The Americas
Where was the earliest known use of chocolte around 1100 BC:Mexico, Honduras, Peru
Honduras
What was pioneered by the surgeon Joseph Lister?
Antiseptic
What year did WWII begin
1939
What was the purpose of Victory Gardens during WWII
To raise food for family and friends
Who wrote Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare
Which state did the US buy from Russia in 1867
Alaska
Who formalized rules for nursing after her work at Scutari?
Florence Nightingale
What movie did Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman star in
Cassablanca
What was "A little dab will do you?"
Brylcreem
What 1960s toy allowed kids to create colorful art by the turn of a dial?
The spirograph
Which islands off the cost of Ecudor re famously connected to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?
Galapagos Islands
What did Louis Pasteur study?
Bacteria
What two actors playing the staring role in "The Philadelphia Story?"
Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn
Sear was originally called...
Sears, Roebuck, and Company
What 1970s fashion trend had bold patterns and bright colors
Psychedelic fashion
Which is the only US state that borders only one other state?
Maine
Who discovered the molst that led to penicillin
Alexander Fleming
What international organization maintains world peace and security?
The United Nations
What, why, and when was the term "duck and cover" used?
A drill for school children in case of an atomic attack
What country invented pizza
Italy
Who was the first European to reach what is now Costa Rica?
Christopher Columbus
Is lead magnetic
No
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act in 1957
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Did the oldest man in the world claim he lived to be 113 because he gave up cigars, never married, or lived on brussel sprouts and chocolate?
Quit cigars
What is the official name of ping pong?
Table Tennis
What is the name of one of the highest freshwater lakes in the world, which is also the largest lake in South America?
Lake Titicaca
Who invented code that uses dots and dashes
Samuel Morse
Who invented the polio vaccine
Dr. Jonas Salk
Party lines were. . . .
Shared telephone lines
Which Swedish singing group became international famous in the 1970s?
Abba
Name the two countries in South America that do not border Brazil
Chile Ecuador
Who invented the diesel engine?
Rudolph Diesel
What novel did J.D. Salinger publish in 1951
The Cather in the Rye
What was not delivered to homes in the 1940s; mile, ice, pizza, prescriptions
Pizza
Who is the one and only Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin
Which animal is on the flag of California
Grizzly Bear
What are pesticides
Pest killers
What was the first successful artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Sputnik 1
What color were flash bulbs once used on cameras
Blue
Who wrote the song "Jolene" in the 1970s?
Dolly Parton
In which state are the Bonneville Salt Flats?
California
By what name is an aircraft's flight recorder known by
Black box
What toy was the craze of the 1950s
The Hula Hoop
What was the average life expectancy in the US 100 years ago: 60, 58, 47, 78?
47
Who hosted the 50's game show "The $64,000 Question?
Hal Marsh
Venezuela was named after which city
Indonesia
What element did Joseph Priestley discover in 1774
Oxygen
Which pilot broke the sound barrier in 1952
Chuck Yeager
What game requires shaking a foot "all about"
Hokey-Pokey
Who hosted "The Price is Right" for 35 years?
Bob Barker
Name the fault that runs through California
San Andreas Fault
Bronze is an alloy consisting of what two elements
Copper and Tin
Who release the album "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band?"
The Beatles
What was the name of the first novel written on a typewriter?
"Tom Sawyer"
Who was the very first James Bond
Sean Connery
Which state experiences the most earthquakes
Maine
Which of Newton's Laws state "for every action there is an equal and opposite and reaction
The third law of motion
What divided East and West Germany?
The Iron Curtain
What do fire escapes, laser printers, bulletproof vests, and windshield wipers have in common?
They were all invented by women
Holly Golightly was a character in what movie?
Breakfast at Tiffany's
On which river would you find the Hoover Dam
Colorado
What disease stems from the medieval term "Bad Air?"
Malaria
What has a heart that doesn't beat
An artichoke
What did the US Post Office mandate in 1963 to ensure mail went to the exact address
The use of zip codes
Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Marie Curie