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1 (5) The top-secret Manhattan Project was responsible for the development of what important
strategic military weapon?
Ans. Atomic bomb
2 (10) What is litmus paper used for?
Ans. To test whether substances are acidic or alkaline.
3 (15) One of the most brilliant constellations of the night sky, its brightest stars are Rigel and
Betelgeuse. In ancient times, people called it the Mighty Hunter. What do we call it?
Ans. Orion
4 (20) Japan signed World War II surrender terms in September, 1945, on board what American
warship?
Ans. U.S.S. Missouri
5. (5) What machine using electromagnetic waves to transmit both sound and pictures was perfected
in the 1950s?
Ans. Television
6 (15) An assassination in Sarajevo led to what war?
Ans. World War I
7 (10) Vases of porcelain were popular in the ancient art of China. How do you spell PORCELAIN?
8 (15) Whose was the second party to reach the South Pole?
Ans. Captain Robert Scott's
9 (15) Crash, bang, and slurp, are all examples of words in which a sound is imitated. What is this
literary device called?
Ans. Onomatopoeia
10 (20) One of the most controversial figures in American politics, he became famous in the 1950's by
charging that Communists had infiltrated the American government. Conference hearings of his
accusations were nationally televised in 1954. Name this man.
Ans. Joseph McCarthy
11. (5) When is the sun highest in the sky?
Ans. 12:00 noon
12 (10) What biological term applies to the offspring of two organisms of different species or varieties
that are crossbred?
Ans. Hybrid
13 (15) Who was the wife of Robert Browning? Give her full name.
Ans. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
14 (10) A man who had committed murder in a Jerusalem revolt was set free from prison by Pontius
Pilate instead of Jesus, who was condemned to death. Who was this fortunate criminal?
Ans. Barabbas
15 (10) Where is your uvula: middle ear, throat, bronchial tubes, knee, or stomach?
Ans. Throat
16 (10) Mark Twain was once the pilot of what sort of vessel?
Ans. A steamboat
17 (15) What's the name of the Redskin Chief's daughter in Never Never Land?
Ans. Tiger Lily
18 (10) All these words function as both nouns and verbs except: support, advocate, fix, construct, or
inscribe?
Ans. Inscribe
19 (10) Lufthansa is the national airline carrier of what nation?
Ans. Germany
20. (5) A pound equals 16 ounces. Ten ounces is what fraction of a pound?
Ans. 5/8
21 (15) Who wrote the novel Little Women?
Ans. Louisa May Alcott
22 (10) Uncle Sam was first drawn in 1852, when Frank Bellew showed him as a tall, gaunt man with
top hat and striped pants. Later he was drawn with many of the features of one of our Presidents.
Which one?
Ans. Abraham Lincoln
23 (15) Two Minnesota doctors gained worldwide fame for their skill in medicine. They established a
famous clinic at Rochester, Minnesota. Name the brothers and you’ve named the clinic.
Ans. Mayo
24 (10) Popular among geologists is the theory that the earth's huge land masses have been slowly
moving during geologic time. What theory am I talking about?
Ans. Continental drift or plate tectonics
25. (5) Melanie weighed 135 pounds. By dieting she lost 10 1/2 pounds. How much did she weigh
after the diet?
Ans. 124 1/2 pounds
26 (20) Edmond Dantes escapes from a dungeon by sewing himself in the burial sack that was meant
for a dead prisoner. This weird escape happens in a famous novel by Alexandre Dumas. Do you know
the title of this book? ?
Ans. The Count of Monte Cristo
27. (5) Who was Maid Marian's boyfriend?
Ans. Robin Hood
28 (20) If I mentioned Augustus, Nero, Hadrian, Tiberias, Caligula, and Claudius, what would I be
talking about?
Ans. Roman Emperors
29. (5) What animals did the ancient Egyptians use to draw their chariots?
Ans. Horses
30 (15) Horses were introduced in the Western Hemisphere in 1519, by a famous Spanish
conquistador. Who was he?
Ans. Hernando Cortez
31 (5) “When the going is tough, in a brawl or battle, there is no better fighting partner than a man
from Down Under.” This remark, made by an American general during the Second World War,
referred to soldiers from what country?
Ans. Australia
32 (10) The largest civil rights organization in the United States is the N.A.A.C.P. What do these
letters stand for?
Ans. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
33 (15) What award is given each year to the nation's best college football lineman?
Ans. Outland Trophy
34 (10) “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” What is the source of this
quotation?
Ans. The Bible (I Corinthians 15)
35 (15) How many cubic feet are there in a cubic yard?
Ans. 27
36 (15) The fame of Sir Edmund Hillary rests on what feat?
Ans. He was the first to climb Mt. Everest.
37 (10) What portion of the Senate must approve any treaty before it can become binding?
Ans. 2/3
38 (20) This method of map-making represents the earth's surface as a rectangle. What's the term?
Ans. Mercator Projection
39 (10) In the sentence, “The big boy carried a squawking goose,” which word is a participle?
Ans. Squawking
40 (20) Man is a member of the biological kingdom of animals. To what biological ORDER does
man belong?
Ans. Primates
41 (10) Blood groups are given letters. What is the commonest group of all: A, B, AB, or O?
Ans. O
42. (5) Find the product of .34 and 12.61.
Ans. 4.2874
43 (10) A large supply of water stored for a community's use is called a reservoir. How do you spell
RESERVOIR?
44 (15) Tennis players vie for the Davis Cup. In Japan, what athletes compete for the Emperor's Cup
five times a year?
Ans (Sumo) wrestlers
45. (5) What is a group of cattle called?
Ans. Herd
46. (5) On August 9, 1974, he became the first president not elected to the office or to the vice
presidency. Name him.
Ans. Gerald Ford
47 (15) Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon. Who was the second?
Ans. “Buzz”
48. (5) Which ocean lies on the west side of North America?
Ans. Pacific
49. (5) What is 2 cubed?
Ans. 8
50 (20) Geoffrey Chaucer's characters made a pilgrimage to what town?
Ans. Canterbury
51. (5) How long is a decade?
Ans. Ten years
52. (5) A gigantic, destructive ocean wave is called what?
Ans. Tidal wave or tsunami
53. (5) According to a nursery rhyme that begins, “There was a crooked man,” how far did the man
walk?
Ans. A (crooked) mile
54 (20) Quote the line from Hamlet that comes just before the words, “Whether 'tis nobler in the mind
to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune . . . “
Ans. “To be or not to be: that is the question.”
55. (5) There are eleven men on a football team, nine on a baseball team. How many on an icehockey team?
Ans. Six
56 (20) Figure out the total cost of 3 1/2 pounds of meat at $1.10 a pound and 20 oranges at $0.60 a
dozen.
Ans. $4.85
57 (10) Today, Olympic winners receive gold, silver, or bronze medals. What was presented to the
winners of the original games in Greece?
Ans. Laurel or olive wreaths
58 (10) The act of “stealing” an idea from a literary source and presenting it as your own in a paper, is
called what?
Ans. Plagiarism
59 (15) How do you spell PLAGIARISM?
60. (5) What three-letter word means “the front of a ship”?
Ans. Bow
61 (15) Steam was one method of powering cars around 1900. Internal combustion was another.
What was the third method of power used then?
Ans. Electric
62 (10) Mary Chase wrote a play about a middle-aged bachelor who meets and befriends a six-foot
rabbit. Name the rabbit and you've named the play.
Ans. Harvey
63 (10) If I mentioned Upper Volta, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, what would I be talking
about?
Ans. African countries
64 (10) What was the original name of New York City?
Ans. New Amsterdam
65. (5) What products were manufactured by companies founded by Jame Ward Packard, Charles
Nash, E.L. Cord, Ransom E. Olds, and David Dunbar Buick?
Ans. Automobiles (cars)
66 (10) What insect might eat your house?
Ans. Termite
67. (5) A sneaky person is said to be “sly as a . . . “ what?
Ans. A fox
68 (10) The most frequently visited museum in the United States is located in Washington, D.C.
What is it called?
Ans. Smithsonian Institution
69. (10) What does antiquity mean?
Ans. Ancient times
70. (5) Cleopatra was a Greek by birth, but she is usually associated with what country?
Ans. Egypt
71 (15) The Periodic Table of the Elements is the common way of displaying all the chemical
elements on paper. The table was developed in 1869 by a Russian scientist. Who was he?
Ans. Dmitri Mendeleyev
72 (15) The same year that Robert F. Scott and four companions reached the South Pole, China
became a republic and the Titanic went down. What was the year?
Ans. 1912
73 (15) An attack was led by John Brown on October 16, 1859. In what Virginia city (now West
Virginia) did it take place?
Ans. Harpers Ferry
74 (20) What is the name of the imaginary, perfect land in James Hilton's book Lost Horizon?
Ans. Shangri-la
75. (5) Human beings breathe with lungs. What do fish use to breathe?
Ans. Gills
76 (15) What are the first three letters of the Greek alphabet?
Ans. Alpha, beta, gamma
77 (10) “The time has come, the walrus said, to talk of many things, / Of shoes--and ships--and sealing
wax-- / Of cabbages--and kings.” These nonsensical lines were written by Lewis Carroll in what
poem?
Ans. “The Walrus and the Carpenter”
78 (20) What is the only crime mentioned in the U.S. Constitution?
Ans. Treason
79 (10) Natural gas is measured in cubic feet; gasoline, in gallons. What is crude oil measured in?
Ans. Barrels
80 (15) Hg is the chemical symbol for what element?
Ans. Mercury
81 (10) The “tears” of what creature represent insincere grief?
Ans. Crocodile
82 (10) What is the name of the Virginia town where General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
Ans. Appomattox Court House
83. (5) Who had a wife and couldn't keep her?
Ans. Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater
84. (5) One pound is equal to 0.45 kilograms. Find the weight in kilograms of a person who weighs
160 pounds.
Ans. 72 kilograms
85 (10) Tell me what these animals have in common: the Labrador duck, the passenger pigeon, the
sabre-toothed tiger, and the great auk.
Ans. Extinction
86 (15) Many African-Americans have made contributions to scientific knowledge. Name the
botanist and chemist who found many new uses for the peanut.
Ans. George Washington Carver
87 (10) The English colony at Jamestown, Virginia, had many economic hardships, but it finally
became prosperous. What crop accounted for its prosperity?
Ans. Tobacco
88. (5) What is the name of the colorless, poisonous substance found in tobacco leaves?
Ans. Nicotine
89. (5) How do you spell NICOTINE?
90 (20) Martha owns her own candy store. She sold 200 boxes of mints today. This is 4 more than
twice the number she sold yesterday. How many did she sell yesterday?
Ans. 98
91. (5) One of the remarkable aspects of Hannibal's strategy was the use of a number of large animals
in his invasion of Rome. What animals?
Ans. Elephants
92 (20) The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one pound of water, one degree
Fahrenheit, is called a BTU. What do the letters BTU stand for?
Ans. British Thermal Unit
93. (5) The cities are Enid, Lawton, Norman, Stillwater, and Tulsa. What is the state?
Ans. Oklahoma
94 (10) Monocotyledons and dicotyledons are different classifications of: mammals, birds, insects,
plants, or beds?
Ans. Plants
95 (15) 285 is 5% of what number?
Ans. 5,700
96. (5) What is the name of Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz?
Ans. Toto
97 (20) In 1951, the greatest percentage of immigrants coming into the United States were born in
Poland. Today, the largest percentage of people immigrating into this country are from what nation?
Ans. Mexico
98 (15) Matthew 5-7 includes the sayings of Jesus known as the Beatitudes, the Golden Rule, and the
Lord's Prayer. What name is given to the speech in which these precepts are contained?
Ans. Sermon on the Mount
99 (10) Alaska was bought from Russia in 1867. From whom did we buy Florida in 1819?
Ans. Spain
100. (5) What war do you associate with the warning, “Don't fire until you see the whites of their
eyes”?
Ans. American Revolution
101 (10) An orthodontist treats what part of the body?
Ans. Teeth
102 (10) He described his experience in the book The Silent World. He was among the first to use the
bathyscaphe, and is noted as the inventor of the aqualung. Name this French underseas explorer.
Ans. Jacques-Yves Cousteau
103 (10) The famous white marble building built by Shah Jehan as a memorial to his wife, located
beside the Jumna River in Agra, India, is called what?
Ans. Taj Mahal
104. (5) Express this answer in lowest terms: 21 inches is what fraction of a yard?
Ans. 7/12
105 (10) Name the forger of Jupiter's thunderbolts, considered the blacksmith of the gods.
Ans. Vulcan
106 (10) In what state was George Washington born?
Ans. Virginia
107. (5) Who did Dr. Jekyll become, from time to time?
Ans. Mr. Hyde
108 (15) “From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs.” Who wrote this
sentence?
Ans. Karl Marx
109 (10) In the spring of 1970, students on many American college campuses protested U.S. military
involvement in Cambodia. Student demonstrations on May 4 at what university resulted in the deaths
of four Ohio students?
