9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which Pixar film bounded to the number one spot at the box office, while 'The Bride!' flopped?
💡 Hoppers
A plaque honoring police officers was installed at the US Capitol after a three-year delay, commemorating which event?
💡 January 6th
Which famous Dutch museum confirmed that a painting once dismissed as inauthentic is actually a genuine work by Rembrandt?
💡 Rijksmuseum
Mixed bag
In Roman numerals, what is the value of the symbol M minus the symbol D?
💡 500
What is the name of the layer of Earth's atmosphere, sitting just above the ground, where nearly all weather phenomena — from thunderstorms to blizzards — take place?
💡 Troposphere
What is the name of the optical phenomenon in which light is separated into its component colors as it passes through a prism or water droplet?
💡 Dispersion
On this date (9 March)
On March 9, 1959, which iconic fashion doll made her debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York City?
💡 Barbie
On March 9, 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais. In which city did the ceremony take place?
💡 Paris
On March 9, 1933, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent his first piece of New Deal legislation to Congress, an emergency banking bill that was passed the same day. What is the common name for this act?