On This Day
April 4, 1881; This president dies after being in office only 32 days. He holds the record for the shortest term in office
William Henry Harrison
Diamonds are made of what element?
Carbon
#1
Brazil
What phrase makes up the last 4 words in the U.S. national anthem?
"Home of the brave"
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10
On April 1, 1945, after suffering the loss of 116 planes and damage to three aircraft carriers, 50,000 U.S. combat troops land on the southwest coast of the Japanese island of ?
Okinawa
What is NaCl?
Table salt (Sodium Chloride)
Germany
What does the M stand for in the computer abbreviation RAM?
Memory
L
50
Earth Day, an event to increase public awareness of the world’s environmental problems, is celebrated in the United States for the first time on April 22, 19XX? (within 5 years)
1970
Which of these metals is liquid at room temperature?
Nickel, Zinc, Mercury, Titanium
Mercury
#3
Sweden
What is the longest river in the United States?
Missouri River
DD#2!
105
April 30, 1803, representatives of the United States and Napoleonic France complete negotiations for THIS, a massive land sale that doubles the size of the young American republic.
Louisiana Purchase
Which element on the Periodic Table is named after the sun?
Helium
#4
Egypt
Who founded the Red Cross?
Clara Barton
LXXXII
82
April 5, 1984, This guy scores the 31,420th point of his career, breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record, which had been held by Wilt Chamberlain.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
What fundamental property of helium causes a party balloon to rise in the air?
Density
#5
Mongolia
Bern is the capital of what European country?
Switzerland
MMXXVI
2026