Word Origins
What is the earliest known use of the word deadline?
A line which prisoners would be shot if they passed.
California
Sacramento
"You can't handle the truth."
A Few Good Men
Which animal baby can gain up to 250 pounds per day?
Blue whale
What president lived the longest?
Jimmy Carter
What was the original meaning of the word slush in the term "slush fund"?
leftover cooking grease
Wyoming
Cheyenne
"I feel the need, the need for speed."
Top Gun
The age of a lion can be determined by its…?
Nose
Who was the first president to die in office?
William Henry Harrison
What is the origin of the distress signal ‘mayday’?
the French m’aider, meaning “help me”
Vermont
Montpelier
In which holiday comedy does a clever kid declare 'I made my family disappear'?
Home Alone
How far away can a wolf smell its prey?
Almost two miles
Which president purchased the land that's now southern Arizona and part of southern New Mexico?
Franklin Pierce
Which language gives us the name of those cute little symbols we put in texts known as "emoji"?
The word emoji combines the Japanese e ("picture") and moji ("letter").
Delaware
Dover
In which film is the famous line, 'You're gonna need a bigger boat,' spoken
Jaws
What is a female fox called?
Vixen
Which president served as vice president for his political nemesis?
Thomas Jefferson (for John Adams)
Which of the following English words was NOT borrowed from French?
Debris
Wine
Orange
While "wine" is associated with the French, it comes from a proto-Germanic word. This question is tricky because the French word for wine — le vin — looks similar. That's because both words go back to the same Proto-Indo-European root.
South Dakota
Pierre
In 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back', what is the famous line Darth Vader says to Luke Skywalker?
“No, I am your father.”
What is the closest living relative to the T-rex?
Chicken
Who was the first president served two non-consecutive terms?
Grover Cleveland