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100
Who was the first president of the United States?
a) Benjamin Franklin
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Washington
d) John Adams
c) George Washington
100
What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
a) Jupiter
b) Uranus
c) Saturn
d) Neptune
a) Jupiter
100
Who wrote the hit song, Bad Romance?
Was it...
a) Lady Gaga
b) Katy Perry
c) Avril Lavigne
d) Nicki Minaj
a) Lady Gaga
100
This famous dessert invented in America has become a world wide classic.
a) Pumpkin Pie
b) Chocolate Chip Cookie
c) Molten Lava Cake
d) Apple Pie
b) Chocolate Chip Cookie
100
What is the name of this religious symbol that is lit one candle at a time each night during Hanukkah?
a) Candelabra
b) Kinara
c) Menorah
d) Votive
c) Menorah
200
What is the name of the document that officially ended World War I?
a) The Treaty of Paris
b) The Treaty of Versailles
c) The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
d) The Treaty of Tordesilla
b) The Treaty of Versailles
200
What is the most common gas found in our atmosphere?
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Argon
d) Nitrogen
d) Nitrogen
200
What was the name of the first video game ever made?
a) Pong
b) Pac-Man
c) Tennis for Two
d) MegaMan
c) Tennis for Two
200
This type of food was originally invented as a way to preserve fish over 2000 years ago in Japan.
a) Sushi
b) Pickle Herring
c) Smoked Salmon
d) Salt Bake
a) Sushi
200
Which president was the first to put up a Christmas Tree in the White House?
a) Grover Cleveland
b) John F. Kennedy
c) Benjamin Harrison
d) Ronald Reagan
c) Benjamin Harrison
300
What is regarded as the oldest human civilization in recorded history?
a) Egypt
b) Sumer
c) Babylon
d) Mesopotamia
d) Mesopotamia
300
Which one of these animals is NOT considered a reptile?
a) Ornate Uromastyx
b) Thorny Devil
c) Lowland Streaked Tenrec
d) Flying Dragon
c) Lowland Streaked Tenrec
300
What movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020?
a) Parasite
b) 1917
c) The Irishman
d) Joker
a) Parasite
300
This dish created by Spanish peasants in the mid 19th century consists of cooking rice and various types of seafood over a fire in a large flat pan that shares its name.
a) Gumbo
b) Gambas al Ajillo
c) Paella
d) Pisto
c) Paella
300
We all know that Santa Claus originated from the "Story of St. Nick", however when was the first year that the modern version of the character was widely recognized?
a) 1862
b) 1881
c) 1919
d) 1952
b) 1881
400
Which of these countries was the first to grant women the right to vote?
a) New Zealand
b) The United States of America
c) The United Kingdom
d) Japan
a) New Zealand
400
These types of chemical bonds occurs when oppositely charged ions are electrostatically attracted to each other.
a) Metallic Bonds
b) Ionic Bonds
c) Covalent Bonds
d) Polar Bonds
b) Ionic Bonds
400
Which two countries played each other in the finals of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
a) Germany vs England
b) Netherlands vs Spain
c) Brazil vs Belgium
d) Portugal vs Argentina
b) Netherlands vs Spain
400
This famous sandwich is one of the famed dishes served each year at the PGA Masters Tournament in Augusta Georgia.
a) Club Sandwich
b) Augusta Special
c) Egg Salad Sandwich
d) Pimento Cheese Sandwich
d) Pimento Cheese Sandwich
400
Which popular Christmas song did Justin Bieber NOT cover in 2011 Christmas Album "Under the Mistletoe"?
a) Santa Claus is Coming to Town
b) All I Want for Christmas is You
c) Silent Night
d) It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
d) It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
500
In Africa, the ruins of the ancient city of Carthage can be found in the suburbs of what modern city?
a) Algiers
b) Tunis
c) Rabat
d) Tripoli
b) Tunis
500
Which of these observed stars is the farthest from the planet earth?
a) Earendal
b) Betelgeuse
c) Sirius
d) Regel
a) Earendal
500
Which famous Disney movie featured voices such as Willem Dafoe, Albert Brooks, and Ellen DeGeneres?
a) Monsters Inc.
b) The Lion King
c) Toy Story
d) Finding Nemo
d) Finding Nemo
500
This well-known Russian and Ukrainian soup gets its deep red color from the use of Beets in its cooking.
a) Borscht
b) Solianka
c) Uhka
d) Solyanka
a) Borscht
500
Which famous actor played six different roles in the critically acclaimed Christmas Movie, The Polar Express?
a) Tom Hanks
b) Tim Allen
c) Jim Carry
d) Mark Hamill
a) Tom Hanks