History
What empire ruled England in A.D. 120
The Roman Empire
What dropped 1,3313 feet in 1980
(think mountain)
Mount St. Helens
Who made a boat out of gopher wood
Noah
What was the site of the first modern-day Olympic Games
Athens
What is the largest library in the world
The Library of Congress
What landlocked European country remained neutral in both World War I and World War II
Switzerland
What U.S. state is considered to receive the least sunlight
Alaska
What four evangelists wrote the Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
What is the point scored immediately after deuce in tennis
Advantage
Where do L'il Abner and Daisy Mae live
Dogpatch
Who was the only U.S. president never to live in Washington, D.C.
George Washington
What is the mountain range traversed by Kicking Horse Pass
The Rockies
What did Moses do for a living before he was called by God
He was a shepherd
What ancient sports event galloped into action with the command: "Charge, sir knight"
jousting
What is British novelist James Herriot's other occupation
veterinarian
What was the last major German counteroffensive of World War II
The Battle of the Bulge
What river runs through Liverpool
The Mersey
While wife was turned into a pillar of salt
Lot
What sport uses a piton hammer and nylon rope with a crash helmet optional
mountain climbing
What Greek slave wrote fables
Aesop
What were 'hairy bank notes' in the fur trade
Beaver pelts
Where did Rainbow Bridge replace the Honeymoon Bridge
Niagra Falls
Whose head did Salome demand
John the Baptist's
What is the weight classification of a 159 pound boxer
middleweight
Who created Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson