Automobiles
What does “BMW” stand for?
Bavarian Motor Works
Austria
Vienna
What is the name of Earth’s only natural satellite?
The Moon
In what year did World War II begin in Europe?
1939, when Germany invaded Poland on September 1st
An "umbilicoplasty" is a form of cosmetic surgery intended to modify the appearance of what typically unnoticed body part?
Belly button
What does RPM stand for on a tachometer?
Revolutions Per Minute
Norway
Oslo
What’s the name of the galaxy Earth is in?
The Milky Way galaxy
What event brought the United States into the war?
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941
Common in athletes, ACL surgery reconstructs or replaces a ligament located in what joint of the body?
Knee
What does the “GT” in cars like the Ford GT stand for?
Gran Turismo (or Grand Touring)
Canada
Ottawa
What does NASA stand for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Who served as Britain’s prime minister for most of the war?
Winston Churchill (May 1940–July 1945)
What fibrous tissue connects the calf muscles to the calcaneus?
Achilles tendon
Who invented the first practical automobile?
Karl Benz
South Korea
Seoul
What are Saturn’s rings made of?
Ice and Rocks
What was the Allied program to build nuclear weapons?
The Manhattan Project
What joint is where the humerus, radius, and ulna bones all meet?
Elbow
**********DAILY DOUBLE***************
What was the name of the DeLorean car featured in Back to the Future?
DMC-12
Poland
Warsaw
What is the sixth planet from the sun?
Saturn
What Allied tribunal tried major Nazi leaders in 1945–46?
The Nuremberg Trials
What tiny structures are, at between five and ten micrometers in diameter, the smallest blood vessels in the human body?
Capillaries