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 May 2017, who won the French presidential election in a landslide victory against his far-right rival Marine Le Pen?
In square units, what is the area of a trapezoid with a height of 3 units and bases of 4 units and 2 units?
During World War II, what American general was the supreme commander of Allied forces on D-Day?
“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 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 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?
What leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa?
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?
Who is the first woman to win Album of the Year twice at the Grammys for her own albums, first for Fearless and later for 1989?
What African American poet read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton’s first presidential inauguration?
In the epic poem the Iliad, what Greek leader is persuaded to attack Troy after being sent a false dream by Zeus?
What country will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games?
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?
Jane took a 7-hour bike trip. In all, she traveled 112 miles. What was her average rate of speed in miles per hour?
What Mexican artist and feminist icon painted Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair shortly after divorcing her unfaithful husband, the artist Diego Rivera?
The first battles of the American Revolution—Lexington and Concord—took place on April 19th of what year?
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?