15current eventsIn 1998, Australian Susie Maroney set a world record when she did this for 38 hours and 33 minutes. What did she do, and where did she do it?Show AnswerShare
10current eventsJanuary 1996, one of the world's most revered opera houses burned down; Verdi, Rossini, Wagner, and Stravinsky had premiered many of their works here. In which city was this fire?Show AnswerShare
19current eventsMay 14 is a national holiday in France, celebrated in honor of which woman?Show AnswerShare
11current eventsWhat modern technological advance that most of us use today, was "born" at the UCLA, in 1969?Show AnswerShare
11current eventsIn 1212 hundreds of children hoped to march from Germany to Jerusalem in the name of Christ. Most of them were sold into slavery or perished. By what two-word name do we call this historical event?Show AnswerShare
19current eventsResearchers in September 1996 found the largest one of these ever. It would take 12 pages of newspaper to print it. What was it?Show AnswerShare
5current eventsOne day every year, the San Francisco Zoo receives hundreds of prankster phone calls asking for people named Ted E. Bear, Ellie Fant, or Don Key, among others. On which day each year does this occur?Show AnswerShare
10current eventsAmerica's (and possibly the world's) first movie review was printed in 1909 in what prestigious newspaper?Show AnswerShare
8current eventsAccording to recent S.F. Chronicle, what percentage of adults in the Bay Area are married? (margin 5%)Show AnswerShare
17current eventsIn 1900, which German inventor designed and manufactured the first motorized, dirigible balloon?Show AnswerShare
11current eventsIn what year and location did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his speech: "I Have a Dream"?Show AnswerShare
11current eventsOn April 24, 1909, Harry Hillman and Lawson Roberts set the world record for this humorous athletic event, covering 100 yards in just 11 seconds. Which event?Show AnswerShare
3current eventsIn 1989, this European monarchy with 5 million inhabitants was the world's first nation to legalize gay marriages. Which country is it?Show AnswerShare
