Fine Arts
What is the art of paper-folding known as?
Origami
Frogs belong to which animal group?
Amphibians
For 7.2 million dollars, the U.S. acquired this territory previously known as "Seward's Folly" from Russia. What is this state modernly named?
Alaska
What is the highest grossing movie of all time?
Avatar
In what country would you find the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
Italy
Famous for painting the Mona Lisa, which Renaissance painter was also a sculptor, architect, and engineer?
Leonardo Da Vinci
The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physcist?
Sir Isaac Newton
What is the name of the treaty named after a French palace that forced heavy reparations of Germany for their acts in World War 1?
Treaty of Versailles
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
"Let them eat cake" is a famous misquote attributed to who?
Marie Antoinette
In what city and country is The Lourve art museum located?
Paris, France
What is a Geiger Counter used to measure?
Radiation
The Titanic sank in what year?
1912
For what movie did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director?
Schindler's List
This U.S. state has the world's most active volcano
Hawaii
Vincent Van Gogh was inspired to paint this masterpiece while looking out the window of his asylum room.
Starry Night
Which two elements on the periodic table are liquids at room temperature?
Mercury and Bromine
This Civil War Battle supposedly began when a solider went to look for a pair of shoes. What 3-day long battle in Pennsylvania is often considered to be the turning point of the Civil War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
In what 1976 thriller does Robert De Niro famously say "You talkin' to me?"
Taxi Driver
The line "To be or not to be" comes from which Shakespeare play?
Hamlet
This abstract expressionist is most famous for using the "drip technique" which results in splatter like designs.
Jackson Pollock
Optics is the study of what?
Light
What is the two-letter name of the Falcon-headed God of the Sun in ancient Egyptian mythology?
Ra
Aaron Sorkin won an Oscar for writing what 2010 drama about the creation of Facebook?
The Social Network
How many legs does a crab have?
10 legs
The painting, "Birth of Venus" by Botticelli, features a goddess floating in the ocean on what object?
A seashell
This quantity is used to determine oxidation states - but not formal charges - in compounds. What is the property that measures an atom's ability to attract electrons to itself?
Electronegativity
Who was the first democratically elected President of Russia?
Boris Yeltsin
Who is the only person ever to receive an Oscar nomination for acting in a Star Wars movie?
Alec Guinness
How many wives did Henry the Eighth have?
Six wives
This Wisconsin Architect is famous for his organic style as seen in the Fallingwater home, The Guggenheim Museum, and the Hollyhock House
Frank Lloyd Wright
What is the only planet that spins clockwise?
Venus
Meaning "having the shape of a wedge," what was the first system of writing used in ancient Mesopotamia and Persia?
Cuneiform (or Sumerian)
Who is the first and only woman of color to win the Oscar for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
Bubble tea originates from what country?
Taiwan