New York City
On Dec. 5, 1783, the British left the city for good, from this island borough
Staten Island
In 1825 the Decembrists attempted a coup in this country - it didn't work
Russia
Between the core and the crust is this layer that forms the greatest bulk of the Earth
Mantle
What producer and rapper founded the headphone company Beats Electronics?
Dr. Dre
Who is tennis superstar Serena Williams' sister?
Russell Simmons & Rick Rubin began this seminal Hip-Hop record company out of an NYU dorm room
Def Jam Records
Around 981 this "colorful" explorer was banned from Iceland for 3 years for killing a neighbor
Eric the Red
Neither this Portuguese explorer nor his flagship the Trinidad completed his circumnavigation of the globe
Ferdinand Magellan
What boy band famously made the cover of Time magazine in 1967?
The Beatles
Who won eight gold medals in swimming at the Summer Olympics in 2008?
Michael Phelps
The name Tribeca was adopted in the mid-1970s; it stands for "triangle below" this street
Canal Street
Ruling from 1764 to 1795, Stanislaus II was the last king of this country
Poland
Naples has survived eruptions of this nearby volcano, most recently in 1944
Mount Vesuvius
In 2008, Justin Timberlake & Usher had a bidding war to sign what YouTube star?
Justin Bieber
What pop icon was well known for his fondness of peanut butter and banana sandwiches?
Elvis Presley
George Benson crooned, "they say the neon lights are bright" on this street
"Broadway"
In 1871 the treaty of Frankfurt ended the war between France & this German state, led by Bismarck
Prussia
For years a sign painted on a roof in this Wisconsin city said, "Welcome to Cleveland" to prank airline passengers
Milwaukee
What two cities hosted Live Aid concerts?
London & Philadelphia
In 1998, two major league baseball players battled to break the single-season homerun record. Who won?
Mark McGwire (Sammy Sosa was second)
In the 1920s, African-American artists had a renaissance in this NYC neighborhood
Harlem
This Macedonian king defeated the Persian army under Darius III in 333 B.C.
Alexander the Great
Joseph Haydn told Leopold, dad of this prodigy, "Your son is the greatest composer known to me in person or by name"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What is Madonna's last name?
Ciccone
Who was Clyde Barrow's partner in crime?
Bonnie Parker