2018 Movies
Who plays the role of Han Solo in the 2018 space film Solo - A Star Wars Story?
a. Alden Ehrenreich
b. Donald Glover
c. Woody Harrelson
d. Harrison Ford
Alden Ehrenreich - Directed by Ron Howard, the film is the second in the Star Wars anthology series.
History of Technology - Which came first?
a. Dynamite
b. Thermometer
c. Steam Turbine
d. Telescope
Telescope - The earliest recorded telescopes appeared in the Netherlands in 1608.
The 2018 men's Roger Cup was awarded to Rafael Nadal for what sport on August 12th, 2018?
a. Table Tennis
b. Darts
c. Badminton
d. Tennis
Tennis - Simona Halep won the women's Roger Cup.
Which planet in our solar system spins the fastest?
a. Neptune
b. Jupiter
c. Earth
d. Mercury
Jupiter - Jupiter rotates in just under ten hours.
What is the offspring called when a male donkey and female horse mate?
a. Mule
b. Jack
c. Jenny
d. Mare
Mule - When a male horse is crossed with a female donkey, they produce a hinny.
In this 2018 Spider-Man film we see "Miles Morales" take on the role of one of many Spider-Men.
a. Spider-Man Strikes Back
b. Spider-Man the Dragon's Challenge
c. Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse
d. Spider-Man Homecoming
Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse - The film stars Shameik Moore as Morales.
Medical History - What occurred first?
a. X Rays discovered
b. Landsteiner discovers Blood Groups
c. First Open Heart Surgery
d. Fleming invents Penicillin
X Rays discovered - Most credit German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen with the discovery of X-rays in 1895.
What NFL team won Super Bowl 52 by a score of 41 to 33 on February 4, 2018?
a. Green Bay Packers
b. Philadelphia Eagles
c. New England Patriots
d. Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles - The Philadelphia Eagles beat the New England Patriots. It was their first Super Bowl win.
Which member of the Beatles was married to "Pattie Boyd"?
a. George Harrison
b. Ringo Star
c. John Lennon
d. Paul McCartney
George Harrison - Pattie Boyd and George were divorced in 1977. She then married Eric Clapton.
How many hearts does an octopus have?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. One
Three - An octopus has no internal or external skeleton.
What 2018 action-adventure film stars Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft?
a. The Predator
b. Rampage
c. Jurassic World - Fallen Kingdom
d. Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider - Tomb Raider has received mixed reviews from critics with some claiming the plot is simply a paint-by-number.
US Presidents - Who was president before the others?
a. Harry Truman
b. Jimmy Carter
c. Richard Nixon
d. John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman - Truman was President of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
Who was the first pick of the first round at the 2018 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft?
a. Jaren Jackson Jr.
b. Marvin Bagley
c. Trae Young
d. Deandre Ayton
Deandre Ayton - Ayton was selected by the Phoenix Suns.
Which famous person was the first to have a star laid on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame"?
a. Burt Lancaster
b. Elizabeth Taylor
c. Stanley Kramer
d. Charlie Chaplin
Stanley Kramer - Stanley's star was laid on March 28th, 1960. He directed the films 'Inherit the Wind' and 'Judgment at Nuremberg'.
Currently at 32 species, this land-adapted fish can spend days walking around out of water.
a. Tench
b. Wels Catfish
c. Haddock
d. Mudskipper
Mudskipper - Mudskippers use their pelvic and pectoral fins to walk on land.
What 2018 comedy-drama film follows the friendship between a struggling mother of three kids and her nanny?
a. Tully
b. Hearts Beat Loud
c. Sorry to Bother You
d. Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Tully - Tully stars Charlize Theron as Marlo and Mackenzie Davis as Tully.
America Conflicts - Which of these conflicts occurred before the others?
a. First Barbary War
b. American Revolutionary War
c. Quasi War
d. Northwest Indian War
American Revolutionary War - The American Revolutionary War took place from 1775 to 1783.
What goaltender, that won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, drowned in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario in July of 2018?
a. Ray Emery
b. Ron Hextall
c. Cam Ward
d. Kari Lehtonen
Ray Emery - Emery was 35 years old.
Which of the following biblical figures is not a son of "Adam and Eve"?
a. Enoch
b. Abel
c. Seth
d. Cain
Enoch - Cain had a son named Enoch.
What animal has killed more people in Africa than any other animal?
a. Elephant
b. Tiger
c. Hippopotamus
d. Lion
Hippopotamus - Hippopotamuses are extremely aggressive animals and can attack without provocation.
Based on true events, what biopic film tells the story of a woman who would change English literature forever with her novel, Frankenstein?
a. Mary Shelley
b. Virginia Woolf
c. Emily Bronte
d. Jane Austen
Mary Shelley - The film was originally titled 'A Storm in the Stars'.
Religion - Which of the following Popes' papacies took place first?
a. Pius XII
b. Benedict XVI
c. John XXIII
d. John Paul II
Pius XII - Pius XII papacy began in 1939 and ended in 1958.
Held from March 31 to April 8, 2018 in Las Vegas, what country won the 2018 World Men's Curling Championship?
a. Germany
b. Canada
c. United States
d. Sweden
Sweden - The Swedish team was led by Niklas Edin.
Which English novelist wrote the novels "1984" and "Animal Farm"?
a. James Joyce
b. William Golding
c. George Orwell
d. H. G. Wells
George Orwell - Other notable works are 'Homage to Catalonia' and 'Down and Out in Paris and London'.
Capable of causing death, what is the world's most venomous spider (most toxic to humans)?
a. Redback Spider
b. Wolf spider
c. Brown Widow Spider
d. Sydney Funnel-Web Spider
Sydney Funnel-Web Spider - The Sydney funnel-web spider is native to eastern Australia.