Olympics
How many years are there between the modern games?
4 years
Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
Religious Freedom and Escape Persecution
Who wrote the Illiad?
Homer
What is the Spanish word for money?
Dinero
What is the name of a note worth 4 beats?
Whole Note
Where was the Olympic Flag first used?
France
What was the first American state?
Delaware
Who wrote the Republic, a vision of a society ruled by a philosopher king?
Plato
What is the Latin term for the phrase “seize the day”?
Carpe Diem
What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
Trumpet
What did the five rings represent in ancient Greece?
Time between Games, used to be 5 years
What city was the first capital of the United States?
NYC
Which English king was beheaded during the English Civil War?
Charles 1
The expression “oy vey” comes from what language?
Yiddish
Which song by The Beatles, which was the first pop song to feature a sitar, was originally named "This Bird Has Flown"?
Norwegian Wood
What was the first female sport played in the Olympics?
Tennis
What were colonists protesting with the Boston Tea Party?
The Stamp Act
Mary Antoinette was married to which French king?
King Louis XVI
In China, what number is considered unlucky because its pronunciation is similar to that of the word “death”?
Four
Which English rock band released the iconic album The Dark Side of the Moon in 1973?
Pink Floyd
What was the winners prize in ancient Greece?
Olive Wreath
What was the first governing document of the newly created United States, later replaced by the U.S. Constitution?
The Articles of Confederation
Who were the main combatants in the Peloponnesian War?
Athens and Sparta
What is the Japanese word that means “empty orchestra”?
Karaoke
What's an ornament indicating that the note is to be played with a single rapid alternation with the note above or below?
Mordent