1. In which country would you find the Great Pyramid of Giza?
Egypt
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The first word in the equation to calculate the area of a circle is pronounced the same as what popular American dessert?
Pie. pi r squared
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This portable cone-shaped dwelling was used by Plains Indians.
Teepee
4.
Lucy used to call Charlie Brown this if he did something stupid. An insulting name that refers to the shape of someone’s head.
Blockhead.
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Everyone played with this in the 70s and it’s widely considered the world’s best-selling toy. The idea was to align turnable squares of 6 colors into rows of the same color.
Rubik’s cube (1974). Each face, 3 x 3.
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This flat shape has the same name as a tool used for shaving thin strips of wood.
Plane
7. This word describes a phase of the moon when you see very little of it, and a popular type of dinner roll.
Cresent.
8.EKU has ‘The Ravine’, but many college campuses have a 4-sided grassy area in the center where students can relax called a what?
Quadrangle (or Quad)
9. This government building that houses the U.S. Department of Defense is named for its shape.
Pentagon. Arlington, VA.
10. In a honeycomb, how many sides does each cell have?
Six. Hexagon

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11. What is the tallest mountain in the United States?
Mt. McKinley, Alaska
12. According to the children’s song, who couldn’t climb up the water spout?
The Itsy bitsy spider.
13. This game is played with a ball shaped like a football, but the ends are blunt not pointed.
Rugby. (hint: features a scrum) Popular in England, New Zealand, Australia.
14. What is the name of the much loved large yellow ostrich-like creature on
Sesame Street?
Big Bird
15. This name applies to a shape of four right angles where the length and width are of different lengths.
Rectangle.
16. How many points does a snowflake have?
Six (6).
17. A number of aircraft and ships have disappeared under mysterious circumstances this area of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida named for its shape.
Bermuda Triangle. Near the island of Bermuda.
18. The largest mammal in the world does not live on land. What is it?
Blue whale
19. During the 1950s, Wham-0 began a craze by marketing a large circular plastic object whose use gave the hips a real workout. What was it?
Hula Hoop.
20. The tallest skyscraper in the U.S. is the Sears Tower (now known as the Willis
Tower). In what city is it located?
Chicago.

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21. In Bonanza, the character played by Michael Landon was known by this nickname, probably because he was the youngest Cartwright son.
Little Joe. Joseph Cartwright.
22. An octagon has eight sides. What water creature has eight long legs covered in suckers?
Octopus. Greek Oktōpous.
23. Who sang Tip Toe through the Tulips accompanied by his ukulele?
Tiny Tim
24. The world’s longest cave system is found in our very own state. What National
Park was created to preserve it and make it accessible to the public?
Mammoth Cave National Park.
Mammoth cave.
No fossils of the woolly mammoth have ever been found in Mammoth Cave, and the name of the cave has nothing to do with this extinct mammal. Rather, the name
"Mammoth" refers to the large width and length of the passages connecting to the
Rotunda just inside the entrance.
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This name was given long before the cave system's true extent was fully known. Modern discoveries have proven the aptness of the name.
25. Which four states make up the Four Corner states?
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah
26. From their name, you’d think these crawly creatures would have 100 legs, but they often have more or less.
Centipede. From under 20 to over 300.
centipeda , from centum ‘a hundred’ + pes , ped- ‘foot.’
27. Name of a kind of Wrigley’s gum; nickname for the University of Nebraska
Cornhuskers.
Big Red.
28. Dogs, too, like to catch this plastic disk marketed by Wham-O since 1957.
Frisbee
29. One of Robin Hood’s merry men whose name probably refers to his diminutive size.
Little John

