Speeches
"Four score and seven years ago..." is the beginning of which speech given by Abraham Lincoln during the height of the Civil War.
The Gettysburg Address
This devastating storm in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005 caused over 1,800 fatalities and flooded New Orleans in over 25 feet of water.
Hurricane Katrina
The man in yellow hat's little animal companion goes by the name of what?
Curious George
The hottest planet in our solar system reaches a temperature of 900*.
Venus
Find the missing angle of a triangle that has two angles of 56* and 89*.
35*
"A date which will live in infamy."
This quote was said during a speech by which president following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
About 220,000 people were killed in this island nation after a large-scale earthquake occurred January 12, 2010.
Haiti
In J.R.R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit, Smaug is what sort of creature?
Dragon
This planet has a whopping 80 moons. 57 of which have been given official names.
Jupiter
Put 0.0000000086 in scientific notation.
8.6 x 10^-9
As tensions rose between the colonies and crown, Patrick Henry gave a rousing speech urging fellow delegates to ready Virginia's defenses which ended in this climactic line: "Give me liberty or ___________!"
give me death
This ancient Roman city was buried under 15 - 20 ft. of volcanic ash and pumice during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD creating hollowed snapshots in stone from the decayed bodies left beneath the destruction.
Pompeii
Percy Jackson faced off against this mythical creature that has multiple regenerating heads.
Hydra
The largest moon of Saturn is named after a group of Greek mythological figures with names such as Cronus, Hyperion, Rhea, and Oceanus.
Titan
4cm
During the Cold War, JFK stood near the wall in West Berlin proclaiming "Ich bin ein Berliner" in solidarity to the people of Berlin. In English speaking countries a "berliner" refers to this confectionery sparking a humorous urban legend.
jelly-filled doughnut
In 1931, the horrible flooding of which river going through China directly and indirectly killed 3.7 million people after 70,000 square miles were covered in water for months
Yangtze River
The hair from which mythical beast makes the core of Draco Malfoy's wand?
Unicorn
This spacecraft is the only one to have visited Uranus.
Voyager 2
Find the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle with one side being 12in. and another side being 5in.
13in.
"What to the Slave is Fourth of July?" was a speech given by this former slave, abolitionist, writer, and statesman to highlight the hypocrisy of a nation celebrating their freedom and independence while also engaging in slavery.
Frederick Douglass
This is the name of the impact crater in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico created by the asteroid that is said to have initiated the extinction of the dinosaurs.
The Chicxulub crater
Based on a true story, this Siberian Husky, and leader of a sled dog team, safely delivered a diphtheria antitoxin across Alaska which saved the small town of Nome.
Balto
The highest mountain in our Solar System is 16 miles tall and located on Mars. What is its name?
Olympus Mons
Evaluate:
c^-3/d
1/c^3(d)