History & Geography
What war began on July 28, 1914?
World War I
Cardiology is the study of what?
The heart
What barn animal sleeps standing up?
Horse
Who wrote a famous diary while hiding from the Nazis?
Anne Frank
What 1960s sitcom featured a talking horse?
Mr. Ed
In which Asian country was gunpowder invented?
China
Water is made up of two key elements, hydrogen and what?
Oxygen
What is the fastest land mammal?
Cheetah
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
What 1942 film is set in Morocco during WWII?
Casablanca
What was the name of the category 5 hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005?
Katrina
What is the largest bone in the human body?
The femur (thigh bone)
What kind of bird can swim but cannot fly?
Penguin
Who wrote the plays Hamlet and Macbeth?
Shakespeare
What band made its debut on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964?
The Beatles
What Italian city was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
Pompeii
What is the unit of measurement for power?
Watt
What is the only flying mammal?
Bat
The art of paper folding is known as what?
Origami
What actress stared as Maria in the Sound of Music?
Julie Andrews
What city was the first capital of the United States?
Philadelphia
What is the name of Saturn's largest moon?
Titan
What is the largest rodent?
Capybara
What famous statue is missing both its arms?
Venus de Milo
In the early 1960s, what band was formed by the Wilson brothers in California?
The Beach Boys