Math
Find the least common multiple of 6 and 38.
114
Gypsum is 2, quartz is 7, corundum is 9 and diamond is 10 on--what scale that measures the relative hardness of a mineral?
Mohs scale
Only about 2,000 of its 7,600 islands have people on them; yet, this country's population is more than 100 million. Name this Asian nation whose islands include Mindanao and Luzon, which contains its capital of Manila
the Philippines
She doesn’t live to see her 514 children, or to see 511 of them leave the barn where she spent much of her life. Name this title character whose three children Nellie, Joy and Aranea stay in their mother’s barn to weave webs and become friends with Wilbur the pig.
Charlotte
What thin mortar that contains Portland cement and is used to fill cracks between countertop or shower tiles has a name rhyming with shout ?
grout
Give the three angles of an isosceles triangle whose top angle is (x + 11)º and whose base angle is (x – 13)º
52º, 76º, 76º (3x - 15 = 180, so x = 65)
The plastic beakers, flasks and test tubes often used in school chemistry labs these days were formerly made of--what material, still used in professional and college lab equipment today even though that material is more breakable?
glass
Four years after she became Catholic, she opened America's first parochial school. Name this woman who, in 1975, was canonized as the first Roman Catholic saint born in the United States.
Elizabeth Ann "Mother" Seton
What 8-letter word starting with Q that means “a traitor, or one who serves in a puppet government” is the last name of a Norwegian leader who collaborated with the Nazis in World War II?
Vidkun Quisling
Value, intensity and hue are the three main properties of--what element of art whose common examples include blue, yellow and orange?
color
A restaurant charges an automatic 18% tip for large groups of people. Calculate the automatic tip for a group whose bill before the tip is $750.
$135 (750 x 0.18)
The drugs ketamine, thiopental and nitrous oxide are classified as--what type of drug that is often given to a patient undergoing an operation so he will stay asleep and pain-free during the whole operation?
anesthetic
VZ for Verizon, MSFT for Microsoft and WMT for WalMart are examples of--what 2- word term for a letter or group of letters representing a company’s name whenever part of the company is bought or sold in the stock market?
stock symbol (or ticker symbol)
Give the rhyme scheme used in these 4 poetic lines: “Unthrifty loveliness, why dost thou spend/ Upon thyself thy beauty's legacy?/ Nature's bequest gives nothing but doth lend,/ And being frank she lends to those are free.”
A, B, A, B (1st/3rd lines rhyme, as do 2nd/4th)
Calculate the number of points scored by an NBA basketball team in a single game that has 4 overtime periods if the team averages 2 points for each minute of game time.
136 [2 x (48 + 20)]
A number X, when divided by 3, is 4 greater than the result when X is divided by 4. Solve for X.
48 (x/3 - 4 = x/4)
The Carolina, the Alpine, the Japanese, the wild prairie and the mountain are all species of--what common flower, often given to wives or girlfriends on Valentine’s Day?
roses
In the old British money system, 12 pence was one shilling and 20 shillings was one of—what monetary unit, still used in England today?
pound
She sits on a lotus bud, and her four hands may represent righteousness, pleasure, wealth and liberation. Identify this Hindu goddess of beauty and wealth.
Lakshmi [LOCK-shmee]
The Haydn [HIDE-un] piece known as Sinfonia Concertante that features 4 soloists is a variation on-what other musical structure in which an orchestra plays in the background supporting only one soloist?
concerto
In some cases, it may be faster mentally to add 86 to a number by adding 100 instead and then subtracting--what number from the result?
14
This branch of science studies the forces on an object while it moves through the air or through fluid. Name this branch whose study is critical to the airline industry.
aerodynamics
The First was nicknamed "Longshanks", and the Sixth succeeded Henry VIII. Give the name of these British kings whose Eighth abdicated in 1936 to marry Mrs. Wallis Simpson, a name shared by John Kennedy's brother who was nicknamed "Ted."
Edward
The Zodiac signs such as Sagittarius and Pisces have group of stars in the night sky. Spell the plural word for these groups of stars.
constellations
Michael Jordan is currently third on the career steals list; this Bulls teammate is sixth.
Scottie Pippen