European Cities
In 1948, Stalin blocked Western access to what German city?
Berlin
Cleopatra was queen of what civilization?
Egypt
In "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," Aslan is a great golden...
Lion
What is the English equivalent of the Greek word "meter," the French word "mere," and the German word "mutter"?
mother
The three primary colors are...
red, blue, yellow
This is about what city?
And the scandal attending this new fire was the greater, the general belief being that Nero had the ambition to build a new city to be named after himself.
Rome
The oldest picture of a wheeled device comes from ...
A. Moravia
B. Macedonia
C. Micronesia
D. Mauretania
E. Mesopotamia
E. Mesopotamia
This is from what story?
When Milo looked up he saw an enormous bee, at least twice his size. "I am the Spelling Bee. Don't be alarmed: a-l-a-r-m-e-d."
The Phantom Tollbooth
what is the Spanish pronoun for "we"?
nosotros
Standard guitars have how many strings?
6
Moslem influence in western Europe is readily apparent in Cordoba, Seville, and Granada, all of which are cities in what country?
Spain
What year immediately preceded 1 B.C.?
2 B.C.
What kind of machine enabled a character created by H.G. Wells to encounter the Eloi and Morlocks?
time machine
What German word means "right" or "on the right"?
rechts
The name of what form of music that originated in the West Indies is the same name as Jacques Cousteau's research vessel?
Calypso
The treaty ending the American Revolution was signed in what European city?
Paris
Overworking the soil and overgrazing began exhausting the land of North Africa as early as 3000 B.C., and directly contributed to the formation of what desert?
Sahara
In what forest did the legendary archenemy of the Sheriff of Nottingham live?
Sherwood Forest
Translate the Spanish word "cosa."
thing
The stone castles of the Middle Ages were cold, dark, and damp. To make their homes warmer and more cheerful, nobles hung what skillfully woven heavy fabrics on their walls?
tapestries
In a single night in 1940, the Germans tool control of major cities including Bergen, Trondheim, Narvik, and Oslo. What country had they invaded?
Norway
The Pharos at Alexandria is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. What function did the Pharos serve?
lighthouse
This is from what story by Kipling?
The Camel's hump is an ugly lump
Which well you may see at the Zoo.
But uglier yet is the hump we get
From having too little to do.
How the Camel Got His Hump
What is French for "water"?
eau
Who composed a famed piece of music based on this story?
Upon receiving a Nutcracker for Christmas, a little girl dreams that the Nutcracker becomes a handsome prince who leads the toys in a battle against the mice.
Peter Tchaikovsky