Bird's Eye View
Looking down from above, foam, mist, and water define this natural boundary between Canada and the United States.
What is Niagara Falls?
This was the revolt against King George III.
What is the American Revolution or the American War of Independence?
This is the official sport of Texas.
What is the rodeo?
In 1883, Pecos, Texas, held two of the earliest rodeos on record. In 1997, rodeo was designated as the official state sport.
This is Dolly Parton’s hit tune that is also the title of her 1980 hit film.
What is “9 to 5”?
Parton starred with Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dabney Coleman
This entrée is just a giant, ovenbaked, rectangular hamburger on steroids. It’s made with breadcrumbs and/or eggs to bind the ingredients.
What is meatloaf?
You can elevate meatloaf by adding ingredients such as bacon to the ground beef and/or baking it with a sauce on top.
This long, rectangular strip of green land bisects much of Manhattan
What is Central Park?
The park runs for 2.5 miles and is a half-mile wide. It’s larger than Monaco and Vatican City.
This was the revolt against King Louis XVI.
What is the French Revolution?
King Louis and his wife Marie Antoinette met their end by the blade of the guillotine.
This popular soft drink was invented in Texas.
What is Dr Pepper?
Waco, Texas, pharmacist Charles Alderton created this popular drink in 1885. Its blend of 23 flavors has delighted many generations of soda pop drinkers.
This is the largest arachnid in the world.
What is tarantula?
It’s native to South America and can grow to up to one foot.
This bake-and-serve holdover from the mid-century can be a side dish or a one-dish meal, depending on its ingredients
What is casserole?
Two examples of classic casseroles are the Thanksgiving green bean casserole and the chicken and rice casserole. You can add artichoke hearts to the chicken casserole to make it a meal.
Viewed from the air, this body of water snakes through Egypt and 10 other countries in Africa.
What is the Nile River?
Its two tributaries are the White Nile and the Blue Nile.
This peaceful 18th- and 19th-century revolution followed the Agricultural Revolution.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
The railroad played a large role in industrializing nations and in moving rural residents to urban centers. The widespread availability of electricity changed everything about life.
This Texas law enforcement agency is the oldest in North America.
What is the Texas Rangers?
The rangers were founded in 1823 by Stephen F. Austin. It started out with a force of 10 men to protect the new settlers to the area.
This is how walking speeds differ in cities with large populations.
What is they are faster?
According to Aspen Times, “A much quoted Borstein and Borstein study from 1976 showed that the walking speed of pedestrians is positively correlated with the size and density of the city. They interpreted that the higher walking speed of people in larger cities is a psychological response to stimulatory overload.”
This classic French soup topped with cheese warms you on cold winter days.
What is French onion soup?
The secret to this soup is a rich broth and caramelized onions. The rich broth originated in ancient Rome.
These burial places of three kings just outside the city of Giza and not far from Cairo, Egypt, can be seen in satellite photos.
What are the pyramids?
The Great Sphinx is also visible.
This revolution is in progress worldwide, with automation and artificial intelligence at the center of it.
What is the Technological Revolution?
The biggest fear is the loss of jobs by replacing humans with automation
This Texas city is known as the “Live Music Capital of the World.”
What is Austin?
Austin reportedly has more music venues per capita in the nation and some of the largest music events in the world.
Rabbits are born defenseless. Name one way they are challenged.
What is born naked or born blind?
Hares can see when they’re born, and they are born with their fur. Hares are fully independent within an hour of birth. Baby rabbits are called kittens.
This classic winter dish features beans, tomato sauce, ground beef, and spices, and often plays a star role in cook-offs.
What is chili?
Texas hosts many cook-offs and festivals featuring chili cook-offs.
This is the highest mountain in the continental United States and peaks high above the clouds.
What is Mount Rainier?
In November 1917, the October Revolution in Russia was also known as this revolution.
What is the Bolshevik Revolution?
Russia saw two 20th-century revolutions. The first one took place in 1905 when the Romanovs were overthrown. The second revolution led to the Soviet Union and Lenin’s rule.
The King Ranch located in South Texas is bigger than this U.S. state.
What is Rhode Island?
The King Ranch was founded in 1853 by Captain Richard King. It covers more than 825,000 acres (333,864 hectares) and is a thriving agribusiness.
These two nails grow the fastest. Name one of them.
What is middle and index?
The nails on the dominant hand also grow faster than the nails on the other hand. Toenails grow slower than fingernails.
This dessert has a chocolate cake-like texture on the outside and molten fudge on the inside.
What is lava cake?