US History
Due to his status as the President of the Continental Congress, John Hancock's signature was the only one not grouped by state on which document?
The Declaration of Independence
Belgium
Brussels
There are almost 200 species of which coniferous evergreen that's the state tree of Maine and makes a great Christmas tree?
Pine
What are among the most used appliances in any home and are one of the most frequently in need of repair?
Refrigerators
What small, energetic animal native to India can kill snakes as large as a cobra? Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a famous fictional instance of this animal.
Mongoose
The North Star was a 19th-century anti-slavery newspaper founded by what famous abolitionist and formerly enslaved Black American?
Frederick Douglass
Canada
Ottawa
What type of tree has name derived from the Greek word for "fig" and is often identified by its peeling, flaky white bark?
Sycamore
The first commercial microwave, the Raytheon RadaRange, was enormous: it stood 6 feet tall, weighed 750 pounds, and cost around $5,000 in what year?
1945.
What is the common term for the nut from the oak tree?
Acorn
What Boston-based battle of the American Revolutionary War is somewhat inaccurately named, since most of the fighting took place on Breed's Hill?
Battle of Bunker Hill
Finland
Helsinki
he fluffy white seeds of which tree can stay “in flight” for a long time and travel for miles if they catch a strong wind?
Cottonwood
The first electric household refrigerator was invented by Fred W. Wolf in what year?
1913.
What snack, made with the Thompsons seedless variety of a natural organism, has been associated with the tagline "Nature's Candy"?
Raisins
Which U.S. president spent the longest time in office? This man served in the office until his death at age 63.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
North Korea
Pyongyang
Native to the American Midwest, the tree species Aesculus glabra is unsurprisingly more commonly known by what name which inspired the mascot of a large state school?
Ohio Buckeye
The first electric dishwasher was invented by Josephine Cochrane in ____, but it didn't become a common household appliance until the 1950s.
1886
The Sumatran species of what famously horned mammal officially went extinct in Malaysia in November 2019? The animal is not yet extinct globally as a few dozen live in Indonesia.
Rhino
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison used the pen name "Publius" to publish what set of 85 essays in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788?
The Federalist Papers
Romania
Bucharest
Not to be confused with a quaint fictional town, what type of tree produces a berry (commonly black, white, or red) that is often made into wine, fruit juice, tea, or jam? The tree's leaves are the food of choice for silkworms.
Mulberry
The microwave was invented after engineer _____ noticed a candy bar in his pocket melted while he was working in front of a radar transmitter.
Percy Spencer
Nintendo started out making what?
playing cards
In 1945, world leaders Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill met what other man in Yalta from February 4-11 to discuss postwar plans?
Joseph Stalin
Azerbaijan
Baku
The two main species of the coffee tree are Arabica and which other one that is more resistant to disease and yields more coffee?
Robusta
The _____ was the first modern kitchen appliance, invented by Thomas Ahearn in 1882
electric stove
Because it's "nature's engineer," a beaver named Tim serves as the mascot for the sports teams at what East Coast private research university?
MIT
He edited newspapers, flew kites, and had a long career in politics, but which historical figure's less well know achievements include being inducted into both the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968, and the US Chess Hall of Fame in 1999?
Benjamin Franklin
Guatemala
Guatemala City
By some measurements, the oldest and largest organism in the world is a colony of trees in Utah's Fishlake Forest nicknamed "Pando." The trees of Pando, which are clones of each other and share a single massive root system, are the "quaking" species of what type of tree?
Aspen
Alva J. Fisher patented the first ______ in 1910.
electric washing machine
Why did Mark Zuckerberg choose Blue as the color for Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg is red-green colorblind. Blue is the most vibrant color for him, which is why it's the dominant color on Facebook's interface.
What is the boozy two-word name for the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania by citizens who refused to pay a federal liquor tax to raise money for the national debt?
Whiskey Rebellion
Wales
Cardiff
The koa tree is endemic to what U.S. state? The very sturdy wood from this true is resistant to saltwater and has been used for boat building and surfboards.
Hawaii
The earliest microwave ovens were called ______and were initially used for commercial purposes before becoming available for home use.
"radar ranges"
Before automated roasters, a ________ was a small dog bred and trained to run in a wheel, turning a spit to evenly roast meat.
"turnspit dog"
(“In the 1850s the founder of the SPCA was appalled by the way the turnspit dogs were treated in the hotels of Manhattan. This bad treatment of dogs eventually led to the founding of the SPCA.”)
This president resided in his mansion at Monticello and was a famed inventor. He controversially enforced the Embargo Act, but also successfully led a raid against Barbary pirates. Who was this president?
Thomas Jefferson
Serbia
Belgrade
What slow-growing tree with reddish bark and three letter name, commonly used to make longbows, is also often found in church graveyards as a symbol of sadness?
Yew
The first commercially sold washing machine in the U.S., named _______ (debuting in 1908), was often described as an "electric servant" for dramatically reducing manual laundry labor.
"The Mighty Thor"
The longest fence in the world is the ______ in Australia, stretching approximately 5,6145 comma 614kilometers (3,4883 comma 488miles). It was built in the 1880s to protect livestock, specifically sheep.
Dingo Fence
Who was the only U.S. president to have a PhD in political science? He earned it from Johns Hopkins University in 1886.
Woodrow Wilson
Slovenia
Ljubljana
What type of tree was widely planted in Australia as an erosion-control measure but is now regarded as an invasive weed across extensive ares of the country and is considered a 'Weed of National Significance'?
Willow
What Is The Oldest Appliance Brand?
Gaggenau Hausgeräte
(a German manufacturer of high-end home appliances, was established in 1683 as an ironworks company.)
4.5 billion