French Fancy
The construction of this baroque palace began its construction under Louis XIII in 1624 outside of Paris, France.
What is Versailles?
This is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
What is "I Am?"
Europe's highest peak is Mount Elbrus, at 18,510 feet, located in this country's Caucasus Mountain range
What is Russia?
193 songs are credited to this songwriting duo, mostly written in the 1960s for their rock and roll band The Beatles.
Who are John Lennon and Paul McCartney?
In 1950, the Famous Brinks Robbery netted $2.8 million. Where did it occur?
What is Boston?
Although the Poodle is the official dog of France, and its popularity there is documented for over 400 years, scientists have determined that the breed actually originated in this country to the east of France.
What is Germany?
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, this is the most popular noun in the English language.
What is "time?"
Of the ten highest peaks in South America, nine are located in this country. All are above 20,000 feet above sea level.
What is Argentina?
Jay Livingston and Ray Evans wrote this 1955 hit for Doris Day, which first appeared in an Alfred Hitchcock film, and soared to #2 on the Billboard charts, despite its French title.
What is "Que Sera Sera"
In 1951, what famous General said, “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.”
Who is "General Douglas MacArthur?"
Mercure Galant was the name of the first fashion magazine published in France in 1678, and targeted this particular demographic.
Who are young men?
(A magazine for women followed 16 years later.)
This is what you call a word or phrase that has the same spelling whether you read left-to-right (like normal) or right-to-left.
What is a palindrome? EX: MADAM
At 33,474 feet of elevation from the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is the worlds' tallest mountain and volcano, found in this U.S. state.
What is Hawai'i?
This colorful song is perhaps the most famous by the songwriting duo Rodgers and Hart, and was performed by the likes of Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, and The Marcels.
What is "Blue Moon"?
Which longest-running daytime drama moved from radio to TV in 1952?
What is "The Guiding Light?"
Born Gabrielle Bonheur _________ in 1883, this woman founded her famous French luxury fashion house in 1910 after taking the name Coco.
Who is Chanel?
An adverb can modify verbs, adjectives, clauses, or other adverbs, whereas an adjective can only modify these.
What are nouns and pronouns?
In what year did Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary first summit Mount Everest, which straddles the border between Tibet and Nepal?
What is 1953?
Stuart Gorrell wrote a song sung by Ray Charles that was so popular it became the official song of the state named in the title.
What is Georgia? (Georgia On My Mind)
What was the name of the global 1951 hit for Nat King Cole?
What is "Unforgettable?"
The southern French town of Grasse was a manufacturing hub for fine leather goods before it became the center of this major French product. It is believed that the foul-smelling first industry created a need for the second, which flourishes in the present day.
What is perfume?
This English writer who lived from 1564-1616 is credited with adding over 1000 words to the English language.
Who is William Shakespeare?
With a population of 3,327 (in 2017), the town of Amdo, administered by China in this mountain range, is the largest human settlement above 15,000 feet.
What are the Himalayan Mountains?
Despite a tragically short career, this singer & songwriter wrote such hits as "Peggy Sue" and "That'll be the Day."
Who is Buddy Holly?
What famous comic strip featuring a boy and a dog debuted on October 2, 1950?
What is "Peanuts?"