Vocabulary
Meaning not separable, it's the longest word in the text of the Pledge of Allegiance
Indivisible
The main attraction of the event called Monster Jam is watching these vessels?
Trucks
In 2017 Katrin Jakobsdottir was elected prime minister of this island nation in the North Atlantic
Iceland
In 1949 Ed Seymour invented this way of dispensing paint; Aluminum was the first color
Spray can
Term for 1/36 of a yard
inch
What word can mean all of the following: to give a negative review of a movie; to search for gold; a cooking utensil?
Pan
Based on banana-hanging hooks, it was invented in 1936 to transport skiers at Sun Salley, Idaho
Chair lift
Once held under house arrest, Aung San Suu Kyi became the de facto leader of this country in 2016
Myanmar
In 1812 the U.S. Congress denied his petition for the renewal of his patent for the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
this metric unit is equivalent to 1.057 liquid quarts
liter
Salvation from sin, or the return of an investor's principal
Redemption
In 1832 the USA's first horse-drawn streetcar began driving up & down the bowery in this city
New York City
Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was president of this African nation from 2006-2018
Liberia
In 1893 he built the Black Maria, the first building designed to make commercial motion pictures
Thomas Edison
computer hard-drives are usually measured in GB's, which are these
Gigabytes
This 14 letter word means to sail or fly around, especially around the Earth
Circumnavigate
The transport for a 19th century double date might have been a barouche, one of these
Carriage
Dilma Rousseff became the 1st female president of this South African country
Brazil
In 1855 Joshua Stoddard patented this musical instrument associated with circuses & merry-go-rounds
The Calliope
To the Ancient Greeks, 4 of these made a palm
Fingers
It's an 11 letter word for coin collecting
Numismatics
This maternal term for a vessel that guards or serves smaller ones is often used in sci-fi
Mother Ship
Her husband's assassination & a people power revolution made her president in 1986
Corazon Aquino
This type of road surface popular across Europe in the 19th Century was named for a British inventor
Macadam
To correct medieval abuses in trade, this 1215 document standardized measurements for wine & grain
Magna Carta
What’s the only number in the English language that has the same number of letters in its written name as its value?
Four
In the U.S., a road sign which is an equilateral triangle is most often associated with what five-letter action?
Yield
Former Chancellor who led Germany for 16 years
Angela Merkel
What crucial hair product appeared for the first time in 1960?
Hairspray
2 pints = __ fluid ounces?
32 fluid ounces
Italian for "unknown", it's how a person in disguise might "travel"
Incognito
What term is the popular phrase (in English) to describe the Japanese train known as the Shinkansen?
Bullet train
She served for Argentina as both head of state and government.
Isabel Perón
What piece of computer equipment was invented by Douglas Englebert?
Mouse
What is a dram, a historically used unit of weight?
A dram is 1/16 of an ounce
In 1960, she became the first woman in the world to hold the position of Prime Minister.
Sirimavo Bandaranaike (Sri Lanka)