Geography
What do we call the latitude that runs through the center of the Earth?
The Equator
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy. Which country is Normandy in?
Where is the largest bone in the body located?
The Thigh
Who wrote the star spangled banner?
Francis Scott Key
What are the names of the five oceans of the world?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and the Antarctic
Who painted ‘The Starry Night’?
Vincent van Gogh
Which famous Founding Father was also a scientist who contributed to Physics with his studies in Electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
What is the biggest bird in the world?
The Ostrich
What is a large tent called when used to house a circus?
Big Top
What planet is closest to Earth?
Venus
Which country is Claude Monet from?
France
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?
The New Deal
What Gases Make Up the Air We Breathe?
Oxygen and Nitrogen
Who composed the music for the ballets Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake?
Tchaikovsky
Which is the largest lake in North America?
Lake Superior
Which surrealist artist is known for painting melting clocks?
Salvador Dalí
What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?
Soviet Union
Optics is the study of what?
The study of light
Which Italian town is the setting for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet?
Verona, Italy
What is the capital city of India?
New Delhi
In ‘The Birth of Venus’ by Sandro Botticelli, on what does the goddess stand?
A Giant Sea Shell
Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
What is the study of mushrooms called?
Mycology
What was America's first national park?
Yellowstone National Park