Classic Children's Lit

This children's story begins with a young farm girl saying to her mother, "Where's Papa going with that ax?"

Charlotte's Web

2/3 correct responses

Nature

The propagation of oak trees depends on the lousy memories of these animals

Squirrels

3/3 correct responses

Entertainment Awards

In 1998 she became the only woman to win an Oscar & an Emmy for Lead Actress in the same year

Helen Hunt

0/0 correct responses

Native Americans

A Pennsylvania city, a canal & a Great Lake are named for this tribe

The Erie

5/5 correct responses

State Name Origins

3 of the 4 states whose names come from the first names of European kings

Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina (Latin for Charles)

a bunch of partial answers, and 1 complete

Shakespeare

Tho Shakespeare wrote many plays about kings, she is the only title character who is a queen

Cleopatra

3/4 correct responses

No.1 Songs

"The Twist" & this seasonal favorite from 1942 are the only 2 records to re-enter the charts & return to No. 1

White Christmas

0/3 correct responses

Business and Industry

On July 16, 1995 this company made its first sale, a science textbook

Amazon

3/4 correct responses

What Happens in Vegas

Much of this 2001 movie remake was filmed at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas

Ocean's Eleven

5/5 correct responses

U.S. States

It's the only state whose name & capital city both consist of 2 words

New Mexico (Santa Fe)

3/4 correct responses

Children's Literature

This one-word name is derived from the fact that the character used to sit among the ashes

Cinderella

3/4 correct responses

The U.S. Population

With about 5 people per square mile, it's the most sparsely populated of the lower 48 states

Wyoming

2/5 correct responses

Vice Presidents

He served as vice president for the shortest length of time: one month

John Tyler

2/2 correct responses

Historic Dates

It's reported that on this date King George III wrote in his diary, "Nothing of importance happened today"

July 4, 1776

3/3 correct responses

The Planets

It's the densest of the planets in our solar system & the only one not named for a deity

Earth

4/4 correct responses

Sports

On Jan. 15, 1892 the first rules for this sport were published in the Triangle, the Springfield, Mass. YMCA newspaper

Basketball

3/3 correct responses

The Supreme Court

Charles Evans Hughes was appointed to the court by this man whom he later succeeded as Chief Justice

William Taft

1/1 correct response + 2 cheaters

Animals

Because of the requirements in pumping blood to its brain, it has the highest blood pressure of any living animal

Giraffe

6/6 correct responses

Business and Industry

Bluelight.com is the internet shopping site of this retail chain (question from 2001)

KMart

4/4 correct responses

Actors and Plays

Robert Armin played the role of the fool in "As You Like It", in "Twelfth Night" & in this tragedy 1st published in 1608

King Lear

1/1 correct response

Fictional Animals

The name of this character, introduced in 1894, is from the Hindi for "bear"

Baloo

3/4 correct responses