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?
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?
In trigonometry, what function is the reciprocal of the cosine?
In square units, what is the area of a trapezoid with a height of 3 units and bases of 4 units and 2 units?
Revelations is a famous ballet by what African American choreographer whose multiracial dance company popularized modern dance with extensive world tours?
What Canadian province is located on the north shore of Lake Erie?
In physics, what is by far the weakest of the four fundamental forces?
What leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa?
A box contains 8 oranges, 8 apples, and 8 pears. You randomly select two fruits. What is the probability, in lowest terms, of selecting two different kinds of fruit?
In 2016 President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a deal to end 52 years of civil war with FARC, a rebel group in what country?
The Mississippi River begins in Minnesota and ends in what Southern state?
Who has won three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, and is the Cleveland Cavaliers’ all-time leading scorer?
In the 1440s, what German blacksmith invented a method of printing from movable type that remained largely unchanged until the 20th century?
The Simpsons is the longest-running scripted U.S. primetime television series in history. It’s set in what fictional city?
The first battles of the American Revolution—Lexington and Concord—took place on April 19th of what year?
“I suppose I should say, at long last, Mr. President, here is your Emmy.” What Donald Trump impersonator said this in 2017 upon winning an Emmy for his work on Saturday Night Live?
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?
In 1953 Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for what viral infectious disease of the nervous system that was greatly feared in the first half of the 20th century?
During World War II, what American general was the supreme commander of Allied forces on D-Day?
In the epic poem the Iliad, what Greek leader is persuaded to attack Troy after being sent a false dream by Zeus?