What nation's citizens were 45 times as likely to have TV than hot water in 1998?
China
What's dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane better known as?
DDT
What scream star has a first name that is Dutch for snow
Neve Campbell
What sports trophy had 2,225 names inscribed on it by 1997?
Stanley Cup
What movie sees Robert De Niro get hit some 500 times?
Raging Bull
What major golf tournament has its final round played on Father's Day?
US open
What 16th century student of mathematician Ostillio Ricci went on to have Quite a career?
Galileo
What nation calls its parliament Lok Sabha?
India
What WB hit did people call a clever meld of clueless and the X-files?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
What us outfit, after investing twenty years and $20 million, stopped using psychics to gather info, in 1995?
The CIA
What human organ houses your amygdale and thalamus?
The Brain
Who has the highest regular season winning percentage for NBA coaches with at least 250 wins?
Phil Jackson
What singer sold pictures of his baby, Prince, to the National Inquirer?
Michael Jackson
What energy source provides three quarters of France's electric power?
Nuclear power
What movie has Steve Martin noting, "It's not the size of the nose that matters, it's what's in it"?
Roxanne
What was the most popular semi automatic hand gun of Nazi Germany?
Luger
What's a golfer said to have, if he is entitled to tee off first?
The honor
What car model heralded its 1998 return:
"The engine's in the front but its heart's in the same place
The Volkswagen
Beetle
What Nepalese city's name means "wooden temples"
Katmandu's
What animals killed the most workers who worked on building the Trans-Siberian Railway?
Tigers
What baseball owner dyed a sheep green-and-gold and put it out to pasture behind the outfield fence in Kansas City?
Charlie Finley
Who gave birth to Stella del Carmen Banderas in 1996?
Melanie Griffith
What country did Christopher Columbus insist Cuba was a part of?
China
What countdown deejay intones: "Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars"?
Casey Kasem
What 60 Minutes honcho is credited as being TV's "ambush" investigative reporter?
Mike Wallace
What country is the second to the U.S. in the number of pro athletes it has produced?
Canada
Who walked into the Friars Club every day for 50 years and stated, " I want a table near a waiter?
Henny Youngman
What war saw U.S. planes drop a record seven millions tons of bombs?
The Vietnam War
What was heralded in a 1944 Life ad: " From Ordinary Mold! The Greatest Healing Agent of This War"?
Penicillin
What popular NHL team's emblem depicts a goalie mask with a bill?
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim's
What are the only three nations with Jewish population of over one million?
Israel, U.S., Russia
What literary character pokes fun at his most prominent feature with: "When it bleeds, the Red Sea"?
Cyrano de Bergerac
What was the last name of the Canadian farmer who cultivated a wild apple he found on his property in 1976?
McIntosh
What Canadian team plays home games in the NHL arena with the largest seating capacity?
The Montreal Canadians
Where did Maxwell Smart hide his telephone?
His right shoe
Who placed the first telephone call to the moon?
Richard Nixon
What was Craig MacTavish the last NHL player to play without?
A helmet
Who paid a prison visit to Mehmet AL Agca, the man who had shot him, in 1983?
Pope John Paul II
Whose grandson got the first phone call from a commercial cellular system, in 1983
Alexander Graham Bell's
Whose face has graced the most Sports Illustrated covers?
Michael Jordan's
What show's character wrecked over 300 cars during its TV run?
The Dukes of Hazzard's
What country's space program became the third to send a probe to another planet, in 1998?
Japan
What word did Dan Quale devote an entire chapter to, in his book of memoirs?
Potatoe
What country features a maple leaf on its McDonald's signs?
Canada
What literary work gave Geoffrey Chaucer something to do from 1387 to 1400?
The Canterbury Tales
What two hoopsters were called "The Mauler" and "Rodzilla" in a 1998 wrestling match?
Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman
How many birthday candles were Michael Jackson and Madonna each obliged to blow out in 1998?
Forty
Name three of the official languages of the United Nations?
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, Russian.
What O-word describes oxygen with molecules that have three atoms instead of two?
Ozone.
