Geography
Which Central American country broke away from Colombia with US help and declared independence on 3 November 1903?
a.) Honduras
b.) El Salvador
c.) Nicaragua
d.) Costa Rica
e.) Panama
e.) Panama
Who was the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali?
a.) Joe Frazier
b.) Leon Spinks
c.) Ken Norton
d.) Larry Holmes
e.) George Foreman
a.) Joe Frazier
In what was dubbed "The Fight of the Century," Joe Frazier defeated Muhammad Ali by unanimous decision for the WBC, WBA, and The Ring world heavyweight titles on 8 March 1971 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The Incan Empire was located in which modern-day country?
a.) Venezuela
b.) Brazil
c.) Mexico
d.) Peru
e.) Argentina
d.) Peru
What's the name of the skyscraper in Die Hard?
a.) Nabisco Plaza
b.) Noruto Plaza
c.) Nakatomi Plaza
d.) Nairobi Plaza
e.) Nagasaki Plaza
c.) Nakatomi Plaza
In which year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
a.) 1987
b.) 1989
c.) 1990
d.) 1991
e.) 1993
b.) 1989
Which country has the most active volcanoes?
a.) Indonesia
b.) United States
c.) Japan
d.) Russia
e.) Iceland
a.) Indonesia
Indonesia currently has 74 active volcanoes. The United States has the most volcanoes if you count dormant and inactive ones with over 170.
In which sport were women first allowed to compete in the modern Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900?
a.) Gymnastics
b.) Tennis
c.) Swimming
d.) Fencing
e.) Equestrian Sports
b.) Tennis
With a reign lasting 72 years, who was the longest ruling monarch in European history?
a.) Queen Elisabeth II of Great Britain
b.) King Louis XIV of France
c.) Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
d.) King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
e.) Queen Victoria of Great Britain
b.) King Louis XIV of France
Which female rapper released the single Work It in 2002?
a.) Lauryn Hill
b.) Mary J. Blige
c.) Queen Latifah
d.) Lil' Kim
e.) Missy Elliot
e.) Missy Elliot
From which language does the word alcohol come from?
a.) Spanish
b.) Arabic
c.) French
d.) Italian
e.) Hindi
b.) Arabic
Many words in English that begin with "al-" originally come from Arabic (Algebra, Alchemy, Alzheimer, Alkaline, etc.).
In Arabic, Al-kuhl means "body-eating spirit."
Which of the following is generally considered to be the oldest continually inhabited city in the world?
a.) Damascus, Syria
b.) Jerusalem, Israel
c.) Athens, Greece
d.) Luxor, Egypt
e.) Baghdad, Iraq
a.) Damascus, Syria
What team owns the longest winning streak in NBA history?
a.) San Antonio Spurs
b.) Chicago Bulls
c.) Boston Celtics
d.) Los Angeles Lakers
e.) Detroit Pistons
d.) Los Angeles Lakers
The LA Lakers won 33 consecutive games during the 1971-1972 NBA season.
Signed on 2 February 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War. The U.S. gained undisputed control of Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, and most of New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. It also received parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Wyoming. In return, Mexico received just $15 million.
About what percent of its total territory did Mexico lose to the United States as a result of this treaty?
a.) 10%
b.) 20%
c.) 30%
d.) 45%
e.) 60%
c.) 30%
For which movie did Steven Spielberg win his first Oscar for Best Director?
a.) E.T.
b.) Jaws
c.) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
d.) Jurassic Park
e.) Schindler's List
e.) Schindler's List
Which US president has the highest number of vetoes with 635?
a.) Grover Cleveland
b.) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
c.) Harry S. Truman
d.) Dwight D. Eisenhower
e.) Ulysses S. Grant
b.) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The presidents with the most vetoes are:
1. FDR - 635
2. Grover Cleveland - 584
3. Harry S. Truman - 250
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower - 181
5. Ulysses S. Grant - 93
Which of the following countries is NOT in Africa?
a.) Benin
b.) Guinea
c.) Suriname
d.) Malawi
e.) Lesotho
c.) Suriname
Suriname is in South America.
Which NFL team has their logo located on only one side of their helmets?
a.) Buffalo Bills
b.) Green Bay Packers
c.) Pittsburgh Steelers
d.) Minnesota Vikings
e.) Kansas City Chiefs
c.) Pittsburgh Steelers
In the early 1960s, the Steelers had gold-colored helmets. The team tested the logo only on one side as they weren't sure how it would appear with the all-gold helmet. After their successful 1962 season, the team switched to all-black helmets but retained the logo on only one side.
Which famous Italian Renaissance artist painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel in Rome between 1508 and 1512?
a.) Raphael
b.) Leonardo Da Vinci
c.) Michelangelo
d.) Titian
e.) Botticelli
c.) Michelangelo
Diana Ross’ anthemic 1977 hit I’m Coming Out was sampled by the Notorious BIG on which hip hop classic?
a.) Juicy
b.) Hypnotize
c.) Mo Money Mo Problems
d.) Suicidal Thoughts
e.) Ten Crack Commandments
c.) Mo Money Mo Problems
In which country did the festival of Halloween originate?
a.) Ireland
b.) Germany
c.) Mexico
d.) The Netherlands
e.) Denmark
a.) Ireland
Halloween is traditionally associated with an ancient pagan Celtic festival called Shamhain ("the end of summer") which marked the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter or the 'darker half' of the year. People believed this was a time when 'spirits' or 'fairies' could more easily come into this world and were particularly active.
It was not until after mass Irish and Scottish immigration in the 19th century that Halloween became a major holiday in America.
The following countries all have left-handed traffic: Australia, India, New Zealand, Japan, Pakistan, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and...
a.) Argentina
b.) Israel
c.) Egypt
d.) Thailand
e.) Bulgaria
d.) Thailand
Who was the first baseball player to appear on a Wheaties box?
a.) Mickey Mantle
b.) Willie Mays
c.) Babe Ruth
d.) Ted Williams
e.) Lou Gehrig
e.) Lou Gehrig
Lou Gehrig was the first athlete to ever appear on a Wheaties box in 1934. He was depicted again on a Wheaties box in 1992 and 1999.
In which 3-day World War I battle, widely regarded as one of the most disastrous military offensives of all time, were over 20,000 English and French soldiers killed on the first day of fighting alone?
a.) Battle of Ypres
b.) Battle of Verdun
c.) Battle of Passchendaele
d.) Battle of the Somme
e.) Battle of Vimy
d.) Battle of the Somme
What Martin Scorsese movie holds the all-time record for F-bombs?
a.) Goodfellas (1990)
b.) The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
c.) Casino (1995)
d.) The Departed (2006)
e.) Raging Bull (1980)
b.) The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
What was America's most visited national park in 2022?
a.) Great Smoky Mountains National Park
b.) Yellowstone National Park
c.) Grand Canyon National Park
d.) Zion National Park
e.) Yosemite National Park
a.) Great Smoky Mountains National Park
12,937,633 visitors.
#2 = Grand Canyon - 4,732,101
#3 = Zion - 4,692,417
#6 = Yosemite - 3,667,550
#7 = Yellowstone - 3,290,242