History
What country’s 1959 revolution replaced a U.S.-backed dictator with a communist government
Cuba
Who recently broke the NHL Goal Scoring record?
Alexander Ovechkin
What Netflix series about a young chess prodigy became a cultural sensation in 2020?
Queen's Gambet
Which ancient civilization built the city of Carthage before it became a Roman territory?
The Phoenicians
Which composer’s hearing began to deteriorate in his 20s and led to complete deafness by his late 40s?
Ludwig van Beethoven
Who is the Carthaginian general used war elephants to cross the Alps in the Second Punic War?
Hannibal
What club did Zlatan Ibrahimović not play for: Ajax, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, or LA Galaxy?
Real Madrid
This actress made Emmy history as the youngest winner for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria?
Zendaya
What European power colonized Angola and Mozambique until the 1970s?
Portugal
What 1970s band was originally named “Smile” before a new lead singer joined and the band changed its name?
Queen
In 1912, this former president ran as a third-party candidate for the Progressive (“Bull Moose”) Party, who was this president?
Theodore Roosevelt
Only one NFL team has never played in or hosted a Super Bowl. Who is it?
Cleveland Browns
What 2014 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal features a freelance crime journalist who increasingly blurs ethical lines to get his footage?
Nightcrawler
The Dutch East Indies is the former name of which modern-day country?
Indonesia
Who was the first female artist to have a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit in four consecutive decades?
Mariah Carey
What naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BCE marked a turning point in this war between Greek city-states and Persia?
Greco-Persian War
Which player has scored in four different FIFA World Cup tournaments?
Christiano Ronaldo
Which actor once won an Oscar for portraying a fictional Oscar-winning actor in a satire about Hollywood?
Robert Downey Jr.
Which modern-day country shares land borders with both NATO and China but is not part of either?
Mongolia
Which rapper was the first to win a Pulitzer Prize for music?
Kendrick Lamar
The Magna Carta was signed in this year by King John of England?
Who were all final four teams in the 2025 March Madness NCAA men's and women's Basketball Tournament?
Men's: Duke, Houston, Florida, Auburn
Women's: UConn, South Carolina, UCLA, Texas
What is first film to use the “bullet time” effect popularized by The Matrix was this 1998 sci-fi noir directed by Alex Proyas?
Dark City
After the fall of the Soviet Union, this newly independent country briefly adopted the name “White Ruthenia.”
Belarus
In 1996, this duo became the first hip-hop act to win an Oscar.
Three 6 Mafia
This dynasty ruled China from 1368 to 1644, known for its porcelain and voyages under Zheng He
Treaty of Tordesillas
Which Teams across all 4 major leagues, Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) have the longest postseason droughts?
Name 2 out of the 4
Los Angeles Angels, Buffalo Sabres, Charlotte Hornets, New York Jets
This 2006 HBO drama featured Ian McShane as Al Swearengen and was known for its poetic profanity and Old West grit.
Deadwood
Which modern-day country contains the historical region known as Transylvania?
Romania
The Tron: Legacy soundtrack was composed entirely by which French electronic music duo?
Daft Punk