History
What year did the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus reach the Americas?
1492
The Beatles' final studio album is titled "Abbey Road" and features this iconic street on its cover.
Abbey Road, London.
This particle is responsible for carrying the electric charge in an atom.
Electron
The Amazon Rainforest is primarily located in this South American country?
Brazil
This state is known as the "Pine Tree State."
Maine.
This famous queen ruled England during the Elizabethan Era.
Queen Elizabeth I
This American singer, known as the "Queen of Pop," has won seven Grammy Awards
Madonna
Water is made up of two chemical elements, hydrogen and this.
Oxygen.
The capital city of Canada, Ottawa, is located in this province.
Ontario.
What Ivy League university is located in Providence, Rhode Island?
Brown University
What treaty officially ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
This musical term indicates a gradual increase in loudness.
Crescendo.
The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and this.?
Gas
What famous river is Africa is the second largest river by volume in the world?
The Congo. draining an area of 3.7 million square kilometers (1.4 million square miles) known as the Congo Basin.
What landscape/seascape on the Atlantic facing eastern shore of Cape Cod is permanently preserved from development thanks to legislation signed by President Kennedy in 1961?
The Cape Cod National Seashore.
The Cold War was a period of tension between these two superpowers.
The United States and the Soviet Union
Mozart's last and unfinished work is his Requiem in D minor. In which city did he die while working on it?
Vienna.
Can it ever be too cold to snow?
No. Even the coldest air can hold some moisture, so there is no theoretical point below which it is too cold to snow, however the colder the air, the less likely that ice crystals will precipitate out and form into flakes to fall to the Earth as snow.
What significance do both the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle have for annual day and night patterns?
Any point poleward of either of these two lines of latitude will have at least one day with the sun above the horizon for a full 24 hours and at least one night with the sun below the horizon for a full 24 hours.
From what state can you take ferries to the north shore of Long Island, NY?
Connecticut
The ancient city of Rome was founded in the 8th century BCE by these legendary twins
Romulus and Remus
What singer's debut album included a controversial single entitled "Hit Me Baby One More Time"?
Brittany Spears
In the Autumn, what are the ideal conditions for leaves on deciduous trees to produce the most vibrant colors possible?
Warm, sunny days and cool nights.
What British Overseas Territory lies approximately 665 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina?
Bermuda
What state existed as a sovereign country from 1777 to 1791, albeit without diplomatic recognition of any foreign power?
Vermont.