What day of the year are all racehorses considered to turn one year older?
January 1.
What body of water is fed from the south by the Wadi Araba and from the north by the river Jordan?
The Dead Sea
What form of ID did Blue Jays rookie Marty Janzen, with no passport or driver's license, use to cross the US-Canada border?
His baseball card
What city honors its heroes with street named Bowie, Crockett and Travis?
San Antonio
What regions contribute teams to the NCAA "March Madness" final four?
East, Southeast,West, Midwest
What Stanley Kubrick movie was banned in Britain, because it spawned acts of violence?
A Clockwork Orange
What U.S. state's high altitude nearly doubles the effects of auto emissions?
Colorado's
What annoying song title did teen trio Hanson put in people's minds in 1997?
Mmmbop
What soul songstress sang at Martin Luther King's funeral and Bill Clinton's inaugural?
Aretha Franklin
What brand of Dijon mustard sold in the U.S. is actually made in Oxnard, California?
Grey Poupon
What U.S. city is considered the unofficial capital of the South?
Atlanta.
What one city must a movie play in to be eligible for an Oscar?
Los Angeles.
What race's runners refer to the noisy section along Wellesley College as the "Screech Tunnel"?
The Boston Marathon's.
What Asian nation's cremation rate is a record 99%?
Japan's.
Who was the only NBA player to score 25,000 points in fewer games than Michael Jordan?
Wilt Chamberlain.
What two months will 70% of Yellowstone's visitors choose for their vacation?
July and August.
What Caribbean nation's tourist jingle entices: "One love, one heart, let's get together and feel alright"?
Jamaica's.
What Spanish surrealist modestly titled his 1965 book Diary of a Genius?
Salvador Dali.
How many postponements did John Glenn endure before being launched into orbit in 1962? 3, 7, or 10?
10.
What served as a cowboy's wash cloth, dust mask, and water filter?
A bandanna.
What drink do Mexicans traditionally offer to deceased family members on the Day of the Dead?
Tequila.
What TV miniseries were 130 million Americans glued to in January of 1977?
Roots.
What astronaut claimed he went through more physical checks than any other?
John Glenn.
What famous cowpoke died at the age of 86, in July of 1998?
Roy Rogers.
What 19th-century company saw 16 of its riders killed during the 18 months it was in business?
The pony Express.
What body part becomes infected if you contact cholera?
The intestine.
What British royal helped Kenneth Branagh prepare for his role in Henry V?
Prince Charles.
What country caught the most flak for making "weapons of mass destruction" in the 1990s?
Iraq.
What natural note on the piano music can also be indicated as B-double flat?
A.
What U.S. state's high altitude nearly doubles the effect of auto emissions?
Colorado's.
What annoying song title did teen trio Hanson put in people's minds in 1997?
Mmmbop.
What soul songtress sang at Martin Luther King's funeral and Bill Clinton's inaugural?
Aretha Franklin?
What brand of Dijon mustard sold in the U.S. is actually made in Oxnard, California?
Grey Poupon.
What city honors its heroes with streets named Bowie, Crockett, and Travis?
San Antonio.
What regions contribute teams to the NCAA "March Madness" final four?
East, Southeast, West, Midwest.
What Stanley Kubrick movie was banned in Britain, because it spawned acts of violence?
A Clockwork Orange.
What body of water is fed from the south by the Wadi Araba and from the north by the river Jordan?
The Dead Sea.
What form of ID did Blue Jays rookie Marty Janzen, with no passport or driver's license, use to cross the U.S.-Canada border?
His baseball card.
What's the radical feminist word for history?
Herstory.
Whose skull does Hamlet wax eloquent over in Shakespeare's play?
Yorick's
Which of Shakespeare's kings cries: "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!'?
Richard III
What Shakespeare play opens with a storm at sea?
The Tempest
What continent has the fewest flowering plants?
Antarctica
What 1975 blockbuster sees Roy Scheider utter:"We need a bigger boat"?
Jaws
Who was the first Cincinnati Reds star to have his uniform number officially retired?
