"P"laces
This Haitian capital was founded by French planters in 1749
What is Port-au-prince?
Initially a barbed wire barrier, it began going up in 1961
What is the Berlin wall?
This annual Bavarian festival actually begins in September
What is oktoberfest?
The bursting inward of something hollow
What is implosion?
It's property that a debtor has pledged, mortgaged or assigned to a creditor
What is collateral?
A Pakistani province & an Indian state share this name
What is Punjab?
According to tradition, in 490 B.C, Pheidippides ran 25 miles to announce a Greek victory in this battle
What is (the battle of) marathon?
Italy's "boot" looks like it's about to kick this island
What is Sicily?
Pumice is this type of rock formed by magma that stops being molten
What is igneous?
The fed says bigger banks can risk more because Uncle Sam won't let them go under, this 4-word principle
What is too big to fail?
The swan valley outside this western Australian city is home to dozens of vineyards
What is Perth?
The battle of Balaklava & the battle of Inkerman took place during this war
What is the Crimean War?
Formerly a province, Provence is a region in this country
What is France?
From the Latin for "inactivity", it's the tendency of a body to resist change in it's motion
What is inertia?
Term for the amount by which the economic value of something is reduced over time
What is depreciation?
This city is the capital of the Czech Republic
What is Prague?
The glorious revolution of 1688 ended the rule of King James II & brought this pair to the English throne
Who are William & Mary?
The arch of Hadrian is in Athens and Hadrian's wall is in this country
What is England?
It's the invisible part of the spectrum from about 800 nanometers to 1 millimeter in wavelength
What is infrared?
The glass-steagall banking act of 1933 created this agency that guarantees bank accounts
What is the FDIC?
This teensy nation is part of the Caroline islands group
What is Palau?
The Carolingian dynasty was followed by the Capetian dynasty in this country
What is France?
The Azores were a group of deserted islands when discovered and claimed by this country in the 15th century
What is Portugal?
In humans, the hipbone is 3 fused bones: the pubis, the ischium & this one
What is the ilium?
It's a contract that gives someone the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell something before a certain date
What is an option?