US Landmarks
What 630 foot high landmark is in St. Louis, Missouri?
The Gateway Arch
What President signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War to grant freedom to slaves?
Abraham Lincoln
What state is known as the Evergreen State
What is the force between objects in space called?
Gravity
This NBA player from Zaire used $15 million dollars of his earnings to build a hospital in his homeland.
Dikembe Mutombo
What TV show-inspired, space-themed museum is in Riverside, Iowa?
Star Trek Museum
What President is responsible for writing much of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What state is known as the Volunteer State?
Tennessee
What is the common name for electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye?
Light
This sports figure was nicknamed The Golden Bear.
Jack Nicklaus
Where are there four US Presidents carved into the rock on a mountain?
Mount Rushmore
For an extra 300 points, name the four Presidents on Mount Rushmore
Answer: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln
What President challenged the country to land a man on the moon?
John F. Kennedy
What state is nicknamed The Land of Enchantment
New Mexico
A light year is a measure of
a. Star brightness
b. Time
c. Distance
Distance. The distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year.
What major league baseball player and humanitarian from Puerto Rico played 18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates?
Roberto Clemente
What National Park of rugged scenery is located near Rapid City , South Dakota?
Badlands National Park
What US President led the first volunteer US Cavalry named the Rough Riders?
Theodore Roosevelt
What state is nicknamed the Sunflower State?
Kansas
Nebulae are
a. Giant clouds of gas and dust
b. Dead stars
c. Galaxies beyond the Milky Way
a. Giant clouds of gas and dust
What 1924 Olympic champion and missionary was depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire?
Eric Liddell
What National Park located in Florida is the largest subtropical wilderness in the US?
Everglades National Park
What President supported the idea for a 41,000 mile interstate highway system?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
What state is nicknamed The Gem State?
Idaho
Our sun is how many million miles from earth:
a. 362
b. 93
c. 27
B. 93 million miles
What female figure skater was the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion and the only American gold medalist at these games
Peggy Fleming