2/21/24 The World from A to Z

What time did the Carnival in the Swiss city of Basle start?

• 4:00 in the afternoon

• 4:00 in the morning

• 3:00 in the afternoon

• 5:00 in the morning

Which organization has the Carnival of Basle featured on its Intangible Cultural Heritage List?

• WHO

• UNICEF

• FIFA

• UNESCO

What year does the tradition of the Carnival of Basle apparently date back to?

• 1605

• 1492

• 1820

• 1376

Which group is blamed for shooting down a US drone near Yemen?

• ISIS

• The Houthis

• Taliban

• Al-Qaeda

Which aircraft carrier was ordered to the Red Sea in response to the Houthi attacks?

• USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

• USS George Washington

• USS Abraham Lincoln

• USS Ronald Reagan

On what date did Richard Trevithick debut the first working steam locomotive?

• January 8th, 1802

• April 10th, 1805

• March 15th, 1803

• February 21st, 1804

Who received a patent for his sewing machine on February 21st, 1842?

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Edison

• John Greenough

What landmark will supposedly crumble if its ravens ever leave?

• Washington Monument

• Tower of London

• Sears Tower

• Eiffel Tower

What is the expected auction price range for the Ferrari dynamometer?

• $50,000 to $100,000

• $125,000 to $175,000

• $300,000 to $350,000

• $200,000 to $250,000

What year did Ben Hum switch his pickup truck for an e-cargo bike?

• 2020

• 2019

• 2022

• 2021