General Information
What is the capital of Turkey?
Ankara
This number represents the ratio of circumference to diameter in a circle.
Pi
What Spanish football club, founded in 1899, is known for its tiki-taka style and rivalry with Real Madrid?
FC Barcelona
Who was the Egyptian queen known for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony?
Cleopatra
What is this animated family, featuring a cast of yellow-skinned characters, which holds the record as the longest-running American sitcom?
The Simpsons
What country, out of Greece, England, Australia, or China hosted the “2000 Summer Olympics”?
Australia
Who was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1911 for the discovery of the radioactive elements, radium and polonium?
MARIE CURIE
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 Olympic medals in swimming?
Michael Phelps
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
President Abraham Lincoln
Who is this artist known for her bold, eccentric style and her influence on late 2000s pop culture and revolutionized the music video scene with works like “Bad Romance” and “Paparazzi”?
Lady Gaga
Known for its extreme temperatures and thick, toxic atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide, this planet is considered the hottest and most gaseous in the solar system. Name this second planet from the Sun, often referred to as Earth's "sister planet."
Venus
Make a copy of a triangle that has the same size and shape, call it abc. Make a second triangle the same, call it ABC. Place points B,b,A,a together. How many angles do you have?
4
What French midfielder scored a chipped penalty in the 2006 World Cup Final before being sent off for headbutting Marco Materazzi in his final international match?
Zinedine Zidane
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major turning point during which war?
WW II
What is this novel that follows a group of boys stranded on a deserted island, where their descent into savagery highlights the conflict between civilization and barbarism?
Lord of the Flies
What is the highest score possible with three darts thrown?
180
Convert the binary number 1100110 to a decimal number.
102
What Basketball Superstar Became The First Black American To Manage A Major League Sports Team?
Bill Russell
Name this girl who wrote a famous diary while living in an annex during World War II
ANNE FRANK
Name this 2008 superhero film featuring Gotham’s vigilante protector.
The Dark Knight (DO NOT ACCEPT BATMAN)
This natural phenomenon occurs in polar regions when charged particles from the solar wind collide with gases in Earth’s atmosphere, creating vibrant displays of light. Known by different names depending on the hemisphere, it is commonly green but can also appear in red, purple, or blue hues. Name this phenomenon
Aurora
If 8 men can complete a certain task in 12 days, how many men would be needed to finish the same task in 16 days?
6 men
Something Like a War, The Faith of Fifty Million People, Home, and Shadow Ball are some of this film's parts. Anthony Hopkins provided the voices of Henry Chadwick and George Bernard Shaw for this film, which is narrated by John Chancellor. This film features interviews with Arthur Ashe, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Stephen Jay Gould, among others, all talking about their experiences with the titular sport. 2010 will see the release of a tenth part of, for 500 points, what is the 1994 Ken Burns documentary celebrating America's national pastime? (Hint: the answer IS America's national pastime)
BASEBALL
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation aimed at combating what in the United States?
Racial segregation and discrimination (or racism)
What is this science fiction TV series, that introduced audiences to an expansive galaxy filled with warring factions, mystical warriors, and interstellar politics?
Star Trek