History
What is the only U.S. military branch with the rank of lance corporal
marines
What is the longest river in Europe
The Volga
What natural phenomenon kills more people than any other
lightning
What does a boxer's second throw into the ring to stop a fight
a towel
Where is the Guggenheim Museum
New York City
What future showman was a rider for The Pony Express in 1860
Buffalo Bill Cody
What county's major seaport is Alexandria
Egypt
What does the Latin 'circa' before a date mean
about
Who was Fred Flintstone's best friend
Barney Rubble
What nursery rhyme character was arachnaphobic
Little Miss Muffet
What was the first European nation to be led by a president
France
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Who invented the automobile in 1885
Karl Benz
What is the diameter of a basketball hoop
Hint: + or - 1 inch
eighteen inches
What fictional literary bear was originally a stowaway from "darkest Peru"
Paddington Bear
Who was the pilot during history's first fatal plane crash on September 17 1908
Orville Wright
What is the highest mountain in Africa
Mount Kilimanjaro
What was first presented at Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929
The Academy Awards
How many balls are there in a cricket wicket
two
What college did the eight members of Mary McCarthy's novel "The Group" attend
Vassar
What war saw the Light Brigade's infamous lance charge
The Crimean War
How many golf balls are there on the moon
three
What does the U stand for in the abbreviation I. O. U.
unto
What is the height of a basketball hoop
ten feet
What army did Shaw's Major Barbara serve in
hint: old movie remake
Salvation Army