Osteology
How many bones does a typical adult human have?
206
What colors and in what order make up the German flag?
Black red yellow
What are the three priMary colors?
Red yellow blue
At the conclusion of an 1835 literary fairy tale, a small object is placed in a museum because of its critical role in finding a suitable princess to marry a prince. What is this object that was placed under dozens of mattresses earlier in the tale?
Pea
This first permanent English settlement in America was named for a British king
Jamestown
How many carpal bones are there in one wrist?
8
What was the German currency prior to the euro?
Deutsche Mark
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel.
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Thestrals and Floo Powder are both forms of transportation invented by what internationally-renowned author?
JK Rowling
In Back to the Future, what type of car is the time machine?
A DeLorean
How many tarsals are there in one foot?
7
How many countries share a boarder with Germany?
9
What method was used to date the paintings in Lascaux Cave?
Carbon dating
Jack, Simon, Piggy, and Roger are four of the young characters that make up the cast in what 1954 novel?
Lord of the Flies
Which university did Microsoft founder Bill Gates drop out of?
Harvard
What is the "biggest" type of vertebra?
Lumbar
Which river forms the border between France and Germany?
The Rhine
Which town in Italy was Leonardo Da Vinci born?
Vinci
Dwalin, Smaug's Delight, and Thorin Oakenshield are sandwiches at a Houston cafe named for what 1937 novel?
The Hobbit (There and Back Again)
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
Which bone is typically broken during strangulation?
Hyoid
Who was the first female chancellor?
Angela Merkel
Which period has a French name that translates to “rebirth” in English?
Renaissance
A "cranioectomy" on Violet Baudelaire is attempted for a live audience in an operating theater in the eight installment of what morbidly funny series of children's books?
A Series of Unfortunate Events
The first vaccine developed was for which disease?
Smallpox