World History
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What movie won the first ever Oscar for Best Animated Film?
Hint: Swamp
Christianity and Islam each have more than one billion followers. So does one other world religion. What is it?
Hindiusm
What is the moral lesson in The Tortoise and the Hare fable?
Slow and steady wins the race.
Take off my skin — I won't cry, but you will! What am I?
onion
What was the name of the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
Sure, it was a far cry from “Ella Enchanted” and “The Princess Diaries,” but which actor shocked the Internet when she revealed that she was barely in the top 10 choices of actresses to play Andy in 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada?”
Anne Hathaway
Who were the Titans in Greek mythology, and what was their role?
The Titans were a group of primordial gods who ruled before the Olympian gods. They were the children of Uranus (the sky) and Gaia (the Earth). They were overthrown by the Olympians in a battle called the Titanomachy.
What is foreshadowing in literature?
A technique used by writers to hint at events that will occur later in the story.
What’s the primary ingredient in hummus?
chickpeas
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
Who is the most followed person on Instagram?
Cristiano Ronaldo, who has over 635 million followers.
The city of Dearborn, Michigan, just outside of Detroit, is home to the country's largest community per capita who follow what religion?
Islam
What is the title of the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series?
The Lightning Thief. sigma
What has words but never speaks?
books
What ancient civilization developed the concept of democracy?
Ancient Greeks (so sigma)
What Bridgerton star plays Fiyero in the film adaptation of Wicked?
Johnothan Bailey
Who is the sun god in Egyptian mythology?
Ra
What is the difference between internal and external conflict?
Internal conflict is a struggle within a character’s mind, while external conflict is a struggle between a character and an outside force, like another character or society.
Which element has the atomic number 1?
Hydrogen
What year did the American Revolutionary War begin?
1775
Which two famous judges star in The Great British Bake Off?
Paul Hollywood and Prue
A bar mitzvah, literally meaning "son of the commandment," is traditionally celebrated when Jewish males turn what age?
13
Who wrote the famous Twilight series?
Stephanie Meyer
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
Stapes