American History
In which American City was there a famous ‘Tea Party’ in 1773?
Boston
Which three flavors make up a Neapolitan ice cream?
Vanilla, Strawberry and Chocolate
What ‘u’ word is a bike used in circuses, with only one wheel?
Unicycle
What sports team got its name because its owners wanted to “set the pace” in the NBA?
The Indiana Pacers.
What animal is the largest species of ape?
Gorilla
Which 1980s US president survived an assassination attempt?
Ronald Reagan.
This potassium filled food is the world's largest herb
Banana
What "big red dog" introduced in 1963 was named for the imaginary childhood friend of creator Norman Bridwell's wife?
Clifford
In 1993 Michael Jordan gave up basketball to try which sport?
Baseball
What is the slowest animal in the world?
Three-toed sloths
What is the minimum age set in the Constitution for the president of the United States.
35
Majestic, Romano and Arran Victory are types of which vegetable?
Potato
Originally trotted out in 1985, the Nike Dunk shoe line was originally designed for what sport?
Basketball
What are the small indentations on a golf ball called?
Dimples
What W is the more poplar name for a bird’s furculum?
Wishbone
The Rock, is the nickname of which US federal prison that opened in 1934?
Alcatraz
Sandwich. He was the 4th Earl of Sandwich
Arby’s. The name stands for RB – Raffel Brothers.
What is the name for the narrow boat, typically human-operated, in the famous canals of Venice?
Gondola
Who did the Chicago Bulls beat to win their first NBA Championship between 1957 and 1969?
Los Angeles Lakers.
What type of animal is a crocodile?
Reptile
What building whose construction started in 1792 was once described by one of its residents as “…big enough for two emperors, one pope and the grand lama…”?
The White House
This food hit the market alongside spinach as the first frozen veggies?
Peas
If 80 critics review a movie and at least 75% of those reviews are positive, then a movie is deemed "Certified Fresh" according to what website?
Rotten Tomatoes
Which team in the 80s won the Super Bowl by the biggest margin?
Chicago Bears.
The body of the Egyptian Sphinx was based on which animal?
Lion
Who became the world’s first billionaire in 1916?
John D Rockefeller
Cleopatra used the juice of what common salad ingredient to preserve her skin?
Cucumber
What type of apple, also known as the laryngeal prominence, is formed by the angle of the thyroid cartilage surrounding the larynx?
Adams
In 1919, Shoeless Joe Jackson was one of eight Chicago White Sox players convicted of accepting bribes to throw the world champisonship to this team.
Cincinnati Reds
What is the only big cat that doesn’t roar?
Cheetah
What twentieth-century American general had a grandfather who was a confederate brigadier general in the Civil War, and a great -great-great-grandfather who was a general in the Revolutionary War?
George S. Patton.
Because the climate of Ireland hinders the growth of hard wheat, bicarbonate of soda replaced yeast as the leavening agent. This led to the creation of what type of bread?
Soda bread
What is known as Adam’s profession?
Gardening
What Mariner’s 15 homers in May of 1994 were more than the entire Montreal Expos team managed?
Ken Griffey Jr.’s.
What is the more common name for a feline’s vibrissae?
Whiskers
The city of DeKalb, Illinois is credited as the first manufacturing site of what ‘restraining’ invention that revolutionized ranching in the US?
Barbed wire
Which famous product was originally marketed as the “Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage”?
Coca-cola
What “L” word is a traditional gift given for a third anniversary and the type of item a tannery specializes in producing?
Leather
What popular sport was known in ancient Germany as Heidenwerfen? Which means “strike down the heathens.”
Bowling
Before 1938 toothbrushes were made using hairs from what?
Beaver
This airship exploded in New Jersey in 1937?
Hindenburg
British politician John Montigue is credited with inventing what?
Sandwich. He was the 4th Earl of Sandwich
The German pedagogue Friedrich Frobel who recognized that children have unique needs and capabilities introduced what concept of modern education?
Kindergarten
Why was John McEnroe banned for life from taking part in tennis’s Federation cup?
It’s only for women
Where is the only place Tasmanian devils are found?
Tasmania, Australia