Trivial Pursuit Part 1

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• Performed for Queen Victoria.

Annie Oakley

• Was adopted by Sitting Bull.

Annie Oakley

• Where was Kate Upton photographed for the cover of Sports Illustrated's 2013 Swimsuit edition?

Antarctica

• Which of these islands are in the Caribbean Sea?

Antigua, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico

• Which of these characters are from Homer's "The Odyssey"?

Antinous, Calypso, Charybdis, Circe, Penelope, Polyphemus, Scylla, The Sirens

• Which type of creature does a myrmecologist study?

Ants

• Count chimpanzees among their species.

Apes

• Have no tails.

Apes

• Includes our species, Homo sapiens.

Apes

• Who is the goddess of love in Greek mythology?

Aphrodite

• Which of these characters are from the 1999 film The Matrix?

Apoc, Cypher, Dozer, Morpheus, Neo, Switch, Tank, Trinity

• What brand of computer made its debut in 1976 and reportedly sold for $666.66?

Apple

• Had its first version announced in January 2007.

Apple iOS

• Has a digital assistant named Siri.

Apple iOS

• As of 2013, which of these companies are publicly traded?

Apple, Bank of China, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Microsoft, Samsung, Toyota Motor, Volkswagen

• In T. S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land", what month of the year is the "cruellest"?

April

• As of 2013, which of these DC Comics characters have been members of the Justice League?

Aquaman, Batman, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Shazam!, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman

• What is the name of structures like the ones shown here that the Romans built to carry water to towns?

Aqueducts

• Which of these inventions were created by the Roman Empire?

Aqueducts, Catapults, Concrete, Newspapers, Roads & Highways, The Julian Calendar, Waterwheels, Welfare

• Which of these terms are used to describe movements in Ballet?

Arabesque, Attitude, Changement, Jeté, Pas, Pirouette, Plié, Pointe

• Which of these characters are members of The Fellowship of the Ring in the book The Fellowship of the Ring?

Aragorn, Boromir, Frodo, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, Merry, Sam

• Which of these Archie Comic series is the oldest?

Archie

• Is emitted by mercury lamps and black lights.

Ultraviolet Light

• Is responsible for sun tans.

Ultraviolet Light

• Is commemorated on its own holiday, Bloomsday.

Ulysses

• Is partially based on Homer's poem, "The Odyssey."

Ulysses

• Was named the best English language novel of the 20th century by the Modern Library.

Ulysses

• If you are suffering from synophrys, what do you have?

Unibrow

• Which of the following countries joined the United Nations earliest?

United Kingdom

• As of 2010, which country has the longest total system of roads?

United States

• As of 2013, which of these countries has the most airports?

United States

• Has a larger population.

United States of America

• Has no official national language.

United States of America

• Which of these countries had the highest gross domestic product in 2012?

United States of America

• Is owned by Comcast.

Universal Pictures

• Is the oldest U.S. film studio.

Universal Pictures

• Operates a theme park in Florida.

Universal Pictures

• What fictional mineral was sought by the Sky People in Avatar?

Unobtainium

• In Greek mythology, which of these gods is the eldest?

Uranus

• Which of these terms can be used to refer to bears?

Ursine

• Was purchased by Google for $1.65 Billion.

YouTube

• As of 2013, which of the following NFL players has the most quarterback sacks in a single season?

Jared Allen

• Was born with the last name Dzugashvili.

Joseph Stalin

• Which of the following NFL players gained the most receiving yards in the 2013 regular season?

Josh Gordon

• As of 2014, has been nominated for more Academy Awards, at four.

Julia Roberts

• As of 2014, has grossed almost a billion more dollars at the U.S. Box Office.

Julia Roberts

• Was nominated People's most beautiful person for the third time in 2005.

Julia Roberts

• What calendar system immediately preceded the Gregorian calendar?

Julian Calendar

• Is 13 years old.

Juliet

• Is cousins with Tybalt.

Juliet

• Said "parting is such sweet sorrow."

Juliet

• Had a son with Cleopatra.

Julius Caesar

• Was a member of the "First Triumvirate."

Julius Caesar

• Was a title character in a play written by William Shakespeare.

Julius Caesar

• Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system, is a satellite of what planet?

Jupiter

• Which of the following planets have the shortest day?

Jupiter

• What FX TV series was based on a short story by crime writer Elmore Leonard?

Justified

• What mountain, pictured here, is the second highest above sea level in the world?

K2

• What is the birth name Superman received on his home planet of Krypton?

Kal-El

• What animal would you find painted on the tail of a Qantas airplane?

Kangaroo

• As of 2014, has won more Grammy Awards, totaling 21.

Kanye West

• Had a hit song which sampled French house duo Daft Punk.

Kanye West

• Released the 2008 album 808s & Heartbreak.

Kanye West

• Which weapon, shown here, symbolizes the honor of a samurai soldier?

Katana

• Which of the following types of theater is not Japanese?

Kathakali

• What comic pal of Anderson Cooper teams up with him for a New Year's Eve broadcast?

Kathy Griffin

• Offers the cereal Rice Krispies.

Kellogg's

• Was founded as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company.

Kellogg's

• Who won the first season of the TV series American Idol?

Kelly Clarkson

• As of 2014, which surfer has won the most world titles?

Kelly Slater

• What did the girl do in the title of the third book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy?

Kick a hornets' nest

• Which of these important medical advances happened earliest?

Kidney Transplant

• What is another common name for orca whales like the one pictured here?

Killer Whale

• What cabbage dish, pictured here, is a staple in Korean cuisine?

Kimchi

• What king of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

King John

• Appeared earlier, in 1933.

King Kong

• Comes from Skull Island.

King Kong

• Was the victor of their first showdown in the 1962 film King Kong vs. Godzilla.

King Kong

• Ascended to the throne at a younger age, at nine years old.

King Tut

• Has an unknown cause of death, which is the source of much debate.

King Tut

• In biology, which of these categories has the highest rank in terms of size?

Kingdom

• What body joint includes the patella?

Knee

• Who tells the first tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales?

Knight

• Which of these key events in the Cold War occurred earliest?

Korean War

• Which Saturday Night Live actor voiced the young dragon trainer Ruffnut in the 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon?

Kristen Wiig

• Which of these hip hop artists released an album the earliest?

LL Cool J

• Which of these famous landmarks is not in Rome?

La Sagrada Familia

• What clothing and apparel brand sports a logo of the animal pictured here?

Lacoste

• What pop singer refers to her fans as "little monsters"?

Lady Gaga

• According to legend, what British noblewoman rode through the streets of Coventry naked?

Lady Godiva

• What is the name of the substance, shown here, that erupts from a volcano?

Lava

• What is Atticus Finch's profession in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?

Lawyer

• What element does uranium become after losing its radioactivity?

Lead

• Which of these units of measurement is the longest?

League

• As of 2014, has more monthly players, at 67 million.

League of Legends

• Had a playable April Fools joke called Ultra Rapid Fire.

League of Legends

• In 2013, Voyager 1 was the first man-made object to do what?

Leave the Solar System

• Which of these camera equipment manufacturers was founded earliest?

Leica

• Wrote the 1869 novel War and Peace.

Leo Tolstoy

• Wrote the 1877 novel Anna Karenina.

Leo Tolstoy

• What actor, who also starred in Titanic, played Dom Cobb in the 2010 film Inception?

Leonardo DiCaprio

• Painted The Mona Lisa, the most famous portrait of all time.

Leonardo da Vinci

• Was a prominent character in the 2009 Ubisoft game Assassin's Creed II.

Leonardo da Vinci

• Which of these great Renaissance era works were created the earliest?

Leonardo's The Last Supper

• Are the smallest of the four "big cats."

Leopards

• Can also be panthers if their fur has a black pigment.

Leopards

• What book by Victor Hugo was adapted into a long-running musical of the same name?

Les Misérables

• Which country spent the highest percentage of its GDP on healthcare in 2011?

Liberia

• What is the name of the landmark, pictured here, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

Lincoln Memorial

• What is the name of the fictional penitentiary in the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black?

Litchfield

• Which of these companies was founded earliest?

Lloyd's of London

• Are famously quoted as being less powerful than Superman.

Locomotives

• Carry students to Hogwarts in the J. K. Rowling book series Harry Potter.

Locomotives

• Were invented earlier, in 1804.

Locomotives

• What city is home to the world's first underground passenger train system?

London

• Where did the first Hard Rock Café open in 1971?

London

• Originally had steam engines that lifted its middle span.

London Tower Bridge

• Was painted red, white, and blue in 1977 to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.

London Tower Bridge

• What jumping event did Jesse Owens win a gold medal for in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?

Long Jump

• Has hosted the Summer Olympics.

Los Angeles

• Is home to Capital Records.

Los Angeles

• What city employed the first female police officer in the U.S. in 1910?

Los Angeles

• Which of these North American cities is the furthest east?

Los Angeles

• As of 2013, which of these NBA teams holds the highest win streak?

Los Angeles Lakers

• Who was the first athlete to appear on a Wheaties box in 1934?

Lou Gehrig

• What French king, depicted here, was known as the Sun King?

Louis XIV

• Which of these United States acquisitions happened earliest?

Louisiana Purchase

• Created a concert series with Bono, Celine Deon and others that raised millions for charity.

Luciano Pavarotti

• Was a member of the Three Tenors.

Luciano Pavarotti

• Included a choral version of the poem "Ode to Joy" in his ninth symphony.

Ludwig van Beethoven

• Was deaf later in life.

Ludwig van Beethoven

• Which Olympic sport does not occur in an ice rink?

Luge

• Last longer.

Lunar Eclipses

• What movie studio is represented by a roaring lion?

MGM

• What is the abbreviation of the UK's national security intelligence agency?

MI5

• What dance craze was started by Los Del Río?

Macarena

• Is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy.

Macbeth

• Is considered a cursed play.

Macbeth

• Is set in Scotland.

Macbeth

• What island is the fourth largest in the world and shares a name with an animated film starring Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett-Smith?

Madagascar

• To what tourist attraction did Joan Rivers and Ivana Trump donate their personal nail polish?

Madame Tussauds

• Attended Michigan State University.

Magic Johnson

• What game is commonly played with tiles like those pictured here?

Mahjong

• Which of these U.S. Army ranks is the highest?

Major

• What is the English translation of the name of Italian dessert tiramisu?

Make Me Happy

• As of the 2013-14 season, which of these teams had won the most FA Cup titles?

Manchester United

• First played at Newton Heath.

Manchester United F.C.

• What was the real name of the German pilot known as "The Red Baron"?

Manfred von Richthofen

• What is the most popular fruit in the world?

Mangos

• In what borough of NYC would you find the neighborhood commonly referred to as FiDi?

Manhattan

• What kind of work does a cartographer do?

Mapmaking

• Has purple, green, and gold as its traditional colors.

Mardi Gras

• Translates to "Fat Tuesday."

Mardi Gras

• Typically ends on Ash Wednesday.

Mardi Gras

• Which of these songs had the most weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100?

Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men "One Sweet Day"

• As of 2014, is the only woman to win the Nobel Prize in two fields.

Marie Curie

• Coined the word "radioactivity."

Marie Curie

• Was the first woman professor at the University of Paris.

Marie Curie

• Who was the subject of Elton John's original song "Candle in the Wind"?

Marilyn Monroe

• Who is not a character in the musical "Les Misérables"?

Mario

• In 2008, what founder of a social media platform became the world's youngest self-made billionaire at the age of 23?

Mark Zuckerberg

• In Suzanne Collins's book The Hunger Games, what animal is on Katniss Everdeen's broach?

Mockingjay

• Used non-violence as a form of protest earlier, in 1915.

Mohandas Gandhi

• Used prolonged fasting as a method of protest.

Mohandas Gandhi

• Was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 5 times, but never won it.

Mohandas Gandhi

• What type of sea animal are the clams pictured here?

Mollusks

• Which country's citizens have the longest life expectancy?

Monaco

• Which of these countries is the smallest?

Monaco

• Are generally smaller.

Monkeys

• Have more species.

Monkeys

• What board game was introduced during the Great Depression in the 1930s and became popular due to its promise of fame and fortune?

Monopoly

• In what state do the Macleans go fly fishing in the novel A River Runs Through It?

Montana

• Which state borders North Dakota?

Montana

• What was the coincidental maiden name of astronaut Buzz Aldrin's mother?

Moon

• The Kremlin, pictured here, is at the heart of what European capital city?

Moscow

• Are generally nocturnal, flying at night.

Moths

• Are typically smaller.

Moths

• Have more species.

Moths

• What classic record label boasted the acts Diana Ross & The Supremes and Marvin Gaye?

Motown Records

• Is Japan's highest peak.

Mount Fuji

• Has erupted more recently, in 2008.

Mount St. Helens

• Is the site of North America's youngest glacier.

Mount St. Helens

• Destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD.

Mount Vesuvius

• Is right next to the city of Naples.

Mount Vesuvius

• Is the only active volcano in mainland Europe.

Mount Vesuvius

• What soda, launched in 1884, has a name that means "guts"?

Moxie

• Which of these African countries is not an island nation?

Mozambique

• Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro?

Mozart

• Was created from the remnants of Netscape Navigator.

Mozilla Firefox

• Was originally named Phoenix.

Mozilla Firefox

• Was released earlier, in 2002.

Mozilla Firefox

• Which of these classic toys was introduced earliest?

Mr. Potato Head

• Which popular toy holds the distinction of being the first toy advertised on U.S. TV?

Mr. Potato Head

• Beat the other in two of the three bouts between them.

Muhammad Ali

• Had more career wins and more knockouts.

Muhammad Ali

• What species, shown here, is created by the mating of a male donkey and a female horse?

Mule

• Bombay is the former name of which Indian city?

Mumbai

• Released Babel in 2012.

Mumford & Sons

• Won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2012.

Mumford & Sons

• What best-selling computer game spawned the sequel Riven in 1997?

Myst

• Landed Viking 1 on Mars in 1976.

NASA

• Operated the space station Skylab.

NASA

• Sent the Curiosity rover to Mars.

NASA

• In 2013, which of these TV programs had the highest weekly viewers according to Nielsen ratings?

NCIS

• What is the name of the point opposite the zenith of a celestial body's movement?

Nadir

• What Hindu salutation, meaning "I bow to you," is used at the end of many yoga classes?

Namaste

• Which of these countries shares a border with South Africa?

Namibia

• Which professional skater appeared in the 2007 comedic film Blades of Glory?

Nancy Kerrigan

• What famous leader constructed his battle plans in a sandbox?

Napoleon

• What mythological character fell in love with his own reflection?

Narcissus

• Has cars that weigh more, at up to 3400 pounds.

Nascar Racing

• Has more drivers per race, at up to 50.

Nascar Racing

• Which of these players was drafted the earliest in the 2013 NHL Draft?

Nathan MacKinnon

• What Canadian singer was "Rockin' in the Free World" with the release of his 1989 album Freedom?

Neil Young

• After being released from prison, who jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his work to end apartheid?

Nelson Mandela

• Who was prisoner number 46664 for 27 years?

Nelson Mandela

• In which country did the reality TV show Big Brother originally air?

Netherlands

• Which one of these cities is in the northern hemisphere?

New Delhi

• Cause the common cold.

Viruses

• Produces more radioactive particles.

Nuclear Fission

• Splits a large atom into two or more smaller ones.

Nuclear Fission

• Occurs in stars, such as the sun.

Nuclear Fusion

• Releases three to four times more energy.

Nuclear Fusion

• Which Hawaiian island is home to Waikiki?

Oahu

• What bizarre item do Detroit Red Wings fans throw on the ice for good luck?

Octopus

• Which U.S. state was the earliest to gain statehood?

Ohio

• What are Caribbean steel drums like those pictured here traditionally made from?

Oil Drums

• Has a tent named the "Hippodrom."

Oktoberfest

• Originated from a horse race.

Oktoberfest

• Which of these is not a type of cloud?

Omnibus

• In the animated TV series Ben 10, what is the name of the watch-like alien device that Ben Tennyson wears?

Omnitrix

• According to the online Scrabble dictionary, which of these is not a word?

Oo

• Began in radio before moving on to television.

Oprah Winfrey

• Founded Harpo Productions, a U.S. based multimedia production company.

Oprah Winfrey

• Was the first winner of the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award at the 2002 Emmy Awards.

Oprah Winfrey

• Are a member of the family Characidae.

Piranhas

• Are owned by the James Bond villain Blofeld.

Piranhas

• Can be found swimming in fresh water.

Piranhas

• What is the man holding in the Grant Wood painting American Gothic?

Pitchfork

• The Andy Warhol Museum, which is the largest museum in the country dedicated to one artist, is located in which city?

Pittsburgh

• What pea-sized gland in the brain controls hormones?

Pituitary

• Thought "Philosopher-Kings" should rule over the people.

Plato

• Was a student of Socrates.

Plato

• Wrote The Republic.

Plato

• Which of these philosophical works was written first?

Plato's Republic

• On the periodic table of the elements, which of these elements has the greatest atomic weight?

Plutonium

• What name is given to a poet officially appointed to champion poetry and compose works for state occasions?

Poet Laureate

• The artist Georges Seurat is known for developing what type of painting technique?

Pointillism

• Has seven times more population, at 38 million.

Poland

• Is almost 90% Roman Catholic.

Poland

• What affliction did the woman have in Andrew Wyeth's painting Christina's World?

Polio

• As of 2014, which of these countries has the highest migration of people entering the country?

Qatar

• What form of life is not found on Antarctica?

Reptiles

• What is the former name of the country now known as Zimbabwe?

Rhodesia

• What was the nationality of the author who wrote Crime and Punishment?

Russian

• Is also known as Roscosmos.

Russian Federal Space Agency

• Trains astronauts at Star City.

Russian Federal Space Agency

• What is the common name for iron oxide?

Rust

• What expensive spice comes from crocus flowers?

Saffron

• Which of these sea animals is capable of the fastest speed?

Sailfish

• What seasoning is mentioned more than 35 times in the Bible?

Salt

• Were guided by an ancient code of ethics called the bushido.

Samurais

• Were warriors that belonged to a higher class of ancient Japanese society.

Samurais

• Wore decorated metal clad suits of armor.

Samurais

• In what major U.S. city would you find the bridge pictured here?

San Francisco

• Which of these islands did Christopher Columbus visit the earliest?

San Salvador

• Which was the largest of Christopher Columbus's ships on his first voyage across the Atlantic?

Santa María

• Has the sickle as its astrological symbol.

Saturn

• Is named after the Roman god of agriculture.

Saturn

• Which of the following planets have the most rings?

Saturn

• Which of these planets has the largest circumference?

Saturn

• As of 2014, which of these countries produces the most oil in barrels per day?

Saudi Arabia

• What TV political thriller features a Washington, D.C. "fixer" who is in love with the president?

