World History
Linear B script was used to write an early form of which language?
Greek
A “pick and roll” is primarily used in which sport?
Basketball
The little corporal who crowned himself emperor and redrew Europe’s lines.
Napolean Bonaparte
Which is the most spoken Indigenous language in Canada?
Cree
Who discovered radioactivity in elements like polonium and radium?
Marie Curie
The Opium Wars were fought between which two nations?
Great Britain and China
Which swimmer holds the most Olympic gold medals of all time?
Michael Phelps
This silent inventor lit up the world and the phonograph too.
Thomas Edison
Which act in 1876 is still the primary legislation governing Indigenous affairs in Canada?
The Indian Act
What does texting short form "DM" stands for?
Direct Message
The world’s first democracy was established in which city-state?
Athens (Greece)
Which year marked the debut of women’s boxing in the Olympics?
2012
The trickster of Norse tales who fathered monsters and chaos.
Loki
Indigenous peoples of the Andes first cultivated which starchy tuber?
Potato
This English author wrote Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.
Charles Dickens
Which conference in 1884–85 divided African territory among European powers?
The Berlin Conference
Name the boxer retired undefeated with a 50-0 record?
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The boot-shaped land where art, pasta, and popes flourish.
Italy
Which Canadian holiday on September 30 honors residential school survivors?
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Which beverage is made by fermenting tea with a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, often called SCOBY?
Kombucha
Which invention by Gutenberg revolutionized communication in Europe?
Printing press
In Formula 1, which 1950 circuit is considered the oldest on the calendar?
Silverstone Circuit
This vast frozen federation stretches across eleven time zones.
Russia
Which ritual, common among Plains nations, involves fasting, prayer, and a physical ordeal?
The Sun Dance
Why did the scarecrow win an award?
Because he was outstanding in his field!