12current eventsNapoleon was forced to step down as emperor of France as a result of a disastrous military campaign in the winter of 1812, in which country?Show AnswerShare
13current eventsused web: BONUS: The first time humans ever saw "it" was 1959, when a Russian satellite first photographed it. What was it?Show AnswerShare
12current eventsOn May 18, 1980, this mountain in the Pacific northwest erupted after being dormant for 123 years. Which mountain is it?Show AnswerShare
4current eventsLegend has it that this modern tradition began in 1927 when movie star Norma Talmadge accidentally stepped in something. What is the tradition?Show AnswerShare
9current eventsWhich of these events occurred FIRST: the computer chip was patented, the Berlin Wall was erected, the birth control pill was OK'd by the US Food and Drug AdministrationShow AnswerShare
1current eventsWhat is the two word name for the moment around September 21 of each year when day and night are approximately equal in length?Show AnswerShare
2current eventsIn 1783, the French brothers Montgolfier helped people go where no one had gone before, when they invented what?Show AnswerShare
18current eventsBy now, up to 20 U.S. states and three foreign countries have already sued tobacco firms or are planning to do so. What was the first state (in May, 1994) and first city (May, 1996) to do this?Show AnswerShare
17current eventsWhat is the biggest holiday of the year for florists in this country?Show AnswerShare
8current eventsThe next Olympics will be held in two years, winter style, hosted by which city?Show AnswerShare
9current eventsOne of the cities flooded by Hurricane Fran was the place in West Virginia where the militant abolitionist John Brown, who sought to free the slaves by military force, seized a federal arsenal in 1859. Which city?Show AnswerShare
8current eventsWhat 1973 supreme court decision ruled that state laws restricting abortion violate women's right of privacy?Show AnswerShare
3current eventsIn 1995, Shannon Faulkner enrolled in, but then withdrew from, which formerly all-male military academy in South Carolina?Show AnswerShare
11current eventsBONUS: According to the World Health Organization, the most polluted city in the world is which very industrialized city in a southern European country?Show AnswerShare
14current eventsThe set of international rules agreed upon by almost all countries of the world, providing for wartime protection of civilians, the sick, and wounded, even prisoners, were named for the city where they were signed in the 19th century. What is this set ofShow AnswerShare
