Inventors

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American who is best known for his work with electricity. Named after him, the "tesla" unit measures what?

magnetic field strength
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

Geography

What tiny Mediterranean island nation is home to eleven megalithic temples that are thought to be among the oldest free-standing structures on Earth?

Malta
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalithic_Temples_of_Malta

Languages

Catalan is the official language of what sixth smallest nation in Europe?

Andorra
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra

Olympics

James Connolly became the first modern Olympic Champion in 1896 by competing in what event?

The Hop, Skip and Jump (now known as the triple jump)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Brendan_Connolly

Olympics

Prior to which Olympic games was a special torch made using chemicals to allow it to burn underwater?

2000 Sydney Olympic Games
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/807872.stm

Olympics

The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" was honored by composer John Williams when he worked with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. What do the Latin words mean?

Faster, Higher, Stronger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citius,_Altius,_Fortius_(Olympic_motto)#Motto

Olympics

Prior to each Olympic games, how is the torch lit on Mt. Olympus in Greece?

Using the sun's rays concentrated by a parabolic mirror
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_flame

Holidays

The first known association of Valentine's Day with love was in the 1300s, when what English poet wrote Parlement of Foules to honor the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia?

Geoffrey Chaucer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day

World History

From the 1500s through the mid 1900s, Sri Lanka was ruled by what 3 European powers?

Portuguese, Dutch, British
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka

Olympics

The sport of curling began in Scotland in the middle ages. What type of rock is the curling stone made of?

Granite
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling

Olympics

What nation's 46-year, 12 Olympic gold medal in pair figure skating run came to an end in 2010 at the hands of the Chinese?

Russia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_Xue

Food

Contrary to popular belief, Sushi does not mean raw fish. What is the common ingredient that makes Sushi?

Vinegared rice
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Puebla

World History

The Battle of Puebla was a victory for the Mexican Army over the invading French. On what day of the year in 1862 was this battle?

May 5. (Cinco de Mayo)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Puebla

Mathematics

The tallest tower in Vietnam is in Hanoi. However, the mathematical "Tower of Hanoi" puzzle and legend did not originate in Southeast Asia at all. Of what nationality was the mathematician who created the "Tower of Hanoi"?

France
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hanoi