Geography
Which river is the longest in the world?
The Nile (4,132 mi)
Who was the British Prime Minister during World War II?
Winston Churchill
What is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen (N2)
Which athlete has won the most Olympic medals?
Michael Phelps (28)
Eminem's 8 Mile is named after a road in which city?
Detroit
What is 90o in terms of pi?
90^o = pi/2
By land area, what is the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
Modern-day Istanbul used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
How do you calculate density?
Density = (Mass)/(Volume)
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo Wrestling
Who is the main character of The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Jack Skellington
What did the titular character fight in the novel Don Quixote?
Windmills
What is the capital of Canada?
Ottawa
What ancient civilization built the Machu Picchu complex in Peru?
The Inca
What type of bond involves the sharing of electron pairs between different atoms?
Covalent
Which country has won the most FIFA world cups?
Brazil (5)
From Finding Nemo, what is the address Dory somehow manages to remember?
P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney
In Greek mythology, what kind of creature was Medusa?
A Gorgon
In what country are the Ural Mountains found?
Russia (and a little Kazakhstan)
What Roman city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
Pompeii (and Herculaneum)
What is the name of the boundary around a black hole beyond which nothing can escape?
The event horizon
Who invented basketball?
James Naismith
Name the artist and title of the best-selling album of all time.
Michael Jackson's Thriller (70-100 million copies)
What was the make and model of Coach Hanna's first car?
Toyota Camry
Name all four countries that make up the United Kingdom.
England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria.
What does the acronym CRISPR stand for?
Clustered
Randomly
Interspaced
Short
Palindromic
Repeats
Name the four grand slam events in professional tennis.
Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open
Name four of the five toppings Buddy the Elf puts on his spaghetti in the movie Elf.
Maple Syrup
Chocolate Syrup
M&Ms
Marshmallows
Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tarts
I have mountains but no stone, lakes and rivers but no water, and cities but no buildings. What am I?
A map