Johnny Bench
What did Bill Clinton mistakenly call a "former communist" nation in 1997?
China
What five-word signature line got Rodney Dangerfield into Bartlett's Familiar Quotations?
"I can't get no respect"
What western nation had more than 363 million $2 coins in circulation by 1997?
Canada
What George Harrison song did Paul report as Frank Sinatra's favorite "Lennon/McCartney" track?
Something
What's a water moccasin often called, because it's white inside its mouth?
A cottonmouth
Who's the most popular plumber in video game history?
Mario
What tenor's corpse got a change of clothes every year from 1921 to 1927 until his window opted to entomb it?
Enrico Caruso's
What group of islands was the site of Columbus' first landing in the New World?
The Bahamas
What Venetian traveler's printed journal did Columbus have to a copy of?
Marco Polo's
How many American Voyages did Christopher Columbus make?
4
What New World mammal did Columbus say resembled mermaids?
The Manatee
What habit-forming plant did Columbus find on his first New World trip?
Tobacco
Which of Columbus' three ships was wrecked off the coast of Haiti in 1492?
The Santa Maria
What San Francisco fixture is a Favorite jumping off point for an average of 14 people a year?
The Golden Gate Bridge
Who was the first solo female host of the Academy Awards ceremony?
Whoopi Goldberg
Whose last words to the firing squad he faced in 1977 were: "Let's do it"?
Gary Gilmore's
Who was primarily responsible for the record crowds at pregame batting practices, in 1998?
Mark McGwire
What turnpike was billed as the "Ninth Wonder of the World" When it opened in 1940?
The Pennsylvania Turnpike
What was the first movie to pass the $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales?
Titanic
Who was the tallest U.S. President short of Abe Lincoln?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What do the initials in Dream works SKG represent?
Spielberg, Kaztenberg, Geffen
What river once flowed through heaven, according to Hindu myth?
The Ganges
What 's the ancient language if India?
Sanskrit
What animals head does Hindu god Ganesha boast?
The Elephant's
What's the only property an orthodox Hindu woman can own?
Jewelry
Who won a record 525 electoral voted in a U.S.preseidential election?
Ronald Reagan
What do you call a weasel whose coat turns white during the winter?
an Ermine
What wide receiver title his autobiography just give me the damn ball?
Keyshawn Johnson
What 1993 Cy Young winner became the singing, guitar-playing frontman for the band stick figure?
Jack McDowell
What is the name of the portion of Highway 51 South that runs in front of Graceland?
Elvis Presley Boulevard
What Bob Dylan song did the Rolling Stones start performing in the 1990's?
Like a Rolling Stone
What politician introduced the expression, " Black Power" in a 1966 speech at Howard University?
Adam Clayton Powell
What Western Hemisphere nation's anthem had French lyrics the first time it was sung in public, in 1880?
Canada's
What Wild West figure is described on his New Mexico tombstone as "The Boy Bandit King"?
Billy the Kid
What term describes the amount of water vapor present in the air, relative to the amount that could be present?
Relative humidity
What 45-year-old former boxing champion was said to have "hands of pebble "in 1996?
Robert Duran
What country boasts the world's oldest active brewery, dating back to 1040 A.D.?
Germany
What country star drew 300,000 fans to a Central Park concert, in 1997?
Garth Brooks
What auto pioneer helped Charles Kingsford create and sell the first charcoal briquettes
Henry Ford
What 73-year-old family patriarch died after a 100-foot fall in 1978
Karl Wallenda
What's Mongolia often called to distinguish it from an autonomous region in China?
Outer Mongolia
What U.S. military base was won in the last major battle against Japan?
Okinawa
What sport does the Cynic's Dictionary define as "the primary excuse for rioting in nations other than the U.S."?
Soccer
What is the new name of the portion of highway 51 South that runs in front of Graceland?
Elvis Presley Boulevard
What Bob Dylan song did the Rolling Stones start performing in the 1990's?
Like a Rolling Stone
What politicain introduced the expression "Black Power" in a 1996 speech at Howard University?
