World History
What country suffered the most combat deaths in WWII?
The Soviet Union (Russia)
What's the worlds largest gulf?
Gulf of Mexico
What president proclaimed November 26 as the first nationwide day of thanksgiving and prayer?
George Washington
What's the only kind of golf hole you can shoot a double eagle on?
A par five.
What does a Gallophobic Englishman fear?
France
What are Barbary Corsairs?
Pirates
What swamp spreads across the southeastern corner of Georgia?
The Okefenokee
What president's proclamation first declared the fourth Thursday of November as an official national thanksgiving holiday?
Abraham Lincoln (in 1863)
What sport is Scott Hamilton known for?
Figure skating.
What does the Statue of Liberty wear on her feet?
Sandals
What is the best known invention of peace prize founder Alfred Nobel?
Dynamite
What's the wettest state (most rainfall), in the U.S.?
Hawaii
What president signed a joint congressional resolution re-setting the fourth Thursday of November as the official Thanksgiving holiday?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who played 2130 consecutive baseball games for the New York Yankees?
Lou Gehrig
What was Winston Churchill's wife's name?
Clementine
What unemployed electrician rallied Polish workers under the solidarity banner?
Lech Waldsa
What are Rio's two famous beaches?
Copacabana and Ipenema
What city holds the annual "Americas Hometown Thanksgiving Parade?
Plymouth, Mass.
What baseball major leaguer played the most games?
Pete Rose (3562)
What airline is Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service?
Quantas
What was the infamous pseudonym of WWII broadcaster Toguri d'Aquino?
Tokyo Rose
What's another name for he Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan?
The Prairie Provinces
The day of Thanksgiving is traced to the well recorded 1619 event in what state?
Virginia
What basketball maneuver did Bert Loomis invent?
The dribble.
What ethnic group of people is predominantly found in China, and Central Asia?
Mongols