World History
What British author did Ayatollah Khomeini sentence to death?
Salaman Rushdie
What is the worlds most populous Spanish speaking country?
Mexico
How many wisdom teeth are there in a normal set of teeth?
Four (4)
How many pins form the back row in tenpin bowling?
Four (4)
What does RCA stand for?
Radio Corporation of America
Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?
Charlemagne
How many U.S. states border the Pacific Ocean?
Fiver (5)
What's an anatomical term for the voice box?
Larynx
What card game can you peg out in?
Cribbage
What are two jump ropes swinging in opposite directions called?
Double Dutch
What food did Marco Polo introduce into Italy from the court of Kubla Khan?
Pasta
How many time zones are there in Canada?
Six (6)-- Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific
What are you if you are myopic?
Near-sighted
What NFL team did Vince Lombardy end his coaching career with?
Washington Redskins (Must be the Redskins)
What fishy term is an unimportant distraction?
A Red Herring
What country did Churchill describe as "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma"?
Russia
What two South American countries DO NOT border Brazil?
Chile and Ecuador
How many bones are there in the human body? Answer < 200 > 212.
206
What ancient sports event galloped into action with the command "Charge, sir knight.?
Jousting
If you are using Cobol, Fortran, and Pascal, what type of language would you be using?
Computer Language
What German philosopher called religion the opium of the people?
Karl Marx
What U.S. state contains the geographic center of North America?
North Dakota
Who was the South African doctor that performed the first successful human heart transplant in Cape Town in 1967.Think CB.
Dr. Christian Barnard
What's a "bingle" in baseball parlance?
A sharply hit single with the runner stopping at first base?
Which of our U.S. Capital (DC) buildings appeared on the U.S. penny from 1959-2008?
Lincoln Memorial