U.S. Factoids
This city is home to the world's largest Chinese population outside of Asia?
What is New York City?
This passageway connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
He led the famous March to the Sea in 1864
Who was Sherman?
They are the two largest planets in our Solar System
What are Jupiter and Saturn?
He ruled longer than any sovereign in history
Louis XIV
Uniquely among the 50 states, its legal system is based more on the Napoleonic Code than English common law
What is Louisiana?
San Jose, California's third largest city, lies in this famous valley
What is Silicon Valley?
It ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
What was World War I?
This is the common term for -273.15 degrees Celcius
What is Absolute Zero?
Xhosa is a language spoken mainly in this nation
What is South Africa?
Every school in this elite group has an acceptance rate under 10%
What is the Ivy League?
This repetitively named island group is in the Leeward Islands
What is Bora-Bora?
Germany was created after these pan-European conflicts of the early 19th century
What were the Napoleonic Wars?
It is the name for bats' use of ultrasound to "see" in the dark
What is echolocation?
Named after the piece of furniture it's performed on, this weight-based exercise gained popularity in the 1950s
What is the bench press?
Spiro T. Agnew was the 39th U.S. Vice President, but only the 2nd to do this
What is resign?
95% of this famous archipelago is in Monroe County, Florida
What is the Florida Keys?
Sunk it 1915, its destruction pushed the U.S. closer to entering WWI
What was the Lusitania?
This weather phenomenon was named after the newborn Christ by Peruvian fishermen
What is El Niño?
This political movement draws its name from a Latin term meaning "common" or "universal"
What is communism?
"His" this is the formal diplomatic term used to describe the U.S. President
What is His Excellency?
The oldest Chinese cultures arose in the basin of this river
What is the Yellow River?
This military sailor is generally held to be the leader of the first European expedition to see New Zealand and the eastern coast of Australia
Who was Captain James Cook?
People without adequate exposure to sunlight are likely to be deficient in this vitamin
What is Vitamin D?
Since 1901, this Swedish literature prize has been awarded to 119 individuals
What is the Nobel Prize for Literature?