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Man of Steel is a 2013 superhero film featuring which organizations character Superman, it is a reboot of the "Superman" film series that retells the fictional character's origin story?
DC Comics
In what county can Maine State Route 206 be found?
Knox County
Which The 'Burbs actor was also a writer and a comedian?
Rick Ducommun
How many people were killed by a van bomb by the man Inga Bejer Engh prosecuted in a high profile 2012 trial?
eight
What party does the Virginia representative of a narrow pass through the mountains belong to?
Republican
What American road racing cyclist lost to Jens Voigt for the second year in a row?
Levi Leipheimer
What year was the composer born that was responsible for the music and lyrics for the Doctor Dolittle musical?
1931
"Anyone Can Fall in Love" is a song, released in 1986, by an "EastEnders" actress born in which year ?
1949
In 1981 the European School, Munich moved to its current location in a borough that was built starting in what year?
1967
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 American psychological horror crime film, the characters of Henry and Otis are loosely based on real life serial killers Henry Lee Lucas and which American drifter and serial killer who was convicted of six counts of murder?
Ottis Toole
What is the name of the actress that has, since 2006, used a different name and has appeared in Ride Along 2?
Olivia Munn
Who in the Celtic in the 1977 Scottish League Cup Final was a Swedish football coach and former professional player?
Henrik Larsson
Were Lee Ji-hye and Shim Eun-jin in the same band?
no
How many times has the driver, who won the Nation's Cup with Petter Solberg, in the 2014 Race of Champions, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans ?
nine
What Australian municipality covers the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide and has a population of 34,000?
City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters
Which opera was performed first The Midsummer Marriage or The Beggar's Opera ?
The Beggar's Opera
J. Todd Anderson served as Second Unit Director for Joel David Coen and his brother, named?
Ethan Jesse Coen
The second studio album by American death metal band The Faceless, was inspired by a book by an author of what nationality?
English
In the 2009 the Major League Soccer All-Star Game, this American player, who played for Colorado Rapids, saved three kicks in the shootout.
Tim Howard
Who is the American actor who starred as as Jim Dial in A Picture is Worth 1,000 Bucks ?
Charles Kimbrough
What sovereign country is home to Imi Mqourn?
Morocco
Lucas Danial Till appeared in what 2013 British-American psychological thriller-drama film written by Wentworth Miller?
Stoker
When is the American professional poker player who won the 1989 World Series of Poker born
July 16, 1964
The word Consigliere was popularized by a novel written by which author ?
Mario Puzo
What award did an actress from the 1995 movie Mortal Kombat win as a teenager in 1990?
Miss Teen USA
Who was born first, Mikhail Kravchuk or Israel Gelfand?
Mykhailo Pylypovych Kravchuk
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie stars an American fitness guru who promotes weight-loss programs, prominently through what line of videos?
Sweatin' to the Oldies
What band wrote the songs Alive and Meet Me Halfway were the first and third songs on their album called "The E.N.D.?
The Black Eyed Peas
Which university is considered a public research university, Columbia University of Virginia Commonwealth University?
Virginia Commonwealth University
The Valachi hearings, also known as the McClellan hearings, investigated organized crime activities across America, the hearings were named after which American gangster, notable as the first member of the Italian-American Mafia to publicly acknowledge its existence,was a major government witness against the American Mafia?
Joseph Michael "Joe Cargo" Valachi
Who did Luis Gianneo teach, who became considered a chief exponent of Argentine folk music?
Ariel Ramírez
From which University did the star of the film For Christ's Sake graduate ?
San Francisco State University
What is the capital of the region of Italy in which San Raimondo is loacted?
Florence
The Rookie stars which actress of Australian heritage?
Rachel Anne Griffiths
Where do the bands KMFDM and Empire of the Sun originate from ?
KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is an industrial band led by German
In what year was the actress that starred alongside Sady Rebbot in the 1962 film "Vivre sa vie" born?
1940
Peep World is a 2010 American comedy-drama film directed by Barry W. Blaustein, the cast includes which American actress, singer and author, and studied acting at Howard University and began her Hollywood career in guest-roles on several television shows before making her breakthrough in "Baby Boy" (2001)?
Taraji Penda Henson
Do Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana and Sarpino's Pizzeria both sell pizza?
yes
Lenny Young is a collaborator on the stop motion film released in what year?
2000
Which is the only national park located in Galicia, Spain: Timanfaya National Park or Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park?
Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park
The person who owns a philanthropic mining organization and majority owner of Foresight Reserves has a net worth of what?
$1.7 billion
Are Alfred L. Werker and Merian C. Cooper both directors?
yes
Fake Problems and Monoral, play which mutual genre?
rock
Jo Ann Terry won the 80m hurdles event at what Sao Paulo-based event from 1963?
Pan American Games
When was the founder of The City of Oxford High School for Boys born?
7 April 1836
What method of murder was used by English serial killer Graham Young whose life was portrayed in a 1995 black comedy film directed by Benjamin Ross?
poison
what does Shaq and Nabeel Shaukat Ali have in common?
Pakistani
In what year was the physicist after whom the van der Waals forces were named born?
1837
What was the population in 2016 of the city that houses the Mtual Musicians' Foundation Building?
481,420
What is the name of the business connected to the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino that is owned by General Growth Properties Inc?
