What energy drink 'gives you wings'? Red Bull;Redbull What is the common nickname for New York City? Big Apple;the Big Apple Who's 90th Birthday Tribute was held in Hyde Pak, London on June 27th 2008? Nelson Mandela;Mandela Which continent has the highest average elevation? Antarctica In which art museum is the 'Mona Lisa', da Vinci's famous painting, exhibited? Louvre Which author conceptualized the idea of the credit card in his utopian novel 'Looking Backward'? Edward Bellamy;Bellamy Which rock band sang the song 'Pour Some Sugar on Me'? Def Leppard In which city is the Taj Mahal located? Agra Who played Rose in 'Titanic'? Kate Winslet;Winslet What is the name of the second-highest mountain in the world? K2 Which Dutch artist cut off his own ear? Vincent Van Gogh;Van Gogh The Richter scale is used to measure the magnitude of what? earthquakes;earthquake Which country was Einstein from? Germany What is the name for a traditional Venetian sculling boat? gondola;gondolas Who is the second-richest person in the United States? Bill Gates;Gates;William Gates Which desert is the world's second-largest? Sahara;the Sahara;Sahara desert Which British composer wrote 'The Planets'? Gustav Holst;Holst In which city was the world's first highway built? Berlin Which Venetian trader and explorer gained fame for his worldwide travels recorded in the book 'Il Milione' Marco Polo;Polo What is an escudo? unit of currency;coin;currency;coins;money Which famous child actor portrayed Kevin McAllister in the Home Alone series? Macaulay Culkin;Culkin Which mountain range is the world's highest? Himalayas;Himalaya;Himalayan;Himalaya Range Which actress starred in the role of 'M' in 6 different Bond movies? Dame Judi Dench;Judi Dench;Dench What city does a Muscovite come from? Moscow In the movie 'Bridget Jones' Diary', who played Bridget Jones? Renee Zellweger;Zellweger What is the oldest rapid transit system in the world? London Underground;Underground Whos is the Artistic Director of Versace? Donatella Versace;Donatella The first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love is in the poem 'Parlement of Foules' by which author? Geoffrey Chaucer;Chaucer Which actress voiced Shenzi the hyena in The Lion King? Whoopi Goldberg;Goldberg Ayers Rock is also known by what name? Uluru What nickname was given to King Alexander III of Macedon? Alexander the Great;The Great;Great What term refers to a Sufi who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic? fakir;faqir Which tennis star won Wimbledon at the age of 17? Boris Becker;Becker The name of the city St.Petersburg was changed to Petrograd in 1914 during World War I because the original was seen as 'too' what? German Which Austrian physician developed the form of psychotherapy known as psychoanalysis? Sigmund Freud;Freud What is the current currency of Venezuela? bolivar fuerte;Venezuelan bolivar Jack London wrote 'White Fang' as a companion to which novel? The Call of the Wild Which American state had the first traffic lights? Ohio What kind of rays were produced and detected by the German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen? X-rays;x;xrays;x rays From what country is Lufthansa an airline? Germany In Robin Hood, what was Tuck's profession? Friar What is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms? Great Barrier Reef Which country had Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990? United Kingdom;UK What is the common name of the Nessiteras rhombopteryx? Loch Ness Monster;Nessie;LNM Who was the creator of the first company to make blue jeans? Levi Strauss;Strauss What is the term used for free-standing bell towers such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Campanile;campaniles Which movie was chosen by the AFI in 2008 as the greatest animated film of all time? