Word Origins
The solar system has 8 of these, from Greek for "wanderer."
What is Planet
There are only 28 hotels in the world to have over 3,000 rooms. 15 are in this Nevada city.
What is Las Vegas
Mark Twin said, "It's not the size of" this animal" in the fight, "it's the size of the fight in" this animal.
What is Dog
There's a difference of 7 feet 1.5 inches between Chandra Dangi, the world's shortest man, and Robert Wadlow, the man with this record.
What is Tallest Man
The National Air & Space Museum's planetarium is named for this German-American physicist.
Who is Albert Einstein
The word for this liquid derived from crushing fruit comes from Hebrew for "strong drink."
What is Cider
The tallest office building in Pennsylvania, the 60-story Comcast Technology Center, is in this city.
What is Philadelphia
On May 5, 1961 he famously exclaimed, "What a beautiful view" while up in space.
Who is Alan Shepard
In 1990, 393 of these were licked & applied in 4 minutes by John Kenmuir of Scotland.
What is Stamps
In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Sir Gawain is this king's nephew & feasts with him at Camelot.
Who is King Arthur
This word for a newspaper with "sensational" stories was originally a trade name of a capsule-like pill.
What is Tabloid
This capital city boasts the 1st subway system in a Southern state.
What is Atlanta
A medieval punishment gave rise to the phrase "tarred and _______."
What is Feathered
Alan McDonald of New Zealand machine-sheared 805 of these creatures in 9 hours in 1990.
What is Sheep
This seductive ballroom dance is most associated with Buenos Aires, the city where it originated.
What is Tango
This name for a festival comes from the Italian meaning "farewell to meat."
What is Carnival
In 1825 this Ohio city was chosen as the Great Lakes terminus of the Ohio & Erie Canal.
What is Cleveland
When asked about the passing of this president, Thomas R. Marshall said; "Death had to take him sleeping, for if he had been awake, there would have been a fight."
Who is Theodore Roosevelt
The world's largest "farm" for these fungi is in an abandoned limestone mine near Worthington, Pennsylvania.
What is Mushrooms
1939's Wizard of Oz was plagued with many issues and health hazards during filming. Most notably, this substance was used as fake snow.
What is Asbestos
This type of establishment gets its name from the Latin for "to restore."
What is Restaurant
This city in northeastern Florida has a Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park.
What is St. Augustine
One quote from this movie is "I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue."
What is Casablanca
Rolled in Havana (of course), the longest one of these is 268 feet 4 inches.
What is Cigar
To remain anonymous, the authors of this used the name "Publius."
What is Federalist Papers