Mr. Dorough's Cultural Knowledge Quiz

Question 1

Which U.S. Pop Singer also played the role of "Scarecrow" in the hit Broadway Musical, The Wiz?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson

Question 2

Which French Impressionist is famous for his artistic depiction of water gardens?

Accepted Answer

Claude Monet

Question 3

Which of the following was NOT a founding member of rap group, NWA?

Accepted Answer

Tupac

Question 4

Which Dickens novel begins with the line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"

Accepted Answer

A Tale of Two Cities

Question 5

What did he just say?

Accepted Answer

"Say Hello to my little friend!"

Question 6

What is the proper term for a 3-line, 17-syllable, Japanese verse poem?

Accepted Answer

Haiku

Question 7

Which one is a Looney Toon?

Accepted Answer

Yosemite Sam

Question 8

What was the Answer to Question #1?

Accepted Answer

Tupac

Question 9

Which of Shakespeare's plays is famous for the line, "To be or not to be, that is the question"

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 10

Which famous novel series started out as erotic Twillight fan fiction?

Accepted Answer

Fifty Shades of Grey

Question 11

Which 1996 Gameboy game allowed players to catch monsters and battle them against their friends

Accepted Answer

Pokemon

Question 12

Which U.S. President is NOT featured on Mount Rushmore?

Accepted Answer

Andrew Jackson

Question 13

Which U.S. Basketball star only made 1 Three-Point-Shot over his entire career?

Accepted Answer

Shaquil O'Neil

Question 14

What was the original flavor of the famous pastry known as "The Twinkie?"

Accepted Answer

Banana

Question 15

Which U.S. Comedy famously depicts the antics of a Jamaican Bobsled Team?

Accepted Answer

Cool Runnings

Question 16

Infamous crime boss, Al Capone, was eventually arrested for committing what crime?

Accepted Answer

Tax Evasion

Question 17

When President Obama took office in 2009, which federal prison did he close on his first day?

Accepted Answer

Guantanamo Bay

Question 18

Which U.S. soccer player won two Olympic gold medals and won the FIFA Women's World Cup twice?

Accepted Answer

Mia Hamm

Question 19

Who's this?

Accepted Answer

Link

Question 20

"Gone with the Wind" famously depicted the burning of which U.S. city during the Civil War?

Accepted Answer

Atlanta

Question 21

Which famous UK graffiti artist is known for his thought provoking political graffiti?

Accepted Answer

Banksy

Question 22

Which famous boxer coined the term, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee?"

Accepted Answer

Mohammad Ali

Question 23

"My anaconda don't want none, unless..."

Accepted Answer

"You got the buns, hon!"

Question 24

Which Greek Goddess is married to Zeus and is known as the "Queen of the gods?"

Accepted Answer

Hera

Question 25

Which Irish author is famous for his Gothic novel, "Dracula?"

Accepted Answer

Bram Stoker

Question 26

Which Romance film was NOT based on a novel written by Nicholas Sparks?

Accepted Answer

The Lakehouse

Question 27

What is the name of Elvis Presley's home in Nashville, TN?

Accepted Answer

Graceland

Question 28

What is the title of this painting?

Accepted Answer

The Scream

Question 29

Which famous painter is known for his/her depiction of surreal, otherworldly environments?

Accepted Answer

Salvador Dali

Question 30

Which book ends "So we beat on, boats against the current, born back ceaselessly into the past"

Accepted Answer

The Great Gatsby

Question 31

Which treaty ended the conflict of World War 1

Accepted Answer

Treaty of Versailles

Question 32

Who's this?

Accepted Answer

Otto the Bus Driver

Question 33

"Are you calling me a liar?"

Accepted Answer

" I ain't calling you a truther!"

Question 34

"Toto..."

Accepted Answer

"I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore"

Question 35

In the Disney film, "The Lion King," what type of primate is Rafiki?

Accepted Answer

Mandrill

Question 36

Tupac's hit song "Hail Mary" was inspired by a political manuscript by which Italian Statesman?

Accepted Answer

Niccolo Machievelli

Question 37

In 2017, U.S. singer Beyonce gave birth to a twin boy and a twin girl. What are their names?

Accepted Answer

Sir and Rumi

Question 38

Who is America's first serial killer?

Accepted Answer

H.H. Holmes

Question 39

Which U.S. pop singer sued Lady Gaga for plagiarism over her hit song, "Born this Way?"

Accepted Answer

Madonna

Question 40

In 1935, who was first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)?

Accepted Answer

J. Edgar Hoover

Question 41

Which U.S. Baseball team famously fixed (intentionally lost) the 1919 World Series?

Accepted Answer

Chicago White Socks

Question 42

Which U.S. political figure is featured on the $10 bill?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Hamilton

Question 43

Which U.S. football team has won the most Super Bowls?

Accepted Answer

Pittsburgh Steelers

Question 44

Who said, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."

Accepted Answer

John F. Kennedy

Question 45

In 1927, who became the first pilot to fly a solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic?

Accepted Answer

Charles Lindbergh

Question 46

What Disney animated film was the first to receive a "PG rating" for its use of horrific images

Accepted Answer

The Black Cauldron

Question 47

U.S. rapper Biggie Smalls famously dated what other U.S. rapper?

Accepted Answer

Lil' Kim

Question 48

In Star Wars Episode II, what is the color of Mace Windu's (Samuel L. Jackson's) Lightsabre?

Accepted Answer

Purple

Question 49

Which UK Rock group is famous for their mascot, "Eddie the Head?"

Accepted Answer

Iron Maiden

Question 50

Which musical genre originated in the Deep South was inspired by African spirituals and ballads

Accepted Answer

The Blues

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