Italian Food
Which Italian dessert is made with coffee-soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cheese?
Tiramisu
Which four states meet at the Four Corners Monument?
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah
What is the largest organ of the human body?
The skin
Which funny-sounding word means a noisy disagreement or commotion?
Kerfuffle
Which reading and writing system for people who are blind was created by a French teenager?
Braille
Which Italian city is considered the birthplace of pizza?
Naples
Which historic highway is sometimes called the “Main Street of America”?
Route 66
What is the longest and strongest bone in the human body?
The femur
What does the word “malarkey” mean?
Nonsense or insincere talk
Which brothers completed the first successful powered airplane flight in 1903?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
What are arancini?
Fried rice balls, usually filled with cheese, meat, or sauce
What giant cactus is strongly associated with Arizona and the Sonoran Desert?
The saguaro
What is the smallest bone in the human body?
The stapes, located in the middle ear
What does it mean to feel “discombobulated”?
Confused, unsettled, or disoriented
Which explosive did Alfred Nobel invent before establishing the Nobel Prizes?
Dynamite
Which pasta sauce traditionally contains eggs, hard cheese, cured pork, and black pepper?
Carbonara
Hoover Dam sits on the border of which two states?
Arizona and Nevada
Which part of the brain plays a major role in balance and coordination?
The cerebellum
What is a “nincompoop”?
A foolish or silly person
Who invented the phonograph?
Thomas Edison
What drink is poured over gelato to make an affogato?
Espresso
What is the capital of New Mexico?
Santa Fe
What is the largest internal organ in the human body?
The liver
What is a “bumbershoot”?
An umbrella
Who invented the diesel engine?
Rudolf Diesel