Music
What do we call the person who leads and directs an orchestra?
Conductor
What animal group includes frogs, toads, and salamanders?
Amphibians
What ancient structure in China was built to help protect against invasions?
Great Wall of China
What planet is known as the Red Planet
Mars
What does the rating “PG” stand for in movies and TV?
Parental Guidance
What do you call music written for two singers or instrumentalists performing together?
Duet
What type of animal has a backbone: vertebrate or invertebrate?
Vertebrate
Who was President of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
What scientist is famous for developing the laws of motion and studying gravity?
Isaac Newton
What long-running animated TV show features characters named Bart, Lisa, and Homer?
The Simpsons
Who is the famous composer who continued writing music even after becoming deaf?
Ludwig van Beethoven
What is the only continent where giraffes live in the wild?
Africa
What ancient civilization built the Colosseum?
Romans / Roman Empire
What planet is known as the Morning Star?
Venus
What does the abbreviation “HD” mean when talking about television quality?
High Definition
What instrument family does the violin belong to?
String Family
What animal group includes spiders, scorpions, and ticks?
Arachnids
What year did Christopher Columbus reach the Americas?
1492
What is 43 + 3?
67
The Emmy Awards are given each year to honor excellence in this type of entertainment.
TV
[Double Points if you can tell me the awards that honors musicals.]
This type of singer usually has the highest vocal range in a choir.
Soprano
What is the largest species of shark in the world?
Whale Shark
What invention by Johannes Gutenberg made books easier and cheaper to produce in the 1400s?
Printing press
Solve for x:
7x-12=x+6
x=3
This term describes a show or movie being broadcast for the first time ever.
Premiere