BESIDES CHRISTMAS, WHAT TWO HOLIDAYS
GENERATE THE MOST MONEY IN THIS
COUNTRY?
HALLOWEEN AND VALENTINE’S DAY
WHICH ANIMAL HAS THE LONGEST LIFE-SPAN?
THE GIANT TORTOISE
IN THE "WIZARD OF OZ," WHAT WAS
DOROTHY'S LAST NAME?
GAYLE
SCIENTISTS BELIEVE BIRDS CAN DREAM
ABOUT…
SONG THEY SING DURING THE DAY
WHAT ANIMAL HAS KILLED MORE PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT HISTORY THAN HAVE DIED IN ALL
WARS COMBINED?
FLEAS
WHICH NFL TEAM IS THE FIRST TO WIN 3
SUPER BOWLS?
THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. THEY WON SUPER
BOWLS IX, X, AND XIII.
IN TERMS OF NUMBER OF GOLD OR PLATINUM
RECORDS FOR RECORDED MUSIC, SINGLES OR
ALBUMS, WHAT ARE THE THREE ALL-TIME
LEADING PERFORMER OR GROUPS?
ELVIS PRESLEY—110
BEATLES—41
ROLLING STONES--39
WHAT WORD DO THESE ALL HAVE IN COMMON?
MUSIC, PRISONS, AND SOAP?
BARS
SCIENTISTS BELIEVE THERE IS ONE ANIMAL
THAT IS IMMUNE TO EVERY DISEASE,
INCLUDING CANCER. WHAT IS IT?
SHARKS
IN 1866 THIS PERSON INVENTED DYNAMITE,
AND WHEN HE DIED IN 1896, LEFT HIS $9
MILLION FORTUNE TO BE GIVEN AWAY EACH
YEAR AS PRIZES. WHO WAS HE?
ALFRED NOBEL
WHICH SWEET TREAT WAS INTRODUCED IN
1932 AND NAMED AFTER FIGURES FROM
LITERATURE?
THREE MUSQUETEERS
THE TITLE OF A BOOK ABOUT CHARLES
MANSON WAS TAKEN FROM THE TITLE OF A
BEATLES SONG. WHAT WAS IT?
HELTER SKELTER
OF THE 50,000 DEATHS CAUSED BY SNAKEBITE
WORLDWIDE EACH YEAR, WHICH SPECIES IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOST?
THE ASIAN COBRA (ALSO KNOWN AS THE
INDIAN COBRA)
EXTENDING ALMOST 2800 KM (1700 MILES),
THE DARLING RIVER IS THE LONGEST RIVER OF
WHAT COUNTRY?
AUSTRALIA
THE SECOND LARGEST STATE, TEXAS; IS IT
MORE OR LESS THAN HALF THE SIZE OF
ALASKA?
LESS
ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY, CANCER IN WHICH PART OF THE BODY
HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING SUBDUED?
HIGHEST SURVIVAL RATE: THYROID GLAND 90%
WHICH TWO LETTERS HAVE THE HIGHEST
POINT VALUE IN THE GAME OF SCRABBLE?
Q / Z 10 POINTS
WHO INVENTED THE MAGNETIC COMPASS: THE
CHINESE, THE ITALIANS, THE GERMANS, OR THE
AMERICANS?
CHINESE
A SYNDICATED TV SHOW IS ONE WHICH IS
SOLD DIRECTLY TO LOCAL STATIONS TO BE
BROADCAST AT ANY TIME. WHAT IS THE
HIGHEST-RATED SYNDICATED TELEVISION
SHOW?
WHEEL OF FORTUNE
CD-ROM, A POPULAR MEANS OF STORING TEXT,
MUSIC, AND VISUALS, IS AN ABBREVIATION FOR
WHAT?
COMPACT DISCD READ ONLY MEMORY
IN 1910, THE US CONGRESS PASSED THE
MANN ACT, MAKING IT ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE
TO TRANSPORT ACROSS STATE LINES, FOR
IMMORAL PURPOSES, ... WHAT ...?
A FEMALE
CAN YOU NAME THREE PROVINCES OF CANADA
WHICH DO NOT HAVE LAND BORDERS WITH
THE USA?
NEWFOUNDLAND
NOVA SCOTIA
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
WHICH IMPORTANT HISTORICAL FIGURE WAS
NICKNAMED “THE LITTLE CORPORAL”?
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE 1769-1821
HOW DID SOCRATES COMMIT SUICIDE?
BY DRINKING POISON HEMLOCK
WHAT CITY DUG THE FIRST SUBWAY?