Ans. Kent State University
110. (5) Where is Plymouth Rock?
Ans. Massachusetts
111 (15) As a part of the 19th century effort to get rid of slavery, freed slaves were sent back to Africa
to set up a new free country. What was the country called?
Ans. Liberia
112 (10) Almost all of your food is digested and absorbed in which organ of the digestive system: is it
the stomach, the small intestine, or the large intestine?
Ans. Small intestine
113. (5) What animal is a master dam-builder?
Ans. Beaver
114. (5) The brontosaurus, the diplodocus, and the brachiosaurus are all dinosaurs which had: tiny
forelimbs, sails, horns, fins, or long necks?
Ans. Long necks
115 (10) In a sentence, what does a predicate do?
Ans. It describes the action of the subject.
116 (20) In 1929, Albert Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, was found guilty of accepting a bribe.
This event in American history is known as what?
Ans. Teapot Dome Scandal
117 (15) What is NASA’s two-word term for weightlessness?
Ans. Zero gravity
118. (5) How many 1 1/2-pound loaves of bread can be made from 9 pounds of dough?
Ans. 6
119 (5) What are candles made of?
Ans. Wax
120. (5) Name the two particles in the nucleus of an atom.
Ans. Proton and neutron
121 (15) “Give me a firm spot on which to stand and I will move the earth.” A famous Greek
mathematician is reported to have uttered quotation about the lever. Name him.
Ans. Archimedes
122. (5) What is the product of 3/4 and 6/7?
Ans. 9/14
123 (10) Define and spell MARTYR.
Ans. A martyr is somebody who dies for a cause.
124 (10) Thursday John drove 278.5 miles; Friday he drove 243.7 miles; Saturday, 386 miles; and
Sunday, 291.8 miles. What total distance did he drive those four days?
Ans. 1,200 miles
125. (5) What is the mowed area on a golf course called that lies between the tee and the green?
Ans. Fairway
126 (15) A catechism is a set of religious questions and answers. What is a cataclysm?
Ans. A disaster or catastrophe
127 (10) How do you spell CATASTROPHE?
128 (10) In what century was Hudson's Bay Company in North America founded?
Ans. 17th
129 (10) Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel started after a political quarrel with what man?
Ans. Aaron Burr
130 (15) In Greek mythology, a man and his son were imprisoned by the King of Crete. To escape,
they made two pairs of wings out of feathers and wax. They flew away, but the son fell into the sea
when the sun melted the wax on his wings. Identify this famous pair.
Ans. Icarus and Daedalus
131 (10) Change 5 3/7 to an improper fraction.
Ans. 38/7
132 (10) Mark Twain created Tom Sawyer. Who created Sherlock Holmes?
Ans. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
133. (5) How did Benjamin Franklin discover electricity?
Ans. He flew a kite in a lightning storm.
134 (20) The English language has many nouns used to describe groups of animals. For example, we
speak of a pack of wolves. Now match these nouns--colony, bed, pride, covey--with these animals-clams, lions, ants, quail.
Ans. Clams--bed, lions--pride, ants--colony, quail--covey
135 (15) A narrow current of very fast winds follows an easterly path in both the Northern and
Southern Hemispheres. These very high currents can reach speeds of more than 300 miles per hour.
What are they called?
Ans. Jet streams
136. (5) In a speech at Fulton, Missouri, in 1946, he declared, “An iron curtain has descended across
the continent.” Name this famous British statesman.
Ans. Winston Churchill
137. (5) What word means to quit working when you reach a certain age?
Ans. Retire
138. (5) In which game do you have a racquet, a net, and a shuttlecock?
Ans. Badminton
139 (5) Half-woman and half-fish makes what?
Ans. Mermaid
140 (10) What invention spelled the end of open-range cattle feeding in the American West: was it
barbed wire, the telegraph, or the Conestoga Wagon?
Ans. Barbed wire
141. (5) The Battle of Gettysburg took place during which war?
Ans. Civil War
142 (10) How much is 30 divided by 1/3, plus 10?
Ans. 100
143. (5) Which type of sentence is punctuated with a period at the end: declarative, interrogative,
exclamatory, or imperative?
Ans. Declarative
144 (10) The capital is Rabat. The largest city in Casablanca. What is the country?
Ans. Morocco
145 (10) “The woods are lovely, dark, and deep. / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go
before I sleep, / And miles to go before I sleep.” These lines are from the poem “Stopping by Woods
on a Snowy Evening.” Who wrote it?
Ans. Robert Frost
146. (5) Name the capital of Virginia.
Ans. Richmond
147 (15) In ancient civilization, this area was called “the land between the rivers.” It formed the
northeastern half of the Fertile Crescent, and today the area is part of Iraq. What was it called?
Ans. Mesopotamia
148 (20) How do you spell MESOPOTAMIA?
149 (10) Diogenes was searching for an honest man. What was Ponce de Leon looking for?
Ans. Fountain of Youth
150. (5) Until Copernicus presented his revolutionary theories in the 16th century, most people
believed that the third planet from the sun was the center of the universe. Name this planet.
Ans. Earth
151 (10) Who said, “There's a sucker born every minute”?
Ans. P. T. Barnum
152 (20) The television receiver picture tube, the oscilloscope tube, and the computer screen are all
made in the same way--with a CRT. What is a CRT?
Ans. Cathode ray tube
153. (5) In Mexico, they say Adios. In France, they say Au revoir. What do we say?
Ans. Good-bye
154 (10) What is the volume of a cube with an edge of four centimeters?
Ans. 64 cubic centimeters
155. (5) The C.I.A. is the main spy agency of the United States. What were the initials of the Soviet
Union's version of the C.I.A.?
Ans. K.G.B.
156 (10) The United States government spends a lot of money, which it raises in two basic ways. One
way is borrowing money. What is the other way?
Ans. Taxing individuals and businesses.
157 (15) How many separate sheets would you have to tear out if you wanted to remove the following
pages from a book: pages 7, 8, 12, 13, 21, and 22.
Ans. 4
158. (5) Which one of the following words is the synonym of hyperbole: (a) exaggeration, (b) climax,
(c) curve, (d) understatement, (e) expansion?
Ans (a) exaggeration
159 (15) A devastating catastrophe in California in 1906 caused a loss of a thousand lives and a
property loss of $400 million. What happened in what city?
Ans. San Francisco earthquake
160 (20) Match these grammatical terms with their grammatical properties. Terms: future perfect,
nominative, passive, subjunctive. Properties: case, mood, tense, voice.
Ans. Future perfect tense, nominative case, passive voice, subjunctive mood
161 (10) How do you spell VACCINE?
162. (5) Track and field competition includes many different events. In which event does the athlete,
after spinning his body to gain leverage, throw a smooth wooden platter having a metal rim?
Ans. Discus throw
163 (10) A clockwork machine with an upside-down pendulum beats time at a speed determined by
the position of a sliding weight on the pendulum. The object is used in music to keep a regular tempo.
What is it called?
Ans. Metronome
164 (20) It has been said that the heart of the Christian faith is summed up in John 3:16. Give me the
exact quotation of this verse.
Ans. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
165 (10) What name is given to the site of prehistoric monoliths located on Salisbury Plain in
England?
Ans. Stonehenge
166 (10) The population of Middletown was 16,000 in 1982. In one year the population increased by
800 people. The increase represents what percent of the previous year's population?
Ans. 5%
167 (20) Each time zone is centered on a meridian of longitude. How many degrees apart are they?
Ans. 15
168 (10) Finish this famous sentence, “That's one small step for a man . . .”
Ans. “ . . . one giant leap for mankind.”
169 (20) A simple organism is made up of algae and fungi cells living together. It is found in arctic
and tundra regions. Its main living spaces are rocks and trees. What is it called?
Ans. Lichen
170. (5) Dutch gardeners produce 2,000 different varieties of what flower?
Ans. Tulip
171 (20) In this medium of art, a picture is made up of scraps such as pieces of paper or cloth which
are stuck to the canvas. What is it called?
Ans. Collage
172. (5) New South Wales is a state in what nation?
Ans. Australia
173 (5) What imaginary latitude line runs around the middle of the earth?
Ans. Equator
174 (15) It's a channel or trough built to convey water; in fact, the Latin roots of the word mean
“conveyor of water.” What's the word?
Ans. Aqueduct
175 (15) The Ming Dynasty ruled China. What nation did the Ptolemies rule?
Ans. Egypt
176 (5) What's a sound that bounces back to the person who made it?
Ans. Echo
177 (10) If n is an even number, how would you represent the next larger even number?
Ans. n + 2
178. (5) What homonym can mean to remain suspended on water or a moving exhibit in a parade?
Ans. Float
179 (5) What's the term for the ceremonial chair used by a king or queen?
Ans. Throne
180. (5) Name the country associated with the House of Windsor.
Ans. England or Britain
181 (10) In the E. B. White story, what type of insect was Charlotte?
Ans. Spider
182. (5) Charles de Gaulle was once the powerful leader of what nation?
Ans. France
183 (10) Which bird lays the smallest egg?
Ans. Hummingbird
184. (5) What is the total weight of four cartons if each one weighs 16 1/4 pounds?
Ans. 65 pounds
185 (10) This well-known fictional character figures in stories about his seven voyages. Am I talking
about Lemuel Gulliver, Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba, Phileas Fogg, or Robinson Crusoe?
Ans. Sinbad the Sailor
186. (5) The development of California was aided greatly by the historic Gold Rush. Gold was
discovered in the state on January 24, 1848. At what facility was the discovery made?
Ans. Sutter's Mill
187 (20) Ten years after the discovery of gold in California, the world's largest silver deposit was
found in the state of Nevada. Name it.
Ans. Comstock Lode
188. (5) It's a large mass of ice and snow that forms in areas where the rate of snowfall is always
greater than the rate at which the snow melts. It moves slowly down a mountain slope or valley until it
melts or breaks away. What do we call it?
Ans. Glacier
189 (20) The earliest settlement in Galveston, Texas, was established in 1817 by what famous pirate?
Ans. Jean Lafitte
190 (10) What is the natural home of a rabbit called?
Ans. Burrow
191. (5) New Jersey's capital was the site of George Washington's legendary crossing of the Delaware
River. Name the city.
Ans. Trenton
192 (20) This huge dinosaur was 20 feet long and weighed 10 tons, of which only 2 1/2 ounces was
devoted to his brain, which explains why he is thought to have been dull-witted. He is recognized by
bony plates on his back and spines on his tail. His Greek name means “root lizard.” What is he
called?
Ans. Stegosaurus
193 (20) What was the name of the first English child born in America?
Ans. Virginia Dare
194 (15) If a baseball announcer describes a double play going from 1 to 6 to 3, what fielders would
be involved in the play?
Ans. Pitcher to shortstop to first-baseman
195. (5) Name the war in which General Robert E. Lee fought, and surrendered at Appomattox Court
House.
Ans. Civil War
196. (5) Spell the plural of EMBASSY.
Ans. EMBASSIES
197 (10) In the Northern Hemisphere, during which of the four seasons is the sun nearest the earth?
Ans. Winter (However, the Northern Hemisphere gets less light then than in summer because
the earth's axis is tipped.)
198. (5) John Hancock was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Who was the
chairman of the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Ans. Thomas Jefferson
199. (5) What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the Celsius scale?
Ans. 0 degrees C
200 (15) His poems include The Lay of the Last Minstrel and The Lady of the Lake. His novels
include Kenilworth and Ivanhoe. Name this Scottish author.
Ans. Sir Walter Scott
201 (15) The hero of San Jacinto became the first President of the Republic of Texas and later
governor of the state of Texas. Who was he?
Ans. Sam Houston
202. (5) How many seconds are there in 4 minutes?
Ans. 240
203 (15) The normal male of the cattle family is called a bull. What do we call a young female of the
cattle family?
Ans. Heifer
204 (10) If you were asked to produce a facsimile of a document, what would you be required to do?
Ans. Make an exact copy.
205 (20) In 982, Eric the Red sailed west from Iceland and reached the shores of an island farther
north. Why did he name it Greenland when it was far colder and less hospitable than the island he had
left?
Ans. By giving it a lush-sounding name, he hoped to attract settlers
206. (5) A person, place, or thing, is what part of speech?
Ans. Noun
207. (5) How do you spell PRODUCTION?
208 (10) A neutron is an uncharged particle in most atomic nuclei. What is a neuron?
Ans. Nerve cell
209 (20) What was the election night headline of the Chicago Tribune in 1948?
Ans. DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN
210 (15) The point on the celestial sphere directly overhead is called what?
Ans. Zenith
211 (10) Together, the four members of the Rodrigo family weigh 508.8 pounds. What is the average
weight of each of them?
Ans. 127.2 pounds
212 (10) Cymbeline, Timon of Athens, Coriolanus, Titus Andronicus, King John, All's Well That Ends
Well--these are some of the lesser known plays of what great author?
