Some sample questions from this category:
* The world's first film studio was built by Thomas Edison. What was its name?
* What was the name of the architect who designed the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.?
* In what country will you find the cities Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Belem, and Fortaleza?
* The 1938 film, 'Bringing Up Baby' starred what two Hollywood giants?
* Brad's Drink was the original name of what popular beverage?
* What was the nickname of Metropolis in the Superman comic books?
* What does the 'B' in social reformer Susan B. Anthony's name stand for?
* Grace Bedell was an eleven-year-old girl from New York who wrote a letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln. What did she suggest he do?
* This Bronx-based vocal group had a string of hits from 1958 to 1960 with Dion DiMucci as lead singer. What was their name?
* What horror fiction author was born in Liverpool in 1952?
* What famous acrobat crossed the Niagra Falls on a tightrope and then repeated the feat blindfolded, wheeling a barrow and carrying a man on his back?
* What was the nickname of the Canadian troops in World War I?
* What was the name of the British warrior queen who, on the death of her husband, the King of the Iceni, led a revolt against the Romans?
* What was the name of the Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in the Cathedral on the orders of King Henry II?
* What name did Shaw give to his play about a Salvation Army Major?
* The knife is a symbol of which Saint?
* Which composer wrote the opera Carmen?
* What is the name of the man who was the first to run a mile in under four minutes?
* What plant is also known as 'deadly nightshade'?
* Which place in India is considered to be one of the holiest and sacred to the Hindus?
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