rubber bracelets that formed into shapes (typically animals) became such a cultural phenomenon that national news outlets reported the toys being banned in school districts?
Sillbandz
Who was the first Black Supreme Court justice in the United States?
Thurgood Marshall
Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
Germany
After 19 seasons with the San Jose Sharks, forward Patrick Marleau signed as a free agent with another team in 2017. Which team was it?
Toronto Maple Leafs
The wreck of the historic ship [] was found in the Antarctic, 106 years after it was crushed in pack ice and sank during an expedition by the explorer [].
Endurance; Shackleton
Which Kardashian sister got married in Italy earlier this year?
Kourtney Kardashian
The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
What was the capital city of the Inca Empire?
Cusco
Which three teams did the Warriors win all twelve Western Conference playoff games against in 2017?
Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, and San Antonio Spurs
What was the case in which SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion?
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
Which original song from Titanic won an Oscar in 1997?
My Heart Will Go On
What was the code name for the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II?
Operation Barbarossa
Homichlophobia is the fear of what?
Fog or humidity