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- 1True or False: Tchaikovsky composed the 1812 Overture to commemorate Russia resisting Napoleon's 1812 invasion.TrueFalseTrue or Falsepub quizgeneralartsTchaikovsky's 1812 Overture celebrates Russia's defense against Napoleon's Grande Armée during the 1812 campaign.
- 2Which element is named after the chemist who developed the periodic table?MendeleviumRutherfordiumEinsteiniumCuriumMultiple Choicepub quizgeneralscienceMendelevium (Md, atomic number 101) is named for Dmitri Mendeleev, who organised the periodic arrangement of the elements.
- 3Which event most directly prompted the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898?The sinking of the USS Maine in Havana harborThe Zimmermann TelegramPublication of the De Lome letterThe sinking of the RMS LusitaniaMultiple Choicepub quizgeneralhistoryThe explosion and sinking of the battleship USS Maine in February 1898 inflamed US public opinion and was the immediate catalyst for the Spanish–American War.
- 4Which of these European capitals lies furthest east in longitude?BudapestViennaBratislavaPragueMultiple Choicepub quizgeneralgeographyBudapest is located around 19°E, farther east than Vienna, Bratislava and Prague.
- 5Which short story by Edgar Allan Poe is widely regarded as the first modern detective story and features the character C. Auguste Dupin?The Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Hound of the BaskervillesThe Maltese FalconThe Mystery of Edwin DroodMultiple Choicepub quizgeneralartsPoe's 1841 story 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' introduced C. Auguste Dupin and many conventions of detective fiction that followed.
- 6True or False: A neutrino carries no electric charge and can pass through the entire Earth with very little chance of interacting.TrueFalseTrue or Falsepub quizgeneralscienceNeutrinos are electrically neutral and interact only via the weak nuclear force and gravity, so most pass through matter, including Earth, without interacting.
- 7Who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom when Britain declared war on Germany in 1939?Neville ChamberlainWinston ChurchillStanley BaldwinAnthony EdenMultiple Choicepub quizgeneralhistoryNeville Chamberlain was prime minister at the outbreak of World War II; Winston Churchill replaced him in May 1940.
- 8Which river forms a long part of the land border between the United States and Mexico?Rio GrandeColorado RiverMississippi RiverPecos RiverMultiple Choicepub quizgeneralgeographyThe Rio Grande (Río Bravo in Mexico) defines much of the border between Texas and several Mexican states.
- 9Which composer caused a famous scandal at the 1913 premiere of The Rite of Spring?Igor StravinskyPyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyClaude DebussyArnold SchoenbergMultiple Choicepub quizgeneralartsIgor Stravinsky composed The Rite of Spring; its rhythmic innovation and dissonance provoked a heated reaction at the 1913 Paris premiere.
- 10Which of these common gases has the lowest boiling point at standard pressure?HeliumNitrogenOxygenArgonMultiple Choicepub quizgeneralscienceHelium has the lowest boiling point among these at about −269 °C (4 K), lower than nitrogen, oxygen, or argon.