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100
What was the main cast of 'It Happened One Night' (1934)?
Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy
Veronica Lake and Cary Grant
Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert
Answer: Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert
100
What do Cain and Abel's father in the Book of Genesis, the 20th largest giant sequoia in the world, and Spencer Tracy as lawyer husband, opposite Katharine Hepburn, as lawyer wife, in a 1949 comedy have in common?
Abraham
Gideon
Moses
Adam
Answer: Adam
100
What woman killed a man by nailing a tent peg through his head?
Jezebel
Jael
Rahab
Deborah
Answer: Jael
100
Where would you be if you were touring the battlefield of the Battles of First and Second Bull Run?Hint
Hagerstown, MD
Richmond, VA
Manassas, VA
Durham, NC
Answer: Manassas, VA
The Battles of Bull Run are also known as the Battles of Manassas. The reason they have different names is because the North and South each had their own way of naming places.
100
What is the smallest monkey in the world?
Orangutang
Capuchin monkey
Lemur
Pygmy marmoset
Answer: Pygmy marmoset
200
'It's a Wonderful Life' got four nominations in 1946. One of them was for Best Director. Who was he?
Frank Capra
John Ford
Orson Welles
Vincent Minelli
Answer: Frank Capra
200
Bicycle, deadbolt, and combination are all varieties of which of the following articles?
Locks
Bathtubs
Airplanes
Hats
Answer: Locks
200
How were the people of Gennesaret healed?
with oil
touching the hem of Jesus' garment
by prayer
by wading in a pool of water
Answer: touching the hem of Jesus' garment
200
What lake does Ohio border?
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie AND Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Answer: Lake Erie
The only lake Ohio borders is Lake Erie. Cleveland, one of Ohio's largest cities, is located right by the lake.
200
What rare bird can mimic any sound it hears, such as a chainsaw, a crying child, or a jackhammer?
Lyrebird
Parakeet
Canary
Macaw
Lyrebird
300
In 1957, the Oscar for Best foreign language film went to 'The Nights of Cabiria'. Who directed it?
Roberto Rossellini
Vittorio De Sica
Ettore Scolla
Federico Fellini
Answer: Federico Fellini
300
This grass can be used for building, textiles, weapons, writing material and even flooring. What is it?
Pampas grass
Bamboo
Buffalo grass
Bluegrass
Answer: Bamboo
300
Which of these was *not* a son of Noah?
Shem
Bacon
Ham
Japheth
Answer: Bacon
300
What four states in the West come together, forming a perfect cross shape where you can stand in all four states at once?
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska
Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and New Mexico
Utah, Arizona, California, and Nevada
Answer: Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico
The northwest part of New Mexico, the northeast part of Arizona, the southeast part of Utah, and the southwest part of Colorado make up the 4 Corners.
300
What tiny, colorful bird flaps its wings at over 500 beats per minute?
Hummingbird
Macaw
Finch
Cockatiel
Hummingbird
400
In what year did Hitchcock release 'Psycho' in the movies?
1962
1959
1960
1961
Answer: 1960
400
What is the common link between one of Santa's reindeer and 'arrows of love'?
Rudolph
Comet
Cupid
Prancer
Answer: Cupid
400
How many years did Methuselah live?
978
983
969
962
Answer: 969
400
In what state would you find most of Yellowstone National Park?
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
South Dakota
Answer: Wyoming
Yellowstone is huge! It's located in the northwest section of Wyoming. Parts of it are in Montana and Idaho.
400
What animal lives on mountainsides and uses its horns for battle?
Antelope
Mountain goat
Moose
Elk
Mountain goat
500
Which of the following films was made by Ingmar Bergman in 1957?
The Second Floor
The Ninth Door
The Seventh Seal
The Eleventh Mirror
Answer: The Seventh Seal
500
Katydids are common in some rural areas of North America. What is a katydid?
A small blue flower
A type of windmill
A grasshopper-like insect
A horse-drawn carriage
Answer: A grasshopper-like insect
500
Jesus grew up in which town?
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Cana
Nazareth
Answer: Nazareth
500
What is the largest state in the USA?
Alaska
Texas
California
Montana
Answer: Alaska
Although Alaska seems small on the maps, it is actually much larger than California and Texas.
