The Cosmos
Food & Drink
Myths and Legends
The 80's
Word Oddities
100
What is the name of our galaxy?
The Milky Way
100
In what country did Sushi originate?
Japan
100
In Greek mythology, who was the king of the gods?
Zeus
100
In a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in 1987, President Reagan exhorted Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down what structure that symbolized the division of Germany?
The Berlin Wall
100
What word is spelled the same forward, backward, and upside down?
200
What planet is the largest in our solar system?
Jupiter
200
Which cheese is traditionally used on a classic Greek salad?
Feta Cheese
200
Which legendary Roman slave removed a thorn from a lion's paw?
Androcles
200
What 1985 John Hughes film features a group of uniquely different high school students, all forced together for Saturday detention?
The Breakfast Club
200
What is the only English word with three consecutive double letters?
Bookkeeper (Or Bookkeeping)
300
What planet has the most moons?
Saturn -146 confirmed moons
300
What is the main ingredient in Hummus?
Chick Peas
300
Who was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Aphrodite?
Venus
300
>What wrestler was known as the most famous wrestler of the 1980s, had 13 world championship belts, and appeared in “Rocky III” as Thunderlips?
Hulk Hogan
300
What is the shortest complete sentence (Containing a subject and a verb) in the English language?
"I Am."
400
Who was the first female in outerspace
Valentina Tereshkova (1963)
400
What spirit is traditionally used to make a Mojito cocktail?
Rum
400
The Cyclops Polyphemus appears in what epic poem?
The Odyssey
400
If you wanted to type up a “flawless” document in the 1980s or early 1990s, which Windows word processor would you use? Your file would be saved in “.wpd” format.
WordPerfect
400
What is the only word that ends in "MT"?
Dreamt (and its derivatives)
500
What is the nearest star to the Earth, after the Sun?
Proxima Centauri
500
What Italian food’s name means “cooked twice”?
Biscotti
500
In Greek mythology, who was condemned to roll a boulder up a hill for eternity?
Sisyphus
500
What directionally named ranch is the fictional compound called home by the Ewing family on the 1980s TV drama "Dallas"?
Southfork Ranch
500
What word contains all five standard vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in order?
Facetious. (Also abstemious )