After the War of 1812 decimated the library’s original collection, this U.S. president was so stricken by the loss that he let Congress purchase his private library.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The four objectives of foreign policy.
What are Ideological, Economic, Humanitarian, and National Security?
The rotations Alex & Christine are on now, and the ones they just completed prior.
Alex: What are Y Block, Admitting Resident?
Christine: What are, Inpatient Psychiatry, Internal Medicine (MAH)?
The diseases that the DTaP vaccine protects agains.
What are Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis?
What does it mean if it's your "Golden Birthday?"
Your age and your birthdate are the same.
The method by which one obtains the position "Librarian of Congress"
What is Presidential Appointment?
The purpose of the 1973 War Powers Act.
What is to reduce the President's authority to start combat, must submit report to Congress within 48 hours and must remove troops after 60 days?
The range of weather each girl prefers (eg, 50-59°, 60-69°, 70-79°, 80-89°)
Alex: What is 70-79°?
Christine: What is 60-69°?
The active ingredient in over-the-counter painkillers such as Advil and Nuprin.
What is Ibuprofen?
At what age do Jewish boys celebrate their Bar Mitzvah?
13
The "flame of knowledge" on top of the library's copper dome is made of this material
What is gold?
At this 1945 conference, Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin met to discuss the fate and future of European countries following World War II.
What is the Yalta Conference?
The number of piercings that Alex and Christine have combined.
How many are 12 piercings?
The normal heart rate range or a child 0-12 months old.
What is 100 to 160 beats per minute?
What is the most common birthday month in the United States?
September
The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were housed in the library from the 1921 until this decade. (bonus points for year)
When is 1952?
At a press conference in Japan in May 2022, President Joe Biden caused controversy by indicating he would be willing to get involved militarily if China invaded this island.
What is Taiwan?
Each of the girl's favorite holidays.
Christine: What is Halloween?
Alex: What is Christmas?
The difference between a chalazion and a hordeolum.
What is PainLESS vs painFUL?
What gift is considered bad luck if it's given on a birthday in China?
A clock or watch
In 1931, the Library of Congress launched this initiative, which offers free Braille and audio books to people with visual impairments or other issues that limit their reading abilities.
What is the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)?
Names of three of the following five prime ministers: Australia, Canada, India, U.K., Israel
Who are
1. Anthony Albanese
2. Justin Trudeau
3. Narendra Modi
4. Rishi Sunak
5. Benjamin Netanyahu
Two out of three of each daughter's top favorite things to do in free time.
Alex: What is sleeping/napping, reading, and baking?
Christine: What is cooking, working out, and watching reality tv?
The first woman to win a nobel prize in medicine.
Who is Gerty Cori?
According to the Bible, what did the wise men bring Jesus to celebrate his birth?
Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh