Do you know where Ephesus is?
Questions:
1. In what present-day country is the city of Ephesus, home to several historic temples and amphitheaters?
2. Which 2010 Disney animated hit did Mandy Moore sing in?
3. In the book Pride and Prejudice, which sister does Mr. Darcy marry?
4. Of the 20 most populated U.S. cities, six are also state capitals. Name them.
5. What are the two main elements that make up our Sun?
Quick facts:
Gonzaga University is named in honor of Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, a 23-year-old Italian Jesuit seminarian who died while attending to the sick who had been forced out of their homes and onto the streets during a plague epidemic in Rome in 1591.
King Louis IX was held captive for six weeks during the 7th Crusade in 1250 until his wife could raise the equivalent of one-third of France’s economy to ransom him.
Oxford University was founded 350 years before Machu Picchu was built.
Mark Hamill’s highest-grossing film as a lead outside the Star Wars franchise was the 1978 adventure-comedy Corvette Summer, co-starring Annie Potts.
The last movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture and also be the highest-grossing film of the year was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King in 2003.
The halftime show for the first Super Bowl in 1967 featured three marching bands, including the Anaheim High School Band, Drill Team and Flag Girls.
Duke University’s Blue Devil mascot is to honor a French Alpine Mountain fighting force in World War I. (Les diables Bleus)
Lea Salonga is the only actress to have provided the singing voice for two Disney princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and Mulan (1998). The speaking voices for these characters were provided by Linda Larkin (Jasmine) and Ming-Na Wen (Mulan).
By 1920, New Mexico was the only one of the 10 westernmost U.S. states that had not granted full voting rights to women.
Answers:
1. Turkey (At different times it was also ruled by Romans, Greek, Persians and Byzantines.)
2. Tangled (She did the singing and voice work.)
3. Elizabeth Bennett (She is the second oldest.)
4. Phoenix, Austin, Columbus, Indianapolis, Denver, Oklahoma City
5. Hydrogen (74 % of mass), helium (24 %) (Hydrogen is the fuel, and helium is the product.)