American History
This 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision legalized abortion nationwide, ruling that state bans on the procedure were unconstitutional.
What is Roe v. Wade?
This English author, known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, created a rich mythology set in Middle-earth.
Who is J.R.R. Tolkien?
This monumental stone structure, originally built as a tomb for an emperor, is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
What is the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Known as the "father of the symphony," this Austrian composer’s works, such as Symphony No. 40 and The Magic Flute, remain staples of the classical music repertoire.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
The human body has how many ribs?
What is 24 ribs?
This 1960s TV show, starring William Shatner as Captain Kirk, was one of the earliest and most influential sci-fi television series.
What is Star Trek?
This U.S. president, in office during the Great Depression, enacted the New Deal programs to provide economic relief, recovery, and reform.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This person is the author of the Christmas Carol.
Who is Charles Dickens?
This iconic landmark in India, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, is a symbol of love and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
What is the Taj Mahal?
This composer, known for his Symphony No. 9 and Fidelio, was deeply affected by deafness, yet continued to compose some of his most iconic works.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This is another name for powdered sugar.
What is confectioners' sugar?
This 1970s sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in a Chicago apartment building starred Rob Reiner and Carroll O'Connor.
What is All in the Family?
This 1929 event marked the beginning of the Great Depression, triggered by a dramatic drop in stock prices.
What is the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
This person is the author of Cat in the Hat.
Who is Dr. Suess?
This stone circle in Wiltshire, England, is thought to have been constructed as an astronomical observatory and religious site over 4,000 years ago.
What is Stonehenge?
This German composer, known for his Brandenburg Concertos, was a leading figure of the Baroque period, admired for his mastery of counterpoint.
Who is Johann Sebastian Bach?
The heat of peppers is measured on this scale.
What is the Scoville scale?
This long-running 1990s show, set in a fictional New York coffee shop, featured six friends and their various romantic entanglements.
What is Friends?
This 1861 event marked the start of the Civil War when Confederate forces fired on a federal military garrison in South Carolina.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
This author wrote "Pride and Prejudice".
Who is Jane Austen?
This ancient Incan city, located high in the Peruvian Andes, was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.
What is Machu Picchu?
This is the lowest sounding brass instrument.
What is the tuba?
This pole doesn't belong to a single country but it is governed by multiple countries.
What is the South Pole?
This groundbreaking 1950s TV series, created by Rod Serling, was known for its anthology format and thought-provoking episodes.
What is The Twilight Zone?
Which City was the first nuclear reactor built, by Enrico Fermi?
What is Chicago?
This American writer, known for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, was a leading figure in the countercultural movement of the 1960s.
Who is Ken Kesey?
This monumental structure, located in Paris, France, was initially built as a temporary exhibit for the 1889 World’s Fair.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
This person is considered the most important Norwegian composer in the history of Classical Music?
Who is Grieg?
Hellas is also known as this country.
What is Greece?
The name of the animated sitcom about a family of yellow characters?
What is The Simpsons?
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Who authored "To Kill A Mockingbird"?
Who is Harper Lee?
This grand ancient amphitheater in Rome, capable of seating 50,000 spectators, was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles.
What is the Colosseum?
This symphony is Beethoven's "Choral Symphony".
What is the 9th Symphony?
To go against the grain is to upset this.
What is the applecart?
This sitcom series followed the adventures of seven castaways as they attempted to survive after being shipwrecked on an island.
What is Gilligan's Island?
Who, in 1963, murdered Lee Harvey Oswald - the assassin (according to official accounts) - of US President John F. Kennedy?
Who is Jack Ruby?
This British author, famous for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, is also known for his historical novels like The White Company.
Who is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
This famous landmark, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, stands atop Corcovado Mountain and is considered one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
What is Christ the Redeemer?
This is the highest voice type in a choral ensemble.
What is a soprano?
He was the first explorer to reach the South Pole.
Who is Roald Amundsen?
On the TV sitcom "Beverly Hillbillies", what was granny's name?
Who is Daisy Moses?