Italy
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Lionardo di ser Piero da Vinci
Visually impaired from birth, Andrea Bocelli became blind how?
Soccer injury
What island does the Statue of Liberty stand on?
Liberty Island
What is the name of the youngest child in the Von Trapp family?
Gretl is played by Kym Karath in the 1965 version of the musical.
Which ocean trench is the deepest?
Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench
What is the population of Italy?
60 million
In early 2019, Ariana Grande held the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100. Who is the only other artist(s) to have achieved this feat prior to her?
The Beatles (The Beatles actually possessed all top-5 positions on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week dated 4 April 1964)
Which scientist sailed the HMS Beagle to South America, inlcuding a stop in the Galapagos Islands?
Charles Darwin (Darwin based his theory of natural selection from observations on this voyage.)
In 'The Lord Of The Rings', what's the name of the Elf that takes part in The Fellowship Of The Ring?
Legolas
Where was the fortune cookie invented?
California
What is the capital of Marche?
Toscana (Tuscany)
What American singer-songwriter wrote and first recorded the song "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1955?
Carl Perkins (born in 1932. His most well known song is "Blue Suede Shoes", but is also known for "Match Box" and "Honey Don't".)
What nation produces two thirds of the world’s vanilla?
Madagascar (Madagascar produces about 3,100 tons of vanilla in one year. Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world.)
What major global event serves as the background setting for "the Green Mile"?
The Great Depression (In "the Green Mile", a senior citizen in 1999 recounts his days as a prison officer in 1935, during the Great Depression.)
What is a group of rhinoceros called?
A "crash"
Europe's three active volcanoes, are all located in Italy, what are they called?
Etna, Stromboli, and Vesuvius
What musician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
Bob Dylan
Which country (and it's territories) cover the most time zones?
France (France and its eight territories cover 12 time zones. France covers so many time zones because France has territories all over the world.)
Which actor in "Saving Private Ryan" also starred in one of the most-successful sitcoms in American history?
Ted Danson (During its 11-year run "Cheers", starring Ted Danson, was nominated for a record 117 Primetime Emmy Awards and out of those took home 28.)
The first atom bomb was successfully tested in which U.S. state?
New Mexico
This ____ (food) was invented in Napoli in ____ (year).
Pizza, 1860
Which artist(s) did US President George W. Bush once call "the biggest threat to American youth since polio"?
Eminem (In 2001, President Bush directed this unflattering comment to none other than Eminem whose brash, froward lyrics were at the time turning the American music industry on its head.)
Which district in central Tokyo is particularly famous for its electronics?
Akihabara
Which famous actor is actually the voice of Darth Vader in "Star Wars"?
James Earl Jones (David Prowse - who played Darth Vader in person - and legendary actor James Earl Jones, who did Darth's voice, never met in real life.)
What animal has the fastest metabolism?
Hummingbird