American History
What was the name of the first (permanent English) American colony?
What is Jamestown?
The Da Vinci Code opens with a murder in which famous museum?
What is "The Louvre"?
What ancient civilization is known for building the Great Pyramids of Giza?
Who were the Egyptians?
What song by The Weeknd became a massive hit in 2020, spending several weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100?
What is "Blinding Lights"?
In Disney's "The Little Mermaid," what is the name of Ariel's father, the ruler of the underwater kingdom?
Who is King Triton?
Which NFL quarterback holds the record for the most career passing yards as of 2021?
Who is Drew Brees?
What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?
What is an umbrella?
What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
What is Mercury?
Are Jaffa Cakes legally a cake or a biscuit?
Cake
In ‘Stranger Things’, what game are the main characters often seen playing
Dungeons and Dragons
Which event marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War in 1775?
Answer: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
What is the name of the fourth book in the Harry Potter series?
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Greenland was a colony of which country until 1981?
What is Denmark?
Including streaming figures, what was the best-selling UK single of the 2010s?
The Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
What year did Disneyland open?
What is 1955?
Who is the only player in NFL history to win five Super Bowl MVP awards as of 2021?
Who is Tom Brady?
I have keys but open no locks. I have space but no room. You can enter, but you can't go inside. What am I?
What is a keyboard?
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of what food sticking to the roof of your mouth?
What is Peanut butter?
What is the name of the actor who plays Tommy Shelby in ‘Peaky Blinders’?
What was the outcome of the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln?
Answer: It declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states were to be set free.
What is the best-selling novel of all time?
What is Don Quixote?
Julius Caesar was assassinated on 15 March 44 BC, a date now often known by what term?
Ides of March
Who originally recorded the classic ballad I Will Always Love You in 1973?
Dolly Parton
What is the name of Wendy’s dog in Peter Pan?
Who is Nana?
In what year did the New England Patriots achieve the NFL's only perfect 16-0 regular season record?
What is 2007?
I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?
What is a candle?
What is the chemical symbol for the element gold?
What is Au?
Which country drinks the most coffee in pounds per year?
What is Finland?
Which Netflix series features the infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar?
Narcos
What city was the first capital of the United States?
What is New York City?
What novel is set on a desert planet inhabited by giant sandworms?
What is Dune?
What empire was founded by Genghis Khan and became the largest contiguous empire in history?
What is the Mongol Empire?
Which singer had a charts resurgence in 2022 after one of her songs was heard in Stranger Things?
Kate Bush
In the Disney-Pixar film "Up," what type of bird does Carl Fredricksen and Russell encounter on their adventure?
What is a Kevin?
Which NFL team has won the most Super Bowl championships in league history?
Who are the New England Patriots?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter 'M'?
What is the rarest blood type?
AB Negative
Gluten is found in which cereal grain?
Wheat
Which Netflix original series, based on a graphic novel, follows the story of a young girl with superhuman abilities who must protect herself and others from a secret organization?
What is "The Umbrella Academy"?
What was the significance of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
It granted women the right to vote.
Who wrote the epic fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire," which inspired the TV series "Game of Thrones"?
George R.R. Martin
In which decade did the Great Hunger strike Ireland?
1840s
Which artist won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021 for their album "folklore"?
Who is Taylor Swift?
Who provided the voice for the character Elsa in Disney's "Frozen" and its sequel "Frozen II"?
Who is Idina Menzel?
Who holds the record for the most career rushing yards in NFL history as of 2021?
Who is Emmitt Smith?
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
What is footsteps?
Which Apollo moon mission was the first to carry a lunar rover?
Apollo 15 Mission
What type of pasta has a name meaning "little worms"?
In ‘Breaking Bad’, what alias does Walter White use in the drug trade?
Heisenberg
What year did the Revolutionary War end?
What is 1783?
What novel by George Orwell depicts a dystopian society under totalitarian rule and features the character Winston Smith?
"1984"
By what nickname is Edward Teach better known?
Blackbeard
This South Korean boy band released their English-language single "Dynamite" in 2020, which became a global sensation.
