"Il Canto degli Italiani" is the national anthem of where?
Italy
What movie is this: Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin (Played by Mel Gibson) is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son.
The Patriot
The United States Declaration of Independence is the statement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia on what date?
July 4th, 1776
What is Earth’s Largest Continent?
Currently, Asia is Earth's largest continent at approximately 17,300,000 square miles (44,806,812 sq km). Africa comes in second at about 11,700,000 square miles (30,300,000 sq km).
When was the Idea of the Atom first introduced?
450 B.C. The idea of the atom was first introduced by Leucippus of Miletus around 450 B.C. Leucippus and his pupil, Democritus, theorized that all matter was composed of atoms, or bits of matter too small to be seen. The word "atom" comes from a Greek word, "atomos", meaning uncuttable.
Who wrote the lyrics to the Unites States’ national anthem “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
Francis Scott Key
This is an American Musical is a sung- and rapped-through musical about the life of an American Founding Father?
Hamilton
The American Revolutionary war ended on what date?
September 3, 1783: when the United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris.
What river runs through Baghdad?
The Tigris river runs through Baghdad. It is about 1,150 miles (1,800 km) long. The name "Tigris" comes from Old Persian and translates as "the fast one".
What physicist discovered that a wave's frequency changes when the source and the observer are in motion relative to one another?
Austrian physicist Christian Johann Doppler (1803-1853) discovered that a wave's frequency changes when the source and observer are in motion relative to one another. This is known as the Doppler Effect.
What is the name of the French National Anthem?
La Marseillaise
What are 2 Bastille Day Traditions?
The annual parade in the morning on the 14th of July, French flags displayed in every possible empty space, large feasts, cook outs, and fireworks.
What revolutionary event does this describe? A political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts in which American colonists were frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation”
The Boston Tea Party
What Country has the most natural lakes?
Canada has more than half of all the natural lakes in the world. An impressive nine percent of the country is covered in fresh water.
What planet has the most moons?
Jupiter has at least 67 known moons. The largest four are called Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
“O Canada” was originally commissioned by whom?
Theodore Robitaille
India Independence Day is celebrated when?
The 15th of August
Bastille Day is the anniversary of what?
The anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille on the 14 of July 1789, a turning point of the French Revolution.
Which African Nation has the most pyramids?
Sudan is home to over 200 pyramids, more than twice that of Egypt.
How many pencils could you produce from the carbon in the average human body?
The human body contains enough carbon to produce graphite for about 9,000 pencils
The National anthem of India is what?
Jana Gana Mana
Which country declared its independence in 2011 after a civil war?
South Sudan
When did Canada gain formal independence from the United Kingdom?
April 17, 1982
What is the driest place on earth?
The driest place on Earth: the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica. It hasn't rained there for more than 2 million years
Approximately how many new species are discovered each year?
Approximately 18,000 new species are discovered each year, with about half of those being insects