Space
Which planet in our solar system is the only one to not be named after a Roman god?
Earth
When did the Revolutionary War end? (Double points if you can get the date!)
Which Classical music composer was famously deaf?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
The heart!
What is the largest desert in the world
Antarctica
One!
What was the first successful English settlement in the Americas? (Hint: founded in 1607)
Jamestown
Which famous song is well known for hot having the exact beats per minute needed for performing CPR
Staying Alive
How much of the human body is water?
About 60%
Who was the first emperor of China
Qin Shi Huangdi
What are comets made out of? (Three answers, each awarding 100 points)
Dust, rocks, and Ice
What was the capital of the Aztec Empire?
Tenochtitlan
What was Elvis Presley’s first ever number 1 hit in the United States?
Heartbreak Hotel
True or false: You lose bones as you grow up
True! Babies have about 300 bones, which fuse together to form the 206 adults have!
What is the coldest inhabited city on earth
Oymyakon, Russia
What is the hottest planet in the solar system? What is the coldest? (Answering these will award 200 points each)
Venus, Uranus
Who was the first European to step foot in the Americas? (Hint: it wasn’t Christopher Columbus)
Leif Erikson
Keith Moon and John Entwistle of The Who are said to have inspired the name of which famous band?
Led Zeppelin
What does the MMR vaccine stand for?
What is the musical term for when a chord is played where each note plays one after the other as opposed to all together
Arpeggio
Who was the third astronaut to walk on the moon?
Pete Conrad
What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?
It doubled the size is the United States!
This famous song, popularized by Just Dance features the Balalaika, a Russian string instrument
Rasputin
What is the longest (not largest) organ in the human body
What is the element with the highest atomic number
Oganesson