American History
The name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims from England to Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts in 1620
The Mayflower
What country experiences the most tornadoes?
USA
In Greek mythology, what did the golden arrow of Eros make people do?
Fall in love
Batman
Bruce Wayne
Which treat has become synonymous with the celebration of Halloween?
Candy Corn
How many American colonies banded together to fight the war of independence against the Crown?
13
Where was the coldest temperature recorded?
Antarctica (-128.6 degrees Fahrenheit)
In Ancient Greece, what was the prize for the winners in the Olympic Games?
A crown of olive leaves cut from the sacred tree at Olympia
Spiderman
Peter Parker
What was the original flavor of the filling in Twinkies?
Banana Cream
What battle marked the beginning of the American Civil War?
The Battle of Fort Sumter (Charleston, South Carolina)
Where was the highest wind speed in human history recorded?
Australia (253 mph during Tropical Cyclone Olivia)
What were the two most powerful city-states in Ancient Greece?
Sparta and Athens
Captain America
Steve Rogers
Tonic water includes what drug?
Tonic water is a carbonated soft drink in which quinine is dissolved. It was originally used as a prophylactic against malaria.
The mixed drink gin and tonic also originated in British colonial India, when the British mixed their medicinal quinine tonic with gin.
What lawman was known for his showdown with an outlaw gang in Tombstone?
Wyatt Earp
Which country gets the most snow?
Japan
This man wrote an oath to uphold ethical medical standards, and a version of it still observed by medical professionals today.
Hippocrates, a physician, wrote what we call the Hippocratic Oath
Catwoman
Selina Kyle
What is the alcohol Absinthe commonly referred to as?
The Green Fairy
What is the largest Native American tribe in Washington State?
The Puyallup Tribe
What type of cloud is believed to be one of the most common reasons behind sightings of UFOs?
Lenticularis
The Ancient Greeks created a new alphabet based on an earlier version of which civilization?
Phoenicia
Wolverine
James Howlett
In 1919, 21 people were killed in Boston due to a flood of what?
The Boston Molasses Disaster or Great Molasses Flood was due to a storage tank containing in excess of two million gallons of the sticky liquid bursting, resulting in a giant wave of molasses which traveled at over 30 mph!