The Written World
Which British fantasy author created Middle-earth, home of hobbits, elves, and one very famous ring?
J.R.R. Tolkien
What is the official name of the American Football organization?
The NFL
Which part of your body produces insulin?
The Pancreas
Machu Picchu, the “Lost City of the Incas,” is in which country?
Peru
What’s the name of the sea that Moses is said to have parted?
The Red Sea
Which American author is famous for creating Jay Gatsby and his “Great” party lifestyle?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Which British tennis player won Wimbledon in 2013, ending a 77-year drought?
Andy Murray
Which part of your body has the smallest bones?
The Ear
Which landmark is taller: the Empire State Building or the Shard in London?
The Shard (slightly taller)
Which king was famed for his wisdom and for threatening to cut a baby in half to settle an argument?
King Solomon
Which London-born author penned 1984 and gave us the term “Big Brother”?
George Orwell
Which American swimmer won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
Michael Phelps
What’s the average number of teeth in a full adult set?
32
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from which country to the United States?
France
In the New Testament, who wrote the majority of the letters (epistles)?
Paul
Which US author created Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Which American basketball player is nicknamed “His Airness”?
Michael Jordan
How many chambers are in the human heart?
4
Mount Rushmore has the faces of how many U.S. presidents carved into it?
4
Who was the first murderer in the Bible?
Cain (killed his brother Abel)
Which American writer is nicknamed “The King of Horror,” with works like It and The Shining?
Stephen King
Who was the England captain when they won the 1966 World Cup?
Bobby Moore
What does your appendix actually do?
Helps store good gut bacteria
The Great Wall of China was mainly built to protect against invasions from which direction?
The north (Mongols/nomadic tribes)
How many books are in the Bible (Protestant version)?
66 (39 Old Testament, 27 New Testament)