An ancient Greek physician (the father of medicine) who is credited with founding the study of medicine
Who is Hippocrates
100
Which structure grows up from cave floors?
What is Stalagmite
100
When Amy Winehouse died, she joined a long list of singers who passed away at the same age , including Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain. How old was she?
What is 27
100
In 1989 Solidarity-backed candidates swept to victory in free elections in this country
What is Poland
100
Who was the 19th century reformer who protested the practice of confining the mentally ill in prisons & whose labors led to the imporvement of mental hospitals?
What is Dorothea Dix
200
Sometimes called the "kissing disease", its symptoms include fever, swelling of the lymph nodes, and general exhaustion
What is mononucleosis
200
What do we call a large wave on the ocean, usually caused by an undersea earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or coastal landslide?
What is a Tsunami (or tidal wave)
200
With no legislation in place to stop them, celebrities will continue to bestow silly names upon their children. So meet Blu Bear, the son born to:
Alicia Silverstone
200
Republic in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, comprised of over 7,00 islands
What is Philippines
200
What do we call the series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in the late 1870's to persuade the voters of New York to adopt the Consititution?
What is The Federalist Papers
300
He developed the idea of heating liquids (like milk) to kill harful bacteria
What is Louis Pasteur
300
Who led the research and development of the atomic bomb and headed the Manhattan Project?
(Hint: he was later barred from government research)
What is J Robert Oppenheimer
300
In the fallout of the 2009 death of Michael Jackson, Conrad Murray was eventually found guilty of this crime:
What is Involuntary Manslaughter
300
The Canadian side of Niagra Falls is located in this province
What is Ontario
300
Who is the first Black appointed to the Supreme Court?
What is Thurgood Marshall
400
The single cell that results from fertilization of an ovum by a sperm
What is Zygote
400
Which structure forms on cave ceilings as water drips down?
Stalacite
400
Country music reigned at this year's American Idol finale. Who was the winner in May 2011?
What is Scotty McCreerey
400
The highest mountain in Africa, located in NE Tanzania
What is Kilimanjaro
400
In the 1927 he was the 1st to fly alone from New York to Paris?
Who is Charles Linbergh
500
Hereditary disease caused by a deficiency of a substance in the blood that aids in clotting. Queen Victoria and her descendants-- including the Russian Czar Nicholas-- carried the gene for the disease
What is hemophilia
500
In Einstein's famous equation, E=mc^2, what does the c stand for?
What is the speed of light
500
How old was Jay-Z when his first album released
What is 26
500
Group of islands in the Pacfic Ocean (owned by Ecuador) that were visited by Charles Darwin