Scandal

• In the book The Velveteen Rabbit, what illness forces the boy to give up the rabbit?

Scarlet Fever

• In The Arabian Nights, who tells 1,001 tales to the shah to postpone her execution at dawn?

Scheherazade

• Contains Edinburgh.

Scotland

• Is known for its bagpipes.

Scotland

• The West Highland White Terrier, or Westie, is believed to have originated in what country?

Scotland

• Was the home of Robert the Bruce.

Scotland

• Which of these creatures does not have a brain?

Sea Star

• Which of these is not a source of mother of pearl?

Sea Star

• What unusually-shaped sea creature is among the only animal species on Earth to have its males carry fertilized eggs and give birth to their offspring?

Seahorses

• Which actor played James Bond and competed in the Mr. Universe contest?

Sean Connery

• Which of these actors was born the earliest?

Sean Connery

• What tech titan tied the knot in a Big Sur wedding reportedly costing $10 million?

Sean Parker

• Is considered to be the birthplace of grunge music.

Seattle

• Is home to the rapper Macklemore.

Seattle

• Is the home of the NFL team, the Seahawks.

Seattle

• The bands Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana were part of a "scene" in which U.S. city, pictured here?

Seattle

• What is nori, the traditional wrapping of sushi pictured here, made from?

Seaweed

• What rocks, pictured here, are the product of erosion?

Sedimentary

• Accumulate in layers over long periods of time.

Sedimentary Rocks

• Are where most fossils are found.

Sedimentary Rocks

• Include coal as one of their forms.

Sedimentary Rocks

• Where were many of Hollywood's classic westerns filmed?

Sedona

• Is commonly referred to as "a show about nothing."

Seinfeld

• Was co-created by Larry David.

Seinfeld

• Won more Emmy Awards, with 10 wins.

Seinfeld

• What does a white-tailed deer pointing its tail upward signify?

Senses Danger

• Which professional tennis player is behind the clothing line Aneres?

Serena Williams

• Created the TV series Robot Chicken.

Seth Green

• Is the voice of Chris in the TV series Family Guy.

Seth Green

• Played a werewolf on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Seth Green

• Got his start in the TV series Freaks and Geeks.

Seth Rogen

• Is Canadian.

Seth Rogen

• What number do each set of opposite sides of a standard die add up to?

Seven

• Which of these classic plays premiered earliest?

Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

• Don't reach reproductive age until 12 to 15 years old.

Sharks

• Have skeletons made of cartilage.

Sharks

• Predate dinosaurs by 200 million years.

Sharks

• Which of the following animals has a "sixth sense" to detect electricity and vibration?

Sharks

• In the Chinese Zodiac, which animal's year will happen the earliest after 2014's year of the horse?

Sheep

• Who wrote the book Where The Sidewalk Ends?

Shel Silverstein

• The two main male characters in TV series The Big Bang Theory are named after what U.S. film producer, director and actor?

Sheldon Leonard

• Which Christian feast day does the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro end on?

Shrove Tuesday

• Used in the sport of badminton, what's another name for the birdie shown here?

Shuttlecock

• Which species of tiger, pictured here, is the largest?

Siberian

• Which island is the "boot" of Italy kicking?

Sicily

• What was the first assemble-it-yourself piece of furniture sold by Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA?

Side Table

• Which of these swimming strokes can you not win a gold medal in at the Olympic Games?

Sidestroke

• Is commonly referred to as "The Father of Psychoanalysis."

Sigmund Freud

• Presented the theory of the Id, the Ego, and the Super-Ego.

Sigmund Freud

• Who wrote The Interpretation of Dreams and The Ego and the Id?

Sigmund Freud

• What luxurious fabric is made from caterpillar cocoons like those shown here?

Silk

• Which of these elements is the most conductive of electricity?

Silver

• Which of the following stars is closest to our solar system?

Sirius

• How many playable strings are there on a standard electric guitar?

Six

• How many time zones does Canada have?

Six

• How many wives did King Henry VIII have?

Six

• A flock of grounded geese is called a gaggle, but a flock of flying geese is called what?

Skein

• Which of these Winter Olympic sports sees competitors go down a frozen course head first?

Skeleton

• Which word is not part of the acronym BASE, from which the sport of BASE jumping, depicted here, takes its name?

Sky

• What is somnambulism another word for?

Sleepwalking

• Which of the following is not a real animal?

Smiling Platypus

• What character from The Lord of the Rings book series has an alter ego named "Gollum"?

Sméagol

• Without rearranging the letters, what four-letter word do the chemical symbols for tin and silver spell?

Snag

• Which app lets you send videos and photos that will disappear after a few seconds?

Snapchat

• What popular European game, pictured here, has rules that are similar to pool?

Snooker

• What rap artist makes a guest appearance on Katy Perry's single "California Gurls"?

Snoop Dogg

• In the Brothers Grimm's Snow White, which of these events happened earliest in the story?

Snow White meets the huntsman.

• Is famously credited for saying "I know that I know nothing."

Socrates

• Never wrote any texts himself, instead having his ideas transcribed by students.

Socrates

• Was portrayed by Tony Steedman in the 1989 film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Socrates

• Are more rare.

Solar Eclipses

• Can damage your eyes.

Solar Eclipses

• Can only occur during a new moon.

Solar Eclipses

• Sometimes allow you to see a "corona."

Solar Eclipses

• As of 2013, which of these countries had the highest birth rate per 1000 people?

Somalia

• What hat, like the ones pictured here, takes its name from the Spanish word for "shade"?

Sombrero

• Is bordered by two oceans.

South Africa

• What country does the flag pictured here belong to?

South Africa

• Boasts the longest continental mountain range.

South America

• Is home to Lake Titicaca.

South America

• The rubber tree is native to what continent?

South America

• What state does Kevin Spacey represent as Congressman Underwood in the Netflix series House of Cards?

South Carolina

• Has almost double the population, at 49 million.

South Korea

• Hosts the Boryeong Mud Festival every year.

South Korea

• Joined the "Trillion Dollar Club" of world economies in 2004.

South Korea

• Which of these African countries is the youngest?

South Sudan

• Borders the Mediterranean Sea.

Spain

• Is separated from Morocco by the Straight of Gibraltar.

Spain

• Is the setting of Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises.

Spain

• What country ceded Florida to the USA in 1821 with the Treaty of Adams-Onis?

Spain

• Which country annually hosts La Tomatina, the world's largest food fight involving tomatoes?

Spain

• What animal did Mao Zedong famously declare war against?

Sparrows

• What popular swimwear manufacturer, whose name has become synonymous with racing briefs, was established in 1914?

Speedo

• Which of these Splinter Cell titles was released first?

Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow

• What is the main ingredient of the seafood dish shown here?

Squid

• What does a philatelist usually collect?

Stamps

• Had more seasons.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

• Takes place during the 24th century.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

• Was Emmy nominated for Best Dramatic Series.

Star Trek: The Next Generation

• What sci-fi TV series includes the regular characters Geordi, Data and Worf?

Star Trek: The Next Generation

• Starred William Shatner.

Star Trek: The Original Series

• Was described as a five year mission in the intro sequence.

Star Trek: The Original Series

• Features playable races such as the Zerg and the Protoss.

StarCraft

• What sporting equipment do people use in a spinning exercise class?

Stationary Bikes

• Which of these creatures lived the earliest?

Stegosaurus

• Who has a treadmill on the International Space Station named for him?

Stephen Colbert

• Proposed a theory that black holes could evaporate through radiation.

Stephen Hawking

• Was a Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.

Stephen Hawking

• Which artist was known for his woodcut artwork featuring dogs?

Stephen Huneck

• Found fame with his first published book, Carrie.

Stephen King

• Guest starred in a Season 12 episode of the TV series The Simpsons.

Stephen King

• Composed Sweeney Todd, Into The Woods, and Company.

Stephen Sondheim

• Won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Stephen Sondheim

• Has a dedication in the 1999 film Anywhere But Here starring Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon.

Steve Jobs

• Launched a line of computers named Lisa, rumored to be named after his daughter.

Steve Jobs

• Was dyslexic.

Steve Jobs

• As of 2014, has won the Academy Award for Best Director more times, with two wins.

Steven Spielberg

• As of 2014, is the top-grossing director of all-time.

Steven Spielberg

• Died before his wildly successful Millennium Trilogy was published.

Stieg Larsson

• Had his character Lisbeth Salander portrayed by Rooney Mara.

Stieg Larsson

• Boasts man-made structures built of sarsen stone.

Stonehenge

• Has older man-made structures, built in 3000 - 2200 B.C.

Stonehenge

• Is part of the United Kingdom.

Stonehenge

• What active volcano, shown here, is known as the "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean?"

Stromboli

• What country boasts more bomb shelters per capita than any other country?

Switzerland

• Which city, pictured here, hosted the Olympic Games in 2000?

Sydney

• What sport includes a maneuver called a ballet leg?

Synchronized Swimming

• What is the national sport of South Korea?

Taekwondo

• In which country would you find Africa's highest mountain?

Tanzania

• Which is not the name of a real galaxy?

Tarragon

• Commonly associated with the animal pictured here, which Australian island state is an archipelago of more than 300 islands?

Tasmania

• Who composed the music to the ballets The Nutcracker and Swan Lake?

Tchaikovsky

• Although Galileo improved it for stargazing, Johannes Lippershey is often credited with inventing what device like the one pictured here?

Telescope

• Had 122 countries represented in 2014.

Tennis's Davis Cup

• As of 2012, which country is the world's leading rice exporter?

Thailand

• Gets 89% of its energy from fossil fuels.

Thailand

• Has Bangkok as its capital.

Thailand

• Has the greater land area, at 513,000 km².

Thailand

• Which of these classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series premiered the earliest?

The Flintstones

• What folkloric ghost ship can never make it to port?

The Flying Dutchman

• Had more than 15 million units built in Michigan.

The Ford Model T

• Was nicknamed the "Tin Lizzie."

The Ford Model T

• Was priced at $260 in 1924, making it widely affordable.

The Ford Model T

• Was the first car to be produced on the revolutionary "moving assembly line."

The Ford Model T

• What is the title of the third book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy?

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

• As of 2014, has more categories awarded, at 82.

The Grammys

• Has had will.i.am on the board of directors.

The Grammys

• Is made of limestone.

The Great Sphinx of Giza

• Was constructed earlier.

The Great Sphinx of Giza

• Was marked with a granite slab known as the "Dream Stele."

The Great Sphinx of Giza

• Is often incorrectly attributed as being visible from the moon.

The Great Wall of China

• Is part of the "New 7 Wonders of the World."

The Great Wall of China

• Which of these historical projects took the longest to complete?

The Great Wall of China

• Built a wooden horse.

The Greeks

• Were aided by Athena.

The Greeks

• Were championed by Achilles.

The Greeks

• The International Criminal Court is located in what European city?

The Hague

• Features a muggle named Dudley.

The Harry Potter Book Series

• Features a werewolf named Fenrir.

The Harry Potter Book Series

• Features a wizard named Grindelwald.

The Harry Potter Book Series

• Has an atria.

The Heart

• Is divided into four chambers.

The Heart

• Is measured by an electrocardiograph.

The Heart

• Is a work of fiction.

The Help

• Takes place during the 1960's in Mississippi.

The Help

• Which of these classic sitcoms aired earliest?

The Honeymooners

• Featured the love interest Peeta Mellark as a supporting character.

The Hunger Games

• Katniss Everdeen is the protagonist of what book series?

The Hunger Games

• Was published earlier, in 2008.

The Hunger Games

• Was written by Suzanne Collins.

The Hunger Games

• Begins each movie with a vignette following a squirrel named Scrat.

The Ice Age Film Series

• Features prehistoric animals.

The Ice Age Film Series

• Was released earlier, in 2002.

The Ice Age Film Series

• What play by Oscar Wilde features the characters John "Jack" Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff?

The Importance of Being Earnest

• Encompasses major seaports including Jakarta, Perth, and Mumbai.

The Indian Ocean

• Is larger.

The Indian Ocean

• Is 55.86 meters tall.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

• Is a bell tower.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

• Is made of marble.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

• Was used as a German observation post in World War II.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

• Was first publicly demonstrated on New Year's Eve.

The Light Bulb

• Was invented by the "Wizard of Menlo Park," Thomas Edison.

The Light Bulb

• In what classic children's book does the main character come from Asteroid B-612?

The Little Prince

• Features a talking tree named Treebeard.

The Lord of the Rings Book Series

• Features the battle of Helm's Deep.

The Lord of the Rings Book Series

• What European art museum has a glass pyramid in its courtyard?

The Louvre

• Are fronted by Wesley Schultz.

The Lumineers

• Had their song "Gale Song" on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack.

The Lumineers

• Recorded "Ho Hey."

The Lumineers

• Features a group of covert penguins.

The Madagascar Film Series

• Has a character voiced by David Schwimmer.

The Madagascar Film Series

• Which of these videogame consoles was released the earliest?

The Magnavox Odyssey

• What Dashiell Hammett mystery novel was made into a classic film starring Humphrey Bogart in 1941?

The Maltese Falcon

• Is part of the Swiss Alps.

The Matterhorn

• Is taller, at 4,478 meters.

The Matterhorn

• Is the logo on the triangular-shaped package of Toblerone candy.

The Matterhorn

• Was first climbed in 1865.

The Matterhorn

• Have a calendar that ends in 2012.

The Mayans

• Structured their empire with city states.

The Mayans

• Studied the stars.

The Mayans

• Which of these newspapers is the oldest?

The Montreal Gazette

• Has a higher average density.

The Moon

• Has two GRAIL spacecrafts orbiting it.

The Moon

• Is named in the United Nations' "Outer Space Treaty."

The Moon

• Which of these computer innovations came earliest?

The Mouse

• First aired on CBS.

The Munsters

• Had a pet dinosaur named Spot.

The Munsters

• Lived on 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

The Munsters

• What country is typically associated with the flowers pictured here?

The Netherlands

• Are rivals with the Dolphins.

The New York Jets

• Had Joe Namath play for them.

The New York Jets

• Which of these rivers is the longest?

The Nile

• Aired first.

The Office: U.K. Version

• Starred Ricky Gervais.

The Office: U.K. Version

• Aired for more seasons.

The Office: U.S. Version

• Featured the romance of Jim and Pam.

The Office: U.S. Version

• Took place at the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

The Office: U.S. Version

• Contains Challenger Deep, the lowest point on earth.

The Pacific Ocean

• Covers more total area than all the continents combined.

The Pacific Ocean

• Is surrounded by the Ring of Fire, a long string of volcanoes.

The Pacific Ocean

• Connects two oceans.

The Panama Canal

• Was originally started by the French.

The Panama Canal

• Focuses on staying present in the moment.

The Power of Now

• Was published earlier, in 1997.

The Power of Now

• Which of these film-inspired musicals had the longest span between their film and stage debuts?

The Producers

• Appeared in the 2010 film The Other Guys.

The Rock

• Features Keith Richards playing guitar solos.

The Rolling Stones

• Played their first gig at the Marquee Club in London.

The Rolling Stones

• Recorded the song "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction".

The Rolling Stones

• What's the name of the house band on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon?

The Roots

• Was built early in the 12th century.

The Ruins of Angkor Wat

• Was built to honor the Hindu god Vishnu.

The Ruins of Angkor Wat

• Is known as the "Lost City of the Incas."

The Ruins of Machu Picchu

• Sits at a high elevation and cannot be seen from below.

The Ruins of Machu Picchu

• Was rediscovered in 1911.

The Ruins of Machu Picchu

• What classic Western's ending inspired the finale of TV series Breaking Bad?

The Searchers

• Advises readers to "Ask, Believe, and Receive."

The Secret

• Has sold more copies, at over 20 million.

The Secret

• Was made as a film before the book version.

The Secret

• Which of these Nancy Drew mystery novels is the earliest in the series?

The Secret of the Old Clock

• What Stephen King novel was adapted for the big screen by Stanley Kubrick?

The Shining

• Which of these locations does Bilbo visit first in J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit?

The Shire

• What is the name of both an ancient set of trade routes and a group of musicians led by cellist Yo-Yo Ma?

The Silk Road

• Had television host Conan O'Brien as a writer for several seasons.

The Simpsons

• Is the longest running American sitcom.

The Simpsons

• Popularized the exclamation "d'oh!" which has since been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.

The Simpsons

• Contains what used to be portions of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The Southern Ocean

• Is the world's only perfectly circular ocean.

The Southern Ocean

• Was defined more recently, in 2000.

The Southern Ocean

• Features Sam Fisher wearing night vision goggles.

The Splinter Cell Video Game Series

• Does not use locks.

The Suez Canal

• Is longer overall, at 193 km.

The Suez Canal

• Was opened earlier, in 1869.

The Suez Canal

• Had its design famously assisted on by Thomas Watson.

The Telephone

• Was invented by a teacher from Boston who'd never invented anything before.

The Telephone

• Was invented earlier by several years, in 1876.

The Telephone

• Is classified as a T-800 Model 101.

The Terminator

• Traveled through time.

The Terminator

• Which of these science fiction films is oldest?

The Terminator

• Which of these novels travels the furthest into the future?

The Time Machine

• On what television series did The Simpsons debut as animated shorts?

The Tracey Ullman Show

• Happened earlier and had no polar ice caps.

The Triassic Period

• Was host to only one giant continent, known as Pangaea.

The Triassic Period

• Was the period in which dinosaurs first evolved.

The Triassic Period

• Started a war by kidnapping Helen.

The Trojans

• Were led by Hector in battle.

The Trojans

• Is set in North America.

The Twilight Book Series

• Was written by Stephanie Meyer.

The Twilight Book Series

• Has the symbol of a donkey.

The U.S. Democratic Party

• Was divided into War and Peace factions during the Civil War.

The U.S. Democratic Party

• Had Abraham Lincoln as the first president of the party.

The U.S. Republican Party

• Had Dwight Eisenhower as a member.

The U.S. Republican Party

• Is nicknamed the "Grand Old Party."

The U.S. Republican Party

• Has an olive branch in its insignia.

The United Nations

• Mandates its Security Council to "maintain peace."

The United Nations

• Has blind auditions, with decisions based solely on voice and not on looks.

The Voice

• Has had Shakira and Usher as coaches.

The Voice

• Is hosted by Carson Daly.

The Voice

• What talent show features four celebrity coaches who compete to make their protégés the eventual winners?

The Voice

• Claimed the record for the highest-rated hour of cable television ever with 16.1 million viewers in 2013.

The Walking Dead

• Is based on a comic book series.

The Walking Dead

• Which of these films does not star Ben Stiller?

The Wedding Singer

• Which of the following dramas has won the most Emmy awards?

The West Wing

• Has been hosted in Sochi, Russia.

The Winter Olympics

• Dominic West portrays hardened cop Jimmy McNulty in which TV series?

