Fashion
Question: What type of fabric is known for its crisscross pattern and often used in suits and skirts?
Answer: Plaid (or Tartan). DD**
Besides "Beantown", by which of these nicknames is Boston known?
The City on a Hill DD**
Who wrote the horror novels Carrie and Misery?
Stephen King
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What is the only sport to be played on the moon?
A round of golf
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How tall is the Empire State Building (without the spire and antenna)? Get within 100 feet
Answer: 1,250 feet
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Question: What style of sunglasses has a teardrop-shaped lens?
Answer: Aviator sunglasses DD**
What was New York City originally called?
New Amsterdam DD**
What American novelist was challenged to a duel and beaten by a woman he later married?
Jack London. His duel with Charmain Kittredge was with foils, face masks and breast plates.
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What number sits to the right of the number 20 on a standard dartboard?
One DD**
What was the first state?
Answer: Delaware DD**
Question: Which Italian city is considered the fashion capital of the world along with Paris?
Answer: Milan
"The Bean" is a nickname for what sculpture in Chicago, Illinois?
Cloud Gate
Which famous book begins with the line ‘No One would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man’s and yet as mortal as his own’?
The War of the Worlds
In meters, how big is an Olympic-sized swimming pool?
50 meters long and 25 meters wide
What U.S. state grows coffee beans?
Hawaii
Question: What shoe brand is known for its red-soled high heels?
Answer: Christian Louboutin
What U.S. city has an omelet named after it?
Denver
What famous American novelist has written several mysteries under the pen name Edgar Box?
Gore Vidal
What African country was the first ever to qualify for a World Cup?
Egypt
Answer: Michigan
Question: Which type of hat is famously associated with Sherlock Holmes?
Answer: Deerstalker
Which city is often nicknamed the Emerald City?
Seattle
To whom did Helen Keller dedicate her autobiography, The Story of My Life?
To inventor Alexander Graham Bell, who helped direct her education and considered himself, first and foremost, a teacher of the deaf.
What is a soccer field called?
A pitch
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