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What element uses the chemical symbol Na?
Sodium
The Nova was a compact car introduced by which car brand in 1962?
Chevrolet
How many miles is a full marathon?
26.2
What famous black author is best known for her memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?
Maya Angelou
What Canadian actor is known for his role in the Back to the Future films and the TV show Family Ties?
Michael J. Fox
Contrary to popular belief, President Eisenhower did not base this U S road system on the German Autobahn.
the interstate. He decided to build the interstate highways after it took 62 days for a military convoy to travel from DC to San Fransisco on back roads and byways.
What is the name of the major Canadian landmark that includes Horseshoe and Bridal Veil Falls?
Niagra Falls
What type of long, narrow, rectangular home was common among many Indigenous peoples, including the Iroquois: a sod house, a longhouse or a wigwam?
Longhouse
Ada Lovelace, the daughter of poet Lord Byron, is often considered the world's first programmer of what device?
the computer
What are the five U.S. states with a coastline on the Gulf of Mexico?
Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, and Alabama
It is widely and falsely believed this country introduced jet travel.
USA. England was first in 1952. We did not have service until 1958.
The Maori are Indigenous Polynesian people of what nation in the Pacific Ocean?
New Zealand
What bubbly beverage is traditionally used to toast the new year at midnight?
Champagne
Located in Vatican City, what artistic landmark features frescoes painted on the ceiling by Renaissance artist Michelangelo?
The Sistine Chapel
What plant is the main source of nutrition for the giant panda?
Bamboo
The bat is said to lack this sense.
Sight. Using their radar, they actually have good sight but better hearing.
Invented by Frank Wisner, the "black cow" features vanilla ice cream floating on what kind of soda?
Root Beer
Which Steinbeck novel centers around the struggles of the farm-working Joad family during the Dust Bowl?
The Grapes of Wrath.
What Massachusetts native was responsible for inventing the cotton gin as well as interchangeable parts?
Eli Whitney
How often are the winter olympics?
every 4 years
She is Samantha's favorite eccentric aunt in Bewitched.
Aunt Clara
What is the name of Scotland's national poet, who famously wrote the words for "Auld Lang Syne"?
Robert Burns
Which band known for many rock hits such as Don't Stop Believing and Faithfully was formed in California in 1973?
Journey
What famous speech was delivered on November 19, 1863, and began with the words, "Four score and seven years ago..."
The Gettysburg Address
What California city is known for being the site of the Golden Gate Bridge?
San Fransisco