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs;Snow White What symbol representing the Inca god Inti is featured on the flags of both Argentina and Uruguay? Sun of May In Alfred Hitchcock's film 'Psycho', who played the central character, Norman Bates? Anthony Perkins;Perkins What are Cleopatra's Needles? obelisks;obelisk Who founded the record label Rocket? Elton John;John What state in India was hit by a major earthquake in January 2001? Gujarat Which lunch food was named after Earl John Montagu? Sandwich;sandwiches What term is used to refer to a series of waves created when a body of water is rapidly displaced? tsunami;tsunamis What is the real name of former Beatles member Ringo Starr? Richard Starkey In ice hockey, what is the method used to begin play? faceoff;face-off;face off 'Alien' and 'Gladiator' were films directed by which director? Ridley Scott;Scott Monaco is near the border of France and which other country? Italy Which member of 'The Boomtown Rats' organized 'Live Aid' in 1985? Bob Geldof;Geldof What did the German World War II air raids on London become known as? The Blitz;Blitz Who created a system of dots and dashes as the character encoding for transmitting telegraphic information? Samuel F.B. Morse;Samuel Morse;Morse What species of animal has been found at elevations as high as 6700 m, making it the highest confirmed permanent resident on Earth? jumping spider;small black jumping spider;black jumping spider;spider;Euophrys omnisuperstes Which Swiss tennis player was named after Martina Navratilova? Martina Hingis;Hingis What was the last state to join the United States of America? Hawaii Which artist's famous works includes 'The Potato Eaters' and 'Sunflowers'? Vincent Van Gogh;Van Gogh Of which empire was Tenochtitlan the capital? Aztec Besides Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, who is a member of the Three Tenors? Placido Domingo;Domingo What is the longest undersea tunnel in the world? Seikan Tunnel;Seikan Which designer label does Stella McCartney design for? Chloe In Egyptian mythology, who was the sun god in earlier dynastic times? Ra;Re;Amun-Ra;Amun Ra;Amun-Re;Amun Re In Clueless, who starred as Cher? Alicia Silverstone;Silverstone During the 1st to 6th century Roman occupation, the city of Paris was given what name? Lutetia;Lutetia Parisiorum Which author wrote The Hobbit? JRR Tolkien;Tolkien;J.R.R. Tolkien What round flatbread made of white flour is a staple accompaniment to meals in Central and South Asia? Naan What explosive did Alfred Nobel invent? Dynamite From what town did the Pied Piper abduct children? Hamelin;Hameln In Sherlock Holmes, what is the name of Holmes' companion? Dr. Watson;Watson;Doctor Watson;Dr Watson On February 25, 2008, who were the people arrested at Heathrow Airport for climbing on top of a British Airways Airbus A320? Greenpeace activists;Greenpeace Which breakfast food was created by W.K. Kellogg? Cornflakes;Corn flakes;Kellogg's cornflakes;Kellogg's What was the historic name for Australia applied in 1644 by the Dutch seafarer Abel Tasman? New Holland What vehicle is Chris Boardman famous for racing? Bicycle;Cycle;bicycles;cycles In which province of Ireland is the capital city Dublin located in? Leinster 'Messiah' is an oratorio by which composer? George Frideric Handel;Handel 'Brummies' are from which city? Birmingham Who is the creator of 'The Simpsons' and 'Futurama'? Matt Groening;Groening Who or what was a Sopwith Camel? Plane;aircraft;airplane;fighter aircraft;fighter plane;fighter airplane;biplane fighter;biplane Besides John, Paul, and George, who was a member of The Beatles? Ringo At the 2001 MTV MVAs, who performed 'Pop' with NSync? Britney Spears;Spears In which sport is Lennox Lewis famous? Boxing What is the national costume of Japan? Kimono Who was recently identified as the subject of the da Vinci's Mona Lisa? Lisa del Gioconda;Lisa Gherardini;del Gioconda;Gherardini Who was the last President of the 20th century for the United States? William Clinton;Bill Clinton;Clinton In the film 'Mrs. Doubtfire', Robin Williams dressed up as a nanny from which country? Scotland Tennis champion Andre Agassi comes from which country? US;USA;United States of America;America;United States To which country was the 14th Dalai Lama exiled? India Robin Williams voiced the character of Genie in which film? Aladdin Which novel written by Charles Dickens features the characters of Uriah Heep and Mr. Micawber? David Copperfield For which event