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What sport is the Heisman Trophy awarded in?
College football
In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to move to the back of the bus?
Montgomery, Alabama
Who was the oldest person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin at the age of 70
When was the Red Bull energy drink first introduced?
1987
Indianapolis is home to which world-famous auto race?
The Indianapolis 500
Which farm animal is known as a ram, ewe, and lamb?
Sheep
What is June's birthstone?
Pearl
What horse race was first held in 1875 at the Churchill Downs racetrack?
Kentucky Derby
What is the main language spoke in Brazil?
Portuguese
In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occur?
1986
What color are the sunsets on Mars?
Blue
What US city was the first Starbucks store opened in?
Seattle, Washington
What river is the setting for the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?
The Mississippi River
Which two battleships remain buried following the attack on Pearl Harbor?
The USS Arizona and the USS Utah
What UK city is served by John Lennon Airport?
Liverpool
What is the name of the small yellow bird from the Peanuts comic strip, who is also Snoopy's best friend?
Woodstock
Which famous US road is known as the ‘Main Street of America’?
Route 66
How many years did the TV show "I Love Lucy" run for?
6
Mary Edwards Walker was the first female what in the U.S. Army?
*Hint- think medical
Surgeon
What US state's flag has different images on the front and back?
Oregon:
The front has the state seal, the "State of Oregon," and "1859" the year of their admission to the USA. The back side shows the profile of a beaver and a tree stump.
How many dwarf planets are in our solar system?
5
Wisconsin has a shoreline along which two Great Lakes?
Lake Superior and Lake Michigan
What eating utensil was once considered "sacrilegious" because they were views as "artificial hands"?
Forks
What animal's teeth were used as knife blades by Native Americans?
Beaver
Which Marvel superhero was frozen in ice for 66 years?
Captain America
Which island was home to the Lighthouse of Alexandria?
Pharos, Egypt
During what year was Medicare and Medicaid signed into law?
1965
What year was Velveeta cheese introduced?
1918
In what year did Washington, D.C become the capital of the U.S.?
1790
A group of elephants is called what?
"Hints- elephants are known for having an excellent...?
A Memory
How many elevators are there in the Empire State Building?
73
How many individual little squares are there on a standard Rubik's Cube?
54
Who wrote the national anthem, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’?
Francis Scott Key
In Disneys "Snow White", what kind of poisoned fruit did the Evil Queen try to give to Snow White?
Apple
What year was Girl Scouts of America formed in?
1912
What flavor was the largest scoop of ice cream, according to Guinness Book of World Records? How much did it weigh?
Strawberry- and it weighed 3,010 lb!
The "Wandering" species of what bird has the longest wingspan in nature?
Albatross- its wingspan can reach 11ft!
The leatherback sea turtle is the largest sea turtle in the world, how much can they weigh on average?
Up to 1,000lbs!
Which US state has the most national parks and how many does it have?
California- 9
Which First Lady was the first born outside of America?
Louisa Catherine Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams, was born in London.
Which US state was established by William Penn in 1681?
Pennsylvania
An Apgar score is given to what?
Newborns
What painting attracted more visitors to the Louvre Museum after it was stolen?
The Mona Lisa
True champagne can only come from grapes grown in the Champagne region of what country?
France
How old was Mozart when he began composing music?
5 years old!
The two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea are part of what country?
Italy- Sicily and Sardinia
How many US states were there in 1900?
45
Which President's face is on the U.S. two-dollar bill?
Thomas Jefferson
Which Treaty forced Britain to recognize The United States as an independent nation?
The Treaty of Paris
How many Justices are there on the US Supreme Court?
9
Orion, Ursa Major, and Leo are all names of what?
Constellations
What is the only continent that does not have a McDonald's?
Antartica
Which Scottish actor famously sang in the 1959 film "Darby O'Gill and the Little People"?
Sir Sean Connery
A male horse is known as a colt until it reaches what age?
Four
The Wichita Mountains can be found in which U.S. state?
Oklahoma
What are five most spoken romance languages?
Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian
What does "NORAD" stand for?
Originally, it stood for North American Air Defense Command, but now it is called North American Aerospace Defense Command.
What Kellogg's product was introduced to compete with Post's unsuccessful "Country Squares"?
Corn Flakes
The Minutemen fought during what war?
The American Revolutionary War
Where is the world’s largest parking lot?
West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada it can hold 20,000 vehicles!