The Simpsons is the longest-running scripted U.S. primetime television series in history. It’s set in what fictional city?
In 1991 who became the first democratically elected president of Russia?
What Mexican artist and feminist icon painted Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair shortly after divorcing her unfaithful husband, the artist Diego Rivera?
In physics, what is by far the weakest of the four fundamental forces?
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 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?
What positive number is the geometric mean of 16 and 4?
What African American poet read “On the Pulse of Morning” at Bill Clinton’s first presidential inauguration?
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?
Ben Platt plays a teen crippled with anxiety in what breakout show that won six Tony Awards in 2017, including Best Musical?
“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?
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?
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 trigonometry, what function is the reciprocal of the cosine?
Who has won three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, and is the Cleveland Cavaliers’ all-time leading scorer?
In the 1440s, what German blacksmith invented a method of printing from movable type that remained largely unchanged until the 20th century?
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?
What physicist established the nuclear theory of the atom when he shot a beam of alpha particles at a sheet of gold foil?
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?