9 questions across 3 rounds · tap a question to reveal its answer
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Which tech giant agreed to a $250 million settlement over false advertising of its virtual assistant Siri's AI capabilities?
💡 Apple
The Chicago Cubs achieved two 10-game winning streaks in one season for the first time since what year?
💡 1935
Tennessee lawmakers passed a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black congressional district in which city?
💡 Memphis
Mixed bag
What gas do plants release into the air as a byproduct of photosynthesis — the very gas that animals, including humans, need to breathe?
💡 Oxygen
Ratified in 1933, which amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealed the nationwide ban on the manufacture and sale of alcohol, bringing the era of Prohibition to a close?
💡 21st Amendment
Formulated by French physicist Sadi Carnot in 1824, what theorem establishes the theoretical upper limit on the efficiency of any heat engine operating between two temperature reservoirs — proving that no real engine can ever convert heat into work with perfect efficiency?
💡 Carnot's theorem
On this date (9 May)
On May 9, 1945, which country celebrated Victory Day, marking the formal surrender of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II in Europe?
💡 Soviet Union
On May 9, 1936, Italy annexed which African nation after a military campaign led by Marshal Pietro Badoglio, with Mussolini proclaiming a new Italian empire?
💡 Ethiopia
On May 9, 1671, a daring Irish adventurer attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. What was this man's name?
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