What historic U.S. route runs from Chicago to Los Angeles?
Route 66
Which musical was the longest running show on Broadway?
The Phantom of the Opera
Which was built first: the Eiffel Tower or the Panama Canal?
Eiffel Tower
Which famous mathematician is credited with discovering gravity?
Isaac Newton
What is the highest possible hand in poker?
Royal Flush
What does an anemometer measure?
Wind Speed
Arctophiles collect what?
Teddy Bears
The assassination of which figure is often thought to be the spark that ignited WW1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The North Star (Polaris) is located within which constellation?
Ursa Minor or The Little Dipper
Arnold Palmer was what kind of athlete?
A Golfer
What is the term for a series of islands connected under water?
Archipelago
Which childhood star went on to become United States ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia?
Shirley Temple
What was the first South American country to gain its independence?
Colombia
Who is the only scientist to have won a Nobel Prize in two different scientific categories?
Marie Curie
What year did The New York Times print its first crossword?
1942
Which country is nicknamed the sugar bowl of the world?
Cuba
Which actor played James Bond in the most movies?
Roger Moore
During the American Civil Rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr and other activists led a historic march that ended in Montgomery Alabama and started in which city?
Selma
: E=mc^2 is the formula for which theoretical equation?
Theory of relativity
The Baseball Hall of Fame is located in which city?
Cooperstown NY
Which country has the largest population of Muslims?
Indonesia
Pete Best was the original drummer for which famous band?
The Beatles
Who was the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
Charlemagne
Ohms are a measurement of what?
Electrical resistance/electrical current
A pastime that involves using a map and compass to navigate between places is called what?
Orienteering