Colonial Times
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania and what religious group did he belong to?
William Penn, Quaker
Who was the first to use scarecrows?
Egyptians
What "D" book of the Bible exhorts: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified"?
Deuteronomy
Where did pancakes originate from?
The first mention of the yummy food was found in Ancient Greece, where a poet described having warm pancakes.
Known as the hottest ticket on Broadway for years after its 2015 debut, what musical, penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda, was loosely based on a biography written by Ron Chernow?
Hamilton
New York used to be known as?
New Amsterdam
Who used the first known vending machines?
Romans
Costa Rica is the only sovereign nation in the Americas with what branch of Christianity as the official religion?
Catholicism
What is the French word for pancake?
Crêpe
Of all the “Romeo and Juliet” Broadway rip-offs, the most famous is what Hudson-adjacent drama that features Tony and Maria’s love in the context of a teenage street gang war?
West Side Story
What was the name of the boundary that separated the Middle Colonies from the Southern Colonies?
Mason-Dixon Line
The Mesopotamians is associated with the earliest known written complaint from a customer for what?
A defective shipment of copper
Mary Barrett Dyer was a martyr that was hanged in Boston in 1660 because of her staunch commitment to what "friendly" religious group?
The Quakers
The record of pancake flips in one minute is?
140
“I Dreamed a Dream,” “One Day More,” and “Do You Hear the People Sing?” are three of the most famous musical numbers from what Broadway musical set in early 19th-century France?
Les Misérables
People of what European country first settled New York?
Netherlands
Which civilization is credited with the earliest known use of a flushing toilet?
Indus Valley Civilization
The Rolling Stones' iconic Hot Lips logo was inspired in part by Kali, a Goddess and figure of feminine power in what religion?
Hinduism
Pancake day’s name comes from the word ‘shriving’, which means what?
Shriving means to listen to someone’s sins and then forgive them!
Ending its run in 2023, Hugh Jackman’s revival of what musical included such notable show tunes as "(Ya Got) Trouble," "Seventy-Six Trombones," and “Shipoopi?”
The Music Man
Which of the 13 colonies was originally settled by Swedes?
Delaware
Name one of the three ancient civilization that had an early form of a police force.
Egypt, Rome, China
In what religion is a book of the dead called the "Bardo Thodol" read to the dying to help them prepare for a favorable rebirth?
Buddhism
In a town south of the UK where they celebrate pancake day by doing what?
Holding races with pancakes and pans in the town square! Olney is a market town in Buckinghamshire where pancake day is said to have started in 1445. The racing tradition started after a woman ran to church midway through making pancakes with her pan still in her hand!
What famous Nebraskan got his start in show business dancing with his sister Adele? After working in vaudeville, they first performed on Broadway in 1917. He later had an extensive film career.
Fred Astaire