Miscellaneous
The Dewey Decimal system is used to categorize what?
Books
What breed of dog can't bark?
Basenji
What is the oldest European-founded city in the United States?
St. Augustine, Florida, founded in 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain.
What U.S. President had a nervous breakdown at the age of 24 and spent time in a sanitarium?
In 1889, at the age of 24, Warren G. Harding had a nervous breakdown and spent several weeks in a sanitarium.
What is the largest star in the solar system?
the sun
What is the tallest breed of dog in the world?
Great Dane
What is the only insect that can turn its head?
Praying Mantis
What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
What U.S. President won a Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles in Courage?
John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his book Profiles in Courage, a biography highlighting eight instances in which U.S. Senators risked their careers and stood alone against tremendous political and social pressure for what they felt was right.
How many states of matter are there?
Four. Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
Which singer’s real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Lady Gaga
What is the world's loudest insect?
Cicada!
They can reach 120 decibels- which is like sitting in the front row at a rock concert.
Who was the first European to land in North America?
Leif Erikson arrived from Norway in the 10th century
William McKinley was the first U.S. president to _______.
1.Campaign by Telephone
2.Ride in a submarine
3.Declare a national emergency
4.Publish his memoirs
the practice of campaigning by telephone dates back to the Presidential Election of 1896 when McKinley ran his campaign from his house on North Market Street in Canton, Ohio.
100 degrees celcius
212 Farenheit
What is the lowest army rank of a US soldier?
Private
what animal causes 10-20% of all power outages in the US?
Squirrels-they cause more local damage that can be fixed more quickly than form storms.
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she was crowned the Queen of England?
27
what didn't James Buchanan have that every other president has had?
A Wife!
(He never married and historians speculate that he may have been the first gay president)
Omnivores
Which kind of bulbs were once exchanged as a form of currency?
Tulips
what is the main visual difference between a monkey and an ape?
Monkeys have tails
What was the name of the Ukrainian nuclear power plant that was the site of a nuclear disaster in April 1986?
Chernobyl
who was the last president without a college degree?
Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which specific organ in the body?
Pancreas