Former Names of Current Places
Constantinople
Istanbul
Do lines of latitude run parallel to the equator or the prime meridian?
Equator
Namesake of the leotard, Jules Léotard had what profession?
Acrobat
After their spouse died in 1861, what monarch wore black every day for 40 years?
Queen Victoria
In February 1964, which British band caused screaming crowds during their American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show?
The Beatles
Sandwich Islands
Hawaii
Hernando de Soto was the first European explorer to see what body of water?
the Mississippi River
What month is named for a Roman emperor?
August
True or false: emotionally stressful events like breakups can cause a medical condition with symptoms similar to a heart attack.
True
Who wrote and sang the 1962 civil rights anthem "Blowin' in the Wind"?
Bob Dylan
New Amsterdam
In which of these places would you find the Wasatch Mountain Range?
Utah
Civil War General Ambrose Burnside inspired the name of a style of which facial hair styling?
Side Burns
Which scientist was known for eating exotic animals whenever he could, including giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands?
Charles Darwin
Which classic vocal duo made waves in 1965 with their smash hit "I Got You Babe"?
Sonny and Cher
Peking
Beijing
Remember this is 1912: what is the largest state?
Texas
A frequent eater of light meals, 18th-century nobleman John Montegu was the 4th earl of…
Sandwich
Raised in a slave-owning family in Missouri, which author was a lieutenant in a Confederate militia for two weeks?
Mark Twain
Which Scottish actor originated the cinematic role of James Bond in the 1962 film Dr. No?
Sean Connery
Leningrad
St. Petersburg
The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie to what waterway?
The Hudson River
The active ingredient in this was named for Jean Nicot, who helped popularize it?
tobacco
Which world leader proposed and was rejected by three different women before marrying Clementine Hozier, his wife of 56 years?
Churchhill
What was the title of the very first prime-time animated series on television, debuting on ABC in 1960?
The Flintstones