did Denise Lewis win gold at the 2000 Olympics? Heptathlon Which English monarch was known as the Conqueror? William Who is regarded by most sources as the best chess player of all time? Garry Kasparov;Kasparov Which English sailor was shipwrecked and lives on a desert island for 28 years in Dafoe's novel? Robinson Crusoe;Crusoe Which retailer was the successor corporation to F.W.Woolworth Company? Foot Locker Hercule Poirot, a detective in Agatha Christie's novels, is born in which country? Belgium Which mythological hero had to perform the Twelve Labours? Hercules;Heracles Which explorer gave his name to both North and South America? Amerigo Vespucci;Vespucci Who was the first woman to fly in space? Valentina Tereshkova;Tereshkova In what country is 'Anne of Green Gables' set? Canada Opera singer Luciano Pavarotti was born in which country? Italy Glenn Close starred as Cruella de Vil in a movie with 101 of which dogs? Dalmatians;Dalmatian Who was the First President of the Russian Federation? Boris Yeltsin;Yeltsin Indiana Jones is played by which actor? Harrison Ford;Ford Who was singer Madonna's first husband? Sean Penn;Penn Who became the face of L'Oreal in 1998? Kate Moss;Moss Which oceanographer discovered the wreck of Titanic in 1985? Robert Ballard;Ballard Which Irish-American dancer directed, produced, and choreographed his own show, 'Lord of the Dance'? Michael Flatley;Flatley Who is Superman's nemesis? Lex Luthor Which American actress became the Princess of Monaco after marrying Rainier III? Grace Kelly;Kelly Who played the title character in 'Good Will Hunting'? Matt Damon;Damon Which American movie star's real name is Andrew Blyth Barrymore? Drew Barrymore What was Robin Williams' first film? Popeye Which blind American singer was signed to Motown's Tamla label at the age of eleven? Stevie Wonder;Little Stevie Wonder;Wonder In 'The Matrix', who is the captain of the Nebuchadnezzar? Morpheus Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Medecine'? Hippocrates Before starring in the Charlie's Angels movies, what TV series did Lucy Liu act in? Ally McBeal Who was the voice of Scar in 'The Lion King'? Jeremy Irons;Irons What was Britney Spears' 2nd single? Sometimes The Pope is the ruler of which country? Vatican City;Vatican Who wrote Wuthering Heights? Emily Bronte In the sitcom 'Friends', who played Rachel? Jennifer Aniston;Aniston In the 1990's movie, who was the 'Prince of Thieves'? Robin Hood In the musical 'Grease', what high school did the characters go to? Rydell High;Rydell Who did Danny De Vito play in 'Batman Returns'? Penguin What country is singer Sinead O'Connor from? Ireland In 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air', who played the title character? Will Smith;Smith In the movie 'Meet Joe Black, which character played by Brad Pitt takes on the persona of 'Joe Black'? Death;Angel of Death Which American singer was reputed for falling on his knees at the end of evey performance? Stevie Wonder;Wonder Which paranormal show starred Mulder and Scully? The X Files;X Files;X-Files;The X-Files Who is the oldest man to travel into space? John Glenn;Glenn What of Anne Frank was posthumously published? Diary Which superhero lived in the city of Metropolis? Superman Which film had Jim Carrey playing Truman Burbank? The Truman Show;Truman Show Which American was the title character of a 1995 Disney movie? Pocahontas Which fruit pudding is named after Nellie Melba? Peach Melba Who was Patrick Swayze's character in 'Dirty Dancing'? Johnny Castle Who was Henry McCarty better known as? Billy the Kid What country was Sir Isaac Newton from? England Ronald Reagan and George Bush were both members of which political party? Republican;Republican Party Which tennis player's nickname is Pistol Pete? Pete Sampras;Sampras In the film 'The World is Not Enough', who played James Bond? Pierce Brosnan;Brosnan Which tennis star holds the open-era record for both singles and doubles? Martina Navratilova;Navratilova Who did director Guy Ritchie marry in 2000? Madonna Ciccone;Madonna Who played Dr. Ross in ER? George Clooney;Clooney Mario Andretti is famous for which sport? Autoracing;Car racing;auto;NASCAR;F1;Formula One;Formula 1;IndyCar;USAC;World Sprtscar Championship What is the nickname of basketball player Earvin Johnson? Magic;Magic Johnson Which American village hosted the Winter Olympics twice? Lake Placid Which spacecraft took Yuri Gagarin into space? Vostok 1;Vostok I;Vostok One;Vostok The mefaphone and the electric valve were invented by which American physicist? Thomas Edison;Thomas Alva Edison;Edison Which Ukrainian broke the record for men's pole vaulting 35 times? Sergey Bubka;Bubka Which queen of the Iceni tribe of East Anglia fought against the Roman Empire? Boudicca;Boudica In which country was the poet T.S. Eliot born? United States;US;America;United States of America Which Canadian pop/country singer recently divorced her husband? Shania Twain;Twain Which singer's hits include 'Runaway' and 'Nasty Boy'? Janet Jackson Alexander Graham Bell is most known for inventing which form of communication? telephone;phone In which American state are the headquarters of Ford Motors located? Michigan How many times did Elizabeth I marry? 0;none Who's popular works include 'The Road Not Taken' and 'Fire and Ice'? Robert Frost;Frost What hockey team has Wayne Gretzky as their head coach? Phoenix Coyotes;Coyotes What condiment was advertised by Heinz as "Blessed relief for Mother and the other women in the household!" Ketchup;Catsup;tomato ketchup Roosevelt succeeded as the 26th President of the US after which president's assassination? William McKinley;McKinley Who invented popsicles? Frank Epperson;Epperson What character did Michelle Pfeiffer play in 'Batman Returns'? Catwoman What is the original name of the Statue of Liberty? Liberty Enlightening the World Both 'The Piano' and 'Raising Arizona' had which actress in them? Holly Hunter;Hunter What was Princess Diana's maiden name? Spencer What is the name of the process of heating liquids to destroy microorganisms in them? Pasteurization What is the most common family name in both the UK and the US? Smith Which civil rights leader spoke the famous words "I Have a Dream"? Martin Luther King Jr.;Martin Luther King;Martin Luther King Jr;King;Dr.King In which of Britney Spears' music videos did Melissa Joan-Hart also appear? Crazy In 1999, who sang the hit 'Baby One More Time'? Britney Spears;Spears In 212 BC, when Hannibal marched his army across the Alps, which animals did he bring along? Elephants;War elephants In the TV series 'Sister Sister' one sister's name is Tia, what is the other's? Tamera What nickname was Tsar Ivan of Russia known as? Ivan the Terrible;the Terrible;Terrible Which comedian voiced Maggie for the animated film 'Home on the Range'? Roseanne Barr;Barr What was Buddy Holley's real first name? Charles Skater Kurt Browning comes from which country? Canada Who is the current Pope? Benedict XVI;Benedict 16;Pope Benedict XVI;Pope Benedict 16 Who assassinated John F. Kennedy? Lee Harvey Oswald;Oswald On February 3, 1959 a small plane crash killed Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and which other American rock and roll musician? Ritchie Valens;Valens What book written by Rudyard Kipling is the author most known for? The Jungle Book;Jungle Book What was Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence's nickname? Lawrence of Arabia What John Lennon song became an anti-war anthem? Imagine Besides running, what other track and field event did Carl Lewis break records in? Long jump Which athlete is also known as 'The Easton Assasin'? Larry Holmes;Holmes On which Shakespeare play is the film '10 Things I Hate About You' based? Taming of the Shrew;The Taming of the Shrew Which actress was married to baseball player Joe di Maggio, then playwright Arthur Miller? Marilyn Monroe;Monroe Which 'Queen of Soul' is Whitney Houston's godmother? Aretha Franklin;Franklin What was the composer Mozart's nickname for his sister? Nannerl Who sang 'I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing' from 'Armageddon'? Aerosmith Of what country was Napoleon Bonaparte emperor? France What was the first name of the Queen of Scots who was beheaded by her cousin Elizabeth I in 1587? Mary