American History
What was the name of the Pilgrims' ship?
The Mayflower
What is the capital of Ireland?
Dublin
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
This Kansas woman was the first woman granted a pilot’s license by the National Aeronautics Association and first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
This sport features acrobatic routines performed on specialized equipment, displaying athletes strength, flexibility, agility, and coordination through a variety of moves including flips, turns, leaps, and handstands.
Gymnastics
What founding father was credited with inventing bifocals?
Benjamin Franklin
Athens is the capital of what country?
Greece
Which U.S. president’s refusal to support U.S. Supreme Court decisions led to the Trail of Tears?
Andrew Jackson
In what Kansas city is the world's largest ball of twine?
Cawker City
This olympic sport is a sword-fighting sport where two competitors face each other on a strip and try to hit their opponent on a valid target area with the tip of their weapon without getting hit themselves.
Fencing
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
What is the capital of Ukraine?
Kyiv
What kind of crop did President Jimmy Carter and his family farm in Georgia?
Peanuts
Name one Native American tribe native to Kansas?
Arapaho, Cheyenne, Comanche, Kansa, Kiowa, Osage, Pawnee, and Wichita
This Olympic sport is a team sport played by two teams of two players each on a sand court divided by a net, where the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the court.
Beach Volleyball
Name one of the two father and son duos who both served as US presidents.
Buenos Aires is the capital of what country?
Argentina
The faces of presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt are carved into what massive South Dakota monument?
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
What city did Brown V. The Board of Education happen in?
Topeka Kansas
This Olympic sport is new to the Olympics this year and features moves that are completely improvised with participants competing against each other in head-to-head rounds while a DJ spins music.
Breakdancing
What was the name of the hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
Who is the only president to serve longer than two four-year terms?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What University in Kansas experimented with Helium identifying it as a common element found on Earth?
University of Kansas
This Olympic sport is comprised of crews of 8 people in a high-intensity boat race that takes place on a 2,000 meter course with six lanes.
Rowing