Ans. Shakespeare
213 (15) Bilbo Baggins is a gentle, barefooted, pint-sized person who lives in Middle-Earth. J. R. R.
Tolkien created this character in which of his famous stories?
Ans. The Hobbit
214. (5) At the bottom of the ocean food chain is (a) the whale, (b) the shark, (c) the plankton, or (d)
the anemone?
Ans (c) plankton
215. (5) What object is used to christen a ship?
Ans. Bottle
216. (5) The Hudson River runs through what state?
Ans. New York
217 (15) Take the number of little pigs in the story. Multiply by the number of minutes in an hour.
Divide by half a dozen bananas. Subtract the number of blackbirds baked in a pie. Add the number of
wheels in a bicycle. What's the answer?
Ans. 8
218 (10) Arrange these famous people in chronological order: Shakespeare, George Washington,
Moses, Julius Caesar.
Ans. Moses, Caesar, Shakespeare, Washington
219 (15) Now rearrange the following list in order from smallest to largest: .03, .031, .1, .013.
Ans. .013, .03, .031, .1
220 (20) In 1769, Captain Cook stayed in Tahiti for four months to observe the transit of Venus.
What is the transit of Venus?
Ans. The passage of the planet Venus across the sun's disk.
221 (15) In order to be called organic, a substance must have atoms of what element?
Ans. Carbon
222 (10) What is the speed of light, in terms of miles per second?
Ans. 186,000
223 (15) The word “sought” is the past tense of seek. Of what word is “wrought” the past participle?
Ans. Work
224 (10) How do you spell WROUGHT?
225. (5) In 1886, France gave the United States a copper statue 151 feet tall. What is it called today?
Ans. Statue of Liberty
226 (15) Brazil produces the most coffee. What country produces the most tea?
Ans. India
227 (10) The Texas state flag is noted for its Lone Star. Which state flag features a bear?
Ans. California
228. (5) What part of a grandfather clock swings?
Ans. Pendulum
229. (5) In what book do we meet the men of Sherwood Forest?
Ans (The Merry Adventures of) Robin Hood
230 (15) General Washington defeated General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown. Who defeated
Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo?
Ans. Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley)
231 (15) In classical mythology, the giant children of Uranus and Gaea were called what?
Ans. Titans
232 (10) What do we call 128 cubic feet of wood?
Ans. A cord
233 (15) Historians feel the history of this ancient land began about 3400 B.C., when the ruler named
Menes brought together the Upper and Lower parts into a single kingdom. What is the country?
Ans. Egypt
234. (5) Name the rock the Pilgrims made famous.
Ans. Plymouth Rock
235 (10) In A.D. 325, the Church Council of Nicea decided it would occur on the first Sunday after
the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. What holiday is it?
Ans. Easter
236 (10) Every Easter thousands of Christians make the pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher. What is a sepulcher?
Ans. A tomb
237 (15) A tree which stays green all year long is called an evergreen. A tree which sheds its leaves
every winter is called what?
Ans. Deciduous
238 (15) Quote the next phrase in this famous speech: “Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be
purchased at the price of chains and slavery? I known not what course others may take, but as for me,
. . .”
Ans. “ . . . give me liberty or give me death.”
239 (10) Medusa had a face that turned men into stone. Who in Greek legend has a face “that
launched a thousand ships”?
Ans. Helen of Troy
240. (5) With which religion do you associate the Feast of Passover?
Ans. Jewish
241. (5) How do you spell MIRACLE?
242. (5) The leaf is the part of a plant that makes food. What part of the tree brings water and
minerals into the tree?
Ans. Roots
243 (20) Lesotho is a small African country that is completely surrounded by what other country?
Ans. South Africa
244 (10) What is the common unit of weight for diamonds?
Ans. Carat
245 (15) Crowley, Layden, Miller, and Stuhldreher were four players on a famous 1924 football team.
What was the quartet called and for what team did they play?
Ans. Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
246. (5) In baseball, a squeeze play is tried when a runner is on what base?
Ans. Third
247 (10) A cartographer makes maps. What does a choreographer do?
Ans. Stages dances.
248 (15) Little Dorritt, Pickwick Papers, Hard Times, Nicolas Nickleby, Tale of Two Cities, and David
Copperfield are all novels written by what English author?
Ans. Charles Dickens
249 (20) I'll give you the first three lines from the first stanza of Emerson's “Concord Hymn.” You
supply the fourth. “By the rude bridge that arched the flood, / Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, /
Here once the embattled farmers stood . . .”
Ans. And fired the shot heard round the world.
250. (5) A bird's natural home is called what?
Ans. Nest
251 (15) Jean Valjean is the hero in Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables. Of what French novel is
d'Artagnan the hero?
Ans. The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
252 (15) What devastated Egypt in 542, Italy in 1348, London in 1666, and Hong Kong in 1894?
Ans. Bubonic Plague or Black Death
253 (10) How do you spell DEVASTATE?
254 (10) If a carpenter needs 3 1/2 yards of lumber to build a bookcase, how many bookcases can he
build from 21 yards of lumber?
Ans. 6
255 (20) If a passage of music is marked pp, what does it mean?
Ans. Pianissimo (“play very softly”)
256. (5) The year is 1927. A hundred thousand natives of this European country waited in an airfield
for a plane to complete its historic flight. As it taxis up the runway, they see the name Spirit Of St.
Louis on its fuselage. The slim young pilot has made the first solo crossing of the Atlantic. The pilot,
of course, is Charles Lindbergh and in what country did he land?
Ans. France
257 (15) In World War I, the Battle of Jutland was fought between what two navies?
Ans. British and German
258. (5) The dollar is the standard monetary unit in the United States. What is the currency standard
in Mexico?
Ans. Peso
259. (5) What number is 3 less than half of 50?
Ans. 22
260 (10) The fewest words in the English language start with what letter?
Ans. X
261 (20) Arrange these four periods of American history in chronological order: Reconstruction,
Progressive Era, Great Depression, Era of Good Feeling.
Ans. Era of Good Feeling, Reconstruction, Progressive Era, Depression
262. (5) What is a warship which lands and launches planes?
Ans. Aircraft carrier
263 (10) The first meal she shares with her grandfather is of bread, cheese, and fresh goat's milk.
Who is this fictional character?
Ans. Heidi
264 (15) A series of experiments on garden peas led to the discovery of principles of inheritance. The
scientist who performed these experiments is known as the Father of Genetics. Can you name him?
Ans. Gregor Mendel
265. (5) How do you spell INHERITANCE?
266. (5) If the temperature is 15 degrees F and drops 18 degrees, what is the temperature?
Ans. -3 degrees F
267 (10) In 1811, William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana territory, defeated the Indians who
were led by the Prophet, brother of Tecumseh. This event took place at what battle?
Ans. Tippecanoe
268. (5) Which side did Stonewall Jackson fight for?
Ans. Confederate
269. (5) The highest peak in the world is Mt. Everest. What is the highest mountain in the United
States?
Ans. Mt. McKinley
270 (15) What is the area of a triangle if the base equals 4 inches and the height equals 9 inches?
Ans. 18 square inches
271 (10) In the United States, the head of government is called the president. The Canadian head of
government is called what?
Ans. Prime minister
272 (10) What title is granted by British monarchs for excellence in poetry?
Ans. Poet laureate
273 (10) An island group off the north coast of Scotland is famous for a breed of small ponies. What
islands are these?
Ans. Shetland Islands
274 (10) It's a ceremonial building block usually placed in the outer wall of a building to
commemorate its dedication. What is it called?
Ans. Cornerstone
275 (10) Christopher Columbus was born in what Italian city?
Ans. Genoa
276 (20) Galileo once sent a message in code to Kepler. Decoded, the message said, “I have seen that
the highest planet is a triplet.” Can you guess what planet Galileo was talking about?
Ans. Mars (It has two moons.)
277 (20) In the respiratory process, when oxygen is carried from the lungs to the blood cells, it unites
with an iron-containing protein in the blood. What is this protein called?
Ans. Hemoglobin
278. (5) Which one of the following birds can fly: penguin, emu, kiwi, or toucan?
Ans. Toucan
279. (5) While Al Gore served as vice president of the United States, who served as president?
Ans. Bill Clinton
280 (15) Fulton's Folly was a steamboat. What was Seward's Folly?
Ans. The purchase of Alaska
281 (15) In Mexico, they speak Spanish. What do they speak in Brazil?
Ans. Portuguese
282 (10) How do you spell PORTUGUESE?
283. (5) “And God said, Let there be light; and there was light.” In what book of the Bible do we find
these words?
Ans. Genesis
284. (5) How many yards of fencing will be required to enclose an area 60 yards by 20 yards?
Ans. 160 yards
285. (5) Baseball's Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown, New York. Where is the Pro Football Hall of
Fame located?
Ans. Canton, Ohio
286. (5) What kind of airplanes replaced propeller planes?
Ans. Jets
287 (10) Name the astronaut who climbed into his Friendship 7 space capsule and rocketed into
America's first manned earth orbit in 1962.
Ans. John Glenn
288 (15) It is a common experience to listen to the change in pitch of a car's horn as it passes a
listener. As the car gets close, sound waves are compressed and the pitch gets higher. As it moves
away, the pitch gets lower. What is this principle called?
Ans. Doppler Effect
289. (5) “I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet,” the song says. What is a sonnet?
Ans. A poem (14 lines)
290 (15) If water is H2O, what is H2O2?
Ans. Hydrogen peroxide
291. (5) Find the total weight of three packages that weigh 4.2 kilograms, 2.37 kilograms, and .45
kilograms.
Ans. 7.02 kilograms
292 (15) The CAB regulates the activities of the domestic airlines in America. What do the initials
CAB stand for?
Ans. Civil Aeronautics Board
293 (20) What English explorer sailed to the regions of Labrador and Newfoundland in 1497?
Ans. John Cabot
294. (5) How do you spell LOYALTY?
295 (10) The first moon-walkers were sent out during President Nixon's administration. Who was
president when the Lewis and Clark expedition was sent out?
Ans. Jefferson
296 (10) It is the hard deposits of calcium carbonate built up by tiny sea animals. Some types are
economically important and are used for jewelry. What is it called?
Ans. Coral
297. (5) The Jimanez family plans to drive 250 miles to visit their cousins. If they have driven 113.8
miles, how much farther do they have to drive?
Ans. 136.2 miles
298 (15) In geology, the geometrical pattern atoms assume in a mineral is known as what?
Ans. Crystal structure
299 (15) Which American statesman said, at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, “We
must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately”?
Ans. Benjamin Franklin
300 (5) What is the legal document called that protects an inventor from having his invention copied?
Ans. Patent
301 (10) Which wasn't one of the infamous Barbary States: Tripoli, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, or
Persia?
Ans. Persia
302 (15) This Roman author, politician, and orator, was known as the father of his country. He was
elected consul in 63 B.C. He was slain in 43 B.C. at the order of Mark Antony. Can you name him?
Ans. Marcus Tullius Cicero
303 (15) The official name for the Soviet Union was the U.S.S.R. What did these initials stand for?
Ans. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
304 (20) Staccato is the musical word meaning separation between melodic notes. What kind of
staccato is produced by plucking the strings?
Ans. Pizzicatto
305 (10) In astronomy there's a theory that the universe as we know it began with an explosion of a
super-dense nucleus of matter. What is the theory popularly called?
Ans. Big Bang Theory
306. (5) What space term means counting backwards until it's time for the lift-off?
Ans. Countdown
307 (10) Carol got 27 problems right on a math test. If this is 90% of the test, how many problems
were there on the test?
Ans. 30
308. (5) What was the occupation of Florence Nightingale?
Ans. Nurse
309 (20) He would have been proclaimed chief of state if the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler on July
20, 1944, had been successful. When the plot was discovered, however, he was arrested and given the
opportunity of swallowing poison, which he did. Who was he?
Ans. Erwin Rommel
310 (10) Define and spell BESEECH.
Ans. It means to beg, implore, ask.
311. (5) When the demand for goods increases faster than the supply, what tends to happen to prices?
Ans. They rise.
312 (15) Convert this Roman numeral into the Arabic: MCMLXXXIII.
Ans. 1983
313 (15) What is a writer of dictionaries called?
Ans. Lexicographer
314 (20) Name the two fighting families in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Ans. Capulets and Montagues
315 (10) “The order to renew the bombing of North Vietnam the week before Christmas was the most
difficult decision I made during the entire war.” What president said this?
Ans. Nixon
316. (5) On what river lies the Soviet-financed Aswan High Dam?
Ans. Nile
317 (10) In science, is the study of projectiles called: ballistics, kinetics, robotics, aerodynamics, or
kinematics?
Ans. Ballistics
318 (10) Which animal's young is not called a cub: bear, lion, tiger, fox, or elephant?
Ans. Elephant
319 (15) The U.S. Supreme Court always convenes on the first Monday in October. How many
justices are there on the Court?
