Beginning With...
What 'L' city is a city where the US film industry has been based since the early 20th century?
Los Angeles
What is the capital of Italy?
Rome
What is the largest island in the world?
a) Greenland b) New Guinea c) Borneo d) Sumatra
a) Greenland
What is the capital of France?
Paris
In what US state is the Grand Canyon?
Arizona
Which 'C' city is the filming location of the movies Showboat (1951), High Noon (1952), Calamity Jane (1953), Stalag 17 (1953), and Carousel (1956)?
Calabasas!
Italy is said to be shaped like what kind of footwear?
A boot
On which island is Hawaii's capital city, Honolulu?
Oahu
What is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
In what US state is the Alamo?
Texas
Established in 1872 and straddling the stats of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, what 'Y' was the United States first national park?
Yellowstone
Venice
Which island nation starting with 'S' lies on the southeastern tip of India?
Sri Lanka
What is the capital of Hungary?
Budapest
Mt. Rushmore, home to the famous mountain carvings of US Presidents, is in what state?
South Dakota
Europe's most sparsely populated country, what 'I' is a volcanic island in the North Atlantic?
Iceland
Also the name of a 2014 movie that depicts the eruption, which city in present-day Italy was buried in a blanket of ash and pumice when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD?
Pompeii
Which island, also known as Rapa Nui, is a remote Chilean island in the South Pacific, famous for its mysterious stone statues?
Easter Island
What is the capital of Jamaica?
Kingston
Graceland is the famous mansion of Rock and Roll legend Elvis Presley. In what city can this famous landmark be found?
Memphis, Tennessee
The summit of Mt. Everest is on the border of China and which other country beginning with 'N'?
Nepal
America got its name from which Renaissance Italian explorer, navigator, and cartographer from Florence?
Amerigo Vespucci
He played a crucial role in the Age of Discovery by recognizing that the lands Christopher Columbus explored were not Asia but a new continent, which he called the "New World"
Which two nations make up the Caribbean island known as Hispaniola?
Haiti and the Dominican Republic
What is the capital of the Bahamas?
Nassau
What's the tallest mountain in North America?
A) Mount Rainier B) Mount McKinley C) Mount Denali D) Mount Elbert
Mt. Denali
Denali, located in Alaska, is the tallest peak in North America at 20,310 feet. Fun fact: it used to be called Mount McKinley, but its original name, ‘Denali,’ was officially restored.