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In which American East Coast city did the Francis Scott Key Bridge snap and collapse when a container ship collided with it in the early morning hours of Tuesday 26 March 2024?
a.) New York City
b.) Philadelphia
c.) Boston
d.) Miami
e.) Baltimore
e.) Baltimore
What does a light year measure?
a.) Time
b.) Velocity
c.) Distance
d.) Mass
e.) Luminosity
c.) Distance
Despite its name, a light year is a measure of distance, not time. It reveals how far light can travel in one year - about 6 trillion miles or so.
Traditionally regarded as the father of the Mexican nation, which parish priest took to the pulpit in the town of Dolores on 16 September 1810 to encourage Mexicans to take up arms against the Spanish and ignited the Mexican War of Independence by leading an army of 90,000 poor farmers and civilians to the gates of Mexico City?
a.) Benito Juarez
b.) Emiliano Zapata
c.) Antonio López de Santa Anna
d.) Francisco Madero
e.) Miguel Hidalgo
e.) Miguel Hidalgo
On 17 January 1811, Hidalgo's rag-tag army was defeated by a well-trained and armed Spanish force at the Battle of Calderón Bridge. After the battle, Hidalgo and his remaining troops fled north, but Hidalgo was betrayed, captured and executed.
"Every man dies, not every man really lives."
a.) Gladiator
b.) Troy
c.) Braveheart
d.) Kingdom of Heaven
e.) The Patriot
c.) Braveheart
Where was windsurfing invented?
a.) USA
b.) Spain
c.) Australia
d.) South Africa
e.) Portugal
a.) USA
For many, Maui in Hawaii is the Mecca of windsurfing. Despite the sharks, this is one of the best wave spots for windsurfers. It also delivers extreme weather conditions.
What is traditionally broken at the end of a Jewish wedding?
a.) Plate
b.) Glass
c.) Bottle
d.) Mirror
e.) Candle
b.) Glass
In which part of the human body are more than half of its 206 bones located?
a.) Ears and Nose
b.) Rib Cage
c.) Arms and Legs
d.) Knees
e.) Hands and Feet
e.) Hands and Feet
Each hand has 27 bones, while each foot has 26 bones.
The Olmecs ("rubber people" in Nahuatl) are the earliest known Mesoamerican civilization and inhabited the tropical lowlands of the modern-day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from roughly 1200-400 BC. Which development did the Olmecs pioneer?
a.) Roads
b.) Human Sacrifice
c.) Complex City Structures
d.) Agriculture
e.) The Wheel
d.) Agriculture
The Olmecs used farming to grow beans, corn, chili peppers and other crops that are still popular in Mexico today.
"The first casualty of war is innocence."
a.) Platoon
b.) Full Metal Jacket
c.) The Hurt Locker
d.) Saving Private Ryan
e.) Fury
a.) Platoon
In December 2023, which famous baseball player signed a 10-year $700 million deal to play with the LA Dodgers?
a.) Shohei Ohtani
b.) Mike Trout
c.) Ronald Acuna Jr.
d.) Mookie Betts
e.) Aaron Judge
a.) Shohei Ohtani
In the movie "Fargo," what kind of automobile dealership does the main protagonist Jerry Lundegaard manage?
a.) Oldsmobile
b.) Toyota
c.) Chevrolet
d.) Ford
e.) Dodge
a.) Oldsmobile
Which planet of our solar system is the only one that spins clockwise (backwards from east to west) so that the sun on that planet rises in the west and sets in the east?
a.) Jupiter
b.) Venus
c.) Saturn
d.) Mars
e.) Neptune
b.) Venus
Current theory holds that Venus initially spun in the same direction as most other planets and, in a way, still does: it simply flipped its axis 180 degrees at some point. In other words, it spins in the same direction it always has, just upside down, so that looking at it from other planets makes the spin seem backward.
Uranus also spins differently from other plants but in a bottom-to-top cyclical motion.
Who was México's first Emperor following independence from Spain?
a.) Agustín de Iturbide
b.) Maximilian of Hapsburg
c.) Vicente Guerrero
d.) Antonio López de Santa Anna
e.) Guadalupe Victoria
a.) Agustín de Iturbide
Iturbide was crowned the (constitutional) Emperor of Mexico on 21 July 1822 and forced to abdicate on 19 March 1823. He went into exile and returned to Mexico on 15 July 1824, landing in Soto La Marina, Tamaulipas were he was arrested and shot in the small village of Padilla.
Maximilian of Habsburg was the second Emperor of Mexico and was executed.
