History from the Beginning
Who was the first woman to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross?
Amelia Earhart
What is the name of the pigment that turns leaves green?
Chlorophyll
What is the only bird from which leather can be obtained?
Ostrich
How many strings does a ukulele have?
4
What is the name of the hotel in The Shinning?
Overlook Hotel
What Mexican leader was assassinated in 1923?
Pancho Villa
What toxin is extracted from castor beans?
Ricin
What color is lobster blood?
Blue
Which orchestral instrument can play the highest note?
Violin
Who was the biggest box-office draw during the 1980's?
Harrison Ford
How many confederate states were there during the U.S Civil War?
11
How many inches are in 100 yards?
3,600
What is stored in a camel's hump?
Fat
Yo-Yo Ma has won Grammy Awards for playing which musical instrument?
Cello
In what film does Marlon Brando play the character Terry Malloy?
On the Waterfront
Who was the mother of King James I of England?
Mary, Queen of Scots
How many times a year does the sun rise and set at the North Pole?
1
What is the only cat on earth that cannot retract its claws?
Cheetah
Robert Alan Zimmerman is the birth name of what singer?
Bob Dylan
What was the name of the FBI agent Jodie Foster played in Silence of the Lambs?
Clarice Starling
What was the first U.S. military academy to admit women?
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
How many land miles are in a leauge?
3
What extinct bird was native to the island of Mauritius?
Dodo
What singer had the 1955 hit song Blue Suede Shoes?
Carl Perkins
What 2008 film is set on the fictional Greek island Kalokairi?
Mama Mia