General Knowledge
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100

Until his defeat at Gettysburg, this general gave the Confederacy its greatest chance for Civil War victory because of his military operational brilliance.

Robert E. Lee

100

This Venetian pioneer in exploration and adventure served 17 years in the court of Kublai Khan from 1275 - 1292, becoming one of his most trusted diplomats. Also the name of a fun pool game.

Marco Polo

100

At which temperatures, in Celsius and Fahrenheit, does water freeze?

0oC  and  32oF

100

This old adage attesting to the need for time to create great things. 

Rome wasn't built in a day

100

Used to express wonder or amazement; often used by Owen Wilson.

Wow

200

This Macedonian king, son of Phillip II, conquered the eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, the Middle East, and parts of Asia in a remarkably short period of time. 

Alexander the Great

200

This American aviator was the first female to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean before mysteriously disappearing fives years later near Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean.

Amelia Earhart

200

Which elemental compound is used to flavor our foods and has preserved foods, especially meat, for thousands of years.

NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

200

Painted on the roof of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo between 1508 - 1512, the famous scene "Creation of Adam" depicts which two biblical figures reaching towards each other. 

God and Adam

200

A spherical body; globe shaped object.

Orb

300

Considered to be one of history's most brilliant commanders, this French military and political leader rose to prominence during the French Revolution before becoming emperor in 1804. 

Napoleon I (Napoleon Bonaparte)

300

This famous adventurer from the 16th Century explored vast swaths of SA's east coast and discovered the entrance to the Amazon River; a discovery so monumental that his name was attached to the New World forever. 

Amerigo Vespucci

300

The uncommon fourth state of matter occurs when you heat a gas to a certain point. 

Plasma
300

The city of Rome passed Law 281 which defined legal protection for which animal, allowing them to roam and live wherever they choose?

Cats

300

A wetland that accumulates organic material as a deposit of dead plant materials.

Bog

400

With 600 Spanish conquistadors, this general won Mexico and Central America for Spain by defeating the Aztec Empire.

Hernan Cortes

400

This English naturalist sailed around the world cataloging and studying new animal and plant species before authoring the revolutionary theory of natural selection and evolution.

Charles Darwin

400

This fundamental particle is associated with a field of energy that gives mass to other fundamental particles such as electrons and quarks.

Higgs Boson

400

What is the name of the nearly 90 foot tall fountain which features a statue of Neptune being pulled to the sea on his shell-shaped chariot pulled by two winged horses.

Trevi Fountain

400

Resembling the sound of a dove or pigeon.

Coo

500

This Spartan king led "the 300" against thousands of Persians during the heroic defense of the mountain pass at Thermopylae. 

Leonidas

500

French naval officer, oceanographer, scientist, filmmaker, and undersea explorer spent much of the mid to late 1900's educating millions about the Earth's oceans and its inhabitants, inspiring their protection.

Jacques Cousteau

500

The world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator, located near Geneva, Switzerland, consists of a 27 kilometer ring of superconducting magnets. 

The Large Hadron Collider

500

Although most commonly known as The Colosseum, what was the original name of the ancient gladiatorial stage?

The Flavian Amphitheater

500
The particular way in which a sailboat's masts and sails are arranged.

Rig

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