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Who, in 1903, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie
How many bones do sharks have?
Zero
What is the deadliest mammal?
The Hippo
What celebrity was the world’s first cloned animal, a sheep, named after in 1996?
Dolly Parton
Where was the hottest-ever temperature on Earth recorded, per the World Meteorological Organization?
Death Valley, California (where it hit 134 degrees Fahrenheit in July 1913)
What celebrity was the world’s first cloned animal, a sheep, named after in 1996?
Dolly Parton
How many colors will you find in a regular bag of M&Ms?
six
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Which two countries have the longest shared international border?
Canada and the US
Which two states in the U.S. share the most borders with other states?
Tennessee and Missouri
The shooting of whom, in 1914, started World War I?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
For how many nights is Hanukkah celebrated?
eight
What year was the first iPhone released?
2007
What city hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics?
Sochi, Russia
What was the first country to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand — in 1893
In Greek mythology, who was known as the messenger of the gods?
Hermes
Where on the food pyramid do eggplants belong?
fruit
In what year did the first Walt Disney World park open in Florida?
1971
What is the longest running Broadway show?
The Phantom of the Opera, which finally closed in April 2023 after a record 13,981 performances
In what city were the first infections of COVID-19 discovered?
Wuhan, China
What was Eleanor Roosevelt’s maiden name before marrying FDR?
Roosevelt (she and Franklin were fifth cousins once removed!)
Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of letters?
A
In what year did the Titanic sink?
1912
What is the word for the weather event also called a winter hurricane?
A bomb cyclone
What New York City bar was the location of a 1969 uprising credited as sparking the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement?
The Stonewall Inn