GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
AN ANIMAL THAT LIVES PART OF ITS LIFE ON LAND & PART IN WATER IS KNOWN AS WHAT?
AMPHIBIAN-Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that don't have scales.
ICE CREAM MIXED WITH SODA IS REFERRED TO AS WHAT?
FLOAT An ice cream float or ice cream soda, also known as an ice cream spider in Australia and New Zealand, is a chilled beverage made by adding ice cream to a soft drink or to a mixture of flavored syrup and carbonated water.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE U.S. MAIL SERVICE, STARTED IN 1860, THAT USED HORSES & RIDERS?
PONY EXPRESS The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company.
MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CAVES-THE ONES GROWING UPWARD ARE STALAGMITES, WHAT DO YOU CALL THE ONES GROWING DOWNWARD?
STALACTITES A stalactite; from Ancient Greek 'to drip' is a mineral formation that hangs from the ceiling of caves, hot springs, or man-made structures such as bridges and mines.
THE WORLD'S LARGEST LAKE
LAKE SUPERIOR
WHAT FICTIONAL CITY IS THE HOME OF BATMAN?
GOTHAM CITY-Gotham City, or simply Gotham, is a fictional city in the Northeastern United States that serves as the primary city appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. It is best known as the home of the superhero Batman and his allies and foes
WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL STATE FRUIT OF NEW YORK?
APPLE
New York City became known as "The Big Apple" due to sportswriter John J. Fitz Gerald in the 1920s, who popularized the term in his horse racing columns, and later, a tourism campaign in the 1970s solidified its association with the city.
WHO ASSASINATED ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
JOHN WILKES BOOTH John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated United States president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.
THE ONLY METAL THAT IS LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
MERCURY Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is also known as quicksilver from the Greek words 'water' and 'silver', A heavy, silvery, mercury is the only metallic element that is known to be liquid at standard temperature and pressure;
THE LONGEST RIVER IN THE WORLD
THE AMAZON
WHO DID JESUS RAISE FROM THE DEAD?
LAZARUS Lazarus of Bethany is a figure of the New Testament whose life is restored by Jesus four days after his death, as told in the Gospel of John.
MONTERAY JACK IS A TYPE OF WHAT?
CHEESE Monterey Jack, sometimes shortened to Jack, is a Californian white, semi-hard cheese made using cow's milk, with a mild flavor and slight sweetness. Originating in Monterey, on the Central Coast of California, the cheese has been called "a vestige of Spanish rule in the early nineteenth century, deriving from a Franciscan monastic style of farmer's cheese.
WHAT "F" WORD IS USED FOR THE DELAY OF A SENATE MATTER BY DEBATE OR PROCEDURAL MOTIONS?
FILLABUSTER A filibuster is a political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision
THIS MOUNTAIN CHAIN INCLUDES MT. EVEREST
THE HIMALAYAS
THE BLACK FOREST IS IN THIS EUROPEAN COUNTRY
GERMANY
HOW MANY STEPSISTERS DID CINDERELLA HAVE?
2 Cinderella's stepsisters are characters in the fairy tale and pantomime, Cinderella. They are the daughters of Cinderella's wicked stepmother, who treat her poorly. The sisters have been in variations of the story from as early as researchers have been able to determine.
RED STRIPE IS A POPULAR BEER FROM WHICH COUNTRY?
JAMAICA pale lager brewed in Jamaica and the Netherlands. Since 2015 Red Stripe has also been brewed in the United Kingdom by Heineken
WHO PAINTED THE CEILING OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL?
MICHAELANGELO was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was inspired by models from classical antiquity and had a lasting influence on Western art.
THE HUMAN TONGUE DISTINGUISHES THIS MANY BASIC TASTES
4
THESE STATUE ANIMALS GUARD THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIONS
WHICH ELEMENT, PREVIOUSLY USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FELT, LEAD TO THE EXPRESSION "MAD AS A HATTER"?
MERCURY In the past, hatmakers used mercury compounds, particularly mercuric nitrate, in a process called "carroting" to prepare fur pelts for felt hats, leading to mercury poisoning and the phrase "mad as a hatter".
WHO WAS THE FAMOUS SPOKESMAN FOR JELLO?
BILL COSBY American comedian and actor Bill Cosby was a popular spokesperson for advertising from the 1960s – before his first starring television role – until the early 2000s. He started with White Owl cigars, and later endorsed the Jell-O frosty ice pop treats Pudding Pop, gelatin, Del Monte, Ford Motor Company, Coca-Cola (including New Coke), American Red Cross, Texas Instruments, Service Merchandise, E. F. Hutton & Co., Kodak, and the 1990 United States census.
WHICH CITY IS TRADITIONALLY SAID TO BE BUILT ON 7 HILLS?
ROME The seven hills of Rome east of the river Tiber form the geographical heart of Rome, within the walls of the city.
THIS COUNTRY INVENTED FIREWORKS
CHINA
THE CAPITAL OF CHINA
BEIJING