A Bit of Culture
This famous playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet.
Who is William Shakespeare?
This U.S. president was once a Hollywood actor.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This man was the first president of the United States.
Who is George Washington?
This mammal eats mainly bamboo.
What is a panda?
Harry Potter's scar is this shape.
What is a lightning bolt?
This man built an ark.
Who is Noah?
This car brand makes the Mustang.
What is Ford?
This artist is known for painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who is Michelangelo?
This is the only number that has the same number of letters as its value.
What is four?
This U.S. document was signed in 1776.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This is the fastest land animal.
What is a cheetah?
Frodo must destroy this object in Mount Doom.
What is the One Ring?
This disciple denied Jesus three times.
Who is Peter?
This basketball player is known as “King James.”
Who is LeBron James?
The novel Pride and Prejudice was written by this English author.
Who is Jane Austen?
This body part continues to grow after death — at least it appears to.
What are fingernails?
This wall once divided East and West Berlin.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This mammal is the only one capable of true flight.
What is a bat?
This Hogwarts house values bravery and courage.
What is Gryffindor?
This Old Testament figure parted the Red Sea.
Who is Moses?
A buck is a male version of this animal.
What is a deer?
This classical composer wrote nine symphonies and became deaf later in life.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
This member of our ministry has NEVER worked at Cowabunga Bay. Ever.
Who is Kai?
This war was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is World War I?
This sea creature has three hearts and blue blood.
What is an octopus?
This is the first Pokémon in the Pokédex.
What is Bulbasaur?
Jesus turned water into this at a wedding.
What is wine?
NASCAR stands for this.
What is National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing?
This Greek philosopher’s method of teaching through questions is still used in classrooms today.
Who is Socrates?
This planet spins on its side.
What is Uranus?
This queen ruled England for over 60 years during the 1800s.
Who is Queen Victoria?
This insect can survive decapitation for days.
What is a cockroach?
This spell in Harry Potter is used to disarm an opponent.
What is Expelliarmus?
This is the shortest verse in the Bible.
What is "Jesus wept"?
This is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament played on grass.
What is Wimbledon?
In The Great Gatsby, this character narrates the story.
Who is Nick Carraway?
This U.S. state is known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes."
What is Minnesota?
This explorer is credited with circumnavigating the globe (though he didn’t survive the full trip).
Who is Ferdinand Magellan?
This fish can change its gender.
What is a clownfish?
This Avenger famously says, “I can do this all day.”
Who is Captain America?
The Ten Commandments were given on this mountain.
What is Mount Sinai?
This “supercar” can exceed 250 mph and costs millions.
What is a Bugatti?
This Spanish surrealist painted melting clocks in The Persistence of Memory.
Who is Salvador Dalí?
This language is the most widely spoken in the world by native speakers.
What is Mandarin Chinese?
his ancient Greek city-state was known for its military strength.
What is Sparta?
This desert animal can survive up to 10 months without water.
What is a kangaroo rat?
In Star Wars, this character said the iconic line, “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.”
Who is Princess Leia?
This king wrote many of the Psalms.
Who is David?
This country hosts the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race.
What is the United Kingdom?
This Russian composer wrote the ballet The Nutcracker.
Who is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?
The dot over a lowercase “i” is called this.
What is a tittle?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: This empire was ruled by Genghis Khan.
What is the Mongol Empire?
This reptile can run on water.
What is a basilisk lizard?
This scientist developed the theory of relativity.
Who is Albert Einstein?
Paul wrote this many books of the New Testament (depending on scholars).
What is 13?
In hunting, this term refers to tracking an animal by following signs like broken branches or prints.
What is trailing?
This term refers to a recurring theme, image, or idea in a literary or artistic work.
What is a motif?
The inventor of this everyday adhesive product also developed synthetic rubber for WWII.
What is duct tape?
This volcanic eruption destroyed Pompeii in A.D. 79.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
A group of flamingos is called this.
What is a flamboyance?
This is the rarest blood type.
What is AB negative?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: The armor of God is described in this New Testament book.
What is Ephesians?
This prestigious motocross event, often referred to as the “Olympics of Motocross,” features national teams from around the world competing against each other.
What is the Motocross des Nations?
This philosophical novel by Albert Camus centers on a man who shows no remorse for a murder.
What is The Stranger?
In Morse code, this letter is “dot dot dot.”
What is S?
The Hundred Years’ War was fought primarily between these two countries.
What are England and France?
This animal’s heart weighs over 400 pounds.
What is a blue whale?
This is the second law of thermodynamics.
What is entropy always increases?
This woman was turned into a pillar of salt.
Who is Lot's wife?
In Formula 1, this system stores and reuses energy for short bursts of speed and is known by this three-letter acronym.
What is ERS (Energy Recovery System)?