US GEOGRAPHY
How many U.S. states border the Pacific Ocean?
a.) 3
b.) 4
c.) 5
d.) 6
e.) 7
c.) 5
Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon, and Washington.
Which of these metals is liquid at room temperature?
a.) Titanium
b.) Zinc
c.) Mercury
d.) Aluminum
e.) Nickel
c.) Mercury
How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
a.) 6
b.) 8
c.) 9
d.) 10
e.) 11
c.) 9
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
a.) Apocalypse Now
b.) The Deer Hunter
c.) Saving Private Ryan
d.) Platoon
e.) Full Metal Jacket
a.) Apocalypse Now
Around 1784, Antoine Beauvillier did something in Paris nobody had ever done before. What did he do?
a.) He executed a king
b.) He wrote an X-rated novel
c.) He invented the beret
d.) He opened the first modern restaurant
e.) He was the first person to fly in a hot air balloon
d.) He opened the first modern restaurant
Although there were inns and taverns where you could get something to eat for centuries in Europe, Beauvillier decided to open an establishment on a whole different level. Called "La Grande Taverne de Londres" (The Great London Tavern), it offered patrons beautiful surroundings, a choice of inventive and expensive dishes, a wine list, and uniformed waiters.
There were a lot of out-of-work former private chefs in France after the revolution, but Beauvillier was the first to recreate an aristocratic dining experience for anybody who had the money.
He called it a 'restaurant' after a small establishment opened a few years previously that sold restorative bouillon. Beauvillier wrote what was to become a standard in French cuisine - L'Art du cuisinier ("The Art of Cooking"). His idea took off, and by 1814 there were almost 500 similar establishments in Paris and the idea soon spread all over Europe.
What is the southernmost city in the continental U.S.?
a.) Honolulu, HI
b.) Yuma, AZ
c.) El Paso, TX
d.) Key West, FL
e.) New Orleans, LO
d.) Key West, FL
Which of the following has been dubbed the "king of poisons" thanks to its odorless and tasteless qualities?
a.) Cyanide
b.) Strychnine
c.) Arsenic
d.) Ricin
e.) Botulinum
c.) Arsenic
In which year was the US Constitution written?
a.) 1775
b.) 1776
c.) 1783
d.) 1787
e.) 1790
d.) 1787
"'I wish we could chat longer, but I'm having an old friend for dinner."
a.) Scream
b.) Halloween
c.) The Silence of the Lambs
d.) Basic Instinct
e.) Interview with the Vampire
c.) The Silence of the Lambs
In 2016, which NBA team became the only team to win the NBA championship by overcoming a 3–1 deficit in the finals?
a.) L.A. Lakers
b.) Cleveland Cavaliers
c.) Milwaukee Bucks
d.) San Antonio Spurs
e.) Boston Celtics
b.) Cleveland Cavaliers
In which city would you find the Gateway Arch, the tallest monument in the United States?
a.) Philadelphia
b.) Chicago
c.) Denver
d.) San Francisco
e.) St. Louis
e.) St. Louis
Used by the Indigenous people of South America for metalcraft, which element comes from the Spanish word for “silver”?
a.) Tin
b.) Platinum
c.) Nickel
d.) Cobalt
e.) Zinc
b.) Platinum
Spaniards who arrived in South America found deposits of the metal in Colombia’s Río Pinto and called it platina del Pinto ("silver of the Pinto").
Which US politician started the first free libraries?
a.) Abraham Lincoln
b.) John Adams
c.) Benjamin Franklin
d.) Thomas Jefferson
e.) James Madison
c.) Benjamin Franklin
"Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads."
a.) Jurassic Park
b.) Waterworld
c.) The Hunger Games
d.) Transformers
e.) Back to the Future
e.) Back to the Future
What would you be wearing if you were sporting a "Canadian Tuxedo"?
a.) Silk pyjamas
b.) A wetsuit
c.) A denim jacket (or shirt) and jeans
d.) A lumberjack outfit
e.) A tie, socks, and absolutely nothing else
c.) A denim jacket (or shirt) and jeans
A Canadian Tuxedo is the colloquial term for an outfit that consists of denim-on-denim, or a denim jacket, and/or shirt, teamed with denim jeans. The ensemble originated apparently with the American crooner, Bing Crosby. In an interesting story, Crosby loved Vancouver (he was gifted a key to the city in 1948) and in 1951 tried to get entry into an upmarket hotel in Vancouver, but was refused entry because he was wearing a denim top and denim bottoms, and not a three-piece suit. Bing Crosby did eventually get in when another staff member realised who he was.
