Apostles - Same NAme
After his death in a car crash in 1955, who became the first actor to receive a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor?
James Dean
What, made from the dried stamens of cultivated crocus flowers, is the most expensive cooking spice?
Saffron
What popular science book by Carl Sagan has gone on to sell ~40 million copies since 1980?
Cosmos
Cremini, morel and enoki are all types of what?
Mushroom
You would call the offspring of a 'nanny' and a 'billy' a what?
Kid
Who played the part of Spider-Man in the 2012 superhero film The Amazing Spider-Man?
Andrew Garfield
What Spanish surrealist modestly titled his 1965 book "Diary of a Genius"?
Salvador Dali
Which science fiction novel is probably the best known work by Frank Herbert and has sold ~20 million copies since 1965?
Dune
Consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish, what is South Korea's national dish called?
Kimchi
What type of herbal tea made from a daisy-like plant is said to promote relaxation and sleep?
Chamomile
Which New Zealand film director is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the Lord of the Rings films?
Peter Jackson
Perhaps he should have chosen a different career... Admiral Horatio Nelson suffered from what common condition?
Seasickness
Which historical novel of 1869 by Leo Tolstoy has sold ~36 million copies in Russia alone?
War and Peace
What vegetable did Gregor Mendel use in his studies into genetics?
Peas
France celebrates its National Day, Bastille Day, on the 14th of which month?
July
A Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Who had previously served as the second vice president under John Adams?
Thomas Jefferson
What landmark bears an inscription that ends, "I lift my lamp beside the golden door"?
Statue of Liberty
Which book of children's fiction by E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams has sold ~50 million copies since 1952?
Charlotte's Web
"Panhaas" is commonly considered an ethnic food of the Pennsylvania Dutch, including the Mennonites and Amish, what name is it more commonly known by?
Scrapple
What is the name of the common and generally treatable imperfection in the curvature of the eye that causes blurred distance and near vision?
Astigmatism
Which English singer, songwriter and peace activist was born in Liverpool and who gained worldwide fame as the rhythm guitarist for a very popular band?
John Lennon
What replaced English as the official language of Kenya in 1974?
Swahili
Published in 1955, which controversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov has sold over 50 million copies?
Lolita
What are the buttery, flaky, French viennoiserie pastries named for their historical shape called?
Croissants
What popular video game name is based on the Greek word for "Four"?
Tetris