Federer and Nadal dominated tennis

Questions:

1. On what continent are all of the 8,000-meter peaks?

2. How many three-point shots did Shaquille O’Neal make in his NBA career?

3. Why should you never use bleach to clean up urine?

4. What alcoholic drink is most associated with Russia?

5. Name the state where each of these national parks are found: Arches, Sequoia, Acadia, Mammoth Cave, Shenandoah.

Fun Facts:

More than 400 years ago, Dutch inventor Cornelis Drebbel built one of the first working submarines and navigated it beneath the River Thames. King James I of England reportedly went along for an underwater ride, which would make him the first reigning monarch to travel in a submarine.

From the 2005 French Open through the 2010 U.S. Open, either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal won an incredible 20 of 22 Grand Slam men’s singles titles. The only interruptions were Novak Djokovic at the 2008 Australian Open and Juan Martín del Potro at the 2009 U.S. Open.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial includes more than just those killed in combat. The Wall also includes eligible service members who died in the Vietnam combat zone from causes such as accidents and illness.

Thailand and neighboring Myanmar are home to Kitti’s hog-nosed bat, commonly called the bumblebee bat. Weighing only about 0.05 ounces and measuring roughly 1.2 inches long, it is the smallest bat species in the world and the smallest mammal by body length.

The University of Wyoming was open for classes in September 1887, almost three  years before Wyoming became a state in July of 1890. 

Steam locomotives were invented before bicycles. 

If someone breaks into your house at night, don’t switch on the lights. You know your house better than they do.

In the 16th century, enormous amounts of silver from mines in Bolivia poured into the Spanish Empire. The influx helped fuel widespread inflation in Europe, even as Spain repeatedly struggled with enormous debts and declared sovereign bankruptcy several times.

Answers:

1. Asia. (It also has all of the world’s 7,000-meter peaks. Aconcagua in South America is the highest mountain outside Asia at 6,967 meters, or 22,858 feet.)

2. One (Shaq’s total points in regular and postseason: 2 pointers 33,843, 3 pointers - 3)

3. Urine can produce ammonia, which reacts with chlorine bleach to create dangerous gases.

4. Vodka. (Vodka is typically distilled from fermented grains or potatoes and is commonly bottled at about 40% alcohol.)

5. Arches - Utah; Sequoia - California; Acadia - Maine; Mammoth Cave - Kentucky; Shenandoah - Virginia.