Adam Clayton Powell
What L.A. Lakers great might have played for Chicago if the Bulls had called "tails" in a 1979 NBA coin toss?
Magic Johnson
What was the last song the Beatles recorded?
The End
What famous rapper/actor is a co-owner of F.U.B.U.?
L.L.cool J.
What rap artist collaborated with Mariah Carey and Joe to make the remix of a song clled "Thank God I Found You"?
Nas
What do the letter in F.U.B.U. stand for?
For us by us
Can you name one line of clothing by a famous musical artist?
Wu wear, Roccawear, Sean Johnson, Esco, No limit, Naughty wear
What does the ebonic term "PHAT" mean?
Pretty Hot and Tempting nice
What was Mariah Carey's most recent album Released?
Rainbow
Sports Illustrated, life Magazine and time magazine are all owner by what company?
Time Warner
Who starred in Rebel without a cause?
James Dean, Natalie Wood.
What date did James Dean die?
September 30, 1955.
Name one song that includes the name "James Dean"?
Madonna-Vouge/ Billy Joel-We didn't start the fire/ LFO-Girl on TV/ David Essex-Rock On.
Name 3 movies James Dean started in?
Rebel without a cause, East of Eden, Giant.
What is James Dean's middle name?
Byron.
Name 3 sanrio Characters?
Hello Kitty, Pochacco, Karopi, Badtz-Maro, Angel Kitty, Peckle, Pickebicke, Pippo.
Which diminutive actor was once a roommate of Michael Douglas?
Danny Devito.
What academy award winning actor was Al Gore's roommate at Harvard?
Tommy Lee Jones.
What actor had over 150 roles?
John Wayne.
Who won the most Grammy's in a year?
Michael Jackson(1984) (8 Grammy's)
Which female won the most MTV video awards in 1998?
Madonna.
What is the capital of Poland?
Warsaw.
What is Eddie Van Halen son's name?
Wolfgang.
What kind of pokemon is pikachu?
Electric mouse.
What was Ash Ketchum's first pokemon?
Pikachu.
What does Poke-Mon mean?
Pocket Monsters.
What is the evolved form of pikachu?
Raichu.
What does Digi-Mon stand for?
Digital Monsters.
What is the seventh planet from the sun?
Uranus.
What two Hungarian towns on either side of the Danube merged in 1872?
Buda and Pest.
How many hours does the average American woman spend on her feet every day?
Four.
What Beck hit from Mellow Gold became a slaker and Gen.X anthom?
Loser.
Who left his five day tenure as West Point's superintendent to lead the confederate army?
General Beauregard.
Who did Marla Maples ask," Do you love your husband? Because I do."?
Ivona Trump.
What sports venue is also known as the Bronx zoo?
Yankee's Stadium.
What does Yankee mean?
It is Dutch for cheese head.
What wise guys are inextricably linked to the phrase "Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk"?
The Three Stooges.
What major league baseball team posted a decade leading 953-657 won-lost record in the 1970's?
Cincinnati Reds.
What actor won a Cable Ace award for portraying Truman on an HBO bio?
Gary Sinise.
What three word headline did Harry Truman gloat about to reporters in 1948?
"Dewey Beats Truman".
What four-word sign raced Harry Truman's desk in the oval office?
The Buck Stops Here.
How many seasons did Babe Ruth club 54 or more homers?
4.
What date did FDR say would live in infamy?
December 7th, 1941.
What disease did FDR target in 1927 with the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation?
Polio
What ex-president attended Franklin and Eleanor's wedding?
Teddy Roosevelt.
What town's nuclear power plant spewed 100-million curies of radiation into the atmosphere in 1986?
Chernobyl's.
Who is more likely to get divorced--Gynecoligist, Psychiatrist, or Urologist?
Psychiatrist.
What country is headed by King Fahd Ibn Abdul Iziz, one of 44 sons sired by a 22-wife dad?
Saudi Arabia.
Whose 1990 fashion statement did Mr. Blackwell sum up as "Yentl's gone mental"?
Barbara Striesand.
What is the term for the brain's nerve cells?
Neurons.
