Literature
Alice becomes a participant in what game in Through the Looking Glass?
Chess
Which two countries fought in the Hundred Years' War?
England and France
Name the fine-toothed hand saw with a C-shaped frame, designed to cut metal.
Hacksaw
What phrase, describing the formation of the universe, was coined as a joke by astronomer Fred Hoyle?
Big Bang
Shedding leaves in the fall helps trees conserve energy and what substance?
Water
Tolkien described which elf body parts as “leaf-shaped”?
Ears
Name either of the two nations from which Chile captured territory in the War of the Pacific.
Bolivia, Peru
The safety pin and pull ring are parts of what handheld explosive device?
Grenade
Found in a tree's xylem, it's a liquid made of mineral salts and sugars. What's it called?
Sap
Daily aspirin therapy is recommended for people at high risk of what?
Heart Attacks (or strokes is ok too)
In Greek mythology, the Sun was what sort of vehicle that Helios drove across the sky?
Chariot
During what global war did the Russian Revolution take place?
World War I
What hyphenated word describes the two-level buses of London?
Double-decker
This cultural celebration, which ends the day before Ash Wednesday, includes parades, music, and the throwing of beads. New Orleans is a famous venue for it.
Mardi Gras
What do non-flowering plants disperse instead of seeds or pollen?
Spores
A volcano in Iceland provides the entryway in which Jules Verne classic?
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Which country was Pakistan’s sole opponent in three wars – 1965, 1984, and 1999?
India
What 5-letter word means the establishment of a fact by evidence?
Proof
A group of astrophysicists in 1983 became the first to detect gravity waves, whose existence had been predicted by what famous scientist in 1916?
Albert Einstein
The base of the fibula forms the outer projection of what joint?
Ankle
Which English mystery writer is credited as the playwright of the longest-running play in London theater?
Agatha Christie
Name Cambodia's eastern neighbor, which invaded the country in 1978.
Pilots use what basic cockpit instrument to measure their elevation?
Altimeter (pressure altimeter or barometric altimeter)
“Undreamed of splendors,” crowed a New York Times headline about what 1922 discovery in North Africa?
King Tut’s tomb
Identify the two organisms that make up a lichen.
Algae and fungi