Great Books
Who is the author of the novel “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”?
Arthur Conan Doyle
What happened on July 20, 1969?
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The “Four Seasons” might have been Vivaldi’s greatest hit as a composer, but he was also well-known for which stringed instrument?
violin
What year did the Beatles first perform in the U.S.?
1964
What is a group of pugs called?
A grumble
In “1984” by George Orwell, what is the name of the oppressive regime ruling Oceania?
The Party
In 1983, how much did the first mobile phone to come out on the market weigh?
2 pounds
Which English composer is best known for “The Planets” suite?
Gustav Holst
Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Aretha Franklin
Which US president had a pet alligator that he kept in a White House bath tub?
John Quincy Adams
Which classic novel features the line “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife”?
Pride and Prejudice
Cassius Clay
In 1875, what 19th-century Norwegian composer wrote music to accompany Henrik Ibsen’s play “Peer Gynt?”
Edvard Grieg
What was the original name of this duo before they became known as Simon & Garfunkel?
Tom and Jerry
Where is a shrimp's heart located?
In it's head
In “Wuthering Heights,” what is the name of Heathcliff’s love interest?
Catherine Earnshaw
What was the name of the U.S. operation that helped evacuate thousands of Vietnamese and American civilians from Saigon in April 1975?
Operation Frequent Wind
Composer Benjamin Britten wrote a 1945 composition meant to be, according to its title, a "Guide to the Orchestra" for what kind of listener?
Young Person
Pete Seeger co-wrote the song Where Have All the Flowers Gone?, but which popular folk group first made it a hit on the Billboard charts in 1962?
The Kingston Trio
What is widely believed to be the strongest muscle in the human body?
The masseter
In “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” who paints Dorian Gray’s portrait?
Basil Hallward
Disco emerged as a popular dance music genre in the late 1970s following the success of which film that starred actor John Travolta.
Saturday Night Fever
Czech composer Antonin Dvorak's most famous work is his Ninth Symphony, commonly known by what nickname?
New World Symphony
What was the name of the song Bob Dylan performed at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, marking his controversial transition to electric music?
Maggie's Farm
What sport has been played on the moon?
Golf