Do you know the difference between Zeus and Apollo?

Questions:

1. What unique world city’s airport now has non-stop flights to more countries than any other?  

2. Which U.S. president signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, leading to the infamous Trail of Tears?

3. In which country was NBA Hall of Fame Superstar Hakeem Olajuwon born?

4. Place these objects in order by their distance from the Earth: Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars.

5. What is the main difference between the mythological gods Zeus and Jupiter?

Quick Facts

George Washington was elected unanimously… twice (by the electoral college).

There are 12 publishing companies that rejected J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone before Bloomsbury U.K. finally accepted it. 

Infinity is not a number. It is a concept.

When “Don Quixote” was published in 1605, it became an instant success in Spain and across Europe. It is often considered the first modern novel.  

Every 59,000 years the length of Earth’s day slows by one second.

Hakeem Olajuwon was a superstar soccer player at the age of 15 and was already considered for his national soccer team before he took up basketball. 

A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”

The most expensive book ever sold is Leonardo da Vinci’s “Codex Leicester.” It is 36 pages of Da Vinci’s scientific notes and drawings. Bill Gates bought it for $30.8 million in 1994, and it is in his private collection.  

Dreamt is the only word in English that ends with “mt.”

Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham” contains only 50 words. Anywhere is the only word with more than five letters and the only word with more than one syllable.

Answers:

1. Istanbul International Airport. Istanbul is the only city that spans two continents and is only 500 miles to Africa.

2. Andrew Jackson, who is on the $20 bill (About 15,000 Native Americans died of starvation and exposure.)

3. Nigeria (He didn’t play basketball until he was 15 but started basketball for the University of Houston at age 18.

4. #1 Venus (26 million miles), #2 Mercury (57 million), #3 Sun (93 million), #4 Mars (140 million)

5. Zeus is a Greek god, Jupiter is Roman. (...and Americans know Greek mythology better.)