What is magma called when it reaches the earth's surface?
lava
What is the name of a folk instrument that originated in Africa, has four or five strings, and is often associated with bluegrass?
banjo
Which Japanese video game company started out producing playing cards?
Nintendo
Which Japanese city, formerly the capital, is an anagram of Tokyo?
Kyoto
Weighing in at approximately three pounds, what is the most complex object in the known universe?
the human brain
Which head of state was colorfully labeled "Pootie Poot" by George W. Bush, who had a penchant for nicknaming friends and foes?
Vladimir Putin
What kind of hit does a volleyball setter usually try to prepare a teammate to make?
spike
Who portrays the Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films?
Maggie Smith
Which Founding Father became the first Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service?
Benjamin Franklin
True or false- A tiger's stripes are unique to each animal.
True
False
Which Man in Black sang a painfully beautiful cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt," one of the country legend's final hits?
Johnny Cash
What was the name of the horse Paul Revere rode on his famous midnight ride?
Midnight
Brown Beauty
War Admiral
Liberty
The "milk" of which unappetizing insect could join the ranks with kale as our next superfood?
slug
cricket
dung beetle
cockroach
The practice of watching several episodes (or seasons) of one TV series in a single setting is most commonly known as what?
binge-watching
What do the letters in NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Agreement
What South African Nobel Peace Prize winner was on the U.S. terror watch list until 2008, 18 years after his release from prison?
Nelson Mandela
What sports apparel and accessories manufacturer shares its name with the Greek goddess of victory?
Nike
Which U.S. Constitutional amendment, adopted in 1868, granted citizenship to African Americans?
The fourteenth amendment
Which U.S. bridge is painted a memorable International Orange?
Golden Gate Bridge
The term "yuppies" was born in which decade?
1990s
1970s
1980s
1960s
Which camera-shy Australian singer scored her first Billboard Top 10 hit as a solo artist with her song "Chandelier"?
Sia
True or False- Susan Boyle of "I Dreamed a Dream" fame won Britain's Got Talent, the TV show that made her a star.
True
False
True or False- Baby zebras are born without stripes.
False
True
In which city and its suburbs does Ferris Bueller's Day Off take place?
Chicago
Which legendary hockey player practiced the pre-game ritual of drinking a Diet Coke, an iced water, a Gatorade, and another Diet Coke?
Wayne Gretzky
Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is the only one still surviving?
Great Pyramids of Giza
What Founding Father, who died in a duel in Weehawken, NJ, had a son who lost his life the same way, in the same place?
Alexander Hamilton
Which Romanian region, known for its Medieval castles, inspired the setting for Bram Stoker's Dracula?
Transylvania
What was the cost of the first Ford Model A, ordered by a dentist in Chicago in 1903?
$550
$1,250
$850
$1000
Which mobile app started out under the name "Picaboo"?
Snapchat
The Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed sits on which city's central square?
Moscow
Which germ-fighting mouthwash was once sold as a floor cleaner?
Listerine
Which African American actor, known for his deep bass voice, spent most of his childhood silent because he had a bad stutter?
James Earl Jones
Which organ produces the hormone insulin?
the pancreas
Which 1984 paranormal comedy was rebooted in 2016 with four women in the leading roles?
Ghostbusters
How do you spell "cat" using the Radiotelephony phonetic alphabet, which begins "Alpha, Bravo..."?
Charlie Alpha Tango
Henry Durant, founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross, was the first recipient of which prestigious award in 1901?
The Nobel Peace Prize
Which actress was a series regular on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls, and Hot in Cleveland?
Betty White
Which aquatic game shares its name with a 13th-century explorer?
Polo
What was the occupation of the winner of the first recorded Olympics, held in 776 B.C. in Ancient Greece?
actor
cook
soldier
Which two Pennsylvania football teams combined in 1943 to form the Steagles?
Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles- because so many players were serving in the military
Which kind of nerves in the human body are called cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal?
spinal nerves
What is the name of the digital currency established in 2009 with no central authority or middleman?
bitcoin
Which five-digit, mail-sorting system went into effect in the United States on July 1, 1963?
ZIP code (it stands for Zoning Improvement Plan Code)
Which 19th-century, gothic American author is often depicted with a raven?
Edgar Allan Poe
Which of the following can elephants do?
gallop
sprint
swim
jump
Which is NOT a room in the game of Clue?
ballroom
conservatory
cellar
kitchen
At sea level, at which temperature Celsius does pure water freeze?
0 degrees Celsius
Which landmark, nicknamed "La Dame de fer," is one of the most visited tourist spots in the world?
The Eiffel Tower (translation is "the Iron Lady" and it has 7 million visitors a year)
Which internet giant changed its company name to Alphabet in 2015?
Google
Mexico City was built on the ruins of Tenochtitlan, the capital city of which lost civilization?
Aztec Empire
Another word for the historical undergarment known as "stays" is what?
hoops
corset
knickers
The Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa is recognized for her missionary work with the poor in which Indian city?
Calcutta
Mushrooms and toadstools can form naturally growing arcs or circles called what magical name?
Fairy Ring
Which mineral from the western United States helped fund the Civil War?
gold