History
What 20th-century conflict included battles such as Old Baldy and Chosin Reservoir?
Korean War
What is the term for earth that remains frozen for at least two consecutive years?
Permafrost
In "A Wrinkle in Time," which character's surname is a relative pronoun?
Mrs. Who
What is the volume of a cone with a base area of 3 square meters and a height of 18 meters?
18 cubic meters
What is the world's largest forest of mangrove trees?
Sundarbans
What document signed by King John in 1215 became the foundation for individual rights in the English Constitution?
Magna Carta
What is the name of the gland that produces bile?
Liver
What is the title of the novel by J.M. Barrie about a boy who never grows up?
Peter Pan
If a train travels 400 feet per minute, how long does it take to travel through a 400-foot long tunnel?
2 minutes
Name the capital city located directly north of the equator in South America.
Caracas
What was the name of the empire in pre-Columbian America that was the largest?
Inca Empire
What infection is caused by Clostridium tetani?
Tetanus
What is the term for a collection of words that rhymes and tells a story?
Limerick
What is the solution to the equation (y^2 + 2y = 8)?
(y = -4)
What country has the longest coastline on the Arabian Sea?
India
Which country suppressed a Hungarian counterrevolution in 1956?
Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.)
What is the process by which light changes direction when passing from one medium to another?
Refraction
Which epic poem features the hero Odysseus?
The Odyssey
What is the difference in degrees between the interior sum of a polygon with 19 sides and 18 sides?
80 degrees (3060 - 2880)
Which river flows through cities such as Mainz and Koblenz?
Rhine River
Who was the last emperor of Russia, killed in 1917?
Nicholas II
What kind of fossil fuel accumulates in bogs at a rate of about a millimeter annually?
Peat
Who wrote "The Cremation of Sam McGee," a poem about the Yukon?
Robert Service
What is the measure of an exterior angle of a dodecagon?
30 degrees
On what continent do people drive on the left side of the road?
Australia