Washington DC

Unveiled in 1923, the statue seen here of this man is located on the south side of the Treasury Building.

Alexander Hamilton

State Capitals

In the continental United States, this city is the southernmost state capital

Austin

The 7 Ancient Wonders

The oldest of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, they're also the only ones still standing today

Pyramids at Giza

Animals

There are only 3 of these animals in U.S. zoos: a 28-year-old in D.C.'s National Zoo & 2 younger ones in San Diego

pandas

Brandes

This brand's airtight seal, introduced in 1946, was patterned after the inverted rim of a paint can

Tupperware

Academy Award Nominations

2nd only to Walt Disney's 59, this composer's 45 nominations include the "The Towering Inferno" & "Saving Private Ryan"

John Williams

The U.S. Population

With about 5 people per square mile, it's the most sparsely populated of the lower 48 states (question from 2008)

Wyoming

The Theatre

The inspiration for this 1913 play was taken in part from the life of an Edwardian philologist named Henry Sweet

Pygmalion

The Oscars

He's the only person over 70 years of age to win a Best Director Oscar

Clint Eastwood

Renaissance Authors

In the 16th century he wrote, "Whoever wishes to found a state…must start with assuming that all men are bad…"

Machiavelli

Science

Martin Klaproth named uranium after Uranus & this element after Uranus' children

Titanium

On the Globe

Moving west from Canada, the next 3 countries through which the Arctic Circle passes

U.S., Russia, Finland

Vocabulary

This term for a sudden piece of good fortune literally refers to fruit blown to the ground

windfall

U.S. States

After Rhode Island & Delaware, it's the next smallest state in area

Connecticut

Anatomy

The petrous temporal bone, the hardest in the body, encases the delicate structures of this organ

Inner ear

Greek Mythology

Ariadne got the ball of twine that she gave to Theseus from this man before his flight from Crete

Daedalus

U.S. Cities

A city with this name is the most populous city in both Maine & Oregon

Portland

English Spelling

There are at least 50 common exceptions to the rule expressed by this popular rhyming mnemonic couplet

I before E except after C

The Auto Industry

This automaker's trademark symbolizes the 3 places where its engines were used: land, air & water

Mercedes Benz