The term "Jack-o'-lantern" comes from Ireland, where some of the first vegetables they carved weren't pumpkins. What root was commonly used instead?
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
U.S. History
In 1976, Tom Miller pushed a peanut using his nose to the top of what mountain, whose view also inspired the song "America the Beautiful"?
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Geography
The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved road in the world. Over 1,000 people from what two countries died while building it?
Monday, October 28, 2013
World History
Ruling for over 72 years, what French king had a longer reign (or shine, if you like puns) than any other major European monarch?
Friday, October 25, 2013
Music
The erhu and the berimbau are both string, bowed musical instruments, but they are played differently, originated on opposite sides of the earth, and produce very different, iconic cultural sounds. From what countries did they each originate?
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Geography
Antipodes refer to two places that are directly opposite on the earth. If you drilled from Botswana, Africa to its antipodal location, what U.S. state would you be in?
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
U.S. History
The term "Yankee" originated with the Dutch Americans prior to the revolutionary war. Yankee Doodle is the official song of what U.S. state?
Monday, October 21, 2013
Geography
Once known as Zaire, what country has one of the lowest GDP, while also containing 30% of the world's diamond reserves?
Friday, October 18, 2013
General Knowledge
The vast majority of radio stations in the United States use a 3 or 4 letter call sign. What is the conventional dividing line between the stations that start with K and those that start with W?
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Geography
A Guernsey is a breed of cow that originated on a European island of the same name. In what body of water will you find the island of Guernsey?
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Inventions
Percy Spencer invented the first microwave after walking past an active radar that reacted with what food item in his pocket?
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Geography
Lake Volta is the largest reservoir (by surface area) in the world. The name of the country where it is located means "Warrior King". What African nation is it?
Monday, October 14, 2013
World History
53 member states make up the Commonwealth of Nations - mostly former British territories. How many people have served as Head of the Commonwealth?
Thursday, October 10, 2013
World History
The largest transcontinental city in the world, Istanbul, was once Constantinople. But what name did the Greeks give it before that?
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Inventions
A janitor from Ohio patented his invention of the first modern vacuum cleaner, and sold it to his cousin whose company, named after himself, became synonymous for vacuums. What company was it?
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
U.S. History
In an effort to welcome back the south, Abraham Lincoln, a republican, selected a southern democrat, Andrew Johnson, as his running mate as the Civil War was ending in 1864. What state was Johnson from?
Monday, October 7, 2013
World History
What Caribbean nation was formed after what is considered the most successful slave rebellion ever?
Friday, October 4, 2013
Flags
The flags of Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala all share a common theme from when they were all part of one nation. But that design originated from what other Latin American country?
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Current Events
The Olympic Torch for the 2014 Sochi Winter Games will be taken to what 4 extreme locations?
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
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