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Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?
Madam C.J. Walker
True or false; cold water freezes faster than hot water.
False
What viral trend started due to ALS awareness campaigns
The Ice Bucket Challenge
What can you catch, but not throw?
A cold
What is the capital of India?
New Delhi
What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Pb is the chemical symbol for which element?
Lead
The 2022 Super Bowl halftime show was a "tribute to Compton". Name all the performers involved.
Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar, alongside Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and 50 Cent.
What has one head, one foot, and four legs?
A bed
What do you call a piece of land that is almost entirely surrounded by water but is still connected to the mainland?
A peninsula
Which of the following was not invented/and or significantly improved upon by a Black individual:
A. The Traffic Signal
B. The Folding Chair
C. The Super Soaker
D. The Strapless Bra
E. The Ironing Board
D. The Strapless Bra
How do aquatic animals orient under the ocean?
They sense the Earth’s magnetic field and can use this sense like a compass for navigation.
Which year did we witness the iconic Met Gala theme, "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."
2018
What 5-letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same upside down?
SWIMS
Which of these Central American countries has English as its official language:
A.Costa Rica
B. Belize
C. Panama
B. Belize
Which American President kept sheep at the White House during World War One to keep the lawn neat and reduce gardening costs?
Woodrow Wilson
Oenology is what branch of scientific study?
The study of wines
Tom Hanks won an Oscar for playing a gay man in what film?
Philadelphia (1993)
How many people is "two pairs of twins twice"?
Eight
Which small Asian country starting with a 'B' can be found in the Himalayas?
Bhutan
Did you know that there was a time wherein Japan had little to no contact with the outside world? This was due to the Sakoku Edict which was a ban on foreign travel starting in 1635.
How many years was the Sakoku Edict in effect?
217 years
What is the splitting of atomic nuclei called?
Fission
At the 2009 MTV VMAs, which celebrity famously interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video to take the microphone and declare who they think should have won instead?
Bonus points for the exact quote.
Kanye West; "Yo, Taylor, I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time".
The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin
Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?
Teotihuacán, Mexico (near modern-day Mexico City)