MYTHOLOGY
THE USA
FOOD & DRINK
MATH & SCIENCE
POTPOURRI
100

HOLY MOLY! THE EGYPTIAN FERTILITY GODDESS HATHOR WAS OFTEN DEPICTED AS THIS ANIMAL

WHAT IS A COW?

100

IT’S THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE; THE NAME MEANS “BROTHERLY LOVE” IN GREEK

WHAT IS PHILADELPHIA?

100

A SWEET TREAT FOR ALL IS MOCHI ICE CREAM, MADE FROM PRESSED BALLS OF THIS GRAIN

WHAT IS RICE?

100

THIS HAS THE SAME MASS AS A POSITRON BUT THE OPPOSITE ELECTRIC CHARGE

WHAT IS AN ELECTRON?

100

THE DYSON DC31 ANIMAL IS A HANDHELD ONE OF THESE

WHAT IS A VACUUM?

200

Who is a Trojan prophetess whose true prophecies were never believed?

WHO IS CASSANDRA?

200

What is a major river in the western United States that flows through the Grand Canyon?

WHAT IS THE COLORADO?

200

What is a leafy green vegetable rich in nutrients?

WHAT IS SPINACH?

200

What is a fraction where the numerator is greater than the denominator?

WHAT IS AN IMPROPER FRACTION?

200

What is a program offering college-level courses to high school students?

WHAT IS ADVANCED PLACEMENT?

300

What is a word that comes from a talkative Greek nymph?

WHAT IS ECHO?

300

Who is a national figure inspired by Samuel Wilson and recognized by Congress in 1961?

WHO IS UNCLE SAM?

300

What is the menu item that comes before “Fresh Pancakes” at IHOP?

WHAT IS ROOTY TOOTY?

300

What is a Platonic solid with six faces?

WHAT IS A CUBE?

300

What are knitted sleeves popular in the 1980s, first used by dancers?

WHAT ARE LEG WARMERS?

400

Who is the beautiful woman launched a thousand ships?

WHO IS HELEN OF TROY?

400

Who is the aviator who in 1935 became the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California?

WHO IS AMELIA EARHART?

400

What is the fruit whose peel is slippery, according to MythBusters?

WHAT IS A BANANA?

400

What is the joint controlled by the biceps and triceps muscles?

WHAT IS THE ELBOW?

400

What is the email program introduced as part of Microsoft Office ’97?

WHAT IS OUTLOOK?

500

What is the twin of Castor in Gemini with a six-letter name?

WHAT IS POLLUX?

500

What is the deep lake shared between Nevada and California?

WHAT IS LAKE TAHOE?

500

What is the bulb used when “making potatoes lyonnaise,” not sadness?

WHAT IS ONION?

500

What is the ocean called “the least well understood ocean on the planet” by the U.S. ambassador?

WHAT IS THE ARCTIC OCEAN?

500

What are professionals dressed like Foot Locker employees?

WHAT ARE REFEREES OR UMPIRES?

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