Sports
In what arena was the 2025 NBA All-Star Game played?
The Chase Center
What has been the most popular dance on Tik Tok?
The Renegade
What is the name of the Native American people that originated in the San Francisco Bay Area?
Ramaytush Ohlone
What is the common Name of the chemical compound NaCl?
Salt
The ancient Pyramids of Giza are located in what African city and country?
Cairo, Egypt
In football, how many points do you score for a touchdown?
6 points
(extra points AFTER are 1 or 2 points more)
Created in 1980, what is the name of the oldest video game character.
Pac Man (1980)
San Francisco has had two major earthquakes since 1900. Name both years of the two major earthquakes.
1906 (7.9) and 1989 (6.9)
What is the basic structural and functional unit of life?
The cell
What is the name of the largest ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
In baseball, what is a “Perfect Game”?
One team does not get any runners on base and does not score any runs.
What popular puzzle has over a quintillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000)possible outcomes?
Rubik’s Cube
On Sept. 9, 1850, what major event happened to California?
California became the 31st state
Atoms consist of smaller particles. Name two of those particles.
Protons, Electrons and Neutrons
This empire and current world capital took its name from a mystical twins that were raised by a she wolf?
The Roman Empire or Rome
How quickly was the fastest goal scored in the history of the World Cup?
11 second (2002, Turkey v. South Korea)
Rhydon was the first monster designed for this series.
Pokemon
This event between 1848-1855 attracted hundreds of thousands of ambitious young people from around the world to Northern California.
The California Gold Rush
What is the process where living organisms change over time to adapt to their environments?
Evolution
Some of the world’s largest regions proactive monotheism. What is monotheism?
Monotheism = The belief that there is only one god
What sport has a position called “libero”?
volleyball
What is the highest grossing musical play of all time?
The Lion King
(10 BILLION worldwide, Oct 2024)
Sacramento is the capital of California.
What city served as the capital from 1776-1846 when California was Mexican territory?
Monterey
What is the common name for a geological structure that is defined as a vent or fissure in the earth’s crust that releases gas and magma when pressure becomes too great?
Volcano
Hammurabi’s Code is one of the oldest, complete texts. What civilization did it come from?
Babylonian (Mesopotamian) ~1754 BCE