9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which NBA star scored 42 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-113?
💡 Luka Doncic
James Tolkan, the character actor known for playing authoritarian figures in 'Top Gun' and which classic 1985 sci-fi comedy, recently passed away at 94?
💡 Back to the Future
Lin Bin, co-founder of Chinese tech company Xiaomi, recently purchased a 1% stake in which NFL team at a record $12.5 billion valuation?
💡 Miami Dolphins
Mixed bag
Home to the White House, the Capitol, and a whole lot of political drama, what city serves as the capital of the United States?
💡 Washington, D.C.
Whether it's platinum speeding up an industrial reaction or enzymes breaking down food in your gut, what is the general term for a substance that accelerates a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process?
💡 Catalyst
Imagine the set of all sets that do not contain themselves — does it contain itself? Either answer leads to a contradiction. What is the name of this famous logical paradox, formulated by British philosopher Bertrand Russell?
💡 Russell's paradox
On this date (1 April)
On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded which technology company that would go on to become one of the most valuable in the world?
💡 Apple
On April 1, 1918, Britain merged the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service to create which new military branch, the world's first independent air force?
💡 Royal Air Force
On April 1, 1924, Adolf Hitler was sentenced to five years in prison following his conviction for treason related to which failed 1923 coup attempt?
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