The Wire

• Airs on the CBS Television Network.

The Young and the Restless

• As of 2013, has been the number one daytime drama for more than 20 consecutive years.

The Young and the Restless

• How many valves does a modern trumpet have?

Three

• The "Sleeping Giant" can be found off the coast of which Canadian city?

Thunder Bay, Ontario

• What insect's bite is most commonly associated with Lyme disease?

Tick

• As of 2014, are listed closer to extinction on the IUCN Red List.

Tigers

• Have a pattern on their heads which resembles the Chinese character for "King."

Tigers

• Were the species of a main character in the 2001 novel Life of Pi.

Tigers

• Which actress won a Teen Choice Award for her role in the film Date Night?

Tina Fey

• Starred Plucky Duck.

Tiny Toon Adventures

• Was the first animated series produced by Steven Spielberg.

Tiny Toon Adventures

• Which of these films received the most Academy Award nominations?

Titanic

• On a standard QWERTY computer keyboard, what is the only vowel not to appear in the top row of letters?

A

• In Hans Christian Andersen's original fairy tale, whose heart did "The Snow Queen" freeze?

A Boy

• Which of these books were written by physicist Stephen Hawking?

A Brief History of Time, A Briefer History of Time, George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt, God Created the Integers, My Brief History, On The Shoulders of Giants, The Grand Design, The Universe in a Nutshell

• Which of these books were written by Charles Dickens?

A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, Bleak House, David Copperfield, Little Dorrit, The Adventures of Oliver Twist, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, The Old Curiosity Shop

• In the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk, what did Jack trade for a handful of beans?

A Cow

• Which of the following books from the A Song of Ice and Fire series of novels was written the earliest?

A Game of Thrones

• A member of the Religious Society of Friends is more commonly known as what?

A Quaker

• Which of these albums were recorded by Pink Floyd?

A Saucerful of Secrets, Atom Heart Mother, More, Obscured by Clouds, The Dark Side of the Moon, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, The Wall, Wish You Were Here

• As of 2014, which of the following works by science fiction author Philip K. Dick have been adapted into films?

A Scanner Darkly, Adjustment Team, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Impostor, Paycheck, The Golden Man, The Minority Report, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale

• Which of these plays were written by Tennessee Williams?

A Streetcar Named Desire, Camino Real, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Fugitive Kind, Period of Adjustment, Stairs to the Roof, The Glass Menagerie, The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

• Which of these plays won the Pulitzer Prize for drama?

A Streetcar Named Desire, Death of a Salesman, Fences, Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, Rent, South Pacific, The Diary of Anne Frank

• Won the first Hugo Award ever given to a graphic novel for his work, Watchmen.

Alan Moore

• Which of these Eastern European countries was not part of the former Yugoslavia?

Albania

• Which of these birds are seabirds?

Albatrosses, Boobies, Gulls, Pelicans, Penguins, Puffins, Skimmers, Snipes

• Proposed the Special Theory of Relativity.

Albert Einstein

• Was recognized as TIME magazine's "Person of the Century" in 1999.

Albert Einstein

• What Jewish scientist was asked to be the second president of Israel in 1952 at age 73?

Albert Einstein

• Worked as a patent clerk in his youth.

Albert Einstein

• Which of these lakes are found in Africa?

Albert, Edward, Kariba, Kivu, Malawi, Tanganyika, Turkana, Victoria

• As of 2014, which of these cities do not have an NBA franchise?

Albuquerque, Austin, Colorado Springs, Fresno, Las Vegas, Omaha, Seattle, Virginia Beach

• In the Harry Potter book series, which of these characters work at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?

Albus Dumbledore, Filius Flitwick, Minerva McGonagall, Poppy Pomfrey, Remus Lupin, Rolanda Hooch, Rubeus Hagrid, Severus Snape

• Created his first invention at age 12.

Alexander Graham Bell

• Developed a metal jacket to assist patients with lung problems.

Alexander Graham Bell

• Is credited with the invention of the telephone.

Alexander Graham Bell

• Conquered the Persian Empire.

Alexander the Great

• Had Aristotle as a tutor.

Alexander the Great

• Was portrayed by Colin Farrell in a 2004 historical drama.

Alexander the Great

• Which of these names belonged to kings of England?

Alfred, Charles, Edmund, Edward, George, Henry, James, William

• Which of these countries are larger than the island nation of Greenland?

Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Russia, United States

• As of 2014, which of these countries are members of OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries?

Algeria, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Venezuela

• As of 2013, which of these musicians have published a book of their own poetry?

Alicia Keys, Billy Corgan, Bob Dylan, Jewel, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Leonard Cohen, Tupac Shakur

• Appeared at the end of the 2012 film Prometheus.

Alien

• Appeared earlier, in 1979.

Alien

• Has appeared in films directed by Ridley Scott and James Cameron.

Alien

• What were psychiatrists once known as?

Alienists

• Which of these plays were written by William Shakespeare?

All's Well That Ends Well, As You Like It, Cymbeline, Love's Labour's Lost, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Winter's Tale

• Which of these animals are reptiles?

Alligator, Crocodile, Frilled Lizard, Gecko, Iguana, Snake, Tortoise, Turtle

• Are generally darker in skin color.

Alligators

• Are only natively found in the U.S. and China.

Alligators

• Which of these names are characters from the TV series House?

Allison Cameron, Chris Taub, Eric Foreman, James Wilson, Lawrence Kutner, Lisa Cuddy, Remy Hadley, Robert Chase

• Which of these creatures lived during the Jurassic period?

Allosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Crocodile, Megalosaurus, Pterodactyl, Shark, Squid, Stegosaurus

• Which is not a vocal part in an all-male barbershop quartet?

Alto

• Appeared on the cover of three of Francine Pascal's books.

Amanda Seyfried

• Starred in the TV Series Veronica Mars.

Amanda Seyfried

• In what river would you find the meat-eating fish pictured here?

Amazon

• Flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Amazon River

• Is located in South America.

Amazon River

• Which of these names are flavors of Ben & Jerry's ice cream?

AmeriCone Dream, Cherry Garcia, Chubby Hubby, Chunky Monkey, Imagine Whirled Peace, Karamel Sutra, Late Night Snack, Phish Food

• Which of the following conflicts began most recently?

American Civil War

• Discovered a Grammy winner in its first season.

American Idol

• Has had Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler as judges.

American Idol

• What museum was the setting for the Ben Stiller film A Night at the Museum?

American Museum of Natural History

• Grossed more worldwide at the box office.

American Pie

• Had several sequels.

American Pie

• Has a cameo appearance by punk band Blink-182.

American Pie

• Which influential poet was born Everett LeRoi Jones?

Amiri Baraka

• Which of these gods are Egyptian deities?

Amun, Anubis, Horus, Isis, Nefertum, Nephthys, Osiris, Ptah

• In Egyptian mythology, which of these gods is the eldest?

Amun-Ra

• Which of these animals do not lay eggs?

Anaconda, Bat, Boa Constrictor, Garter Snake, Hedgehog, Porcupine, Rattlesnake, Skink

• As of the end of the 2012-13 season, which of these NHL teams have won the Stanley Cup at least once?

Anaheim Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning

• Founded the Olympic Games.

Ancient Greece

• Was the birthplace of democracy.

Ancient Greece

• Had two centuries of peace called the Pax Romana.

Ancient Rome

• Was home of the Colosseum.

Ancient Rome

• Was ruled by dictator Julius Caesar.

Ancient Rome

• Which of these are books written by Dr. Seuss?

And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, Hop on Pop, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, If I Ran the Circus, Oh Say Can You Say, Oh the Places You'll Go, The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, Yertle the Turtle

• Which of these breeds are types of horses?

Andalusian, Appaloosa, Arabian, Clydesdale, Friesian, Mustang, Paint, Palomino

• What South American mountain range, pictured here, is the source of the Amazon river?

Andes

• What tennis player married fellow former number one tennis star Steffi Graf?

Andre Agassi

• As of 2013, which of these tennis players have won all 4 Grand Slam tournaments?

Andre Agassi, Billie Jean King, Maria Sharapova, Martina Navratilova, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Steffi Graf

• Was born in Scotland.

Andrew Carnegie

• Wrote that, "The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced."

Andrew Carnegie

• Composed Cats, Evita, and Phantom of the Opera.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

• Owns the Theatre Royal and the London Palladium.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

• Won seven Tony Awards.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

• What U.S. banker donated both his art collection and funding to the National Gallery of Art?

Andrew Mellon

• Which of the following names are constellations?

Andromeda, Aries, Gemini, Hercules, Orion, Taurus, Ursa Major, Virgo

• Which of these famous artists were painting in the 20th century?

Andy Warhol, Edward Hopper, Georges Braque, Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian

• Which artist famously sculpted The Thinker, pictured here?

Auguste Rodin

• Who was the great nephew of Julius Caesar and the first Roman Emperor?

Augustus

• Became Egypt's first Roman emperor.

Augustus Caesar

• Is credited with bringing the Roman Empire into its Golden Age.

Augustus Caesar

• Which of these historical figures were Roman emperors?

Augustus, Caligula, Claudius, Constantine, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Tiberius

• Which of the following cities will host a Formula One race as part of the 2014 season?

Austin, Barcelona, Hockenheim, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne, Montreal, Silverstone, Sochi

• Is home to wallabies.

Australia

• Scares tourists with the legend of "Drop Bears".

Australia

• Which of these national flags are red, white, and blue in color?

Australia, Cambodia, Czech Republic, France, Liberia, North Korea, U.S.A., United Kingdom

• In which of these locations do you drive on the left side of the road?

Australia, England, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa

• Which of these countries did Germany occupy during WWII?

Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Italy, Norway, Poland

• As of January 2014, which of these countries use the euro as their currency?

Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands

• Were invented by Karl Benz.

Automobiles

• Were proven reliable by the inventor's wife, who famously traveled over 80 kilometers using one.

Automobiles

• Which of these Sigourney Weaver films had the biggest opening weekend at the box office?

Avatar

• Which of these films has made more than a billion dollars at the box office worldwide?

Avatar, Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Skyfall, The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight, Titanic, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

• Which of these foods are fruit?

Avocado, Corn, Cucumber, Olives, Pumpkin, Squash, String Beans, Tomatoes

• Donated $400 million to underprivileged children in Brazil.

Ayrton Senna

• Had more Grand Prix wins, claiming 41 victories.

Ayrton Senna

• What is the name of Gargamel's cat in the children's program The Smurfs?

Azrael

• Which of these MLB players have hit over 500 career home runs?

Babe Ruth, Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron, Harmon Killibrew, Ken Griffey, Jr., Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Willie Mays

• Can cause the condition strep throat.

Bacteria

• Help with digestion.

Bacteria

• The female of which of these animals is not called a doe?

Badger

• Which of these sports are traditionally played on a court?

Badminton, Basketball, Handball, Netball, Racquetball, Squash, Tennis, Volleyball

• What is Canada's largest island?

Baffin

• Boasts Swan Lake and The Nutcracker as two of its most famous pieces.

Ballet Dance

• Is much older, dating back to around 1500.

Ballet Dance

• Uses moves such as the Plié and Pirouette.

Ballet Dance

• Which of these locations are in the original version of the board game Clue?

Ballroom, Billiard Room, Conservatory, Dining Room, Hall, Kitchen, Lounge, Study

• Which of these present day countries occupy land that was part of the Roman Empire?

Belgium, Egypt, Iraq, Romania, Spain, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom

• Which of these animals live in the Arctic?

Beluga, Caribou, Harp Seal, Narwhal, Orca, Polar Bear, Puffin, Walrus

• Had a cameo in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Ben Affleck

• Has directed a film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Ben Affleck

• Was born in California.

Ben Affleck

• What prolific inventor began publishing the folksy, practical Poor Richard's Almanack in 1732?

Ben Franklin

• Who is not featured in the sculpture carved into Mount Rushmore, pictured here?

Benjamin Franklin

• Which of these locations are U.S. national parks?

Bering Land Bridge, Cumberland Gap, Denali Preserve, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, Lassen Volcanic, Mount Rainier, Yosemite

• Which of these seas are considered part of the Pacific Ocean?

Bering Sea, Coral Sea, Java Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Tasman Sea

• Which of these cities is furthest north by latitude?

Berlin

• Is blonde.

Betty

• Which of these countries have French as an official language?

Belgium, Canada, Guinea, Haiti, Madagascar, Monaco, Rwanda, Switzerland

• Is good friends with Jughead.

Betty

• Was introduced earlier, at the same time as Archie and Jughead.

Betty

• What 1990s TV series featured a hang-out named "The Peach Pit"?

Beverly Hills, 90210

• As of 2014, which of these artists have performed at the Super Bowl Half-Time show?

Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Ella Fitzgerald, New Kids on the Block, Paul McCartney, The Blues Brothers, The Rolling Stones, The Who

• In cycling, what does BMX stand for?

Bicycle Motocross

• Before inventing the airplane, what kind of shop did the Wright Brothers operate?

Bicycle Store

• The Large Hadron Collider at CERN was built to try to recreate the conditions of what scientific theory?

Big Bang

• Has a "Diary Room" where the stars confess their secrets to the audience.

Big Brother

• Has its name inspired by George Orwell's novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Big Brother

• Originally aired in the Netherlands.

Big Brother

• Which of these individuals were presidents of the United States of America?

Bill Clinton, George Washington, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, James K. Polk, James Madison, Jimmy Carter, Ulysses S. Grant

• Started a foundation in 2000 which has donated over $40 billion to various charities.

Bill Gates

• Wrote the 1999 book Business @ the Speed of Thought.

Bill Gates

• Guest starred on the TV series Frasier.

Bill Paxton

• Starred in the HBO series Big Love.

Bill Paxton

• Was a punk in the original Terminator film.

Bill Paxton

• Played Lonestar in the film Spaceballs.

Bill Pullman

• Played the U.S. President in the film Independence Day.

Bill Pullman

• As of 2013, which of these film stars have also released a music album?

Billy Bob Thorton, Jamie Foxx, Keanu Reeves, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Martin, Steven Seagal

• Which is of these names is an alias for William H. Bonney?

Billy the Kid

• What kind of animal is a hoatzin?

Bird

• Which of these artists had songs featured on the soundtrack to the film Twilight?

Black Ghosts, Blue Foundation, Collective Soul, Iron & Wine, Linkin Park, Muse, Paramore, Radiohead

• Are believed to be at the center of each galaxy.

Black Holes

• Are thought to have a singularity at their centers.

Black Holes

• Have so much gravity that light cannot escape them.

Black Holes

• Does not assign importance to suits.

Black Jack

• According to the World Wildlife Foundation, which of these animals are endangered species as of 2013?

Black Rhino, Blue Whale, Bonobo, Chimpanzee, Giant Tortoise, Leatherback Turtle, Snow Leopard, Sumatran Elephant

• Which of these rock groups originate from England?

Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Who

• Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, sits on what body of water?

Black Sea

• What is the name of the poisonous female spider, shown here, with a red hourglass on its abdomen?

Black Widow

• Which of these creatures are not insects?

Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Centipede, Dust Mite, Lone Star Tick, Millipede, Scorpion, Tarantula

• Which of these colors are karate belt colors?

Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow

• Which of these films starred Gene Wilder?

Blazing Saddles, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, The Frisco Kid, The Producers, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Young Frankenstein

• What affliction did John Milton, the author of the epic poem "Paradise Lost", have?

Blindness

• Which of these characters are James Bond villains?

Blofeld, Francisco Scaramanga, Goldfinger, Jaws, Le Chiffre, Mr. Big, Nick Nack, Odd Job

• In the film Avatar, the Na'vi tribe have what color skin?

Blue

• What two colors are on the flag of the United Nations?

Blue & White

• Which of these animals are species of birds?

Blue Jay, Kiwi, Lark, Nightjar, Parrot, Petrel, Trogon, Wren

• Which of these whales is the longest?

Blue Whale

• Which dog did U.S. President Barack Obama adopt in 2012?

Bo

• What TV series takes place in the fictional town of Sunnydale, California?

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Which of these songs was the earliest to air on MTV?

Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star"

• What farm animal shares a name with a document issued by the Pope?

Bull

• What English nickname has been given to the kind of Japanese high-speed rail train pictured here, known locally as Shinkansen?

Bullet Trains

• Which of these Transformers are members of the Autobots?

Bumblebee, Ironhide, Jazz, Jolt, Leadfoot, Mudflap, Optimus Prime, Ratchet

• As of 2014, which of these skyscrapers is the tallest?

Burj Khalifa in Dubai

• Which of these characters are from the musical Cats?

Bustopher Jones, Demeter, Griddlebone, Grizabella, Macavity, Mr. Mistoffelees, Munkustrap, Old Deuteronomy

• Have a phenomenon named after them, claiming that minor actions can lead to larger consequences.

Butterflies

• Hold their wings together above their body when resting.

Butterflies

• In the book The Neverending Story, what is Bastian's surname?

Bux

• What letter is on the hot water tap in France?

C

• Befriended J.R.R. Tolkien in 1925.

C.S. Lewis

• Wrote the book Prince Caspian.

C.S. Lewis

• Wrote the book The Last Battle.

C.S. Lewis

• Is featured on the HBO series Deadwood.

Calamity Jane

• Was known for dressing in men's clothing.

Calamity Jane

• As of 2014, which of these states has the most NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL teams combined?

California

• In which U.S. state is Death Valley located?

California

• What state implemented a "cap and trade" program in 2012 to control carbon emissions?

California

• Which of these elements are radioactive?

Californium, Einsteinium, Neptunium, Plutonium, Polonium, Radium, Radon, Uranium

• Kate Moss became the face for which designer clothing brand when she was 18?

Calvin Klein

• In what country can you visit the temple Angkor Wat, pictured here?

Cambodia

• What country did Angelina Jolie's first adopted child, Maddox, come from?

Cambodia

• Which of these creatures are herbivores?

Camels, Caribou, Cows, Deer, Elephants, Giraffes, Rabbits, Squirrels

• What James directed the films Titanic and Avatar?

Cameron

• What country was named after the large amount of prawns that were found in its rivers?

Cameroon

• What is the name of the country retreat in Maryland used by U.S. presidents since the 1940s?

Camp David

• What does an upside-down "V" symbol on a map indicate?

Campground

• What country's name is a Native American word for "big village"?

Canada

• Where is Prince Edward Island?

Canada

• Which of these countries allied in opposition to the Axis Powers during World War II?

Canada, China, Cuba, France, Great Britain, India, Soviet Union, United States

• Which of these countries are found in Africa?

Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Lesotho, Mauritius, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Seychelles

• Which of these inventions did Thomas Edison hold patents for?

Carbon Microphone, Edison Cement, Electric Power Transmission, First Practical Light Bulb, Kinetograph Camera, Kinetoscope, Phonograph, Quadruplex Telegraph

• Which of these seas is the largest in square miles?

