Another Quiz! It's about time! And a lot better that all the questions I had to answer during my vacation in Islamabad. Islamabad? No, it tastes like chicken!
Another Quiz! It's about time! And a lot better that all the questions I had to answer during my vacation in Islamabad. Islamabad? No, it tastes like chicken!
Question #1:
The US army had its beginnings in 1775 when George Washington was named commander in chief of the Continental Army. When a soldier moves up in rank what is the one thing he can no longer have?
The ancient Greeks made the first mention of the Celtic peoples, naming them Keltoi. What do you get when you cross an ancient Greek with an ancient Celt?
The Germanic tribes invaded Rome in the 5th century AD. What were Roman citizens told to do in case of a terror attack?
After the Romans left Britain the Celtic inhabitants had to contend with the Anglos, the Saxons and the Jutes. What Germanic tribe with warm feet invaded Britain?
The US national anthem was written by Frances Scott Key in 1814 during the British bombing of Fort McHenry. What is the name of the Latino man immortalized in the US National Anthem?
Oklahoma is one of the southern states to be infested by the boll weevil. There was severe damage from the years 1906 to 1909. In the next few years the infestation was not as destructive. What was this known as?
Luciano Pavarotti made his US debut in Miami, Florida in 1965. What was this for Pavarotti?
Marco Polo journeyed to China to further trade between East and West. What was the name of the dwarf medieval explorer who also traveled to Asia?
What did the Irish say to the Vikings who scribbled graffiti over their monastery walls?
What might President Clinton have been singing after he allowed US missile secrets to China?
(The last two answers needed an apostrophe, which conflicts with the two that are needed for the form.)