1) Future First Lady Martha Dandridge married this man on May 15, 1750.
2) If someone awoke in Brooklyn, NY at 7:00 AM on September 14, 1752 after a ten-hour nap, when did they fall sleep?
Obvious (and incorrect) answer: September 13, 1752 at 9:00 PM. Correct answer: September 2, 1752 at 9:00 PM. Sept. 3, 1752 thru Sept. 13, 1752 were skipped in British territory. [credit: shmoel]
3) What is the reason the Staten Island bridge that is outermost from the other four boros of New York City got its name?
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4) These two brothers achieved the first manned flight.
5) What is the predominant metal in a U.S. nickel?
Obvious (and incorrect) answer: Nickel. Correct answer: Copper. The nickel is about 75% copper, 25% nickel.
6) Current U.S. coinage includes the penny (one cent), nickel (five cents), dime (ten cents), quarter (twenty-five-cents) half-dollar (fifty cents) and dollar. Has there ever been a three cent piece? If so, when was the last U.S. coin with a three on it minted?
7) Where did French’s mustard originate?
Obvious (and incorrect) answer: France. Correct answer: In the U.S. It was created by Robert Timothy French.
8) What is the U.S. capital?
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9) Which one-word salutation did Alexander Graham Bell reccomend for use when answering a phone?
Obvious (and incorrect) answer: Hello. Correct answer: Ahoy! (really!)
10) Information gathered from all points of the compass is called “News” because it has this characteristic.
Obvious (and incorrect) answer: Because it comes from all directions – North, East, West and South. Correct answer: Because the info it contains is new.
11) The two things that stick out of the sides of your head are known as this (your glasses hook over them).
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12) Scotch Tape’s country of origin.
13) Who is in the first photo of a human being on the moon?