GEOGRAPHY
The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and which other body of water?
a.) Persian Gulf
b.) Caspian Sea
c.) Indian Ocean
d.) Black Sea
e.) Red Sea
e.) Red Sea
From which substance are human nails and hair made of?
a.) Enamel
b.) Calcium
c.) Keratin
d.) Iodine
e.) Potassium
c.) Keratin
Joan of Arc led the royal army of which country in its fight to expel English invaders during the later years of the Hundred Years War (1337-1453)?
a.) France
b.) Spain
c.) Ireland
d.) Germany
e.) Scotland
a.) France
Which NBA player was Michael Jordan nicknamed after as a young high school basketball enthusiast?
a.) Magic Johnson
b.) Larry Bird
c.) Julius Irving (Dr. J)
d.) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
e.) Elvin Hayes
a.) Magic Johnson
Jordan's nickname in high school was "Magic".
A classic Piña Colada cocktail consists of coconut cream, pineapple juice, and which of the following ingredients?
a.) Gin
b.) Rum
c.) Vodka
d.) Whiskey
e.) Tequila
b.) Rum
Interstate 90 (I-90), the longest interstate highway in the United States, connects which two cities?
a.) Washington D.C. and San Francisco
b.) New York and Los Angeles
c.) Boston and Seattle
d.) Philadelphia and Las Vegas
e.) Miami and San Diego
c.) Boston and Seattle
I-90 serves 13 states and has 15 auxiliary routes, primarily in major cities such as Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, and Rochester. Its final section, near the western terminus in Seattle, opened in September 1993.
By approximately what percentage can wearing a tie reduce blood flow to the brain?
a.) 3%
b.) 7.5%
c.) 15%
d.) 25%
e.) 40%
b.) 7.5%
A study in 2018 found that wearing a necktie can reduce the blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5 per cent, which can make you feel dizzy, nauseous, and cause headaches. They can also increase the pressure in your eyes if on too tight and are great at carrying germs.
In which decade were zip codes introduced in the United States?
a.) 1920s
b.) 1930s
c.) 1940s
d.) 1950s
e.) 1960s
e.) 1960s
The term ZIP - Zone Improvement Plan - was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly[2] (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address.
Introduced on 1 July 1963, the basic format consisted of five digits. In 1983, an extended code was introduced, called ZIP+4. It included the five digits of the ZIP Code, followed by a hyphen and four digits that designated a more specific location.
What was the first sports film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture?
a.) Raging Bull (1980)
b.) Chariots of Fire (1981)
c.) Rocky (1976)
d.) Field of Dreams (1989)
e.) Million Dollar Baby (2004)
c.) Rocky (1976)
Which company was the first to use Santa Claus in a Christmas advertising campaign?
a.) Colgate
b.) Lucky Strike
c.) Del Monte Tomato Ketchup
d.) Coca-Cola
e.) Jell-O
d.) Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola first used Santa Claus in its 1931 Christmas marketing ads and is generally credited for popularizing the red color of Santa's suit.
Which of the following deserts extends through China and Mongolia?
a.) Gobi Desert
b.) Atacama Desert
c.) Karakum Desert
d.) Sahara Desert
e.) Negev Desert
a.) Gobi Desert
Callisto, Io, and Ganymede are all moons that orbit which planet of our solar system?
a.) Jupiter
b.) Mercury
c.) Venus
d.) Mars
e.) Neptune
a.) Jupiter
In 1782, Congress approved the design for the Great Seal of the United States with a bald eagle as its centerpiece.
Which founding father criticized this choice and argued that the eagle should be replaced by a turkey as the national symbol of the United States?
a.) Alexander Hamilton
b.) Benjamin Franklin
c.) George Washington
d.) Thomas Jefferson
e.) James Madison
b.) Benjamin Franklin
In a letter dated 26 January 1784 which Franklin sent to his daughter Sarah, he argued that the eagle was "a bird of bad moral character" that "does not get his living honestly" because it steals food from the fishing hawk and is "too lazy to fish for himself."
In contrast, Franklin called the turkey "a much more respectable bird" and "a true original native of America" that "would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his farm yard with a red coat on."
What was the first sport to be televised in the United States?
a.) Football
b.) Basketball
c.) Automobile Racing
d.) Ice Hockey
e.) Baseball
e.) Baseball
The first Major League Baseball game to be broadcast on television was between the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field, New York City on 26 August 1939 on W2XBS.
On 28 December 1973, which US president created the Endangered Species Act to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation"?
a.) Gerald Ford
b.) Richard Nixon
c.) Lydon B. Johnson
d.) Jimmy Carter
e.) Ronald Reagan
b.) Richard Nixon
Which US state has the smallest population despite being the tenth largest state in size?
a.) Wyoming
b.) Maine
c.) Idaho
d.) North Dakota
e.) Montana
a.) Wyoming
Which of the following elements is also known as quicksilver?
a.) Silicon
b.) Lithium
c.) Nitrogen
d.) Mercury
e.) Platinum
d.) Mercury
On 22 November 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by three rifle shots allegedly fired by a lone gunmen named Lee Harvey Oswald. In which branch of the U.S. Army did Oswald serve and learn how to shoot a rifle?
a.) Navy Seals
b.) Marine Corps
c.) Rangers
d.) Green Berets
e.) Delta Force
b.) Marine Corps
Which classic children’s party game that doesn’t involve balls was an Olympic event from 1900-1920?
a.) Tug of War
b.) Sack Race
c.) Piñata
d.) Three-Legged Race
e.) Corn Hole
a.) Tug of War
In the New Testament, whom did Jesus raise and bring back from the dead in a town called Bethany?
a.) Mary Magdalene
b.) Luke
c.) Barabbas
d.) Thomas
e.) Lazarus
e.) Lazarus
Which of the following Latin American countries has as its official motto: "Fatherland or death, we shall overcome!" (Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!)
a.) Venezuela
b.) Cuba
c.) Brazil
d.) Argentina
e.) Chile
b.) Cuba
Cuba adopted this motto in 1960. It was derived from a speech by revolutionary leader Fidel Castro to commemorate the workers and soldiers who died in the La Coubre explosion on 5 March 1960 at the harbor in Havana - which Castro claimed was an act of sabotage by the United States.
About how many more times are giraffes likely to get hit by lightning than humans?
a.) None - it's the same probability for both giraffes and humans
b.) 5 times
c.) 10 times
d.) 20 times
e.) 30 times
e.) 30 times
There were only 5 well-documented fatal lightning strikes on giraffes between 1996 and 2010. But due to the giraffe population being just 140,000 during this time, it accounted for about 0.003 lightning deaths per thousand giraffes each year. This is 30 times the equivalent fatality rate for humans.
What was the name of the U.S. Air Force's B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945?
a.) Flying Circus
b.) Iron Butterfly
c.) Faithful Annie
d.) Old Smokey
e.) Enola Gay
e.) Enola Gay
In professional basketball, how high is the basketball hoop from the ground?
a.) 8 feet
b.) 9 feet
c.) 10 feet
d.) 12 feet
e.) 14 feet
c.) 10 feet
At which university did Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson play college football?
a.) University of Miami (Hurricanes)
b.) University of Texas (Longhorns)
c.) Louisiana State University (Tigers)
d.) University of Washington (Huskies)
e.) University of Michigan (Wolverines)
a.) University of Miami (Hurricanes)