History
What disease was called "the black death"
bubonic plague
In what city would you find the Hagia Sofia?
Istanbul, 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
In what middle Eastern country would you find the historic city of Petra?
Jordan
boureoisie
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
Located in the middle east, what is the lowest elevation on the earth's surface?
The Dead Sea
arachnophobia
fear of spiders
In meters how big is an olympic swimming pool
50 meters long by 25 meters wide
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
This SE Asia/Oceania archipelago has the largest number of active volcanoes in the world today?
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