In 1928, teen girl made flight history

On October 21, 1928, 17-year-old aviator Elinor Smith flew her Waco biplane under the four bridges that span New York City’s East River. That bit of daredevil flying (by a teenage girl, no less!) made her a national celebrity. She went on to set endurance and altitude records for female fliers, and in 1934 she became the first woman to have her photo on a Wheaties box.

Among Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s best-known works is the interlude called “The Flight of the...” what? A) Bumblebee

B) Conchords

C) Hummingbird

D) Valkyries

Answer: The two-minute “Flight of the Bumblebee” is among Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s best-known compositions.

Old Faithful is very popular geyser

There are more than 300 geysers in Yellowstone National Park including “Old Faithful,” which is the one most park visitors want to see. Old Faithful is awfully famous, but you could argue that the best-known geyser in the world is Geysir in Iceland. Its name comes from the Icelandic word “geysa” meaning “to gush,” and it’s the source of the English word “geyser.”

Artist Marco Evaristti was fined for doing what to a geyser in Iceland? A) Dyeing it pink

B) Dynamiting it

C) Swimming in it

D) Wrapping it in cellophane

Answer: Marco Evaristti was fined for turning the Strokkur geyser pink with food coloring.

Dark Hedges gets some GOT love

The Dark Hedges is an avenue of beech trees planted in the 18th century in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. As the trees grew they formed a weird, gnarled canopy that made them a tourist attraction and a natural filming location for the weird, gnarled HBO series “Game of Thrones” (specifically season two, episode one). When a storm took down some of the trees in January 2016, the wood was salvaged and carved into GOTthemed doors that have been placed on pubs, cafes and inns across Northern Ireland.

“Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin owns what type of business in Santa Fe, New Mexico?

A) Car wash

B) Hardware store

C) Movie theater

D) Restaurant

Answer: George R.R. Martin owns the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe, New Mexico.