Literature
Who wrote The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
JRR Tolkien
Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul”?
Aretha Franklin
Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
What is the scientific name for the process plants use to make food from sunlight?
Photosynthesis
Which actor stars in the Indiana Jones franchise?
Harrison Ford
What was the pen name of the author Samuel Clemens, who wrote the classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
Mark Twain
What band was known for hits like “Good Vibrations” and “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”?
The Beach Boys
What Spanish artist was famous for a painting titled The Persistence of Memory, which featured melting clocks?
Salvador Dalí
What is the only metal that’s liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
Who founded Microsoft?
Bill Gates
Which classic novel features the characters Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy?
Pride and Prejudice
Which classic song by Don McLean is 8 and a half minutes long?
American Pie
Which floaty water bloom transformed Claude Monet’s canvases into a dreamscape wonderland?
Water lillies
Which scientist is famous for his 3 laws of motion?
Isaac Newton
Which U.S. athlete has the most Olympic medals?
Michael Phelps - he has 28 medals
Which novel by George Orwell is set in a society under constant surveillance by Big Brother?
1984
What state does the devil go down to in the famous song by Charlie Daniels?
Georgia (“The Devil Went Down to Georgia”)
Which spanish artist co-founded an art movement known as cubism because his work is "full of little cubes?"
Pablo Picasso
At what temperature does water boil?
212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius)
Which famous aviator became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932?
Amelia Earhart
Which playwright wrote A Streetcar Named Desire?
Tennessee Williams
What instrument does Stevie Wonder play?
Piano/keyboard
What painting by Georges Seurat inspired the sculptures in Lindsay Park, Davenport?
"Sunday in the Park"
What blood type is known as the “universal donor”?
O -
Which U.S. president resigned in 1974 following the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon