History
The United States bought Alaska from what country?
Russia
D.C. is considered a "planned city" which makes some sense considering the avenues radiating out from rectangles that make up the core of the city. The architect and city planner was commissioned in 1791 by President Washington and was a man from what country?
France
What is the strongest muscle in your body?
Tongue
What do you call it when a bowler makes three strikes in a row?
Turkey
What is the art of paper-folding known as?
Origami
Who was the president of the United States during the Cuban Missel Crisis
John F. Kennedy
According to World Population Review, Minnesota's most-populous city is the 46th biggest in the United States. Minnesota's next most-populous is what 64th biggest city?
St. Paul
Which of these is a conductor: rubber, metal, glass, or wood?
Metal
What color are the goalposts in football?
Yellow
What type of art did ancient Egyptians use to communicate with?
Hieroglyphics
How many Celtic languages are still spoken today?
6
If you wanted to travel through three adjacent U.S. states that all started with the same letter, you would have to travel through which three states?
Indiana, Illinois, & Iowa
What do we call a star that suddenly becomes much brighter because of an explosion?
Supernova
Who was the first Major League player to pitch a ball over 100 mph?
Nolan Ryan
What is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials known as?
Mosaic
Which major Japanese city was once known as Edo?
Tokyo
Rome's Cloaca Maxima was an early example of what infrastructure project that makes cities a whole lot more livable?
Sewer System
What is the rarest blood type in humans?
AB Negative
Who was the first baseball player to appear on a Wheaties box?
Lou Gehrig
What artist is famous for her paintings of flowers, southwestern landscapes, and animal skulls?
Georgia O’Keeffe
The ancient city of Rome was built on how many hills?
7
Unlike most U.S. states, Alaska is not divided into counties. Instead, it is divided into 16 regions which are known as what?
Boroughs
What is the common name for the chemical symbol NaCI?
Salt or Sodium
Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel?
Gertrude Ederle
What artist is known for his surrealist paintings, including The Persistence of Memory?
Salvador Dali