What Washington Capitals goalie earned the nicknames "Ace" and "Net Detective?"
Jim Carey.
What punk rock band came from Lodi, New Jersey and originated the devil lock hair style?
Misfits
What 80's band had a one arm drummer?
Def Leppard
The hit song "Come on feel the noise" was written by this band.
Quiet Riot
How many singers did the band Van Halen have?
3
What new age band plays the "South Park" theme song?
Primus
On the latest Limp Bizkit album, What famous rapper performed with the lead singer?
Method Man
What Children's Disney TV show was Brittney Spears on?
The Mickey Mouse Club
What rapper had the hit song "Fantastic Voyage?"
Coolio
What brand name drug is most often prescribed to treat attention deficit disorder?
Ritalin
What clean-shaven 6-foot-6 star is the shortest player to top the NBA in rebounding?
Charles Barkley
What countries flag bears a red maple leaf on a white background?
Canada
Name a Canadian province in which French is the official language.
Quebec
These mountain ranges in upper New York State were the setting for many of the works of Washington Irving.
Catskill mountains
Name the Washington Irving character who falls asleep for twenty years.
Rip Van Winkle
Name the five Great Lakes.
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
Name the world's largest desert.
Sahara
Name the highest mountain in the world.
Mt. Everest
Name the second longest river in the world
Amazon
Name the largest lake in the world.
Caspian Sea
Name the suspension bridge that crosses San Francisco Bay.
Golden Gate Bridge
What did Tony Bennett leave in San Francisco?
His heart
What prepared food is called the San Francisco treat?
Rice a Roni
Where do the San Francisco Giants play ball?
3 com park
When you go to San Francisco, what should you wear in your hair?
Flowers
What is the name of the famous square in Moscow?
Red Square
What is the name of the Beijing square that was the scene of student unrest in 1989?
Tiannemen Square
Name the New York City Landmark famous for its New Year's Eve celebration.
Times Square
Irving Berlin wrote: "Give my regards to Broadway, remember me to _____ square.
Herald Square
Name the round "square" that is home to the Knicks basketball team.
Madison Square Garden
What is the name of the world wide athletic tournament held every four years?
Olympics
Name the three designations of winners for Olympic medals.
Gold, Silver, and Bronze
There are two teams with New York names and logos who play in the Meadowlands in New Jersey. Name them.
The NY Giants and the NY Jets
What is the name of the stadium at which the NY Giants and NY Jets play?
Giants Stadium
A child's toy that was used by Benjamin Franklin in an experiment to attract lightening.
Kite
An Australian Marsupial known for its hard punches and high leaps.
Kangaroo
Name the type of Eskimo canoe that completely encloses the person.
Kayak
To work dough, such as bread dough, until it is a homogenous mass.
Knead
The soldiers who fought for King Arthur and were members of his round table were...
Knights
Pneumonia
P-N-E-U-M-O-N-I-A
Pneumatic
P-N-E-U-M-A-T-I-C
Numismatist
N-U-M-I-S-M-A-T-I-S-T
Parallel
P-A-R-A-L-L-E-L
Laryngitis
L-A-R-Y-N-G-I-T-I-S
An angle that measures 90 degrees is referred to as a ___ angle.
Right
An angle that measures 34 degrees should be considered an ____ angle.
Acute
An angle that measures 110 degrees would be considered an ___ angle.
Obtuse
A circle has how many degrees?
360
The number of degrees in a triangle is equal to:
180
The Beaufort scale of wind force measures wind velocity in these units.
Knots
In cooler seasons, a strong wind can make it seem much colder outside than the temperature on the thermometer might indicate. This effect is known as _____.
Windchill Factor
Many languages use familiar Latin script for their alphabet, however this language script is known as Cyrillic.
Russian
In Russian a ruble is this.
Currency or money
What trilogy of films about the Mafia was directed by Francis Ford Coppola?
Godfather Films
What animal's 15 inch tongue allows it to graze on the tops of acacia trees?
Giraffe
What state is called the Peach State?
Georgia
What John Steinbeck novel traces the lives of the Joad family?
