The National Liberty Museum, with its own bell, is in this city
What is Philadelphia?
In 1960 Abebe Bikila ran away with this lengthy event, with no shoes on
What is the marathon?
Today the largest online retailer in the U.S., when it began in 1995, it sold only books
What is Amazon?
This country, the largest in South America, got its independence from Portugal in 1822 and abolished slavery in 1888
What is Brazil?
The Arabian wilderness was home to this bird that was reborn from its own ashes
What is a phoenix?
Trace amounts of boron give the blue color to this gem that Harry Winston donated to the Smithsonian in 1958
What is the Hope Diamond?
Springboard and platform are 2 divisions of this acrobatic sport
What is diving?
She was told successful Internet companies have double "O"s in their names; she put them between her initials to make Goop
Who is Gwyneth Paltrow?
There are no permanent lakes in this country that's home to Mecca
What is Saudi Arabia?
In Incan myth, it was this South American camel relative that warned man about the impending flood
What is a llama?
On display at the British Museum, the Rosetta Stone provided the key to the translation of this system of Egyptian writing
What is Hieroglyphics?
From 2004 to 2012, American duo Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings won three consecutive gold medals in this summer event
What is beach volleyball?
This combo of 2 satellite radio companies owns the Internet music service Pandora
What is SiriusXM?
Martinique is one of this country's overseas departments
What is France?
In Roman myth, this powerful tot killed 2 serpents in his cradle
Who is Hercules?
DAILY DOUBLE: In 1764, Empress Catherine the Great purchased Johann Gotzkowski's art collection, the first collection in this Russian museum
What is the Hermitage?
The devices used in this Olympic sport can propel somersaulting gymnasts up to 30 feet in the air
What is trampoline?
William Shatner has been a longtime advertising pitchman for this site that helps find discounts for travel
What is Priceline?
The Spanish ports of Ceuta and Melilla actually lie on the Mediterranean coast of this North African nation
What is Morocco?
In Norse myth a she-goat called Heidrun provides mead for the slain heroes of this hall
What is Valhalla?
The Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan celebrates the work of Hayao Miyazaki, a visionary in this medium of film
What is animation?
Prince Albert of Monaco was awarded a black belt in this martial art that's done barefoot at the Olympics
What is judo?
This search engine began as "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web"
What is Yahoo?
In 1961 this country's Tutsi monarchy was overthrown in a Hutu revolution
What is Rwanda?
The qilin is the Chinese equivalent of this mythic equine
What is a unicorn?