9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
In the news recently...
Which Colombian superstar performed a free concert for 2 million fans on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro?
💡 Shakira
Which landmark civil rights law, in effect for six decades, was recently hollowed out by the Supreme Court in a ruling on minority voting protections?
💡 Voting Rights Act
Which NASCAR driver won at Texas Motor Speedway, holding off Denny Hamlin after a final restart to become a multiple Cup Series winner this season?
💡 Chase Elliott
Mixed bag
Found in every living cell and responsible for generating most of the cell's energy supply, what is the name of the tiny organelle often called the 'powerhouse of the cell'?
💡 Mitochondria
What is the name of the scale used by meteorologists to classify the intensity of hurricanes from Category 1 through Category 5 based on sustained wind speed?
💡 Saffir-Simpson scale
Expressed in the Latin phrase meaning 'to stand by decisions and not disturb settled matters,' what is the name of the legal doctrine that binds courts to follow the precedents established in prior rulings?
💡 Stare decisis
On this date (4 May)
On May 4, 1970, National Guard troops opened fire on student protesters at which Ohio university, killing four people?
💡 Kent State University
On May 4, 1961, a group of civil rights activists boarded buses in Washington, D.C. to challenge segregation on interstate travel in the South. What were these activists called?
💡 Freedom Riders
On May 4, 1776, which American colony became the first to formally declare independence from Britain, doing so before the Declaration of Independence was signed?
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