Grapes of Wrath
Buckminster Fuller created a synergetic-energetic form of geometry that resulted in what architectural form now found at Epcot Center.
Geodesic Dome
What is the official language of Austria?
German
Give the term that identifies a Jewish religious teacher.
Rabbi
name the bone in the leg that is the longest and strongest bone in the human body.
Femur (thigh bone)
Which 2 continents do NOT border the world's largest ocean?
Europe and Africa
Name the dominant painter of the 20th century who was born at Malaga, Spain, on October 25, 1881. He is known for his "Blue Period" Painting The Old Guitarist.
Pablo Ruiz Picasso
Name the bull that prefers to smell fragrant flowers rather than to fight in a Munro Leaf story?
Ferdinand
Which term for a kind of government is derived from the Greek for "rule of the people"?
Democracy
Name Alaska chief river, the 5th longest in North America.
Yukon river
Which term designates the period in American history following the Civil War from 1865 to 1877?
Reconstruction
Which state, nicknamed "the First State," became the first to install video cameras on school buses statewide in 1994?
Delaware
Name the geometric solid with congruent, parallel, and circular bases.
Cylinder
Identify the country whose Bay of Fundy has the tides that sometimes rise and fall more than 50 feet.
Canada
Which word from the Italian for "alone" designates a musical piece played or sung by one person?
Solo
Give the acronym for the 1993 trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.
NAFTA (North American Free trade Agreement)
Identify the group of Indians in Florida that the U.S. government forced to move west in the early 1800's.
Seminoles
Identify the smallest state in area west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Hawaii
Of hepatitis, chicken pox, AIDS, or cancer, which one is non-communicable disease?
Cancer
Which word, meaning "crude oil," completes the full name of OPEC, the organization of _______ Exporting Countries?
Petroleum
In which year, the first of the U.S. Civil War, was the first transcontinental telegram sent October 24?
1861
Identify the dense , sticky liquid in the mouth, nose, throat, and lungs.
Mucus
What is the average measure of the angels of a triangle ?
60 degrees
Which word beginning with the letter T identifies a set of 3 related novels, plays , or operas?
trilogy
Identify the American silversmith made by famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for his 1775 ride.
Paul Revere
Which planet and element are named for a god known for his speed?
Mercury
Which American was the oldest singer of both the Declaration of independence and the Constitution?
Benjamin Franklin
Arrange the following numbers in order from smallest to largest: 9/10, 7/13, 2/5, 9/19.
2/5, 9/19, 7/13, 9/10
Identify the annual award given to the author of the U.S.'s most distinguished piece of children's literature.
Newberry Medal
Which words are capitalized in the following sentence:
"During the spring, John read 3 books about French heroes of his history class"?
During, John, French
In which state did Baron von Steuben begin drilling General Washington's infantry in 1778 at Valley Forge?
Pennsylvania
Identify the flowerless plant that consists of a fungus and an alga living together as a single unit.
Lichen
Identify the Dutch painter who is known for cutting of part of his ear.
Vincent Van Gough
Name the first African-American to win the Wimbledon men's single tennis championship?
Arthur Ashe.
Spell the word used to designate the thick mucus that develops in the lungs during an asthma attack, cold, or other respiratory infection?
P-H-L-E-G-M.
Which part of the brain controls the coordination of the muscles?
Cerebellum.
Who was named chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933?
Adolf Hitler.
Does a spelunker fly airplanes, collect stamps, climb rocks, or explore caves?
Explore Caves.
In which state is Vicksburg, the river port that fell to the Union Army on July 4, 1863, after a 47-day siege?
Mississippi.
Name the balsa raft on which Thor Heyerdahl sailed to prove that Polynesians could have originated in South America.
Kon-Tiki.
What does an equestrian ride?
A horse.
What are the measures of both the complement and the supplement of an angle of 78 degrees.
12 degrees (Complement) and 102 degrees (supplement).
Which name identifies the 130 armed Spanish ships defeated by the British in 1588 in the English Channel?
Armada.