Ans. 9
320 (15) Name the author of the following lines from Sonnet #29: “For thy sweet love remembered
such wealth brings, / That then I scorn to change my state with kings.”
Ans. Shakespeare
321 (20) Legend pictures him as a poor country orphan who, in a rags-to-riches story, becomes the
Lord Mayor of London. In fact, he was appointed mayor of the city in 1397. Who was he?
Ans. Dick Wittington
322. (5) In what season do we find falling leaves and cooler temperatures?
Ans. Fall or autumn
323. (5) How do you spell AUTUMN?
324 (10) What kind of hat is associated with Abraham Lincoln: stovepipe, derby, stetson, fedora, or
turned-around baseball cap?
Ans. Stovepipe
325. (5) Who invented the telephone?
Ans. Alexander Graham Bell
326. (5) What does the weatherman call a thick mist?
Ans. Fog
327 (10) What music is usually played upon the entrance of the U.S. president?
Ans. “Hail to the Chief”
328 (20) The American wartime program to develop an atomic bomb was called what?
Ans. Manhattan Project
329. (5) A famous meeting of two men occurred in Africa between Stanley and . . . ?
Ans. Livingstone
330 (10) What is the name of the jet used to shuttle the President of the United States around the
globe?
Ans. Air Force One
331 (15) What is the fraction midway between 1/6 and 1/8?
Ans. 7/48
332 (20) The atomic numbers for two popular and valuable chemical elements are 47 and 79. Name
the elements.
Ans. Gold and silver
333 (15) This decision was made in 1857. Can you name the famous slave who made history in this
trial?
Ans. Dred Scott
334 (20) Name the leader of a major slave revolt in Virginia in August, 1831.
Ans. Nat Turner
335 (10) What is the study of family descent or pedigree called?
Ans. Genealogy
336 (10) How do you spell GENEALOGY?
337. (5) In Shakespeare's day, it was called the apothecary. Today, it's called the pharmacy--or, in
simpler language, what?
Ans. Drug store
338 (5) What flows from a volcano?
Ans. Lava
339. (5) Chemistry students should know about chemical symbols. You get credit for a correct answer
on this one if you can come up with the chemical symbol for ice.
Ans. H2O
340. (5) Who was the Italian dictator during World War II?
Ans. Benito Mussolini
341. (5) Angela had a five-pound bag of flour. If she used 1 1/6 pounds of flour for a certain recipe,
how much flour did she have left?
Ans. 3 5/6
342 (15) On April 23, 1616, two famous playwrights died--one in Spain and the other in England.
The Spaniard was Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. Who was the Englishman?
Ans. William Shakespeare
343 (10) When Sam began driving on Monday morning his odometer read 16,428.7 miles. When he
stopped driving Monday night, it read 16,831.4 miles. How many miles did he drive that day?
Ans. 402.7 miles
344 (15) When he retired, this early president sold his collection of books to the government for the
Library of Congress. Name him.
Ans. Thomas Jefferson
345 (10) Arrange the following list in order from smallest to largest: .021, .12, .2, .02.
Ans. .02, .021, .12, .2
346. (5) What word is defined as the armed struggle of nations or other politically organized groups?
Ans. War
347 (15) Dry ice is the solidified form of what substance?
Ans. Carbon dioxide
348 (10) Does Ruby Red refer to famous Texas strawberries, roses, grapefruit, or clay soil?
Ans. Grapefruit
349 (15) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney served 28 years on the Supreme Court. Only one Chief Justice
has served longer. Can you name him?
Ans. John Marshall
350. (5) Expressed as a fraction in lowest terms, 30/48 is equal to what?
Ans. 5/8
351. (5) The launching of this Russian spacecraft began the space race. What was it called?
Ans. Sputnik
352. (5) Whose picture is on the dollar bill?
Ans. Washington's
353 (10) From whom do we get the sport of lacrosse?
Ans. North American Indians
354 (20) What term is used for motions that carry energy, but not matter, from one place to another?
Ans. Waves
355. (5) What is the primary source of the termite's preferred food, cellulose?
Ans (Dead) wood
356 (20) In French Guiana off the coast of South America, there is an island that used to be a French
prison. What is it called?
Ans. Devil's Island
357. (5) Which president delivered the Gettysburg Address?
Ans. Lincoln
358. (5) What letter is silent in the word wrist?
Ans. W
359 (10) The medieval court of the Roman Catholic Church was influential in Spain and Italy. Its task
was to seek and punish heretics. What was it called?
Ans. Inquisition
360 (10) A triangle with all its sides the same length is called what?
Ans. Equilateral triangle
361. (5) What European empire did Bismarck rule?
Ans. Germany
362. (5) A total or partial darkening of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, is
called what?
Ans. Eclipse
363 (10) Along the banks of this river you can visit Harper's Ferry, the Lincoln Memorial, and Mt.
Vernon. Can you name the river?
Ans. Potomac
364 (10) Propaganda may be defined as an idea set forth to further a cause. How do you spell
PROPAGANDA?
365 (15) In medical terminology, what does the suffix “itis” mean, as in the words tonsillitis and
appendicitis?
Ans. “Inflammation of”
366. (5) In 1492, this country's rulers sponsored a voyage by Columbus that opened up the New
World. Name this country.
Ans. Spain
367. (5) The United States has the largest genus of trees in the world--the sequoia, found in what
state?
Ans. California
368 (10) How do you spell SEQUOIA?
369 (15) This military base in Maryland near Washington, D.C., houses the aircraft which carry the
president. What is the name of this important installation?
Ans. Andrews Air Force Base
370 (15) General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate forces during the Battle of Gettysburg in
July, 1863. Who was the general in charge of the Union forces?
Ans. Major General George Meade
372. (5) Reduce 28/42.
Ans. 2/3
373. (5) What body of water is Tom Sawyer associated with?
Ans. Mississippi River
374 (15) What is the major branch of zoology that is concerned with the study of insects?
Ans. Entomology
375. (5) Asgard was the home of the gods in Norse mythology. What was the home of the gods in
Greek mythology?
Ans. Mt. Olympus
376. (5) What branch of knowledge deals systematically with the past, with what has happened in the
life of a people?
Ans. History
377 (15) Several colorful characters appear in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island. Who
is the famous one-legged pirate in the story?
Ans. Long John Silver
378. (5) In what story would you find Captain Hook?
Ans. Peter Pan
379 (10) When told that one must not end a sentence with a preposition, he is said to have remarked,
“This is something up with which I will not put.” Can you name this famous British author and
statesman?
Ans. Winston Churchill
380 (10) Define and spell CAULDRON.
Ans. It's a large cooking pot.
381. (5) What is the formula for finding the area of a circle?
Ans. Area = pi r squared
382 (15) “Exposition and Protest” was a paper written opposing the Tariff of Abominations and
proposing the Doctrine of Nullification. Its author was a former Vice President under Andrew
Jackson. Who was he?
Ans. John Calhoun
383 (10) This is a wheel turned by the force of a moving fluid, such as water, steam, or gas. What is it
called?
Ans. Turbine
384 (15) About 1910, the German bacteriologist Paul Ehrilich invented a treatment of diseases using
drugs. What is this technique called, often used to treat cancer patients?
Ans. Chemotherapy
385. (5) What is the proper unit for measuring auto speed in the United States?
Ans. Miles per hour
386 (10) In 1974, the government counted 23.37 million people as being poor. In 1975, the
government said there were 25.88 million people who were poor. How many more people did the
government count as being poor in 1975 than in 1974?
Ans. 2.51 million
387. (5) How do you spell CONSTITUTION?
388 (10) Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin were among the leaders of the American Revolution.
Danton, Marat, and Robespierre, were the three greatest leaders of what revolution?
Ans. French Revolution
389. (5) If you're counting ONE-TWO-THREE ONE-TWO-THREE, you're learning to do which of
these dances: waltz, cha-cha-cha, samba, foxtrot, or two-step?
Ans. Waltz
390 (20) Give me the sequence in which Napoleon lived on these islands: Elba, Corsica, St. Helena.
Ans. Corsica, Elba, St. Helena
391. (5) A warship used for undersea operations is called what?
Ans. Submarine
392 (15) The present capital of the United States is found, of course, in Washington, D.C. What city
served as the first capital of our country?
Ans. New York
393 (10) The Circus Maximus is located in Rome. Where is the gluteous maximus located?
Ans. Rear end (It's the buttock muscle.)
394. (5) What does Tarzan call his pet chimpanzee?
Ans. Cheeta
395 (10) A temporary bridge supported on several flat-bottomed boats of metal cylinders, is called
what?
Ans. Pontoon bridge
396. (5) How do you spell CYLINDER?
397 (10) If you wanted to visit Chinatown, you would go to San Francisco (or Los Angeles). Where
would you go if you wanted to tour the French Quarter?
Ans. New Orleans
398. (5) In one of Grimm's fairy tales, a lovely girl is locked in a tower by a wicked witch. She is
rescued by the king's son, who uses her very long golden hair as a ladder. Can you name her?
Ans. Rapunzel
399 (20) It was in Egypt in 542, in Italy in 1348, in London in 1666, and in Hong Kong in 1894. What
am I talking about?
Ans. Bubonic Plague or Black Death
400 (15) Aristocracy is government by the rule of a privileged wealthy class. A similar but broader
term means the government by a few persons. What is it?
Ans. Oligarchy
401 (10) Where did Dracula sleep?
Ans. In a coffin
402. (5) If you put one container of cold water and another of cold earth in the sun, which will be
warmer after being exposed to the sunlight for ten minutes?
Ans. Earth, because it absorbs heat faster than water.
403 (15) The assassination of which country's archduke led to World War I: Austria, Luxembourg,
Serbia, Prussia, or Denmark?
Ans. Austria
404. (5) What was James Bond's occupation?
Ans. Secret agent
405 (15) What invention signalled the end of the short-lived Pony Express in the American West: was
it barbed wire, the telephone, the telegraph, or the transcontinental railroad?
Ans. Telegraph
406. (5) What game uses play money, houses, and hotels?
Ans. Monopoly
407 (15) Red corpuscles are blood cells which are formed in what specific part of the body?
Ans. Bone marrow
408 (15) A gladiator escaped from the Romans in the first century, B.C., and headed a slave revolt.
He defeated army after army and actually threatened the city of Rome itself. In 71 B.C., however, he
was defeated by Crassus. Can you name him?
Ans. Spartacus
409 (10) Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland. What is the capital of the Republic of Ireland?
Ans. Dublin
410. (5) Give the word and its spelling: it's what pet fish live in.
Ans. AQUARIUM
411 (20) After a siege lasting 47 days, this southern city finally surrendered, giving the Union army
control of the Mississippi River. What Civil War city am I talking about?
Ans. Vicksburg, Mississippi
412. (5) An animal called the Bighorn can be found living wild in Alaska and the Rocky Mountains.
What kind of animals are Bighorns?
Ans. Sheep
413. (5) From a piece of yarn three yards long, Roxanne cut off a piece 1.85 yards long. How long
was the remaining piece?
Ans. 1.15 yards
414 (20) In one column, write the names of these four animals: cattle, chickens, horses, pigs. In the
other column, write these four varieties: Angus, Bantam, Cheshire, Clydesdale. Now match the correct
variety with each animal.
Ans. Angus cattle, Bantam chickens, Clydesdale horses, Cheshire pigs
415. (5) Identify the adverb in this sentence: “Slowly the door creaked open.”
Ans. Slowly
416 (10) Who was the first Vice President of the United States?
Ans. John Adams
417. (5) Five inches is what fraction of a foot?
Ans. 5/12
418 (15) The framework of an airplane's body is called what?
Ans. Fuselage
419 (20) The science of toxicology deals with what subject?
Ans. Poisons
420 (10) How do you spell DISAPPOINTMENT?
421. (5) What Olympic event uses heavy bars and discs?
Ans. Weight-lifting
422. (5) Which of the following events triggered the Spanish-American War: Lincoln's assassination,
the rise of Fascism, the sinking of the Maine, the Great Depression, or the Mexican Revolution?
Ans. The sinking of the Maine
423. (5) What do we call a fine misty rain?
Ans. Drizzle
424. (5) “In Flanders Field” is a poem about World War I. “Paul Revere's Ride” is a poem about what
war?
Ans. American Revolution
425. (5) How do you spell CLEANSING?
426. (5) Sherlock Holmes, the fictional detective in The Hound of the Baskervilles, is a native of what
country?
Ans. England
427 (10) What famous English company sells insurance and accepts unusual risks?
Ans. Lloyd's of London
428. (5) What world organization replaced the League of Nations?
Ans. United Nations QUESTIONS UNLIMITED WKT10
429 (10) Is the “Sunshine Vitamin” vitamin A, B, C, or D?
Ans. D
430. (5) Leslie bought 2.6 pounds of beef, 1.75 pounds of cheese, 3 pounds of chicken, and 2.35
pounds of fish. What was the total weight she had to carry?
