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Used in ancient times by the poet Tibullus, "The Eternal City" is a nickname given to what European capital?
Rome
Which galaxy is our closest neighbor?
The Andromeda Galaxy
They are the four siblings who discover a magical world of Narnia through a wardrobe, become friends with the lion Aslan, and fight the white witch:
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy
We bought Alaska from which country?
Russia
What city was Miss Blunt born in?
Grand Rapids
Africa
Which planet acts as a shield for Earth and saves us from asteroids?
Jupiter
What’s the name of the boy brought up by wolves in Kipling’s The Jungle Book?
Mowgli
Who gave financial backing to Christopher Columbus to explore the New World?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
What is Miss Blunt's favorite painting?
La Primavera by Botticelli
Which US State is closest to Africa?
Maine
Which constellation represents a goat?
Capricorn
What is Miss Blunt's favorite Narnia book?
The Horse and His Boy
Who was the first ruler of the Mongol Empire?
Genghis Khan
What is Miss Blunt's favorite composer?
Tchaikovsky
Lake Como and Lake Garda are both located in which Southern European country?
Italy
How many moons does NASA currently know about in our solar system?
424
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, what is the monster's name?
He doesn't have one
Who fought in the Hundred Years’ War?
Britain and France
Which author did Miss Blunt write an entire set of papers on?
Dante
More commonly known as Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat Native American tribe, what stratovolcano erupted on May 18, 1980 and caused over $1.1 billion in damage in Washington according to the International Trade Commission?
Mt. St. Helens
What small, dark stars, also known as "failed stars," are those not massive enough to sustain nuclear fusion of hydrogen into helium?
Brown Dwarf Stars
What is the oldest known literature?
Sumerian Literature
Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79 and devastated which two Roman cities?
Pompeii and Herculaneum