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100
Which of the following things could you expect to see during a pyrotechnic display?
Fireworks
The latest cell phones
Rare plants
A high wire act
Answer: Fireworks
Pyrotechnic displays is another term for a fireworks display. Fireworks are thought to have originated in 7th century China, and are a large part of many festivities around the world.
100
This state is the second largest in the USA and is bordered by several states including Oklahoma and New Mexico. Which state is it?
Alaska
California
Texas
Colorado
Answer: Texas
Texas is the second largest state landwise. The first is Alaska and the third is California. Other states that border Texas are Arkansas and Louisiana.
100
On January 2th7, 1967 the NASA space program suffered its first major tragedy. During a routine test, a fire broke out inside the Apollo I space capsule and all three astronauts were killed. Which of the following were NOT members of that crew?
Roger Chaffee
Virgil Grissom
James McDivitt
Ed White
Answer: James McDivitt
100
Maria and Tony are a modern-day Romeo and Juliet. Their romance takes place in New York City, where racially motivated clashes between the Sharks and the Jets have tragic consequences.
The Sharks and the Jets
Maria, Maria
East Side Story
West Side Story
Answer: West Side Story
100
Labradors are one of the most common pets. What type of a dog is a labrador?
Retriever
Hound
Spaniel
Terrier
Answer: Retriever
Labradors are classified under retrievers. Other retrievers are the golden retrievers, Newfoundland, poodle, etc. Retrievers, alongside setters, pointers and waterdogs, come under the gun dog group of dogs. They were bred to assist hunting dogs in retrieving game.
200
What do the site of the 2016 summer Olympic Games, a subcompact car introduced by Kia in 2000, and a 1933 Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire film about a flirtatious bandleader who falls in love in Latin America, have in common?
Mexico
Tehuacán
Buenos Aires
Rio
Answer: Rio
The games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) are hosted by the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. This city turns 450 years old in 2015. The name of the city is often shortened to "Rio." The first Kia Rios were built on a Ford platform; the later ones on a Hyundai platform.
200
This state is remembered by young children as MI crooked letter crooked letter I crooked letter crooked letter I humpback humpback I. It is bordered by Alabama and Tennessee.
Answer: (One Word)
Answer: Mississippi
Mississippi is also bordered by Arkansas and Louisiana, but they are across the Mississippi River.
200
The most famous tragedy in US history was the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. In the attack, the battleship USS Arizona was sunk and more than 1,100 sailors died in the tragedy. Three other battleships were sunk during the attack. Which of the following was NOT one of them (it was beached)?
USS Oklahoma
USS Nevada
USS California
USS West Virginia
Answer: USS Nevada
200
Rick Blaine, an expatriate nightclub owner, and Victor Laszlo, Resistance hero, are both in love with Ilsa, Laszlo's beautiful wife. The film takes place in occupied Morocco, during World War II.
Morocco
Casablanca
Algiers
Play It Again, Sam
Answer: Casablanca
200
The dachshund, which originated in Germany, is also known as which of the following?
Chip dog
Burger dog
Sausage dog
Kebab dog
Answer: Sausage dog
This energetic little dog was originally used to hunt badgers.
300
Which character from Greek mythology shares his name with a monkey from the Babar stories, a Ford car from the 1950s and 1960s, a passenger train service between Chicago, Illinois and Emeryville, California, and a Scottish indie band?
Zephyr
Zetes
Zeus
Zagreus
Answer: Zephyr
Zephyr, or Zephyros, was the Greek god of the west wind. Babar, the fictional King of the Elephants, gave Zephyr the monkey to his friend the old lady to thank her for helping look after the wounded elephants after the battle with the rhinoceroses.
300
This mitten state is surrounded by the Great Lakes. To the south are Indiana and Ohio.
Michigan
New York
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Answer: Michigan
300
On May 4th, 1970, National Guard troops opened fire on college students protesting President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia. On what college campus did this shooting take place?
Kent State
Memphis State
Jackson State
South Carolina State
Answer: Kent State
300
This is the true story of the life an eccentric British military man, working as an intelligence officer in Cairo at the beginning of World War I. He becomes involved with Arabian desert tribes, convincing them to unite and join in a struggle against the Turks.
Arabian Nights
Desert Storm
Lawrence of Arabia
An Englishman Abroad
Answer: Lawrence of Arabia
300
What is the major difference between a monkey and an ape?
Monkeys have vocal chords; apes do not.
Apes do not have tails
Monkeys have claws, but apes have hands.
Apes are from Africa. Monkeys are Asian.
Answer: Apes do not have tails
There are several other differences between these primates, including the apes' ability to walk upright.
400
What word links a dark shade of red, a Will Ferrell character from the 2004 comedy "Anchorman" and a notable wine region in France?
