Acronyms
What two countries are referenced in the acronym ANZAC?
Australia and New Zealand (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.)
A bloody deed--almost as bad good mother as kill a king and marry with his brother
Hamlet
The symbol for infinity (∞) was used by the Romans to represent what?
1000
A helicopter is used to dry out this fruit after a rainy day, to prevent it from splitting open.
Cherry
Graphic artists and printers often refer to the colour model known as CMYK. The name of what colour is NOT found in this acronym?
CMYK refers to cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
Double double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble
The witches in Macbeth
All palindromes with even number of digits are divisible by what?
11
There is a national _____ reserve, in case supply exceeds demand for this dried berry.
Raisin
In the United States, a potent government group dedicated to the enforcement of laws related to controlled substances is the DEA. For what does the "A" stand in this acronym?
Administration
Katherine I charge thee tell these headstrong women what duty they do owe their lords and husbands
Petruchio
How many ways to make change for a $1 using pennies, nickels, dimes quarters and half-dollars?
293
It’s official – the fruit name came before the color! The word for the color orange wasn’t created until 1542, and was a combination of these two names for the fruit.
Naranj and Narang
The famed Walt Disney dreamed of a utopian city that he entitled EPCOT. What "E" word completes the acronym of ________________ Prototype Community Of Tomorrow?
Experimental
I prithee daughter do not make me mad
King Lear
Who is the patron saint of mathematicians?
Saint Hubert
Farmer’s pick this fruit before it is ready, then use technology to trick it into ripening before hitting the shelves.
Banana
Many people use GPS technology as a navigation tool. What is the "G" in GPS?
Global
How camest thou hither tell me and wherefore? The orchard walls are high and hard to climb
Juliet
Who were the first who used negative numbers around 2200 years ago or maybe even earlier?
Chinese
In 45 A.D., this fruit was originally called “ida” after the mountain it was grown on.