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What is the least accessible state capital?
Juneau, Alaska - fly or take a boat
What year did the first manned space flight occur?
1961
What book is subtitled The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up?
Peter Pan
What are the four types of adult human teeth?
Incisors, canines, premolars, molars
What do Indianapolis 500 winners traditionally drink in the winner's circle?
Milk
What country is Transylvania in?
Romania
What city became the U.S. federal capital in 1789?
New York City
What is the name of the son on The Jetsons?
Elroy
What is the only rock that floats in water?
What was the only sport to be played on the Moon?
A round of golf
What is the largest city on the Mississippi River?
Memphis, Tennessee
How many states joined the Confederate States of America?
11- South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina
What language has the most words?
English
What is the second hardest gem after diamond?
Sapphire
How many disciplines are there in men's gymnastics?
Six- vault, rings, floor, high bar, parallel bars, horse
What is the oldest city in the U.S.?
St. Augustine, Florida - 1565
Why was the Eiffel Tower built?
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution
What book opens with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?
A Tale of Two Cities
Only one species of bear is almost exclusively carnivorous, and only one species is almost exclusively herbivorous; what are these two species?
Polar bear and giant panda
What African country was the first ever to qualify for a World Cup?
Egypt
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
Australia
Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!" was written about which president?
Abraham Lincoln- it was written after Lincoln's assassination
What long running science fiction show first aired in November 1963?
Dr Who
The process where food browns during cooking is known as what?
Maillard reaction
Mintonette was the original name of what sport?
Volleyball