Geography
What former penal colony lies off the coast of French Guiana?
Devil's Island
How many finally made it to freedom in the movie "The Great Escape?"
Three
What day of the week was John F. Kennedy assassinated on?
Friday
How may days shook the word in a book by John Reed?
Ten
What does a phrenologist feel and interpret?
Skull features
What flying ace was the first man to wear a helmet in the Indianapolis 500?
Eddie Rickenbacker
What famous fountain was featured in the movie "Three Coins in the Fountain?"
The Trevi Fountain
What did Jim Henson create?
The Muppets
What year was the Berlin Wall erected?
1961
What Tom Wolfe book is about the Mercury astronauts?
The Right Stuff
What are the three main fossil fuels?
Coal, oil and natural gas
Who was the first black man to win the U.S, men's national tennis title?
Arthur Ashe
How any rooms are in the White House?
132
Who was The Sarong Girl?
Dorothy Lamour
Who was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross?
Amelia Earhart
What's the doctrine that every employee tends to rise to the level of his incompetence?
The Peter Principle
What season is hail most prevalent in?
Summer
What does the J&B stand for on the scotch?
Justerini & Brooks
What London street claims to be the world center for men's tailoring?
Savile Ros
Who directed The Wild Bunch?
Sam Peckinpah
What detective agency's motto is: "We Never Sleep" ?
Pinkerton's
Where is the key hidden in the play Dial M for Murder?
The fifth step
What was the first domesticated bird?
The Goose
Who was the first major league baseball player to have his number retired?
Lou Gehrig
What hand do Arabian desert nomads not eat with ?
The left
Where is the Bernini-Bristol Hotel?
Rome
What city was the site of the first meeting of the United Nations General Assembly?
London
Who eloped with the pussycat?
The Owl
What is the standard strength of distilled alcoholic liquors called?
Proof
What do you want a racehorse to do if you bet across the board?
Win, Place, or Show
Where's the famed Arch of Hadrian?
Athens
Who taught Ding Dong school?
Ms. Frances
Who headed the Gestapo?
Heinrich Himmler
What Hugh Lofting character lived in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh and had a pet duck named Dab Dab?
Dr. Doolittle
What kind of beam derives its name form light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation?
A laser beam
How long is each quarter in a NBA game?
Twelve minutes
What's the capital of Iowa?
Des Moines
Who played the title role in The Goodbye Girl?
Marsha Mason
Who married Charles Lindbergh?
Anne Morrow
Who wrote a total of 54 western romances?
Zane Grey
What prints are used by breeders and trainers to identify dogs?
Nose prints
Which direction are greyhound races run in, clockwise or counterclockwise?
Counterclockwise
What's the worlds highest waterfall?
Angel Falls
What mythical Scottish town appears for one day every 100 years?
Brigadoon
Who was American's first Public Enemy No. 1?
John Dillenger
What's the US military's newspaper?
The Stars and Stripes
What three planets' first letters spell sun?
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
What's the highest ranking suit in Bridge?
Spades
What's the largest fresh water lake in the world?
Lake Superior
Who named himself for Long John Baldry and Elton Dean?
Elton John
Whose is the largest signature on the Declaration of Independence?
John Hancocks
What's the nationality of Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot?
Belgian
How many sides does a cube have?
Six
What does scuba stand for?
Self-contained underwater breathing appartus
Where is Little America
Antarctica
Who portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 14 films betwen 1939 and 1946?
Basil Rathbone
Who was John F. Kennedy's attorney-general?
Bobby Kennedy
What German town's problem with rats was handled by the Pied Piper?
Hamelin's
How many eyes does a bat have?
Two
How old was Pete Rose when he died?
83 - RIP Pete Rose