Sports
What is the baseball term for a pitch outside of the strike zone that the hitter doesn't swing at?
Ball.
What planet gets the closest to Earth?
Venus.
In the 2012 movies, The Avengers, which Avenger is the oldest?
Thor.
What is the name of the magical land discovered by the kids in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe"?
Narnia.
What year did the thirteen American colonies adopt the Declaration of Independence and sever ties with Great Britain?
1776.
How many FIFA World Cups has team USA won?
Zero.
Which American state shares the longest border with Canada?
Alaska.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
Leonardo da Vinci.
In the Harry Potter series which house did the Sorting Hat want to put Harry Potter in?
Slytherin.
What was the name of the electromechanical cipher device used by the Nazis during WW2?
The Enigma machine.
How many points is a touchdown in American football worth?
6 points.
How many countries are in North America?
23.
What musical group holds the record for most Billboard Hot 100 number one hits?
The Beatles.
In "The Life of Pi" who does the Orangutan represent?
Pi's mother.
What was the name of the Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation within schools was unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education.
What is the first name of the basketball player known as "Magic" Johnson?
Earvin.
What is the name of the second tallest mountain in the world?
K2.
Salvador Dali is the creator of "The Persistence of Memory", what object does this painting predominantly feature?
Clocks.
What is the name of the three witches in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"?
The Weird Sisters.
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she officially became the Queen of England?
25.
Wayne Gretzky holds the all-time record for most points in the NHL. Who holds the record for the most goals?
Alex Ovechkin.
Which country has the most islands?
Sweden.
In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker encounters Yoda on what planet?
Dagobah
In "The Odyssey" by Homer, Odysseus tricks Polyphemus with what name?
Nobody (or Outis).
12 people have walked on the moon; Aside from Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin name one of the other 10.
Pete Conrad, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell, David Scott, James Irwin, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan, or Harrison Schmitt.