Latin Phrases
"I think, therefore I am.."
A rationalistic argument used by French philosopher René Descartes to attempt to prove his own existence.
Cogito ergo sum
What is the branch of mathematics that studies the sizes, shapes, positions, angles, and dimensions of things?
Geometry
What is the only English word formed by the first three letters of the alphabet?
Cab
Which Canadian ice hockey player said "You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take."?
Wayne Gretzky
Widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time", which Hollywood star was born Fredrick Austerlitz?
Fred Astaire
"Stiffness of death."
The rigidity of corpses when chemical reactions cause the limbs to stiffen about 3-4 hours after death.
Rigor mortis
What name is given to an angle which is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180?
Obtuse
What is the only number in English that when spelled has letters in alphabetical order?
Forty
Which German philosopher said "That which does not kill us makes us stronger."?
Friedrich Nietzsche
In the game of pool/billiards, what color is the eight ball?
Black
"It does not follow."
In general, it is a comment which is absurd due to not making sense in its context.
non sequitur
Kat thinks of a number. She deducts five from it and then divides the result by three. Her answer is 25. What number did she start with?
80
The recording of financial transactions, what word has three sets of double letters in a row?
Bookkeeping
Which Founding Father and polymath said "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."?
Benjamin Franklin
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
"Seize the day."
An exhortation to live for today.
Carpe diem
What is the mathematical diagram in which sets are represented by overlapping circles called?
Venn
What word can be a font, an architectural style, or a type of novel?
Gothic
Which Indian lawyer "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."?
Mahatma Gandhi
The famous(infamous) relocation to Oklahoma by the Cherokee Indian peoples followed a route called what?
The Trail of Tears
"Solid land."
Often used to refer to the ground.
Terra firma
What branch of mathematics is named for the Latin for pebble, and was devised by Sir Isaac Newton?
Calculus
Name either of the two languages which appear on the Rosetta stone?
Egyptian / Greek
Which Irish author said - "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."?
Oscar Wilde
From what type of animals does Cashmere come from?
Goats