The first battles of the American Revolution—Lexington and Concord—took place on April 19th of what year?
What Silicon Valley carmaker that has never turned a profit made headlines in April 2017, when it surpassed GM in stock value?
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?
What leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa?
In hockey or soccer, a hat trick occurs when a player scores how many goals in a single game?
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?
A substance with pH 4 is how many times more acidic than a substance with pH 5?
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?
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?
What African American poet read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton’s first presidential inauguration?
In the 1440s, what German blacksmith invented a method of printing from movable type that remained largely unchanged until the 20th century?
Ben Platt plays a teen crippled with anxiety in what breakout show that won six Tony Awards in 2017, including Best Musical?
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?
The Game of Thrones TV series is based on the bestselling fantasy books of what American author?
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?
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 best known for writing Alexander Hamilton, a biography that inspired the hit Broadway musical Hamilton?
What Canadian province is located on the north shore of Lake Erie?
What Mexican artist and feminist icon painted Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair shortly after divorcing her unfaithful husband, the artist Diego Rivera?