Weather
Where will you find the Zonda winds?
Andes
The start of the Persian Gulf War in January 1991 was known as Operation this
What is Desert Storm
I am the largest of the string instruments. You typically have to stand up to play me. What am I?
Bass
His military career did much to swell this seventh president's reputation
Who is Andrew Jackson
What kind of custard do you fill an éclair with?
Crème patisserie.
Wind has a lot to do with a coming storm. On a sunny day, which winds would be most likely to indicate a coming storm front (in the Northern Hemisphere)?
Easterly
This doctor lit up China as its provisional president in 1911
Who is Sun Yat-sen
The violin belongs to which section of the orchestra?
String
This cheek-haired general's attack on Fredericksburg in 1862 saw 12,000 Union losses with little change in the rebel lines.
Who is (Gen. Ambrose) Burnside
What do you use to flavor a Whitby bun?
Lemon
What strange weather phenomenon shares the name of an Emilio Estevez movie?
St. Elmo's Fire
This Hun got an annual tribute of 2,100 pounds of gold from the Romans
Who is Attila
The theremin is an electronic instrument that is played without being touched. Quite simply - it is a boxlike device with two antennae. One antenna controls pitch and the other volume. As a hand approaches the antennae, the pitch and volume can change - usually producing the trademark ghostlike sounds. Who invented the theremin?
Lev Termen
The story goes that 19th century Marines wore collar protection from bayonets—hence this nickname.
What are leathernecks
What kind of oil does South Indian cooking mainly feature?
Coconut Oil
Which wind scale, developed in the early 1800s, originally categorized wind by the effect it would have on the sails of a frigate?
Beaufort
Heads up! Or off! the Reign of Terror ended in July 1794 with this man's execution
Who is Robespierre
OK, you want to start out with the main instrument in most rock bands: a guitar. The company that made the guitar you want is partially famous for the fact that Mike Nesmith played one in The Monkees and the company was a pioneer in electric guitars. What do you want?
A Gretsch electric-acoustic
The first jet-to-jet aerial victory took place during this war when a USAF Lockheed F-80C shot down a MiG-15 over the Yalu River.
What is the Korean War
What is a bobotie?
The national dish of South Africa, a bobotie is made of curried meat and fruit with a golden upper layer.
Ancient civilizations didn't have nightly news to inform them of the daily forecasts. What did they use instead?
observation
In 1935, under U.S. rule, it became a commonwealth with Manuel Quezon as president
What is the Philippines
Hop into my magical time machine, and we will go back to 900 A.D. *time machine spins, the door opens* Here, in front of us, you see (or maybe you don't) an Arabic man. He is telling you he is playing a rabab. You start to argue with him, either because you have never heard of such an instrument or you just feel like arguing. He is holding an instrument somewhat like, say, a violin, with tuning pegs and strings, but it is oddly pear-shaped. It is bowed across the strings. You (might) finally get the picture. What is another name for a "rabab"?
Rebec
It's the U.S. military's equivalent of a prison
What is a stockade
What kind of nutrients do strawberries have?
Few people know that strawberries are rich in Vitamin B6, K, E and C, iron, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, folate B9 and potassium. Wow, that is a lot of nutrients!