Global Cuisine
This dish is a zesty, cold, tomato-based soup from Spain.
a) gazpacho
b) paella
c) jambalaya
a) gazpacho
Which park is named for a prominent curve in the Rio Grande?
a) Grand Canyon
b) Big Bend
c) Great Basin
b) Big Bend
Despite its name, you can travel to see this treasured expanse, built in Beijing during the Ming dynasty.
a) Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum
b) Hanging Temple
c) Forbidden City
c) Forbidden City
The male heir to the British throne is traditionally given what title?
a) Prince of Sussex
b) Prince of Wales
c) Prince of York
b) Prince of Wales
Which professional baseball player was known as the "Sultan of Swat"?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Hank Aaron
c) Mickey Mantle
a) Babe Ruth
Spaghetti with a sauce of egg yolk, bacon, and cheese has been prepared
a) alla puttanesca
b) alla carbonara
c) al pomodoro
b) alla carbonara
What U.S. president established the government's National Park Service in 1916?
a) William Howard Taft
b) Woodrow Wilson
c) Warren G. Harding
b) Woodrow Wilson
There's no evidence to support the myth that Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, in order to prevent a rival splendor from being constructed, ordered the architects and builders of this 17th-century mausoleum to be killed upon its completion.
a) Taj Mahal
b) Alhambra
c) Angkor Wat
a) Taj Mahal
What British monarch suffered bouts of madness during the turn of the 19th century?
a) Richard III
b) William the Conqueror
c) George III
c) George III
Who holds the Major League Baseball record for most career pitching victories?
a) Nolan Ryan
b) Cy Young
c) Clayton Kershaw
b) Cy Young
At a Chinese American restaurant, this dish combines chicken, button mushrooms, and vegetables in a mild white sauce.
a) chow mein
b) General Two's chicken
c) moo goo gai pan
c) moo goo gai pan
Which park gets its name from the tallest mountain in North America?
a) Mount Rainier
b) Denali
c) Grand Tetons
b) Denali
When this famous venue was slated for demolition in 1960, violinist Isaac Stern raised a public outcry that saved it. Today, playing here is a hallmark of having made it in the music world.
a) Royal Albert Hall
b) Carnegie Hall
c) La Scala
b) Carnegie Hall
The only British king to willingly abdicate, Edward VIII, left the throne because...
a) He hated the extravagant lifestyle.
b) He wanted to marry a divorcee.
c) He was caught embezzling money.
b) He wanted to marry a divorcee.
Players on which team were accused of taking bribes to lose the 1919 baseball world series?
a) New York Yankees
b) Chicago White Sox
c) Boston Red Sox
b) Chicago White Sox
This Greek dish contains layered eggplant, lamb, and potato, which is spiced and topped with cheese and béchamel sauce.
a) moussaka
b) spanikopita
c) baklava
a) moussaka
Which state has the most national parks?
a) Utah
b) Arizona
c) California
c) California
Frank Lloyd Wright designed structures that emerge organically from their natural surroundings, as famously exemplified by this Pennsylvanian residence.
a) Creekhearth
b) Fallingwater
c) Bubblebrook
b) Fallingwater
The Lancaster and York branches of the royal family battled for control of the throne during what decades-long conflict?
a) Hundred Years' War
b) Queen Anne's War
c) War of the Roses
Which baseball pitch was popularized by New York Giants player Carl Hubbell?
a) fastball
b) knuckleball
c) screwball
c) screwball
A Korean favorite, this spicy dish is made from fermented vegetables, often with cabbage as a main ingredient.
a) kimchi
b) bulgogi
c) lo mein
a) kimchi
Which was the first national park established by Congress in 1872?
a) Yosemite
b) Grand Canyon
c) Yellowstone
c) Yellowstone
Smoking has been banned from this historic space since 1693, although as a genteel concession to tobacco users, a provision of snuff is still offered.
a) Les Invalides, Paris
b) Independence Hall, Philadelphia
c) House of Commons, London
c) House of Commons, London
In 1917, the British royal family changed its name to Windsor because their old name...
a) took too long to say
b) was adopted by a different royal family
c) sounded too German
c) sounded too German
What term refers to an illegal pitching motion that deceives base runners?
a) balk
b) screwball
c) bunt
a) balk