world war 2
In Franklin Roosevelt's speech announcing the United States' entrance into World War 2, he used the famous phrase "a day that shall live in infamy" to refer to this event.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Members of this breed regularly compete with their larger Greyhound cousins for the title of "fastest dog in the world."
What is the Whippet?
This element, an important part of human nutrition, is found in foods including bananas, celery, and coconut.
What is potassium?
This state's nickname comes from its reputation for sunny weather.
What is Florida?
World War 1 was the first conflict to see the large-scale use of chemical weapons, including phosgene and this gas sharing a name with a popular condiment.
What is mustard gas?
This German commander's skillful maneuvering and tactics in the fight for North Africa earned him the nickname, "The Desert Fox."
Who was Erwin Rommel?
The unusual shape of this breed's face and muzzle can cause difficulties with breathing and overheating.
What is the French bulldog?
In chemical compounds with hydrogen and carbon or with chlorine, this element forms crucial ingredients for bakers.
What is sodium?
The Mississippi River forms the borders between many states; near its northern end, it separates the state of its source, Minnesota, from this neighbor to the east.
What is Wisconsin?
In the first year of the war, British, French, and German troops stopped fighting, exchanged gifts, and even played soccer in No Man's Land during a spontaneous truce on this holiday.
What is Christmas?
This brutal battle, lasting from July 1942 until February 1943, marked a turning point in Germany's eastward campaign.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
The chain of Scottish Islands that gives its name to this breed of herding dog is also the namesake for a type of pony.
What is the Shetland Sheepdog?
This element has been used since ancient times through the modern day to give porcelain or glass a bright blue color.
What is cobalt?
Before John C. Fremont's brief and controversial role in the Civil War, he served as one of this state's first pair of US Senators.
What is California?
The chain of events starting the war is often traced to the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand by Serbian nationalists; when Austria-Hungary responded with an ultimatum against Serbia, this country came to Serbia's defense, thereby triggering an "alliance cascade" that spread the war across Europe.
What is Russia?
For almost four months in 1940, Spitfires and Hurricanes engaged Messerschmitts in this long-running aerial battle.
What is the Battle of Britain?
This breed's origins date back to medieval times, when Flemish weavers brought their ancestors – Pomeranians and Schipperkes – to Wales.
What is the corgi?
Along with small amounts of phosphorus, calcium, and nitrogen, these three elements make up 99% of the human body.
What are hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon?
This northeastern state is one of nine in the US to have an official state crustacean – in this state's case, a creature answering to the scientific name Homarus americanus.
What is Maine?
In the literary world, World War 1 is known for inspiring many classic poems; perhaps the most famous of these "In Flanders Fields" commemorates a battle in this country.
What is Belgium?
This brilliant Japanese admiral, credited with planning Japan's most successful naval action of the war, was killed in 1943 when a US fighter shot down his transport plane over the Solomon Islands.
Who was Isoruku Yamamoto?
This breed of hound's name comes from its freckled blue-and-white pattern; less appealingly, it is also known for giving off a strong, musty "hound" scent.
What is the Bluetick Coonhound?
The name of this group of colorless, odorless, and tasteless elements most often found in gaseous form, comes from its members' tendency not to mix with other elements.
What are the noble gases?
The town of Lebanon (population 178) in this state is the nearest settlement to the geographic center of the contiguous United States.
What is Kansas?
Early in the war, German forces broke through Belgian and French reinforcements with the aid of the largest artillery piece produced at that time, a 47-ton monster operated by teams of 240 men, known by this nickname.
What is "Big Bertha?"