LONDON
WHICH CITY IS THE ONLY ONE LOCATED ON
TWO CONTINENTS?
INSTANBUL
WHAT IS THE ONLY MAMMAL WITH FOUR
KNEES?
THE ELEPHANT
WHAT WERE THE FIRST WORDS EDISON SPOKE
INTO THE PHONOGRAPH HE HAD JUST
INVENTED?
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
WHAT IS MISS PIGGY’S SURNAME?
LEE
WHAT LANGUAGE WAS LEFT UNPUNCTUATED
UNTIL THE MODERN AGE?
JAPANESE
WHAT OCCUPATION WAS LISTED ON AL
CAPONE’S BUSINESS CARD?
USED FURNITURE DEALER
WHICH U.S. PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST TO BE
BORN IN A HOSPITAL?
PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER
WHICH U.S. PRESIDENT WAS THE LAST TO BE
BORN OUTSIDE OF A HOSPITAL?
PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W. BUSH
WHICH IS THE MOST POPULAR MONTH TO GET
ENGAGED?
DECEMBER
WHICH ANIMAL HAS THE LARGEST EYEBALLS?
THE GIANT ATLANTIC SQUID
WHICH AUTHOR HAS HAD THE MOST BOOKS,
SHORT STORIES AND IDEAS CONVERTED INTO
MOVIES?
STEPHEN KING
WHO RECEIVED THE FIRST EVER GRAMMY
AWARDED FOR “BEST RAP PERFORMANCE” IN
1989?
WILL SMITH
WHICH U.S. PRESIDENT WAS THE FIRST TO
VISIT ALL 50 STATES?
PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON
BECAUSE METAL WAS SCARCE, WHAT
MATERIAL WAS USED TO MAKE OSCAR
AWARDS DURING WORLD WAR II?
PLASTER
WHAT DID THE EARLY ROMANS USE FOR
TOOTHPICKS?
PORCUPINE QUILLS
WHAT COUNTRY IS NAMED AFTER A NATIVE
WORD MEANING “BIG VILLAGE?”
CANADA
TO WHAT INTERNATIONAL LEADER WERE THE
KEYS TO THE CITY OF DETROIT PRESENTED IN
1980?
SADDAM HUSSEIN
WHAT WAS A GLADIATOR ARMED WITH, IN
ADDITION TO A DAGGER AND SPEAR?
A NET
WHAT GAME USES A DECK OF CARDS, A BOARD
WITH HOLES IN IT, AND SMALL WOODEN PEGS?
CRIBBAGE
WHO WAS THE FIRST SPORTSMAN TO HAVE A
BIGGER SALARY THAN THE PRESIDENT?
BASEBALL'S BABE RUTH WHO, RECEIVED
$80,000 FOR THE 1930 SEASON.
IN 1938, MUSSOLINI BANNED ALL AMERICAN
CARTOONS IN ITALY, EXCEPT FOR WHICH ONE?
MICKEY MOUSE
39,370 INCHES IS EQUIVALENT TO WHAT UNIT
OF DISTANCE?
ONE KILOMETER
IN A NON-LEAP YEAR, WHAT MONTH AND DATE
CAN BE CALLED THE EXACT "MIDDLE DAY" OF
THE YEAR?
JULY 2 - 182 DAYS BEFORE IT, 182 DAYS AFTER
IT.
WHAT UNIT OF MEASURE IS EQUAL TO 3 MILES?
A LEAGUE
CAN YOU NAME THE TWO STATES CAPITALS
WHICH CONTAIN THE ENTIRE NAME OF THE
STATE IN THEIR SPELLINGS?
OKLAHOMA CITY
INDIANAPOLIS
ABSOLUTE ZERO REGISTERS AT HOW MANY
DEGREES CELSIUS?
-273 DEGREES CELCIUS
WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED
SECURITY FEATURE IN PAPER CURRENCY
WORLDWIDE?
WATERMARKS
IT IS SAID THAT ERIK THE RED NAMED THIS
LAND INCORRECTLY ON PURPOSE, IN ORDER
TO ATTRACT VISITORS AND SETTLERS. WHICH
LAND?
GREENLAND
THE BRITISH CALL A CERTAIN GAME
DRAUGHTS. WHAT DO THE AMERICANS CALL
IT?
CHECKERS
THE CUSTOM OF FOOLING FRIENDS AND
RELATIVES ON THE FIRST OF APRIL BEGAN IN
THE LATE 1500'S IN WHICH COUNTRY?
FRANCE