Q 01/05

Which Wright brother piloted the first powered flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903?

A) Orville

B) Wilbur

C) Lorin

D) Reuchlin

Answer · why

A) Orville

Orville got the honor only because Wilbur, who had won a coin toss three days earlier, stalled on takeoff and dug the Flyer into the sand.

Q 02/05

Which Motown family act became the first group to send its first four singles to No. 1?

A) The Isley Brothers

B) The Jackson 5

C) Gladys Knight & the Pips

D) DeBarge

Answer · why

B) The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 were sold to the public as Diana Ross's discovery, though it was singer Bobby Taylor who actually brought the brothers to Motown.

Q 03/05

Venus Williams, older sister of Serena, won five of her seven Grand Slam singles titles at which tournament?

A) Australian Open

B) French Open

C) Wimbledon

D) US Open

Answer · why

C) Wimbledon

Wimbledon paid its women's champion less than the men's until 2007, the year after Venus attacked the gap in a newspaper essay, and she won the title ...

Q 04/05

Which famous brothers began a German dictionary in 1838 that took more than 120 years to finish?

A) The Humboldt brothers

B) The Brothers Grimm

C) The Schlegel brothers

D) The Mann brothers

Answer · why

B) The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm expected to need ten years at most; Wilhelm died after finishing the letter D and Jacob while working on the word for 'fruit'.

Q 05/05

Which Marx Brother built his comic persona around never speaking on screen?

A) Chico

B) Groucho

C) Zeppo

D) Harpo

Answer · why

D) Harpo

Harpo never said a word in the brothers' films, honking a horn or whistling instead, and then cheekily titled his 1961 memoir 'Harpo Speaks!'