Current Events
Which controversial figure recently won the New York mayoral election?
Zohran "The Moron" Mamdani
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
Which NBA player has the most total points of all time?
LeBron James
Which of these numbers means "life" in Judaism?
a) 18
b) 0
c) 100
d) 13
a) 18
What is the Hebrew term for Jewish dietary restrictions?
Kosher/Kashrut
Which famous figure did the Epstein emails elude to President Trump having relations with?
Bill Clinton
Who is commonly credited with creating the first printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
Which athlete has the most Olympic medals ever?
Michael Phelps
Which of these countries has the most natural lakes in the world?
a) Canada
b) USA
c) Russia
d) Brazil
a) Canada
Which famous Jewish Rabbi wrote the Mishneh Torah?
Rambam
In which country was there recently a coup, leading its former president to flee to Senegal?
Guinnea Bissau
Who was the first American to win a Nobel Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt (Peace)
Who is the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of all time?
Mike Tyson
Which US President served the least amount of time in office?
a) George Washington
b) James Garfield
c) Calvin Coolidge
d) William Henry Harrison
d) William Henry Harrison
Who was the first king of Israel according to the Tanach?
King Saul
In which Asian city was there recently a massive fire in a high-rise apartment, already killing over fifty people?
Hong Kong
In the 1972 Chess World Championship, Bobby Fischer dethroned which Soviet chess champion?
Boris Spassky
Who is the current quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores?
Diego Pavia
Which animal has the largest brain to body mass ratio out of any living creature?
a) Blue Whale
b) Ant
c) Human
d) Dolphin
e) Rat
b) Ant
Who in the Torah is associated with a wolf symbolically?
Benjamin
Which famous political activist recently had a song created in his name?
Charlie Kirk
DAILY DOUBLE: Which European leader created what was known as the "Doomsday" Book?
William the Conqueror
What racing horse is generally considered to be the greatest ever, with every current racing horse descending from his lineage?
Secretariat
Which explorer’s final expedition ended after his own crew mutinied and cast him adrift in a small boat?
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Francisco Pizarro
c) Henry Hudson
d) Bartolomeu Dias
e) Sir Francis Drake
c) Henry Hudson
Which biblical character is the only woman in the Hebrew Bible explicitly described as a “prophetess” besides Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah?
Noadiah