Gardening
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using mulch?
a. To keep the soil cool
b. To prevent weeds
c. To dry out wet soil
c. To dry out wet soil
Beginning at the beginning, who 'invented' the Leap Year?
a. Julius Caesar
b. Aristarchus
c. Plato
a. Julius Caesar
What year do Marty and Doc travel forward to in “Back to the Future Part II”?
a. 2016
b. 2015
c. 2014
b. 2015
Which U.S. President was the first to live in the White House?
a. George Washington
b. John Adams
c. Thomas Jefferson
b. John Adams
How many bones does an adult human have?
a. 200
b. 206
c. 216
b. 206
“Wilson’s Wonder” is a kind of which nut tree?
a. Walnut
b. Hazelnut
c. Chestnut
a. Walnut
What can women do on 29th February that they don't traditionally do on any other day of the year?
a. Read the newspaper before the Master of the House gets his hands on it.
b. Get a divorce
c. Propose to the man of their choice
c. Propose to the man of their choice
Who plays Harry and Sally in “When Harry Met Sally”?
a. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan
b. Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner
c. Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby
a. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan
What was the name of the first successful English colony in America, founded in 1607?
a. Plymouth
b. Roanoke
c. Jamestown
c. Jamestown
What is the smallest unit of matter?
a. Atom
b. Cell
c. Molecule
a. Atom
Which of the following is not a winter veggie?
a. Tomato
b. Parsnip
c. Leek
a. Tomato
On 29th February 1692 the first arrest warrants were issued for which infamous trials in America?
a. Matthew Hopkins' Witchcraft Trials
b. Salem Witchcraft Trials
c. The Reign of Terror
b. Salem Witchcraft Trials
What piece of office equipment do Peter and company beat with a baseball bat in “Office Space”?
a. A Fax Machine
b. A Computer
c. A Printer
a. A Fax Machine
Which U.S. President was the first to be impeached?
a. Andrew Johnson
b. Richard Nixon
c. Bill Clinton
a. Andrew Johnson
Which of the following can’t an astronaut do in space?
a. Cry
b. Sleep
c. Read
a. Cry
How long may seeds remain dormant in the ground?
a. A few days
b. A few months
c. A few years
c. A few years
On 29th February 1736 a woman was born in Manchester who founded a religious movement characterized by its approach to celibacy and simplicity. What was the name of the movement?
a. The Quakers
b. The Shakers
c. The Puritans
b. The Shakers
Who played the title character in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”?
a. Tom Cruise
b. Steve Carell
c. Paul Rudd
b. Steve Carell
Which American inventor is known as “The Wizard of Menlo Park”?
a. Alexander Graham Bell
b. Nikola Tesla
c. Thomas Edison
c. Thomas Edison
How many bones do sharks have in their body?
a. Zero
b. 52
c. 152
a. Zero
When is the best time to grow garlic?
a. 4 weeks after the ground freezes
b. 4 weeks before the ground freezes
c. 4 weeks after the beginning of summer
b. 4 weeks before the ground freezes
1848 was a leap year, and in September of that year a country famed for its cuckoo clocks became a federal state.
a. Black Forrest
b. Germany
c. Switzerland
c. Switzerland
What city is overrun with ghosts in “Ghostbusters”?
a. New York
b. San Francisco
c. Dallas
a. New York
What U.S. city is known as the “Birthplace of Jazz”?
a. New York City, New York
b. New Orleans, Louisiana
c. Chicago, Illinois
b. New Orleans, Louisiana
What color is the sunset on Mars?
a. Red
b. Pink
c. Blue
c. Blue