Presidents
Which president served in Congress after his time in office and suffered a fatal stroke on the floor of the House Chamber?
John Quincy Adams
What was the name of the Pilgrims' ship?
The Mayflower.
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia
Which of the Great Lakes is located entirely within the United States border?
Lake Michigan
Which NBA team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden?
New York Knicks
Who played the King in the movie “The King and I”?
Yule Brynner
What was the first self-contained electric guitar called
Les Paul guitar
What was the name of the first successful artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957?
Sputnik 1
What is the Capital of Czech Republic?
Prague
KARL MARX WAS ONCE A CORRESPONDENT FOR WHAT NEW YORK NEWS PAPER?
THE NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE.
Which president was the first president to be sworn in by his nickname?
Jimmy Carter
What tribe was Pocahontas from?
The Powhatan tribal nation
What were colonists protesting with the Boston Tea Party?
The Stamp Act, a British tax on print materials such as stamps and newspapers.
What body of water separates Africa and Europe?
The Strait of Gibraltar.
Which Canadian hockey player is considered to be the greatest of all time?
Wayne Gretzky
Name Scarlett O’Hara’s home in the movie “Gone with the Wind”
Tara
What international organization was founded in 1945 to maintain world peace and security?
United Nations
Who invented the polio vaccine in the 1950s?
Dr. Jonas Salk
What is the Capital of Sweden ?
Stockholm
THE ANGLO-ZANZIBAR WAR OF 1896 IS THE SHORTEST WAR ON RECORD LASTING HOW LONG
38 MINUTES
Which president worked to save football from being banned in the United States?
Theodore Roosevelt
What year was the Jamestown settlement established?
1607.
What city was the first capital of the United States?
New York City.
What country has the most lakes?
Canada.
What type of race is the Tour de France?
Bicycle race
Who was the young girl in “National Velvet”?
Elizabeth Taylor
Who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1940 for his role in "The Philadelphia Story"?
James Stewart
Which famous novel by J.D. Salinger was published in 1951?
The Catcher in the Rye
What is the Capital of Denmark ?
Copenhagen
NAPOLEON WAS ONCE ATTACKED BY WHAT ANIMAL?
RABBITS- So his chief officer Alexandre Berthier brought 3,000 rabbits to begin the hunt. Unfortunately, these rabbits were tame farm animals and instead of seeing Napoleon as a threat they saw him as a source of food. All 3,000 rabbits then descended on Napoleon, who ran away and locked himself inside his carriage.
Which president changed the name of the presidential mountain retreat Shangri-La to Camp David, after his grandson?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What year were the first enslaved Africans brought to American colonies?
1619.
How many battles were fought during the American Revolution?
Over 230
What is the largest sea in the world?
The Caspian Sea.
Ten cities have at least one team from every league and they are; Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, L.A., Miami, Minnesota, New York, Philadelphia & Washington. Of these cities, ______ has the most major league sports franchises with a total of 11 teams.
New York
What was the name of the scary movie by Alfred Hitchcock with the famous shower scene at the Bates Motel?
Psycho
What was the name of the first electronic general-purpose computer
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)
Which groundbreaking DNA structure was discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953?
Double helix
what is the Capital of Syria?
Damascus
IN 1912, A PARIS ORPHANAGE HELD A RAFFLE TO RAISE MONEY WHAT WAS THE PRIZE?
LIVE BABIES
Who was the only man to be elected twice as U.S. Vice President and twice as President of the United States?
Richard Nixon
How many people were killed in the Salem Witch Trials?
20 people were executed for suspicion of witchcraft, and 5 more died in jail.
What was Hopkinson's fee for creating the flag?
A quarter-cask of wine
What is the coldest sea on Earth?
The White Sea, in Russia, has the lowest temperature, only −25 °C.
Among all the sports started in the US, _________ is considered the oldest organized sport in the country.
lacrosse
Which famous actor played Inspector Clouseau in the “Pink Panther”?
Peter Sellers
Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1945 for his discovery of cosmic radiation?
Percy Williams Bridgman
Who was the first person to break the sound barrier in level flight in 1952?
Chuck Yeager
what is the Capital of New Zealand ?
Wellington
THE 1666 GREAT FIRE OF LONDON DESTROYED AT LEAST 13,500 HOUSES, BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED
ONLY 8 PEOPLE WERE KILLED