Rivers and Roads
The longest in the world, this river stretches from its headwaters in Peru and snakes nearly 4,000 miles to its mouth at the Atlantic Ocean
The Amazon
This crooner (not Mark E. Boy) and rat pack member is known by the nickname “Ol’ blue eyes"
Frank Sinatra
Article II Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution states that the president also holds this title, putting him/her in charge of our armed forces
Commander in Chief
The United States has held the summer Olympic games five times: 1904 in St. Louis, 1996 in Atlanta, and twice in this city
Los Angeles
This modern expressionist landmark, designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, features a series of white “shells” and is situated on a harbor in its host country's most populous city
Sydney Opera House
This famed road, the subject of a 1946 Nat King Cole hit song and a tourist destination, was made obsolete by high-speed interstates and decommissioned in 1985
This iconic entertainer with a sovereign nickname stared in his first film in 1956; the film was named after and featured one of his best-known songs, which reached #1 on the billboards a November 1956
Elvis Presley
The White House, then called the Presidential Mansion, was burned in August of 1814 during this war
War of 1812
According to Article III of the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court has this many justices
9
This building in Agra, completed in 1653 and now a World Heritage site, shares it name with a famous American blues musician
Taj Mahal
The Danube River divides this Hungarian capital city into two distinct halves, and each side of the river bears half of the city’s name
Budapest
This trumpeter player, often considered the epitome of “cool,” released his landmark album “Kind of Blue” in 1959
Miles Davis
Of the two father-son duos to be elected President of the United States, this pair came first.
John Adams and John Quincy Adams
This animated series, which premiered in 1989 and currently spans 684 episodes, is the longest running show in television history
The Simpsons
Guarded by roughly 1,000 mo’ai statutes, this remote island lies roughly 3,500 kilometers from Chile
Easter Island
This interstate runs along nearly the same route that revolutionaries used during the war in 1775-1783—this is, of course, before it grew to the 1,900+ mile, 15 state highway that we know and love today
I-95
No matter “What a Fool Believes,” the 2020 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame includes this band, fronted by a soulful keyboardist with a distinctive voice
The Doobie Brothers
Nine U.S. Vice Presidents ultimately inherited the presidency—eight upon the death of the President and the other due to the resignation of this president.
Richard Nixon
The Siamese cat was the most popular breed of cat in the 19th century and though originally from China, the breed derived its name from the former name of this Asian country
Thailand
Finnish architect Eero Saarinen designed Dulles International Airport in Washington D.C. as well as the world’s tallest arch in this city
St. Louis
This road—the longest road in the United States—runs from Kenmore Square in Boston to Newport, Oregon
Route 20
The 1969 Altamont Music Festival in California, which sought to be the “Woodstock of the West,” is not known for peace and love but for the violence, including the Hell’s Angels stabbing a concertgoer while running security for this British band
The Rolling Stones
The concept of Presidential libraries began in 1939 when this president, known primarily by this initials, began construction of the library on his Hyde Park estate
FDR
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown led an armed rebellion against the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, now in this U.S. state
West Virginia (then Virginia)
This palace complex in Beijing served as the home of Chinese emperors for almost 500 years and, despite its name, hosted 19 million visitors in 2019
The Forbidden City