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100

What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released? 

a.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 

b.Bambi 

c.Cinderella 

d.Fantasia

a.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

100

Which city is often referred to as the birthplace of jazz? 

a.New York City

b.New Orleans 

c.San Francisco 

d.Chicago

b.New Orleans

100

Which type of flower features heavily in the work of Claude Monet? 

a.sunflowers 

b.orchids 

c.water lillies 

d.roses

c.water lillies

100

What is the world’s oldest recorded civilization? 

a.Greece 

b.Mesopotamia 

c.Egypt 

d.Xia Dynasty

b.Mesopotamia

100

What is the base ingredient in gummy bears? 

a.sugar 

b.food coloring 

c.citric acid 

d.gelatin

d.gelatin

200

For what movie did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director? 

a.Jaws 

b.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 

c.Schindler’s List 

d.Raiders of the Lost Ark

c.Schindler’s List

200

What is the real name of the rapper known as Snoop Dogg? 

a.Marshall Bruce Mathers III 

b.Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. 

c.Robert Matthew Van Winkle 

d.Tracy Lauren Marrow

b.Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.

200

Who painted the Mona Lisa, the most famous portrait in the world? 

a.Michelangelo 

b.Raphael 

c.Leonardo Da Vinci 

d.Frida Kahlo

c.Leonardo Da Vinci

200

Which Greek goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to? 

a.Athena 

b.Hera 

c.Aphrodite 

d.Hestia

a.Athena

200

What is the primary ingredient in the Middle Eastern dish falafel? 

a.grape leaves 

b.chickpeas 

c.mint leaves 

d.quinoa

b.chickpeas

300

In Risky Business, what song did Tom Cruise famously lip-sync to in his underwear? 

a.Top Gun 

b.Risky Business 

c.All the Right Moves 

d.Days of Thunder

b.Risky Business 

300

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play? 

a.piano 

b.saxophone 

c.trumpet 

d.drums

c.trumpet

300

How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell in his lifetime? 

a.zero 

b.one 

c.twenty 

d.thirty seven

b.one

300

Which is NOT one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World? 

a.Great Pyramid of Giza 

b.Hanging Gardens of Babylon 

c.Lighthouse of Alexandria 

d.Solomon’s Temple

d.Solomon’s Temple

300

Which nut is used to make marzipan? 

a.almonds 

b.cashews 

c.peanuts 

d.macadamia nuts

a. almonds
400

Which 1927 war drama was the first movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture? 

a.The Deer Hunter 

b.All Quiet on the Western Front 

c.In Old Arizona 

d.Wings

d.Wings

400

What is the name of the lead singer of the band Aerosmith? 

a.Steven Tyler 

b.Paul David Hewson 

c.Saul Hudson 

d.Steven Taylor

b. Steven Tyler

400

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is in which American city? 

a.Washington DC 

b.Chicago 

c.Boston 

d.New York City

d.New York City

400

What ancient trade route connected the East with the West? 

a.The Silk Road 

b.Yellow Brick Road 

c.East West Road 

d.Traveler’s Road

a.The Silk Road

400

What's the most stolen grocery item? 

a.steak 

b.cereal 

c.cookies 

d.cheese

d.cheese

500

Who wrote the screenplay for Rocky? 

a.Aaron Sorkin 

b.Woody Allen 

c.Ingmar Bergman 

d.Slyvester Stallone  

d.Slyvester Stallone  

500

Which of these was NOT a member of The Beatles? 

a.John Lennon 

b.Paul McCartney 

c.George Harrison 

d.Ringo Mars

d.Ringo Mars

500

Albrecht Dürer was a Renaissance artist from which country? 

a.Germany 

b.Finland 

c.Spain 

d.Austria

a.Germany

500

The Byzantine Empire was a continuation of which powerful ancient empire? 

a.Mongol Dynasty 

b.Roman Empire 

c.Mayan Empire 

d.Ottoman Empire

b.Roman Empire

500

Where does German chocolate cake originate? 

a.Toronto, Canada 

b.Mannheim, Germany 

c.Dallas, Texas 

d.Tallahassee, Florida

c.Dallas, Texas