Geography
This river is the longest river in South America.
Amazon River
This civilization developed a writing system known as cuneiform.
Sumerians
This organelle is often called the "powerhouse of the cell."
mitochondrion
In The Godfather, this character says, "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."
Vito Corleone
In The Sopranos, what is Tony Soprano's profession?
organized crime / the Mafia
The ancient city of Petra is located in this modern-day country.
Jordan
This French military leader was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Napoleon Bonaparte
What is the only element that is liquid at room temperature besides bromine?
mercury
This 1994 film follows a man named Leonard Shelby who suffers from severe short-term memory loss.
Memento
In Sherlock, this character is Sherlock Holmes' older brother.
Mycroft Holmes
This African country has more pyramids than Egypt.
Sudan
This empire was ruled by rulers known as sultans and captured Constantinople in 1453.
Ottoman Empire
This force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
gravity
In The Silence of the Lambs, this FBI trainee interviews Hannibal Lecter.
Clarice Starling
In Better Call Saul, Jimmy McGill eventually adopts this professional name.
Saul Goodman
This strait separates Russia from Alaska.
Bering Strait
This 1066 battle led to William the Conqueror becoming King of England.
Battle of Hastings
A substance with a pH below 7 is classified as this.
acid
In The Matrix, what is Neo's real first name?
Thomas
In The Wire, the story primarily takes place in this U.S. city.
Baltimore
This country is the world's only doubly landlocked country, meaning it is surrounded entirely by landlocked countries.
Uzbekistan
This Byzantine emperor ordered the compilation of the massive legal collection known as the Corpus Juris Civilis.
Justinian I
This enzyme unwinds the DNA double helix during DNA replication.
helicase
In The Lord of the Rings, this character carries the One Ring for much of the story.
Frodo Baggins
In Succession, what is the name of the media conglomerate controlled by the Roy family?
Waystar Royco