History
After more than 150 years, he's still the tallest president in U.S history.
Who is Abraham Lincoln.
1944’s Absent in the Spring is one of the non-mystery novels she wrote under the name Mary Westmacott.
Who is Agatha Christie.
Wyoming’s largest lake, it lies right in the middle of a national park.
What is Yellowstone Lake.
The first Earth Day was celebrated in this year.
What is 1970.
This South American landmark is known as “The Lost City of the Incas.”
What is Machu Picchu.
Founded in 1874, this political party advocated printing more money to help farmers.
What is the Greenback Party.
The author of a famous book that takes place in "Gilead."
Who is Margaret Atwood.
Every little breeze seems to whisper this Alberta lake, so named to honor the daughter of Queen Victoria.
What is Lake Louise.
It is the term for the condition when three celestial bodies are arranged in a straight line.
What is syzygy.
Located in Jordan, this ancient city is known for its rock-cut architecture.
What is Petra.
In 1864, this man became a lieutenant general and assumed command of all U.S. armies.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant.
This book by Boris Pasternak was banned in the USSR until 1987.
What is Doctor Zhivago.
Number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean.
What is five.
This was the first genetically engineered organism.
What is a tobacco plant.
This is the remaining portion of a temple that once stood in the city of Jerusalem, where those of the Jewish faith still gather to pray.
What is the Wailing Wall.
Published in 1783, his American Spelling Book preceded his famous dictionary by 45 years.
Who is Noah Webster.
This kid's lit classic has a chapter called “The Puppies Arrive”
What is The Hundred and One Dalmatians.
The smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans is this one.
What is the Arctic.
This English chemist and physicist discovered hydrogen.
Who is Henry Cavendish.
This is an ancient Greek temple that sits above the city of Athens and was designed to honor Athena, the Greek goddess.
What is the Parthenon.
This city was destroyed in 79 CE due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
What is Pompeii.
“I woke to the sound of a mosquito whining in my left ear”, begins 2000’s Fever 1793, about an epidemic of this disease.
What is yellow fever.
Corsica and this Italian island are packed so close together they’re only about seven miles apart.
What is Sardinia.
This geologic formation may be found overhead if you are in a cave.
What are stalactites.
This volcano last erupted in 1707, and now over 60,000 people hike to its summit in the island country of Japan.
What is Mt. Everest