Ans. 9.7 pounds
431 (20) What Austrian composed “The Emperor Waltz”?
Ans. Johann Strauss, Jr.
432 (20) A city in southern Alberta, Canada, is the site of the oldest annual rodeo held in Canada.
Name the city.
Ans. Calgary
433 (15) Now name the rodeo.
Ans. Calgary Stampede
434 (10) Hair is mostly composed of what substance?
Ans. Protein
435 (15) Decomposed biological waste makes a gas which is an energy source. Chemists know it as
CH(4). What is it?
Ans. Methane
436 (15) What was the highest position Henry Kissinger held in the U.S. government?
Ans. Secretary of State
437. (5) According to the famous saying, who was first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his
countrymen?
Ans. George Washington
438 (15) In what Olympic event would you find a foil, an epee, and a saber?
Ans. Fencing
439 (10) This Italian made such fine violins that today they are worth many thousands of dollars. He
made the finest instruments during the first part of the 18th century. Who was he?
Ans. Antonio Stradivari
440. (5) Mack's normal temperature is 98.6 degrees. While he had a fever, his temperature went up
4.5o degrees. What was his temperature when he had a fever?
Ans. 103.1 degrees
441 (10) What was the first full-length animated cartoon feature by Walt Disney?
Ans. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
442 (15) The scientific definition of this term might read, “The chemical process of treating rubber
with sulfur and subjecting it to heat in order to make it nonplastic and to increase its strength and
elasticity.” The process is named after the Roman blacksmith of the gods. What is it?
Ans. Vulcanization
443. (5) What is the capital of France?
Ans. Paris
444. (5) What food gives Popeye strength?
Ans. Spinach
445 (20) One of the oldest and most valuable records of England is a survey or census taken by
William the Conqueror. It was completed in 1086. What was it called?
Ans. Domesday Book
446 (20) A parallelogram is a quadrilateral having opposite sides parallel. What do we call a
quadrilateral with two and only two sides parallel?
Ans. Trapezoid
447. (5) In The Wizard of Oz, the little people were called what?
Ans. Munchkins
448 (15) A ligament joins two bones. What body cord joins a bone with a muscle?
Ans. Tendon
449 (10) What is the scientific name for the system in the human body which includes the heart, the
blood vessels, and the blood?
Ans. Circulatory or cardiovascular system
450 (10) Tennessee has a border with eight other states. What state has a border with only one other
state?
Ans. Maine
451 (15) When Cortez invaded Mexico, he had to conquer the Aztec emperor Montezuma. What
Spanish leader had to conquer the Incan emperor Atahualpa in Peru?
Ans. Francisco Pizarro
452. (5) What insect lights up?
Ans. Firefly or lightning bug
453. (5) How many lives is a cat said to have?
Ans. 9
454 (20) “England expects that every man will do his duty.” A great admiral said this just before the
Battle of Trafalgar. He led the British to victory over the French-Spanish fleet, and died on the same
day. Can you name him?
Ans. Lord Horatio Nelson
455 (15) The bulk of the earth's volume is composed of which of these concentric layers: the core, the
mantle, the Mohorovicic Discontinuity, or the crust?
Ans. Mantle
456. (5) Whose picture is on the five-dollar bill?
Ans. Lincoln's
457. (5) If x + 8 = 56, what is x?
Ans. 48
458 (10) Complete this verse by Joyce Kilmer: “Poems are made by fools like me . . . “
Ans. “ . . . But only God can make a tree.”
459. (5) George Washington's estate was called Mt. Vernon. Thomas Jefferson's famous home was
located near Charlottesville, Virginia. What was it called?
Ans. Monticello
460. (5) What American woman made the first U.S. flag?
Ans. Betsy Ross
461 (5) Which weighs more, a ton of copper, a ton of lead, or a ton of tin?
Ans. They all weigh the same.
462 (15) Five gold stars, one large and four small, on a field of red, describes the flag of this nation,
founded in 1949. Identify it.
Ans. People's Republic of China
463 (15) Mercury was the messenger of the gods in Roman mythology. Who was his Greek
counterpart?
Ans. Hermes
464 (10) He declared that his own feats of illusion were due to the art of distracting attention and to
his great physical strength. He specialized in escapes from handcuffs, strait jackets, and sealed chests
under water. Can you name him?
Ans. Harry Houdini (Erich Weiss)
465. (5) When placed in alphabetical order, which one of the following words would occur last:
coupled, couples, complete, complex, or coupe?
Ans. Couples
466 (10) What do you call someone who “shoes” a horse?
Ans. Blacksmith
467 (15) A cartographer makes maps. What does a choreographer do?
Ans. Stages dances
468 (10) What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?
Ans. Bill of Rights
469 (20) His mother was told by the gods that he would be invulnerable if she immersed him in the
River Styx. She held on to him by one of his heels, which was not immersed. This was the vulnerable
spot that Paris' arrow pierced to kill him. Who was this hero?
Ans. Achilles
470 (10) According to tradition, he said, “There is no royal road to learning.” He wrote the famous
book ELEMENTS, which is the basis of modern textbooks on geometry. What was the name of this
ancient Greek: Euclid, Eratosthenes, or Archimedes?
Ans. Euclid
471 (15) What handicraft requires you to interlace your warp and woof?
Ans. Weaving
472 (20) Northern opportunists who came South after the Civil War to seek private gain under
reconstruction governments were called what?
Ans. Carpetbaggers
473 (10) Why doesn't it hurt when your hair and nails are cut?
Ans. They don't have nerves.
474. (5) In a literary work, where does the prologue come?
Ans. At the beginning
475 (10) There is a famous block of limestone in a castle near Cork, Ireland. It is said that the ability
to speak well will be given to any person who kisses the stone. What is it called?
Ans. Blarney Stone
476 (5) What kind of trees are found in an orchard?
Ans. Fruit trees
477 (20) What American poet wrote this brief poem: A Camel has a single hump, The dromedary
two, Or else the other way around. I'm never sure. Are you?
Ans. Ogden Nash
478. (5) Which card has the highest value in most card games?
Ans. Ace
479 (20) He was the epitome of the Universal Man of the Renaissance. His sketches deal with matters
of botany, geology, zoology, hydraulics, military engineering, animals, mechanics, perspective, light,
optics, and anatomical studies. Name him.
Ans. Leonardo da Vinci
480 (5) The structure built to stop floods and produce electricity is called what?
Ans. Dams
481 (20) Who “spread the alarm to every Middlesex village and farm”?
Ans. Paul Revere (In Longfellow's poem)
482. (5) The highest mountain the world is Mt. Everest. What is the highest peak in the United
States?
Ans. Mt. McKinley
483 (5) What is the last word in this saying? “Imitation is the sincerest form of ...”
Ans. Flattery
484. (5) The United Nations was founded in the city of San Francisco, but where is the U.N.
headquartered?
Ans. New York City
485 (10) How much glass is needed to cover the front of a photograph that measures 3 1/2 inches on
each side?
Ans. 12 1/4 square inches
486 (15) In ancient Egypt, it personified the rising sun and symbolized royal majesty. It had the head
of a man and the body of a lion. What was this mythical creature called?
Ans. Sphinx
487 (15) When Lot's wife looked back on the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, she met an
unusual punishment. What was it?
Ans. She was turned into a pillar of salt.
488 (5) Squirrels, beavers, rats, and mice belong to the scientific class of mammals. To what
biological order do they belong: marsupials, monotremes, rodents?
Ans. Rodents
489 (15) In 1775, Daniel Boone blazed his Wilderness Road through a natural pass at the meeting
point of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The location was used as a gateway to the West by
pioneer settlers. What was it called?
Ans. Cumberland Gap
490 (5) “The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins,” “Horton Hears A Who,” and “How the Grinch
Stole Christmas” are among the stories of what author?
Ans. Dr. Seuss
491 (15) One Portuguese king, four king of France, and eight kings of England had the same name.
What was it?
Ans. Henry
492 (20) The structure was built by Agrippa in A.D. 27, and rebuilt by Hadrian a century later. The
Corinthian columns are composed of granite and grey marble. The building is in Rome. What is this
domed edifice called?
Ans. Pantheon
493 (10) When gold was discovered at Pike's Peak in 1858, Americans went west with the slogan,
“Pike's Peak or Bust.” Of what present-day state did this territory become a part?
Ans. Colorado
494 (10) Workers in Sweden are among the highest paid in the world. About 1/3 of them work for the
government. What is the capital of Sweden?
Ans. Stockholm
495 (5) Legend has it that a cow kicked over a kerosene lamp in a shed on DeKoven Street which
started a fire that destroyed nearly one-third of Chicago. Whose cow?
Ans. Mrs. O'Leary's
496 (15) Alexander Calder was the first artist to set his works in continuous natural motion. His
creations are called what?
Ans. Mobiles
497 (20) Most of Shakespeare's plays were first performed in what theatre?
Ans. Globe Theatre
498 (5) What was the name of Tarzan's lady friend?
Ans. Jane
499 (20) What does moonlighting mean?
Ans. Holding down two or more jobs at once.
500 (20) A Greek geographer and astronomer of the 3rd century B.C. knew that the earth is round and
actually measured its circumference. He invented a device for finding prime numbers, called a sieve.
Who was he?
Ans. Eratosthenes
501 (10) Matthew got 36 problems right out of a total of 40 problems on a test. What percent of the
problems did he get right?
Ans. 90%
502 (20) It comes from the Greek root meaning to divide the mind. It refers to a mental disorder
characterized by indifference, withdrawal, hallucinations, delusions, and split personality. What am I
talking about?
Ans. Schizophrenia
503 (15) With his dog Wolf, he wandered off into the Catskills before the Revolutionary War, only to
return 20 years later. Name this fictional loafer.
Ans. Rip Van Winkle
504 (15) This element is found chiefly in the sulfide ore called cinnabar. It's liquid at room
temperature. What is it called?
Ans. Mercury
505 (10) Conscription, subscription, and prescription--which one does your doctor give, which does
the army give, and which does a magazine give?
Ans. Conscription--army, subscription--magazine, prescription--doctor
506 (20) A rendezvous is a place appointed for a meeting. How do you spell RENDEZVOUS?
507 (15) As Jesus Christ was dying on the cross, he committed his mother into the care of one of his
disciples. Which one?
Ans. John
508 (15) If I mentioned square, sheet bend, two half-hitches, bowline, and timber hitch, what would I
be talking about?
Ans. Knots
509 (5) In what month do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
Ans. November
510 (5) Bill shipped 7/10 of the crates in his warehouse by air freight. If there were 40 crates in the
warehouse, how many did he ship?
Ans. 28
511 (10) What man enjoyed a rich, varied career: Annapolis graduate, Navy officer, nuclear engineer,
successful farmer, businessman, governor, and President?
Ans. Jimmy Carter
512 (15) A parallelogram is a quadrilateral having the opposite sides parallel and congruent. An
equilateral parallelogram with oblique angles is called what?
Ans. Rhombus
513 (20) In John 11, we read about the man Jesus raised from the dead. Can you name him?
Ans. Lazarus
514. (5) John Steinbeck's novel THE GRAPES OF WRATH popularized the term Okie. An Okie was
a migrant worker from what state?
Ans. Oklahoma
515 (15) Arrange the following U.S. Presidents in correct chronological order: William Henry
Harrison, William Howard Taft, Warren G. Harding, Chester Alan Arthur.
Ans. Harrison (#9), Arthur (#21), Taft (#27), Harding (#29)
516 (10) July 4, 1776 witnessed the historic signing of the Declaration of Independence. What event
of worldwide significance took place in the United States on October 14, 1929?
Ans. Stock market crash
517 (15) First it was a popular comic strip. Then the little heroine, her dog, and rich uncle fought
villains in a long-running Broadway musical. In the Spring of 1982, it appeared on movie screens.
What show?
Ans. Annie
518 (20) He was an American artist of French descent who was actually born in Haiti. This famous
naturalist wrote four volumes on the birds of America. Who was he?
Ans. John James Audubon
519 (5) A raisin is a sun-dried . . . ?
Ans. Grape
520 (10) The Lord led the Israelites by day in a pillar of cloud. What did the Lord use to lead them by
night?
Ans. A pillar of fire
521. 38 (15) In 1955, two labor organizations joined forces to become our nation's largest labor
organization. What is it called?
Ans. AFL-CIO
522 (20) A man of many accomplishments was a brilliant German philosopher, physician, musician,
missionary, and theologian, whose accomplishments in any one of these fields could be regarded as a
full life's work for one man. He based his philosophy on what he called “reverence for life.” His years
of work as a humanitarian won him the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize. Can you name him?
Ans. Albert Schweitzer
523 (10) Doing errands on Saturday, Mrs. Smith drove 5 1/2 miles to the grocery store, 3 7/10 miles to
the hardware store, 8/10 mile to the laundry, and 6 1/10 miles back home. How far did she drive
altogether?
Ans. 16 1/10 miles
524 (5) Roman Catholics have priests. What religion has rabbis?