Caribbean Sea

• Coined the term "collective unconscious."

Carl Jung

• First popularized the concepts of introversion and extraversion.

Carl Jung

• Was born in Switzerland.

Carl Jung

• Which of these are musicals written by Rodgers and Hammerstein?

Carousel, Cinderella, Flower Drum Song, Oklahoma!, South Pacific, State Fair, The King and I, The Sound of Music

• Which of these films are based on Stephen King books?

Carrie, Misery, Silver Bullet, Stand By Me, The Mangler, The Mist, The Running Man, The Shining

• Which of these NCAA players was awarded the Heisman Trophy the earliest?

Carson Palmer

• Included the famous line "Here's looking at you, kid."

Casablanca

• Won an Academy Award for Best Picture.

Casablanca

• In what film did Daniel Craig make his first appearance as James Bond?

Casino Royale

• Which of these films feature James Bond?

Casino Royale, Diamonds Are Forever, Goldfinger, Moonraker, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice

• Which of these forms of media storage was released earliest?

Cassette Tape

• Which of these birds do not possess the ability to fly?

Cassowary, Dodo, Emu, Kiwi, Moa, Ostrich, Penguin, Rhea

• What word for an eye condition can also refer to a waterfall?

Cataract

• What was the original title of Joseph Heller's masterwork, Catch-22?

Catch-18

• Follows Captain John Yossarian.

Catch-22

• Uses a distinctive non-chronological storytelling.

Catch-22

• Have a breeding season dependent on the hemisphere.

Cats

• Were first domesticated in ancient Egypt.

Cats

• Which of these trees are evergreens?

Cedar, Fir, Hemlock, Juniper, Laurel, Pine, Spruce, Yew

• What singer performed "Forget You" with Gwyneth Paltrow at the 2011 Grammy Awards wearing brightly colored feathers?

CeeLo Green

• What is the subject of Lisa Kudrow's TV documentary series, Who Do You Think You Are?

Celebrity Family Trees

• Which of these instruments are in the strings family?

Cello, Clavichord, Guitar, Lyre, Mandolin, Piano, Viola, Zither

• In what U.S. park can you find an Alice in Wonderland statue and read lines from the poem "Jabberwocky"?

Central Park

• As of 2013, which of these artists' paintings was sold at the highest price?

Cezanne

• According to the publication Popular Mechanics, which of these insects is the largest in size?

Chan's Megastick

have a romantic relationship with?

Chandler

• What E. B. White character says, "people believe almost anything they see in print"?

Charlotte

• Co-wrote a collection of poetry under the pseudonym "Bell."

Charlotte Bronte

• Wrote Jane Eyre.

Charlotte Bronte

• What revolutionary wrote The Motorcycle Diaries about his travels around South America?

Che Guevara

• Which of these sitcoms ran for the most seasons?

Cheers

• What is the name of the Boston Dynamic-engineered robot that can run up to 45 kilometers per hour?

Cheetah

• Which of these titles are versions of Apple's OS X?

Cheetah, Jaguar, Leopard, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Panther, Puma, Snow Leopard

• Which of these teams played in the English Premier League's 2013-2014 season?

Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Norwich, Stoke City, Swansea, Tottenham, West Ham

• In what game can you be skewered, forked or pinned by your opponent?

Chess

• What does the french term Papier-mâché mean?

Chewed-up Paper

• Has a film adaptation that won the Academy Award for best picture in 2003.

Chicago

• Was originally directed by Bob Fosse.

Chicago

• Which U.S. city, pictured here, is synonymous with deep-dish pizza?

Chicago

• Which of these foods would a pescetarian generally not eat?

Chicken

• Are the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Chickens

• Have over 200 distinct noises for communicating.

Chickens

• Easter Island is a special territory of which South American country?

Chile

• What narrow country covers more than half of South America's western coastline?

Chile

• Which country does not border Brazil?

Chile

• As of 2010, which country consumed the most electricity in kilowatt hours?

China

• As of 2014, which country is the largest manufacturer of wind turbines and solar panels?

China

• Has the higher population as of 2014.

China

• In 2013, which of these countries had the largest estimated population?

China

• In what country are people customarily considered to be one year old at birth?

China

• In which country would you traditionally order bird's nest soup?

China

• Landed an unmanned rover on the moon in 2013.

China

• The Gobi Desert covers parts of Mongolia and what other country?

China

• The tomb of what country's first emperor is guarded by 8,000 terracotta warriors like those pictured here?

China

• Which of these countries exported the most merchandise in 2013?

China

• Which of these countries had the most cellular phones in use in 2012?

China

• Which of these countries has only one time zone?

China

• What popular sweet treat was invented by mistake at the Toll House Inn in 1930?

Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Which of these inventions were created by women?

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Circular Saws, Colored Flare System, Dishwashers, Kevlar, Liquid Paper, Square Bottomed Paper Bags, Windshield Wipers

• According to the U.S.D.A., which of these foods has the most calories?

Chocolate Chip Muffin

• Knocked Sugar Ray Leonard down in The Fighter.

Christian Bale

• Starred in the film The Machinist.

Christian Bale

• In Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical The Phantom of the Opera, with whom does the Phantom fall in love?

Christine

• Began sailing when he was only 15 years old.

Christopher Columbus

• Is credited with accidentally discovering the Americas while trying to find a shortcut to Asia.

Christopher Columbus

• Which of these novel series started being published the earliest?

Chronicles of Narnia

• Topped AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movies list.

Citizen Kane

• Was a veiled biography of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.

Citizen Kane

• Was driven by the grand mystery of what "Rosebud" meant.

Citizen Kane

• Which of these sea animals are invertebrates?

Clam, Crab, Jellyfish, Lobster, Mussel, Octopus, Sea Urchin, Shrimp

• Which of these iPod models came first?

Classic

• Was a direct descendant of Alexander the Great.

Cleopatra

• Was close with Julius Caesar.

Cleopatra

• Was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

Cleopatra

• As of 2013, which of these country musicians have starred in a feature film set in the old west?

Clint Black, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

• What kind of data storage, hosted by a third-party data center, is accessible from any device anywhere?

Cloud

• Which of these films were produced by J.J. Abrams?

Cloverfield, Forever Young, Joy Ride, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Morning Glory, Star Trek, Super 8, The Suburbans

• Which of these games traditionally uses dice?

Clue, Dungeons and Dragons, Monopoly, Mousetrap, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Trouble, Yahtzee

• Which of these films starred Sylvester Stallone?

Cobra, Cop Land, First Blood, Oscar, Rhinestone, Rocky, Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, The Specialist

• Is officially sponsoring the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup in 2014.

Coca-Cola

• Trademarked its script logo in 1893, and still uses it today.

Coca-Cola

• Which of these body parts are found in the human head?

Cochlea, Cornea, Hippocampus, Lateral Incisor, Mandible, Medulla Oblongata, Pineal Gland, Retina

• What is the hole where you sit in a kayak called?

Cockpit

• Robusta and Arabica are common varieties of what type of bean?

Coffee

• Is fronted by lead vocalist, pianist, and rhythm guitarist Chris Martin.

Coldplay

• Refuse to use their songs for product endorsements, declining several multi-million dollar contracts.

Coldplay

• Released the 2002 album A Rush of Blood to the Head.

Coldplay

• What British rock group released a debut album called Parachutes?

Coldplay

• What actor in The King's Speech also starred in Bridget Jones's Diary?

Colin Firth

• What breed of dog, pictured here, originated in Scotland and England and was bred to herd animals?

Collie

• Which of these countries have Spanish as an official language?

Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Venezuela

• For which of these soccer teams did David Beckham not play?

Colorado Rapids

• What ailment is often caused by rhinovirus?

Common Cold

• Which of these classic arcade games was released earliest?

Computer Space

• Which of these films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger premiered earliest?

Conan the Destroyer

• Who wrote the novel The Road, which was later turned into a film starring Viggo Mortensen?

Cormac McCarthy

• On which Mediterranean island was Napoleon Bonaparte born?

Corsica

• Which of these countries border the Baltic Sea?

Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden

• What Law & Order star was a real cop in Chicago for 18 years before he played one on TV?

Dennis Farina

• Which of these actors has the most Emmy nominations for Best Lead Actor in a drama?

Dennis Franz

• Which of these NFL teams had the most wins during the 2013 season?

Denver Broncos

• As of 2014, has been nominated for more Oscars, at six.

Denzel Washington

• Is the national spokesman for the Boys and Girls Club of America.

Denzel Washington

• Won a Tony award for Fences.

Denzel Washington

• Features small yellow minions.

Despicable Me

• Features the villain Vector.

Despicable Me

• Revolves around the theft of the moon.

Despicable Me

• What NFL team was the first ever to finish a season with a record of 0-16 in 2008?

Detroit Lions

• If a player who is at advantage in a game of tennis loses the next point, what is the score?

Deuce

• What name is shared by the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and a character in the musical Cats?

Deuteronomy

• What is the only county in Great Britain that has two coasts?

Devon

• Which of these popular TV drama series ran for the most seasons?

Dexter

• Combines Catholic and Aztec cultures.

Dia de los Muertos

• Has celebrants that often wear decorative masks.

Dia de los Muertos

• Has decorations that include orange marigolds.

Dia de los Muertos

• What is the composition of the recently-discovered, burned-out star named Lucy?

Diamond

• Who was George W. Bush's running mate in the 2000 election?

Dick Cheney

• Which of these characters was the earliest to use the alter-ego "Robin" in the Batman comic books?

Dick Grayson

• In Virgil's "Aeneid," who does Aeneas tragically fall in love with on his way to founding Rome?

Dido

• Which of the following inventions are from the 19th century?

Disposable Razors, Dry-Cell Batteries, Dynamite, Rubber Tires, Steam Locomotives, Telephones, Typewriters, Water Turbines

• Had a film adaptation starring Ashley Judd and Kate Winslet.

Divergent

• Takes place in a dystopian Chicago.

Divergent

• As of 2014, which of these country music performers have won the most Grammys?

Dixie Chicks

• What is the capitol of Djibouti?

Djibouti

• In what sequel to Stephen King's The Shining does a grown-up Dan Torrance battle the True Knot?

Doctor Sleep

• Which of these shapes has the most sides?

Dodecagon

• Are descendants of gray wolves.

Dogs

• Are omnivores.

Dogs

• Were domesticated earlier.

Dogs

• Which character did Tori Spelling play on the TV series Beverly Hills, 90210?

Donna Martin

• Which of these TV series were produced by Nickelodeon?

Dora the Explorer, Global Guts, Invader Zim, Kenan & Kel, Planet Sheen, Rabbids Invasion, Sam & Cat, The Wild Thornberrys

• What John Heilemann & Mark Halperin best seller spills juicy details about the 2012 US presidential race?

Double Down

• As of 2014, where is the oldest surviving McDonald's restaurant?

Downey, CA

• Who is the primary villain of the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series?

Dr. Eggman

• Formed a charitable foundation to fight childhood obesity in 2003.

Dr. Phil

• Has two sons.

Dr. Phil

• What horseback riding sport uses the terms "flying change," "half-pass" and "travers"?

Dressage

• What versatile product was initially used to keep water out of ammunition casings during World War II?

Duct Tape

• What were jeans, like those pictured here, first called?

Dungarees

• What nationality was the artist Rembrandt?

Dutch

• According to Forbes, which actor's films earned the most money in 2013?

Dwayne Johnson

• What's the real name of pro wrestler "The Rock," who starred in Walking Tall and Hercules: The Thracian Wars?

Dwayne Johnson

• Which of these letters can be found on the top row of a standard QWERTY keyboard?

E, I, O, P, Q, R, U, Y

• What was the name of the lunar module that carried Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the surface of the Moon in 1969?

Eagle

• Which of these everyday items were originally designed for space exploration?

Ear Thermometers, Insulin Pumps, Invisible Braces, Memory Foam, Scratch Resistant Lenses, Smoke Detectors, Water Purification, Wireless Headsets

• What is the only planet in our solar system not named after a Greek or Roman god?

Earth

• Has athletes play a west coast style offense.

Football

• What antique car was also known as the Tin Lizzie?

Ford Model T

• Has cars with higher top speeds, at up to 205 mph.

Formula One Racing

• Has tracks that turn both right and left.

Formula One Racing

• Which of these films were released in the 1990's?

Forrest Gump, Ghost, Home Alone, Jurassic Park, Men In Black, Mrs. Doubtfire, Saving Private Ryan, Twister

• Which of these novels were made into movies that won the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay?

Forrest Gump, L.A. Confidential, No Country for Old Men, Schindler's Ark, The Godfather, The Pianist, The Return of The King, The Silence of the Lambs

• How many chambers make up the heart?

Four

• What number is considered especially unlucky in Chinese, Korean and Japanese cultures?

Four

• What animal's sound is a mystery according to YouTube's top trending video of 2013?

Fox

• What does the Cantonese name of the city of Hong Kong, pictured here, translate to in English?

Fragrant Harbor

• If you live in Tahiti, what country are you a citizen of?

France

• The Statue of Liberty was a gift given to the U.S. by what country?

France

• The historical North American territory of Acadia belonged to what country?

France

• Which of these countries joined the European Union earliest?

France

• Which of these national flags do not feature stars?

France, Ireland, Italy, Kuwait, Mexico, South Korea, Switzerland, United Kingdom

• Designed New York's Guggenheim Museum.

Frank Lloyd Wright

• Was famous for integrating nature into his buildings.

Frank Lloyd Wright

• Directed the film The Spirit and co-directed Sin City.

Frank Miller

• Famously reinvented Batman with the The Dark Knight Returns comic series.

Frank Miller

• The exterior of the Statue of Liberty, pictured here, was designed by which of these people?

Frederic Bartholdi

• What does FOIA stand for?

Freedom of Information Act

• On what day of the week did Hitler's Germany invade Poland, beginning World War II?

Friday

• At age 44, suffered a collapse and a complete loss of his mental faculties.

Friedrich Nietzsche

• Is listed higher on TIME's 100 Most Significant Figures in History, at #42.

Friedrich Nietzsche

• Wrote the philosophical novel Thus Spoke Zarathustra.

Friedrich Nietzsche

• Began most episode titles with the prefix "The one with..." or "The one where..."

Friends

• Had a short-lived spin-off show named Joey.

Friends

• Which fish, pictured here, does a chef need a special license to prepare in Japan?

Fugu

• In what scientific kingdom would you find Pixie's Parasol, Devil's Tooth and Shaggy Inkcap?

Fungi

• What measure is defined as the 220-yard distance a horse can pull a plow without resting?

Furlong

• Experienced his first epileptic seizure at age nine.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

• Served eight years of Siberian exile followed by a term of compulsory military service.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

• Wrote the 1864 existentialist novel Notes from Underground.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

• Fight against COBRA.

G.I. Joe

• Had its TV episodes end with the phrase, "Now you know, and knowing is half the battle."

G.I. Joe

• Discovered the moon was a sphere.

Galileo

• Has been nicknamed "The Father of Modern Science."

Galileo

• Was convicted of heresy by the Catholic Church.

Galileo

• If you have celiac disease, which substance will you be told to avoid eating?

Gluten

• Which of these animals are part of the Chinese Zodiac?

Goat, Horse, Monkey, Ox, Rabbit, Rat, Snake, Tiger

• What did Marcel Duchamp draw on a postcard of the Mona Lisa to create pop art?

Goatee/Mustache

• What slang term is sometimes used for the elusive subatomic Higgs boson particle?

God Particle

• Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Godzilla

• Is commonly referred to as the "King of the Monsters."

Godzilla

• Has had over 2 billion vehicles drive across it, as of 2013.

Golden Gate Bridge

• Is painted "International Orange."

Golden Gate Bridge

• Was referred to by a local newspaper as "a thirty-five million dollar steel harp" on its opening day.

Golden Gate Bridge

• Had Adam Scott as the male player of the year in 2013.

Golf

• Can end in a tie, and last did in 1989.

Golf's Ryder Cup

• Has two teams: Europe and the U.S.A.

Golf's Ryder Cup

• Which island's airfield did the US and Japan fight on for over 6 months in 1942?

Guadalcanal

• Sent and received the first wireless message across the Atlantic Ocean.

Guglielmo Marconi

• Won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Guglielmo Marconi

• Lost his memory in the film Memento.

Guy Pearce

• Saved the president's daughter in the film Lockout.

Guy Pearce

• Served as an army Staff Sergeant in the film The Hurt Locker.

Guy Pearce

• What meat sandwich gets its name from the Greek word for "turning"?

Gyro

• What does the bird say in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"?

"Nevermore."

• in Monty Python and the Holy Grail the knights that demanded a shrubbery are known to say what?

"Ni"

• Which of these songs is traditionally sung in rounds?

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat"

• What Beatles tune ranked number one on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the top 100 Fab Four tunes?

"A Day in the Life"

• Which of these poems were written by Pablo Neruda?

"A Dog Has Died", "A Lemon", "A Song of Despair", "Always", "And Because Love Battles", "If You Forget Me", "Ode to My Socks", "Your Laughter"

• Which of these songs were originally recorded by The Beatles?

"A Hard Day's Night", "Can't Buy Me Love", "Come Together", "Hello, Goodbye", "Hey Jude", "I Want to Hold Your Hand", "Let It Be", "The Long and Winding Road"

• Which of these songs are originally from Broadway musicals?

"All Er Nuthin", "Do You Hear the People Sing", "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?", "No One Mourns the Wicked", "Out Tonight", "Seasons of Love", "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat", "The Worst Pies in London"

• What Don McLean song references the 1959 plane crash that killed musicians Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens?

"American Pie"

• Which of these sayings have been slogans for Coca-Cola?

"Be Really Refreshed", "Catch the Wave", "Ice Cold Sunshine", "It's the Real Thing", "Life Tastes Good", "Look Up America", "Sign of Good Taste", 'Six Million a Day"

• Which of these songs are by One Direction?

"Best Song Ever", "Gotta Be You", "I Should Have Kissed You", "Kiss You", "Magic", "Na, Na, Na", "Taken", "What Makes You Beautiful"

• Which of these works of art were created by Andy Warhol?

"Brillo Soap Pads Box", "Eight Elvises", "Gun", "Hamburger", "Mao", "Marilyn", "Moonwalk", "Silver Liz"

• Which of these U.S. Presidential campaign slogans was used most recently?

"Change We Can Believe In"

• Which of these classic stories were originally printed in Grimm's Fairy Tales?

"Cinderella", "Hansel & Gretel", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Rapunzel", "Rumplestiltskin", "Snow White", "The Frog King", "The Golden Goose"

• What Beatles song was downloaded the most in the United States the first day iTunes began selling their music in 2010?

"Here Comes the Sun"

• Which rock tune was on Voyager I's data disc to acquaint other worlds with our culture?

