Science
What invention did Johannes Gutenberg help revolutionize in Europe during the 15th century?
What is the printing press?
Before digital music, this circular object was played on a turntable and commonly came in 33⅓, 45, or 78 RPM speeds.
What is a record?
Which river flows through both Vienna and Budapest?
What is the Danube?
What was the name of the town where The Andy Griffith Show took place?
What is Mayberry?
I have no lungs, but I can breathe. I have no mouth, but I can whistle. You might find me hanging above a fireplace.
What is a chimney?
What scientific principle states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
What is the law of conservation of energy?
This department store was famous for its Christmas catalog, commonly called the "Wish Book," which children eagerly looked through for holiday gifts.
What is Sears?
Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?
What is Canada?
Which composer wrote the famous Moonlight Sonata?
Who was Ludwig van Beethoven?
I was used to listen to music before CDs and streaming. I contain magnetic tape, and you could sometimes use a pencil to rewind me.
What is a cassette tape?
This phenomenon occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun, temporarily blocking the Sun from view.
What is a solar eclipse?
Before caller ID and smartphones, this service allowed people to call an operator and ask for the number of a person or business.
What is directory assistance?
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
What is Ethiopia?
Which American composer wrote Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and the opera Porgy and Bess?
Who was George Gershwin?
I have black and white keys, but I am not a computer. I can be played with both hands and sometimes with pedals.
What is a piano?
This layer of Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer, which absorbs much of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
What is the stratosphere?
This 1950s and 1960s television quiz show became infamous after it was revealed that contestants had been given answers in advance.
What is The $64,000 Question?
This South American country is the only one on the continent whose official language is Dutch.
What is Suriname?
In The Mary Tyler Moore Show, what was Mary's occupation?
What is a television news producer?
I can tell you the temperature, but I am not a weather app. Traditionally, I contain a liquid that rises and falls with the temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This scientist's experiments with pea plants helped establish the basic principles of heredity and earned him the title "father of modern genetics."
Who was Gregor Mendel?
In 1955, this popular toy was introduced by Wham-O after its creators were inspired by an Australian children's toy. It quickly became a nationwide craze, with millions sold in its first year.
What is the Hula Hoop?
This country shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and has Santo Domingo as its capital.
What is the Dominican Republic?
Which 1950 film noir starring Gloria Swanson features the famous opening line, “All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up”?
What is Sunset Boulevard?
I was used before calculators to perform complicated mathematical calculations. I look like a ruler, but one part slides back and forth.
What is a slide rule?