Geography
Performers
English
Science
Hodge Podge
100
Which country bordering Egypt has even more pyramids??
Sudan (made by the Kushite Kingdom 5,000 years ago)
100
What is the name of the royalty on the Howdy Doody Show?
Princess Summer Fall Winter Spring
100
Who wrote Call of the Wild?
Jack London
100
Puffy white clouds are called __________.
Cumulus
100
Who invented bifocals?
Ben Franklin
200
What are the apartment dwellings of southwest Native Americans called?
Pueblos
200
Who was the sidekick on The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock (1951-1958)?
Jingles P. Jones (Andy Devine)
200
Sp_ _ _. A digging tool
Spade
200
In what decade was the Heimlich maneuver introduced?
1970s (1974)
200
What is the original name of the Statue of Liberty?
Liberty Enlightening the World
300
What state has 2 official languages?
Hawaii (English and Hawaiian)
300
Who was known as "the singing cowboy"?
Gene Autry
300
Antonym for careful: R_ _ _ _ _ _ s
Reckless
300
What National Park is located on top of a huge dome of magma (lava)??
Yellowstone NP
300
What is the common name for the island of Aotearoa?
New Zealand
400
Where did the Wright brothers test their flying machines?
Kitty Hawk NC
400
What is Ella Fitzgerald's nickname?
The First Lady of Song
400
What is a homophone?
Two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings.
EXs: buy/by here/hear
Homonyms: can be either homophones (= see/sea) or homographs! = bat/bat)
400
What are hurricanes called in the North Pacific Ocean?
Typhoons
400
What was the inspiration for the Apple logo?
Sir Isaac Newton and the falling apple.
Original logo included a phrase from William Wordsworth:
“Newton…a mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought, alone.”
500
What country has the most miles of ocean coastline?
Canada
500
Who played Archie Bunker's wife Edith?
Jean Stapleton
500
Hemingway is famous for his collection of what specific kind of animal?
Polydactyl cats
500
What is the name of the process by which ice turns directly into water vapor?
Sublimation
500
Where are the Nazca lines found?
Peru
