Geography
Riddles
History
Science
Academy Awards
100

What are the names of the seven continents of the world?

Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia

100

If you throw a blue stone into the Red Sea, what will it become?

Wet

100

How many colonies were there in the United States?

13

100

What was the name of the first man-made satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?



Sputnik 1

100

Leonardo DiCaprio won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in which film?

The Revenant

200

What country has the most natural lakes?

Canada

200

What has a neck but no head?

A bottle

200

Who was in power the longest?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

200

The concept of gravity was discovered by which famous physicist?

Sir Isaac Newton

200

What are the “Big Five” awards?

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress & Best Screenplay

300

What planet is closest to Earth?

Venus


300

What has one head, one foot, and four legs?

A bed.


300

What woman discovered radium and polonium?

Marie Curie

300

Which is the most abundant element in the universe?

Hydrogen

300

Which prolific British director, best known for suspense, never won a competitive Oscar in a career spanning over 50 years?

Alfred Hitchcock

400

What is the capital of Senegal?

Dakar

400

What occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in 1,000 years?

The letter "m."  

400

Where was the first British colony in the Americas?

Jamestown, Virginia


400

Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth?

8 minutes

400

Who declined the Best Actor award in 1973?

Marlon Brando for his role in The Godfather

500

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Canada?

Mount Logan

500

What do you throw out when you want to use it but take in when you don’t want to use it?

An anchor.

500

On what date was the Declaration of Independence signed?

August 2nd, 1776

500

On what continent will you not find bees?

Antarctica

500

Which man won the most Academy Awards ever?

Walt Disney, with 22