History
The invasion of which country prompted Britain’s entry into World War II?
Poland
Which is the longest river in the United States?
The Missouri River
Which boxer famously said the phrase “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee”?
Which part of the eye changes size to control light going into the eye?
The Pupil
What is the name of the cowboy in Toy Story?
Woody
Who reigned in Britain from 1837 to 1901?
Queen Victoria
The Hoover Dam sits on the border of which two states?
Arizona and Nevada
The French Open is played on what surface?
Clay
What was the name of the first artificial satellite in orbit?
Sputnik 1
Who directed Titanic, Avatar, and The Terminator?
James Cameron
What was the name of the communist alliance that opposed NATO?
The Warsaw Pact
Moscow, Lagos, Tokyo, Cairo, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Jakarta are all examples of megacities. What is a megacity?
A city with population of more than 10 million
Who ran the first sub-four-minute mile?
Roger Bannister
Where are the small bones called “phalanges” found?
Hands and feet
Matt Damon stars in which epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg in 1998?
Saving Private Ryan
Which “lost city” was rediscovered by the American Hiram Bingham in 1911?
Machu Picchu
Which is the highest capital city in the world?
La Paz, Bolivia
Which NFL team won the first Super bowl?
The Green Bay Packers
The acronym USB, used in computers and technology, stands for what?
Universal Serial Bus
What year does main character Marty McFly go back to in the film Back to the Future?
1955
Which king built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar (II)
How many countries does the equator pass through?
13
In gymnastics, who scored the first perfect 10, at the 1976 Olympics?
Nadia Comaneci
Which organ has a neck, body, and tail?
The pancreas
There are 3 films tied for the most Oscar wins with 11 each. They include Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and what else?
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)