Ballets
This ballet features a young girl named Clara, a Mouse King, and a wooden toy that comes to life at Christmas.
"The Nutcracker"
What is the most widely-eaten food worldwide?
Rice
What is the name of the first human civilization?
Mesopotamia
For which 1964 musical blockbuster did Julie Andrews win the Academy Award for Best Actress?
Mary Poppins
The ___ event
Main
In the midst of a dramatic battle scene, Clara defeats this villain by throwing her slipper at him
The Mouse King (or Rat King)
What is the main ingredient in gummy bears and gelatin?
Animal bones, skin, and cartilage (boiled down).
Which infamous prison was stormed on July 14th, 1789?
The Bastille in Paris
The head of what kind of animal is front-and-center in an infamous scene from The Godfather?
A horse
This European capital city is home to the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain.
Rome
This 1877 Tchaikovsky ballet features a heroine named Odette who is transformed into a bird by an evil sorcerer's curse.
"Swan Lake"
Which country is widely considered the origin of tea?
China
Greenland was a colony of which country until 1981?
Denmark
The stage play Everybody Comes to Rick’s was adapted for the screen to become what 1942 Best Picture winner?
Casablanca
This style of music, known for improvisation and syncopated rhythms, was famously born in cities like New Orleans and Chicago.
Jazz
This Russian composer created the iconic, haunting score for Swan Lake.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Which country is the biggest exporter of coffee beans worldwide?
Brazil
n which Libyan city was the American diplomatic compound attacked in September 2012?
Benghazi
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
This protein-rich food is coagulated from an extract of soybeans.
Tofu
What famous book by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes was turned in to a ballet?
"Don Quixote"
What popular, ancient food staple did the Mayans use as a form of currency?
Chocolate (cacao beans)
One of the ancient world wonders, the “Hanging Gardens,” was found in which city?
Babylon
Cary Grant famously scales which iconic national monument in the climax of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959)?
Mount Rushmore
In a famous J.M. Barrie tale, this villainous pirate is terrified of a ticking crocodile.
Hook
What is the most famous city to watch ballets in the United States?
New York City
What is the national dish of Scotland made from sheep’s offal, oats, and spices?
Haggis
What was the family name of the Russian rulers from the 17th century until the 1917 revolution?
Romanov
Which legendary actor, staring in the 1960 Hitchcock thriller Psycho, uttered the classic line, "A boy's best friend is his mother"?
Anthony Perkins
It's the high-risk, four-letter word for a basketball defense where players guard areas rather than specific opponents.
Zone
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky scored this 1890 masterpiece, which features the famous 'Rose Adagio' and a prologue centered on Princess Aurora's christening.
"The Sleeping Beauty"
Before Dutch growers bred them to be orange in the 17th century, what was the natural color of most carrots?
Purple
The Maya of Mesoamerica are best known for their achievements in which subjects?
Math & Astronomy
In the classic film noir Double Indemnity (1944), who played the iconic femme fatale Phyllis Dietrichson?
Barbara Stanwyck
It is the smallest unit of matter.
Atom
What are the names of the 4 U.S. presidents who have been assassinated?
Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy