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In the movie "Forrest Gump," what famous phrase does Forrest's mother say life is like?

"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get."

How many soccer players should each team have on the field at the start of each match?

11

How many elements are in the periodic table?

118

In what year was the first-ever Wimbledon Championship held?

1877

In which year did the Titanic sink?

1912

In what year did World War II end?

1945

What year did the Berlin Wall fall?

1989

In which year did Serena Williams win her first Grand Slam singles title?

1999 (US Open)

What year was the first iPhone released?

2007

In which year did Usain Bolt set his 100m in 9.58 seconds world record?

2009

How many ghosts chase Pac-Man at the start of each game?

4

How many dots appear on a pair of dice?

42

How many stars are on the Chinese flag?

5

How many colors are used in the South African flag?

6

How many wives did King Henry VIII have?

6

When Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls, how many NBA Championships did he win?

6

What's the capital of Hawaii?

Honolulu

What's the capital of Iowa?

Des Moines

What's the capital of Delaware?

Dover

What is the rarest blood type among humans?

AB-negative

What's the capital of New York?

Albany

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Physics"?

Albert Einstein

What's the capital of Maryland?

Annapolis

Who is the Greek god of war and son of Zeus and Hera?

Ares

What's the capital of Georgia?

Atlanta

What's the capital of Maine?

Augusta

What's the capital of Louisiana?

Baton Rouge

What's the capital of North Dakota?

Bismarck

What's the capital of Idaho?

Boise

What's the capital of Massachusetts?

Boston

What's the capital of Nevada?

Carson City

Which popular soft drink was originally created as a medicine in the 19th century?

Coca-Cola

What's the capital of South Carolina?

Columbia

What's the capital of Ohio?

Columbus

In mathematics, what is the name for a number that is not a prime number and has more than two factors?

Composite number

What's the capital of New Hampshire?

Concord

What's the capital of Colorado?

Denver

What US Senator graduated from Malden Catholic?

Ed Markey

Which hockey team did Wayne Gretzky play for in the '80s?

Edmonton Oilers

Which is the only body part that is fully grown from birth?

Eyes

What is the largest bone in the human body?

Femur

Which country drinks the most coffee per capita?

Finland

What is the term for a group of flamingos?

Flamboyance

What's the capital of Kentucky?

Frankfort

What is the largest island in the world?

Greenland

Which ancient Chinese dynasty is often considered the "golden age" of Chinese civilization?

Han Dynasty

Who famously crossed the Alps with elephants on the way to war with the Romans?

Hannibal

What's the capital of Pennslyvania?

Harrisburg

What's the capital of Connecticut?

Hartford

What's the capital of Montana?

Helena

What animal's milk is pink?

Hippopotamus

Before becoming President, Barack Obama served as a U.S. Senator from which state?

Illinois

Which Indiana Jones movie was released back in 1984?

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

What's the capital of Indiana?

Indianapolis

What does FIFA stand for in English?

International Federation of Association Football

What's the capital of Mississippi?

Jackson

Who wrote "Pride and Prejudice"?

Jane Austen

What is the currency of Japan?

Japanese Yen

What's the capital of Missouri?

Jefferson City

What's the capital of Alaska?

Juneau

What's the capital of Michigan?

Lansing

Who painted the famous artwork "The Last Supper"?

Leonardo Da Vinci

Which racer holds the record for the most Grand Prix wins?

Lewis Hamilton

What's the capital of Nebraska?

Lincoln

What's the capital of Arkansas?

Little Rock

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

Marie Curie

What's the capital of Alabama?

Montgomery

What is the only flag that does not have four sides?

Nepal

What's the capital of Oklahoma?

Oklahoma City

What is the capital of Canada?

Ottawa

Benjamin Franklin was a key figure in the drafting of the United States Constitution. Which state did he represent during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

Pennsylvania

What's the capital of Arizona?

Phoenix

What's the capital of Rhode Island?

Providence

What's the capital of North Carolina?

Raliegh

What's the capital of California?

Sacramento

What's the capital of Oregon?

Salem

Who painted "The Persistence of Memory"?

Salvador Dali

What's the capital of New Mexico?

Santa Fe

What do you call a group of fish?

School

Which Williams sister has won more Grand Slam titles?

Serena

How many films did Sean Connery play James Bond in?

Seven

What's the capital of Illinois?

Springfield

What Netflix show had the most streaming views in 2021?

Squid Game

What's the capital of Minnesota?

St Paul

What are the five Great Lakes?

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario

Which country has the most islands?

Sweden (270,000)

What's the capital of Florida?

Tallahassee

In which country would you find Mount Kilimanjaro?

Tanzania

What is the name of the Chinese philosophical system that emphasizes harmony with nature?

Taoism

Which mountain range is the longest in the world?

The Andes

Which famous historical document begins with the words "We hold these truths to be self-evident"?

The Declaration of Independence

What event marked the end of the Roman Empire in the West?

The Fall of Rome

What's the capital of Kansas?

Topeka

What sport was Jesse Owens involved in?

Track and field

What was the name of the peace treaty that ended World War I?

Treaty of Versailles

What's the capital of New Jersey?

Trenton

What is the official animal of Scotland?

Unicorn

What country won the very first FIFA World Cup in 1930?

Uruguay

Who has won the most total Academy Awards?

Walt Disney

How many Lord of the Rings films are there?

three


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