History
What year did the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus reach the Americas?
1492
This Italian astronomer is mentioned frequently in Queen's hit song Bohemian Rhapsody
Galileo
This particle is responsible for carrying the electric charge in an atom.
Electron
The Amazon Rainforest is primarily located in this South American country?
Brazil
This state is known as the "Pine Tree State."
Maine.
This famous queen ruled England during the Elizabethan Era.
Queen Elizabeth I
This American singer, known as the "Queen of Soul," was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Salt is made up of two chemical elements, sodium and this.
Chloride
The capital city of Canada, Ottawa, is located in this province.
Ontario.
What Ivy League university is located in Providence, Rhode Island?
Brown University
What treaty officially ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
This musical term indicates a gradual increase in loudness.
Crescendo.
The temperature at which water boils, to an Italian
100 degrees Celsius
What famous river in Africa is the second largest river by volume in the world?
The Congo
This famous 18th century protest by the Sons of Liberty opposed the harsh taxation of a popular beverage.
The Boston Tea Party
The Cold War was a period of tension between these two superpowers.
The United States and the Soviet Union
Chance The Rapper is commonly seen wearing a baseball cap prominently displaying what number?
3
What element in the periodic table will you find labeled as "K"
Potassium
The Domincan Republic shares an island with what other Caribbean country.
Haiti
From what state can you take ferries to the north shore of Long Island, NY?
Connecticut
The ancient city of Rome was founded in the 8th century BCE by these legendary twins
Romulus and Remus
Sweden
Another name for a tropical cyclone that forms in the West Pacific Ocean
Typhoon
What British Overseas Territory lies approximately 665 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina?
Bermuda
What state existed as a sovereign country from 1777 to 1791, albeit without diplomatic recognition of any foreign power?
Vermont.