World History
How many days were there in an ancient Egyptian year? Must be exact number.
365
What's headquartered on New York's East River between 42nd and 48th streets?
The United Nations
What is rum made from?
Sugar Cane
What sport has you herringboning to get uphill?
Skiing
What role was Boris Karloff most famous for?
Frankenstein's Monster
What Italian city did Columbus claim he was born in?
Genoa
What county is Chicago in?
Cook County
What is the most popular cocktail in the U.S.?
Margarita
What country is golf thought to have originated in?
Scotland
Where did The Wizard of Oz live?
The Emerald City
Who was the father of Queen Elizabeth I?
Henry the VIII
What sun-blasted, 140-mile-long valley is just north of the Mojave Desert?
Death Valley
What country produces Carlsberg and Tuborg beer?
Denmark
What player had too much pine tar on his bat in a famous 1983 incident, Kansas City vs. NY Yankees.
George Brett
What singer was "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas"?
Sophie Tucker
Where did the French meet their Waterloo in Vietnam?Think DBP.
Dien Bien Phu
What's the southern section of Chile and Argrentina called?
Patagonia
What yellow Italian liqueur goes into a Harvey Wallbanger?
Galliano
What color silks were worn by 14 of the 15 jockeys in the first Kentucky Derby?
Black
Who was the first female film star to appear on the cover of Life Magazine in 1937?
Jean Harlow
Who was the first post WWII chancellor of Germany from 1949-1963, nicknamed "Der alte" because of his age?
Konrad Adenauer
What's the tallest building in the USA?
One World Trade Center
What is the pure spirit distilled from wine?
Brandy
What were the inoffensive 1906 Chicago White Sox nicknamed?
Hitless Wonders
What best selling novel is said to have boosted the number of visitors to the Louvre by 22% in 2005?
The Da Vinci Code