Ans. Jewish
525 (15) The Ming Dynasty ruled in China. In what nation did the Ptolemies rule?
Ans. Egypt
526 (20) Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the 6th century, B.C. In
philosophy, he is noted for his doctrine of reincarnation. In mathematics, he is known for the
Pythagorean Theorem. Give me the precise qualitative statement of this theorem.
Ans. The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the
two other sides.
527 (15) The motion picture THE JAZZ SINGER, starring Al Jolson, opened in 1927. This picture
was a landmark in the film industry. Why?
Ans. It was the first “talkie” movie.
528 (10) One of the most commonly mispronounced words in our language is spelled C-H-I-C. How
do you pronounce the word?
Ans. “Sheik”
529 (5) A quiver is used to carry what?
Ans. Arrows
530 (5) What kind of boat is used to carry cars across a body of water?
Ans. Ferryboat
531 (20) Which state sends the greatest number of delegates to the U.S. Senate?
Ans. None (All send 2.)
532 (5) What name is given to the wooden poles carved with spirits of animals of the Pacific Coast
Indians?
Ans. Totem poles
533 (5) Write them down, then say these words in alphabetical order: garage, terrace, imagine, east.
Ans. East, garage, imagine, terrace
534 (15) What common object am I describing: a wheel fitted with teeth or points on its outer rim,
which are arranged to fit into a chain, such as on a bicycle.
Ans. Sprocket
535 (10) “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Old Folks at Home,” and “Oh, Susanna,” are all songs written
by what American song writer?
Ans. Stephen Foster
536 (20) Two long bones connect the knee and the ankle. Give me the scientific name of the smaller
one.
Ans. Fibula
537 (10) Frogs, newts, and salamanders are members of a division of vertebrates which can live both
on land and in water. What are they called?
Ans. Amphibians
538 (20) The highest peak in the world is Mt. Everest, located in Tibet. The highest waterfall in the
world is Angel Falls. Where is it located?
Ans. Venezuela
539 (5) Word was received on April 24, 1898, that Spain officially recognized a state of war between
her and what country?
Ans. United States
540 (10) From their house to their parents' home, the Longmans have to drive 276 miles. If they have
already driven 2/3 of the distance, how far have they gone?
Ans. 184 miles
541 (15) The first miracle of Jesus occurred at the city of Cana, during a wedding ceremony. What
was the miracle?
Ans. He turned water into wine.
542 (20) Leif Ericson, son of Eric the Red, made a voyage to North America 500 years before
Columbus. What name did he give the land?
Ans. Vinland
543 (10) Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper. Who invented the cotton gin?
Ans. Eli Whitney
544 (10) All over the world, he was known to his friends as “Papa” Hemingway. What was this
famous author's given name?
Ans. Ernest
545 (20) One of the oldest works of literature is the Epic of Gilgamesh, the account of a legendary,
heroic figure named Gilgamesh. What ancient civilization produced this epic?
Ans. Babylonian
546 (10) If you delight someone, you make him happy. What are you doing if you delete something?
Ans. You erase it.
547 (5) What season would “Indian Summer” come in?
Ans. Fall
548 (15) Take the number of days in September. Multiply by the number of fingers on your left hand.
Divide by the number of eyes a cat has. Subtract the number of days in a week. Add the number of
strings on a violin. What is the correct answer?
Ans. 72 (30/5/2/7/4)
549 (10) In New York City, there's a large park separating the north and south of Manhattan. What's
its name?
Ans. Central Park
550 (20) An octagon is an eight-sided geometrical figure. What's an octogenarian?
Ans. A person in his 80's
551. (5) After a century of experimenting, mostly in Europe, a painter, at the cost of 12 years of hard
work and miserable poverty, produced the first practical telegraph instrument. What was the name of
this impoverished painter?
Ans. Samuel F. B. Morse
552 (15) According to the Adjutant General's office, the casualties were: 5,655 killed, 37,783
wounded and missing. What was this three-day Civil War battle?
Ans. Gettysburg
553 (5) What letter is silent when you say thumb?
Ans. B
554 (5) A delivery room is a place where what happens?
Ans. Babies are born.
555 (15) If I were cautious, I would be very careful. What would I be like if I were precocious?
Ans. I'd be a person of premature development; advanced for age.
556 (10) If I mentioned bouree, courante, galliard, gavotte, fandango, quadrille, mazurka, hornpipe,
and polka, what would I be discussing?
Ans. Dances
557 (15) What is the nickname for the sum of $1,000?
Ans. A grand
558 (20) In Herman Melville's great American novel, Captain Ahab seeks revenge against the great
white whale that the novel is named for, Moby Dick. What had the whale done to cause Ahab to
pursue him so relentlessly?
Ans. He bit off Ahab's leg.
559 (5) A partial or total loss of hair is a condition known as what?
Ans. Alopecia or baldness
560 (15) A big trash bin is 12 feet long, 8 feet wide, 6 feet deep. What is the volume of the bin in
cubic feet?
Ans. 576 cubic feet
561 (5) Name the continent, rich in natural resources, which is the only continent on earth where man
has not waged war?
Ans. Antarctica
562 (15) Express the biblically significant number 666 as a Roman numeral.
Ans. DCLXVI
563 (5) What prevents grass from growing inside dense woodland?
Ans. Lack of light or shading
564 (15) This dish sounds Chinese, but it really isn't. It was invented in New York City in 1896. The
chef of the Chinese Ambassador concocted the dish in search of something appealing to both the
Chinese and Americans. What was it?
Ans. Chop suey
565 (10) What government department controls the food stamp program, school lunches and
breakfasts, and meat and poultry inspection?
Ans. U.S. Department of Agriculture
566 (5) A building or shelter in which aircraft are kept is called what?
Ans. Hangar
567 (15) LITTLE DORRITT, PICKWICK PAPERS, HARD TIMES, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, and
DAVID COPPERFIELD are all novels by what English author?
Ans. Charles Dickens
568 (5) What's the unofficial title of an American President's wife?
Ans. First Lady
569 (15) Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. How did Socrates meet his death?
Ans. By drinking poison hemlock.
570 (20) One bank charges $1.50 a month plus 10 cents for each check. Another bank charges 50
cents a month and 15 cents per check. If you wrote 20 checks on the first bank, how many checks
would you have to write on the second bank to make the bank charges equal?
Ans. 20
571 (5) Governing from A.D. 26 to 36, he was the fifth Roman procurator of Judea, Samaria, and
Idumea. He was responsible for the condemnation of Jesus Christ. Who was he?
Ans. Pontius Pilate
572 (15) “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” was the question asked by a reporter for the New York
HERALD to the famous missionary. Who was he?
Ans. Henry Morton Stanley
573 (5) In politics, E.R.A. means Equal Rights Amendment. What does E.R.A. mean in baseball?
Ans. Earned-Run Average
574 (20) What British statesman coined the phrase, “Blood, toil, sweat, and tears”?
Ans. Winston Churchill
575 (15) A free enterprise market economy with resources owned primarily by private individuals and
groups is known as what?
Ans. Capitalism
576 (15) “Hog-butcher for the World, Tool-Maker, Staker of Wheat, Player with railroads and the
Nation's freight handler, Stormy, husky, brawling city of Big shoulders.” What is the name of the
poem and who wrote it?
Ans. “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg
577 (10) “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.”
These words are spoken in which of Shakespeare's tragedy plays?
Ans. ROMEO AND JULIET
578. . (5) What color do most people wear on St. Patrick's Day?
Ans. Green
579 (15) The number 5.91 contains units of value equal to or greater than one and units whose values
are less than one. So expressed, what are the units that are less than one called?
Ans. Decimals
580 (20) A traveler went from George V Coast through Victoria Land to Edward VII Peninsula. What
continent was he on?
Ans. Antarctica
581 (15) When a person is gregarious, he is friendly and enjoys being with other people. When a
person is garrulous, what is he like?
Ans. Talkative
582 (20) “England expects that every man will do his duty.” So said a great naval commander on the
eve of the Battle of Trafalgar, at which he led the British over the French-Spanish fleet. He died on the
same day. Who was he?
Ans. Lord Horatio Nelson
583 (15) Match the following elements--hydrogen, helium, carbon, krypton--with their atomic
numbers--6, 2, 1, 36.
Ans. Hydrogen--1; Helium--2; Carbon--6; Krypton--36
584 (10) John Hancock was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Who was the
chairman of the committee that drafted the document?
Ans. Thomas Jefferson
585 (15) What do we call the membrane which separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
and is essential in the breathing process in humans?
Ans. Diaphragm
586 (5) Do you remember how to spell REMEMBER?
587 (5) A famous code of laws in the 20th century B.C. is attributed to Hammurabi. Another code
consists of a system of dots and dashes representative of certain letters. The system was named after
an American inventor. What am I describing?
Ans. Morse Code
588 (15) Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright, The band is playing
somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light. And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere
children shout. But there is no joy in Mudville, . . . Complete the stanza.
Ans. Mighty Casey has struck out.
589. Where do monks live?
Ans. Monasteries
590 (15) If I mentioned prostate, endocrine, thymus, pituitary, and thyroid, what would I be talking
about?
Ans. Glands
591. (5) In some big cities there are no poles for holding telephone and power lines. Where are these
lines?
Ans. Buried underground
592. (5) A baseball player comes to the plate five times. He is hit by a pitched ball, he strikes out, he
draws a base on balls, he singles, and he hits a sacrifice fly. What is his batting average for that game?
Ans. .500
593 (5) The central government of the United States is located in Washington, D.C. Where is the
central government of Canada located?
Ans. Ottawa
594 (10) Divide 45 by 1/5. What is the answer?
Ans. 225
595 (5) Before the space shuttle Columbia, where did U.S. space ships have to land when they
returned to Earth?
Ans. Water
596 (10) Man belongs to the biological order Primates. To which genus and species does man
belong?
Ans. Homo sapiens
597 (5) If Gertrude works 7 1/2 hours a day, how many hours does she work in a 5-day work week?
Ans. 37 1/2 hours
598 (20) Match these famous sailing ships with these famous seamen. Ships: H.M.S. BOUNTY,
U.S.S. CONSTITUTION, HALF MOON, H.M.S. VICTORY. Captains: Horatio Nelson, Henry
Hudson, William Blight, Isaac Hull.
Ans. BOUNTY--Bligh; CONSTITUTION--Hull; HALF MOON--Hudson; VICTORY--Nelson
599 (15) A certain integer has the following properties: it is positive, it is prime, its square is less than
100, it is even, its square root is less than four. What is the integer?
Ans. 2
600 (5) When is the article a used before a noun, and when is an used?
Ans. A is used before a noun beginning with a consonant. An is used before a noun starting
with a vowel.
601 (15) A famous short story by Shirley Jackson appears in many anthologies as a model of horror
fiction. Her most famous story, it was produced in 1948. What is the title?
Ans. “The Lottery”
602 (15) A catechism is a set of questions and answers. What is a cataclysm?
Ans. Disaster, catastrophe, violent upheaval
603 (15) In mammals, the period of time between the fertilization of the egg and the birth of the young
is known by what scientific term?
Ans. Gestation
604 (20) A fortress-prison in Paris was the focal point of the French Revolution in 1789. Can you
name it?
Ans. Bastille
605 (15) This game is played with dice and counters on a board divided into two tables, each marked
with twelve points in which each player tries to move his own counters from point to point, while off
the board trying at the same time to block or capture those of his opponent. What is the game called?
Ans. Backgammon
606 (5) What was Odysseus called by the Romans?
Ans. Ulysses
607 (5) What does Smokey the Bear try to prevent?
Ans. Forest fires
608 (5) A weapon used by Australian aborigines is a flat, curved stick that can be thrown so that it will
return to a point near the thrower. What is it?
Ans. Boomerang
609 (10) You've heard of the Tigers of Missouri and the Longhorns of Texas. What school is
nicknamed the Nittany Lions?
Ans. Penn State
610 (10) Don Larsen's record as a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 1954 was a dismal 3-21. He is
best remembered, however, for what feat?
Ans. In 1956 he hurled the only perfect game in World Series history.
611 (10) The “ship of the desert” is a camel. What is a prairie schooner?
Ans. Covered wagon
612 (5) “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses . . . “ Where would you find these
words engraved?
Ans. Statue of Liberty
613 (15) Compute the number of degrees on the Fahrenheit thermometer between the freezing point
and the boiling point of water.
Ans. 180 degrees
614 (10) The Christian Commercial Men's Association of America became world famous because it
gives out Bibles for free. This group is better known as what?
Ans. The Gideons
615 (10) During the American Revolution, the so-called Battle of Bunker Hill was not fought at
Bunker Hill at all. Where was it fought?
Ans. Breed's Hill
616 (5) Recite the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. flag.
Ans. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for
which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
617 (5) A mechanic works at a garage. Who is the person who works at a mill?
