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What doll, one of the most popular in the world, was revealed to the world in March of 1959?
Barbie
James Naismith invented what sport played on a court involving baskets?
Basketball
March 31 celebrates what famous steel landmark of Paris?
Eiffel Tower
Despite being called "sea cows", manatees' closest relatives are actually what large trunked mammals?
Elephants
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific
What mythical creature normally has the upper half of a human and the lower half of a fish?
Mermaid
What painter of Starry Night and Cafe Terrace was born on March 30, 1851?
Vincent Van Gogh
Alexander Graham Bell invented what form of communication?
Telephone
In Calaveras County, California, people race what amphibians in jumping contests every year?
Frogs
Annie Edson Taylor was the first woman to go over what famous waterfall (USA and Canada) in a barrel?
Niagara Falls
Iraq
The USA was involved in a war in what SE Asian country from 1955-1975?
Vietnam
Junko Tabei was the first woman to summit what mountain, the tallest in the world?
Everest (Sagarmatha)
St. Patrick's Day commemorates when St. Patrick supposedly drove what reptiles out of Ireland?
Snakes
On March 6, 1836, this Texan fort fell to the Mexican army, immortalized by the battle cry "Remember the ____!"
Alamo
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
What amendment granted (white) women the right to vote in the USA?
19th
Frogs use not their tongues, but what body part on their head to help them swallow?
Eyes
What paired organs in the human body are responsible for filtering blood and maintaining chemical balance?
Kidneys
What country, located in southern Africa, has three capitals?
South Africa
Besides the sun, what is the closest star to Earth?
Proxima Centauri (Alpha Centauri acceptable)
What American pioneer became famous for planting apple trees across the country?
Johnny Appleseed
How many countries around the world have French as an official language?
29
A fire at the ____ Shirtwaist Factory in 1911 raised awareness of the poor conditions of women workers in New York, thus leading to more safety regulations. (hint: it's a shape)
Triangle
Name a type of cloud for 100pts each and up to 500pts per team.
Cirrus, cumulus (alto-, strato-, cirro- etc), cumulonimbus, mammatus, stratus (cirro-, nimbo-), fog, mist, noctilucent, polar stratospheric, nacreous, lenticularis, fractus, arcus, shelf, funnel, horseshoe, etc