"Johnny B. Goode"

• What words complete this song from TV series The Ren & Stimpy Show: "Happy Happy, _______"?

"Joy Joy"

• What does the name of the country Sierra Leone literally translate to?

"Lion Mountains"

• Which of the following professional boxers have scored the most knockouts?

"Sugar" Ray Robinson

• Which Neil Diamond song is played in the eighth inning of every Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park?

"Sweet Caroline"

• Which of these mythological tales was written earliest in history?

"The Epic of Gilgamesh"

• What signature phrase does Donald Trump say when he eliminates a contestant on the TV series The Apprentice?

"You're fired!"

• How much money did the United States pay France for the Louisiana territory?

$15 Million

• How many paintings did Van Gogh sell during his lifetime?

1

• New Zealand was first inhabited by people approximately how many years ago?

1,000

• Approximately how many inches per year is the Moon moving away from the Earth?

1.5

• What is the highest number in a target area of a deck shuffleboard court?

10

• In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, how many years did Sleeping Beauty sleep for?

100

• Which number does the Roman numeral "C" represent?

100

• As of 2014, how many people in total have walked on the Moon?

12

• What is the average depth of the ocean?

12,000 Feet

• What is the maximum number of clubs you are allowed to carry with you in a round of golf?

14

• As of April 2014, when posting on Twitter, a "tweet" restricts you to how many typed characters?

140

• What is the highest league play score one can earn in a single turn of the sport pictured here?

180

• In which year was the word "internet" coined?

1974

• Features N.A.S.A.'s Voyager 1.

1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture

• Ranks James T. Kirk as an Admiral.

1979's Star Trek: The Motion Picture

• What year did the euro debut as a financial unit in corporate and investment markets?

1999

• How many single squares are there on a chessboard?

64

• According to traditional Indian medicine, what is the number of major chakras in the human body?

7

• What NYC luxury apartment building is said to house the largest group of U.S. billionaires?

740 Park

• First produced in the 1960s, how big was the original floppy disk?

8 inches

• About what percentage of Turkey is geographically in Asia?

95%

• Roughly how many baby teeth does a child have?

20

• Which of these classic novels were written by Jules Verne?

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, Five Weeks in a Balloon, From the Earth to the Moon, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Off on a Comet, The Lighthouse at the End of the World, The Mysterious Island

• As of 2014, which of these films made the American Film Institute's Top 10 Sci-Fi Films of All-Time?

2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Alien, Back to the Future, Blade Runner, E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Day the Earth Stood Still

• What is the only palindromic numerical year of the 21st century?

2002

• Features time travel.

2009's Star Trek

• Has a scene where Spock kisses Uhura.

2009's Star Trek

• Was written by Robert Orci.

2009's Star Trek

• Produced the Alien franchise.

20th Century Fox

• Produced the first film version of Les Miserables in 1935.

20th Century Fox

• How old was Mike Tyson when he became the youngest man ever to win a heavyweight boxing title?

22

• Which of these numbers did basketball player Michael Jordan wear on his jersey while he played for the Chicago Bulls?

23

• Climbing Mount Everest is like climbing the Empire State Building how many times?

23 Times

• How many dots are in each level of the video game Pac-Man?

240

• In which of these Katherine Heigl films did her character get married?

27 Dresses

• Which of these artists or groups have won a Latin Grammy for best new artist?

3BallMTY, Alex Cuba, Alexander Acha, Bebe, Calle 13, Jesse & Joy, Kany García, Sie7e

• What is the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything?

42

• How many minutes are in each half of a soccer match?

45

• What number do the nine digits on any completed line of a Sudoku puzzle add up to?

45

• How many chromosomes are there in a normal human cell?

46

• What was the average life expectancy for a human female living in the year 1900?

48

• How many stars are on the Chinese flag?

5

• On average, how many earthquakes are detected by the National Earthquake Information Center each day worldwide?

50

• Out of the 150,000 strands of hair on our heads, about how many fall out per day?

50

• Which of these comedies star Seth Rogen?

50/50, Funny People, Kung Fu Panda, Monsters vs. Aliens, Paul, The Green Hornet, The Guilt Trip, This Is The End

• Not including jokers, how many cards are there in a standard deck of playing cards?

52

• In tennis, tie-breakers are played at what score in a set?

6 - 6

• Approximately how many Viking warriors could fit in a longboat?

60

• Which of these fields are types of medical doctors?

Anesthesiologists, Dermatologists, Obstetricians, Oncologists, Paleopathologists, Pathologists, Pediatricians, Radiologists

• According to Forbes Magazine, who among these actors was the highest-paid in 2013?

Angelina Jolie

• Directed the film In the Land of Blood and Honey.

Angelina Jolie

• Is the daughter of actor Jon Voight.

Angelina Jolie

• Which of these African countries border the Atlantic Ocean?

Angola, Ghana, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa

• From what material was parchment usually made?

Animal Skin

• Featured characters in the Warner Brothers water tower after the credits of every episode.

Animaniacs

• Starred Wakko.

Animaniacs

• Was listed among TV Guide's "60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time".

Animaniacs

• Which of these actors won an Oscar at the youngest age?

Anna Paquin

• Earned the title "Little Sure Shot" for her gun skill.

Annie Oakley

• What acronym are the Caribbean Islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao known by?

ABC Islands

• Originally formed in Australia.

AC/DC

• Released one of the top 10 best selling albums of all time.

AC/DC

• Which of these two-letter words are acceptable in the board game Scrabble?

Aa, Hm, Mm, Ow, Ox, Qi, Yo, Za

• Who was the first European to discover New Zealand?

Abel Tasman

• In what Nick Hornby novel does a bachelor attend single mothers' groups to meet women?

About a Boy

• Which of these presidents did not have a moustache while in office?

Abraham Lincoln

• Which of these U.S. presidents served in the military?

Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, George Washington, Harry S. Truman, John. F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant

• What is the temperature -460F (-273C) better known as?

Absolute Zero

• Which of these were Greek mythological heroes?

Achilles, Ajax, Castor, Daedalus, Hector, Pandion, Perseus, Theseus

• Which of these are ailments from the original Operation board game?

Adam's Apple, Brain Freeze, Broken Heart, Butterflies in Stomach, Spare Ribs, Water on the Knee, Wish Bone, Wrenched Ankle

• What can a particularly strong jet stream temporarily do?

Adjust the Length of a Day

• As of 2013, which of the following NFL running backs has rushed for the most yards in a single game?

Adrian Peterson

• Which of these animals are a breed of dog?

Affenpinscher, Akbash, American Staffordshire, Hamiltonstovare, Havanese, Irish Setter, Pekingese, Pomeranian

• Which countries joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty when it began in 1968?

Afghanistan, Canada, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States

• According to the United Nations, which of these regions contain the most countries as of 2014?

Africa

• As of 2010, which of these continents has the largest population?

Africa

• On what continent would you find the Cradle of Humankind, known for its famous archaeological finds?

Africa

• As of 2014, which of these locations have been titles of the TV series Survivor?

Africa, Borneo, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Guatemala, Micronesia, Thailand

• Petrichor is a term for what scent?

After Rainfall

• What is the name for the short sheaths on the end of shoelaces?

Aglet

• In Le Morte d'Arthur, which of these characters are Knights of the Round Table?

Aglovale, Agravaine, Aliduke, Arthur, Galahad, Kay, Launcelot du Lac, Percivale

• As of 2014, which of these actors have won both an Oscar and an Emmy Award?

Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Jessica Tandy, Meryl Streep, Paul Newman, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones

• Which of these astronauts traveled into space the earliest?

Alan B. Shepard, Jr.

• Appeared as himself on TV series The Simpsons.

Alan Moore

• Started his own imprints, Mad Love Publishing and America's Best Comics.

Alan Moore

• Which of these oceans is the smallest?

Arctic Ocean

• Is known as "Mars" in Roman mythology.

Ares

• Sided with the Trojans during the Trojan War.

Ares

• Gained its independence earlier, in 1816.

Argentina

• What country did Pope Francis originally hail from?

Argentina

• Which of these countries are members of the G20 economic group?

Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

• Which of these countries use nuclear power plants?

Argentina, Finland, Netherlands, Pakistan, Romania, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea

• Which of these substances are real-life elements?

Argon, Cesium, Francium, Gold, Helium, Hydrogen, Lithium, Zinc

• Which of these elements are listed as gases on the Periodic Table of Elements?

Argon, Chlorine, Fluorine, Krypton, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Radon, Xenon

• Classified democracy as a deviant form of government.

Aristotle

• Was a tutor to a thirteen-year-old Alexander the Great.

Aristotle

• Which of these NFL teams are in the National Football Conference, or NFC?

Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks

• Which of the following animals are mammals?

Armadillo, Bat, Dolphin, Kangaroo, Lemur, Manatee, Rhinoceros, Whale

• Which of these countries made up the former U.S.S.R.?

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Latvia, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

• Has a drink named after him, which is a mix of iced tea and lemonade.

Arnold Palmer

• As of 2013, which of these pro golfers have won a Masters Golf tournament?

Arnold Palmer, Bubba Watson, Charl Schwartzel, Jack Nicklaus, Mike Weir, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Trevor Immelman

• Acted in the film The Expendables.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

• Lends his name to a brand of protein powder.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

• As of 2013, which of these celebrities have stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Trump, Drew Carey, Harrison Ford, Hugh Jackman, Jamie Foxx, Roger Ebert, Tommy Lee Jones

• Which of these authors have won the Hugo Award for best science fiction or fantasy novel?

Arthur C. Clarke, Daniel Keyes, George R. R. Martin, Isaac Asimov, John Varley, Kurt Vonnegut, Orson Scott Card, Philip K. Dick

• What Twitter aficionado was once married to Demi Moore?

Ashton Kutcher

• Has a larger population.

Asia

• Is home to the Taj Mahal.

Asia

• Which of these animals has the longest pregnancy?

Asian Elephant

• Is the deity of wisdom.

Athena

• Is the namesake of a Greek city.

Athena

• Uses the Aegis as a shield.

Athena

• As of 2014, which of these cities has hosted the Summer Olympics?

Athens, Atlanta, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Sydney, Tokyo

• What legendary sunken island was first mentioned in the works of Plato?

Atlantis

• What New Zealand harbor town is so boat happy that it's known as the "City of Sails"?

Auckland

• Which of these car manufacturers originated in Europe?

Audi, BMW, Citroën, Ferrari, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Porsche, Volvo

• Who replaced Kofi Annan as Secretary-General of the United Nations in 2007?

Ban Ki-moon

• In the videogame Ms. Pacman, which of these fruits is worth the most points?

Banana

• Which of these villains made their first appearance in a Batman comic?

Bane, Clay Face, Hush, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, The Joker, The Ventriloquist, Two Face

• Which of these cities are national capitals?

Bangkok, Beijing, Brasilia, Caracas, Madrid, New Delhi, Rome, Stockholm

• Steve Martin, known for his comedy and writing, is also famous for playing which instrument?

Banjo

• As of 2013, which of these people have been named Time Magazine's person of the year?

Barack Obama, Ben Bernake, George W. Bush, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Pope Francis, Rudy Giuliani, Vladimir Putin

• As of 2014, which of the following people have won a Nobel Peace Prize?

Barack Obama, Desmond Tutu, Martin Luther King Jr., Mikhail Gorbachev, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, The 14th Dalai Lama, Yasser Arafat

• Which of these countries are island nations?

Barbados, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, Madagascar, New Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka

• What two chemical element symbols are in the logo for the TV show Breaking Bad?

Barium and Bromine

• Which of these classic cartoon characters were voiced by Mel Blanc?

Barney Rubble, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Heathcliff, Marvin the Martian, Mr. Spacely, Woody Woodpecker

• What meteorological instrument, shown here, measures atmospheric pressure?

Barometer

• Which of these art movements began earliest?

Baroque

• Which of these football athletes have won the Heisman Trophy?

Barry Sanders, Doug Flutie, Eddie George, Johnny Manziel, Matt Leinart, Roger Staubach, Tim Tebow, Vinny Testaverde

• What sport is Babe Ruth famous for playing?

Baseball

• Which of these names are types of sharks?

Basking, Goblin, Hammerhead, Leopard, Spiny Dogfish, Thresher, Tiger, Whale

• Which of these voice types has the lowest singing range?

Bass

• Alfred Pennyworth serves as which superhero's butler?

Batman

• Detective Comics issue no. 27, published in 1939, marked the first appearance of what superhero who went on to be featured in several blockbuster movies?

Batman

• Mentors the young crime-fighter Robin.

Batman

• Was portrayed by Christian Bale in the films that Christopher Nolan directed.

Batman

• Which of these films starred George Clooney?

Batman & Robin, Burn After Reading, From Dusk Till Dawn, Gravity, Oceans 11, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Ides of March, Three Kings

• U2's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" was released on the soundtrack of what Batman film?

Batman Forever

• Which of these historical regions are not present day countries?

Bavaria, Czechoslovakia, Hanover, Moldova, Prussia, Sardinia, Wallachia, Wurttemberg

• Which of these villains are from the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series?

Baxter Stockman, Bebop, Foot Clan, Krang, Rocksteady, Shredder, Slash, The Rat King

• Which of these NCAA teams are a part of the Big 12 conference?

Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, West Virginia Mountaineers

• Which ship took Charles Darwin on his voyage to the Galápagos Islands?

Beagle

• As of 2013, which of these artists have had albums produced by Def Jam records?

Beastie Boys, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, LL Cool J, The Roots, Xzibit

• What is the name of Dante's guide through Heaven in "The Divine Comedy"?

Beatrice

• Which of these insects spreads royal jelly over eggs?

Bee

• What food delicacy was named after the man who won the Battle of Waterloo?

Beef Wellington

• Have hairy bodies and legs.

Bees

• Live in geometric wax hives.

Bees

• Which of these vegetables can be found in V8 Juice?

Beet, Carrot, Celery, Lettuce, Parsley, Spinach, Tomato, Watercress

• In what family of insects are fireflies, like those pictured here?

Beetles

• Which city hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

Beijing

• Which of these locations are cities?

Beirut, Halifax, Hanoi, Manila, Nassau, Pyongyang, Vienna, Winnipeg

• Which of these countries contributed to the building of the International Space Station?

Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom

• Which of these street names are also properties in the original version of Monopoly?

Boardwalk, Marvin Gardens, Mediterranean Avenue, North Carolina Avenue, Park Place, St. Charles Place, Ventnor Avenue, Virginia Avenue

• What musician received France's highest cultural award, the Legion of Honor, in 2013?

Bob Dylan

• What children's TV show popularised the phrase, "Yes we can," before Barack Obama?

Bob the Builder

• What MLB manager's 132nd career game ejection broke the previous record in 2007?

Bobby Cox

• What mountainous country's national flag features a llama and a condor?

Bolivia

• Is where many land speed records have been set.

Bonneville Salt Flats

• Was the touchdown location for NASA's Stardust mission.

Bonneville Salt Flats

• Which of these animals are native to Africa?

Bonobo, Chimpanzee, Elephant, Giraffe, Gorilla, Leopard, Rhinoceros, Zebra

• What would a bibliophile collect?

Books

• On a film set, what is the long pole with a microphone on the end of it like the one pictured here called?

Boom

• What leader succeeded Mikhail Gorbachev, becoming the first president of Russia?

Boris Yeltsin

• Which city is home to the 2013 World Series champions?

Boston

• As of the end of the 2012-2013 season, which team has the most NBA Championships?

Boston Celtics

• Which of these terms are types of knots?

Bowline, Clove Hitch, Figure Eight, Fisherman's, Inside Clinch, Overhand, Sheet Bend, Tomfool

• Which of these animals are omnivores?

Box Turtle, Chicken, Flamingos, Hummingbird, Iguana, Piranhas, Raccoon, Whale Shark

• To what sport do the Marquess of Queensberry rules apply?

Boxing

• Which of these events were held during the ancient Olympic Games?

Boxing, Discus Throw, Horse Racing, Javelin Throw, Long Jump, Pentathlon, Shot Put, Wrestling

• As of 2013, which of these actors starred in the film with the highest score on RottenTomatoes.com?

Brad Pitt

• What is the capital of Brazil?

Brasilia

• As of 2013, which national teams have won the most FIFA World Cup Championships?

Brazil

• Gave women the right to vote earlier, in 1932.

Brazil

• Has Portuguese as its official language.

Brazil

• Has the strongest economy in South America.

Brazil

• Is three times larger.

Brazil

• Which of these countries fought in World War I?

Brazil, Bulgaria, Cuba, England, France, Germany, New Zealand, U.S.A.

• As of 2014, which of these countries have hosted the FIFA World Cup?

Brazil, Chile, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay

• Which of these countries does the Equator pass through?

Brazil, Columbia, Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda

• In which of these fighting styles is mixed martial artist Georges St-Pierre a black belt?

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

• Is considered one of the top 15 best-written TV series of all time by the Writers Guild of America.

Breaking Bad

• Is produced by Vince Gilligan.

Breaking Bad

• Takes place in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Breaking Bad

• In which of these card games is each of the four players allocated a point on the compass?

Bridge

• Which of these names are Yoga poses?

Bridge, Downward Facing Dog, Eagle, Flying Crow, Half Moon, Little Thunderbolt, Mountain, Plank

• Which of these celebrities participated in the "Got Milk?" advertising campaign?

Britney Spears, Elton John, Jackie Chan, Jennifer Aniston, Joan Rivers, Larry King, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Steven Tyler

• Which of these substances is not a metallic element on the periodic table?

Bronze

• Governor Chris Christie claims he's attended 130 concerts of what New Jersey musician?

Bruce Springsteen

• Whose debut album was Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.?

Bruce Springsteen

• What R&B crooner born in Honolulu was an Elvis impersonator at 4 years old?

Bruno Mars

• In Roald Dahl's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's last name?

Bucket

• Does not involve the worship of a supreme being.

Buddhism

• Encourages abstaining from earthly comforts.

Buddhism

• Has disciples pursue Nirvana.

Buddhism

• Which of these things spread via the Silk Road trade route?

Buddhism, Ceramics, Gunpowder, Islam, Paper, Silk, The Magnetic Compass, The Printing Press

• As of 2014, which of these are names of pets owned by Presidents of the United States?

Buddy, India, Lucky, Millie, Ranger, Rex, Socks, Spot

• Which team made the biggest playoff comeback in NFL history by defeating the Houston Oilers in 1993?

Buffalo Bills

• In 2011, which of these countries had the highest average precipitation?

Costa Rica

• The U.S. Secret Service was set up in order to combat what crime?

Counterfeiting Money

• Which of these works were painted by Picasso?

Couple, Girl Before a Mirror, Guernica, Mother and Child, Old Guitarist, The Dream, Three Musicians, Violin and Guitar

• What was American skier Lindsey Vonn's prize for winning the World Cup at Val D'Isere in 2005?

