People
What Inventor is credited with creating the phonograph, motion picture camera, and the incandescent light bulb?
(Thomas) Edison
What was the name of the first, permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown
What is the name of the volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean that is known for its ancient stone statues of human figures?
Easter Island
During which 19th-century war did British troops burn the White House and the U.S. Capitol Building?
War of 1812
By what name is the American Old west folk hero, James Butler Hickok, better known?
Wild Bill Hickok
Name the 3 women who have been candidates for vice president of the United States
(Geraldine) Ferraro, (Sarah) Palin, and (Kamala) Harris.
For what river was the Aswan High Dam built to control flooding and generate hydroelectricity?
Nile (River)
Between what 2 states did the Poney Express route run?
Missouri & California
What was the occupation of Florence Nightingale, the first woman ever to receive the British Order of Merit for the role she played in the Crimean War?
Nurse
What term is given to a legal arrangment in which a landowner allows a tenant to use agricultural land in return for a portion of the crops produced on that land?
Sharecropping
Name 1 of the vice presidents who took office after the death of the president and did not have a vice president for their entire term.
(John) Tyler, (Millard) Fillmore), (Andrew) Johnson, & (Chester A.) Arthur
On what location, in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor, did Confederate troops fire in April 1861, marking the beginning of the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
What city, located on the south coast of Spain, is a British Overseas Territory and is dominated by a "rock" that is actually 426-meter high limestone ridge?
Gibralter
In what city and state is the United States Air Force Academy located?
Colorado Springs, Colorado
What is the only state whose name beings with two vowels?
Given the first and last names of the 2 brothers, one who was assassinated while he was president in 1963, and the other who was assassinated while running for president in 1968.
John (F) Kennedy & Robert (F) Kennedy
What archipelago country consists of five main islands, including Sumatra and Java
Indonesia
On which bay is Miami Florida located?
Biscayne Bay
What river with colorful name is the second longest in china, and is often called "Mother River" because its valley was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization?
Yellow (River)
What Michigan city is nicknamed "Motor City" and recognized as the automobile capital of the world?
Detroit
What name was given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia who raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout Europe, and included explorers such as Eric the Red and his son, Leif Eriksson?
Vikings
What Country is Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, located?
Tanzania
Name the Nebraska town that was the home of Willa Cather and was named after the Sioux Indian chief who signed the Treaty of Fort Laramine in 1868
Red Cloud
What is the only state that borders Maine?
New Hampshire
Unless it falls on a weekend or for other special circumstance, what date is generally Tax Day, or the deadline for filing tax returns in the U.S.?
April 15th