History
The Great Fire of London occurred in what year
(+ or - 10)
1666
What is the U.S. island with the largest population
Long Island
How many chambers does the human heart have
four
What breed of dog is Snoopy
beagle
At the conclusion of an 1835 literary fairy tale, a small object is placed in a museum because of its critical role in finding a suitable princess to marry a prince. What is this object
a pea
In what year was the first Russian Revolution against Tsar Nicholas II
(+ or - 2)
1905
What is the U.S. county with the largest population
Los Angles
What organ produces insulin and glucagon the hormones that regulate blood sugar
the pancreas
In 1979 who became the first NFL quarterback to win four Super Bowl rings
Terry Bradshow
"Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titllandus'" translates as "Never Tickle A Sleeping Dragon" is the official motto for what fictional place of learning
Hogwarts
What U.S.president warned against the "military-industrial" complex in his farewell address.
Dwight Eisenhower
What is the smallest nation with a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council in both population and area
The United Kingdom
Great Britain
What internal organ stores bile
gallbladder
In the 1996 Olympics what American tied Mark Spitz's lifetime record of nine golds
(think track and field)
Carl Lewis
Which New York neighborhood gives its name to the literary and cultural "Renaissance" movement of the 1920s that celebrated African American art, music, and literature
Harlem
Explorer Leif Ericsson is said to have "discovered" North America in what year
(+ or - 50)
1000
What name is given to the vast region of dry, treeless grassland of Central Asia
Steppes
Deuteranopia or Daltonism ar the most common varieties of what condition
(think eyes)
color blindness
What state capital is the most populous American city without a team in any of the large North American sports (NFL, NBA, MLB) organizations
Austin, Texas
Name the prolific Floridian author who writes humor-inflected novels dealing with crime, environmentalism and political corruption in Florida
Carl Hiaasen
What French-born explorer was the first to map the eastern side of Canada and to give Canada its name
Jaccques Cartier
In which city is Sugarloaf Mountain and the giant statue of 'Christ the Redeemer'
Rio de Janeiro
What sort of institution did London bookseller and politician Thomas Guy found in the 1720s
Guy's hospital in London
According to Clarence in "It's a Wonderful Life" what happens every time a bell rings
(think Christmas movie)
an angel gets its wings
"Sanditon" which she began in 1817 but did not finish before she died the same year was the last novel by what English author
Jane Austen