92203 Intermediate Trivia Questions
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About how massive is the Milky Way’s central black hole, measured in Suns?
Answer
4.3 million solar masses
Which English scientist proposed “dark stars” that could trap light in 1783?
Answer
John Michell
What process predicts that black holes can emit thermal radiation?
Answer
Hawking radiation
What was the name of Apollo 16's lunar landing region, the Descartes Highlands?
Answer
Descartes Highlands
What was the name of Apollo 12's lunar landing site?
Answer
Oceanus Procellarum
What was the name of Apollo 15's lunar module?
Answer
Falcon
Which Apollo mission first used a lunar roving vehicle on the Moon?
Answer
Apollo 15
Which NASA mission was the first to use a rover on Mars?
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Mars Pathfinder
Which NASA mission orbited Saturn from 2004 to 2017?
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Cassini
Which NASA mission made the first close flyby of Pluto in 2015?
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New Horizons
Which NASA mission returned the first samples from an asteroid to Earth?
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OSIRIS-REx
In which London prison was Captain William Kidd held before his 1701 execution?
Answer
Newgate Prison
Which Royal Navy officer killed Blackbeard in 1718?
Answer
Robert Maynard
Which pirate captain was called the Gentleman Pirate?
Answer
Stede Bonnet
Which pirate captain was known as Calico Jack and associated with Anne Bonny?
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John Rackham
Which pirate captured the treasure ship Ganj-i-Sawai in 1695?
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Henry Every
Which 1960 U.S. Supreme Court case struck down racial segregation in interstate bus and train terminals?
Answer
Boynton v. Virginia
What is the usual title of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 open letter written in Birmingham Jail?
Answer
Letter from Birmingham Jail
What was the name of the 1964 campaign to register Black voters in Mississippi?
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Freedom Summer
On what date was Emmett Till abducted from his great-uncle’s home in Mississippi?
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August 28, 1955
Which organization sponsored the 1961 Freedom Rides challenging segregation on interstate buses?
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Congress of Racial Equality
Which 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
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Brown v. Board of Education
At which Arizona site did Geronimo make his final surrender to the U.S. Army in 1886?
Answer
Skeleton Canyon
What was the name of the 1870s outlaw gang led by Jesse James and his brother Frank?
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James–Younger Gang
Who founded the frontier settlement that became Tombstone, Arizona, in 1879?
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Ed Schieffelin
Which 1883 railroad connected the Northern Plains to the Pacific Northwest?
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Northern Pacific Railway
What was the name of the 1881 gunfight in Arizona involving Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, and Doc Holliday?
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Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Which 1876 battle was a decisive victory for Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho forces over the U.S. Army?
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Battle of the Little Bighorn