Scientists
Which is the best phrase that explains Albert Einstein's famous equation , 'E equals m times c squared'?
relativity: "energy equals mass times the speed of light squared"
It was in 1957 Walter Frederick Morrison of California took his obsession with UFOs to create what popular childrens toy?
Answer: The Frisbee
This rocker found his "Honky Tonk Woman", but paid an estimated $15 - $25 million when she got fed up with his promiscuity. Who is this knighted, big-lipped man?
Answer: Mick Jagger
Who was the first woman inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Answer: Aretha Franklin
Merv Griffin created a trivia-based game show in 1964 which was hosted by Art Fleming until 1979; the revival in 1984 featured Alex Trebek. What game show brought the phrase "Daily Double" into popular usage?
Answer: Jeopardy!
The Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel is most famous today for creating the Nobel Prize. What invention made him rich?
Answer: dynamite
In December of 1886, Mrs. Josephine Cochrane of Shelbyville, Illinois patented the first of these after being fed up with the kitchen staff constantly breaking her good china. What was the invention called?
Answer: The automatic dishwasher
This singer/songwriter might have had a great feeling while "Dancing on the Ceiling", but the one he probably felt when paying his ex an estimated $20 million probably wasn't anywhere near as nice.
Answer: Lionel Richie
Who were the three main women characters on the popular show 'Friends'?
Answer: Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe
On what game show, originally aired in 1963, and with many versions around the world, might you have heard Monty Hall ask players to choose between "Door #1, Door #2, or Door #3"?
Answer: Let's Make a Deal
What did Nostradamus claim to use as a basis for his prophecies?
Astrology
The first patent issued for this item, found in stores worldwide, was back in 1952, when this item looked more like a bull's eye with concentric circles than its present-day shape. Joseph Woodland and Bernard Silver are credited with inventing what item?
Answer: Bar codes
This knighted British rock icon paid an estimated $50 million to divorce his second wife, a former model, after only five years of marriage. He probably wasn't singing "My love does it good" when she accused him of spousal abuse in the tabloids and wished she would just "Get Back". Who is this Liverpool icon?
Answer: Paul McCartney
What nickname was given to Nadya Suleman, the woman from Southern California who gave birth to eight babies in January of 2009?
Answer: Octomom
Merv Griffin adapted the children's game of Hangman into a game show that brought the world familiarity with the phrase "I'd like to buy a vowel". Syndicated in 60 different countries worldwide, what show ran in the United States in a daytime version from 1975 until 1991, and started its primetime incarnation in 1983?
Answer: Wheel of Fortune
In 1858, Charles Darwin proposed what theory to explain the diversity of living things on earth?
Answer: the theory of natural selection
Mechanical engineer Whitcomb Judson developed this idea just in time for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, but was overshadowed by the Ferris Wheel and exotic dancer 'Little Egypt'. Nowadays it's on everything from pencil cases to coats, pants, boots, backpacks and a plethora of other items. What was it?
Answer: The Zipper
This Hollywood star married a girl he met at university. Although he may enjoy his "Dances with Wolves", he may not have felt much like dancing when the price ticket to end his 16 year marriage was approximately $80 million. Who is this man, whose first big role ended up on the cutting room floor?
Answer: Kevin Costner
Who was the first woman to run for Vice President of the United States as the candidate of the Republican Party?
Answer: Sarah Palin
1976 saw the first airing on American television of a show from the Goodson-Todman production team in which two teams of four or five players strove to guess what others might have given as answers to a certain question. Which show might you have been watching if you heard the host say "Our survey says ..." or "The number one answer is ..."?
Answer: Family Feud
In 1803, John Dalton proposed that all substances are composed of small, dense, indestructible particles known as what?
Answer: conservation of mass
Dr. Benjamin Green was a doctor who helped the U.S. military devise ways to keep soldiers from getting sunburned in the Pacific theater of World War II. His early concoction of 'red petrolatum' soon took on a white form with a scent of jasmine. He took the concoction to start a business under what name?
Answer: Coppertone
This Hollywood action hero might be good with a whip, but that didn't stop him from having to pay an estimated $85 million to his second wife, who might have used the money to "call home". Which intergalactic scoundrel is a pretty good pilot, both on and off screen?
Answer: Harrison Ford
What is the name of the famous woman primatologist who studied chimpanzees?
Answer: Jane Goodall
This game show is British in origin, but it has been franchised around the world since it first appeared in 1998. Depending on where you were watching the show, you might have heard Regis Philbin (US), Eddie McGuire (Australia), Chris Tarrant (United Kingdom) or Tantowi Yahya (Indonesia) asking contestants, "Is that your final answer?" on which of these shows?
Answer: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?