Which mineral on the Mohs Scale of hardness is the hardest at a rating of 10?
Diamond.
Identify the state where Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is set in the fictional town of St. Petersburg. - Mark Twain was also from this state.
Missouri.
Name three of the four blood types.
A, B, AB, O.
What percentage is equivalent of 7/20?
35%.
In which novel does Jo's music loving sister Beth die young and her older sister Meg marry John Brooke?
Little Women.
From which country did president Kennedy demand that Soviet missiles be removed after he set up a naval "Quarantine in 1962"?
Cuba.
Which word designates that the author of a work is unknown, as is the case with the book Go Ask Alice?
Anonymous.
Which state, called "The Silver State, " is located entirely in the pacific time zone but doesn't border the Pacific Ocean?
Nevada.
What is 500% of 30?
150.
Which Charles Dickens character asks the workhouse-master for more gruel?
Oliver Twist.
Which poetic device features the repetition of an initial sound in phrases such as "A telling tale of terror"?
Alliteration.
Which body organ supplies the blood with oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from it?
Lungs.
Which South American country has 2 capitals, one of which is Sucre?
Bolivia (its actual, but unofficial, capital is La Paz).
What name is given to a polynomial that is the sum of two terms?
Binomial.
Name the oldest permanent settlement established in the U.S. by Europeans.
St. Augustine (Florida).
Name the French king who served from 1643 to 1715.
Louis XIV.
Which element, whose symbol is Hg, does any allow called an amalgam contain?
Mercury
Name the legislative body formed in Virginia in 1619 that was the start of self-government in America?
House of Burgesses
Name the arm of the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey where many Greek islands found.
Aegean Sea
Identify the pair of organs that filter out waste products from the blood and maintain the body's salt and water balance.
Kidneys
Of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, or Mozart, which one, a child prodigy, began composing at age 5 and wrote The Magic Flute?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Name the early theory, disproved in 1668, that life can spring from nonliving matter.
Spontaneous generation
Which words designates the action taken by Congress to remove the government officials on charges of wrongdoing?
Impeachment
Name the world conqueror who according to Greek legend cut the Gordian knot with a single stroke of his sword.
Alexander the Great
How many complete presidential terms did Franklin Roosevelt serve?
3
Name the American author of the stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Washington Irving
What is the principal square root of 289?
17
Which invention brought wealth and fame to chemist Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel Prizes?
Dynamite
The name of which US state is derived from the Indian words for "Great Water" or "Father of Waters?
Mississippi
Name the American astronomer after whom an orbiting space telescope launched in 1990 is named?
Edwin Hubble
Identify the South American liberator after whom Bolivia was named.
Simon Bolivar
Name the supreme deity in Roman mythology
Jupiter
Name the famous geyser located in Yellowstone National Park.
Old Faithful
Name the Swedish capital, where all Nobel Prizes except for the Nobel Peace Prize are awarded.
Stockholm
Which word ending in "arch" means Absence of any form of political authority?
Anarchy
Name the document the king of England approved in1215 in the meadow at Runnymede.
Magna Charta (or Magna Carta)
How many lines of symmetry does a square have?
4
Which American inventor is remembered for saying, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you!"
Alexander Graham Bell
At how many degrees longitude is the Greenwich, or prime, meridian?
0 degrees
Identify the U.S. capital city that served as the first capital of the Confederacy.
Montgomery (Alabama).
Identify the fictional character whose address is 221 B Baker Street.
Sherlock Holmes
A trapezoid has bases of lengths 3 and 9. If the area of the trapezoid is 38, what is its height?
8
Which flower featured in a Vincent Van Gough painting is the state flower of Kansas?
Sunflower ( Van Gough's painting is entitled Sunflowers)
What does the discriminant tell us?
the nature of the roots of the equation.
Can you divide by zero?
no, undefined
What type of triangle has no congruent sides?
scalene
What is the square root of 25?
5
What is the cubed root of 8?
2
How many degrees in a right angel?
90
Two angels whose measures add up to 180 degrees are?
supplementary
How many square feet in a square yard?
9
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