U.S. History
What city was the first capital of the United States?
NYC
What sea lies between Greece and Turkey?
The Aegean Sea
Which comet is visible every 74 to 79 years?
Halley's Comet
What does the "touch of Midas" turn everything into?
Gold
Which breed of dog gets its name from the Latin for earth?
Terrier
Who was the first United States president to appear on television?
FDR
In which state does the Rio Grande begin?
Colorado
Ranger VII was the first US spacecraft to send back pictures of what?
The moon
Colors that are OPPOSITE each other on the color wheel are referred to as what?
Complementary Colors
What puzzle toy, invented in Hungary, was the best-selling toy of 1981?
Rubik's Cube
What is the oldest European-founded city in the United States?
St. Augustine, FL
(Founded in 1565 by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles of Spain)
In what European country is the headquarters for the World Health Organization?
Switzerland
Where in your body would you find your hippocampus?
The brain
Who wrote the novel "Slaughterhouse-Five"?
Kurt Vonnegut
What was the original name of the Boston Red Sox?
Boston Americans
How do historians refer to the time period in the 1730s and 1740s when colonists began embracing secular rationalism over religion?
The Great Awakening
How often does Old Faithful erupt?
Approx. 90 minutes
What is the Latin word for poison?
Virus
In which Shakespeare play does Launcelot Gobbo appear?
The Merchant of Venice
What sportsmen are divided into naturals and goofy-foots?
Surfers
Who was the Confederate president during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
In what sort of landscape would you find an erg?
Desert
What does uranium become when it has lost all of its radioactivity?
Lead
What is the only signed work of Michelangelo?
Pieta
A group of sharks is called what?
A shiver