Ans. Miller
618 (15) The Labrador duck, the great auk, the sabre-toothed tiger, and the passenger pigeon all share
a common non-physical characteristic. What is it?
Ans. Extinction is their common distinction.
619 (5) Spell the plural of the noun half.
Ans. HALVES
620 (15) What object am I describing: an instrument used to keep ships and airplanes on course. It is
made up of a wheel mounted in a ring so that its axis is free to turn in any direction.
Ans. Gyroscope
621 (15) In 1815, a famous pair of brothers named Jakob and Wilhelm published a collection of
stories that have made their name world famous. What was the surname of these brothers?
Ans. Grimm
622 (5) The U.S. government is affectionately known as Uncle Sam. What two-word expression is the
most common nickname for the U.S. flag?
Ans. Old Glory
623 (10) Add up the total of 10% of 100, 50% of 100, and 100% of 100.
Ans. 160
624. Subject: AMERICAN LITERATURE.
Value: 10 points apiece.
* Who is the heroine of a popular mystery series written by Carolyn Keene?
Ans. Nancy Drew
* Huck Finn and Jim traveled down the river on what?
Ans. A raft
625 (15) She was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic and from Hawaii to
California. She attempted a flight around the world with Lt. Commander Fred Noonan, but they were
lost when their plane vanished in the South Pacific. Can you identify this famous female aviator?
Ans. Amelia Earhart
626 (20) A person who drives a motor truck for a living is called a teamster. What do we call a person
who works at a seaport to load and unload cargo on and off ships?
Ans. Longshoreman or stevedore
627 (15) If you are 28 years old and you nephew is 4 years old, in how many years will you be exactly
4 times as old as he is?
Ans. 4
628 (5) Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play Major League baseball. What Robinson was
the first to manage a professional baseball team?
Ans. Frank Robinson
629 (20) This condition is caused by defects in the lens or cornea of the eye. Some light rays focus on
the retina, but others fall behind or in front of the retina, and they produce a blurred image. What is the
common name applied to this condition?
Ans. Astigmatism
630 (20) Why can't Toad run after his list with Frog when the wind blows the paper away, in “Frog
and Toad Together”?
Ans. It isn't on his list of things to do.
631 (5) What is the term for the holes that a dentist fills?
Ans. Cavities (caries)
632 (20) What American institution was founded with money given by an Englishman who had never
visited the United States?
Ans. Smithsonian Institution
633 (10) When you multiply decimal numbers, how do you determine the number of decimal places in
the product?
Ans. Count the number of decimal places in the problem and mark off the same number of
decimal places in the answer.
634 (5) How is it possible to drink water from the bottom of a glass before drinking that which is on
top?
Ans. Use a straw.
635 (10) How do you spell INGENIOUS?
636 (15) If you travel to Japan or China, you may see towers with roofs curved upward. They were
built as temples or memorials. What are they called?
Ans. Pagodas
637 (15) Of blue whale, brontosaurus, tyrannosaurus, stegosaurus, and African elephant, which is the
largest animal that ever lived?
Ans. Blue whale
638 (15) Match these mountain ranges--Sierra Nevada, Great Smokies, Green, White--with these
states--California, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Vermont.
Ans. California--Sierra Nevada, New Hampshire--White, Tennessee--Great Smokies, Vermont-Green
639 (10) You've probably heard of the perfume Chanel No. 5, and you may know that its creator was
equally famous for fashion design, but do you know designer Chanel's first name?
Ans. Coco
640 (15) The name of China in the days of Marco Polo was Cathay. What was France called in the
days of Julius Caesar?
Ans. Gaul
641 (10) His works often put men and dogs against the frozen wilderness, as in his short story “To
Build a Fire” or his novel The Call of the Wild. Identify this American author.
Ans. Jack London
642 (15) Jerry wants to put a border fence around a tree in his backyard. If he shapes the fence in a
circle, and wants a diameter of 3.5 feet, how many feet of fence will he need?
Ans. 10.99 (Accept 11)
643 (10) What province is between Alberta and Manitoba?
Ans. Saskatchewan
644. (5) What do you call a man who makes clothes?
Ans. Tailor
645 (10) How do you say “mister” in German?
Ans. Herr
646 (5) What famous bridge is found on San Francisco Bay?
Ans. Golden Gate Bridge
647 (10) Who in the Bible said, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil, for thou art with me”?
Ans. David
648 (5) What jewel is found in an oyster shell?
Ans. Pearl
649 (5) What is the big hand on a clock called?
Ans. Minute hand
650 (5) In golf, what do you call the area for putting?
Ans. Green
651. (5) What science focuses on the moon, the sun, the planets, and the stars?
Ans. Astronomy
652 (10) An odometer measures automobile mileage. What does an anemometer do?
Ans. Measures wind speed.
653 (10) The famous Benny Goodman performed with what musical instrument?
Ans. Clarinet
654 (15) What word means a pardon or forgiveness granted by a government?
Ans. Amnesty
655 (5) What animal does bacon come from?
Ans. Pig
656 (5) What is the property of gold which permits it to be hammered into thin sheets?
Ans. Malleability
657 (5) In a book, where does the epilogue come?
Ans. At the end
658 (5) Name a state capital on the Hudson River
Ans. Albany, New York
659. (10) There was a young lady named Bright Whose speed was much faster than light. She went
out one day In a relative way And returned on the previous night. What kind of poem is exemplified in
these verses?
Ans. Limerick
660 (15) In what year did Col. Charles A. Lindbergh make his famous flight from America to Paris?
Ans. 1927
661 (15) “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and success is sure.” Was it Mark
Twain, Ogden Nash, Benjamin Franklin, or Robert Benchley who offered this sage advice?
Ans. Mark Twain
662 (15) The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments each extend what similar right?
Ans. Voting
663 (10) If I were to mention mitochondria, lysosome, ribosomes, cytoplasm, centrosome,
endoplasmic reticulum, and nucleus, I'd be talking about the parts of what?
Ans. A cell
664 (15) The Ural Mountains separate Asia from Europe. What mountain range divides Spain from
France?
Ans. Pyrenees
665 (15) Montgomery is the capital of Alabama. What's the largest city in Alabama?
Ans. Birmingham
666 (20) A dark brown residue formed by the partial decomposition of plants that grow in marshes
and other wet places, is called what?
Ans. Peat
667 (10) When you divide a decimal by a whole number, where do you put the decimal point in the
quotient?
Ans. It goes directly above the decimal point in the dividend.
668 (15) Hydraulics is the branch of science dealing with the practical use of fluids. Which branch of
science involves the study of the causes and effects of sound and the phenomena of hearing?
669 (10) Which one of the following three countries does not have a common border with Russia:
Sweden, Norway, or Finland?
Ans. Sweden
670 (10) What is left when a baker's dozen is deducted from a gross?
Ans. 131
671 (20) Name the epic poem of Greek literature which relates the war waged against Troy for the
recovery of Helen.
Ans. The Iliad
672 (5) Name the eight points on a compass.
Ans. North, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, west, northwest
673 (15) Crash, bang, and slurp are all examples of words in which a sound is imitated. What is this
poetic device called?
Ans. Onomatopoeia
674 (15) This substance exists in large amounts in the stratosphere as a product of the action of
ultraviolet light of short wavelengths on ordinary oxygen. It is an allotropic form which is designated
by chemists as O3. What is it called?
Ans. Ozone
675 (20) The nation of Israel was reestablished in 1948. Who became its first prime minister?
Ans. David Ben-Gurion
676 (15) Before 1945, this was the state religion of Japan. It emphasizes ancestor-worship, heroworship, and the divinity of the emperor. What is it called?
Ans. Shintoism
677 (15) John F. Kennedy was the youngest man ever elected President. Who was the youngest man
ever to take office as President?
Ans. Theodore Roosevelt (42, at the death of McKinley)
678 (20) Probably the first cereal cultivated by man is a grain used for animal feed and the making of
malt. It is the fifth most important cereal grain today. What is it?
Ans. Barley
679 (5) In French history, the “Hundred Days” was the term of his second reign as emperor, climaxed
by the Battle of Waterloo. Who was he?
Ans. Napoleon
680 (10) What king commissioned a new Bible translation in 1611?
Ans. King James I of England
681 (5) It is said that he probably contributed more to the widespread interest in the trivial, odd, and
unusual than any person. He was the first member inducted into the National Trivia Hall of Fame. His
fame rests on his Believe It or Not cartoons. Can you name him?
Ans. Robert Ripley
682 (5) The time Earth takes to complete its journey around the Sun is called what?
Ans. A year
683 (10) Define and spell BILINGUAL.
Ans. It means having two languages.
684 (10) The world's third highest waterfall is located in California. What is it called?
Ans. Yosemite
685 (10) The object of this card game is to form sets called mells. It is said to be the most popular
two-handed card game of all time; in fact, except for poker, more money changes hands at this game
than any other. Identify it.
Ans. Gin rummy
686 (20) Match these historical figures--Thomas Becket, Billy the Kid, Marat, Socrates--with these
death descriptions--(a) drank poisonous hemlock among friends in Athens, (b) murdered in Canterbury
Cathedral at the order of King Henry II, (c) stabbed in his bathtub during the French Revolution, (d)
shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett in New Mexico.
Ans (a) Socrates, (b) Becket, (c) Marat, (d) Billy the Kid
687 (15) By acting as huge magnets, the sun and moon pull the earth toward them. While the earth's
land is not visibly affected, the water moves because of the moon's pull. This phenomenon is
commonly known as what?
Ans. Tides
688 (10) Which country is incorrectly matched with its capital city? -- Denmark/Copenhagen,
Portugal/Lisbon, Greece/Athens, Bulgaria/Sofia, or Luxembourg/Prague?
Ans. Luxembourg/Prague
689 (10) The United Nations is headquartered in New York City. In what country are the United
Nations European headquarters located?
Ans. Switzerland
690 (5) What kind of book contains a list of words and their meanings?
Ans. Dictionary
691 (20) The Federal Aviation Administration Academy trains air traffic controllers. The academy is
near the Will Rogers Airport, located in what city?
Ans. Oklahoma City
692 (15) A Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers had to quit baseball due to a car accident
injury that paralyzed him from the waist down. Who was this Dodger star?
Ans. Roy Campanella
693 (10) As a verb, it means to shudder or tremble. As a noun, it is the container in which an archer
carries his arrows. What is the word?
Ans. Quiver
694 (10) If a tailor needs 3 2/3 yards of material to make a suit, how many suits can be made from 22
yards of material?
Ans. 6
695 (20) Energy such as light is given off and absorbed in tiny definite units called photons. Light
appears to be a steady stream of energy. This theory applies only to energy which is transmitted by
waves. What is the theory called?
Ans. Quantum theory
696 (20) What is the maximum possible number of empty spaces on a chess board when “checkmate”
is called?
Ans. 61 (King for one side; king and other piece for the other side.)
697 (20) It has been said that the heart of the Christian faith is summed up in John 3:16. Recite this
verse.
Ans. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
698 (5) Swine meat we call pork. What kind of meat do we call venison?
Ans. Deer
699 (20) From which of Shakespeare's plays are these lines taken: Cowards die many times before
their deaths: The valiant never taste of death but once.
Ans. Julius Caesar
700 (5) What three whole numbers divide evenly into 9?
Ans. 1, 3, 9
701 (5) In the Virginia House of Burgesses, he warned King George III, saying, “If this be treason,
make the most of it.” Ten years later he addressed a Richmond convention with the famous speech
“Give me liberty or give me death!” Who was this patriot?
Ans. Patrick Henry
702 (10) He described his experiences in the book THE SILENT WORLD. He was among the first to
use the bathyscaphe, and is noted as the inventor of the aqualung. Name this French underseas
explorer.
Ans. Jacques-Yves Cousteau
703 (5) The Nazi party originated in Germany. In what country did the Fascist party have its
inception?
Ans. Italy
704 (20) Derived from the Arabic, meaning “desert dweller,” this word refers to the desert nomads of
the Middle East. What's the word?
Ans. Bedouin
705 (15) If I mentioned corsair, caravel, ketch, yawl, barkentine, and brigantine, what would I be
talking about?
Ans. Sailing ships
706 (15) The smallest independent country in the world has an area of 109 acres. It was made an
enclave within the city of Rome in 1929. What is it?
Ans. Vatican City
707 (10) This term is derived from the Greek, meaning “effective hand.” A drugless therapy, its
adherents believe the nervous system integrates all of the body's functions, and that when the nervous
system is impaired in any way--such as by pressure on a nerve--it cannot perform properly. What am I
describing?
Ans. Chiropractic care
708 (15) How many inches of picture frame molding are needed to go around a picture that is 11
inches long and 8 1/2 inches wide?
Ans. 39 inches
709 (10) An orthodontist deals with the irregularities of the teeth and their correction. What does an
obstetrician do?
Ans. Treats pregnant women and delivers babies.
710 (15) In Mexico, they speak Spanish. What do they speak in Brazil?
