1. Wicked
   Mamma Mia!
2. The Phantom of the Opera
   The Lion King

On Jan. 26, 1988, The Phantom of the Opera opened on Broadway. In its debut year, the production won seven Tony Awards including Best Musical. To date, the show has done nearly 13,000 performances.

1. Kelly Clarkson
   Justin Guarini
2. Carrie Underwood
   Jennifer Hudson

Kelly Clarkson defeated Justin Guarini to win the inaugural season of "American Idol." Her song "Miss Independent" was her first international hit. Another one of her most popular songs is 'Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)."

1. Boston Red Sox
   Oakland Athletics
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
   New York Yankees

The New York Yankees currently hold the record for the most World Series won. The team has won 27 titles total, which is more than twice the second place St. Louis Cardinals who've won 11 World Series.

1. Chicago
   Houston
2. Los Angeles
   Tampa

The Blackhawks play in Chicago, Illinois. Since their founding in 1926, they've won six Stanley Cup championships. The Blackhawks won their most recent Stanley Cup in 2015. The mascot for the Chicago Blackhawks is Tommy Hawk.

1. Rose Bowl
   Lemon Bowl
2. Citrus Bowl
   Peach Bowl

NCAA Division I college football teams compete for the opportunity to play in bowl games at the end of their season. In total, there are 40 bowl games—many of which have corporate sponsors. However, at this time, there is no Lemon Bowl.

1. Franklin D. Roosevelt
   John F. Kennedy
2. Teddy Roosevelt
   Herbert Hoover

On April 30, 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president of the United States to appear on television. His speech at the opening of the New York World's Fair was broadcast.

1. Richard Nixon
   John F. Kennedy
2. Bill Clinton
   Jimmy Carter

In 1961, then-President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the Peace Corps. In the years since, more than 235,000 Americans have served in 141 countries with the Peace Corps.

1. Brazil
   China
2. Switzerland
   United States

On June 26, 1945, 50 countries signed the Charter of the United Nations. Switzerland didn't join the UN until September 2002 after a referendum supporting full membership won in a close vote.

1. Abyssinia
   Ceylon
2. Burma
   Yugoslavia

In 1989, the ruling military junta changed the country's name from Burma to Myanmar. For years, neither the U.S. nor UK recognized the name change. However, today, the majority of the world uses the name Myanmar.

1. Baha’i
   Sikhism
2. Mormonism
   Buddhism

The Baha’i Faith was founded in 1863 and gained traction in the Middle East. The religion teaches the essential worth of all faiths, and has between 5 and 8 million believers worldwide.

1. June 6, 1944
   January 10, 1933
2. September 26, 1944
   December 7, 1941

On the morning of June 6, 1944, the Allied Forces invaded the beaches of Normandy, France, in a mission that is frequently referred to as D-Day. The operation symbolized the beginning of the liberation of Europe from Nazi control.

1. Brazil
   United States
2. China
   Russia

With its 6.602 million square miles, Russia easily has the largest land area of any country in the world. The second largest country is Canada followed by the U.S., China and Brazil.

1. Ka Lae, Hawaii
   Brownsville, Texas
2. Western Dry Rocks, Florida
   Key West, Floria

Don't forget about Hawaii! Ka Lae, Hawaii, is the southernmost point of the U.S. It's so windy there some trees actually grow sideways. The northernmost point of the U.S. is Pochnoi Point on Semisopochnoi Island in Alaska.

1. Lake Erie
   Lake Michigan
2. Lake Ontario
   Lake Huron

When measured in surface area, Lake Ontario is the smallest of the Great Lakes at just 7,340 square miles. Compare that to the biggest Great Lake, Lake Superior, with its 31,699 square miles of surface area.

1. Heart
   Kidneys
2. Liver
   Pancreas

Throughout the world, kidneys are the most commonly transplanted organ. The function of the kidneys is to remove waste from the body, making them essential. The human body has two kidneys, which make them ideal for living-donor transplants.

1. 2
   3
2. 4
   6

Three teaspoons are in one tablespoon. Beyond that, four tablespoons equal 1/4 cup, so 16 tablespoons equal a cup. Flour is one of the ingredients most often measured incorrectly because it requires a special technique. Be sure not to pack it down!

1. 1787
   1867
2. 1899
   1904

On March 3, 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. At the time, the deal received a lot of ridicule and was called "Seward's Folly" after Secretary of State William Seward.

