Before they were famous
Before becoming a famous author, this women worked as a nurse during the Civil War
Louisa May Alcott
What word can mean both a place where you keep money and the side of a river?
Bank
What ancient civilization built the pyramids at Giza?
Ancient Egyptians
What was the name of the woman who became famous for flying solo across the Atlantic in 1932?
Amelia Earhart
How many sides does a hexagon have?
6
This future president was a peanut farmer in Georgia before moving into politics
Jimmy Carter
What has a neck but no head and is often found on a table?
A bottle
What city was divided by a wall until 1989?
Berlin
What was the first toy ever advertised on television?
Mr. potato head
What is the next number in this pattern 2,4,8,16—-
32
This famous children’s author worked as a spy during World War 2 before writing books like ”Charlie in the Chocolate Factory“
Ronald Dahl
What English word contains three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper
What document signed in 1215 Limited the power of the English king?
Magna Carta
Which country was the first to give women the right to vote nationally?
New Zealand
A farmer has chickens and cows. There are 20 heads and 56 legs in total how many chickens and how many cows are there?
12 chickens and 8 cows
This actor once works as a lifeguard and later played the famous detective Columbo
Peter Falk
What five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters?
Short
What empire was ruled by Soliman the magnificent?
The Ottoman Empire?
What was the first item sold using a barcode scanner in a grocery store?
A pack of Wrigleys Juicy Fruit gum
If a clock strikes six times in five seconds how long does it take to strike 12 times?
11 seconds
This famous author worked as a school teacher and later wrote “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold”
John le Carre
What are the only two common English word that ends in the letters “gry”
Angry and Hungry
What 1648 peace agreement helped end the 30 years war and is often linked to modern state system?
The peace of Westphalia
What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched into space in 1957?
Sputnik 1
In chess, which piece can move in an L shaped pattern and jump over other pieces?
The knight