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What hero killed Medusa in Greek mythology?
Perseus
What two countries fought during the Falklands War?
Great Britain and Argentina
Who wrote the controversial novel Ulysses?
James Joyce
What actors starred in both The Sting and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?
Paul Newman and Robert Redford
In what country is Mt. Everest?
Nepal
What fabric is named in the song “Down by the Old Mill Stream”?
Gingham
What trophy is awarded to the most outstanding college football player in the United States?
The Heisman trophy
What type of fruit are black Monukka, Concord, and cardinal?
Grapes
What two colors are on Poland’s flag?
Red and white
What element is present within all organic compounds?
Carbon
What ragtime composer wrote “Maple Leaf Rag”?
Scott Joplin
What unit of measurement for temperature is used in Canada?
Celsius
What explorer was the first to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean?
Ferdinand Magellan
What is the fifth letter in the Greek alphabet?
Epsilon
What kind of animal is Flipper in the film and subsequent television series?
Dolphins
In what fairy tale does a young man sell a cow for five “magic” beans?
“Jack and the Beanstalk.”
What is another name for the children’s playground apparatus the teeter-totter?
What is the capital city of British Columbia?
Victoria
To what vegetable family does broccoli belong?
Cabbage
What is the most widely used vegetable in the world?
Onion
What literary character has been portrayed by the most actors?
Sherlock Holmes
What plant is aptly named because it turns to follow the sun?
Sunflower
In which decade did Henry Luce launch Life magazine?
1930s
What novelist created the characters M, Q, and Miss Moneypenny?
Ian Fleming
The kumquat looks like a miniature version of what fruit?
Orange.