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 physicist established the nuclear theory of the atom when he shot a beam of alpha particles at a sheet of gold foil?
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 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?
The Simpsons is the longest-running scripted U.S. primetime television series in history. It’s set in what fictional city?
In square units, what is the area of a trapezoid with a height of 3 units and bases of 4 units and 2 units?
In May 2017, who won the French presidential election in a landslide victory against his far-right rival Marine Le Pen?
The Mississippi River begins in Minnesota and ends in what Southern state?
Abbreviated ff on a music score, what Italian word is an indication to play very loudly?
In 1991 who became the first democratically elected president of Russia?
In the 1440s, what German blacksmith invented a method of printing from movable type that remained largely unchanged until the 20th century?
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 physics, what is by far the weakest of the four fundamental forces?
Named for the Flemish cartographer who developed it, what type of map projection keeps true compass positions intact but distorts geographic areas?
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?
Revelations is a famous ballet by what African American choreographer whose multiracial dance company popularized modern dance with extensive world tours?
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 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?
Jane took a 7-hour bike trip. In all, she traveled 112 miles. What was her average rate of speed in miles per hour?
In the epic poem the Iliad, what Greek leader is persuaded to attack Troy after being sent a false dream by Zeus?