American History
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
Who first invented writing?
What is the hardest known natural material?
Diamonds
What is five to the power of zero?
One
Author Nathaniel Hawthorn, who wrote The Scarlett Letter is known for writing in what genre?
What was the first university in the United States?
Harvard
In 1922, excited explorers found the tomb of which famous ancient ruler?
King Tut
Where is the world’s most active volcano located?
Hawaii
Can Pi be written as a fraction?
No
What popular Disney movie, with Julie Andrews as the “practically perfect” nanny, was originally a novel written by P. L. Travers?
Mary Poppins
What amendment gave American women the right to vote?
19th
What famous bike race was first held in France in 1903?
Tour de France
True or false: sound travels faster in air than in water.
False
What number doesn’t have its own Roman numeral?
Zero
To Kill A Mockingbird, a classic of modern American literature about the South which won the Pulitzer Prize was written by whom?
Harper Lee
What is the longest river in the United States?
Missouri River
Which group of people once ruled Norway?
The Vikings
This jungle animal, when in groups, is referred to as an ambush. What kind of animal is this?
Tigers
An improper fraction is always greater than what number?
One
What famous American author wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer?
Mark Twain
What was the first city in the US to host the Olympics?
St. Louis, Missouri
How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she became queen?
27 years old
This part of the brain deals with hearing and language.
Temporal Lobe
What number is twice the sum of its digits?
18
Who wrote the political satire also loved as a children’s book titled Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland?
Lewis Caroll