Geography
What is the more common name of Europe's Mount Cervin? (one of the best-known mountains in the Alps)
The Matterhorn
An American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk.
Clara Barton
retina
Marimbas, maracas, and claves all belong to what family of musical instruments?
percussion
Who launched the literary genre of the mystery story with his piece titled "The Murders of the Rue Morgue"?
Edgar Allen Poe
What series of mountain ranges is located in northwest Africa, most notably Morocco and Algeria?
Atlas Mountains
An American abolitionist and political activist. Conductor of the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
What part of the brain is primarily responsible for coordination and motor control?
cerebellum
What was the name of the lively social dance that got its start at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in 1924 and originally was called the Lindy?
jitterbug
What Stephen Crane novel tells the story of a young Union soldier, Henry Fleming, during the American Civil War?
The Red Badge of Courage
Wind Cave, known for its amazing crystal formations, can be found in what U.S. state?
What 19th century American author is often referred to as the "good, gray poet"?
Walt Whitman
A lack of symmetry in the shape of the cornea is known by what eleven-letter medical word?
astigmatism
Invented in Paris in the 1890's, what daring dance saw women kick their heels up in the air revealing black-stockinged legs?
Can can
What 20th century American author won a Pulitzer Prize for the play "A Streetcar Named Desire"?
Tennessee Williams
Potomac
Name the U.S. general who commanded the U.S. Third Army during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
George Patton
What is the longest and widest single nerve in the human body?
sciatic nerve
What Italian musical term literally means "a walking pace"?
andante
What Ernest Hemingway novel tells the story of American teacher Robert Jordan who has joined the anti-fascist Loyalist army in Spain?
For Whom the Bell Tolls
What borough of New York City encompasses the neighborhood of Harlem?
Manhattan
What historical figure is sometimes referred to as the "Wittenberg Monk"?
Martin Luther
What is the name for the thick wall of muscles that separates the right side of the heart from the left side of the heart?
septum
What is the name of the period of music from about 1600 through 1750 that followed the Renaissance?
Baroque
What African-American poet and writer became famous for writing about the black experience in the U.S. in poems such as "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "Dream Variation," and "Harlem"?
Langston Huges