If a dish is a la Florentine, which ingredient is it assumed to have?
spinach
What was the name of the war that George Washington commanded in 1775?
The American Revolutionary War
What gas do plants absorb from the air?
Carbon Dioxide
How long is the Grand Canyon?
A. 277 miles b. 163 miles c. 398 miles
277 miles
What is the capital of the Netherlands?
Amsterdam
Jim Dandy’s known for a quick version of hot cereal that’s made from finely ground corn. What’s the dish called?
Grits
What was the main language spoken in ancient Rome?
Latin
Gastritis affects which body organ?
stomach
How was Crater Lake formed?
A volcano eruption (7.700)
Which US state is known as the "Breadbasket of America"?
Kansas
Where do Kalamata olives originate from?
Greece
How long was a Roman emperor’s term limit?
Lifetime
What is the world's largest rodent?
capybara
What is the longest river in the United States?
the Missouri River 2341 miles
When facing Mount Rushmore, which president's head is farthest to your left?
George Washington
What California-based chocolate company founded by and named after an Italian immigrant?
The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Who first said, "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on"?
Abraham Lincoln
What sense is most closely linked to memory?
smell
In what National Park is the summit El Capitan located?
Yosemite National Park
What percent of jellyfish is water?
95%
What General Mills snack food, whose core flavors include Original, Nacho Cheese, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Caramel, dubs itself "America's #1 Finger Hat?"
Bugles
What ancient civilization built the city of Babylon?
Mesopotamians
What is the most venomous fish in the world?
puffer fish
Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in the United States (7993 feet deep) is located in what state?
Idaho, carved by the Snake River
What country is Transylvania in?
Romania
What is the name of this dish?: A steak covered in paté and wrapped in puff pastry
beef wellington
What ancient civilization built the city of Machu Picchu?
Inca
What’s the deadliest animal to humans?
What ocean is larger? the Pacific or the Atlantic, which one is deeper?
The Pacific is the largest and the deepest.
What has the largest eyes in the world?
Colossal Squid
This chocolate malt version is sold as a powder which is mixed with hot or cold milk as a beverage. What is the name?
Ovaltine
For what crime was Susan B. Anthony arrested in 1872?
Voting
What is the fastest sense?
hearing
What are the three sister mountains' names? ( located in Oregon)
Faith (North Sister), Hope (Middle Sister), and Charity (South Sister)
How many colored squares are there on a standard Rubik’s cube?
54
What common herb do some eaters complain tastes of soap?
Cilantro (coriander)
Who was the first woman to sail around the globe?
Jeanne Baret
which viral disease did Louis Pasteur develop a vaccine?
rabies
the longest mountain range in the world, the Andes, stretches across what South American countries (hint: 7 countries on the western edge)
Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela.
In golf, what is the traditional name for a number 3 wood?
Spoon
In japan the dish "fugu", is made from what poisonous animal, thus can be fatal if incorrectly prepared
Pufferfish
What does blitzkrieg mean?
Lighting war
Which planet is known as the Evening Star?
Venus
What event happened on June 30th, 1908, and was dubbed the ‘Tunguska event’, flattening 80 million trees, over 830 square miles, of Siberia?
The largest asteroid to have hit the Earth in recorded history, it was around 130 feet in diameter
Margarine used to be dyed what color?
Pink -- In the 1800s, laws were passed to require oleomargarine be colored different from butter. In 1898, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the laws
What dessert consisting of choux pastry filled with cream has a name derived from the French for “flash of lightning?”
Éclair
What everyday item did John Walker invent back in 1826?
Friction matches
Poison Ivy is a relative to what plant?
Cashew
How many U.S. state capitals lie west of Los Angeles?
Six, Honolulu, HI, Juneau, AK, Salem, OR, Olympia, WA, Sacramento, CA, and Carson City, NV
How many strings does a standard ukulele have?
4