Weekly game

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What 16th century Dutch family was known for mapmaking abilities and innovations to the printing press? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

2. What is the psychosis in which victim believe themself to be animals, namely a wolf? Answer: (One Word)

3. What aquatic sport does a 'wet bob' pursue during Eton's summer term? Answer: (One Word)

4. Who was the first person to sail around the world under the United States flag? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

5. What word did the settlers of the Roanoke Island Colony leave carved in a tree as the clue to their disapperance? Answer: (One Word)

6. What is the common term for one cubic decimeter? Answer: (One Word)

7. What was Harrison's chronometer used to measure during 18th century voyages? Answer: (One Word)

8. Who did Henry VIII have beheaded for adultery and witchcraft, along with her wolfhound? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

9. Who gave a speech on July 4th, 1939 claiming himself to be the luckiest man on earth? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

10. What present day US state was referred to in the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783 as Providence Plantations? Answer: (Two Words)

11. What is a group of ostriches called? Answer: (One Word)

12. What is the name of the KC-135 used by NASA to train astronauts for zero gravity? Answer: (Two Words)

13. Who are eligible for the Dickin Medal for Valor? Answer: (One Word)

14. What nation exploded its first nuclear device in the Rajasthan Desert in 1974? Answer: (One Word)

15. What military leader died from a nosebleed on his wedding night in 453? Answer: (One Word - Name)

16. What aquatic animal do Detroit Red Wing fans throw on the ice? Answer: (One Word)

17. What number do you get when you adding the opposite sides of a die? Answer: (Number)

18. Who wrote Meteorologica, popularizing that name for the study of weather? Answer: (One Word - Name)

19. In his first civilian job, who fullfilled his annual IBM sales quota in just 19 days? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

20. Les Paul is famous for his innovations for what instrument? Answer: (One Word)