World Geography
What country saw the the origin of the term "Holy Toledo"?
Spain
What U.S. president was the first to place a phone call to the moon?
Richard Nixon
Why is 70% of 70?
49
What midwestern NBA team won 6 NBA titles during the 1960's?
The Chicago Bulls
What best-selling cookbook was complied by Irma Rombauer?
The Joy of Cooking
What arch can be seen from the Place de la Concorde"?
The Arc de Triomphe
What famous pediatrician led the National Committee Against the Vietnam War?
Dr. Benjamin Spock
What does the Kelvin scale measure?
Temperature
What is the most illustrious trophy in yacht racing worldwide?
The America's Cup
Who was frequently considered to have written Shakespeare's plays?
Sir Francis Bacon
Byzantium was once the name of the capital of this Eurasian country, what is its name today?
Istanbul
What was the code name for the development of the Atomic Bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What imaginary line encircling the Earth is 90 degrees from both poles at every point?
The equator
What was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's name before he became a Muslim?
Lew Alcindor
Who carved the famed Medici tombs in Florence?
Michelangelo
What is Abyssinia now called?
Ethiopia
Who was elected mayor of New York City in 1933?
Fiorello LaGuardia
How many nautical miles are there in one degree of Longitude?
60
What Major League Baseball player has walked the most times?
Barry Bonds
What Spencer Tracy film dramatized the Scopes monkey trial?
Inherit the Wind
Close to Australia, what is the worlds second largest island?
New Guinea
Who did Squeaky Fromme try to assassinate?
Gerald Ford
How many colors are there in the spectrum? >3 < 11
7 Seven
In what sport, seen for the first time in an Olympics in 2020, might you "tick-tack" or "walk the dog" in?
Skateboarding
What famous book was the non-fiction best seller of 1952, 1953, and 1954?
The Revised Standard Edition of the Holy Bible ( the Bible is acceptable)