1. Hobbler
   Arkwright
2. Haberdasher
   Farrier

Specialists in equine foot care, farriers take great care with the shoeing of horses as well as the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves. Other strange titles include "cooper," which is used for a person who make barrels.

1. Sean Connery
   Daniel Craig
2. Roger Moore
   Timothy Dalton

Scottish actor Sean Connery was the first to play the famous James Bond character. He played 007 in seven movies for the franchise including 1962's "Dr. No." The most recent actor to play James Bond was Daniel Craig.

1. Dr. Seuss
   Maurice Sendek
2. Shel Silverstein
   Eric Carle

As well as a storied writing career, Shel Silverstein made music and put out a number of songs. The author of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" wrote one of country music star Johnny Cash's most famous songs.

1. Las Vegas
   San Diego
2. Pocatello
   Reno

Even though Los Angeles is essentially synonymous with West Coast life. Reno, Nevada, is actually geographically farther west than Los Angeles. Don't believe us? Grab a map! The curve of California cuts in below the outer edge of Nevada.

1. Fear of spiders
   Obsessive nose picking
2. In love with rhinoceroses
   Uncontrollable laughter

People who suffer from rhinotillexomania compulsively pick their noses. The prefix "rhino-" is Greek and refers to the nose. In fact, the medical name for a nose job is a rhinoplasty.

1. United States
   Australia
2. Great Britain
   South Africa

The well-known slogan "Keep Calm and Carry On" actually originated in Great Britain. During World War II, the country's government used it as propaganda in order to inspire citizens to maintain their resolve.

1. Norville Rogers
   Fred Jones
2. Mickey Dane
   Johnathon Smith

The best friend of Great Dane Scooby-Doo is Shaggy, whose proper name is Norville Rogers. Even though Shaggy and Scooby are notoriously cowardly, the two help their friends Velma, Daphne and Fred solve mysteries.

1. 2
   3
2. 4
   5

In all, four U.S. states border Mexico. Those states are California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Of those states, Texas shares the longest stretch of border with Mexico, with California sharing the shortest.

1. Mercury
   Mars
2. Uranus
   Jupiter

In 1781, Sir William Herschel first saw Uranus through his telescope. It was the first plant to be discovered in such a way, and the moment greatly influenced the way humans look at the night sky.

1. Christopher Columbus
   Ferdinand Magellan
2. Marco Polo
   Hernán Cortés

In 1493, Christopher Columbus took eight pigs on his voyage to Cuba. But, it wasn't his idea. Spain's Queen Isabella insisted on it. Even though Columbus was Italian, the Spanish crown funded his explorations.

1. Protein
   Lactose
2. Calcium
   Potassium

Lactose is a principal sugar that makes up between 2 and 8 percent of milk. The human body creates lactase to digest it, and when it doesn't make enough, the result is lactose intolerance.

1. Atlantic
   Pacific
2. Indian
   Arctic

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceans. The deepest part of the Pacific Ocean is called the Challenger Deep, which is located at the southern end of the Mariana Trench.

1. Christina Applegate
   Julia Louis-Dreyfus
2. Lisa Kudrow
   Jennifer Aniston

Actress Jennifer Aniston played Rachel Green for the 10 years "Friends" was on the air. In all, the show, which followed a group of young people living in New York, ran for 236 episodes.

1. Q
   R
2. W
   Y

Rather than displayed in alphabetical order, keyboards are designed with a special layout that actually dates back to typewriters. The reason the first six letter keys spells out "QWERTY" was to keep the typewriter keys from jamming. In ABC order, typists simply went too fast.

1. Stephenie Meyer
   J.K. Rowling
2. John Green
   Suzanne Collins

American novelist Stephenie Meyer wrote the "Twilight" books, which followed a vampire romance. Her books sold over 100 million copies and were made into movies. The movies starred Edward Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.

1. Othello
   The Comedy of Errors
2. King Lear
   Romeo and Juliet

One of his earliest plays, William Shakespeare wrote The Comedy of Errors toward the end of the 16th century. It tells the story of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth.

1. Nitrogen
   Oxygen
2. Argon
   Carbon dioxide

Making up 78 percent of the Earth's atmosphere, nitrogen is the most common gas. Oxygen makes up 21 percent, followed by argon with less than one percent. Carbon dioxide is less than a tenth of a percent of the air we breathe.

1. Pink
   Green
2. Black
   Orange

Between 18 and 20 inches in length, a giraffe's tongue is generally described as black in color. Although biologists have yet to determine the exact reason, the leading theory is the dark color is due to a buildup of melanin to protect against harmful UV rays.