Inventions
What popular toy was created to aid in WWII
Silly Putty
Why is Easter celebrated?
To celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ
According to Dante Alighieri's "Inferno," there are this many circles of Hell.
9
Name the famous movie director who hosted a popular TV series featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries
Alfred Hitchcock
How many federal states does Germany have?
16
Who invented the seatbelt?
Nils Bohlin
What is the birth flower for those born in March?
Daffodil
Led Zeppelin's "Ramble On" makes reference to which epic tale about a mythical land?
Lord of the Rings
In 1953 the Rosenberg couple were executed for what crime?
Espionage
What is the only state in the United States that does not have a flag in a shape with 4 edges?
Ohio
Who was the first woman to receive a U.S. Patent?
Mary Dixon Kies
Spring equinox is also known as
Vernal equinox
Which Shakespearean classic inspired Disney's "The Lion King?"
Hamlet
Name the scientist won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952
Albert Schweitzer
Which small country is located between the borders of France and Spain?
Andorra
What did the first coin-operated vending machines dispense?
postcards
When did the first Easter Egg Roll occur in the US?
1878
Virginia Woolf's "To the Lighthouse" is set in which country?
Scotland
Throughout the 1950's a high ranking member of the British Intelligence worked as a double agent serving the KGB. Who was he?
'Kim' Philby or Harold Adrian Russell
What year is on the flag of the US state Wisconsin?
1848
John Spilsbury used his map-making skills to invent what leisure-time activity?
the jigsaw puzzle
Name the second festival celebrated throughout India to mark the onset of spring
Baisakhi
What furniture piece provided a portal to Narnia in C.S. Lewis's iconic children's series?
A Wardrobe
1951: In this year, the Topps company first released what form of collectable items?
Baseball Cards
What is the Finnish word for "Finland"?
Suomi