World Trivia
Which Scandinavian country awards the Nobel Peace prize?
Norway
Which blood type is a universal donor?
O negative
Which US Holiday is celebrated on October 12th?
Columbus Day
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
What was the first place outside of Asia to house whale sharks?
Hint: Georgia is in the name
The Georgia Aquarium
Who went on a six-day "fast to the death" to protest British actions in 1932?
Mohandas Gandhi
What are the small indentations on a golf ball called?
Dimples
Who designed one of the first American Flags.
Hint: A woman
Betty Ross
Which continent is in all four hemispheres?
Africa
This man developed the concept of the “New South” and also was the editor of the Atlanta newspaper.
Hint: He has a hospital named after him
Henry Grady
Whose famous tomb was opened in Egypt in 1922?
King Tut
What two-word Latin phrase means "the reverse order"?
Vice Versa
Who was the second US President to appear on the face of a US coin?
George Washington
What was the original Dutch name of New York City?
New Amsterdam
This man was born by having a slave mother and a white father. He later developed a popular chain of barbershops becoming very wealthy. He owned the Crystal Palace and made the Atlanta Life Insurance Company.
Alonzo Herndon
What country was the first to introduce license plates?
Hint: Could be a trick question
France
Who is credited with building the first full-scale working steam locomotive?
Richard Trevithick
This President had 15 children. He served from 1841-1845.
Zachary Taylor
Monterey Bay is located in what body of water?
Pacific Ocean
Which city was the capital of Georgia during the U.S. Civil War?
Milledgeville
What is the capital of Sierra Leone?
Freetown
What war is taking place in the novel "Lord of the Flies"?
World War 2
What was Dwight D. Eisenhower's major campaign slogan during the 1952 presidential election?
"I like Ike" -- Ike was Eisenhower's nickname.
You can find Grand Teton National Park in which U.S. state?
Wyoming
I was one of the trustees that came to develop the later state called Georgia. I started the colony and made a trade with Tomochichi. I hired Mary Musgrove and later developed the City of Savannah. Who am I?
James Oglethorpe