What famous American women are associated with the following places in New York State and why are they important?
Seneca Falls
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Called the first women’s rights convention here in 1848.
Homer
Amelia Jenks Bloomer.
Was born here. Was editor of Lily, a paper devoted to women’s rights and temperance. She wore a short skirt and full trousers whenever she lectured, and they became known as the Bloomer costume or bloomers.
Rochester
Susan B. Anthony.
Led a group of women to the polls here in 1872 to test the right of women to vote. She was arrested, tried, and sentenced to a fine.
Auburn
Harriet Tubman.
One of the most successful conductors of the underground railroad, she lived here for many years.
How many quarters in twenty dollars?
Eighty
If one man can paint an eight feet by twelve feet wall in a half hour, how long would it take three men to paint a wall that is eight feet by twenty-four feet?
Twenty minutes
A masterpiece by the artist Rembrandt was recently stolen from a museum in his native country. What is that country?
The Netherlands
What is its capital?
Amsterdam
Name the parts of the human eye in the order that light reaches them.
Cornea, aqueous humor, pupil of iris, vitreous humor, retina
Name the famous fathers of:
Queen Elizabeth I of England.
King Henry VIII
Esau and Jacob
Isaac
Alexander the Great
Philip of Macedon
Our country
Name the tribe associated with each of the following Native American leaders and name a major accomplishment of one.
Sequoyah
Cherokee.
Created a system for writing the Cherokee language, the giant tree, sequoia, is named for him.
Tecumseh
Shawnee.
Great organizer and leader, was made a brigadier general by the British in the War of 1812.
Osceola
Seminole.
Resisted the removal of Native Americans to the West.
Geronimo
Apache.
Led a group of followers into Mexico resisting resettlement of his group to an arid reservation.
What is the origin of the phrase, “to meet one’s Waterloo” and what does it mean?
Napoleon’s last battle was at Waterloo in Belgium. He was defeated by the Duke of Wellington in 1815.
To meet one’s Waterloo means to suffer a resounding defeat.
What is SONAR an acronym for?
SOund NAvigation Ranging: using sound waves for locating submerged objects and for communication with submarines.
Who was the first president to live in the White House?
John Adams
What is the waste product of photosynthesis?
Oxygen
Name the three major food groups.
Proteins, carbohydrates, fats
Who was the first Spanish explorer to reach Florida?
Ponce de León