Geography
What Cape sits at the southern tip of Africa?
Cape of Good Hope
What is the largest desert on Earth?
Antarctica
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Chernobyl
Which American president was known for his “Fireside Chats” radio broadcasts during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What is the beginning of knowledge?
The fear of the Lord
What is the name of the smallest country in the world?
Vatican City
How many elements are there on the periodic table?
118 elements.
The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Which US president was known as “The Great Communicator”?
Ronald Reagan
What is to be chosen rather than great riches?
What country has the most natural lakes?
Canada
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn. It has 146 moons.
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
Which U.S. president was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson
Name 3 of the 4 animals in Proverbs that are considered little but wise.
Ant, coney (rock badger), locust, spider
What present day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook?
Naples
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radiation
Who is commonly referred to as the person who created the first printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
Who was the longest-serving prime minister of the United Kingdom in the 20th century?
Margaret Thatcher
The crib is clean where there are no ____.
Oxen
Name the 4 countries that make up the UK.
England, Scotland, Whales, Northern Ireland
Who invented the first battery?
Count Alessandro Volta (1745-1827).
Modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, used to be called what when it was the capital of the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople
In 1952, Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of which country?
Israel
Name 4 of the 7 things that the Lord hates.
A proud look, lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift to running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, one who sows discord among brethren