Series of Repeated Events
(World History)
(World History)
In what decade was the city of Seattle founded? (1810s, 1820s, etc. - Bonus if you can name the year)
1851 (1850's)
What show/event has 9 of the 10 highest viewers for a single televised show/event? (Bonus if you can also name the 10th show/event)
Super Bowl (M*A*S*H finale)
Kary Mullis invented this process of replicating DNA fragments, upon which much of our technology relies on. (Bonus if you can tell me how he thought of the process)
Polymerase Chain Reaction
What is the name of the starting quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks? (If you get this wrong, Linda won't be happy)
Russell Wilson
Which English word is a combination of the first 2 letters of the Greek alphabet?
Alphabet
What is the world's most populous city?
Tokyo
Beating "Avatar" by 450 million dollars, which movie is the highest grossing movie of all time? (adjusted for inflation)
Gone with the Wind
Which famous astronomer theorized that the Sun, not Earth, was the center of our universe/solar system?
Copernicus
Which Seattle professional sports team has won the most championships in their history?
Seattle Storm
Who created the character Hercule Poirot?
Agatha Christie
Napoleon tried and failed; Hitler tried and failed. Which country did these two invade and subsequently lose to?
Russia
What is the name of the Christmas song written and sung by Jose Feliciano?
Feliz Navidad
Which uncredited scientist was critical to our current understanding of the structure of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
Which US figure skater was injured by another competitor in the 1994 Olympics?
Nancy Kerrigan
Which Washington state city bears the name of the first European to find Seattle?
Vancouver
Which U.S. state flag has the British Union Jack still present on it?
Hawaii
What modern day item made it into the final season of the TV show "Game of Thrones"?
A Starbucks coffee cup
What drug was invented by Sir Alexander Fleming in 1929, which was the world's first beta-lactam antibiotic?
Penicillin
Among the MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL, which team has the longest postseason drought at 19 years?
Seattle Mariners
What do you call a male swan?
Cob
Which country was the first country to legally allow women to vote?
New Zealand (of course)
What was the first non-English-language film to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
Parasite
Karl Landsteiner won a Nobel prize in 1930 for which medical discovery?
Blood Groups
Which team won the gold medal for men's rowing in the 1936 Olympics? (Bonus if you can name which school they went to)
USA (University of Washington)
What range contains the world's highest mountains not located in Asia?
The Andes