History
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
Which of Newton’s Laws states that ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
A) First Law of Motion
B) Second Law of Motion
C) Third Law of Motion
The third law of motion
What's the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City (Fun fact. It's less than two-tenths of a square mile!)
What was the first toy to be advertised on television?
A) Slinky
B) Hula Hoop
C) Mr. Potato Head
D) Gumby
C) Mr. Potato Head
Which two countries have not missed one of the modern-day Olympics?
A) Germany
B) Austrialia
C) Greece
D) Answers B and C
D) Answers B and C
What well-known artist famously severed part of Vincent Van Gogh's left ear? Note: although there has been speculation in recent years that it was *actually* Paul Gauguin, we are going to stick with the most commonly-accepted perpetrator by art historians.
Vincent Van Gogh
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
A) George Washington, Henrey S. Truman, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
B) George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
C) George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, JFK, and Theodore Roosevelt
D) George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Henry S. Truman, and John Adams
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
How many teeth does an adult human have?
A)30
B) 46
C) 28
D) 32
D)32
What's the city with the most diversity in terms of language?
A) Mexico
B) New York
C) California
D) Texas
B) New York
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released? (Hint: It was a Disney Movie)
A) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
B) Sleeping Beauty
C) Peter Pan
D) Lambert and the Sheepish Lion
A)Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Which is the only American Football team to go a whole season undefeated, including the Super Bowl?
A) Kansas City Chiefs
B) Miami Dolphins
C) Detroit Lions
D) Houston Texans
B)The Miami Dolphins(1972)
In 2000, Intuitive Surgical Company launched a robotic surgical system to assist surgeons with everything from prostate removals to heart valve repairs. The system was named after which famous artist who was known for his anatomical drawings and a portrait of a smirking lady?
Leonardo da Vinci
Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?
Madam C.J. Walker
What's the largest bone in the human body?
Femur
The ancient Phoenician city of Constantine is located in what modern-day Arab country?
A) Saudi Arabia
B)Jordan
C) Libya
D) Algeria
D) Algeria
What awards has an EGOT winner won?
An Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony
Which Basketball team has completed two threepeats?
The Chicago Bulls
Sporting abundant hair and a love of happy trees, what was the first and last name of the guy who hosted the PBS television program "The Joy of Painting?"
Bob Ross
Which two Native American leaders led Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel George Custer’s troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
A) Sitting Bull
B) Crazy Horse
C) Both A and B
D) Bull Run
C) Both A and B
What is the largest planet in the solar system?
Jupiter
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
What famous US festival hosted over 350,000 fans in 1969?
A) Monterey Pop
B) Alamont
C) Woodstock
D) Festival Express
C) Woodstock
Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 score?
A) Simone Biles
B) Nadia Comaneci
C) Gabby Douglass
D) Shannon Miller
B)Nadia Comaneci
What Mexican artist and husband of Frida Kahlo painted the Detroit Industry Murals that illustrate four walls of the Detroit Institute of Arts?
Diego Rivera
The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
A) Siege of YorkTown
B) The Battles of Lexington and Concord
C) Battle of Bunkerhill
D) Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
Which Central American country has a name which translates to English as “The Saviour”?
A) El Salvador
B) Cuba
C) Mexico
D) Spain
A) El Salvador
When Walt Disney was a child, which character did he play in his school function?
A) Peter Pan
B) Prince Charming
C) Captain Hook
D) Sleepy the Dwarf
A) Peter Pan
What sport is dubbed the "king of sports"?
Soccer
When ignoring the stem, how many points does the maple leaf on the Canadian flag have?
Circus Circus
Solar energy inventor and pioneer Frank Shuman wrote the following in the New York Times in what decade? "We have proved ... that after our stores of oil and coal are exhausted the human race can receive unlimited power from the rays of the Sun."
1910s
What frequently-misnomered mammal has fingerprints so indistinguishable from humans that they have occasionally been wrongfully collected as evidence at crime scenes?
Koalas
El Prat airport is located in which city on the Mediterranean Sea, which held the 1992 Summer Olympics?
Barcelona
James Dean wore a cowboy hat and got slathered in oil in what epic 1956 film that earned him his second and final Oscar nomination?
Giant
1987 was the first time in 13 years that what American woman did not win a tennis Grand Slam event?
Chris Evert
In a 2000 hit hip hop song, to what titular lady did Outkast apologize, saying “I am for real?”
Ms. Jackson
What is the name for a type of rigid airship named for its German inventor that were first flown commercially in 1910 and carried tens of thousands of fare-paying passengers before World War I slowed down the airship business?
Zeppelin
In the brewing process, wort contains the amino acids that provide what lucky, rich element to the yeast?
Nitrogen
When ignoring the stem, how many points does the maple leaf on the Canadian flag have?
11
Hailed as the "original soul sister" and the "godmother of rock and roll" because of her pioneering guitar techniques, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was born in which southern state to two cotton pickers in 1915?
Arkansas
A demonstration sport at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics was which form of skiing very similar to figure skating, combining spins, jumps, and flips in a two-minute routine choreographed to music?
Ski ballet
La Casa Azul, or Blue House, is a museum in Coyoacan devoted to the works of what artist, who was born there?
Frida Kahlo
Although the term was initially coined on the London Stock Exchange in the 18th century for a stockbroker who defaulted on his debts, it's now commonly used to refer to office-holders headed out the door. What is this fowl two-word term?
The term "magic bullet" was coined by German scientist Paul Ehrlich to describe a compound that would kill only a specifically targeted organism. Ehrlich even invented the "first magic bullet" with Salvarsan, which was used to treat which disease?
Syphillis
With 158 separate stanzas, this nation is often considered to have the longest national anthem in the world. What is this European country with a population of approximately 11 million?
Greece
Who is the only singer to win the Grammy Awards for Album, Record, and Song of the Year twice? Both of the winning albums had titles that were two-digit numbers.
Adele
Informally known as "The God of Cricket," what former Indian cricketer is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the sport and is the highest run-scorer of all time in international competition?
Sachin Tendulkar
A Maine resident unexpectedly found a sketch called “Le Tricorne” by what famous artist, and received $150,000 for the sketch at auction? The worldly Spanish artist is known for his blue and rose periods, among many other things.
Pablo Picasso
According to an urban legend, what type of animal caused the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 by knocking over a lantern?
Cow
What is the metric unit, consisting of 10,000 square meters, that is the primary measure of land in most countries?
Hectare
The world's smallest capital city, Ngerulmud, has a population of only approximately 400. What country is home to Ngerulmud?
Palau
What classic literary villain, described as a "Machiavellian schemer and manipulator" shares his name with an avian sidekick in the Disney film "Aladdin?"
Iago
Netball, water polo, and Olympic rugby are all played with how many players per team?
Seven
Artist Berthe Morisot gets her lean on in "The Repose," an oil by what other French Impressionist painter?
Edouard Manet
Name the only person to be a United States President and Supreme Court Justice. He was even Chief Justice! He was the 27th president and the tenth chief justice.
Taft
Deglutition is the scientific term for what common bodily function that humans do hundreds of times a day?
Swallowing
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, what is the most educated country on the planet as of 2019? To measure this, they are ranking countries based on the share of adult residents between the ages of 25 and 64 with a "tertiary education," meaning a two-year or four-year degree or education via vocational program. The leader had ~56% of the population with tertiary education.
Canada
What famed Chicago-based improv theater group served as a career springboard for Steve Carell, Tina Fey, John Candy, and more?
Second City
How many minutes was the longest recorded point in the history of tennis?
29 Minutes
How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen?
Once