Maroon
Auburn
Crimson
Burgundy
Answer: Burgundy
Ferrell played the title character in the film "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy", alongside actors Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. The small French region of Burgundy is ideal for the growth of grapes that have become synonymous with dark red wines bearing the same name.
400
This state is home to the largest naval port in the world. There is a west one of this state also. It is bordered by North Carolina and Kentucky. What state is it?
Answer: (One Word)
Answer: Virginia
400
On November 18th, 1978, a religious cult known as "The People's Temple" which was led by controversial preacher Jim Jones took part in what would become one of the largest mass suicides in history. A US Congressman by the name of Leo Ryan was murdered at an airport near the temple site while attempting to free some cult members who claimed they were brainwashed and being held against their will. In what South American country did the tragedy take place?
Guyana
Uruguay
Brazil
Ecuador
Answer: Guyana
400
Vito Corleone is the head of the Corleone Family, an organized crime business empire. His son Michael reluctantly joins the family business after his father is seriously injured in an ambush by rival gangsters.
The Godfather
The Mafia
The Corleone Story
The Sicilians
Answer: The Godfather
400
The eastern mudminnow is a small animal that likes to swim in ponds and eats insect larvae. What type of aquatic animal, connected to the Pisces zodiac sign, is the eastern mudminnow?
Seahorse
Dolphin
Crab
Fish
Answer: Fish
The eastern mudminnow, or Umbra pigmea, is a freshwater fish native to North America. The fish belongs to the Umbridae family and feeds mainly on larvae. Eastern mudminnows are just one species within the Umbridae family, since there are also central mudminnows and Olympic mudminnows in different regions of the United States.
500
The mother of the twins Romulus and Remus. One of the biggest moons of Saturn. A bird, similar to an ostrich. What connects them all?
Emu
Gaia
Rome
Rhea
Answer: Rhea
Rhea is the second largest satellite of Saturn, after Titan. Rheas, flightless birds, live in the savannahs of South America. Rhea Sylvia gave birth to the twins, from her beloved Mars.
500
Which of these states is not preceded by "New"?
York
Hampshire
Carolina
Mexico
Answer: Carolina
500
The date was January 28th, 1986 and the Space Shuttle Challenger was launched on its mission to outer space. It never made it. About 73 seconds into the launch, the shuttle exploded over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven crew members. Among the crew members was a woman destined to become the first teacher in space. Who was this famous lady?
Eileen Collins
Sally Ride
Christa McAuliffe
Judith Resnik
Answer: Christa McAuliffe
500
Randle Patrick McMurphy, a wily and defiant mental hospital inmate, tries to rouse his fellow patients against a tyrannical nurse.
The Hospital
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
The Defiant Ones
Crazy Like a Fox
Answer: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
500
Humans, elephants, chimps, otters and dolphins are capable of using tools. What part of its body does the bottlenose dolphin use for this purpose?
snout
tail
dorsal fin
blowhole
Answer: snout
Some, but not all, female bottlenose dolphins in the southern Pacific Ocean have been seen wrapping pieces of sponge around their snouts, presumably to prevent injury while searching for food on the ocean floor.
600
What do an enchantress, the wife of Urien in the Arthurian legends, a breed of American horse developed in the late 18th century, and a species of British sports car which has been built with three wheels rather than four, have in common?
La Fayette
Malory
Guinevere
Morgan
Answer: Morgan
Morgan le Fay was both a queen and a practitioner of the dark arts in many of the stories about King Arthur, his life and times. She is often depicted as the enemy of Arthur. The Morgan horse probably derives from a single stallion, Figure, who was owned by Justin Morgan.
600
Which of these states does Historic Route 66 not go through?
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arizona
Colorado
Answer: Colorado
600
In another college campus tragedy, Charles Whitman killed 13 people in a sniper attack while at the top of a 27 story observation tower on August 1st, 1966. At what university did this shooting take place?
Tennessee
Alabama
Oklahoma
Texas
Answer: Texas
600
Quentin Tarantino directed this 1994 film, which consists of several interwoven stories, among them a "date" with the boss's wife, a fixed boxing match and a stick-up at a restaurant. The film manages to be both very violent and very funny.
True Crime Stories
Pulp Fiction
Vincent and Jules
The Briefcase
Answer: Pulp Fiction
600
Advertised in U.S. comic books of the 1960s and still available in the 2020s, what animal are "Sea Monkeys"?
Ghost crabs
Nematodes
Brine shrimp
Krill
Answer: Brine shrimp
They hatch from eggs known as cysts that can survive for long periods of being dried, making them easy to package and sell. Brine shrimp live in waters with very high salt content, but not the world oceans. 
700
What word links Oscar Wilde's creation, Lady Bracknell, and a creation of golfing legend Bobby Jones?
