World Landmarks
On which remote island can you find ancient stone monoliths called moai?
a) Bear Island
b) Easter Island
c) Peleliu
b) Easter Island
Which first lady famously saved a portrait of George Washington when the British attacked the White House in 1814?
a) Abigail Adams
b) Dolley Madison
c) Elizabeth Monroe
b) Dolley Madison
What dog was bred by monks in a hospice in the Swiss Alps?
a) St. Bernard
b) Lhasa Apso
c) German Shepherd
a) St. Bernard
What character announced to an assembled family, “There’s no place like home”?
a) Dorothy Gale
b) Tiny Tim
c) George Bailey
a) Dorothy Gale
Which of the Grand Slam tournaments is played on grass courts?
a) Australian Open
b) French Open
c) Wimbledon
c) Wimbledon
Which U.S. landmark is nicknamed “Shrine of Democracy”?
a) The Lincoln Memorial
b) Mount Rushmore
c) Independence Hall
b) Mount Rushmore
Which first lady was given an honorary Emmy Award for hosting a televised tour of the White House?
a) Mamie Eisenhower
b) Eleanor Roosevelt
c) Jacqueline Kennedy
c) Jacqueline Kennedy
The tracking power of which dog breed is admissible evidence in a U.S. courtroom?
a) German Shepherd
b) Labrador Retriever
c) Bloodhound
c) Bloodhound
Of what movie monster was it said, “Oh no. It wasn’t the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast”?
a) Frankenstein
b) Godzilla
c) King Kong
c) King Kong
What were the first tennis racket strings made of?
a) Cotton
b) Plastic
c) Sheep intestine
c) Sheep intestine
When the Washington Monument was completed in 1884, it was the tallest structure in the world and remained so until which landmark surpassed it?
a) The Eiffel Tower
b) The Empire State Building
c) Lotte World Tower
a) The Eiffel Tower
After leaving the White House, what first lady co-founded a drug rehab facility?
a) Rosalynn Carter
b) Betty Ford
c) Nancy Reagan
b) Betty Ford
According to the American Kennel Club, which dog breed has been the most popular in America since 1991?
a) Labrador Retriever
b) Poodle
c) Border Collie
a) Labrador Retriever
In what movie did the character Norma Desmond declare, “All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up”?
a) Mulholland Drive
b) Sunset Boulevard
c) The Apartment
b) Sunset Boulevard
Which tennis tournament is a major international team event for men?
a) Davis Cup
b) Fed Cup
c) U.S. Open
a) Davis Cup
Construction on this landmark began in 1882 and isn’t expected to be completed until 2026, 100 years after the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudi.
a) Milan Cathedral, Italy
b) Basilica de La Sagrada Familia, Spain
c) St. Peter’s Basilica, Italy
b) Basilica de La Sagrada Familia, Spain
After her husband’s stroke, who functionally ran the executive branch of the government for the remainder of his term?
a) Nancy Reagan
b) Eleanor Roosevelt
c) Edith Wilson
c) Edith Wilson
Which dog was bred to attack badgers in their dens?
a) Pug
b) Dachshund
c) Jack Russell Terrier
b) Dachshund
What was the stuff that dreams are made of?
a) The Maltese Falcon
b) The Silver Chalice
c) The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
a) The Maltese Falcon
Who was the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title?
a) Zina Garrison
b) Althea Gibson
c) Venus Williams
b) Althea Gibson
Where is the world’s tallest waterfall?
a) Venezuela
b) Zimbabwe
c) United States
a) Venezuela
Which first lady was the first to live in the White House?
a) Martha Washington
b) Abigail Adams
c) Dolley Madison
b) Abigail Adams
Doberman Pinschers were bred to protect someone in which profession?
a) Landlord
b) Dentist
c) Tax collector
c) Tax collector
In what movie did the title character rise from his wheelchair and triumphantly declare, “Mein Führer, I can walk!”
a) Dr. No
b) The Abominable Dr. Phibes
c) Dr. Strangelove
c) Dr. Strangelove
Who holds the record for most professional tennis championships?
a) Martina Navratilova
b) Billie Jean King
c) Bill Tilden
a) Martina Navratilova