World History
Who was known as "The Apostle of Ireland"?
St. Patrick
What country in South America is only 250 miles wide, at its widest point?
Chile
What nest did author Ken Kesey have "one" fly over?
The cuckoo's
What major golf tournament its played annually in Augusta Georgia?
The Masters
What is observed on the second Sunday of May?
Mother's Day
What land locked, Central European country, was the victim of a Russian invasion in 1956?
Hungary
What mountains cross six U.S. states and two Canadian Provences?
The Rocky Mountains
What city did Frank Sinatra call "My Kind of Town"?
Chicago
What mountain range is Jackson Hole ski area located in?
The Grand Tetons (Tetons acceptable)
What became mandatory equipment on U.S. cars on March 1, 1968?
Seat Belts
What people from Eastern Nepal are porters for Mt. Everest expeditions?
The Sherpas.
What town is located at the very tip of Cape Cod?
Provincetown
What is the first name and initial of the Washington who wrote "Up From Slavery"?
Booker T. Washington
Who coached "The Gipper" at Notre Dame?
Knute Rockne
What is "p.m." an abbreviation for, as in 5 p.m.?
Post Meridiem (meridiem IS NOT MERIDIAN)
Who were the German and English opposing generals at the Battle of El Alemein in North Africa in WWII?
Montgomery and Rommel
What canal does the Bridge of the Americas (formerly the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) span?
Panama Canal
What 1958 best-selling novel claimed to lift the lid off a small New England town?
Peyton Place
How far do you have to run after you hit a home run?
360 feet
What famous inventor spoke the the first recorded message "Mary had a little lamb"?
Thomas Edison
What princess inherited the throne of Scotland at the age of 6 days in 1542, forced to abdicate in 1567, and beheaded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1586?
Mary, Queen of Scots
What Mexican peninsular region contains the country's most ancient pyramids?
Yucatan
What father (actor)and son(director) both won Oscars for "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre?
Walter and John Huston (Must have both names)
What Ohio State Buckeye, two time Heisman winner, is considered one of the greatest college players of all time?
Archie Griffin
What ancient (Biblical) measure is the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger?
The cubit