Weekly game

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1. The original list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World included the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Some believe they were built by a queen, but credit is usually given to whom? Answer: (One Word)

2. In 1919, 21 people in Boston died during a flood. However, water was not the substance that caused the flood. Name the substance. Answer: (One Word)

3. Crawford Goldsby was a member of the notorious Cook Gang. William (Bill) Cook gave him a nickname by which he is better known. What was this nickname? Answer: (Two Names)

4. The first Greenpeace crew chartered a fishing vessel in 1971 to protest nuclear testing at what island? Answer: (One Word)

5. The first child born in the White House also holds the distinction of being the grandchild of a U.S. President. Name the child. Answer: (First and last name)

6. What is the name of the Texas nightclub in which most of the movie 'Urban Cowboy' was filmed? Answer: (One Word)

7. What was the name of the Sherpa guide who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary when he climbed Mt. Everest in 1953? Answer: (Two Words)

8. The leading female singer in an opera is referred to as what? Answer: (Two Words)

9. During the 1968 presidential election, what comedian is credited with saying 'If nominated, I will not run, if elected, I will not serve?' Answer: (First and last name)

10. This 1960 Olympic decathlon winner also became a hero after he took the gun away from a very famous assassin. Name the Olympic hero. Answer: (One Word)

11. What South American capital city shares its name with a legume? Answer: (One Word)

12. What part of the cinnamon tree is used to make cinnamon? Answer: (One Word)

13. Who was the maternal grandmother of Kaiser Wilhelm II? Answer: (Two Words)

14. In a deck of cards, all four Kings have beards, but only three of them also have a mustache. Name the King without a mustache. Answer: (One Word)

15. Three Italian nationals were accused of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Lourvre in 1911. Give us the name of the mastermind behind the henchmen's plot. Answer: (Either the name he was known by to the thieves or his real name)

16. What is the four-letter word that is the name of a Greek goddess, a part of the eye and a type of flower? Answer: (One Word)

17. Name the sculptor who created 'The Thinker.' Answer: (First and Last Name)

18. The art of tying knots in ropes or twine to make decorative items is called what? Answer: (One Word)

19. What was the nickname for the computer used by the United States for its 1952 Hydrogen Bomb project? Answer: (One Word)

20. Bud Abbott of Abbott and Costello fame, was born on Oct 6, 1897 in Asbury Park, N.J. What was 'Bud' Abbott's full name? Answer: (First, Middle and Last)