Landmarks
The massive canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona.
Answer: Grand Canyon
This city in Louisiana is famous for its French Quarter and Mardi Gras celebrations.
Answer: New Orleans
Which 1972 movie tells the story of a powerful mafia family and features Marlon Brando?
Answer: The Godfather
Which U.S. president was in office from 1981–1989 and survived an assassination attempt in 1981?
Answer: Ronald Reagan
Which company created the first personal computer, the Apple I, in 1976?
Answer: Apple
The famous bridge connecting San Francisco to Marin County.
Answer: Golden Gate Bridge
Somewhere over the rainbow…”
Answer: “…way up high” (from The Wizard of Oz)
Which musical film from 1978 features John Travolta as Tony Manero?
Answer: Saturday Night Fever
Which U.S. president served from 1993–2001?
Answer: Bill Clinton
Who co-founded Microsoft and helped popularize personal computers?
Answer: Bill Gates
The gateway arch in St. Louis is known as the “Gateway to” what?
Answer: The West
Hey Jude…
Answer: “…don’t make it bad, take a sad song and make it better” (The Beatles)
Who played Rocky Balboa in the 1976 movie Rocky?
Answer: Sylvester Stallone
In 1997, which British princess tragically died in a car crash in Paris?
Answer: Princess Diana
What is the term for software that allows you to browse the Internet?
Answer: Web browser
Anesa M
This geyser in Yellowstone is famous for its predictable eruptions.
Answer: Old Faithful
14. “Jailhouse rock…”
Answer: “…everybody in the whole cell block” (Elvis Presley)
Who starred as Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)?
Answer: Harrison Ford
Which music television channel launched in 1981 and revolutionized pop culture?
Answer: MTV
What app, launched in 2004, became a global social media phenomenon?
Answer: Facebook
This city is home to the Space Needle.
Answer: Seattle, Washington
“Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars…”
Answer: “…let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars” (Frank Sinatra)
What 1982 Steven Spielberg film features a friendly alien?
Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
In 1991, which war ended with a decisive coalition victory over Iraq?
Answer: The Gulf War
What is the name of the tablet computer first released by Apple in 2010?
Answer: iPad