Animals
What bird was traditionally taken into a coal mine to detect toxic gas?
A Canary
What sort of dog did Elvis sing about?
A Hound Dog
President Thomas Jefferson bought about 828,000 square miles worth of land from France in 1803. What name was given to the transaction for that territory?
The Louisiana Purchase
The signature McDonalds breakfast sandwich, resembling a mass assembly version of an eggs Benedict, is the Egg ______.
Egg McMuffin
What is the last name of the "Queen of Soul" who got some R-E-S-P-E-C-T when she was ranked 9th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time"?
Franklin
What is the name for a young frog?
A Tadpole
What is the name of Mickey Mouse’s pet dog?
Pluto
What was the first American state?
Delaware
Name the Italian dessert that contains ladyfingers, mascarpone, and a secret pick-me-up ingredient.
What six-letter hairstyle is popularly associated with the semi-ironic phrase "business in front, party in the back"?
Mullet
Clydesdale, Appaloosa, and Arabian are breeds of what animal?
Horses
What is the most common training command taught to dogs?
Sit
What was the first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal use?
California in 1996
What was the first American fast food chain to open a location in China?
Behind Christmas and Valentine's Day, the third-most greeting card sales annually in the U.S. are for what May Sunday holiday?
Mothers Day
Orca is another name for what type of whale?
A Killer Whale
What is the favorite dog breed of the Queen of England, Elizabeth II?
The Corgi
Passed in 1919, what amendment prevented the sale of alcoholic beverages?
The 18th Amendment
What type of beer is also a word in the dictionary that can mean bulky, brave, or resolute?
Stout
What is the French name of the private entertainment company which has sold over 100 million tickets for its unique blend of continuous live music and circus-like acrobatics?
Cirque du Soleil
People with arachnophobia are afraid of which creatures?
Spiders
Who is the antagonist in the 1961 Disney film “101 Dalmatians”?
Cruella De Vil
What was the name of the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War?
The Treaty of Paris
What is the salted roe of a sturgeon called?
Caviar
Sporting abundant hair and a love of happy trees, what was the first and last name of the guy who hosted the PBS television program "The Joy of Painting?"
Bob Ross