Geography
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
In what year did World War II end
1945
What planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
Who directed Pulp Fiction?
Quentin Tarantino
Which country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
Who was known as the Maid of Orléans?
Joan of Arc
What gas do plants absorb?
Carbon dioxide
What is the national flower of Japan?
Cherry Blossom
What was the first feature-length animated film?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
What is the capital of New Zealand?
Wellington
The Berlin Wall fell in what year?
1989
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
What language has the most native speakers?
Mandarin Chinese
Who played Vito Corleone in The Godfather?
Marlon Brando
Mount Everest lies on the border of Nepal and which country?
China
What ship sank in 1912 on its maiden voyage?
Titanic
What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?
Diamond
What company created the first smartphone?
IBM
What band released Dark Side of the Moon?
Pink Floyd
What U.S. state has the longest coastline?
Alaska
What war was fought between the North and South U.S. states?
Civil War
What planet is known as the Red Planet?
Mars
What board game features hotels and railroads?
Monopoly
What TV show holds the record for longest-running scripted primetime series?
The Simpsons
What continent has the most countries?
Africa
hich French leader crowned himself emperor?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What galaxy do we live in?
Milky Way
What planet rotates on its side?
Uranus
What actor played Neo in The Matrix?
Keanu Reeves
Which U.S. state has the most active volcanoes?
Hawaii
What ancient city was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius?
Pompeii
What blood type is known as the universal donor?
O Negative
What element is represented by Fe?
Iron
Who voiced Darth Vader?
James Earl Jones
Which continent is the driest?
Antarctica
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the boiling point of water (°F)?
212 Degrees Fahrenheit
What is the largest species of shark?
Whale Shark
What was Elvis Presley’s first hit song?
Heartbreak Hotel
What sea separates Europe and Africa?
Mediterranean Sea
What year did the Great Depression begin?
1929
What animal is the largest mammal?
Blue Whale
What is the most common surname in the U.S.?
Smith
Who won the first season of American Idol?
Kelly Clarkson
Which European city is known as “The Eternal City”?
Rome
Who was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, Texas?
John F. Kennedy
What force resists motion between two surfaces?
Friction
What color is chlorophyll?
Green
What late-night host took over The Tonight Show in 1992?
Jay Leno