History
The catastrophic destruction of Pompei in 79 AD. was done by which active volcano?
Mount Vesuvius
What American writer/director starred in several iconic European-produced "Spaghetti Westerns"?
Clint Eastwood, with a career spanning 65 years, and over 60 movies!
What is the earth’s primary source of energy?
The Sun, every hour the Earth gets enough energy from the sun to power 2,880 trillion light bulbs for 24 hours!
That’s like giving every single person on the planet, 7 billion, a light bulb that will shine bright for their entire lifetime.
Mark Twain described the sport as “a good walk spoiled.” Name that sport.
Golf
What is a large tent called when used to house a circus?
Big Top
Ever since World War Two, what beverage’s equipment is furnished in British battle tanks?
Tea
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which entered theaters on February 4, 1938
What is the calm center part of a hurricane called?
The "Eye" of the Storm
If you ran a marathon, how many miles would you be running?
26 miles, and the oldest person to run a marathon is 100 year old Fauja Singh in 2011, when he completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8:25:16!
How many degrees are found in a circle?
360 degrees
Who preceded Ronald Raegan’s presidency in the United States of America?
Jimmy Carter
Which actor top-billed the 1960’s television series Batman?
Adam West
What was the first sound-recording device called?
The Phonograph!
What number of rings does an Olympic flag have?
5 rings, The five-colored rings represent the five inhabited continents of the world. These are- Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
The Dewey Decimal system is used to categories what?
Books, It was first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876
What state was the last state to overturn laws against interracial marriage in the year 2000?
Alabama
Which song was Elvis Presley’s last No1 on the charts in 1969?
Suspicious Minds, at 4 minutes and 22 seconds, it was Elvis's longest number one record. It spent a total of 15 weeks on the chart.
Between which two planets does the asteroid belt lie?
Jupiter and Mars, The Main Belt lies between Mars and Jupiter, roughly two to four times the Earth-sun distance, and spans a region about 140 million miles across.
Name the first baseball player who appeared in the Wheaties box? Who also had a disease that was eventually nicknamed after him.
Lou Gehrig ,"The Iron Horse", who played 17 seasons with the New York Yankees, and in those 17 years hit 23 Grand Slams
Name the historical prince whose name was used by Bram Stoker in his famous novel.
Dracula
1908
What song is the most recorded song of all time?
White Christmas, with more than 500 recordings of the song, in several different languages
What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble orbits the Earth at a cruising speed of 17,000 miles per hour, and weighs 24,500 lbs, about the size of two African elephants!
How old was Tiger Woods when he won the Masters?
21 years old
Which former American president had a popular children's toy named after him?
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, This children's icon was named because of a hunt President Theodore Roosevelt attended in the Mississippi Delta in 1902 where he refused to kill a black bear.