Harpy and HBO Illumination

Question 1

Which actor played Michael Scott in the American version of The Office?

Accepted Answer

Steve Carell

Answer

John Krasinski

Answer

Ed Helms

Answer

Rainn Wilson

Question 2

Which river discharges the greatest volume of water into the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

Amazon

Answer

Mississippi

Answer

Orinoco

Answer

Congo

Question 3

Which element produces the yellow glow in traditional low-pressure street lamps?

Accepted Answer

Sodium

Answer

Argon

Answer

Neon

Answer

Mercury

Question 4

In ancient Greek mythology, which goddess was the mother of Persephone?

Accepted Answer

Demeter

Answer

Artemis

Answer

Hera

Answer

Hestia

Question 5

Which novelist created the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos?

Accepted Answer

George R. R. Martin

Answer

Robert Jordan

Answer

Terry Pratchett

Answer

J. R. R. Tolkien

Question 6

Who demonstrated a working television system in London in January 1926?

Accepted Answer

John Logie Baird

Answer

Nikola Tesla

Answer

Thomas Edison

Answer

Guglielmo Marconi

Question 7

Which Roman emperor succeeded Augustus following his death in AD 14?

Accepted Answer

Tiberius

Answer

Claudius

Answer

Caligula

Answer

Nero

Question 8

Which heavyweight boxing champion was nicknamed the “Manassa Mauler”?

Accepted Answer

Jack Dempsey

Answer

Jack Johnson

Answer

Joe Louis

Answer

Gene Tunney

Question 9

Which artist painted The Calling of Saint Matthew around 1600?

Accepted Answer

Caravaggio

Answer

Peter Paul Rubens

Answer

El Greco

Answer

Annibale Carracci

Question 10

Which ingredient makes tonic water glow blue under ultraviolet light?

Accepted Answer

Quinine

Answer

Citric acid

Answer

Caffeine

Answer

Taurine