Cow

• Who was the first host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show?

Craig Kilborn

• Which Native American historical figure shares his name with an American rock band?

Crazy Horse

• Which of these artists/bands performed at Woodstock in 1969?

Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, The Band, The Grateful Dead, The Who

• Found in Africa, south of the Sahara, what type of bird is pictured here?

Crested Crane

• What is Greece's largest and most southern island?

Crete

• Allows players to carry the bat when they run.

Cricket

• Has a "pitch" that's a part of the field, not a play.

Cricket

• Which of these are novels by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

Crime and Punishment, Humiliated and Insulted, Notes From Underground, The Adolescent, The Brothers Karamazov, The Gambler, The Idiot, The Landlady

• As of 2013, which of these players have been named FIFA's Player of the Year?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Marco van Basten, Michael Owen, Pavel Nedved, Ricardo Kaká, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane

• As of 2014, which of these countries are members of the European Union?

Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Spain, Sweden

• Are better adapted to living in seawater.

Crocodiles

• Are more aggressive.

Crocodiles

• Followed Captain Hook in the 1911 J.M. Barrie novel Peter Pan.

Crocodiles

• What game involves using a mallet like those pictured here to hit wooden balls through hoops planted in the ground?

Croquet

• From 1900 to 2012, which of these sports have been Olympic events?

Croquet, Diving, Handball, Live Pigeon Shooting, Sailing, Swimming, Tug of War, Water Skiing

• What is a cruciverbalist?

Crossword Puzzle Designer

• Are called a "murder" when in a group.

Crows

• Have a smaller wingspan.

Crows

• What was the unusually appropriate last name of the inventor of potato chips?

Crumb

• What Caribbean island did the Soviet Union intend to use as a base for nuclear weapons, leading to a major Cold War crisis in 1962?

Cuba

• Which of these Caribbean countries has the largest population?

Cuba

• Which of these Caribbean islands is the largest?

Cuba

• What radical early 20th-century art movement is Picasso famous for co-founding with Georges Braque?

Cubism

• Involves breaking up and reassembling objects in an abstracted form.

Cubism Art

• Was founded by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso.

Cubism Art

• What's the name of the acrobatic rover that touched down on Mars in 2012 and continues to explore it?

Curiosity

• What 1980s pop singer won a 2013 Tony for Best Original Score for the musical "Kinky Boots"?

Cyndi Lauper

• What artist created the most expensive painting ever sold to date?

Cézanne

• Which of these Roman numerals is the largest?

D

• Created the characters from the animated TV series Teen Titans.

DC Comics

• Created the charity We Can Be Heroes.

DC Comics

• Rebooted all existing monthly comics in 2011, calling the new series The New 52.

DC Comics

• Collaborated with Pharrell Williams in 2013.

Daft Punk

• Won the 2014 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Daft Punk

• Which of these NFL teams have won a Super Bowl?

Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Rams

• Which of these teams are in the National Hockey League?

Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Montréal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets

• Which of the following cities has been inhabited longest?

Damascus

• Had his character Robert Langdon portrayed by Tom Hanks.

Dan Brown

• Has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World.

Dan Brown

• Has more copies of his novels in print, at more than 200 million.

Dan Brown

• What is Zumba?

Dance Fitness Craze

• As of 2014, has had more novels adapted to film, at 23.

Danielle Steel

• As of 2014, is the best-selling living author.

Danielle Steel

• Authored the Max and Martha series, a collection of illustrated children's books.

Danielle Steel

• Which is not an official language of Belgium?

Danish

• Who directed Slumdog Millionaire?

Danny Boyle

• Directed the film Death to Smoochy.

Danny DeVito

• Found fame on the TV series Taxi.

Danny DeVito

• Voiced the Grundle King in 1986's My Little Pony: The Movie.

Danny DeVito

• Has scored the majority of long-time friend Tim Burton's films.

Danny Elfman

• Was the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Oingo Boingo.

Danny Elfman

• Wrote the theme music for the TV series The Simpsons.

Danny Elfman

• Created comics based on the BioWare video game franchise Mass Effect.

Dark Horse Comics

• Created the character Hellboy, who was played by Ron Perlman on film.

Dark Horse Comics

• Which of these comedians was on 'Saturday Night Live' the longest?

Darrell Hammond

• Which of these drinks are Coca-Cola products?

Dasani, Dr. Pepper, Fanta, Five Alive, Fresca, Hi-C, Powerade, Sprite

• Famously features a "top ten list" on his show.

David Letterman

• Will be on the air longer, until 2015.

David Letterman

• What Latin American holiday celebrates family and friends who have passed away?

Day of the Dead

• Which episode of the TV series Doctor Who reunited the present and past Doctors on-screen?

Day of the Doctor

• Which of these films feature vampires?

Daybreakers, Fright Night, From Dusk Till Dawn, Nosferatu, Salem's Lot, The Lost Boys, Twilight, Underworld

• Follows the Brady, the Horton, and the DiMera families.

Days of Our Lives

• Has been on air longer, with 49 seasons as of 2014.

Days of Our Lives

• Is set in the fictitious Midwestern town of Salem.

Days of Our Lives

• What annual, 200-lap stock car race is NASCAR's biggest event?

Daytona 500

• What make of car served as Marty McFly's time machine in the film Back to the Future?

DeLorean

• Which of these websites are part of the Gawker Media Group?

Deadspin, Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, Lifehacker, Sploid, io9

• Is the author of the Odd Thomas series.

Dean Koontz

• Was born in Pennsylvania, USA.

Dean Koontz

• Wrote the book Prison Of Ice under the pen name David Axton.

Dean Koontz

• What is the name given to Lord Voldemort's legion of followers in the Harry Potter series?

Death Eaters

• Has recorded the hottest temperature on earth, at 134°F.

Death Valley

• Is famous for its mysterious sailing stones, rocks which seemingly move.

Death Valley

• Is home to the Racetrack Playa.

Death Valley

• What was the name of the IBM computer that beat world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997?

Deep Blue

• As of 2014, which of these non-fiction authors has written the most books?

Deepak Chopra

• In Greek mythology, which of these labors did Heracles complete earliest?

Defeated the Nemean lion

• Has the indigenous name of Rapa Nui.

Easter Island

• Is home to man-made structures known as moai.

Easter Island

• Has a sequel.

Eat, Pray, Love

• Was made into a movie earlier, in 2010.

Eat, Pray, Love

• Was written by Elizabeth Gilbert.

Eat, Pray, Love

• Which French artist is known for his paintings and sculptures of ballet dancers?

Edgar Degas

• What ancient civilization built the Pyramids at Giza, pictured here?

Egyptians

• Which of these landmarks is the tallest?

Eiffel Tower

• Are both vegan.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

• Have a smaller age difference between them, at 15 years.

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

• Sold more records worldwide, at over one billion.

Elvis Presley

• Starred in 33 films.

Elvis Presley

• What famous rock star wrote to president Richard Nixon suggesting that he be made a Federal agent-at-large?

Elvis Presley

• Which of the following running backs have gained the most rushing yards in NFL history?

Emmitt Smith

• Which of these structures was not built for a world's fair?

Empire State Building

• Which of these is an official language of Papua New Guinea?

English

• Which of these European explorers set foot in the New World earliest?

Erik the Red

• What writer introduced the Swahili word "safari" into the English language?

Ernest Hemingway

• Which of these writers won the Nobel Prize for literature the earliest?

Ernest Hemingway

• Who is the object of Quasimodo's unrequited love in the book The Hunchback of Notre Dame?

Esmeralda

• Was the birthplace of coffee.

Ethiopia

• Was the founding site of early human ancestor "Lucy."

Ethiopia

• Has more countries, at 53.

Europe

• Is crossed by the prime meridian, which signifies zero longitude.

Europe

• Is the second smallest continent in the world.

Europe

• Which of these mountain peaks is highest in meters?

Everest

• Was bestowed by the Lady of the Lake.

Excalibur

• Was translated from the Welsh word "caledfwlch."

Excalibur

• As of 2014, has more monthly users.

Facebook

• As of 2014, which of these companies is not listed on the New York Stock Exchange?

Facebook

• Bought the mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion.

Facebook

• The 2010 film The Social Network is about the founding of what website?

Facebook

• Was the subject of the 2010 film The Social Network.

Facebook

• Which of these Facebook features was released earliest?

Facebook Photos

• Is set in an unspecified year in a dystopian future.

Fahrenheit 451

• Was published earlier, in 1953.

Fahrenheit 451

• Was written by Ray Bradbury.

Fahrenheit 451

• What ducts transport a fertilized egg to the uterus?

Fallopian Tubes

• Was cancelled and then revived two years later.

Family Guy

• Was created by Seth MacFarlane.

Family Guy

• Which of these comic books were written by Alan Moore?

Fashion Beast, Lost Girls, Marvelman/ Miracleman, Promethea, Saga of the Swamp Thing, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, V for Vendetta, Watchmen

• What is didaskaleinophobia?

Fear of Going to School

• Discovered and named the Pacific Ocean.

Ferdinand Magellan

• Is a Portuguese explorer.

Ferdinand Magellan

• Was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

Ferdinand Magellan

• What legendary baseball movie was adapted from the novel Shoeless Joe?

Field of Dreams

• In which sport is a camel spin a type of move?

Figure Skating

• Has no darkness for 70 days in some areas.

Finland

• Is partially within the Arctic Circle.

Finland

• Is the home of mobile phone company Nokia.

Finland

• Which of these famous firsts in women's history occurred earliest?

First Pulitzer Prize Winner

• What is the main ingredient of the popular Greek dip taramasalata, pictured here?

Fish Eggs

• What profession is most commonly listed as the most dangerous in the world?

Fishing

• In basketball, how many players can a team have on the court at any time?

Five

• Which of these birds can only eat with its head upside-down?

Flamingo

• What did US Airways Flight 1549 hit, causing it to make an emergency landing on the Hudson River?

Flock of Birds

• Where would you find the Seven Mile Bridge?

Florida Keys

• Which of these NCAA teams ranked highest in the AP standings at the end of the 2013 season?

Florida State

• Where on your body would you find the hallux?

Foot

• In horse riding, which of these movements has the fastest average speed?

Gallop

• Fought in World War II.

General Douglas MacArthur

• Received a Medal of Honor.

General Douglas MacArthur

• Was elected Chairman of the Board of Remington Rand.

General Douglas MacArthur

• As of 2013, is ranked higher on the Fortune 500.

General Mills

• Created the cereal Cheerios.

General Mills

• Was founded earlier, in 1866.

General Mills

• Developed the "Total War" strategy.

General William Sherman

• Is the namesake of the M4 Tank.

General William Sherman

• What is the name of the first-born child of Prince William and Kate Middleton?

George

• What boxer's five sons all have the same first name as he does?

George Foreman

• What famed country singer never wore a cowboy hat on stage?

George Jones

• As of January 2014, which of the following MMA fighters has had the most wins in UFC bouts?

Georges St. Pierre

• In what state would you find a town with the unusual name "Hopeulikit"?

Georgia

• Which of these states were members of the first 13 colonies of the United States of America?

Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

• As of 2012, which of these EU countries had the highest population?

Germany

• The first 15,000 Swiss army knives, similar to the utility knife pictured here, were made in what country?

Germany

• Which of these countries is not one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?

Germany

• Which of these key moments in World War II happened earliest?

Germany Invades Poland

• Which of these was not a battle of the American Revolution?

Gettysburg

• Which of these countries are in the "Greenwich Mean Time" time zone, the international standard of time?

Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Mali, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, United Kingdom

• Which one of these is a member of the bear family?

Giant Panda

• Can grow taller, up to 378 feet tall.

Giant Redwood Trees

• Can reproduce by either seed or sprout.

Giant Redwood Trees

• Can live longer, up to 3000 years.

Giant Sequoia Trees

• Have thicker bark, up to three feet thick.

Giant Sequoia Trees

• Thrive in higher elevations.

Giant Sequoia Trees

• What creature has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom?

Giant Squid

• Which primate, shown here, sleeps sitting up with its head tucked between its knees and chest?

Gibbon

• Which of these geographical names are deserts?

Gibson, Gobi, Jordanian, Kalahari, Mojave, Peruvian, Sahara, Sonoran

• Which of these teams do the Average Joe's defeat first in the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story?

Girl Scout Troop 417

• In what film did Russell Crowe play Maximus Decimus Meridius?

Gladiator

• What is traditionally broken at the end of a Jewish wedding?

Glass

• What is cullet?

Glass Prepared for Recycling

• What Shakespearean theatre, pictured here, was reconstructed on London's South Bank?

Globe Theatre

• Has releases named after delicious desserts.

Google Android

• Is an open source project.

Google Android

• Powers over 1 billion phones and tablets.

Google Android

• As of 2014, is the most widely used web browser in the world.

Google Chrome

• Has a crash screen which recites the famous Star Trek quote "He's dead, Jim!"

Google Chrome

• Which of these Google features was introduced earliest?

Google Images

• In 2013, which of these websites had the highest average daily traffic according to Alexa rankings?

Google.com

• Which Kristen Bell character writes about and narrates the lives of Manhattan's socialites in a hit TV series?

Gossip Girl

• According to USA Today's 2013 reader poll, which American attraction was voted the most iconic?

Graceland

• Which of these characters from the TV series The Simpsons was introduced earliest?

Grampa Abe Simpson

• Has the Colorado River running through it.

Grand Canyon National Park

• Is inhabited by pink snakes.

Grand Canyon National Park

• What American artist didn't start painting until she was 78 years of age?

Grandma Moses

• What is the more common name for biodynamic viticulture?

Grape Growing

• What 2013 space thriller featured the tagline "Don't let go"?

Gravity

• Features the famous characters Pip and Miss Havisham.

Great Expectations

• Was published earlier, in 1861.

Great Expectations

• Which of these Wonders of the Ancient World was built earliest?

Great Pyramid of Giza

• Are an endangered species.

Great White Sharks

• Have a scientific name that translates to "sharp tooth."

Great White Sharks

• Santorini is an island off the coast of what Mediterranean country?

Greece

• Which of the following is not a Romance language?

Greek

• In the novel The Great Gatsby, what color is the light that Gatsby sees at the end of Daisy's dock?

Green

• What color blazer is presented to the winner of the annual Masters golf tournament?

Green

• Which of these colors is not a color in a four-color printing process?

Green

• Which of these teams joined the NFL the earliest?

Green Bay Packers

• Which of these albums are recordings of live performances?

Green Day's Bullet in a Bible, Johnny Cash's At Folsom Prison, Kiss' Alive!, Linkin Park's Road to Revolution, Neil Young's Rust Never Sleeps, Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense, The Band's The Last Waltz, U2's Under A Blood Red Sky

• Which country is a self-governing territory within the kingdom of Denmark?

Greenland

• What unit of measurement is used to refer to 144, or a dozen dozen of something?

Gross

• What comet, last spotted in 1986, is visible from Earth once every 75 or 76 years?

Halley's Comet

• Contains the famous quote, "To be, or not to be."

Hamlet

• Was the basis for Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.

Hamlet

• What two tools are depicted on the former Soviet Union's flag?

Hammer & Sickle

• Which of these ancient innovations came earliest?

Hammurabi's Code

• Shakespeare named his son which of the following names?

Hamnet

• Where in the human body would you find bones called phalanges?

Hands

• Has won more Grammy Awards, at 4 wins.

Hans Zimmer

• Scored Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy.

Hans Zimmer

• Which of these terms are names of Martial Arts disciplines?

Hapkidô, Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Krav Maga, Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Taekwon-Do, Tai Chi

• Which of the Marx Brothers was mute in all of his film appearances?

Harpo

• Which of these books in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling was the earliest?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

• What U.S. president was the first to give a State of the Union address on television?

Harry Truman

• What is it called when you score three goals in a hockey game?

Hat Trick

• Which nut is the official state nut of Oregon?

Hazelnut

• What type of nut, pictured here, is added to chocolate to make Nutella?

Hazelnuts

• According to Deee-Lite, in what bodily organ does "groove" reside?

Heart

• In food preparation, what does the Scoville Scale measure?

Heat

• Which language, depicted here, is read from right to left?

Hebrew

• What is the name of Harry Potter's owl in the Harry Potter film series?

Hedwig

• In Norse mythology, which god traditionally guards the entrance to Asgard?

Heimdall

• Is a noble gas.

Helium

• Was named after the Greek god of the sun.

Helium

• Which author famously went to jail for refusing to pay a poll tax?

Henry David Thoreau

• What is actor Emma Roberts's relationship to Julia Roberts?

Her Niece

• Which of these films starred Scarlett Johansson?

Her, Hitchcock, Lost in Translation, Match Point, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Prestige, The Spirit, We Bought a Zoo

• What mountain range includes Mount Everest and translates to "home of snow"?

Himalayas

• From which language do the words "bandanna" and "chintz" originate?

Hindi

• Centers around the three gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.

Hinduism

• Is the older belief system, dating back to 1500 B.C.

Hinduism

• What sports item is chilled before use to prevent bouncing?

Hockey Puck

• What sauce is used in the traditional Eggs Benedict dish shown here?

Hollandaise

• What company mostly known for its cars created the humanoid robot ASIMO?

Honda

• Which of these car manufacturers are Japanese companies?

Honda, Isuzu, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota

• Ladies attending the crowded premiere of Handel's "Messiah" in 1742 were asked to leave what at home?

Hoop Skirts

• What mode of transportation did the Montgolfier brothers invent?

Hot Air Balloon

• What object did NASA launch into space in 1990?

Hubble Space Telescope

• What House actor released a rhythm and blues album called Let Them Talk?

Hugh Laurie

• Commonly wears a handlebar mustache.

Hulk Hogan

• What medical procedure was first performed in South Africa in 1967?

Human Heart Transplant

• Which of these countries does not border Poland?

Hungary

• Which of these Linkin Park albums were released the earliest?

Hybrid Theory

• Has a chemical symbol of H.

Hydrogen

• Is the lighter of the two.

Hydrogen

• Is the most abundant substance in the universe.

Hydrogen

• What is the first element on the periodic table of elements?

Hydrogen

• Which of these car manufacturers is not Japanese?

Hyundai

• What Black Eyed Peas song was the most downloaded song of all time on iTunes when Apple announced the list in 2010?

I Gotta Feeling

• Which of these websites was launched the earliest?

IMDB

• Where is most of the world's fresh water stored?

Ice

• Has an international federation with a governing body of 72 members.

Ice Hockey

• In what European country did the volcanic eruption pictured here cause travel chaos for millions in 2010?

Iceland

• Which band was not part of the "Big Four Tour" of thrash metal in 2010 and 2011?

Iron Maiden

• Features sushi, which evolved from a method of preserving fish.

Japanese Cuisine

• Are formed when magma or lava cools and hardens.

Igneous Rocks

• Include obsidian as one of their forms.

