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100
What is the biggest state in the U.S. (bonus points for any state you can name in the top three biggest states in the U.S.)? Bonus: How many Frances could fit inside the biggest state in the U.S.?
1. Alaska 2. Texas 3. California Bonus: 2.3!
100
Who directed the famous horror film the Shining? Bonus: Who wrote the book this film was based on? Bonus II: What did this author think of the film? 
Stanley Kubrick Bonus: Stephen King Bonus II: He hated it!
100
What is the longest running children's show in the U.S.? Bonus: Who was the primary creator of this show and voice to many of its characters? 
Sesame Street Bonus: Jim Henson 
100
Name one mammal that lays eggs.
Platypus or Echidna 
100
What do some species of penguins give their partners as "love tokens"? Bonus: What are these objects used for? 
Pebbles Bonus: The pebbles are used to build nests
200
Which is the least populous state in the United States (People per km^2 not total number of people)? (bonus points for any state you name in the top three) Bonus: Which is the most populated state in the United States? (bonus points for any state you name in the top three)
1. Alaska (3.4) 2. Wyoming (15.5) 3. Montana (18.4) Bonus: 1. New Jersey (3,134) 2. Rhode Island (2,647) 3. Massachusetts (2,256) 
200
What are the Big Five Academy Award Categories? Bonus: Name at least one film that has won all of the big five awards (Extra Bonus if you can name all three)
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay Bonus: Silence of the Lambs (1991), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and It Happened One Night (1934)
200
What is the name of the American National Anthem? Bonus: Can you name the Australian National Anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner Bonus: Advance Australia Fair
200
What salamander is called the Peter Pan salamander and comes from Mexico? Why is it called the Peter Pan salamander? 
Axolotl, it usually never grows up into an adult salamander! If you want it to turn into an adult, you can cause it to metamorphose by injecting it with iodine. 
200
What is the most dangerous job in America? 
President, 4 out of the 45 U.S. presidents have been killed while in office giving it a death rate of 9% or a little less than one out of every ten presidents has died in office. 
300
How many states is cannabis legal to smoke both medically and recreationally in? Bonus: Name as many of these states as you can!
9 Bonus: Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington (it is also legal in Washington D.C.)
300
Points for every one you get correct! Name the movie that the famous catchphrase comes from: 1. "It was Beauty killed the Beast." 2. "They call it a Royale with cheese" 3. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the war room!" 4. "The Dude abides" 5. "Hasta la vista, baby." 6. "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads!" 7. "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
1.King Kong, 2.Pulp Fiction, 3. Dr. Strangelove, 4. The Big Lebowski, 5. Terminator 2 6. Back to the Future 7. Jaws
300
What year (points for whoever guesses closest to the actual date) was the first black American state governor elected? Bonus: What year was the second black American state governor elected? 
1872 Pinckney B.S. Pinchback Bonus: 1989 Lawerence Douglas Wilder 
300
What famous book made the Dodo a "household name"? Bonus: Complete the expression "_______ as a Dodo." What does this expression mean? 
Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland Bonus: Dead as a Dodo - it means that something is really, really dead. 
300
Who/what has been mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska for the past 15 years? 
A cat named Mr. Stubbs. 
400
Which was the first state to abolish the death penalty? Bonus: Do you support or oppose the death penalty? Give one reason why or why not?
Michigan
400
Nineteen of America's top twenty most watched television broadcasts are of what yearly event? Bonus: The ninth most watched television broadcast in the U.S. (and the only tv show to make the list) is the final episode of what television show? Bonus II: What is your favorite television show and why?!
The Super Bowl (American Football) Bonus: M*A*S*H = Mobile Army Surgical Hospital Bonus II: !!!
400
Name any of the four presidents carved into Mount Rushmore (bonus points for every additional president you can name). Bonus: If you wanted to see Mount Rushmore, which state would you have to go to? Bonus II: Can you list the order of the presidents' faces from left to right? (which presidents are not in chronological order?) Bonus III: There is an even larger sculpture of someone's face in South Dakota, can you name this person (Hint: they are not European and they defeated General Custer at Little Bighorn)? 
Georges Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln Bonus: South Dakota Bonus II: Washington, Jefferson, Roosevelt, Lincoln (Lincoln and Roosevelt are switched) Bonus III: Crazy Horse  
400
Humans spend more years raising their children than any other animal. What animal spends the second longest time raising its children? Bonus: How many years does this animal typically spend raising its young? 
Orangutans Bonus: 8 years (but they come back and visit their mothers until they are about 15 or 16!)
400
French is the fourth most spoken language in the United States. In which two states is French the second most spoken language? Bonus: In which four states is French the third most spoken language? (bonus points for any states you get right) Bonus: Which three languages are spoken more in the U.S. than French? 
Vermont and Maine Bonus: Louisiana, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire 
500
What state in the U.S. has the longest running psychology symposium in the world? Bonus: Which state would you most like to visit and why? 
NEBRAKSA! 
500
What is the film that earned the most money at the worldwide box office? Bonus: can you name any of the other movies in the top five top grossing films at the worldwide box office? 
Avatar Bonus: 2. Titanic 3. Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens 4. Jurassic World 5. The Avengers 
500
What was America's first National Park? Bonus: Which president created the first National Park? Bonus II: This president was famous for fighting as a general in which war? 
Yellowstone National Park, Bonus: Ulysses S. Grant, Bonus II: The American Civil War
500
Why are naked mole rats awesome!? Bonus: If you could turn into any animal, what animal would you turn into, and why? 
1. They lack something called substance P, so they don't feel many forms of pain. 2. They don't die of old age; their risk of death does not increase with age like most other animals 3. They are impervious to cancer 4. The least stressed female is the only female that can breed; she is "the queen." 5. Naked mole rat colonies have social structures that more closely resemble those of bees and ants than those of vertebrates. 6. They have no lips!
500
Who was the first black female ice skater in the Olympics? (Hint: She is French!) Bonus: What did she do in her last appearance in the Olympics? 
Surya Bonaly Bonus: She did a backflip and landed on one leg. An illegal move that she was the first female skater to accomplish and which is now known as a Bonaly in her honor. 
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