The Roman Empire
Where is Hadrian’s Wall located?
a) Turkey
b) Italy
c) England
c) England
This 1913 title character has become synonymous with unfailing optimism.
a) Heidi
b) Pippi Longstocking
c) Pollyanna
c) Pollyanna
Which of these maladies is a contusion?
a) A bruise
b) A broken arm
c) A bloody nose
a) A bruise
Who is famous for "bending" a football?
a) David Beckham
b) Franz Beckenbauer
c) Cristiano Ronaldo
a) David Beckham
Which song gave Johnny Cash his first US Country #1 hit?
a) Folsom Prison Blues
b) Ring of Fire
c) I Walk the Line
c) I Walk the Line
What was the period of peace and prosperity in ancient Rome called?
a) Regal Period
b) Flavian Period
c) Pax Romana
c) Pax Romana
This heroine endured over 73 years and 175 mysteries in her original series.
a) Harriet the Spy
b) Nancy Drew
c) The Hardy Girls
b) Nancy Drew
When a doctor makes a prognosis, what have they done?
a) Figured out a mysterious ailment
b) Ordered special drugs from a pharmacy
c) Made a prediction about recovery
c) Made a prediction about recovery
The World Cup is held every how many years?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
c) 4
Which female country artist advised women to “Stand by Your Man”?
a) Patsy Cline
b) Tammy Wynette
c) Loretta Lynn
b) Tammy Wynette
Which was the privileged social class in ancient Roman society?
a) Patrician
b) Publican
c) Plebeian
a) Patrician
Dr. Seuss wrote this classic after accepting a challenge to use no more than 50 words from a provided vocabulary list.
a) The Lorax
b) Fox in Socks
c) Green Eggs and Ham
c) Green Eggs and Ham
Patella is more commonly known as what?
a) Collarbone
b) Knee cap
c) Funny bone
b) Knee cap
Which football player, known as “Perola Negra,” led his squad to three World Cup championships?
a) Diego Maradona
b) Zico
c) Pele
c) Pele
Which Loretta Lynn song inspired a 1980 biographical film of the same name?
a) Honky Tonk Heroes
b) Entertainer of the Year
c) Coal Miner’s Daughter
c) Coal Miner’s Daughter
What were the household troops of the Roman emperors called?
a) Roman Elite
b) Praetorian Guard
c) Domitian Guard
b) Praetorian Guard
This author of The BFG was married to actress Patricia Neal for 30 years.
a) Shel Silverstein
b) Roald Dahl
c) Kenneth Grahame
b) Roald Dahl
A nephrologist is a doctor that specializes in what body part?
a) Liver
b) Throat
c) Kidney
c) Kidney
How long does a football (soccer) match last, in minutes?
a) 60
b) 90
c) 120
b) 90
Which Dolly Parton song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart not once, but twice?
a) I Will Always Love You
b) Here You Come Again
c) 9 to 5
a) I Will Always Love You
In which war did the gladiator Spartacus lead a slave rebellion against Rome?
a) Third Servile War
b) Second Mithridatic War
c) Roman Civil War
a) Third Servile War
This author wrote The First Four Years, the ninth book in her popular series. The book was published posthumously and unedited in 1971.
a) Laura Ingalls Wilder
b) Beverly Cleary
c) Judy Blume
a) Laura Ingalls Wilder
The brachial artery is found in which body part?
a) Chest
b) Leg
c) Arm
c) Arm
In which country did the modern version of football originate?
a) Italy
b) Germany
c) England
c) England
Which future country music artist witnessed one of Johnny Cash's San Quentin concerts firsthand ... as an inmate?
a) Waylon Jennings
b) Merle Haggard
c) Charley Pride
b) Merle Haggard