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FOOD
TRUE OR FALSE
100

Which brothers released the song 'Wake up Little Susie' in 1957?

A. Blood Brothers 

B. Everly Brothers

C. Jonas Brothers

B. Everly Brothers

100

Who sang this song: "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" back in the 1960s?

A.  Elvis Presley 

B. Marvin Gaye

C. Paul Simon

A.  Elvis Presley 

100

What is the capital city of Mexico?

A. Kansas City 

B. Mexico City

C. Tokyo

B. Mexico City

100

Which of these is a traditional food of Germany?

A. fried rice 

B. pizza 

C. sauerkraut

C. sauerkraut

100

My Sweet Lord" was a 1970s Number 1 in the UK for George Harrison.

True or False

 (True)

200

Which of these will you find in the eye?

A. mum 

B. tulip 

C. iris

C. iris

200

Who was Katie Scarlett O’Hara’s 3rd husband in the film “Gone with the Wind’?

A. Captain Rett K. Butler

B. George Kennedy 

C. Gerald Butler

A. Captain Rett K. Butler

200

Rembrandt H. Van Rijn is a famous painter. What country is he from?

A. Denmark 

B.  the Netherlands

C. Greece

B.  the Netherlands

200

Feta is a type of which food?

A. chocolate 

B. cheese

C. meat

B. cheese

200

Watermelon is a fruit that can be bought with or without seeds in it.

True or False 


(True)

300

What sport in the American University System would have the Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl and the Rose Bowl?

A. baseball 

B. football

C. basketball

B. football

300

Richard Rodgers help compose many great songs for musicals like ‘The King and I’, ‘Oklahoma’, ‘Flower Drum Song’ and ‘The Sound of Music’. Who did he work with to create such great music?

A. Claude Debussy 

B. Oscar Hammerstein II

C. Aaron Copland

B. Oscar Hammerstein II

300

Which of the following countries is the smallest?

A. China 

B. Russia 

C. Vatican City

C. Vatican City

300

Spaghetti and pizza are foods originating from which country?

A. Italy

B. England 

C. Germany

A. Italy

300

Isaac Newton is best known for discovering insulin for diabetics.

True or False 


(False – he discovered gravity while Frederick Banting and Charles Best created insulin.)

400

What were dinosaurs?

A. reptiles

B. mammals 

C. crustaceans

A. reptiles

400

What Shakespeare tragic play was about 2 young lovers who end up dying?

A. The Crucible 

B. Much Ado about Nothing

C. Romeo and Juliet

C. Romeo and Juliet

400

Walt Disney World opened in which Florida city in 1971?

A. Orlando

B. Houston 

C. Miami

A. Orlando

400

Which is the most popular topping for ice cream?

A. banana 

B. nuts 

C.  Chocolate Syrup

C.  Chocolate Syrup

400

Tehran is the capital city of Italy.

True or False 

(False it is the capital city of Iran while Rome is for Italy.)

500

Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee starred in the Broadway play and in the film that was written by Lorraine Hansberry. It is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that follows the Younger family's journey as they strive to achieve the American Dream on the South Side of Chicago. What is the name of this film?

A. Like Water for Chocolate 

B. Fried Green Tomatoes

C. A Raisin in the Sun

C. A Raisin in the Sun

500

Who sang this song: "The Twist" back in the 1960s?

A. Chubby Checker

B. Freddie Cannon 

C. Shangri-Las

A. Chubby Checker

500

Where can you find the Sydney Opera House?

A. Spain 

B. Australia

C. France

B. Australia

500

Aubergine is another name for which vegetable?

A. artichoke 

B. potato 

C. eggplant

C. eggplant

500

A freshwater or saltwater wetland found along rivers, ponds, lakes and coasts is known as a marsh.

True or False 

(True)

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