General
What city is known as the "Windy City"?
Chicago
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison
What land animal has the most powerful bite?
Hippopotamus
Who was the first person in the world to land on the moon, and which country were they from?
Neil Armstrong from the United States
What are the two main ingredients in eggnog?
Raw eggs and milk
What's the oldest continuous sporting event in the United States? (since 1875)
Kentucky Derby
Which era marked a switch from agricultural practices to industrial practices?
Industrial Revolution
What do you call a group of crows?
A Murder
Where did Albert Einstein live before moving to the United States?
Germany
What food never expires?
Honey
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, which Italian city was covered in ash?
Pompeii
Fill in the blank: The 19th Amendment guarantees ____ the right to vote.
Women
What animal produces gossamers that is thinner than a human hair but also five times stronger than steel of the same width? (A rope just 2 inches thick could reportedly stop a Boeing 747.)
A Spider
What event is commonly believed to have sparked World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
What condiment was used for its medicinal qualities in the 1800s?
Ketchup
What is the biggest city in North America (by population):
Mexico City
Who wrote most of the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the deadliest creature in the world?
Mosquito
What is considered the largest empire in history?
The Mongol Empire
Which country drinks the most coffee in pounds per year? (the average person consuming roughly 26 to 29 pounds of coffee each year)
Finland
What is the only sport that has been played on the moon?
Golf
Who was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize?
Theodore Roosevelt
Which animal's punch is as fast as a .22-caliber bullet?
Mantis Shrimp
Historians believe the Bubonic Plague started in Europe in which year? (within 100 years)
1347
How long was the longest noodle ever recorded?
(within 1000 ft)
3,084 m (10,119 ft 1.92 in)