Smarter than a 6th grader
in 1588 the Spanish Armada attacked the English fleet. Who won that battle, the Spanish or the English?
The English
Hawaii is closest to which other U.S. state?
Alaska
What large structures do most people think originated in Holland but were actually first used in Persia around AD 650?
Windmills
Is a flute a woodwind or a brass instrument?
Woodwind
Which of the folowing is not likely to facilitate safety during a hurricane and is nothing more than mere myth?A-covering windows with tape,B-evacuation,C-placing sandbags,D-stocking up on extra food and water
A-covering windows with tape
In what country did the Han Dynasty rule?
China
The Southernmost point within the 50 states in the U.S. is in what state?
Hawaii
Who advises actors on how to play their roles?
Director
What is the science or study of plants called?
Botany
On July 17, 1943, Joseph Duckworth made history by doing what?
Flying his plane into the eye of hurricane
Which is longer, radius or diameter?
Diameter
If you are in Valley Forge, you are in what state?
Pennsylvania
Which planet was named for the Roman god of commerce, travel and theievery, often called "messenger of the gods"?
Mercury
Name two non-presidents whose images appear on U.S. paper currency, for an extra point each what denominations?
Benjamin Franklin (100$) Alexander Hamilton (10$)
What is the deadliest hurricane on record?
Galveston strom 1900
Name the 42nd,43rd and 44th presidents of United States.
Bill Clinton, George Bush and Barack Obama
In what sport can you score an "Advantage"
Tennis
In what year did the first U.S. president take office?
1789
What single power does the U.S. president have that can keep a bill from becoming law?
Veto
On what side are hurricanes the strongest?
The Right Side
What is your profession if your job is to draw maps?
Cartographer
What is the capital of Maine?
Augusta
What poet, around 1400, wrote Canterbury Tales, recongnized as the first book of poetry in the English language?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What branch of mathematics studies relationships between side lengths and angles of triangles?
Trigonometry
What is the definition of a tropical depression?