Where?
When?
Who?
What?
How Many?
100
Where is Stonehenge located?
Where is England/The United Kingdom?
100
When was the first cell phone invented (give a 10 year time span)?
When was 1973?
100
Who invented the first telephone?
Who was Alexander Graham Bell?
100
The Sphinx, as used in Egyptian mythology, has the head of a ________ and the body of a lion. BONUS... Sphinx's were first seen in Greek mythology and differed in two ways from that of the Egyptians. Name both for 200 pionts.
What is a pharoah? BONUS... The greek version had the head of a man and included the wings of a bird.
100
How many main Pyramids of Giza are there? BONUS... how many are there total? 100 points
How many is 3? BONUS... 11
200
Where is the Parthanon Located? BONUS... Name the City and the Country for an extra 100 pionts.
Where is Athens, Grece?
200
When was internet access first available to the general public (give a 10 year time span)? BONUS... give the exact year for 200 pionts.
When was 1992?
200
Name one of the two civilizations, which lived on the southern tip of modern mexico, that built giant temples without any machines or modern conveniences from about 200bc - 1600ad.
Who were the Aztecs/Mayans?
200
What part of the statue of liberty is the only part with an inscription besides the pedestal?
What is her tablet?
200
The first Floppy Disk was how many inches tall?
How tall is 3 1/2 inches?
300
Easter Island, home of the Easter Island Heads, is located in what ocean?
Where is the South Pacific Ocean?
300
The First Continental Railroad was constructed in the ________ century. BONUS...Give the correct decade within that century for 100 extra points.
When was the 19th century? BONUS... the 1860s
300
Obelisks were first used by the __________. BONUS... Give an example of an Obelisk in the U.S. for an extra 100 points.
Who were the Egyptians? BONUS... The Washington Monument
300
When the Pyramids of Giza were originally built they were three different colors due to being made of different materials. What are the three colors?
What is red, black, and white?
300
How many spikes are on the statue of Liberty's crown? BONUS... what does that number represent? 200 points
How many is 7? BONUS... The 7 continents/The 7 seas.
400
There were two original Statues of Liberty. One is in New York, the other is where?
Where is Paris, France?
400
When did people first learn to control electricity (the begining or end of which century)?
when were the the late 1800s?
400
The Wright brothers flew the first airplanes. What were their first names?
Who were Orville and Wilbur?
400
What are 3 of the 7 wonders of the world? BONUS... name 2 more for 100 pionts
What is The Colossus of Rhodes? The Great Pyramid of Giza? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? The Lighthouse of Alexandria? The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus? The Statue of Zeus at Olympia? The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus?
400
How many cell phones are in use today? Hint: __.__ billion
How many is 4.1 billion
500
The tallest building in the world (the Burj Khalifa) is located where? BONUS... Name the City and the Country for an extra 200 pionts.
Where is Dubai, United Arab Emirates?
500
When was the first SAFE elivator installed (give a 20 year time span)? Hint: It's earlier than you think.
When was 1853?
500
Who designed the statue of liberty? BONUS... for 200 pionts, give his first and last name.
Who was Frederic A. Bartholdi?
500
The U.S. was affraid the first satelite, __________, launched by the Soviet Union would allow them to launch bomb drops from space.
What is Sputnik?
500
How many miles long is the Great Wall of China? +500 or -500 miles = 500 points +1000 or -1000 = 250 points +1500 or -1500 = 100 pionts
How long is 5,500 miles long?
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