World History
She was Russia's great empress for 34 years?
Catherine the Great
What country boasts the highest and lowest points in South America?
Argentina
What drug was named for Morpheus, the Greek god of dreams?
Morphine
What is the modern name for the track event known as the hop, step, and jump?
Triple Jump
What do you call the feeling of having experienced something before?
Deja vu
Her notebooks are radioactive to this day?
Maries Curie
What area of the Atlantic is said ti be responsible for the disappearance of ships and aircraft?
Bermuda Triangle
What does T.I.D. mean on a doctors prescription?
Three Times a Day
What baseball team owner and sailor is known as "The Mouth of the South"?
Ted Turner
What does the "U" stand for in U-Boat?
Undersea Boat (Unterseebot in German)
What populous S.E. Asian country tested its first nuclear bomb in 1974?
India
Name the five U.S. states completely west of the Mississippi River that also abut Canada?
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Alaska
What tiny vessel connects an artery with a vein?
A Capillary
What sport is the subject of the book "Sands of Time"?
Beach Volleyball
What as the name of the symbol that became associated with Nuclear disarmament?
Peace Symbol
What's Sri Lanka's former name?
Ceylon
What Texas city is said to have been named for James Polk's vice-president?
Dallas
Why is the funny bone so called?
It's the Humerus
What six-time Olympic champion was known as "The Flying Finn"? Think PN
Paavo Nurmi
How was the much hyped turn of the 20th century referred to, in print and conversation?
Y2K
What Norwegian was the United Nations' first secretary-general? Think TL, last name is 3 letters.
Trygve Lei
What's the most populous U.S. Capitol?
Phoenix
How often are brain cells replaced? Since it is the same for everyone, answer must be exact.
Never
What legendary journalist and sports writer won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1976 while writing for The NY Times? Think RS
Red Smith
What famous and popular product's secret formula is 7X?
Coca-Cola