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What is the least accessible state capital?
Juneau, Alaska - fly or take a boat
Who is the longest reigning British monarch?
Queen Elizabeth II- she surpassed her great- great- grandmother Victoria's reign in 2015.
What is the name of the son on The Jetsons?
Elroy
What is the only rock that floats in water?
Pumice
How many feet long is a regulation NBA basketball court?
94 feet
What is the largest city on the Mississippi River?
Memphis, Tennessee
What year was the game of Monopoly released in the U.S.?
1935
What is the shortest complete English sentence?
Go
What is the second hardest gem after diamond?
Sapphire
What are the two national sports of Canada?
Lacrosse in the summer, Ice Hockey in the winter
Which of the 48 contiguous states extends farthest north?
Who was Johnny Carson's final guest on The Tonight Show?
Bette Midler
What long running science fiction show first aired in November 1963?
Doctor Who
What is extracted from the ore cinnabar?
Mercury
How many furlongs are there in a mile?
Eight
What state's three most populous cities all have names beginning with the letter C?
Ohio- Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati
What New York Fifth Avenue store supplied the Union army with swords and surgical instruments during the Civil War?
Tiffany's
In Greek mythology, what did they believe happened to redheads when they died?
They turned into vampires
What is the cultivation of grapes known as?
Viticulture
What title had been won by the rider who wears the polka dot jersey in the Tour de France?
King of the Mountains
What is the oldest city in the U.S.?
St. Augustine, Florida - 1565
At president Andrew Jackson's funeral in 1845, who was removed for swearing?
His pet parrot
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence is better known as what?
The Tony Award
What are the only two elements that are liquid at room temperature?
Mercury and bromine
Who was the first woman to swim the English Channel?
Gertrude Ederle- 1926