Cartography
Who created the first keyed map?
The Babylonians
What is the Latin root word meaning "teeth"?
"Dent"
What branching respiratory organs are located on the side of fish heads?
Gills
What board game makes you remove parts of the body?
Operation
What is the name of the river that runs through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado River
What is the line of 0 degrees N/S called?
The Equator
When someone calls something a "Magnum opus", what are they calling it?
A great work
What is the difference between a shark tail and a whale tail?
Shark tails are vertical, whale tails are horizontal
How much money do you start with in Monopoly?
$1500
What US state has the British flag (Union Jack) on its state flag?
Hawaii
Latitude lines are also commonly referred to as what?
Parallels
Latin for "Seize the day!"
Carpe Diem!
Baby manatees suckle off of the mammary gland located where on a manatee?
The armpit
What board game was invented in the year 1000 AD?
Checkers
Which letters in Scrabble have a value of 10 points
(2 Answers)
Q and Z
Longitude lines run N/S or E/W?
N/S
"I came, I saw, I conquered"
What marine mammal has a brain that is 25% larger and more complex than a human?
Dolphins
What game do you get an advantage for having an expansive vocabulary?
Scrabble
Who played Jack Dawson in the movie "Titanic"?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Maps changed from showing empires to showing ______ after Christopher Columbus's expedition to America
Countries
What 3 Latin phrases appear on a one dollar bill?
"Annuit Coeptis," meaning "God has favored our undertakings," is located above the pyramid.
"Novus Ordo Seclorum," meaning "a new order of the ages," is positioned below the pyramid.
"E Pluribus Unum," meaning "Out of many, one," is inscribed on the eagle's banner.
What seal can weigh over a ton and has a large nose that gives it its namesake?
The Elephant Seal
Which piece on a chessboard moves in an L-shape?
Knight
"For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction." - Which of Newton's Laws says this?
The third law of motion