Geography
The Ancient World
Great Crimes and Criminals
Art and Artists
Sports
100

What was the region of Mesopotamia and Sumer also known as? (Reference to farming)

The Fertile Crescent

100

This city was the birthplace of democracy.

Athens

100

This individual would become the most famous member of the Winter Hill Gang.

James "Whitey" Bulger
100

Renoir and Monet were part of this art movement that tried to capture what the eye sees at a particular moment.

Impressionism

100

What is the national sport of Canada?

Lacrosse

200

This Alabama city, the first Confederate capital, has a Jefferson Davis High

Montgomery

200

What Roman city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

Pompeii

200

The Mona Lisa was once stolen, before being placed in the Louvre and remaining there until this day. In what year, in the 20th century, was the Mona Lisa stolen?

1911

200

An old-timey central European, or a modern artsy type

Bohemian

200

What country has competed the most times in the Summer Olympics yet hasn’t won a gold medal?

The Phillippines

300

The number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean.

Five

300

How many of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World still exist?

One

300

What famous gangster was also known by the nickname "Scarface"?

Al Capone

300

A violinist, not an archer, Giuseppe Tartini helped establish the modern style of using this.

A bow.

300

The classic 1980 movie called Raging Bull is about which real-life boxer?

Jake LaMotta

400

What is the tallest mountain in the world?

Mount Aconcagua

400

What is the name of the Carthaginian general who led a horde of elephants over the Alps into ancient Rome?

Hannibal Barca

400

The murder of Elizabeth Short in 1947 became one of the most famous unsolved murders in modern times. What was this case known as?

The Black Dahlia Murders

400

"The Lady with the Unicorn" is a medieval example of this textile art form.

A tapestry

400

How long is a marathon?

26.2 Miles

500

What is the tallest mountain in our solar system?

Mons Olympus

500

What were the names of the great 5 ancient Greek city-states?

Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes, and Delphi.

500

Jack the Ripper is one of the most well known serial killers in history. He is known to have committed his murders in what district of London?

The Whitechapel District

500

"Crouching Woman" and "Blind Man's Meal" are paintings from his blue period.

Pablo Picasso

500

What is the only sport to be played on the moon?

A round of golf.