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In July 2020 NASA launched a mission to further explore Mars. The rover from this mission had a name that means "persistence in doing something or delay in achieving success." What is the name of the 2020 Mars rover?
Perseverance
cartography
In the 1983 movie National Lampoon's Vacation, the Griswold family is traveling to what fictional amusement park?
Wally World
What battle is also known as Custer's Last Stand?
Little Bighorn
What is the square root of 100 plus the square root of 64 minus the square root of twenty-five?
13
(10+8-5)
On average are Asiatic lions larger, smaller, or about the same size as African lions?
smaller
In this classic adventure novel, a wealthy Englishman takes a wager to complete a journey. Name this book by Jules Verne.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Anna Pavlova was a famous Russian ballerina. What did she have named after her?
dessert
(Pavlova consists of meringue, whipped cream, and fruit)
In July 2020 the foundation of what former President made a formal request asking the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee to stop using that President's name or image in campaign marketing?
Ronald Reagan
What type of professional would most likely use a sphygmomanometer (svig-mo-no-MOM-uh-ter)?
doctor or nurse
(or another medical professional - it is a blood pressure cuff)
What type of animals are scientists exploring to create drugs to correct disfiguring facial scars? Is it sharks, frogs, butterflies, or bees?
This American author was part owner of the Baltimore Orioles. His literary career began in 1984 with the publication of The Hunt for Red October. Name this auther.
Tom Clancy
The same word names a type of heavy-lifting helicopter made by Boeing, a species of Pacific salmon, and a warm wind that comes down the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. Give this word which is also the name of a native tribe based in Oregon.
chinook
He was the first black lawmaker whose body was allowed to lie in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Name this man who died in 2020.
John Lewis
The most common cause of vision loss in people over age 40 is a clouding of the lens of the eye. The common name of this disease comes from a word that means "waterfall". Name this vision problem.
cataract(s)
In which of the four main parts of an orchestra would you find the English horn or cor anglais (CORE ahn-GLAY)?
woodwinds(s)
The case of the body in the library was one of many mysteries solved by this fictional woman who lives in St. Mary Mead. Name this character.
Miss Jane Marple
During the 2020 Major League Baseball season the government of Canada denied the Toronto Blue Jays' request to play home games at Rogers Center in Toronto. Instead, they were forced to play in the home of their AAA affiliate. In what city did the Blue Jays play their 2020 home games?
Buffalo
Pong and Asteroids were among the first video games to be published. In which decade were these games first commercially available?
1970's
Suppose the fictional character Bambi was slaughtered. If Bambi's meat were put on the menu at a restaurant, it would most likely be described as what type of meat?
venison
Apollo 11 was the first mission that brought Americans to the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon, and Buzz Aldrin was the second. Name the astronaut who piloted the Apollo 11 command module that orbited the boon while Armstrong and Aldrin landed there.
Michael Collins
He was exiled on a raft of snakes by his brother Tezcatlipoca [TETs-kaht-lee-POH-kah]. Name this "feathered serpent" god that, according to legend, was thought to be Hernan Cortes.
Quetzalcoatl [keht-zahl-koh-ah-tuhl]
This term, taken from the Latin word for "humpbacked", is used to describe the moon when it is more than half full but not completely full.
gibbous moon
Impressionists like Edgar Degas [ed-gahr "day"-gah] and Pierre Auguste Renoir [ren-WAH] hailed from this European nation. A Post-Impressionist from this country was Paul Cézanne.
France
During this war, Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Tecumseh died during the Battle of the Thames in this war. The impressment of U.S. sailors was a major cause of this war. Name this war.
The War of 1812