Questions
Which two seas does the Suez Canal connect
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
Who was the lesser-known brother of renowned authors Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë?
Branwell Brontë
Which historical event is depicted on the back of the two-dollar bill?
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
In what year was the Gregorian calendar adopted?
1582
Which fruit with clingstone and freestone varieties used to be called a Persian apple?
Peaches
Which mineral is commonly known as "Fools' Gold"?
Pyrite
What hotline can you reach by calling 1-800-222-1222?
The U.S. poison help hotline
Which Russian metropolis shares its name with a city in Florida?
St. Petersburg
Which mountain range is home to the Earth's five highest volcanoes?
The Andes
Which Floridian type of aquatic mammal is typically pregnant for up to a year?
A manatee
What is the average lifespan of an alligator in the wild?
50 years
In which country can you find the world's largest escalator system?
Hong Kong
How much did admission to Disneyland initially cost?
$1
Which U.S. airport, named for two cities in its state, boasts one of the largest parking garage spaces in the country with eight stories and 13,000 spaces?
Sea-Tac (Seattle-Tacoma International) Airport
Which major river of north-central Wyoming was named for the sheep fur trader Francois Larocque saw on its banks?
Bighorn
Which 18th-century title is considered the first Gothic novel?
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
What kind of cocktail is made with gin, dry vermouth, and Benedictine?
A Poet's Dream
What do you call a word that reads the same way backward and forward?
A palindrome
Which branch of mathematics gets its name from the Arabic word for "reuniting"?
Algebra
Which term for unfriendly or reserved, distant, and uninvolved originated as a nautical term meaning "closer to the wind"?
Aloof
What is anemology
The study of wind
Which dinosaur's name means "speedy thief"?
Velociraptor
Which animation technique involves tracing over live-action footage to create more realistic character movements?
Rotoscoping
Which 1854 published work features the headings "Solitude," "Brute Neighbors," and "The Pond in Winter"?
Henry David Thoreau's Walden, or Life in the Woods
Which poetic term comes from an Italian word meaning "stopping point"?
Stanza