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400
The pope also holds the title "Bishop of" this city
What is Rome?
400
This capital of Minnesota was named for an apostle
What is Saint Paul?
400
Charles Richter developed the first widely used earthquake scale at this Pasadena school of science & engineering
What is Caltech?
400
...of the suits in a standard deck of cards; can you dig it?
What are spades?
400
Fortune cookies are a Chinese tradition, certainly not invented by these people.
Um actually, fortune cookies were invented by Japanese Americans.
800
Meaning "my master" , this term refers to the chief religious official of a synagogue
What is a rabbi?
800
The names of this pair of explorers are on a Montana county, an Oregon river & a 4,900-mile trail
Who are Lewis & Clark?
800
The deadliest earthquake ever recorded struck this country's Shaanxi province in 1556
What is China?
800
...of the Beatles; he was also last to join the band
Who is Ringo Starr?
800
Humans use 10% of our brains, certainly not this percentage.
Um actually, humans use 100% of their brains capacity.
1200
In eastern religion, it's the belief that the soul comes back in a new body & identity, perhaps that of a lawyer or a squirrel
What is reincarnation?
1200
This alliterative Colorado "Peak" is named for a man who tried & failed to climb it in 1806; guess that was an "or bust"
What is Pikes Peak?
1200
A flatboat pilot said an 1812 quake in Missouri was so powerful it made the waves on this big river run backwards
What is the Mississippi River?
1200
...of James Dean's 3 major films; he would die a month before its release
What is Rebel Without a Cause?
1200
The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from space.
Um, actually city lights are easily visible on the night side of the Earth from orbit.
1600
The cult of this 2-letter sun god of ancient Egypt reached its peak during the Old Kingdom around 2500 B.C
Who is Ra?
1600
An 18th century British captain gave his name to these South Pacific islands, now a popular tourist destination
What are the Cook Islands?
1600
A huge earthquake struck this capital of Portugal on All Saints' Day, 1755, killing many at mass in churches built of stone
What is Lisbon?
1600
...of the New England states; it's also the least populous
What is Vermont?
1600
Henry Ford was the first person to invent an automobile, before anyone else (name the person that did it first).
Um, actually Karl Benz invented the first modern, gasoline-run automobile.
2000
A time of fasting, this ninth month of the Islamic year is remembered as when the Koran was revealed to Muhammad
What is Ramadan?
2000
This strait between Asia & North America is named for a Danish explorer
What is the Bering Strait?
2000
In 1906 a quake caused by a rupture along this fault devastated San Francisco & other California cities
What is San Andreas?
2000
...of countries of the world; it was formerly known as Rhodesia
What is Zimbabwe?
2000
This picture of a Viking
Um, actually Viking helmets never had horns on them.