When Levi's got word of the incident, they designed a custom tuxedo made out of denim for Crosby, so this situation would never happen again.
If you were to go to Crater Lake, which state would you be in?
a.) Oregon
b.) California
c.) Michigan
d.) Utah
e.) New Mexico
a.) Oregon
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the U.S. It's about 1,958 feet deep.
Also known as the jawbone, which of the following is the largest and strongest bone of the human face?
a.) Mandible
b.) Ilium
c.) Temporal Bone
d.) Malleus
e.) Nasal Bone
a.) Mandible
There are four amendments to the Constitution about who is allowed to vote. Which is not one of them?
a.) Citizens must be born in the US to vote
b.) Both men and women can vote
c.) Citizens do not have to pay to vote
d.) Citizens must be 18 years old or older to vote
a.) Citizens must be born in the US to vote
Citizens do not have to be born in the United States to vote in a U.S. election
"I feel the need. The need for speed."
a.) Need for Speed
b.) Top Gun
c.) The Fast and the Furious
d.) Mission Impossible
e.) Drive
b.) Top Gun
In Top Gun (1986) Maverick (Tom Cruise) says, "I feel the need," and Goose (Anthony Edwards) joins him in saying, "The need for speed." Maverick and Goose are pilot and copilot competing to be the best aviators in the TOPGUN program.
African-Americans were granted the right to vote in the United States by the 15th Amendment in 1870. But when were Native Americans granted US citizenship and the right to vote?
a.) 1788
b.) 1848
c.) 1876
d.) 1912
e.) 1924
e.) 1924
In which state did the Battle of Wounded Knee - the last major conflict between the Sioux Indians and US Troops - take place in 1890?
a.) South Dakota
b.) Nebraska
c.) Iowa
d.) Wyoming
e.) North Dakota
a.) South Dakota
Frequently used in flares, which element burns so intensely that it can cause temporary blindness and cannot be extinguished with water?
a.) Silicone
b.) Iodine
c.) Neon
d.) Magnesium
e.) Lithium
d.) Magnesium
Magnesium has been used in flash photography, pyrotechnics, and incendiary bombs. When introduced to a magnesium fire, water is converted to a hydrogen gas, further fueling the flame.
Which of the following is one right granted by the First Amendment?
a.) Right to bear arms
b.) Freedom from unlawful search and seizure
c.) Right to representation
d.) Right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
e.) Right to peaceful assembly
e.) Right to peaceful assembly
"Well, I've always believed that if done properly, armed robbery doesn't have to be an unpleasant experience."
a.) Payback
b.) Three Kings
c.) Reservoir Dogs
d.) Heat
e.) Thelma and Louise
e.) Thelma and Louise
Running from the law because Louise (Susan Sarandon) shot a man who tried to rape Thelma (Geena Davis), the girls pick up a hitchhiker (Brad Pitt). This colorful character shows Thelma the very gentlemanly way in which he robs stores. Of course, the next morning, he takes off with the money that was supposed to see the women safely into Mexico.
Which of these Islamic terms is a collection of narratives describing words or actions of the Prophet Muhammad?
a.) Muharram
b.) Eid
c.) Azan
d.) Hadith
e.) Ramadan
d.) Hadith
The Hadith are an important part of the Islamic faith and along with the Quran form the basis for Islamic law. To ascertain that the Hadith is authentic, the entire chain of narrators is scrutinized to determine how dependable their testimony is. Only once the entire chain was found reliable was the narrative included in the hadith. Thus, the Hadith comprises two parts - the matn which is the actual incident or report and the isnad, the entire chain of narrators which provide support of authenticity.