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What is the only planet in our solar system that rotates clockwise?
Venus
In what year did the U.S. declare independence from Britain?
1776
The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What am I?
A hole
This movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1994, and features the line "Life is like a box of chocolates"
Forrest Gump
The process by which plants release water vapor through small pores in their leaves is called this:
Transpiration
Which major sporting event is held on Memorial Day weekend every year?
Indianapolis 500
This country consumes the most coffee per person:
Finland
Which U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?
Lyndon B. Johnson
I'm not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but I don't need water to live. What am I?
Fire
In The Matrix, Neo is offered a choice between two pills; what color were they?
Red and Blue
What part of the brain is responsible for balance and coordination?
Cerebellum
What is the diameter of a standard basketball hoop?
18 inches / 45.7 Cm
What mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
U.S. Foreign Policy announced in 1823 warning European powers not to colonize the Americas was called what?
Monroe Doctrine
Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not, what am I?
a ton
ton = not backwards
This Star Wars Character had their own spin-off show, depicting their experience attempting to save children, which become important characters in the first trilogy.
Obi Wan Kenobi
What pigment in plants captures light energy for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
Who was the first U.S. President to throw a ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game?
William Howard Taft
This element's name comes from the Greek word for "sun"
Helium
"Helios" (Greek)
What event occurred on June 6, 1944 in Europe?
D-Day: Normandy, France (Operation Overlord)
I have lakes with no water, mountains with no stone, and cities with no buildings, what am I?
A map
In this television show, two half-brothers are brought together in unforeseen often dramatic circumstances; both share talent in the game of basketball.
One Tree Hill
Which blood cells are responsible for defending the body against infection?
White blood cells
Which NFL player is the only one to ever return an opening-kickoff in the SuperBowl?
Devin Hester
The deepest known point in the Earth's oceans is known as:
The Mariana Trench (Pacific Ocean)
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States:
13th Amendment
The more I am shared, the less I become - what am I?
A secret
In this film featuring Brad Pitt, the narrator suffers from insomnia which in turn creates an alter ego (Brad Pitt). What film is this?
Fight Club
What is the name of the condition where a person's immune system mistakenly attacks their own body tissues?
Autoimmune disease
What is the only country to have played in every single soccer World Cup?
Brazil
Bathmophobia is the fear of what?
Stairs and Steep Slopes
Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm were the two phases of this armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition of over 30 countries led by the U.S. :
Gulf War: August 1990 - January 1991
Where is it possible to read an entire book without finishing a sentence?
Prison
The first movie to ever be rated PG-13 (1984)
Remake: 2012
Red Dawn
What is the name of the process by which the body maintains a stable internal temperature?
Homeostasis
What are Canada's two national sports in the winter and the summer?
Ice Hockey (Winter) Lacrosse (Summer)