Ans. Portuguese
711 (20) The Red Sea is in the Middle East. Where is the Sea of Tranquility?
Ans. On the moon
712 (15) A shaggy, oversized, manlike creature is known as Sasquatch to the Pacific Northwest
Indians. What is the popular name of this legendary creature?
Ans. Bigfoot
713 (5) What bird's feathers symbolize power to North American Indians?
Ans. Eagle
714 (15) Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Mysterious Island,
and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, are all novels which have been made into adventure movies. Who
wrote the books?
Ans. Jules Verne
715 (15) Alaska was acquired from Russia in 1867. From whom was Florida acquired in 1819?
Ans. Spain
716 (20) Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. A year earlier, he had won
the Pulitzer Prize. For which book had he been awarded the 1953 honor?
Ans. THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
717 (20) The Sundew, the Pitcher Plant, and the Venus Flytrap all have something in common. What
is it?
Ans. They're all insectivorous (Accept carnivorous.)
718 (20) In order, list the seven colors of the visible spectrum, and begin with the color of the longest
wavelength.
Ans. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
719. (5) A piano has 88 keys. How many strings does a violin have?
Ans. 4
720 (15) Name the American military hero who received a huge welcome and a ticker-tape parade in
New York City in April, 1951.
Ans. General Douglas MacArthur
721 (15) Complete the following line of 19th century poetry: East is East and West is West . . .
Ans. And never the twain shall meet.
722 (10) The English colony at Ft. Rawley on Roanoke Island failed after many hardships. Roanoke
Island was then considered part of an area called Virginia. What state is it a part of today?
Ans. North Carolina
723 (15) Name the baseball Hall of Famer who finished the 1941 season with a .406 batting average.
He was the last man to finish the season batting over .400.
Ans. Ted Williams
724 (5) The collective term for plant life in a given area is flora. What do biologists call the animal
life of a particular region?
Ans. Fauna
725 (20) Many of the observances associated with Halloween are thought to have begun among what
ancient order of Celtic priests?
Ans. Druids
726 (5) His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. What was his pen name?
Ans. Mark Twain
727 (10) A square has four sides, of course. How many edges does a cube have?
Ans. 12
728 (20) The highest point on Earth is Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet. The deepest point on Earth is 35,800
feet below sea level. What is this location called?
Ans. Marianas Trench
729 (5) Your aunt's husband is your . . . ?
Ans. Uncle
730 (5) What is the opposite of employment.
Ans. Unemployment
731 (15) When relations were reestablished between China and the United States, China presented the
Washington Zoo with two animals. What kind of animals were they?
Ans. Giant Pandas
732 (5) Botany is the study of plants. What is the study of the stars?
Ans. Astronomy
733 (10) Great Sandy, Great Victoria, Simpson, and Gibson's, are large deserts on what continent?
Ans. Australia
734 (10) Washington was born in Virginia. Where was Lincoln born?
Ans. Kentucky
735 (20) This disease is a chronic liver ailment, characterized by an increase in fibrous support tissue,
which results in a progressive destruction of liver cells and impairment of the organ's functions.
What's it called?
Ans. Cirrhosis
736 (20) Name the American politician who served the most years in the top two offices, President
and Vice President.
Ans. Richard Nixon (13 years, 7 months; 8 of these as V.P.)
737 (5) Found guilty of organizing the unsuccessful Beer Hall Putsch of 1923, he was sentenced to
five years in prison, but was released after nine months. During his confinement he wrote part of Mein
Kampf. Who was he?
Ans. Adolf Hitler
738 (10) Leif Ericson, son of Eric the Red, made a voyage to North America 500 years before
Columbus. What name did he give the land: Vinland, Amerigo, Atlantis, or El Dorado?
Ans. Vinland
739 (20) In what direction do ships travel en route from the Atlantic to the Pacific by way of the
Panama Canal?
Ans. Southeast
740 (10) What is the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters?
Ans. “Sweet Georgia Brown”
741 (20) A group of similar cells is called a tissue. What is a group of similar tissues called?
Ans. Organ
742 (20) When Cortez invaded Mexico, he had to conquer the Indian Emperor Montezuma. What
Spanish leader, to gain his objective, had to overcome the Indian Emperor Atahualpa?
Ans. Francisco Pizarro
743 (15) The F.B.I. has SWAT teams trained for confrontations that occur in kidnappings and
hijackings. What do the initials SWAT stand for?
Ans. Special Weapons and Tactics
744 (15) The swan we associate with the concept of purity. Now match these other birds--crow, dove,
owl, peacock--with these concepts--peace, vanity, wisdom, shortest distance between two points.
Ans. Crow--shortest distance, dove--peace, owl--wisdom, peacock--vanity
745 (10) Gregor Mendel is known as the Father of Heredity. Who is called the Father of History?
Ans. Herodotus
746 (15) John Chapman wandered through Ohio and Indiana doing a good deed. By what name is he
better known?
Ans. Johnny Appleseed
747 (10) The width of a football field is 160 feet or how many yards?
Ans. 53 1/3
748 (15) What specifically do the following organic chemicals have in common: gastrin, insulin,
adrenaline, androgen, and auxin?
Ans. They're all hormones.
749 (10) The expression Circle of Fire is used in reference to volcanoes. What ocean does the Circle
of Fire surround?
Ans. Pacific
750 (20) Pickles are made from cucumbers. Of what are prunes made?
Ans. Plums
751 (20) A group of pilgrims agree that they will tell two stories each as they move along, and two on
their way back, the best storyteller to be rewarded by a dinner at the expense of the others. Identify
this work.
Ans. Canterbury Tales
752 (5) What do we call the money that kidnappers ask for in exchange for their hostage?
Ans. Ransom
753 (20) Match these four American Presidents--Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter--with these colleges
from which they were graduated--Harvard, Michigan, Naval Academy, Whittier.
Ans. Kennedy--Harvard, Nixon--Whittier, Ford--Michigan, Carter--Naval Academy
754 (10) If a block of granite weighing 200 pounds is raised a vertical distance of 20 feet, the total
work accomplished is equal to how many foot-pounds?
Ans. 4,000
755 (5) What do members of a barbershop quartet do when they're not cutting hair?
Ans. Sing
756 (20) The title General of the Armies was created for George Washington, but was never held by
him. What general of the first World War held this title?
Ans. John J. Pershing
757 (20) Noted for superb commercial fishing, this area is located off the coast of Newfoundland.
What is it called?
Ans. Grand Banks
758 (5) What are the initials common to all the members of Lyndon Johnson's family?
Ans. LBJ
759 (20) Joe and his father get on the scales together. Their combined weight is 240 pounds. How
much does each weigh if Joe weighs 110 pounds less than his father?
Ans. 65 and 175
760 (5) What kind of musical instruments are triangles, gongs, cymbals, castanets, and tambourines?
Ans. Percussion
761 (5) The Mormons settled there in the 1840's after being driven out of Nauvoo, Illinois. Where?
Ans. Utah
762 (15) O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? Tell me the source of this
quotation?
Ans. The Bible (I Corinthians 15:55)
763 (10) These freaks of nature appear in all forms of animal life but are very rare. They are pure
white. What are they called?
Ans. Albinos
764 (5) What strikes the Empire State Building more than 50 times a year?
Ans. Lightning
765 (5) The scientific definition might read: “A mineral that readily separates into long flexible fibers
suitable for use as incombustible, nonconducting material.” It is utilized in firemen's apparel. What is
it?
Ans. Asbestos
766 (5) Although he himself owned 65 slaves at the time of his death, it is he who proclaimed, “Give
me liberty or give me death.” Who was he?
Ans. Patrick Henry
767 (20) Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. What English doctor discovered smallpox
vaccination in 1796?
Ans. Edward Jenner
768 (15) English navigator Henry Hudson discovered the Hudson River. What fate overtook him in
1611?
Ans. His men mutinied and set him adrift in an open boat.
769 (20) In 1882, a famous elephant--probably the largest bush elephant ever held in captivity--was
bought by P. T. Barnum from British owners. The purchase upset people in England, and even Queen
Victoria protested. What was the name of the elephant?
Ans. Jumbo
770 (15) “On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me . . . “ what?
Ans. Eleven lords a-leaping
771 (20) Other than Mexico and Canada, what nation is closest geographically to the United States?
Ans. Russia (close to Alaska)
772 (10) Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist. Who was Enrico Caruso?
Ans. Italian opera singer
773 (15) A truly remarkable country, it has no army or navy, has never fought a war, boasts the lowest
illiteracy rate in the world. It received independence in 1944. Name this northern nation of over 100
volcanoes.
Ans. Iceland
774 (10) In politics, E.R.A. means Equal Rights Amendment. What does E.R.A. mean in baseball?
Ans. Earned-Run Average
775 (5) A male sheep is called a ram. What is a male chicken called?
Ans. Rooster
776 (10) Jonathan Wyss wrote THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. Who wrote ROBINSON
CRUSOE?
Ans. Daniel Defoe
777 (20) Visible as conspicuous patches of light in the nocturnal skies of the southern hemisphere,
these are the two galaxies nearest to our own Milky Way. They were named after a 16th century
Portuguese navigator. What are they called?
Ans. Magellanic Clouds
778. According to the Bible, what is the number of wise men who came from the East to worship
Jesus?
Ans. No number is given (Three is merely traditional.)
779 (15) The order of mammals called marsupials is normally associated with Australia. What animal
is the only marsupial native to America today?
Ans. Opossum
780 (20) This great Greek orator of antiquity is said to have improved his speaking voice by shouting
above the roar of the waves with his mouth full of pebbles. What is his name?
Ans. Demosthenes
781 (20) He was known as Old Hickory to his devoted followers, but what was Andrew Jackson's
name to his opponents?
Ans. King Andrew
782 (5) In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, the spinning jenny was important. Another kind
of spinning jenny could also be found in carnivals where children rode models of animals in a circle.
What is this device that carnival people sometimes call a jenny?
Ans. Merry-Go-Round or Carousel
783 (10) John Hancock presided at the Congress that produced the Declaration of Independence. Who
was the president of the convention that framed the Constitution?
Ans. George Washington
784 (5) Which side of the plane is the sun on if you're on a noon flight from New York City to Los
Angeles?
Ans. South or left side
785 (20) An Austrian Archduke was assassinated in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in 1914, triggering World
War I. What was his name?
Ans. Franz Ferdinand
786 (5) What are the dark areas of the moon called, even though there is no free water on the moon?
Ans. Seas
787 (20) Hitler forced the French to sign the armistice of June, 1940, in the same place where the
armistice ending World War I in 1918 had been signed. In what place?
Ans. A railroad car (in the forest of Compiegne in France)
788 (15) His name is often associated with Halley's Comet because it shone in the skies when he was
born, and again in 1910 when he died. Who was this famous American author?
Ans. Mark Twain
789 (10) Consisting of high-energy protons and electrons that were ejected from the sun and have
become trapped by the earth's magnetic field, these are two zones of intense radiation surrounding the
earth. Part of their energy produces the northern lights. Named after an American physicist, what are
they called?
Ans. Van Allen Belts
790 (15) A 1968 French law allows the state to accept, at its discretion, inheritance taxes paid in
works of art rather than money. The French government selected $72 million worth of art from the
vast horde of a famous artist who lived and worked in France--he died there in 1973. Who was he?
Ans. Pablo Picasso
791 (20) What famous publisher once bragged, “I can disgrace a man with one newspaper paragraph,
and ruin him for life with two”?
Ans. William Randolph Hearst, Sr.
792 (20) Andorra is a tiny country in the Pyrenees between France and Spain. An even smaller state
in Europe can be found in the Appenine Mountains. It is completely surrounded by Italy. What is it
called?
Ans. San Marino
793 (20) Seeing is believing, it is said. Match these four phenomena with the biblical characters who
saw them. (a) At a witch's seance, a dead prophet. (b) In a furnace, four men. (c) A hand writing on
the wall. (d) A burning bush. MEN: Belshazzar, Moses, Nebuchadnezzar, Saul.
Ans (a) Saul, (b) Nebuchadnezzar, (c) Belshazzar, (d) Moses
794 (20) Give me the sequence in which Napoleon lived on these islands: Elba, Corsica, St. Helena.
Ans. Corsica (1769), Elba (1814), St. Helena (1815-21)
795 (15) A lyric poem of the fixed length of 14 lines of iambic pentameter is called what?
Ans. Sonnet
796 (5) What's the most commonly used term for a terrifying dream?
Ans. Nightmare
797 (15) Red corpuscles are blood cells which are formed in what specific part of the body?
Ans. Bone marrow
798. (5) What word describes the period “before recorded history”?
Ans. Prehistoric
799 (10) The owner of the New York newspaper left an endowed annual prize for excellence in
American literature. Who was he?
Ans. Joseph Pulitzer
800 (15) The relatively transparent layer that forms a transition zone between the sun's photosphere
and the corona, is called what?
Ans. Chromosphere