Iturbide was crowned the (constitutional) Emperor of Mexico on July 21st, 1822 and forced to abdicate on March 19th, 1823. He went into exile and returned to Mexico on July 15th 1824, landing in Soto La Marina, Tamaulipas were he was arrested and shot in the small village of Padilla.
Maximilian of Hapsburg was installed as Emperor of the Second Mexican Empire by the French on 10 April 1864. He was executed by firing squad by the Juaristas on 19 June 1867.
Vicente Guerrero was the second president of Mexico and a hero of the Mexican War of Independence against Spain (1810-1821).
Santa Anna was a controversial politician and soldier who dominated Mexican politics for three decades after independence and served as the 8th president of Mexico.
"Nice planet, we'll take it!"
a.) Spaceballs
b.) Galaxy Quest
c.) Mars Attacks!
d.) Contact
e.) Shaun of the Dead
c.) Mars Attacks!
Which legendary player has won the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award more than any of his peers?
a.) Joe Montana
b.) Peyton Manning
c.) Tom Brady
d.) Aaron Rodgers
e.) Brett Favre
b.) Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts has won the MVP Award a record five times (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013).
Which country banned the sale of the original Grand Theft Auto video game in 1998 (including an $8,500 fine for anyone caught selling it) due to its belief that the game incited violence?
a.) China
b.) India
c.) Saudi Arabia
d.) Brazil
e.) Turkey
d.) Brazil
Which of these elements is most common in the air we breathe?
a.) Nitrogen
b.) Oxygen
c.) Carbon
d.) Hydrogen
e.) Argon
a.) Nitrogen
Believe it or not, the air you breathe is made up of about 78% nitrogen and just 21% oxygen. The rest is a mix of argon, carbon dioxide, water vapor and various other gases.
Born on 5 June 1878 in Durango, José Doroteo Arango Arámbula adopted the name "Pancho Villa" - "the defender of the village" - sometime around 1900 when he teamed up with bandits to steal from the rich and give to the poor. But what nickname did Pancho Villa's friends give him?
a.) Las Botitas ("little boots")
b.) La Cucaracha ("the cockroach")
c.) El Minotaure ("the Minotaur")
d.) El Caudillo ("the strongman")
e.) El Charro ("the ranchero")
b.) La Cucaracha ("the cockroach")
"A comedy of trial and error."
a.) The Blues Brothers
b.) Meet the Parents
c.) American Pie
d.) Trading Places
e.) My Cousin Vinnie
e.) My Cousin Vinnie
Which 1990's NBA great was nicknamed "the Glove" for his defensive abilities?
a.) Patrick Ewing
b.) Dennis Rodman
c.) Gary Payton
d.) Reggie Miller
e.) David Robinson
c.) Gary Payton
During World War II, prisoners wearing an inverted brown triangle in a concentration camp signified the prisoners were what?
a.) Mentally Disabled
b.) Condemned for Treason
c.) Homosexuals
d.) Jehovah's Witnesses
e.) Romani (Gypsies)
e.) Romani (Gypsies)
Which of these is an example of a deciduous tree - a tree that loses its leaves in Autumn?
a.) Pine
b.) Fir
c.) Elm
d.) Spruce
e.) Cedar
c.) Elm
Deciduous trees include species like Oak, Elm and Maple. Evergreen or coniferous trees include Pines, Firs, Cedars and Spruces.
During World War I in January 1917, what was the name of the secret diplomatic telegram in which Germany asked Mexico to join the war and attack the United States in exchange for recovering its former territories of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico?
a.) Carranza Telegram
b.) Balfour Telegram
c.) Zimmerman Telegram
d.) Eckardt Telegram
e.) Veracruz Telegram
c.) Zimmerman Telegram
As a direct consequence of the Zimmermann Telegram, the Mexican government led by President Venustiano Carranza was recognized de jure by the United States on 31 August 1917 to ensure Mexican neutrality during the rest of World War I.
"They're young...they're in love...and they kill people."
a.) Leon: The Professional
b.) Bonnie and Clyde
c.) The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
d.) Natural Born Killers
e.) Badlands
b.) Bonnie and Clyde
In 1984, Panamanian boxing legend Roberto Duran challenged for the WBC Junior Middleweight title, and for the first time in his career he was knocked out. This KO was one of the most brutal you may ever see, as Duran hit the canvas for quite some time after a shocking right to the chin. Who was the defending champion that knocked him out?
a.) Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns
b.) "Marvelous" Marvin Haggler
c.) Wilfred Benitez
d.) Sugar Ray Leonard
e.) Mike "The Bodysnatcher" McCallum
a.) Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns