FAMILIAR PHRASES
MATH
YOU'RE HISTORY!
STARTS WITH A "J"
DRAFT PICKS
100
Also a magazine founded in 1923, it "is of the essence"
What is time?
100
Sixty-six plus thirty-two
What is 98?
100
Heads up! This 16th century British king had 6 wives & a Tudor garage
Who is King Henry VIII?
100
Many computer games use this lever
What is a joystick?
100
Its name tells you that it's "Genuine Draft beer"
What is Miller?
200
When you "bite the bullet" you do something unpleasant; when you "bite" this, you're dead
What is the dust?
200
One-hundred-forty-eight divided by four
What is 37?
200
This fighter for a woman's right to vote died in 1906, 14 years before the 19th Amendment made her dream a reality
Who is Susan B. Anthony?
200
To cross the street illegally
What is jaywalk?
200
2 brothers launched this lager in 1887; it's Australian for beer, mate
What is Foster's?
300
It's what they say about rain in the fourth month of the year & its effect on growth in the fifth
What is April showers bring May flowers?
300
Seventy-three minus fourteen
What is 59?
300
In 45 B.C. this Roman's army defeated the 2 sons of Pompey; it would be his final battle
Who is Julius Caesar?
300
It's combat between 2 knights on horseback using lances
What is jousting?
300
The founder of this stout was brilliant, getting a 9,000-year lease to a brewery at St. James' Gate in Dublin
What is Guinness?
400
It's a writer or musician's last work, or the chant of a certain water bird
What is a swan song?
400
Seventeen times six
What is 102?
400
Hold the phone! said Elisha Gray & Thomas Edison, who both sued this Scottish-born inventor (& lost)
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
400
It can be a shade of green or a green mineral used in jewelry & carvings
What is jade?
400
This pale ale that's brewed in the Northern California city of Chico is named for a nearby mountain range
What is Sierra Nevada?
500
Herbert Spencer coined this 4-word phrase to describe Darwin's theory of natural selection
What is survival of the fittest?
500
Twenty-three plus eight minus sixteen
What is 15?
500
This future U.S. president graduated from West Point in 1915, 61st in a class of 164
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
500
You could say this cow is far from home; its breed is named for this island--about 3,000 miles to the east
What is Jersey?
500
A Belgian brewery created this beer for Christmas 1926 but started it year-round when it proved popular
What is Stella Artois?