Who is BTS?
In the Disney classic "Beauty and the Beast," what is the name of the villainous hunter who seeks to marry Belle?
Who is Gaston?
In what year did the NFL and AFL officially merge to form a single league?
What is 1970?
What kind of band never plays music?
What is a rubber band?
How many bones do sharks have in their bodies?
Zero!
What is the primary ingredient in traditional Japanese miso soup?
Soybean paste (miso)
What Netflix original series, created by Charlie Brooker, is an anthology of standalone episodes that explore the dark and often dystopian sides of technology and society?
What is "Black Mirror"?
Who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916?
Who is Jeanette Rankin?
What epic poem, attributed to Homer, tells the story of the Trojan War?
"The Iliad"
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
In 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody was number one for nine weeks. It was finally knocked off the top slot by a song with a name that appears in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody. Name the song and the band that ended Queen’s number one success.
Mamma Mia by Abba
What Disney animated film features a character named Kuzco, who is transformed into a llama?
What is "The Emperor's New Groove"?
Which NFL team is known for its "12th Man" tradition, where fans are famously loud and disruptive to opposing teams?
Who are the Seattle Seahawks?
I am taken from a mine and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost every person. What am I?
What is a pencil lead/graphite?
What is the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus releases energy through the emission of particles or electromagnetic waves?
What is radioactive decay?
Which chef hosts Kitchen Nightmares?
Gordon Ramsay
Which Netflix original series stars Jason Bateman as a financial planner who relocates his family to the Ozarks after a money-laundering scheme goes awry?
What is "Ozark"?
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
Who is John Adams?
Which novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream in the 1920s?
"The Great Gatsby"
Who famously duelled Alexander Hamilton on 11 July 1804, resulting in the founding father’s death?
Aaron Burr
Taylor Swift released two studio albums in 2020: one was titled Folklore, but what was the name of the other one?
Evermore
What is the name of the toy store in Toy Story 2?
What is Al's Toy Barn?
Who was the first quarterback to throw for over 5,000 yards in a single NFL season?
Who is Drew Brees?
I'm not alive, but I can grow. I don't have lungs, but I need air. What am I?
What is a fire?
What is the term for the study of the Earth's physical features, climate, and natural resources?
What is geography?
What is the salted roe of a sturgeon called?
What is caviar?
In the series ‘The Witcher’, who plays the lead role of Geralt of Rivia?
Henry Cavill
Who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in 1963?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Who wrote the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
Harper Lee
What does “The Magna Carta” mean?
What is the “The Great Charter” ?
Which artist released the album "Positions" in 2020, featuring hit songs like "Positions" and "34+35"?
Who is Ariana Grande?
What are the names of Cinderella’s stepsisters?
Who are Anastasia and Drizella?
Which NFL player holds the record for the most career touchdown receptions as of 2021?
Who is Jerry Rice?
What kind of room has no doors or windows?
What is a mushroom?
What is the scientific name for the "voice box" in humans responsible for sound production?
What is the larynx
Spanish cuisine features a dish named for a wide, shallow traditional pan used to cook the dish on an open fire. What is this dish?
What is Paella?
What is the title of the Netflix original film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, which explores the life of a mob hitman?
What is "The Irishman"?
Who was the first African American senator?
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?
Who wrote the Picture of Dorian Grey?
Oscar Wilde
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
What is Mr. Potato Head ?
In 2021, which global superstar headlined a concert in Central Park to call attention to climate change and global warming?
Who is Billie Eilish?
What were Mickey Mouse's first words ever spoken?
What is a Hot dog?
Which NFL team won the first Super Bowl ever played?
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
What is red and smells like blue paint?
What is red paint?
What is the phenomenon where an object submerged in a fluid experiences an upward buoyant force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced?
What is Archimedes' principle?
What is the term for the traditional Japanese method of grilling small skewers of meat or vegetables over charcoal?
What is yakitori?
Which Netflix original series is a Spanish crime drama that follows a group of robbers who plan and execute heists on the Royal Mint of Spain and the Bank of Spain?
What is "Money Heist" (La Casa de Papel)?