Facts about Dog Breeds
This breed has been on the AKC’s top 10 most popular breeds list for 25 consecutive years—longer than any other breed.
What is the Labrador Retriever
First person to break the sound barrier AND the name of his jet that broke the record
Who is Chuck Yeager and the“Glamorous Glennis” (Bell X-1)
The largest diamonds ever found in the United States came from this state
What is Arkansas
This comic strip is responsible for nicknaming any very large sandwich. What is that nickname/comic strip?
What is a Dagwood
Between 1820 and 1860, these people—many of them Catholic—account for an estimated one-third of all immigrants to the United States.
Who are the Irish
According to the American Kennel Club, where do 45% of U.S. dogs sleep?
Where is their owner's bed
On April 12, 1981, this shuttle became the first to enter and travel earth's orbits
What is the shuttle Columbia
According to weather.com, Kansas averages 96 tornadoes per year (2nd). Which state averages more?
What is Texas (155)
Comic Strip debuted in 1950. Usually on front page of all comic strips for many years. Cartoonist had a last name of German descent.
What is Peanuts (He wanted to call it "Good Old Charlie Brown")
In January 1892, the United States’ first immigration station, opens in New York Harbor. Name it.
What is Ellis Island
Which dog was nominated for an Academy Award
Who is Rin Tin Tin
The launch of this Russian Satellite, as the 1st into orbit, credited with pushing the U.S. to win the race to the moon.
What is the Sputnik in 1957
More than with 900 nuclear tests conducted in this state between 1951 and 1992
What is Nevada
Comic strip started in 1951 by cartoonist Hank Ketcham about the misadventures of a young boy
What is Dennis the Menace
In 1924 law, illegal immigration to the United States increases. This agency was created.
What is the U.S. Border Patrol
According to the American Kennel Club, this is why dog's kick backwards after they go to the bathroom
What is to mark their territory, using the scent glands in their feet.
The Apollo 11 mission was the first to land a crew on the moon. What was the last manned Apollo crew landing on the moon?
What is Apollo 17
This state has more glaciers than the other 47 contiguous states combined.
What is Washington state
In 1975, this cartoonist (creator of Doonesbury) became the first daily comic strip artist to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Who is Gary Trudeau
Between 1960-1962, roughly 14,000 unaccompanied children flee this communist country and come to the U.S. as part of a secret program: Operation Peter Pan.
What is Cuba
The dog breed that can't "bark". They "yodel" instead.
What is a Basenji.
1958, NASA was formed. The U.S. launched its 1st satellite, Explorer I, designed by what famous German scientist?
Who is Wernher von Braun
State that has the only flag in the U.S. that isn't a rectangle.
What is Ohio
The longest running comic strip debuted in 1897. What is this comic strip?
What is the The Katzenjammer Kids
Between 1965-1970, immigration from war-torn regions of these 2 Asian countries would more than quadruple.
What is Vietnam and Cambodia