Presidents
Who was the first and only U.S. president to serve non-consecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), 22nd and 24th President.
Between terms, Cleveland moved back to New York City, worked at a law firm, and his wife gave birth to their famous first daughter, Baby Ruth.
What is the name for a female peacock?
Peahen
How many American states begin and end with the letter 'A'?
3
What's the name of a loan secured on your house?
Mortgage
The ancient city of Pompeii was preserved and buried by the eruption of which volcano in 79 AD?
Mount Vesuvius
What then-presidential candidate is famous for having uttered the phrase "Read my lips, no new taxes!" at the 1988 Republican convention before seeing taxes increase under his presidency?
George H. W. Bush
What is the name for an animal that eats meat and plants?
Omnivore
Louisiana has borders with how many other states?
3
What is the name of a precious green gemstone?
Emerald
In which country were the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989?
China
Which president made Christmas a national holiday?
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), 18th President.
On June 28,1870, Grant signed legislation making Christmas a federal holiday, as well as New Year’s Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving Day. Grant hoped Christmas and the other holidays would help bond people in the North and South through shared celebrations.
Bengal, Bombay, and Burmese are varieties of what animal?
Cat
Which is the largest city in Missouri?
Kansas City
Which word means not artificial or man-made?
Natural
Which term refers to the USSR and Americans stockpiling nuclear weapons?
Arms Race
Which president was a classically trained pianist and played 4 other instruments?
Richard Nixon (1913-1994), 37th President.
Nixon’s mother encouraged him to play piano at an early age and he went on to learn violin, clarinet, saxophone, and accordion. In 1963, his musical talent became a political asset when he performed a song he wrote on “The Jack Paar Program,” which helped to repair his image after losing the California gubernatorial election the year prior.
What is strange about seahorses?
The male carries the babies
Roswell, the 'UFO crash site', is in which US state?
New Mexico
What might scientists do in laboratories?
Experiments
Britain transported convicts to which country, starting in 1840?
Australia
Which president and his wife hold the record for longest married first couple?
Jimmy Carter (1924-), 39th President.
Jimmy Carter married Rosalynn Smith on July 7, 1946, in their hometown of Plains, Georgia. The Carters 74-year marriage makes them the longest married of any first couple. The record was previously held by George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara, who were married for 73 years and died within months of each other in 2018. The third-longest presidential marriage was that of John and Abigail Adams at 54 years.
What is the name for a baby crocodile?
Hatchling
Which US city is known as Beantown?
Boston
What's the word for your brother's daughter?
Niece
What was the term for the UK's adoption of a new currency in 1970?
Decimalization