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Which country has been subject to US sanctions for more than 60 years?
a.) Cuba
b.) Venezuela
c.) North Korea
d.) Russia
e.) Iran
a.) Cuba
What is the world’s most widely used psychoactive drug?
a.) Alcohol
b.) Nicotine
c.) Caffeine
d.) Benadryl (antihistamine/sedative)
e.) Cannabis
c.) Caffeine
Which US president won the Nobel peace prize and the Medal of Honor?
a.) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b.) Dwight D. Eisenhower
c.) Woodrow Wilson
d.) Lyndon B. Johnson
e.) Theodore Roosevelt
e.) Theodore Roosevelt
Which of the following professional athletes was considered for the lead in James Cameron's 1984 blockbuster The Terminator?
a.) Hulk Hogan
b.) Dan Marino
c.) Mike Tyson
d.) O.J. Simpson
e.) Carl Weathers
d.) O.J. Simpson
"Sabrage" is the custom of doing what with a sword?
a.) Knighting someone as a new member of an order
b.) Exchanging ceremonial swords (instead of rings) as a wedding vow
c.) Performing a ritual sword dance
d.) Unsheathing a sword to signal a cavalry charge
e.) Opening a champagne bottle
e.) Opening a champagne bottle
Ducati, Maserati and Lamborghini were all founded in which Italian city?
a.) Rome
b.) Venice
c.) Milan
d.) Bologna
e.) Naples
d.) Bologna
Which big cats often hide their prey in trees?
a.) Tigers
b.) Leopards
c.) Cheetahs
d.) Lions
e.) Cougars
b.) Leopards
According to Roman mythology, which twin brothers were rescued by a she-wolf and founded the city of Rome?
a.) Castor and Pollux
b.) Romulus and Remus
c.) Caesar and Pompey
d.) Agamemnon and Menelaus
e.) Hector and Paris
b.) Romulus and Remus
Which lead singer is credited with popularizing stage diving?
a.) Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)
b.) Sid Wilson (Slipknot)
c.) Iggy Pop (The Stooges)
d.) Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
e.) Zack de la Rocha (Rage Against The Machine)
c.) Iggy Pop (The Stooges)
What is the world record for stacking individual M&M’s one on top of another?
a.) 5
b.) 6
c.) 7
d.) 8
e.) 10
c.) 7
Which African country is named from the Portuguese word for "prawn"?
a.) Senegal
b.) Algeria
c.) Cameroon
d.) Ethiopia
e.) Kenya
c.) Cameroon
Portuguese explorers reached the coast of Cameroon in the 15th century and named the area Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River), which became "Cameroon" in English.
Which organ is nearly 60% fat?
a.) Liver
b.) Pancreas
c.) Stomach
d.) Brain
e.) Large Intestine
d.) Brain
Where, in the late 19th century, did the Meiji Restoration take place?
a.) Japan
b.) Korea
c.) China
d.) Thailand
e.) Mongolia
a.) Japan
Who did the cat in the classic 1972 movie The Godfather belong to?
a.) Diane Keaton
b.) Francis Ford Coppola
c.) Al Pacino
d.) James Caan
e.) No one - the cat was a stray.
e.) No one - the cat was a stray.
Which of the following bizarre contests is held annually in Oulu, Finland?
a.) Air Guitar World Championships
b.) Cell Phone Throwing Championships
c.) Wife-Carrying Championships
d.) Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest
e.) Bed Racing Championships
a.) Air Guitar World Championships
Angkor Wat - the world’s largest religious monument - appears on which national flag?
a.) Indonesia
b.) South Korea
c.) Malaysia
d.) The Philippines
e.) Cambodia
e.) Cambodia
What scientific term describes the alignment of three celestial bodies?
a.) Eclipse
b.) Penumbra
c.) Aphelion
d.) Tremolite
e.) Syzygy
e.) Syzygy
Eclipse - The total or partial blocking of one celestial body by another.
Penumbra - Lighter region of a sunspot surrounding the umbra (dark center).
Aphelion - The point of orbit of a planet or comet which is farthest away from the sun.
Tremolite - Common mineral in metamorphic rocks, made up mainly of calcium and magnesium.
Pedro I and Pedro II were the only emperors of which empire?
a.) Italian Empire
b.) Brazilian Empire
c.) Swedish Empire
d.) Austrian Empire
e.) Mexican Empire
b.) Brazilian Empire
What does the Italian musical term adagio mean?
a.) Slowly
b.) Fast and Lively
c.) Gradually Faster
d.) Moderately Loud
e.) Softly
a.) Slowly
Who wrote thrillers on a gold-plated typewriter?
a.) Agatha Christie
b.) Ian Fleming
c.) John Le Carre
d.) Stephen King
e.) John Grisham
b.) Ian Fleming
Which island was ruled by three queens named "Ranavalona"?
a.) Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
b.) Java (Indonesia)
c.) Tahiti (French Polynesia)
d.) Madagascar
e.) Jamaica
d.) Madagascar
The radioactive element americium is used in which household device?
a.) Smoke Detector
b.) Microwave
c.) Washing Machine
d.) Fridge
e.) Oven
a.) Smoke Detector
Which famous group of hackers announced on 25 February 2022 that they would be conducting "cyber operations" against Russia after it invaded Ukraine?
a.) Lazarus Group
b.) Chaos Computer Club
c.) Anonymous
d.) Dragonfly
e.) BlackBasta
c.) Anonymous
Which of the following two movies started from the same script?
a.) Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
b.) E.T. and Poltergeist
c.) The Goonies and Indiana Jones
d.) Jurassic Park and Godzilla
e.) Alien and Predator
b.) E.T. and Poltergeist
What are euro banknotes made from?
a.) Plastic
b.) Rubber
c.) Hemp
d.) Cotton
e.) Silicone
d.) Cotton