Human Hair - During the average human lifetime, each hair follicle on the scalp grows about how many feet of hair?
What is 30?
100
He was a king of Macedonia and Greece. He conquered the entire Persian Empire from the Aegean Sea to India and around
the Mediterranean to Egypt. He cut the Gordian knot. Name him.
Who is Alexander the Great?
100
This is an anagram for what former U.S. president?
He bugs Gore.
Who is George Bush?
100
The most famous bicycle race in the world was inaugurated in Europe in 1903. Name this multi-stage race that takes place every summer.
What is the Tour de France?
100
Given the two major categories of crimes, how would these infractions be classified?
shooting ducks out of season
disturbing the peace
trespassing
What are misdemeanors?
200
Asian Animals - Its body is covered with long and silky hair which hangs down like the wool of sheep. Tibetans have domesticated this ruminant mammal whose typical habitat is in the highest and coldest regions of Central Asia. Name this animal.
What is a Yak?
200
The Greeks established what kind of stone as the standard material for classical sculpture?
What is marble?
200
What meteorological term completes this restaurant review?
Have you tried the new restaurant
on the Moon? The food is great,
but it just doesn't have any ...
What is atmosphere?
200
The part of a bicycle frame which holds the front wheel is called the ...
What is the fork?
200
Probation and a pardon are two of the three alternatives to imprisonment for a convicted criminal. What is the third alternative to imprisonment?
What is parole?
300
Musicals - With what 1967 musical are these songs associated?
Aquarius
Good Morning Starshine
Let The Sunshine In
Where Do I Go?
What is Hair?
300
Euripides wrote, "The beauty of Helen was a pretext for the gods to send the Greeks against the Phrygians." This is a reference to what war?
What is the Trojan War?
300
These are two anagrams for what English author?
I am a weakish speller.
We all make his praise.
Who is William Shakespeare?
300
Name the basic alpine skiing technique in which the skier controls speed by angling just the ski tips toward one another while pushing the ski tails apart.
What is snowplowing?
300
The murder of a public figure is called ...
What is assassination?
400
Astronomy - The name for certain heavenly objects is derived from a Latin word which literally means "hairy star." What do we call these objects?
What are Comets?
400
The Athenians are often credited with developing a form of government called ...
What is democracy?
400
What word is missing from this punnish statement?
An igloo is an ---- built for two.
What is an icicle?
400
What is the name for a bicycle designed to be ridden by two riders, with one behind the other?
What is tandem?
400
Mort Ulzer is the purchasing agent for an aircraft manufacturer. He receives a pile of cash from Boltco, Inc. every time he orders bolts from them. What slang word refers to this illegal payment?
What is a kickback?
500
CIA Plots - Apparently the CIA once dreamed up a plan to dust a foreign leader's shoes with a hair-removing substance which would cause his beard to fall out. Name that Communist leader.
Who is Fidel Castro?
500
During the Golden Age of Greece, what city-state was the center of Greek achievement in philosophy, science, government, and the arts?
What is Athens?
500
"Here come dots" is an anagram for what type of communication?
What is morse code?
500
Sometimes climbers will be in mountains covered with snow while the sky is also completely overcast. There will be no shadows or horizon. This phenomenon is a ...
What is white-out?
500
Robbery which takes place on the high seas is called ...