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 the 1440s, what German blacksmith invented a method of printing from movable type that remained largely unchanged until the 20th century?
In hockey or soccer, a hat trick occurs when a player scores how many goals in a single game?
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?
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?
In trigonometry, what function is the reciprocal of the cosine?
In 1991 who became the first democratically elected president of Russia?
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 leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa?
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?
The first battles of the American Revolution—Lexington and Concord—took place on April 19th of what year?
What African American poet read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton’s first presidential inauguration?
Who is best known for writing Alexander Hamilton, a biography that inspired the hit Broadway musical Hamilton?
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 country will host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games?
Abbreviated ff on a music score, what Italian word is an indication to play very loudly?
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?
What Canadian province is located on the north shore of Lake Erie?
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 Mississippi River begins in Minnesota and ends in what Southern state?