500
What bird lives in Antarctica, is often black and white in color and cannot fly?
Penguin
Ostrich
Emu
Dodo
Answer: Penguin
600
Which everyone's favourite musical was made in 1952?
The Wizard of Oz
Singin' in the Rain
Some Like It Hot
Sunset Boulevard
Answer: Singin' in the Rain
600
What word can mean to tilt laterally or inwardly, a place to deposit money, and a steep natural incline?
Slope
Array
Reserve
Bank
Answer: Bank
600
Which is not listed as a Fruit of the Spirit?
wisdom
faith
long-suffering
peace
Answer: wisdom
600
Where is Lake Okeechobee located?
Indiana
Georgia
Florida
Minnesota
Answer: Florida
Lake Okeechobee is located in southern Florida to the west of Palm Beach.
600
What animal is golden brown in color, can grow to around six feet tall and carries its babies in its belly pouch?
Kangaroo
Flying squirrel
Bush baby
Hyena
Answer: Kangaroo
700
In 1938, Bernard Shaw won an Academy Award for the writing/screenplay of one of the following plays. Which is it?
My Fair Lady
Pygmalion
The Importance of Being Earnest
No Exit
Answer: Pygmalion
700
How did Martin Farkas, sole survivor of a deadly 2006 plane crash in Hungary, manage to escape death?
He was on the toilet in the plane
He jumped out and landed on a sheep
Miraculous intervention
He was changing the plane tail lights
Answer: He was on the toilet in the plane
700
Which is not one of the four canonical Gospels?
Mark
John
Luke
James
Answer: James
700
Where would you be if you were in the Adirondack Mountains?
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Vermont
Answer: New York
700
What animal is small with a long tail, lives in sewers and carries disease deadly to humans?
Black footed ferret
Cat
Rat
Weasel
Answer: Rat
800
Greta Garbo appears in one of these films. Do you know which one is it?
Ninotchka
Anastasia
Nikita
Nadja
Answer: Ninotchka
800
According to color theory, examples of colors that look good together are those that are opposite each other on the color wheel, like red and green. What are these types of colors called?
Complementary colors
Analogous colors
Primary colors
Secondary colors
Answer: Complementary colors
800
Who is credited with writing the first five books of the Bible?
Moses
Abraham
Adam
Noah
Answer: Moses
800
What state is the Ozark Plateau in?
Missouri
West Virginia
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Answer: Missouri
800
What animal has no legs, slides on its belly, can grow up to 600 pounds and can eat a pig whole?
Garter snake
Anaconda
Ball python
Monocled cobra
Answer: Anaconda
900
What was the name of the character played by Clark Gable in 'Gone With the Wind'?
Rhett Hatler
Rhett Batler
Rhett Butler
Rhett Hutler
Answer: Rhett Butler
900
Which of these is NOT a correct definition of the word "mole"?
a furry, burrowing insectivore
a gangster's accomplice or girlfriend
a large number of very small particles
a dark skin lesion
Answer: a gangster's accomplice or girlfriend
900
Where did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?
Mount Ararat
Mount Sinai
Mount Zion
Mount of Olives
Answer: Mount Sinai
900
What's the state capital of Pennsylvania?
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
None of the above
Answer: Harrisburg
900
Which bird purrs or coos, is normally grey in color and is seen almost everywhere?
Pigeon
Puffin
Crow
Raven
Answer: Pigeon
1000
One of the greatest American films of the century was made in 1941. Which was it?
Great Expectations
Casablanca
The Gold Rush
Citizen Kane
Answer: Citizen Kane
1000
In a nautical sense, as on a cruise liner, what is the meaning of "brightwork"?
polishing the silver service
work on the electrical system
polished woodwork and metals
replacing the burned out light bulbs
Answer: polished woodwork and metals
1000
Which book in the Bible reads like a paean to romantic love?
Isaiah
Nehemiah
Joel
Song of Solomon
Answer: Song of Solomon
1000
Which of the following states does NOT border Canada?
Idaho
Massachusetts
Vermont
Minnesota
Answer: Massachusetts
1000
What large cat is golden colored, the male has a big fuzzy mane and both male and female hunt other animals as food?
Lion
Ferret
House cat
Bengal cat
Answer: Lion