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100

As part of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks protested segregation by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man in 1955. Where did this event occur?

 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

 Nashville, Tennessee

 Washington D.C.

 Montgomery, Alabama

Answer: Montgomery, Alabama

100

 Which of these was NOT a code name for a Normandy beach during the Allied invasion of Europe on D-Day (June 6, 1944)? (Hint: The answer was the name for a series of defensive bunkers and fortifications between France and Germany.)

 Maginot

 Sword

 Omaha

 Juno

Maginot

100

What woman killed a man by nailing a tent peg through his head?

 Deborah

 Jezebel

 Jael

 Rahab

Answer: Jael

100

 Which of the following cities is located in Iowa?

 Toledo

 Laramie

 Council Bluffs

 Walnut Creek

Answer: Council Bluffs

100

JELLY______PLATE

HINT(F)

FISH

200

Citizens of Washington D.C. were originally unable to perform a specific task that the Constitution allowed the states to do. The 23rd Amendment changed this. What did this amendment provide D.C. with?


 Freedom of speech

 Tax exemptions

 A separate constitution

 Electoral votes

Answer: Electoral votes

200

Elvis Presley married Priscilla Anne Beaulieu in what Las Vegas casino? (Hint: This casino was imploded in 1998 to make way for a new casino with the same name. This new casino was renamed in 2007 to Planet Hollywood Resort)?

 Sahara

 Desert Inn

 Sands

 Aladdin


 Aladdin

200

How were the people of Gennesaret healed?

 touching the hem of Jesus' garment

 by prayer

 with oil

 by wading in a pool of water

Answer: touching the hem of Jesus' garment

200

Which is the biggest Great Lake by surface area?

 Lake Huron

 Lake Michigan

 Lake Ontario

 Lake Superior

Answer: Lake Superior

200

STRIKE________SPOKEN

HINT(O)

OUT

300

 In 1963 President JFK became the fourth U.S. president to be assassinated in office. He was the youngest U.S. president at the time of his election. (Theodore Roosevelt was younger on becoming president in 1901, but as vice-president at the time of the assassination of William McKinley he succeeded to the presidency. He was older than Kennedy when he won his first presidential election in 1904). Who was JFK's assassin?


 Lee Harvey Oswald

 Sirhan Sirhan

 John Wilkes Booth

 James Earl Ray

Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald

300

 What was the birth name of Marilyn Monroe? (Hint: Baker came later.)

 Roberta Dempsey

 Gladys Monroe

 Norma Jeane Mortenson

 Marilyn Fletchner

 Norma Jeane Mortenson

300

 Which of these was *not* a son of Noah?

 Shem

Bacon

 Ham

 Japheth

Answer: Bacon

300

Which of these U.S. states does NOT border Canada?

 Massachusetts

 Montana

 Maine

 Minnesota

Answer: Massachusetts

300

WORK_________SHOP

HINT(B)

BOOK

400

In 1972 America launched its sixth mission to send people to the moon. The name of this mission was Apollo 17. Who was the commander of this mission, who had been on two previous spaceflights?


 Neil Armstrong

 Ronald Evans

 Eugene Cernan

 Harrison Schmitt

Answer: Eugene Cernan

400

In the US version of the board game Monopoly, on what railroad does one of the Chance cards instruct players to take a ride? (Hint: This name is also the name of a town in Pennsylvania famous for its pretzels.)

 Pennsylvania

 B and O

 Short Line

 Reading

Reading

400

How many years did Methuselah live?

 983

 978

 962

 969

Answer: 969

400

 Where in the U.S. is the legendary Fountain of Youth supposedly located?

 Georgia

 Florida

 Alabama

 Mississippi

Answer: Florida

400

 knee______ size

HINT(C) 

CAP

500

In 1974, due to his alleged participation in the Watergate Scandal, President Nixon became the first US president to resign from office. Who became president after his resignation?

 Carter

 Ford

 Truman

 Garfield

Answer: Ford

500

What was the former name of the island named Sri Lanka? (Hint: It was a British crown colony at the time.)

 Ceylon

 Madagascar

 Malta

 Sardinia

Ceylon

500

Jesus grew up in which town?

 Bethlehem

 Jerusalem

 Nazareth

 Cana

Answer: Nazareth

500

Whose daughter saved Captain John Smith from being clubbed to death by Native Americans?