Igneous Rocks

• In Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, what does the portrait magically give Dorian?

Immortality

• Why do surfers wax their boards?

Improve Their Grip

• Which of these films is not about time travel?

In Time

• Which ancient civilization did not flourish in Mexico?

Inca

• Which of these Leonardo DiCaprio films had the biggest box office opening weekend?

Inception

• In which of these countries can you find a McDonald's restaurant?

India, Israel, Kuwait, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Ukraine

• Developed its use of chili peppers from Portuguese explorers.

Indian Cuisine

• Heavily features lamb and goat.

Indian Cuisine

• Makes use of curries.

Indian Cuisine

• Which of the following states does not participate in daylight saving time?

Indiana

• Sukarno was the first president of which Asian country?

Indonesia

• Is popularly known as "heat radiation."

Infrared Light

• Is utilized by night-vision goggles.

Infrared Light

• Was discovered in 1800 by William Herschel.

Infrared Light

• What magical item allows Harry Potter to move around Hogwarts unseen in the Harry Potter book series?

Invisibility Cloak

• What is a full point called in a judo match?

Ippon

• What modern-day country was formerly called Mesopotamia?

Iraq

• Contains Dublin.

Ireland

• In what country was the R.M.S. Titanic's last port of call?

Ireland

• Is associated with the color green.

Ireland

• Conceived the transformative Three Laws of Motion.

Isaac Newton

• Was famous for his law of gravitation.

Isaac Newton

• What revered scientist thought the world would end in 2060?

Isaac Newton

• What type of landform is a cay?

Island

• Where do two-thirds of the world's population of fur seals, like those pictured here, go to breed every year?

Islands off the coast of Alaska

• Manx cats, known for having no tails, originate from what island off Ireland's coast?

Isle of Man

• If you are looking at Mount Vesuvius in person, in which European country would you find yourself?

Italy

• In what country will you find the leaning building pictured here?

Italy

• What war memorial is the tallest cast bronze statue in the world?

Iwo Jima Monument

• Also writes under the male pseudonym "Robert Galbraith."

J.K. Rowling

• As of 2014, which of these popular authors has written the most novels?

J.K. Rowling

• Had a novel sell 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours.

J.K. Rowling

• Had her first novel rejected by 12 publishing companies before finally being accepted.

J.K. Rowling

• What writer's tombstone in Oxford is engraved with the names of two of his fictional characters?

J.R.R. Tolkien

• As of 2013, which of these pro golfers has won the most Major Championships?

Jack Nicklaus

• Has designed more golf courses, at 290.

Jack Nicklaus

• What famous abstract expressionist painter used a technique of dripping paint onto canvasses on the floor?

Jackson Pollock

• Which of these colonies left Spanish rule the earliest?

Jamaica

• What nationality is 100 meter world record-holder Usain Bolt?

Jamaican

• Which secret agent battled with Nick Nack, Oddjob and Jaws?

James Bond

• Directed the film Terminator and its sequel Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

James Cameron

• Has directed the two biggest box office films of all time.

James Cameron

• Is also a deep-sea explorer.

James Cameron

• Who is the author of the Alex Cross detective series, including the books Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider?

James Patterson

• What actor played the role of Dawson on the TV series Dawson's Creek?

James Van Der Beek

• Published her first four novels anonymously.

Jane Austen

• Wrote Emma.

Jane Austen

• Wrote Pride and Prejudice.

Jane Austen

• Is the only known human to have become fully accepted into chimpanzee society.

Jane Goodall

• Was born more recently, in 1934.

Jane Goodall

• Has a population with a higher life expectancy.

Japan

• Has over 90% of its population living in urban areas.

Japan

• In what country did the Shinto religion originate?

Japan

• In what country would you find the mountain pictured here?

Japan

• Is a larger producer of automobiles.

Japan

• The word "honcho," meaning "boss," is derived from a term meaning "squad leader" in what country?

Japan

• What country has the world's shortest escalator?

Japan

• Which country boasts the oldest continuous monarchy?

Japan

• Did not include milk drinking until the 20th century.

Japanese Cuisine

• Which of these Steven Spielberg directed blockbusters was released earliest?

Jaws

• Featured the comedy bit "Headlines" on his show.

Jay Leno

• Is famous for his collection of classic cars.

Jay Leno

• Was the first late-night host to book a sitting president, Barack Obama.

Jay Leno

• Married American R&B singer Beyoncé in 2008.

Jay-Z

• Was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Jay-Z

• Which of these artists sang with Beyoncé in the 2003 single "Crazy in Love"?

Jay-Z

• Evolved from African dance.

Jazz Dance

• Had Bob Fosse as one of its most famous choreographers.

Jazz Dance

• What is a Berliner in pastry talk?

Jelly Doughnut

• Starred in the film The Hunger Games.

Jennifer Lawrence

• Starred in the film Winter's Bone.

Jennifer Lawrence

• Won an Academy Award in 2013.

Jennifer Lawrence

• Which Kevin Smith-directed film does not include Jay & Silent Bob?

Jersey Girl

• What is the name of the westerly wind current that divides air masses of different temperatures?

Jet Stream

• In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, what is the name of the character who has fled slavery and is trying to reach freedom?

Jim

• Who plays Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory?

Jim Parsons

• Which of these names are actors on the TV series The Big Bang Theory?

Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, Kevin Sussman, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik, Melissa Rauch, Simon Helberg

• Which of these composers had 20 children?

Johann Sebastian Bach

• Which of these American presidents was elected first?

John Adams

• Helped fund and begin the University of Chicago.

John Rockefeller Sr.

• Organized the Standard Oil Company.

John Rockefeller Sr.

• Was the world's first billionaire.

John Rockefeller Sr.

• In the remake of True Grit, Jeff Bridges starred in the role that was originally played by whom?

John Wayne

• Joined with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson to form The Highwaymen.

Johnny Cash

• Was played on film by Joaquin Phoenix.

Johnny Cash

• Was the youngest living inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Johnny Cash

• Which of these regions is not part of the United Arab Emirates?

Jordan

• Controlled Russia through World War II.

Joseph Stalin

• On which planet would you find Olympus Mons, the tallest mountain in the solar system?

Mars

• What candy company introduced M&Ms with a patented anti-melting process in 1941?

Mars, Inc.

• What island chain boasts Eniwetok Atoll, the site of the first H-bomb test?

Marshall Islands

• Famously gave his "I have a dream" speech.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Held a PhD in theology.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

• As of 2013, has more Academy Award nominations for best director, with eight nominations.

Martin Scorsese

• Made Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas with Robert Deniro.

Martin Scorsese

• Won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

Martin Scorsese

• Which of these was not a Brontë sister?

Mary

• Which of these is not a type of pasta?

Mascarpone

• Is a key component of Albert Einstein's famous equation E=MC².

Mass

• Is the same regardless of what planet you're on.

Mass

• When divided by volume, gives density.

Mass

• In which discipline can you not win a Nobel Prize?

Mathematics

• As of 2014, has grossed more money at the U.S. Box Office.

Matt Damon

• Went to Harvard University.

Matt Damon

• First appeared in a 1987 commercial for Heinz Tomato Ketchup.

Matt LeBlanc

• Plays himself in the British/American sitcom Episodes.

Matt LeBlanc

• Starred in a sitcom which was a spin-off of the TV series Friends.

Matt LeBlanc

• Played Chandler Bing on the TV series Friends.

Matthew Perry

• Starred in films such as The Whole Nine Yards with Bruce Willis and 17 Again with Zac Efron.

Matthew Perry

• The Taj Mahal was built to function as what type of building?

Mausoleum

• What Mesoamerican civilization has a calendar that was thought to be counting down to zero in 2012?

Maya

• What poet, author and civil rights activist wrote a poem honoring Nelson Mandela titled "His Day is Done"?

Maya Angelou

• Chichen Itza, pictured here, was built by which ancient civilization?

Mayans

• In Super Size Me, what restaurant did filmmaker Morgan Spurlock eat at for 30 days straight?

McDonald's

• How do you say "my fault" in Latin?

Mea Culpa

• Which of these films did Rachel McAdams star in earliest in her career?

Mean Girls

• What bread-related invention did Otto Rohwedder think up in 1930?

Mechanical Slicer

• Which of these video game characters were introduced first?

Mega Man

• Features the superhero Metro Man.

Megamind

• Stars Will Ferrell.

Megamind

• Which is not a bone in the human body?

Meniscus

• What is the name of the smallest planet in our solar system?

Mercury

• What metal, shown here, used to be known as quicksilver?

Mercury

• Which of these planets is closest to the Sun?

Mercury

• Which is not a layer of the Earth?

Meridian

• Fired their original lead guitarist, Dave Mustaine, who went on to form Megadeth.

Metallica

• Released their best-selling album, The Black Album, in 1991.

Metallica

• Shot a music video with Oscar winning director, Darren Aronofsky.

Metallica

• What object exploded over a Russian city in 2013 with a force roughly equal to that of 30 atomic bombs?

Meteor

• In 2013, which team did LeBron James captain to an NBA Championship?

Miami Heat

• What U.S. novelist was the creator of Jurassic Park and the TV medical drama series ER?

Michael Crichton

• Have starred in the same film.

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

• Share the same birthday, September 25th.

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

• Were married earlier, in 2000.

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

• What director has credits that include Roger & Me and Sicko?

Michael Moore

• Was born in Sri Lanka.

Michael Ondaatje

• Which Canadian author wrote the award winning book, In the Skin of a Lion?

Michael Ondaatje

• Wrote the book The English Patient.

Michael Ondaatje

• As of 2014, which athlete has won the most Olympic medals in their career?

Michael Phelps

• Which driver has claimed the most Formula One World Drivers' Championships between 1950 and 2013?

Michael Schumacher

• The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, pictured here, was painted by what famous Renaissance artist?

Michelangelo

• Who sculpted the David statue and the Pietà?

Michelangelo

• Created the famous renaissance sculpture known as David.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Painted the Creation of Adam fresco, forming part of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

• Was the namesake of the orange masked ninja in the children's TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

• What former boxing champ tells all in his shocking 2013 autobiography, Undisputed Truth?

Mike Tyson

• The La Scala Opera House, pictured here, is found in which Italian city?

Milan

• What substance did Louis Pasteur make safer for us to drink?

Milk

• What type of candy was invented in 1875 by Swiss manufacturer Daniel Peter?

Milk Chocolate Bar

• The London Eye, pictured here, is a tourist attraction formerly known by what name?

Millennium Wheel

• In the book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, on what river, pictured here, do Huck Finn and Jim go rafting?

Mississippi

• Allows fighting on the ground.

Mixed Martial Arts

• Is home to Columbia University.

New York City

• Is home to the headquarters of the United Nations.

New York City

• Was originally named New Amsterdam.

New York City

• Which of these U.S. cities is the largest by population?

New York City

• Does not have any native snakes that are poisonous.

New Zealand

• In what country was The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films shot?

New Zealand

• Is home to kiwi birds.

New Zealand

• Is represented in rugby tournaments by the All Blacks.

New Zealand

• As of 2014, what are the only two countries in the world that allow prescription drug ads on TV?

New Zealand & US

• Boasts the highest flow rate of any waterfall in the world.

Niagara Falls

• Is a major tourist attraction with casinos and luxury hotel.

Niagara Falls

• Which waterfall, pictured here, did Annie Taylor travel down via wooden barrel?

Niagara Falls

• Which star of the Star Trek TV series worked for NASA and recruited astronaut Sally Ride?

Nichelle Nichols

• Wrote a non-fiction memoir with brother Micah, titled Three Weeks With My Brother.

Nicholas Sparks

• Wrote the novel The Notebook.

Nicholas Sparks

• What is Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage's real name?

Nicolas Kim Coppola

• Has a coil named after him which is commonly used in radio and television sets.

Nikola Tesla

• Invented the laser beam.

Nikola Tesla

• Flows north.

Nile River

• Goes through more countries.

Nile River

• Has a much lower flow.

Nile River

• Are led by musician Trent Reznor.

Nine Inch Nails

• Formed earlier, in 1988.

Nine Inch Nails

• Had their song "Hurt" covered by Johnny Cash.

Nine Inch Nails

• Preferred sneak attacks and smaller weapons.

Ninjas

• Were generally mercenaries who worked for a fee.

Ninjas

• What gas makes up most of the Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen

• Which of these gases composes more of the Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen

• Why is the Dead Sea called "dead"?

No Animal Life

• Is home to the ruins of Chichen Itza.

North America

• Is the only continent to have every climate type.

North America

• Is where Death Valley can be found.

North America

• Has a larger area.

North Korea

• Labels itself the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

North Korea

• What body of water separates England and Norway?

North Sea

• What is the more common name for the Aurora Borealis, pictured here?

Northern Lights

• Borders the North Sea.

Norway

• Had a king whose nickname was "Bluetooth."

Norway

• Has Oslo as its capital city.

Norway

• On Christmas Eve, what country's citizens leave porridge as a treat for their version of Santa?

Norway

• Where is the Bay of Fundy, which is known for having the highest tides in the world?

Nova Scotia

• Refined at a plant like the one pictured here, which of these energy sources is not a type of fossil fuel?

Nuclear

• Is used in nuclear power plants.

Nuclear Fission

• What color is Clyde, a ghost in the Pac-Man video game?

Orange

• Which of these NHL teams was not one of the Original Six?

Ottawa Senators

• If you are dining alfresco, in which way are you eating?

Outdoors

• What is the upper limit of an albatross' lifespan?

Over 50 Years

• Are mostly nocturnal.

Owls

• Can turn their heads almost 360 degrees, but can't turn their eyes.

Owls

• Have an opposable front toe, like a human's thumb.

Owls

• What is the molecular structure of ozone?

• Had generated more then $2.5 billion in quarters by the 1990's.

Pac-Man

• What canal, pictured here, links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans?

Panama Canal

• What Hollywood film studio's logo is a mountain surrounded by 22 stars?

Paramount

• The first aerial photo was taken from a hot air balloon over which city, pictured here?

Paris

• What is a kea?

Parrot

• Which of these plants is not a member of the nightshade family?

Parsnip

• What region of Argentina and Chile is also the name of an outdoor apparel company?

Patagonia

• Which two Beatles have kids that were born on the same day?

Paul & Ringo

• The three founders of YouTube all met while working at what other popular tech company?

PayPal

• What do you call the device, pictured here, that measures how many steps you take when walking or running?

Pedometer

• Filmed the world's first commercial in space, with a can of the drink floating outside the MIR Space Station.

Pepsi

• Formerly owned Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Pepsi

• Was the first American product to be produced and sold in the former Soviet Union.

Pepsi

• Ambergris, a waxy substance produced by sperm whales, was historically used as an ingredient in what luxury item?

Perfume

• Which of these geological periods started the earliest?

Permian

• What was the name of the goldsmith who produced jeweled eggs for the tsars of Russia?

Peter Carl Fabergé

• Who was the oldest NFL quarterback at the start of the 2013 NFL season?

Peyton Manning

• As of 2014, has been made into a film six times.

Phantom of the Opera

• As of 2014, has made more money than any film or play in history with a revenue of $5.6 Billion.

Phantom of the Opera

• As of 2014, is Broadway's longest running musical.

Phantom of the Opera

• As of 2014, which of these Broadway plays has had the longest run of performances?

Phantom of the Opera

• What occupation did Dr. John S. Pemberton, inventor of Coca-Cola, practice?

Pharmacist

• Designed the Glass House.

Philip Johnson

• Donated more than 2000 works to the Museum of Modern Art.

Philip Johnson

• Helped design the Seagram Building.

Philip Johnson

• Is an island nation.

Philippines

• Was a Spanish colony ceded to the U.S. after the Spanish-American War.

Philippines

• What actor named Ryan is the ex-husband of Reese Witherspoon?

Phillippe

• In J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, what is the name of Holden Caulfield's younger sister?

Phoebe

• As of January 2012, which of the following painters had their work stolen most frequently?

Picasso

• Pancetta, lardons and prosciutto are all derived from the meat of what animal?

Pig

• What color is a breast cancer awareness ribbon?

Pink

• According to the RIAA, which of these albums had sold the most copies at the end of 2013?

Pink Floyd's The Wall

• What is both a type of apple and a member of the female gang led by Rizzo in the film Grease?

Pink Lady

• Which is not a celestial body?

Pink Star

• Which of the following is the earliest NASA spacecraft launch?

Pioneer 1

• What type of organism, shown here, makes up the majority of coral reefs?

Polyps

• Colonized the country of Brazil.

Portugal

• Is governed by a parliamentary democracy.

Portugal

• Which country, as pictured here, has the westernmost point of mainland Europe?

Portugal

• Which of these European countries is not a monarchy?

Portugal

• What are the two most widely spoken languages in South America?

Portuguese & Spanish

• What is a baby turkey called?

Poult

• In 2013, what caused a 34-minute delay at Super Bowl XLVII?

Power Outage

• Battled Arnold Schwarzenegger in its first appearance.

Predator

• Possesses advanced technology.

Predator

• What is the U.S. federal government's highest-paying job?

President

• Which of these artists released the most studio albums in the 1980s?

Prince

• Which of these inventions was invented earliest?

Printing Press

• What word is commonly used to toast "cheers" in Germany?

Prost

• According to the Reptile Gardens wild animal park, which of these snakes is the deadliest?

Puff Adder

• What kind of airy volcanic rock, pictured here, is used to exfoliate the skin?

Pumice

• What do those with pupaphobia fear?

Puppets

• Which is not one of the colors on a traditional Rubik's Cube?

Purple

• Which of these is not the color of a ring in the Olympic logo?

Purple

• Financially supported William Shakespeare.

Queen Elizabeth I

• Knighted Francis Drake after his voyage around the world.

Queen Elizabeth I

• Restored the Anglican Church as the church of England.

Queen Elizabeth I

• Was named Empress of India by her Prime Minister.

Queen Victoria I

• Was the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Queen Victoria I

• As of 2013, which of these musicians has won the most Grammy Awards?

Quincy Jones

• Has won 23 of their 33 head-to-head matches.

Rafael Nadal

• What tennis star started 2013 with injuries and finished having won 10 titles?

Rafael Nadal

• What world-ranked Spanish tennis player is coached by his uncle?

Rafael Nadal

• Which of these animated films does not feature penguins?

Rango

• What term, derived from the Latin word meaning "to seize" or "to take by force", is used to describe eagles, hawks and other birds of prey?

Raptor

• First endorsed the "hashtag," a feature proposed by a user of the website.

Twitter

• Are known for their soaring abilities.

Ravens

• Have a longer average life span.

Ravens

• Were the subject of a narrative poem by Edgar Allan Poe.

Ravens

• What kind of divination is tasseomancy?

Reading Tea Leaves

• What novel with hero Wade Watts features Dungeons & Dragons, Zork, WarGames and the arcade game Joust?