Augusta
Agatha
Alberta
Angela
Answer: Augusta
700
Interstate 40 begins in this west coast state and ends in this east coast state. Which two states are they?
Oregon, Pennsylvania
Washington, Georgia
California, Virginia
California, North Carolina
Answer: California, North Carolina
700
On April 17th, 1995, a man by the name of Timothy McVeigh reportedly picked up a Ryder truck at a body shop. On April 19th he parked the truck outside the Murrah building and at approximately 9:02 am, the truck exploded blowing out the front of the federal building killing 168 people and wounding 800. In what US city did this bombing take place?
Detroit
St Louis
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Answer: Oklahoma City
700
This heartbreaking 1978 movie is set in a gritty steel mill town in Pennsylvania, and tells the story of three men who go off to fight in the Vietnam war. The film depicts how the war changes and affects their lives, and the lives of their loved ones.
Russian Roulette
The Wedding Party
Platoon
The Deer Hunter
Answer: The Deer Hunter
700
About the size of a domestic cat, the pine marten is a European member of which animal family?
Civet
Weasel
Seal
Bear
Answer: Weasel
T
800
Which word below can be related to: the groove or ridge on a screw, to pass through the eye of a needle, a series of comments to a single subject on an internet chatboard, and the airborne threat in the Sci-Fi novel series "Dragonriders of Pern"?
Camel
Warp
Fiber
Thread
Answer: Thread
800
How many states are there with a "New" in front?
4
5
3
6
Answer: 4
800
On April 20th, 1999, tragedy struck Columbine High School when two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, wearing trench coats entered the school and began to open fire on the students and faculty. When the shooting stopped, 12 students and a teacher were dead and 24 others were wounded. In what state was this high school?
Colorado
Wyoming
California
Utah
Answer: Colorado
800
Alfred Hitchcock directed this mystery about a former police detective's fascination with an enigmatic woman. He also suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights. The film is set in San Francisco.
Hysteria
A Double Life
Acrophobia
Vertigo
Answer: Vertigo
800
What smaller variety of chicken is bred primarily for show, as pets, and for bite sized eggs?
spring chicken
bantam chicken
fly weight chicken
laying hen
Answer: bantam chicken
Bantam chickens are more compact than large fowl, and more birds can be kept in a smaller space. 
900
What word links a film starring Will Smith as a Miami-Dade detective to a British television series set in Larkhall, a fictional women's prison?
Bad
Wicked
Mad
Silent
Answer: Bad
900
Which of these is not a state that borders Canada?
Maine
Alaska
Massachusetts
Montana
Answer: Massachusetts
900
In the most shocking and deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil, members of the terrorist group known as al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet liners on September 11th, 2001. They crashed two of them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and a third into the Pentagon. What was the airline and flight number of the fourth plane which crashed in a field in Pennsylvania?
United Flight 175
American Flight 77
American Flight 11
United Flight 93
Answer: United Flight 93
900
A conniving young newcomer to the stage tries to sabotage the career and marriage of a veteran actress. The film contains one of the most well-known lines of film dialogue: "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night."
All About Eve
All About Margo
Life on the Stage
Fasten Your Seat Belts
Answer: All About Eve
900
What bright metallic colour decorates the back and wings of the malachite kingfisher?
Red
Yellow
White
Blue
Answer: Blue
The malachite kingfisher has a bright metallic blue on its back and wings but its belly is rufous - a reddish-brown.
1000
While at a LGBTQ+ event, you spot a flag which consists of five horizontal stripes. The top and bottom stripes are blue, the bands next to them are pink and the middle band is white. Which group does this flag represent?
Gender Fluid
Asexual
Transgender
Pansexual
Answer: Transgender
The stripes on the transgender flag have a clear meaning. Pink is for female, blue is for male and the white band in the centre represents people who are transitioning, have no gender or are gender neutral.
The asexual flag is horizontal bands of black, grey, white and purple while the pansexual is three wide horizontal bands of pink, yellow and blue.
1000
Which of the following sets of islands (in the Americas) is not entirely under the government control of the United States?
Hawaii
The Keys
Channel Islands (west of California)
Virgin Islands
Answer: Virgin Islands
1000
On April 16th, 2007 on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, a student went on a shooting rampage which became, at the time, the deadliest shooting in US history. Including the perpetrator, how many people were killed?
38
27
33
41
Answer: 33
1000
This 1980 film is an authentic, compelling biography of the career and marriage of the middleweight champion boxer Jake LaMotta.
Raging Bull
Rocky
The Boxer
The Jake LaMotta Story
Answer: Raging Bull
1000
What is a baby ferret known as?
a pup
a gobby
a kit
a caboodle
Answer: a kit
A female ferret is called a jill. A male is known as a hob. A ferret under one year of age is called a kit.