Around the World
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What is the largest animal to exist?
Blue Whale
What are the raised, bumpy dots on signs, elevator buttons, and books that help people who are blind read with their fingers?
a. Sign Language
b. Morse Code
c. Braille
d. Hieroglyphics
Braille - Braille is a system of raised dots that allows people with visual impairments to read and write by feeling the patterns with their fingertips.
What is the full name of the main character in Hamilton?
Alexander Hamilton
What shape do you fold paper into to make a paper snowflake?
Triangle
In what country would you find the Great Pyramids of Giza?
Egypt
Which animals hold hands while they sleep so they do not float away from each other?
Sea Otters
What is the name of the elite, international sports tournament held right after the Olympic Games for athletes with physical disabilities?
a. The X Games
b. The Paralympic Games
c. The World Cup
d. The Deaflympics
Paralympic Games - The Paralympics are held every four years in the same host city as the Olympics, featuring thousands of the world's best athletes competing in sports like wheelchair basketball and track.
Where was the location of the first production of Hamilton?
Bonus: Who was it played for? Hint: Joe Biden was the vice president
In the White House
For the Obamas
What country did origami originate from?
What is the longest river in the world?
The Nile River
Name an insect that tastes with their feet?
Bees, houseflies and butterflies
Which brilliant American author and activist was the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts university degree?
a. Helen Keller
b. Amelia Earhart
c. Harriet Tubman
d. Rosa Parks
Helen Keller - Despite losing her sight and hearing as a toddler, she learned to communicate with the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, and went on to write books and travel the world helping others!
Of these US Founding Fathers, who DID NOT serve as a US President.
1 George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
and James Monroe
Benjamin Franklin
Who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
What is the largest (in land mass) state in the US?
Alaska
What is the world’s fastest growing plant?
Bamboo – one species can grow up to 35 inches in one day!
What groundbreaking U.S. civil rights law was passed in 1990 to ban discrimination against people with disabilities in public places, schools, and jobs?
a. The Bill of Rights
b. The Emancipation Proclamation
c. The Fair Housing Act
d. The Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act - The ADA completely transformed daily life by requiring public spaces to add wheelchair ramps, accessible restrooms, automatic doors, and braille signs
Why is the US Capitol NOT a state?
Because the government wanted to be able to send troops in when chaos broke.
When did people start creating self-portraits?
Mid-15th century
Which two countries share the longest border in the world?
US and Canada
What popular “vegetable” is actually a flower?
Broccoli
Which legendary theoretical physicist and author of A Brief History of Time revolutionized our understanding of black holes while living with ALS for over 50 years?
a. Stephen Hawking
b. Albert Einstein
c. Isaac Newton
d. Niels Bohr
Stephen Hawking - Diagnosed with a motor neuron disease at age 21, he completely lost his ability to walk and speak, but continued his groundbreaking physics research using a motorized wheelchair and a computerized speech-generating device.
In Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinifore, what is in line after Sir Joseph says how he got to be First Lord of the Admiralty
That now I am the Ruler of the queen's Navee
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Where and when was the origin of art?
Africa and Europe during the stone age