What positive number is the geometric mean of 16 and 4?
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 May 2017, who won the French presidential election in a landslide victory against his far-right rival Marine Le Pen?
Who is best known for writing Alexander Hamilton, a biography that inspired the hit Broadway musical Hamilton?
During World War II, what American general was the supreme commander of Allied forces on D-Day?
“O beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster.” This famous quote is from what Shakespeare play?
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 the epic poem the Iliad, what Greek leader is persuaded to attack Troy after being sent a false dream by Zeus?
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?
What Mexican artist and feminist icon painted Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair shortly after divorcing her unfaithful husband, the artist Diego Rivera?
Named for the Flemish cartographer who developed it, what type of map projection keeps true compass positions intact but distorts geographic areas?
The Mississippi River begins in Minnesota and ends in what Southern state?
Revelations is a famous ballet by what African American choreographer whose multiracial dance company popularized modern dance with extensive world tours?
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 trigonometry, what function is the reciprocal of the cosine?
The Simpsons is the longest-running scripted U.S. primetime television series in history. It’s set in what fictional city?
Located 11,800 feet above sea level, what city is the administrative capital of Bolivia?
In hockey or soccer, a hat trick occurs when a player scores how many goals in a single game?
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 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?