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?
In the epic poem the Iliad, what Greek leader is persuaded to attack Troy after being sent a false dream by Zeus?
In hockey or soccer, a hat trick occurs when a player scores how many goals in a single game?
What physicist established the nuclear theory of the atom when he shot a beam of alpha particles at a sheet of gold foil?
During World War II, what American general was the supreme commander of Allied forces on D-Day?
Ben Platt plays a teen crippled with anxiety in what breakout show that won six Tony Awards in 2017, including Best Musical?
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?
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?
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?
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?
What Silicon Valley carmaker that has never turned a profit made headlines in April 2017, when it surpassed GM in stock value?
What country provides North Korea with most of its food and energy supplies, and accounts for upwards of 90% of North Korea’s total trade volume?
In square units, what is the area of a trapezoid with a height of 3 units and bases of 4 units and 2 units?
What African American poet read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton’s first presidential inauguration?
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 1991 who became the first democratically elected president of Russia?
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?