GEOGRAPHY
Which ocean does the Amazon River run into?
The Atlantic
Who sang the 1957 classic “Great Balls of Fire”?
Jerry Lee Lewis
How many states did Richard Nixon carry in 1972?
Forty-nine
What is Dennis Menace's favorite drink?
Root beer
What do you call a baby deer?
A Fawn
What is a soccer field called?
A Pitch
What country's currency is considered the most difficult to counterfeit?
Japan's
Whose figure did Walt Disney Studios use as a model for Tinkerbelle?
Marilyn Monroe's
What is the name of the plantation on which George Washington lived?
Mount Vernon
What novel is set on a desert planet inhabited by giant sandworms?
Dune
How many Earths (approximately) can fit inside the Sun?
Over 1 million
Who is the only player to win Super Bowl MVP three times?
Joe Montana
What country bustles with the highest population density in Asia?
The Republic of Sinagpore
Who portrayed golfer Ben Hongan in Follow the Sun?
Glenn Ford
What country's air force was destroyed on the ground on the morning of June 5, 1967?
Egypt's
Which of her own characters did Agatha Christie call “a detestable, bombastic, tiresome, egocentric little creep”?
Hercule Poirot
What animal is also known as a “sea cow?”
A Manatee
What Team did the Tennessee Titans used to be?
The Houston Oilers
What river does the Hoover Dam dam?
The Colorado
Marilyn Monroe sang “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” in which 1953 film?
Gentleman Prefer Blondes
What is the name of the volcano that destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 CE?
Mount Vesuvius
Who taught Eliza Doolittle to be a lady?
Professor Henry Higgins
What is the middle of an atom called?
The Nucleus
Who had Chanel No. 5 sprayed in the ring before he wrestled?
Gorgeous George
What country owns the Azores?
Portugal
Who is the voice Mr. Magoo?
Jim Backus
What were millions of kids wearing on their heads in 1955?
Davy Crockett coonskin caps
Who wrote the Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care?
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Who was the first American in space?
Alan B. Shepard Jr.
What team did the Baltimore Ravens used to be?
The Cleveland Browns
What's Europe's longest river?
The Volga
Who directed Vertigo and Rear Window in the 1950s?
Alfred Hitchcock
What chief justice headed the commission that declared: " Lee Harvey Oswald.... acted alone"?
Earl Warren
What dystopian novel by George Orwell told of life in a future totalitarian state dominated by “Big Brother”?
1984
What is the green pigment in plants that absorbs light for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
Who holds the record for the fastest 100-meter sprint?
Usain Bolt holds the record for the fastest 100-meter sprint, with a time of 9.589.58 seconds
What is the official currency of India?
The Rupee
What character sang When You Wish Upon a Star in Disney Pinocchio?
Jiminy Cricket
What did England build in 1843?
Big Ben
Which Stephen King novel takes place mostly in the fictional Overlook Hotel?
The Shining
How many engines does a B-52 bomber have?
Eight
What game does the New York Institute for the Investigation of Rolling Spheroids specialize in?
Marbles
What islands got their name from the Spanish baja mar meaning shallow water?
The Bahamas
Which Biblical epic won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1959?
Ben-Hur
Where does the English legend of Robin Hood take place?
Nottingham
What playing card put Raymond Shaw into a hypnotic trance in Richard Condon's The Manchurian Candidate?
The queen of diamonds
Where does a turtle breathe from?
Its Butt
What golf club has an 800-year-old bridge leading to one of its 18th holes?
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St. Andrews
What country is home to Mount Everest?
Nepal
Grace Kelly left Hollywood to marry royalty from which country?
Monaco
The ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain is the traditional predecessor of which modern holiday?
Halloween
What 2 actors have played The Great Gatsby on film?
Robert Redford and Leonardo DiCaprio
What is a Prizzly?
A recent animal discovery in the Canadian Arctic. Half Polar bear, Half Grizzly bear
Who was Larry Doby?
2nd African American baseball player in the Major Leagues. 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson
WAW is the airport code for the airport in which capital city?
Warsaw, Poland
Who wrote and directed American Graffiti?
George Lucas
Which trees were considered incredibly sacred to the ancient Druids?
Oak Trees
Which story authored by Washington Irving has the character Ichabod Crane?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
What is a Capybaras?
Worlds largest Rodent
Can you name the last 4 teams playing Baseball right now?
Dodger vs Brewers in National League
Blue Jays vs Mariners in American League