What country gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 1884?
France
What are the only mammals with wings?
Bats
What is a dog’s most developed sense?
Smell
Who is the oldest person to assume the United States presidency, having been born before four of his predecessors?
Joe Biden
What novel by Mary Shelley is often considered the first science fiction novel?
Frankenstein
The Spanish Inquisition attempted to maintain the dominance of which religion?
Catholicism
Which planet is CLOSEST to the Earth?
Mercury
How many bones do sharks have in total?
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
James Madison
When referring to an establishment that sells alcoholic drinks, what is the word “pub” short for?
Public House
Wyoming Territory was the first to grant women the right to vote in what year?
A) 1700
B) 1832
C) 1869
D) 1904
C) 1869
What is the only letter that doesn’t appear in the periodic table?
J
What flying animal was successfully trained to tell the difference between Monet and Picasso?
Which four presidents are on Mount Rushmore?
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt
What is the highest-grossing movie of all time?
Avatar (surpassing Titanic)
The Samurai were warriors in which Asian country?
Japan
Where is the world’s most active volcano located?
Hawaii
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3
Which president had the middle name Milhous?
Richard Nixon
What is the name of the French author who wrote the book Around the World in Eighty Days?
Jules Verne
What was the name of the research ship Charles Darwin traveled with?
The Beagle
Just like fingerprints, what other part of your body has a unique print on it?
Tongue
What object does a male penguin often gift to a female penguin to win her over?
Name the four US presidents who were assassinated while in office.
Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy
Who is sometimes called “the father of modern linguistics” and believed the rules for language acquisition are innate rather than learned?
Noam Chomsky