Ready Player One

• After what presidential debate was the term "spin doctor" first coined?

Reagan/Mondale

• As of the end of the 2012-13 Season, which European club has won the most UEFA Champions League titles?

Real Madrid

• As of the 2013/14 season, which team has won the most UEFA Champions League games?

Real Madrid C.F.

• What singer, who scored a 2011 viral hit with her song "Friday," released its sequel, "Saturday," in 2013?

Rebecca Black

• What color are chilblains, the marks that appear on the skin as a result of rapid temperature change?

Red

• What color does litmus paper turn when it comes into contact with an acid?

Red

• What body of water do Saudi Arabia, Israel and Egypt all border?

Red Sea

• Calls itself "the front page of the internet."

Reddit

• Is the home of the AMA, or "Ask Me Anything."

Reddit

• Uses "karma" to rate its users.

Reddit

• What Legally Blonde actress is a descendant of one of the signatories of the U.S. Declaration of Independence?

Reese Witherspoon

• What species of deer, shown here, is the only one in which both males and females grow antlers?

Reindeer

• Is named for the French word for "rebirth."

Renaissance Art

• Produced Michelangelo's David and da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

Renaissance Art

• Was a part of the historical movement that marked the end of the Middle Ages.

Renaissance Art

• Which of these science fiction books feature aliens?

Rendezvous with Rama, Solaris, Starship Troopers, The Andromeda Strain, The Host, The Sirens of Titan, The Tommyknockers, The War of the Worlds

• What is the currency of China?

Renminbi

• In what musical does the cast sing about 525,600 minutes?

Rent

• Which actor plays the lead role in the film Bridget Jones's Diary?

Renée Zellweger

• What system of measurement is used to describe the magnitude of earthquakes?

Richter Scale

• Which of these internet memes originated the earliest?

Rickrolling

• What Canadian body of water, when frozen, is known as "The World's Largest Skating Rink"?

Rideau Canal

• Directed the film Blade Runner.

Ridley Scott

• Received a knighthood from the Queen in 2003.

Ridley Scott

• What actor played Sherlock Holmes in Guy Ritchie's film of the same name?

Robert Downey, Jr.

• Which of these authors has won the most Pulitzer prizes?

Robert Frost

• Which author wrote the Bourne Trilogy series of novels?

Robert Ludlum

• Who is the only major-leaguer to hit a walk-off, inside-the-park grand slam?

Roberto Clemente

• Battles the malevolent mega-corporation Omni Consumer Products.

RoboCop

• Famously quipped, "Dead or alive, you're coming with me."

RoboCop

• Was originally a human named Alex Murphy.

RoboCop

• What's the snowiest large city in the continental U.S.?

Rochester, NY

• What 1960s cartoon duo battled spies named Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale?

Rocky & Bullwinkle

• Who was the first film critic to ever snag a Pulitzer Prize for his movie reviews?

Roger Ebert

• Has the record for most consecutive weeks at number one in world rankings, with 237 weeks.

Roger Federer

• Who beat Pete Sampras's world record of most Grand Slam singles titles?

Roger Federer

• What sport has five players per team, divided into blockers, jammers and pivots?

Roller Derby

• Where did Chuck Norris battle Bruce Lee in the film Return of the Dragon?

Roman Colosseum

• Declares "I am fortune's fool!"

Romeo

• Is Benvolio's best friend.

Romeo

• At the conclusion of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which of the following players has scored the most career goals?

Ronaldo

• What did Muhammad Ali call his strategy of leaning against the ropes until his opponent exhausted himself?

Rope-a-Dope

• During what period did Pablo Picasso paint circus people, clowns and acrobats?

Rose Period

• Which of these poker hands is worth the most?

Royal Flush

• Awards the William Webb Ellis Cup to its champions.

Rugby

• Which sport has the most players per team in play at once?

Rugby

• Begins with a rocket launch.

Running of the Bulls

• Takes place in Pamplona.

Running of the Bulls

• What British comedian and actor did singer Katy Perry marry in 2010?

Russell Brand

• Has more than twice as many airports.

Russia

• In what country was the Romanov dynasty overthrown by a revolution in 1917?

Russia

• Is closer to Japan.

Russia

• Is the largest country in the world.

Russia

• Which of these countries is the largest?

Russia

• Was co-founded by Jack Dorsey.

Twitter

• What hit video game did SEGA introduce in 1991 to show off the blazing speed of the Genesis?

Sonic the Hedgehog

• What name is given to a poem that consists of 14 lines and often ends with a rhyming couplet?

Sonnet

• Mach one refers to the speed of what?

Sound

• Completely surrounds the country of Lesotho.

South Africa

• Imprisoned and later elected Nelson Mandela as its first president.

South Africa

• What popular logic puzzle, pictured here, takes its name from the Japanese for "unique number"?

Sudoku

• Had the first draft of its script written by two fifteen-year-olds.

Superbad

• Was produced by Judd Apatow.

Superbad

• Which of the Great Lakes is largest by volume?

Superior

• Dated Lana Lang.

Superman

• Debuted in the comic Action Comics Vol. 1 #1.

Superman

• Was killed by Doomsday.

Superman

• Which of the following superheroes was the earliest to make their first appearance in a comic book?

Superman

• Are huge explosions that destroy stars.

Supernovas

• Were last observed in our galaxy in 1604 by Kepler.

Supernovas

• In what sport can you "hang ten"?

Surfing

• In which sport can you do a floater, cutback and duck dive?

Surfing

• Is hosted by Jeff Probst.

Survivor

• Won the first-ever Outstanding Non-Fiction Program Emmy Award.

Survivor

• Began her career writing for children's television shows.

Suzanne Collins

• Shared a screenwriting credit for the Hunger Games film.

Suzanne Collins

• In what country would you find the oldest tree in the world, an ancient Norway spruce discovered in 2004?

Sweden

• Is a larger country by land area.

Sweden

• Is the birthplace of IKEA furniture stores.

Sweden

• Which of these countries gets the highest share of its electricity from renewable, non-nuclear sources?

Sweden

• What taste are cats unable to detect?

Sweet

• What was the original meaning of the word "bully"?

Sweetheart

• What is the Olympic motto?

Swifter, Higher, Stronger

• Was the first car that was not a modified stagecoach.

The 1901 Mercedes 35HP

• Had Gregory Peck as a president.

The Academy Awards

• Offers an award with the rarely used official name "The Award of Merit."

The Academy Awards

• Was founded earlier, in 1927.

The Academy Awards

• Included Uncle Fester, who was played by Christopher Lloyd in the 1991 film adaptation.

The Addams Family

• Was based on characters from a newspaper cartoon.

The Addams Family

• What TV family lives on Cemetery Lane?

The Addams Family

• What sporting event awards the world's oldest international trophy?

The America's Cup

• Contains penguins.

The Antarctic Circle

• Drops to a colder average temperature.

The Antarctic Circle

• Is home to 90 percent of the world's ice.

The Antarctic Circle

• Contains the North Pole.

The Arctic Circle

• Is home to polar bears.

The Arctic Circle

• Features Desmond Miles fighting Templars.

The Assassin's Creed Video Game Series

• Contains the Gulf Stream current.

The Atlantic Ocean

• Contains the longest mountain range in the world.

The Atlantic Ocean

• Spoke Nahuatl.

The Aztecs

• Worshipped Quetzalcoatl.

The Aztecs

• Which of these literary movements began most recently?

The Beat Generation

• As of 2013, who among these artists had the most songs to reach number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100?

The Beatles

• Featured Ringo Starr on drums.

The Beatles

• Recorded at Abbey Road.

The Beatles

• What 1998 film about an unemployed bowler inspired fan "fests" all over the United States?

The Big Lebowski

• In what band would you find members will.i.am and apl.de.ap?

The Black Eyed Peas

• Actress Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award in 2010 for her role in what film?

The Blind Side

• What family is center stage on TV's Arrested Development?

The Bluths

• Has a cerebellum.

The Brain

• Weighs 1.3 kg on average.

The Brain

• Features more talking animals.

The Chronicles of Narnia Book Series

• Is a longer series, with seven books.

The Chronicles of Narnia Book Series

• Was written by C.S. Lewis.

The Chronicles of Narnia Book Series

• Which of these insects has the longest maximum lifespan?

The Cicada

• Which of these challenges does Westley face earliest in the film The Princess Bride?

The Cliffs of Insanity

• Was adapted to film earlier, in 2005.

The Comic Sin City

• Was almost entirely black and white.

The Comic Sin City

• Was published by Dark Horse Comics.

The Comic Sin City

• Features a character named The Comedian.

The Comic Watchmen

• Was written by Alan Moore.

The Comic Watchmen

• Saw the rise of the Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, and Velociraptor.

The Cretaceous Period

• Saw the world's first flowering plants grow.

The Cretaceous Period

• Which of these books spent the longest on the New York Times Best Seller List?

The Da Vinci Code

• Contains a restaurant.

The Eiffel Tower

• Abolished border controls between member countries.

The European Union

• Began the single market in 1993.

The European Union

• Solidified rules and regulations with the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009.

The European Union

• Was featured in the collection Leaves of Grass.

The poem "O Captain! My Captain!"

• Was written as an elegy for U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.

The poem "O Captain! My Captain!"

• Ends with the line "And that has made all the difference."

The poem "The Road Not Taken"

• Was written by Robert Frost.

The poem "The Road Not Taken"

• Was written in iambic tetrameter.

The poem "The Road Not Taken"

• How many competitors are in a sled in the women's bobsled event?

Two

• How many of King Henry VIII's wives were called Anne?

Two

• Who writes, directs, produces and stars in movies that feature the elderly, meddlesome character Madea?

Tyler Perry

• According to UNESCO, which of these countries had the highest total box office revenue in 2011?

U.S.A.

• Invented the incandescent light bulb.

Thomas Edison

• Lost most of his hearing by age 14.

Thomas Edison

• Promoted direct current over alternating current.

Thomas Edison

• Which inventor was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park?

Thomas Edison

• Who founded the University of Virginia, which opened in 1825 with 68 students?

Thomas Jefferson

• How many hearts does the animal pictured here have?

Three

• As of 2014, which of these countries has hosted the most Olympic Games?

U.S.A.

• Which of these countries has the oldest constitution in use?

U.S.A.

• Has a guitarist who goes by the stage name "The Edge."

U2

• In what rock band would you find Paul Hewson and David Evans?

U2

• Is an Irish rock band from Dublin.

U2

• The highest weather temperature ever recorded was 134°F in what country?

US

• Which of these cities' populations grew the most from 1950 to 2000?

Tokyo

• As of the end of the 2013 season, which of the following NFL quarterbacks has the most playoff wins?

Tom Brady

• As of 2014, has grossed more money at the U.S. Box Office.

Tom Hanks

• Won an Oscar for the film Philadelphia.

Tom Hanks

• What urbane author introduced the phrase "good ol' boy" into the culture in 1964?

Tom Wolfe

• Were created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom and Jerry

• Were created earlier, in 1940.

Tom and Jerry

• Were given voices for their 1992 full length film.

Tom and Jerry

• Who was the first African-American coach to win the Super Bowl?

Tony Dungy

• What does the internet abbreviation "TL;DR" stand for?

Too Long; Didn't Read

• Which of the following is not part of a fish hook?

Tooth

• Have a longer lifespan.

Tortoises

• Have flat feet and are more suited to living on land than water.

Tortoises

• What French artist is famous for his posters and paintings of the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris?

Toulouse-Lautrec

• Traitors' Gate, pictured here, is an entrance to which London building?

Tower of London

• Can either be Autobots or Decepticons.

Transformers

• In Dante's "Inferno", which sin is on the lowest circle?

Treachery

• What 18th-century fountain, pictured here, yields around $3,500 a day for Italian charities?

Trevi Fountain

• Which of these latitude lines is the most northerly?

Tropic of Cancer

• What name is given to a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken?

Turducken

• What's the traditional main dish served at Queen Elizabeth's Christmas lunch at Sandringham?

Turkey

• Which gifts is given earliest in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas?

Turtle Doves

• Have a flatter, more streamlined shell.

Turtles

• Have hatchlings that stay in the nest on their own for 90-120 days.

Turtles

• Were famously portrayed as teenage mutants in a popular children's TV series.

Turtles

• Who did not play Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Two-Face, in the Batman movies?

Val Kilmer

• Is the home of the NHL team the Canucks.

Vancouver

• Was originally a settlement named "Gastown."

Vancouver

• Which city hosted the 2010 Olympic Winter Games?

Vancouver

• Angel Falls, pictured here, is located in which South American country?

Venezuela

• Which of these planets does not have a moon?

Venus

• Which of these planets is the hottest?

Venus

• What is the common name for the plant species known as dionaea muscipula, shown here?

Venus Flytrap

• Has had a book on the New York Times Best Seller list.

Venus Williams

• In the phrase "see you later," what part of speech is "see"?

Verb

• Which New England state was an independent republic for 14 years before joining the union?

Vermont

• Is an only child.

Veronica

• Is rich.

Veronica

• Is named after royalty.

Victoria Falls

• Is roughly twice the height of the other.

Victoria Falls

• Was named by the famous explorer Dr. David Livingstone.

Victoria Falls

• The chocolate cake known as a Sachertorte was created in which city?

Vienna

• Which artist painted the famous work The Starry Night?

Vincent Van Gogh

• Was Dante's guide in the epic poem "Inferno."

Virgil

• Was commissioned by the Roman Emperor Augustus to write "The Aeneid."

Virgil

• Which record label was not started by a rock band?

Virgin

• What English author did Nicole Kidman wear a prosthetic nose to portray in the film The Hours?

Virginia Woolf

• Are named after the Latin word for "poison."

Viruses

• Cannot be killed with antibiotics.

Viruses

• Called for the other to be removed from office.

Vladimir Lenin

• Founded the Bolshevik Party, committed to workers' rights.

Vladimir Lenin

• Was only in power for seven years.

Vladimir Lenin

• Had his views summarized in the quote "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Voltaire

• Helped spark the Age of Enlightenment.

Voltaire

• Was described in Through the Looking Glass.

Vorpal Sword

• Was used to slay the Jabberwocky.

Vorpal Sword

• Went "snicker-snack."

Vorpal Sword

• What was the name of the loud plastic horn blown by many spectators during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa called?

Vuvuzela

• What does the W. in George W. Bush's name stand for?

Walker

• What term is most often used for zombies by the characters in The Walking Dead TV series?

Walkers

• What opera was performed at the Sydney Opera House, pictured here, for its 1973 opening?

War and Peace

• The Palace of Culture and Science is located in which of these cities?

Warsaw

• Are predators by nature.

Wasps

• Can sting multiple times without dying.

Wasps

• Have a species which is the smallest known adult insect.

Wasps

• Which items are melting in Salvador Dalí's 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory?

Watches

• What was discovered on the Moon in 2009 after NASA intentionally crashed a satellite into it?

Water

• Which of these sports does not involve horses?

Water Polo

• The crystal ball that drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve is made by what company?

Waterford

• During what historic battle was Napoleon defeated in 1815?

Waterloo

• Which of these players has the NHL highest record for most career goals?

Wayne Gretzky

• Is measured in newtons.

Weight

• Is near-zero when in deep space.

Weight

• What Bernstein musical, set in 1950s New York, was based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

West Side Story

• Which of the following animals gives birth instead of laying eggs?

Whale

• Are mammals.

Whales

• Have a strong bond between mother and young.

Whales

• Was the subject of the film War Horse.

World War I

• Occurred during the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

World War II

• Witnessed soldiers storming Omaha Beach.

World War II

• What Maurice Sendak book was adapted for the screen by director Spike Jonze?

Where the Wild Things Are

• What is the common name for the bacterial disease also known as pertussis?

Whooping Cough

• What 3 1/2 pound accessory did Oprah wear on the cover of the September 2013 issue of O Magazine?

Wig

• Appeared in the 1996 film Space Jam.

Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner

• Constantly deal with faulty products from Acme Corporation.

Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner

• Which of these actors portrayed The Doctor on the TV series Dr. Who the earliest?

William Hartnell

• Which of these famous playwrights was born earliest?

William Shakespeare

• Became Duke of Normandy at age eight.

William the Conqueror

• Is an ancestor of every monarch of England since his reign.

William the Conqueror

• Which of these British monarchs was crowned first?

William the Conqueror

• Who sang at the wedding reception of Bill and Melinda Gates in Hawaii in 1994?

Willie Nelson

• Which of these basketball players has the most career NBA rebounds?

Wilt Chamberlain

• In 2010, what Grand Slam tournament hosted the world's longest tennis match, lasting over 11 hours?

Wimbledon

• What are arrays of wind turbines like those pictured here generally called?

Wind Farms

• What does an anemometer measure?

Wind Speed

• What body part do male crickets, like the one pictured here, use to chirp?

Wings

• What is the subtitle of video game StarCraft II?

Wings of Liberty

• Who first used the term "iron curtain" to describe the communist threat?

Winston Churchill

• Whose image will be on the UK's first "plastic" banknote in 2016?

Winston Churchill

• Created the opera Don Giovanni.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Died at just 35, young even for his time.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Traveled to Paris, London, and Zurich to perform as a child prodigy at age six.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Occurred during King George V's reign.

World War I

• Was known as "The War to End All Wars".

World War I

• What is the most common place on the body for a beginning snowboarder to be injured?

Wrist

• Which is not a novel by Jane Austen?

Wuthering Heights

• As of the 2013 U.S. Census, which U.S. state has the smallest population?

Wyoming

• Which form of radiation has the shortest wavelength?

X-Rays

• Which Japanese company makes many of the world's zippers?

YKK

• Who wrote Life of Pi?

Yann Martel

• In auto racing, what color flag is used to indicate a hazard or danger?

Yellow

• What color is the one ball in pool?

Yellow

• As of 2013, which of these artists/bands have released the most studio albums?

Yes

• Enrolled in Harvard at age 16.

Yo Yo Ma

• Has performed for eight U.S. Presidents.

Yo Yo Ma

• Has won 16 Grammy Awards.

Yo Yo Ma

• Whose skull does Hamlet hold and talk to in the Shakespearean play Hamlet?

Yorick

• What terrier dog breed and type of pudding are both named after a county in England?

Yorkshire

• Is home to ancient giant sequoia trees.

Yosemite National Park

• Is home to the Half Dome cliff.

Yosemite National Park

• Was given to the State of California by Abraham Lincoln in 1864.

Yosemite National Park

• Protects copyright holders using a technology called "Content ID."

YouTube

• Pictured here, what African river flows into the Victoria Falls?

Zambezi River

• What French president said, "How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?"

de Gaulle

• In the TV series Friends, which male character does Rachel Green

never

• What scale, numbering from 0 to 14, indicates acidity and alkalinity?

pH Scale

• Marion Cotillard won an Academy Award for portraying which famous French singer?

Édith Piaf


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