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How many continents are there on Earth?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
d) 7
The first governing documents ratified to govern the 13 colonies were the:
a) The Constitution
b) The Articles of Confederation
c) The Magna Carta
d) The Bill of Rights
b) The Articles of Confederation
Who played Batman in the Dark Knight?
a) Christian Bale
b) Ben Affleck
c) Robert Pattinson
d) Adam West
a) Christian Bale
Who painted Starry Night?
a) Vincent van Gogh
b) Leonardo da Vinci
c) Michelangelo
d) Rembrandt van Rijn
a) Vincent van Gogh
Which country won the last World Cup?
a) France
b) Argentina
c) Portugal
d) Brazil
b) Argentina
What is 16×4−(2+6)÷8 = ?
63
What was the last state to be added to the Union:
a) Hawaii
b) Alaska
c) Washington
d) Puerto Rico
a) Hawaii
What was the name of the movie where Jim Carrey played a man under constant surveillance?
In painting or drawing, what name is given to something executed in a single color?
Monochrome
What was Kaori’s first Halloween costume? (Kaori cannot answer)
a) Edamame
b) Spider
c) Princess
d) Hot dog
a) Edamame
What is the rate of gravitational acceleration?
a) 1 m/s^2
b) 3.14 m/s^2
c) 5 m/s^2
d) 9.8 m/s^2
d) 9.8 m/s^2
Prohibition was imposed and subsequently lifted by which Amendments to the Constitution:
a) 18th, 21st
b) 12th, 16th
c) 6th, 10th
d) 23rd, 26th
a) 18th, 21st
What famous wizard was first played by Richard Harris, then eventually Michael Gambon?
Dumbledore
What American painter and abstract expressionist caused sensations in the 1940s and 1950s with his elaborate drip paintings?
a) Andy Warhol
b) Georgia O'Keeffe
c) Jean-Michel Basquiat
d) Jackson Pollock
d) Jackson Pollock
How many (live-action) Star Wars movies have been released?
a) 8
b) 9
c) 10
d) 11
d) 11
What’s the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
a) H2O
b) H2O2
c) CO2
d) C2O4
c) CO2
The first McDonald’s opened in:
a) Arlington, VA
b) Chicago, IL
c) Lubbock, TX
d) San Bernardino, CA
d) San Bernardino, CA
What does Gandalf’s name loosely translate to in Old Norse?
a) Of Magic
b) Staff Elf
c) The Ancient
d) Wanderer
Which of Picasso’s famous paintings was inspired by the bombings of civilians during the Spanish War?
a) The Old Guitarist
b) Guernica
c) Ma Jolie
d) La Vie
b) Guernica
What was the first cartoon series to feature an orange cat as the main character?
a) Heathcliff
b) Underdog
c) Felix the Cat
d) Garfield
a) Heathcliff
Fill in the blank: “The FitnessGram™ Pacer Test is a _ _ _ test that progressively gets more difficult as it continues”
a) stamina-measuring fitness
b) stepwise cardiorespiratory assessment
c) continuously building cardiac
d) multistage aerobic capacity
d) multistage aerobic capacity
The Star Spangled Banner was written in which decade:
a) 1790’s
b) 1800’s
c) 1810’s
d) 1820’s
d) 1810's
In the classic TV Show “Garfield and Friends”, who is Garfield’s primary adversary?
a) Odie
b) Nermal
c) Arlene
d) John
b) Nermal
What Japanese artist is world renowned for her use of polka dots in her art?
a) Uemura Shōen
b) Chie Fueki
c) Yayoi Kusama
d) Mariko Mori
c) Yayoi Kusama
Badminton shuttlecocks are typically made using:
a) the feathers of egret hatchlings
b) the feathers from the left wing of a goose
c) the smoke-aged feathers of a Eurasian tree sparrow
d) non-avian dinosaur feathers sourced directly from the Smithsonian
b) the feathers from the left wing of a goose