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Name the fastest sense?
A) Hearing
B) Sight
C) Taste
D) Touch
Hearing
What do you call a verb form ending in "-ing" used as a noun?
A) Abstract noun
B) Noun Clauses
C) Pronouns
D) Gerund
Gerund
What is the world's oldest recorded civilization?
A)Ancient Egyptian
B) Ancient Chinese
C) Indus Valley
D) Sumerian
Sumerian
What was the original flavor of filling in Twinkies in the 1930's?
A) Strawberry
B) Chocolate
C) Banana
D) Vanilla
Banana
The rolling stones iconic Hot Lips logo was inspired in part by Kali, a Goddess and figure of feminine power in what religion?
A) Buddhism
B) Islam
C) Hinduism
D) Christianity
Hinduism
The most isolated city in the world (furthest from any other major city)?
A) Honolulu
B) Iquitos
C) Glasgow
D) Perth
Perth
What do we call words that sound the same but have different meanings?
A) Homonyms
B) Homophones
C) Homographs
D) Near Homophones
Homophones
Which famous battle is widely considered a turning point in the wars between Persia and Greece?
A) Battle of Navarino
B) Battle of Salamis
C) The Battle of Marathon
D) Battle of Plataea
The Battle of Marathon
How many dots are in the Domino's Pizza logo?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9
3
Christianity and Islam each have more than one billion followers. So does one other world religion. What is it?
A) Hinduism
B) Buddhism
C) Catholics
D) Quakers
Hinduism
Which month has the same number of letters in its name as its order in the calendar?
A) April
B) September
C) October
D) July
September
What part of speech shows the relationship between a noun and other words?
A) Participle Prepositions
B) Prepositions
C) Phrasal Prepositions
D) Adjectives Prepositions
Prepositions
When did Alexander the Great conquer Egypt?
A) 332 B.C.
B) 334 B.C.
C) 336 B.C.
D) 338 B.C.
332 B.C.
Which oil is the most common for traditional Chinese Cooking?
A) Vegetable
B) Soybean
C) Peanut
D) Corn
Peanut
The Cape Malay ethnic group in South Africa is typically associated with what religion?
A) Buddhism
B) Hinduism
C) Christianity
D) Islam
Islam
What language has the most native speakers world wide?
A) Spanish
B) Mandarin Chinese
C) Turkish
D) Indonesian
Mandarin Chinese
What do you call a word added to a sentence to express emotion?
A) Homophones
B) Adjectives
C) Interjection
D) Simile
Interjection
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
A) March 15, 44 B.C.
B) March 16, 44 B.C.
C) March 17, 44 B.C.
D) March 18, 44 B.C.
March 15, 44 B.C.
Dr Pepper contains how many different flavors?
A) 20
B) 23
C) 25
D) 27
23
What book of the Bible exhorts: " Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified"?
A) Deuteronomy
B) Mark
C) Daniel
D) Pslams
Deuteronomy
What people/ civilization invented democracy?
A) Roman Republic
B) Greeks
C) Persians
D) Egyptians
Greeks
What do you call a prefix that occurs in the middle of a word?
A) Infix
B) Interfix
C) Expletive Infixation
D) Homeric Infixation
Infix
Which two countries signed the Good Friday Agreement in 1997?
A) Scotland and Iceland
B) Britain and Ireland
C) Ireland and France
D)Denmark and Germany
Britain and Ireland
What modern day treat takes its name from stimulating Aztec drink xocolatl (bitter water)?
A) Ice Cream
B) Chocolate
C) Cake
D) Brownies
Chocolate
A historic writer's home and home at 1812 19th street Washington's Dupont Circle neighborhood was formerly home to the " Founding Church of" what religion, established there in 1955?
A) Islam
B) Scientology
C) Hinduism
D) Buddhism
Scientology