WOA Boston Trivia

Question 1

What genetic disease is caused by having an extra Y chromosome (XYY)?

Accepted Answer

Jacob's Syndrome

Question 2

How many objects are equivalent to one mole?

Accepted Answer

6.022 x 10^23

Question 3

Leonardo Di Caprio won his first Best Actor Oscar for his performance in which film?

Accepted Answer

The Revenant

Question 4

In 2017, Emma Walmsley made history as the first female CEO of a major pharmaceutical company... which company?

Accepted Answer

GlaxoSmithKline

Question 5

George Orwell wrote this book, which is often considered a statement on government oversight.

Accepted Answer

1984

Question 6

When is National Trivia Day in America?

Accepted Answer

January 4

Question 7

Which of these are a stop codon in DNA?

Accepted Answer

TAA

Question 8

What is the 100th digit of Pi?

Accepted Answer

9

Question 9

What country is the second largest in the world by area?

Accepted Answer

Canada

Question 10

Which NFL team holds the record for the most super bowl appearances?

Accepted Answer

New England Patriots

Question 11

In 1960, which country became the first in the world to have a female Prime Minister?

Accepted Answer

Sri Lanka

Question 12

What is the largest French speaking city outside of France?

Accepted Answer

Montreal, Canada

Question 13

According to Greek mythology, who was the first woman on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Pandora

Question 14

In a 1994 CBS interview, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates performed what unusual trick on camera?

Accepted Answer

Jumping over an office chair

Question 15

Which of the following is not a real element?

Accepted Answer

Vitrainium

Question 16

The Western Lowland Gorilla is scientifically know as?

Accepted Answer

Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla

Question 17

Which actress invented frequency hopping technology in 1942 to fight the Nazis?

Accepted Answer

Hedy Lamarr

Question 18

How many legs is it biologically impossible for a centipede to have?

Accepted Answer

100

Question 19

How many U.S. presidents have been assassinated?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 20

What is the technical name for the hashtag signal?

Accepted Answer

Octothorpe

Question 21

What is the oldest Disney film?

Accepted Answer

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Question 22

After the death of her husband, Eleanor Roosevelt took on what role?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 23

Who was repeatedly jailed for creating the first family planning clinic and giving women information on birth control?

Accepted Answer

Margaret Sanger

Question 24

Botanically speaking, which of these fruits is NOT a berry?

Accepted Answer

Strawberry

Question 25

What is the name of the captain in Cap'n Crunch cereal?

Accepted Answer

Horatio Magellan Crunch

Question 26

Who was the first woman to earn a college bachelor's degree?

Accepted Answer

Catherine Brewer

Question 27

What country saw a world record 315 million voters turn out for elections on May 20, 1991?

Accepted Answer

India

Question 28

Who was the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Sandra Day O'Connor

Question 29

Who became the first female Secretary of State of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Madeleine Albright

Question 30

Who is the most decorated female U.S. Olympian of all time, winning a total of 8 gold medals?

Accepted Answer

Jenny Thompson (Swimming)

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