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?
What African American poet read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton’s first presidential inauguration?
“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?
In May 2017, who won the French presidential election in a landslide victory against his far-right rival Marine Le Pen?
A substance with pH 4 is how many times more acidic than a substance with pH 5?
In 1991 who became the first democratically elected president of Russia?
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 square units, what is the area of a trapezoid with a height of 3 units and bases of 4 units and 2 units?
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?
In hockey or soccer, a hat trick occurs when a player scores how many goals in a single game?
What positive number is the geometric mean of 16 and 4?
What Silicon Valley carmaker that has never turned a profit made headlines in April 2017, when it surpassed GM in stock value?
The Simpsons is the longest-running scripted U.S. primetime television series in history. It’s set in what fictional city?
What Mexican artist and feminist icon painted Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair shortly after divorcing her unfaithful husband, the artist Diego Rivera?
Who is best known for writing Alexander Hamilton, a biography that inspired the hit Broadway musical Hamilton?
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 physics, what is by far the weakest of the four fundamental forces?
What leader of “the Final Five,” the nickname of the 2016 U.S. women’s gymnastics team, is the most decorated American gymnast in history?
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?