MUSIC
MRI & CT
HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
FOOD
100
In 1871, Tchaikovsky composed this children's ballet-pantomime for his young nephews and nieces. Listen to this excerpt.
What is the Swan Lake?
100
The "M" in MRI stands for this.
What is the Magnet? (Magnetic)
100
After more than 150 years, he's still the tallest president in U.S. history.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
(6 feet 4 inches)
The shortest one was James Madison at 5'4"
100
The colloquial names for this country include "Oz" and "the Land Down Under."
What is Australia?
100
These 2 words were combined to make the word "Spam."
What is Spiced Ham?
200
Beethoven initially intended to dedicate this symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte.
Listen to this excerpt.
What is Beethoven's 3rd Symphony, Eroica?
200
The "R" in MRI stands for this.
What is Resonance?
200
To combat fuel shortages, Congress enacted this for almost 10 months in 1974, from January to October.
What is daylight saving time?
200
The smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans is this one.
What is the Arctic?
(The 5 oceans of the world are the
Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.)
200
Some bands share a name with a food. This band named after a foodstuff has sold the most records.
What is The Red Hot Chili Peppers?
(followed closely by Meatloaf)
300
This Austrian composer wrote a famous piano quintet "The Trout" in 1819.
Listen to this excerpt.
Who is Franz Schubert?
300
MRI uses the spin of this element in the human body to produce images.
What are Hydrogen Protons?
(water--H2O, has 2 Hydrogens, 1 oxygen)
300
On Jan. 22, 1970, this first jumbo jet took flight with 324 passengers from New York City to London.
What is a 747?
300
This Argentine region’s name is Spanish for “big feet,” perhaps because Spaniards saw Indians who wore large boots.
What is Patagonia?
300
The state of Georgia is the 3rd largest producer of this fruit.
What are Peaches?
400
This German composer in the Baroque period was know for his orchestral music such as the Brandenburg Concertos. Listen to this music excerpt.
Who is J. S. Bach?
400
CT stands for this.
What is Computed Tomography?
400
This Civil War general’s left arm is buried at Ellwood Plantation; the rest of him is interred at the Virginia Military Institute.
Who is “Stonewall” Jackson?
400
This is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometers off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel.
What is Madagascar?
400
This fruit has seeds on the outside.
What is the Strawberry?
500
This Italian violinist, born in 1782, was called the devil's violinist. He wrote this Violin Concerto "La Campanella."
Listen to this music excerpt.
Who is Niccolo Paganini?
500
This is the standard unit of magnetic flux density.
What is tesla?
500
Civil War opponents Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee fought on the same side in this war.
What is the Mexican-American War?
500
An archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. This is its flag--
What is Malta?
500
This Indian spice usually grows in pods and is used to make chai tea
What is Cardamom?