World History
Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela were all original members of what organization?
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Lake Erie drains into what river?
The Niagara
What does the Binet test measure?
Intelligence
What NHL team did Gordie Howe play for?
Detroit Redwings
What children's educational television show features Jim Henson's Muppet characters?
Sesame Street
In what country was the 1979 hostage crisis affecting an American Embassy?
Iran
Among countries of the world, where does the the U.S. rank in area?
Fourth
What element do all organic compounds contain?
Carbon
What is the official sport of Alaska?
Dog Mushing
What actor played "The Fonz" on TV's Happy Days?
Henry Winkler
What group began bombing parts of Britain including the Tower of London and Houses of Parliament in 1974?
IRA ( Irish Republican Army)
What river forms the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border?
The Delaware
What alloy do copper and tin form?
Bronze
What mark did tennis great Althea Gibson leave on her sport?
First black woman to win a major tennis title
What island was the home of singer Bob Marley, who died in 1981?
Jamaica
What Spanish soldier of fortune led the party that discovered the Pacific Ocean? Think VB
Vasco Balboa
The wheel ruts made by pioneers along the 2000 mile trek West are still visible. What is the name of their route?
The Oregon Trail
What inert gas is used in fluorescent lights?
Argon
In 1968 what Detroit pitcher was the first to win 30 games since Dizzy Dean in 1934, a feat not duplicated since?
Denny McLain
Where are the Pitti and Ufizzi art galleries?
Florence, Italy
In what country, in 1984, did a disastrous toxic gas leak from a Union Carbide plant kill over 15,000 and injure over 500,000 people?
India (Bopal)
What are the only two landlocked countries in South America?
Bolivia and Paraguay
What constellation embraces Polaris, the North Star?
Little Dipper
The USA had won the Americas Cup yacht races for 132 years, what country upset them in 1983 winning the cup?
Australia
Who created Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
Robert Louis Stevenson