Animals
What is a male duck called?
Drake
In what country is the Taj Mahal located?
India
The “shot heard round the world” describes the beginning of which battle in the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
Square root of 64
8
Name one of the taxes that angered the colonists and fueled the Revolution
The Sugar Act (1764), The Stamp Act (1765), or the Townshend Acts (1767)
What is the only big cat that doesn’t roar?
Cheetah
There are over 10 states that border Canada- Name 5
Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine
During World War II, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy in what country?
France
lightning McQueen's crush
Sally
The battle of Bunker Hill was in what current town>?
Charlestown
What animal lays the largest egg?
Ostrich
The tallest mountain in the USA is in Alaska and it is called??
Denali or Mt. McKinley
What 2 city states fought in the Peloponnesian War
Athens and Sparta
Who painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo Da Vinci
What was the name of the winter encampment where Washington’s army endured terrible conditions in 1777–78, but emerged stronger?
Valley Forge
How many bones does an octopus have?
Zero
What is the name of the largest lake in the U.S.?
Superior
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during the Great Depression?
New Deal
Located between Israel and Jordan, this body of water is known for its high salt content, making it uninhabitable for most life forms
Dead Sea
Benjamin Franklin was a key figure in the drafting of the United States Constitution. Which state did he represent during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Pennsylvania
What are the only birds that can fly backward?
Hummingbirds
What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado
World War 2 started after the German invasion of this country in 1939?
Poland
This horror movie author also wrote the story of Stand by Me (a 1986 movie)
Stephen King
What was the nickname for German soldiers hired by Britain to fight in the war, derived from the area in Germany where many of them came from?
Hessians