Named for the Flemish cartographer who developed it, what type of map projection keeps true compass positions intact but distorts geographic areas?
Played by Taraji P. Henson in the film Hidden Figures, what former NASA mathematician received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015 for her vital role in the space race?
In February 2017, after only 24 days in office, who resigned as national security adviser amid a growing scandal over his contacts with Russian officials?
In physics, what is by far the weakest of the four fundamental forces?
The Savoy Theatre in London was built in 1881 as a showcase for what songwriting team famous for comic operas such as The Mikado and The Pirates of Penzance?
What leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa?
Revelations is a famous ballet by what African American choreographer whose multiracial dance company popularized modern dance with extensive world tours?
I Am Malala is a memoir of a young girl who stood up for her right to an education and was shot by the Taliban in 2012 in what country?
The Boston Red Sox were the last major league baseball team to integrate their roster. In 1959 who became the first African American to play for the Sox?
In May 2017, who won the French presidential election in a landslide victory against his far-right rival Marine Le Pen?
The first battles of the American Revolution—Lexington and Concord—took place on April 19th of what year?
What physicist established the nuclear theory of the atom when he shot a beam of alpha particles at a sheet of gold foil?
What African American poet read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton’s first presidential inauguration?
What Mexican artist and feminist icon painted Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair shortly after divorcing her unfaithful husband, the artist Diego Rivera?
The Mississippi River begins in Minnesota and ends in what Southern state?
What country will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games?
In 1991 who became the first democratically elected president of Russia?
During World War II, what American general was the supreme commander of Allied forces on D-Day?
In hockey or soccer, a hat trick occurs when a player scores how many goals in a single game?
Abbreviated ff on a music score, what Italian word is an indication to play very loudly?