30. Which of the Great Lakes is also the largest continental lake in the world?
Lake Superior
31. This song made Hawaiian crooner Don Ho famous.
Tiny Bubbles (1966, widely considered to be his most famous song)
32. What large green man represents a popular frozen vegetable brand?
Jolly Green Giant. Green Giant brand.
33. A 747 is also known as what kind of jet, referring to its size.
Jumbo. Jumbo jet.
34. According to the 1960 hit song, the girl was shy to be seen because she was wearing a very skimpy bathing suit.
"One, two, three, four/Tell the people what she wore":
It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini …
35. This fast food franchise features hamburgers that are square-shaped.
White Castle
36. This popular romantic comedy of 2002 featured an inter-ethnic marriage between characters played by Nia Vardalos and Joel Zwick.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
37. Short, Tall, Grande, Vente. These are the cup sizes at what beverage shop?
Starbucks.
38. To combat obesity, New York Mayor Bloomberg wanted to ban the sale of large sugary drinks. If he’d had his way, what would have been the maximum number of ounces you could have in a drink?
Sixteen (16)
39. This largest ship in its day famously hit an iceberg and sank off the Greenland coast in 1912.
The Titanic.
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40. A semi-professional woman trained to assist in childbirth is a midwife. What is the name of someone who claims she can communicate with the dead?
Medium.
41. As tools of her trade, a fortune teller may have a deck of cards and a sphere made of material?
Crystal. Crystal ball.
42. Popular Disneyland attraction featuring international settings and choruses singing about global unity.
It’s a Small World After All.
43. A, B, C. What bra cup size comes after D?
DD.
44. The diminutive characters who inhabited The Shire in Lord of the Rings were called what?
Hobbits
45. At the time of his retirement, Yao Ming was the tallest basketball player in the
NBA of which ethnicity?
Chinese.
46. This postulated line separates the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Equator.
47. What is the shape of a baseball field?
Diamond.
48. People love to snack on these small tasty balls – the part that’s missing from
America’s favorite sugary breakfast pastry.
Doughnut holes.
49. Contra dancing sometimes known by this name, because 4 couples face each other.
Square dancing (hint: Turkey in the Straw is a tune to do this to)
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50. This smallest bird hovers and sucks nectar.
Hummingbird
51. Known as the King’s Jewel, this huge 45.5-carat deep blue diamond is housed in the Smithsonian. It is perhaps the world’s most famous diamond. What is it called?
Hope Diamond.
52. This person scratched a love note on a heart-shaped leaf. A holiday was later named for him.
St. Valentine
53. Luck of the Irish to you if you find a clover with this many leaves.
Four (4).
54. What kind of spider has a violin-shaped pattern on its back?
Brown recluse (hint: poisonous).
55. You need one of these spiral gadgets to open a bottle of wine.
Corkscrew.
56. Legend has it that a Jewish baker of Vienna made a special hard roll in the shape of a riding stirrup, to present to the King of Poland, a horse lover. What do we call this popular breakfast item?
Bagel. Stirrup is ‘Bügel’ in German.
57. What shape is a stop sign?
Octogon
58. A pink triangle is the symbol for what?
Gay rights
59. Who said “God Bless Us, Everyone” in Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol?
Tiny Tim
60. What is the tallest mountain in the lower 48 states?
Mt. Whitney, California

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61. Farfalle [farfalle] is a kind of pasta. It’s commonly known by what other name because its shaped like a formal men’s clothing accessory.
Bow-tie pasta.
62. In Japan, owners carefully trim these miniature trees so they don’t grow big.
Bonsai.
63. One die. Two dice. How many faces on a die?
Six (6).
64. The Grand Canyon is one of the largest canyons in the world . What river carved it?
The Colorado River.
65. The Lowest point in the U.S. is found in which California valley?
Death Valley, California
66. Instead of going to one extreme or the other, the saying says it’s best to strike what?
‘a happy medium’ – to strike a happy medium
67. Little Red Ridinghood was afraid of which wild creature?
Big Bad Wolf
68. The name of this small dogbreed includes the name of something you might have on your breakfast table.
Teacup Chihuahua
69. What shape is a yield sign?
Triangle.
70. A long, narrow loaf of French bread is called by this French name.
Baguette.
71. Dorothy found these little people in Oz.
Munchkins.

72. Many think that this children’s song is about the bubonic plague, when people would get a rash, put herbs in their pockets to ward it off and die.
Ring around the Rosie.
73. The Olympic flag features colored rings representing the major regions of the world. How many rings are on the flag?
Five. Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceana. (blue, yellow, black, green, red).
74. In 1953, Edmund Hillary became the first man to successfully climb this mountain, the tallest mountain in the world.
Mt. Everest. Edmund Hillary of New Zealand with Tenzing Norgay of Nepal.
75. What is the largest religion in the world, in term of number of believers.
Christianity.
76. There are only two of these. Name a U.S. state whose shape is completely rectangular.
Colorado. Wyoming.
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