World History
Where are Napoleon's remains enshrined?
Paris is acceptable. (In the Church of the Invalides)
Who was the capital of North Carolina named for?
Sir Walter Raleigh
What do you say when you raise a glass at Munich's Octoberfest?
Prosit
What Major was famous for his Amateur Hour?
Bowes
What casino game was said to have made "Monte Carlo"?
Roulette
Who was "Good Queen Bess"?
Queen Elizabeth I. (Must have queen Elizabeth the first to be correct)
What U.S. state lived under 6 flags?
Texas
What flavor is Grand Marnier?
Orange
What author put the term "Okies" into the American vocabulary?
John Steinbeck
What corporation is located on Betty Crocker Drive?
General Mills
Who's 1939 nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize was retracted in Feb. of the same year?
Adolf Hitler
What U.S. city and state hosts the original London Bridge?
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
What's the most popular alcoholic drink in Greece?
Ouzo
What's the worlds most read comic strip?
Peanuts
What letter is on the hot-water tap in France?
C
What did the ancient Romans consider to be their most important road?
Appian Way
What NYC street is named for a barrier that once kept the Indians at bay?
Wall Stree
What fungus has a crown, spores, and gills and a stalk?
A mushroom
What's another name for a colonnaded porch?
Portico
What's inscribed on the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty?
July 4, 1776
What rifle accessory originated in Bayonne France, in 1641?
The bayonet
What type of forest extends from Key West, FL to the 10,000 Islands in the Everglades?
Mangrove forest
What's the common name of the vegetable "Beta Vulgaris"?
Beetroot
What fictional English seaman was shipwrecked for over 28 years?
Robinson Crusoe
What's the basis for the American legal system?
English Common Law