 Sitting Bull

 Opchanacanough

 Crazy Horse

 Chief Wahunsenacawh


Answer: Chief Wahunsenacawh

500

RUN________WARD

HINT(W) 

WAY

600

In 1981 President Ronald Reagan appointed the first female US Supreme Court Justice. What was her name?

 Elena Kagan

 Sonia Sotomayor

 Sandra Day O'Connor

 Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Answer: Sandra Day O'Connor

600

In the political satire "Animal Farm" by English novelist George Orwell, one of the of the pigs is said to be modeled on the Russian dictator Joseph Stalin. What was this pig's name?

 Tito

 Hitler

 Napoleon

 Franco

Napoleon

600

Which is not listed as a Fruit of the Spirit?

 long-suffering

 wisdom

 faith

 peace

Answer: wisdom

600

 In which mountain range is Mt. Elbert located?

 The Sierra Nevada

 The Cascades

 The Appalachians

 The Rockies

Answer: The Rockies

600

SHOT______DOWN

HINT(P)

PUT

700

 In 1991 the internet becomes a public service worldwide. Who is considered the inventor of the world wide web?

 Christopher Latham Sholes

 Douglas Engelbart

 Tim Berners-Lee

 Steve Walls

Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

700

Which country attempted (and failed) to build a canal across Panama before the U.S. opened its canal there in 1914? (Hint: One canal worker from this country was a then-unknown painter named Paul Gauguin.)

 Great Britain

 Italy

 Japan

 France

France

700

Which is not one of the four canonical Gospels?

 Mark

 John

 Luke

 James

Answer: James

700

California is one of the two U.S. states in which the Sonoran Desert is located. What is the other state?

 Nevada

 Wyoming

 New Mexico

 Arizona

Answer: Arizona

700

SLAP_________BALL

HINT(S)

STICK

800

In 1994 an agreement was signed between the US, Canada, and Mexico to establish trade regulation between these countries. What is the acronym for this agreement?

 NATO

 NATRA

 CETA

 NAFTA

Answer: NAFTA
NAFTA stands for the North American Free Trade Agreement.

800

 The 74-mile-long stone wall built by Roman soldiers called Hadrian's Wall is located in what country?

 England

 Italy

 Spain

 Germany

England

800

Who is credited with writing the first five books of the Bible?

 Noah

 Adam

 Moses

 Abraham

Answer: Moses

800

Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming, Montana, and which other state?

 Utah

 Idaho

 South Dakota

 Colorado

Answer: Idaho

800

HAND______TAKE

HINT(O)

OVER

900

 In 2001 one of the world's most devastating terrorist attacks occurred on September 11th. Terrorists flew planes into three locations. Which of the following was NOT hit by one of the planes?

 World Trade Center

 White House

 Pentagon

 Field in Pennsylvania

Answer: White House

900

Which of these former U.S. Presidents is NOT carved on the Mt. Rushmore monument in South Dakota? (Hint: He is the latest U.S. president of those listed.)

 George Washington

 Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt

 Franklin D. Roosevelt

 Abraham Lincoln

Franklin D. Roosevelt

900

Where did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?

 Mount of Olives

 Mount Ararat

 Mount Sinai

 Mount Zion

Answer: Mount Sinai

900

Solve the following geographic analogy:

Appalachian is to mountain as Death Valley is to ____.

 hill

 lake

 slope

 depression

Answer: depression

900

COTTAGE______BURGER

HINT(C)

CHEESE

1000

In 2008 president Barack Obama became the first African American President. Who did he run against on election day in 2008?

 Joe Biden

 John McCain

 Hillary Clinton

 Newt Gingrich

Answer: John McCain

1000

Which of these actors-entertainers did NOT have a career in elective politics? (Hint: His nickname was The Duke.)

 Clint Eastwood

 Fred Grandy

 Salvatore 'Sonny' Bono

 John Wayne

John Wayne

1000

Which book in the Bible reads like a paean to romantic love?

 Nehemiah

 Isaiah

 Song of Solomon

 Joel


Answer: Song of Solomon

1000

Where is the southernmost point in the contiguous United States?

 Ka Lae, Hawaii

 Key West, Florida

 Sand Island Light, Alabama

 Brownsville, Texas

Answer: Key West, Florida

1000

BULLET__________READER

HING(P)

PROOF