History
What disease was called "the black death"
bubonic plague
In what country is Hagia Sophia
Constantinople, Turkey
epidemiology
the study of diseases
What is an eagle in golf
two strokes under par for the hole
The Ladies of the Joy Luck club met to play what game using plum blossom and chrysanthemum tiles
mahjong
What makes The Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862 significant
The first battle between two iron clads
Monitor and Merrimack
Where is the historic city of Petra
Jordan
bourgeoisie
middle class
What musican was called Satchmo
Louis Armstrong
Who wrote "Of Mice and Men"
John Steinbeck
Which two languages were featured on the Rosetta stone
Egyptian and Greek
What land form marks the lowest elevation on the earth's surface
The Dead Sea
arachnophobia
fear of spiders
What Yann Martel novel features the title character stuck on a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger
The Life of Pi
Who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president
Andrew Johnson
The United Nations recognizes how many countries in the world? Plus or Minus 10
195
forenight
two weeks
Candlestick Park was formerly the home to what NFL team
San Francisco 49ers
Lake Webegon is a fictional small town created by what famous midwestern author, story teller and radio personality
Garrison Keeler
What principality has the House of Grimaldi rules since the Middle Ages
Monaco
What country has the highest number of active volcanoes
Indonesia
philatelist
one who collects or studies stamps
The Baltimore Ravens are named in honor of a poem by which famous writer
Edgar Allen Poe
Who is Don Quixote companion who rides a donkey and quotes proverbs
Sancho Panza