Fashion Show Mall
El Paso International Airport and Tucson International Airport, are airports with which shared classification?
public
TalkOrigins Archive presents what perspective that is less compatible with mainstream scientific thought on the issues of physics, chemistry, geology, and the age of the Earth?
antievolution claims of young-earth
What film studio made both The Island at the Top of the World and The Love Bug?
Walt Disney Productions
Are Jane and First for Women both women's magazines?
yes
When was the French racing driver who has José Dolhem as a half brother born?
26 March 1952
Lois Lowry, is an American writer credited with more than thirty children's books, she has won two Newbery Medals, for "Number the Stars", published in which year?
1989
The woman who wrote and storyboarded "Incendium" was born in what year?
1987
What is the name of the area in Santa Clara County in California which is known for being a center for technology with a significant gender gap between the number of men and women employed?
Silicon Valley
Valley Apparel LLC is a brand of clothing that consists of what type of casual jacket that was originally created for military pilots, and eventually became part of popular culture and apparel?
flight jacket
Which star of the TV series "Will & Grace" also appears in the film The Sisters?
Eric McCormack
Bernardo de Muro debuted in performing in "Cavalleria rusticana" by the Italian composer who ushered in which movement?
Verismo
Nintendo Power Line was revived in celebration of the console that had how many built-in games?
30
What county named after the Potawatomi tribe of Native Americans contains the city of Wheaton, Kansas?
Pottawatomie County, Kansas
The End is an EP by English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released on which date, it was only available at dates on their final tour The End Tour, the farewell tour of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath?
January 20, 2016
Sanrabb is one of the founding members of which extreme subgenre of heavy metal music?
Black metal
My Son starred the actor who began his career in which field in the 1990s?
fashion model
Eugene Collins Pulliam, was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who was the founder and longtime president of Central Newspapers Inc., and was the maternal grandfather of which American politician and lawyer who was the 44th Vice President of the United States from 1989 to 1993?
Dan Quayle
Medfield College is a fictitious university used as the setting for several films by The Walt Disney Company, Among them are the two "Professor Brainard" movies, one is The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes is a 1969 American comedy film starring who?
Kurt Russell
What medal did this Eritrean-born American long distance runner who was coached by Bob Larsen win during the 2004 Olympics?
silver
Peter Facinelli is known for his role as Mike Dexter in a 1998 American teen comedy film that was written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and who?
Harry Elfont
Chocolate Starfish Tour was a tour by the band Limp Bizkit to support which of their albums?
Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water
Burn the Witch was a song from the Radiohead album that was released on which date?
8 May 2016
Angiotensin, a peptide hormone, stimulates the release of the main mineralocorticoid hormone from what part of the adrenal gland?
adrenal cortex
What fighter, trained by Riku Immonen, knocked out Andy Ogle in 8 seconds in a UFC fight?
Makwan Amirkhani
Are Tapes 'n Tapes and My Morning Jacket from the same location?
no
Plastic is a British-American action comedy-crime film starring an English actress best known for playing the role of Hannah Ashworth in what long-running soap opera?
Hollyoaks
Chris Vance, is an English actor, and is the second actor after which English actor, and a former model and competitive diver, to play Frank Martin?
Jason Statham
Charles Hutchison and Reginald Barker, have which mutual occupation?
film director
In 2016, Dave Allen took on a Cuban boxer with what nickname?
"The Real King Kong"
Frank Bungarten is a classical guitarist from Germany, in 1981, he got noticed in the international guitar scene, when Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña, a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain, honored him with the first prize at which event?
Guitar Competition of Granada
John Balliol became the King of Scotland after the princess from what country passed away?
Norwegian
Azor Betts began his practice in which British proprietary colony?
Province of New York
Who directed the film that Meher Vij aced in in 2015?
Kabir Khan
What building in the London Docklands lays claim to being the site of the oldest riverside tavern?
Prospect of Whitby
Copperfields Mine and Norrie Mine are located in which Canadian province?
Ontario
What peer-reviewed scientific journal published approximately monthly by Springer Science+Business Media was Zdeněk Švestka co-founder and editor of?
Solar Physics
The Public Eye features an actor with the last name Tucci of what nationality?
American
Mina Mugil Kimes is a journalist for which sports magazine whose first issue was published on March 11, 1998?
ESPN The Magazine
Who was the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering who helped design the A113 Easter Egg in media?
John Lasseter
Richard Tucholka is best known for his work in the creation of a role-playing game first published in 1982 by who?
Tri Tac Games
In what city did the first UFC pay-per-view shown live on a Friday after UFC 55 take place?
Las Vegas, Nevada
What was the nickname of the man who objected Sidney Osborne Bufton in the Pathfinder project?
"Bomber"
Harper's Mansion is located in a village that is located along what highway?
Old Hume Highway
who co-author remote sensing and is a meteorologist
Roy Spencer
The director of Mario and the Magician was born in what year?
1943
Who is the father of the country musician who released a song written by Dave Barnes and Julian Bunetta with backup lyrics by Maren Morris?
Rhett Akins
What was founded in 1939 and first published in April 1939 in the United States, it was originally called "Glamour of Hollywood", El Nuevo Cojo or Glamour ?
Glamour
Reuben Hornsby was an early Texas pioneer and surveyor for Stephen F. Austin, Hornsby was the great-grandfather of which baseball Hall of Famer,and American baseball infielder, manager, and coach who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)?
Rogers Hornsby
Fences is a 1985 play by an American playwright who died in what year?
2005
What city, and state could you see the only known remains of the Piksi?
Bozeman, Montana