Movies
In what 1987 movie does Baby Houseman fall in love with her dance instructor?
Dirty Dancing
“At first I was afraid, I was petrified,” is the opening lyric of what 1978 groovy Gloria Gaynor hit?
“I Will Survive”
Initially airing as a television show in 1976, how many Angels are typically represented by "Charlie's Angels?"
Three
Which U.S. president spent the longest time in office? This man served in the office until his death at age 63.
FDR
Anish Kapoor's public sculpture "Cloud Gate," installed in Chicago's Millennium Park, is better known by what legume-y nickname?
The Bean
"Goose," "Jester," "Hollywood," and "Wolfman" are nicknames of some flying military bros in what 1986 movie?
Top Gun
Also the solo singer of "Oh Sherrie" and "Foolish Heart," Steve Perry is probably best known as the sometime frontman of what "Don't Stop Believin'" band?
Journey
It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! The "Big Three" U.S. commercial broadcast television networks are CBS, NBC, and what Disney-owned third network?
ABC
This president resided in his mansion at Monticello and was a famed inventor. He controversially enforced the Embargo Act, but also successfully led a raid against Barbary pirates. Who was this president?
Thomas Jefferson
Picasso and Braque were exponents of which art movement of the early 20th century? This art movement is characterized by emphasis on abstract structure.
Cubism
Which 1983 film (based on the book of the same name by S.E. Hinton) about rival gangs in Oklahoma in the ‘60s was chock full of young stars including Tom Cruise, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, and Emilio Estevez?
The Outsiders
In her 2005 hit “Hung Up” Madonna sampled “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” by which Swedish supergroup?
ABBA
Sporting abundant hair and a love of happy trees, what was the first and last name of the guy who hosted the PBS television program "The Joy of Painting?"
Bob Ross
Named for Judiciary Chairman Andrew Volstead, the 1919 Volstead Act overrode President Woodrow Wilson’s veto to what national act that was later repealed by the 21st amendment?
Prohibition
Which French term that means “advanced guard” refers to novel, unusual, or experimental art?
Avant-Garde
The movie includes a titular track from Kenny Loggins, Kevin Bacon performs much of his character's dancing, and John Lithgow leads the charge to ban dancing. All of this occurs in what 1984 film?
Footloose
What one-named pop star and former frontman of The Police got his name from a habit of wearing yellow-and-black-striped sweaters in his youth?
Sting
What TV show about a middle-class NYC housewife innovated in the following ways? The first scripted television program shot on 35mm film in front of a studio audience, the first show to feature an ensemble cast. The show was voted the "Best TV Show of All Time" in a 2012 survey conducted by ABC News and People magazine.
I Love Lucy
What ninth President had the shortest term in office -- one month -- but also the longest inaugural speech of any President in American history, at a whopping 105 minutes in length?
Harrison
Rendered in shades of black, white, and gray, what famous 1937 mural by Pablo Picasso is named for the Basque town in Spain that it commemorates?
Guernica
"We'll always have Paris" and "Here's looking at you, kid" are among the memorable quotes from what classic 1943 film?
Casablanca
Harry Truman is the first of several U.S. Presidents named in what "flaming" 1989 number-one hit song by Billy Joel?
We Didn't Start The Fire
“Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” were the first words spoken on what cable channel that launched at 12:01am on August 1, 1981?
MTV
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison used the pen name "Publius" to publish what set of 85 essays in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788?
The Federalist Papers
Italian Vincenzo Peruggia is a famous name in the history of art for stealing which iconic painting in 1911? One theory regarding his motivation for stealing the painting was that he wanted to return the painting from France to its country of origin.
Mona Lisa