World History,
What purpose did the Bastille serve before it was stormed at the start of the French Revolution?
It was a prison/
What South American city does an 82-foot statue of Christ overlook?
Rio de Janeiro
What creatures call an apiary home?
Bees
What sport was standardized under the Queensberry Rulers?
Boxing
What nationality was Yeats?
Irish
What woman was Germany's most famous World War I spy?
Mata Hari.
What is Vermont's official nickname?
The Green Mountain State
What's a wallaby?
A kangaroo
What country has won the the most Olympic hockey gold medals?
Canada
Who wrote the "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care"
Dr. Benjamin Spock
What's the International Criminal Police Organization better known as?
Interrpol
What country contains South America's highest and lowest points?
Argentina
What do goldfish lose if kept in sun-lit starved or dimly-lit areas?
Their color
What famous Boston hockey player was Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Year" for 1970?
Bobby Orr
What renowned French post-impressionist painter was also well known for his posters and illustrations especially of women?
Henri-de Toulouse-Lautrec
What two European countries entered the War of American Independence against the British?
France and Spain
What country is bordered by Brazil, Columbia, and Guyana?>
Venezuela
What African animal is considered to have the highest blood pressure?
The giraffe
What European island nation originated the game of Quoits?
England
Who took dictation from Perry Mason?
Della Street
Who was the Norman that conquered the Anglo Saxon Armies at the Battle of Hastings?
William the Conqueror.
What are the dry river beds in the Southeast U.S. called?
Washes
What branch of the camel family is found only in the Andes mountains of S. America?
The llama
How many gold medals did Mark Spitz win at the 1972 Munich Olympics?
Seven (7)
What was Gibbon's monumental history about an early empire?
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire