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 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?
“O beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster.” This famous quote is from what Shakespeare play?
The Mississippi River begins in Minnesota and ends in what Southern state?
In 1991 who became the first democratically elected president of Russia?
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 February 2017, after only 24 days in office, who resigned as national security adviser amid a growing scandal over his contacts with Russian officials?
The first battles of the American Revolution—Lexington and Concord—took place on April 19th of what year?
What positive number is the geometric mean of 16 and 4?
A substance with pH 4 is how many times more acidic than a substance with pH 5?
Though it has almost no native mammals, what island nation is home to an unusually large number of flightless birds including the kiwi, its national bird?
What Silicon Valley carmaker that has never turned a profit made headlines in April 2017, when it surpassed GM in stock value?
In hockey or soccer, a hat trick occurs when a player scores how many goals in a single game?
The Game of Thrones TV series is based on the bestselling fantasy books of what American author?
Revelations is a famous ballet by what African American choreographer whose multiracial dance company popularized modern dance with extensive world tours?
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?
In physics, what is by far the weakest of the four fundamental forces?
In the epic poem the Iliad, what Greek leader is persuaded to attack Troy after being sent a false dream by Zeus?
Who is best known for writing Alexander Hamilton, a biography that inspired the hit Broadway musical Hamilton?
Jane took a 7-hour bike trip. In all, she traveled 112 miles. What was her average rate of speed in miles per hour?