What planet is tilted on its axis more than any other?
Uranus
Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
What is the largest country entirely within the Southern Hemisphere?
Australia
What are Canada’s two official sports?
Ice hockey and lacrosse
What early practice maintained the Willamette Valley as a rich source of venison?
Burning
This planet spins the fastest, completing one whole rotation in just 10 hours. Which planet is it?
Jupiter
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
Augustus
On which Hawaiian island would you find Diamond Head?
Oahu
What is the complementary color of red?
Green
For Milenia, salmon were caught in dipnets at what massive Columbia River falls?
Celilo Falls
What is the shape of DNA known as?
Double Helix
What island is Pearl Harbor located on?
Oahu
On which island is the Empire State Building located?
Manhattan
Which ear did Vincent Van Gogh cut off?
Left ear
For pain relief, Native Americans would chew the inner bark of what common tree?
Williow tree
Dolly was the first ever living creature to be cloned. What type of animal was she?
Sheep
What was the first European nation to have a woman prime minister?
United Kingdom -- Margaret Thatcher's Conservative party took power in 1979 making her UK's Prime Minister.
Which US state is the Wolverine State?
Michigan
Which US state has the highest minimum wage?
The highest minimum wage in the United States is in Washington, D.C., with a rate of $15.20 per hour as of 2022. Other states with high minimum wages include:
California: $15.00 per hour
Washington: $14.49 per hour
What do middens suggest about the diet of early coastal Native Americans?
Shellfish
What is the most common type of star in the universe?
Red dwarf
Which country had an Orange Revolution between 2004 and 2005?
Ukraine- The Orange Revolution (Ukrainian: Помаранчева революція) was a series of protests in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, primarily sparked by allegations of massive corruption, voter intimidation, and electoral fraud during the 2004 presidential election.
What was the first U.S. state to ban billboards?
Hawaii
What word is used as the international radio distress call?
Mayday
Rather than being avoided, what prickly plant was favored as a food and medicine?
Stinging Nettles
Which law of physics explains that Force = mass times acceleration?
Newton's Second Law
Who won the 2008 U.S. Presidential election?
Barack Obama
What does the Ring of Fire surround?
The Pacific Ocean
What color is the cross on the flag of Finland?
Blue
What seed from Northern lakes is both a staple of Native American diets and a trade-good?
Wild rice
An unlit match has what form of energy?
Chemical energy
Which president accepted the Statue of Liberty on behalf of the American people?
Grover Cleveland
Which American city was home to the world's first skyscraper?
Chicago
What does the abbreviation VH1 stand for in the TV station by the same name?
Video Hits 1
When salmon is scarce, where in the Willamette Valley can lampreys be found as food and for trade?
Willamette Falls
What two authors' characters are used to name the moon of Uranus?
William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope-
The moons of Uranus named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope include:
Titania (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Oberon (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
Ariel (from The Tempest)
Miranda (from The Tempest)
Puck (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
hich ancient empire was famous for its Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Babylonian Empire
Who were Virginia and West Virginia named for?
Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen
Which U.S state's motto is "Industry"?
Utah
The starchy tuber of what purple flowered plant valley plant, used for food, trade and religious rituals?
Camas Flower
What is the only sport that has been played on the moon?
Golf
What was the main language spoken by medieval scholars?
Latin
What was Belize called until 1973?
British Honduras
What country does not tolerate outdoor Christmas lights?
Saudi Arabia
What berries gathered on the lower slopes of sacred Klickitat (mt Adams) were used for food, trades and rituals?
Huckleberry
Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this
Vitamin C
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America, founded in 1607?
Jamestown
Which European city is nicknamed "The Eternal City"?
What does the final day of Passover celebrate?
The arrival of the Israelites to the Red Sea
If I am knapping, what am I doing?
Making sharp-edged tools (knives, arrowheads) by removing flakes from obsidian