People and places
What national holiday in Mexico has picnickers munching chocolate coffins and sugar skulls?
The Day of the Dead
Who was amazed to see the moons of Jupiter through a telescope on January 7, 1610?
Galileo
What was the first word Anne Sullivan taught Helen Keller to undrstand?
Water
Who was the first major leaguer to hit 20 home runs in a calendar month, in 1998?
Sammy Sosa
What U.S. state first featured salad bars in restaurants?
California
George Washington was first inaugurated as president of the United States in which city?
New York City
What nation is prowled by 60 percent of the worlds's Tigers?
India
What was the first war the U.S. took part in that was partially financed with lottery dollars?
The Revolutionary War
What sports trophy had 2,225 names inscribed on it by 1997?
The Stanley Cup
What Julie Andrews movie was Chairman Mao's widow accused of watching every night in a 1980-81 trial?
The Sound Of Music
What was the first U.S. state to ban gambling, in 1909?
Nevada
What added ingredient keeps confectioners' sugar from clumping?
Corn Starch
What empire's end resulted in teh creation of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Transjordan and Palestine?
The Ottoman Empire
What day of the year are all racehorses considered to turn one year older?
January 1st
What was the only thing Elvis Presley loved according to an employee of 26 years?
Eating
in which country would you dine from a Smorgasbord?
Sweden
What Connecticut town was the first case of Lyme disease diagnosed in?
Lyme
What Make of car did a retired race driver named Enzo unveil in 1947?
The Ferrari
What nation wan the most medals in 1936, when the Olympics were held in Berlin?
Germany
What Pop singer named her daughter Lourdes?
Madonna
What U.S. state is the seventh largest economic power in the world?
California
What lifesaving technique did a Cincinnati thoracic surgeon give the world in 1974?
The Heimlich Maneuver
Who was voted out of office by his own Grand Coucil of Fascism in 1943?
Benito Mussolini
What two hoopsters were called "The Mauler" and "Rodzilla" in a 1998 wrestling match?
Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman
What was the only crossing point at the Berlin Wall open 24 hours a day?
Checkpoint Charlie