World Politics
What yead did the United Nations officially form?
1945
What physicist is known for the uncertainty principle?
Werner Heisenberg
What is the capital city of Mongolia?
Ulaanbaatar
Michelangelo
What is the world's largest living species of lizard?
The Komodo Dragon
Who was the first woman elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Margaret Thatcher
The double-helix model of DNA was first proposed by which two scientists in 1953?
James Watson and Francis Crick
Which African country has the highest population?
Nigeria
Which 20th-century artist is known for The Persistence of Memory painting? (the melting clocks painting)
Salvador Dali
Which card game involves terms like "Flop, turn, and river"?
Poker (specifically Texas Hold'em)
The Camp David Accords in 1978 were peace agreements between Israel and which country?
Egypt
What does HTTP stand for in internet addresses?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol
What European capital city is built on 14 islands connected by over 50 bridges?
Stockholm, Sweden
Who composed the opera The Magic Flute?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is the national flower of Japan?
Cherry Blossom
Which U.S. president implemented the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
In physics, what is the only force that can act across empty space without direct contact?
Gravity
The Strait of Gibraltar connects the Atlantic Ocean with which sea?
The Mediterranean Sea
In Greek drama, what is the term for a sudden resolution of the plot introduced by divine intervention?
Deus ex machina
What is the only letter not used an any U.S. state name?
Q
What country withdrew from the European Union in 2020, and event commonly called Brexit?
United Kingdom
Which planet rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of about 98 degrees?
Uranus
Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe, is located in which country?
Russia
According to Tanner's middle school art teacher (Rod James), does the color purple exist?
No, no such color as purple. Only violet.
Earthquakes