History
What year did the United States land on the moon?
1969
What gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide
What 1977 sci-fi movie became one of the highest-grossing films of all time?
Star Wars
How many points is a touchdown worth in American football?
6 points
What unitless number determines whether flow is laminar or turbulent?
Reynolds Number
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
Winston Churchill
What is the SI unit for electric resistance?
Ohm
Who played Forrest Gump in the 1994 film Forrest Gump?
Tom Hanks
What sport is played at Wimbledon?
Tennis
What type of reactor is used in most commercial nuclear power plants?
Fission or PWR
What event started World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What is the term for the phenomenon where light bends as it passes through different mediums?
Refraction
Who directed Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill?
Quentin Tarantino
Who (person) has won the most Olympic gold medals?
Michael Phelps
What does CAD stand for?
Computer Aided Design
What was the name of the secret U.S. project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II?
The Manhattan Project
Daily Double:
What is the primary force that causes nuclear fusion in stars?
Gravitational force
What director is famous for his psychological thrillers and pioneered techniques like the "vertigo effect"?
Alfred Hitchcock
What is the only country to have played in every FIFA World Cup?
Brazil
What is the name of the principle that describes the relationship between fluid velocity and pressure?
Bernoulli's Principle
What treaty ended the Napoleonic Wars in 1815?
The Treaty of Paris
What is the second most abundant element in Earth's crust (by mass)?
Silicon
What 2007 film, directed by the Coen Brothers, won Best Picture and features the villain Anton Chigurh?
No Country for Old Men
What is the record for the fastest 100-meter sprint ever recorded, and who set it?
9.58 seconds, Usain Bolt
What is the name of the process in which a solid material, such as a metal or polymer, undergoes gradual deformation under constant stress over time? Also a Radiohead song
Creep :3