Geography
This US State lies almost entirely in the Great Basin region, with its capital in Carson City
Nevada
Spain
This French-Polish physicist and chemist conducted pioneering research on radioactivity and was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Marie Curie
The term Spaghetti Western comes from westerns that were filmed in this country.
Italy
This is the real name of author Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
This is the tallest mountain in Africa by altitude
Mount Kilimanjaro
This former Ravens offensive coordinator is the current head coach of the Cleveland Browns
Todd Monken
This element, symbol 'Sb', is used in flame retardants and semiconductors and is derived from the Latin ‘stibium’
Antimony
This actor for his roles as Sebastian Wilder, Ryland Grace, and Ken
Ryan Gosling
According to Douglas Adams, this is the answer to life, the universe, and everything
42
The Amur River (also called the Heilong River), which runs for 2,761 miles, forms the natural land border between China and this other country
Russia/Russian Federation
This MLB team has the longest current World Series drought of any in the league
Cleveland Indians/Guardians
This scientist, working with electricity, patented and pioneered modern use of the alternating current
Nikola Tesla
This director is known for the films Reservoir Dogs, Django Unchained, and Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino
This author of This Side of Paradise famously dedicated his best-selling novel “Once again to Zelda,” his wife, who is often regarded as the inspiration for one of the characters in the novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald
New Caledonia is a Pacific Territory of this European nation, who took over the island in 1853
France
This current NBA team used to be called the Baltimore Bullets
Washington Wizards
This fifth state of matter is formed when a dilute gas of bosons is cooled to temperatures nearly at absolute zero
Bose-Einstein condensate
According to the mother of a Tom Hanks role, life is like...this
A box of chocolates
Ganz kleine Nachtmusik is a piece of music recently identified in 2024, written by this composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lechia is an ancient name for this central European country, which became an independent state in 1918
Poland
This tennis player won the 2026 Wimbledon Open
Jannik Sinner
This ore is the primary mineral used for aluminum extraction
Bauxite
The song American Pie is based on the deaths of these three singers
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens
This composer, to prevent audience members from falling asleep during performances, inserted a loud, jarring chord into his Symphony No. 94
Joseph Haydn