Geography
What is the smallest state in the U.S. by land area?
Rhode Island
Which Middle Eastern meal features a variety of cooked meats and maybe some veggies on a skewer?
Kebab
What iconic portable music player was introduced by Sony in 1980?
Walkman
What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Who, in 1903, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
In which country are the Pyramids of Giza located?
Egypt
According to the National Gardening Association, far and away the most common food grown in home gardens is what Caprese salad ingredient?
Tomatoes
What band sang the popular song "Sweet Child o' Mine" in 1987?
Guns N Roses
What is the largest known land animal?
Elephant
What is the highest-grossing Broadway show of all time?
Lion King
Where is the world’s tallest building located?
Answer: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
What alcoholic spirit is found in all three of these cocktails: Gimlet, Aviation, and Tom Collins?
Gin
What song became a global sensation for Rick Astley in 1987?
Never Gonna Give You Up
Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which specific organ in the body?
Pancreas
What is the more popular name for the portrait officially titled “La Gioconda,” painted in Florence in 1503?
Mona Lisa
What is the capital city of Austria?
Vienna
Which expensive spice is made from the dried stigmas of an eponymous species of crocus?
Saffron
What band released the album "Back in Black" in 1980?
AC/DC
What is the rarest blood type?
AB-
At a restaurant, you’ll see deer meat on the menu under what name?
Venison
What is the official language of Moldova?
Romanian
What is the four letter word for the paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt which is commonly used in Japanese cooking? This term can also be used to describe a type of soup thickened with the paste.
Miso
What was the highest-grossing film of the 1980s?
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" (1982)
Dolly was the first-ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?
Sheep
What was the birth name of boxing legend Muhammad Ali?
Cassius Clay