Round 1

American History

100

What is the 19th Amendment?

Womens right to vote 

200

What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?

Battle of Midway

300

Which conflict directly resulted in the U.S. acquiring California and much of the Southwest?

The Mexican–American War

400

What Cold War strategy sought to limit the spread of communism without direct war with the Soviet Union?

Containment 

500

Who was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

Theodore Roosevelt

Capitals

100

What is the capital of Northern Ireland 

Belfast

200

What is the capital of Kuwait

Kuwait City

300

What is the capital of New Zealand?

Wellington 

400

What is the capital of Lebanon

Beirut

500

What is the only country on earth to have three official capitals?

South Africa 

pretoria 

Capetown 

bloemfontein

Disney

100

Everyone knows that Cinderella lost a glass slipper as she left the ball at midnight. But did it fall off her right foot or left foot?

Left Foot

200

What is the name of the next door neighbor in Toy Story?

SID

300

What was Disney's first ever film?

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

400

What was the first animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?

Beauty and The Beast

500

Before declining due to scheduling conflicts, this famous girl group was originally the voice group of the (Muses) in the Disney Movie Hercules.

The Spice Girls 

Science

100

Which of Newton’s Laws states that ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?’

The third law of motion

200

What is the tallest type of grass?

Bamboo

300

In which U.S. State is the world’s most active volcano located?

Hawaii

400

Dolly was the first-ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?

Sheep

500

What is a Geiger Counter used to measure?

Radiation

Random

100

What was New York Originally Named?

New Amsterdam 

200

What mythical term was first popularized in 2013 by venture capitalist Aileen Lee to describe a startup with a market valuation of more than $1 billion?

Unicorn 

300

"The Oracle of Omaha" is a nickname often used to describe what legendary American investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway?

Warren Buffett

400

What ancient civilization is credited with developing the first known written legal code?

The Babylonian civilization (Code of Hammurabi)

500

The top five most populated U.S. state capitals.

50 points correct answer

50 points for correct positioning 

1. Phoenix, Arizona: Over 1.6 million.
2. Austin, Texas: Around 960,000 - 970,000.
3. Columbus, Ohio: Nearly 900,000.
4. Indianapolis, Indiana: Around 880,000 - 890,000.
5. Denver, Colorado: Over 715,000.