Geography
The island of Hispaniola consists of the Dominican Republic and which other country?
Haiti
What is one of the best known creatures in Greek mythology - a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in colour?
Pegasus
A disreputable member of a family or group might be called a black type of which animal?
Sheep
Which is the odd one out: Tuba, Piccolo, Clarinet, Oboe?
Tuba (Tuba is a brass instrument, the others are woodwind)
In which bat and ball sport would you use a ball which contains 216 stitches?
Baseball
There are two US states which look rectangular on maps, Colorado and which other?
Wyoming
Which creature from Greek mythology has the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse?
A Centaur
What name was given to the devastating bubonic plague pandemic, which swept through Europe in the mid-1300s?
The Black Death
Which is the odd one out: Deltoid, Trapezius, Obliques, Clavicle?
Clavicle (Clavicle is a bone, the others are muscles)
Most often injected into joints , what pregnene steroid hormone is used in treating inflammation and allergies?
Cortisone
What is the name of the famous large coral reef located off the coast of northeastern Australia?
Great Barrier Reef
Ancient Egyptians believed that "Bast" was the mother of all of these sacred animals?
Cats
What are massive, compact astronomical objects so dense that its gravity prevents anything from escaping called?
Black Holes
Which is the odd one out: Whiskey, Sherry, Port, Wine?
Whiskey (Whiskey is made using barley, the others are made using grapes)
Grand Marnier liqueur contains the essence of which fruit to flavor it?
Orange
What salt lake (called a sea) has the lowest elevation and is the lowest body of water on the surface of Earth?
Dead Sea
Usually depicted as little bearded men, which diminutive supernatural beings in Irish folklore are classed by some as a type of solitary fairy?
Leprechauns
What is the name of the musical group which consists of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and singer J. Rey Soul?
Black Eyed Peas
Which is the odd one out: Phoenix, Miami, Nashville, Montgomery ?
Miami (all the others are U.S state capitals)
The one time standard computer language "ADA" was named after the daughter of which famous poet?
Lord Byron
The two countries which share the Khyber pass are Pakistan and which other?
Afghanistan
This many-headed water serpent was pretty hard to kill--cut off one head, two more appear.
Hydra
Phoenix
Basilisk
Hydra
What is the name given to the unripe, ground or whole berries of Piper nigrum?
Black pepper
Which is the odd one out: Rat, Lizard, Tiger, Dragon?
Lizard (others are in the Chinese Zodiac)
Who became the first divorced person to be elected U.S. president?
Ronald Wilson Reagan