Geography
What is the capital of Egypt?
Cairo.
What landmark symbolically separated East and West Europe during the cold war?
The Berlin Wall.
What commonly used Asian projectile weapon of choice is used mainly for punishing failures?
Chancla.
What are the MBTA subway lines based off of?
Colors.
Which president is the least likely to survive a drive through downtown Dallas, Texas?
John F. Kennedy.
What is the capital of Uruguay?
Montevideo.
What Empire founded the city of London, England?
The Roman Empire.
What is the name of a Korean dish made up of fermented vegetables?
Kimchi.
How many main subway lines are in the MBTA?
5.
Who was Barack Obama's vice president?
Joe Biden.
What is the capital(s) of Sri Lanka?
(1000 points if you get both).
Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte.
The Weimar Republic was located primarily in what modern day country?
Germany.
This Murder Drones character is named after a plant commonly used in Asian dishes. What is her name?
(You can ask the other table).
Nori.
This train line can take you to the TF Green airport, what is it?
Providence/Stoughton Line.
In which presidential election did a party suffer the worst loss in the 20th century?
(Double points if you can name the candidates).
Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale in the 1984 election.
Svalbard.
Which 3 countries did Poland gain independence from after WWI
German Empire, Russia, Austria-Hungary.
What was the capital of Japan until 1868?
Kyoto.
When was the MBTA founded?
1964.
Who was the president during 1916?
What country is located between Australia and Indonesia?
Timor-Leste.
The city of Izmir is located in what country?
Turkey.
This Japanese food item is made up of rice and meat, and is wrapped in a triangle of nori (kelp). What is the name of this food?
Musubi.
MBTA busses account for what percent of MBTA ridership?
(Any guess within 10% is accepted)
32%.
Who as the democratic nominee for Vice President in the 1848 election?
William O. Butler.