Know Your Neighbors
What country do Italy, Spain, and Belgium all touch?
A) Germany
B)Switzerland
C) France
D) Netherlands
France
Which of these items is named for a deadly weapon?
A) brogue shoes
B) fedora hat
C) stiletto heel
D) Henley shirt
stiletto heel
The western pygmy blue type of this insect has a wingspan of 3/8 of an inch
butterfly
It can be a government department or a chest of drawers
bureau
This instrument is used to listen to chest sounds
stethoscope
What country borders Portugal?
A) Belgium
B) Morocco
C) Italy
D) Spain
Spain
Which of these best describes zhuzhing an outfit?
A) wearing it two days in a row
B) copying it from a magazine
C) toning it down
D) making it more exciting
making it more exciting
this 2-word item, pressed to summon help, was a real item used in WWII-Era military planes
panic button
when something hits one of these after a period of growth, it stops increasing
plateau
Pertaining to a pay raise effective as of a past date
retroactive
What country do Poland and Switzerland both touch?
A) Germany
B) Austria
C) Hungary
D) Italy
Germany
Which of these can be traced back to the Persian words for “waist” and “band”?
A) cummerbund
B) jodhpurs
C) pashmina
D) dirndl
cummerbund
the pacific type of this fish can grow more than 8 feet long
halibut
At the start of winter, this Alaskan capital barely gets 6 1/2 hours of daylight
Juneau
to set the time on your watch to match another's
synchronize
What country has land borders with Finland and North Korea?
A) Sweden
B) Russia
C) Mongolia
D) Kazakhstan
Russia
Prêt-à-porter literally means…
A) dry-clean only
B) ready to wear
C) custom-made
D) vintage or antique
ready to wear
in traditional debate, each side makes both a constructive speech and this kind of speech
Rebuttal
Names for a region of Burgundy, it's red wine drunk when its young; the "nouveau" type, when it's very young
Beaujolais (nouveau)
A leadership of 3 people working jointly; caesar was in "the first" one
Triumvirate
What country touches both Nepal and Mongolia?
A) Japan
B) Laos
C) North Korea
D) China
China
Fit for fun under the Mediterranean sun, which of these is named for an Italian island?
A) gaiters
B) cardigans
C) espadrilles
D) capris
Capris
It's an external support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts
buttress
It's the clothing and linens a bride assembles for her marriage
Trousseau
The ability to set things on fire by psychic power
pyrokensis