The Einstein Challenge

Who was the "Pirate" who wrote "A Pirate Looks at Fifty"?

Christopher Darden

How smart are you? Test yourself with today’s quiz! Answer above to get started and see if you pass the Einstein Challenge!

Quizzes

August 14, 2026August 6, 2026 What team did the San Antonio Spurs beat to win the 2003 NBA Championship?
August 13, 2026August 6, 2026 What is the first book in the “Tarzan” series?
August 13, 2026August 6, 2026 What is the first name of basketball’s Duncan?

August 12, 2026August 6, 2026 What NBA star once had 55 rebounds in a game?
August 12, 2026August 6, 2026 Which 2004 book, subtitled “7 steps to living at your full potential”, was a best-seller?
August 11, 2026August 6, 2026 What year did Tony Parker enter the NBA draft?
August 11, 2026August 6, 2026 In “A Visit From St. Nicholas”, visions of what danced in children’s heads on Christmas Eve?

March 27, 2026March 19, 2026 Which major stock exchange listed the most companies at the beginning of the 21st century?
December 15, 2025November 27, 2025 In what state is Wall Street located?
October 16, 2025October 10, 2025 What year did trading begin on the NASDAQ?
October 16, 2025October 10, 2025 What is a Masters degree in Business Administration commonly called?
October 15, 2025October 10, 2025 What year was the company that would become Merck & Co. founded?
September 16, 2025September 12, 2025 What year did Microsoft go public?
July 22, 2025July 18, 2025 What year did the stock market crash to foreshadow the “Great Depression”?

May 11, 2026May 8, 2026 In the 1997 movie “Austin Powers”, what song is playing when Austin is dancing in the streets of London?
May 7, 2026April 30, 2026 Rain Man won an Academy Award for best film of the year, which year?
May 6, 2026April 30, 2026 Who wrote and directed the 1985 movie “The Hills Have Eyes Part II”?
May 6, 2026April 30, 2026 In which 2000 movie did Tom Cruise play the character Ethan Hunt?
May 5, 2026April 30, 2026 Which actor was discovered by an agent while in an elevator?
May 4, 2026April 30, 2026 Kicker Jason Hanson broke the record for most consecutive seasons with one team in 2012, which team was it?
May 4, 2026April 30, 2026 What year did the movie “Boyz N the Hood” come out?

August 14, 2026August 6, 2026 Who was the “Pirate” who wrote “A Pirate Looks at Fifty”?
August 13, 2026August 6, 2026 What is the first book in the “Tarzan” series?
August 12, 2026August 6, 2026 Which 2004 book, subtitled “7 steps to living at your full potential”, was a best-seller?
August 11, 2026August 6, 2026 In “A Visit From St. Nicholas”, visions of what danced in children’s heads on Christmas Eve?
August 10, 2026August 6, 2026 Sylvia Plath was married to which English poet?
August 7, 2026July 29, 2026 Which author wrote “The Glass Menagerie” and “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”?
August 6, 2026July 29, 2026 In “The Black Stallion”, what is the horse’s other name?

February 5, 2025February 3, 2025 What is the proper name for a “sundog”, or an atmospheric optical phenomenon?
February 3, 2025February 3, 2025 What arc is created by refraction and light?
January 1, 2025December 27, 2024 Which of these is a conditional energy?
December 30, 2024December 27, 2024 What occurs when electrons with more potential energy go to places with less?
December 30, 2024December 27, 2024 Which of the following is the best habitat for a duck?
December 27, 2024December 19, 2024 What type of gem is the Star of Africa or the Cullinar II?
December 27, 2024December 19, 2024 What is the constellation in the shape of a winged horse called?

August 14, 2026August 6, 2026 What team did the San Antonio Spurs beat to win the 2003 NBA Championship?
August 13, 2026August 6, 2026 What is the first name of basketball’s Duncan?
August 12, 2026August 6, 2026 What NBA star once had 55 rebounds in a game?
August 11, 2026August 6, 2026 What year did Tony Parker enter the NBA draft?
August 10, 2026August 6, 2026 How did Walt Frazier describe himself?
August 7, 2026July 29, 2026 The NY Knicks finished in what place in the 2018-19 NBA regular season in the Eastern Conference?
August 6, 2026July 29, 2026 How many games did the Denver Nuggets win against the Clippers in the 2006 NBA Playoffs?