Math
Q: What is the point on a graph called where a straight line crosses the y-axis?
A: y-intercept
Q: What period in the history of the Earth that ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs, was the third and final period in the Mesozoic Era?
A: Cretaceous Period
Q: What large salt lake located between Europe and Asia, just east of the Caucasus Mountains, is the largest inland body of water in the world?
A: Caspian Sea
Q: What character is the protagonist in Washington Irving's short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?
A: Ichabod Crane
Q: According to Greek mythology, what is the relationship between Hades, the God of the Underworld, and Zeus, the supreme ruler?
A: They are brothers.
Q: The diameter of the cup on the golf green is 4.5 inches. What is the circumference of this cup?
A: 14.13 inches
Q: In 1865, what British physician who was influenced by Pasteur's theories on germs and disease, introduced the use of antiseptics in surgery to sterilize surgical instruments and thus prevent infections?
A: Joseph Lister
Q: Name the first national park to be established in the world.
A: Yellowstone
Q: "The Case of the Velvet Claws" and "The Case of the Sulky Girl" were early Erle Stanley Gardner novels featuring what crime solving attorney?
A: Perry Mason
Q: When a character in a play stands onstage alone and speaks their thoughts aloud even though there is no one there to listen, what it is called?
A: soliloquy
Q: Find the median of the set 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63.
A: 60
Q: What space shuttle broke apart in midair just four minutes after launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 28, 1986, killing all seven crew members?
A: Challenger
Q: What position does Antony Blinken currently hold in President Biden's cabinet?
A: Secretary of State
Q: Identify the preposition in the following sentence: The stealthy cat was hidden behind the curtain.
A: behind
Q: An example of when a cook might do this is when she is making dumplings. What do we call a hole made in dry ingredients into which liquid is poured?
A: well
Q: Consider the equation one plus three y equals ten. What does y equal in the equation?
A: 3
Q: 'Betelgeuse,' 'Bellatrix,' 'Saiph,' and 'Rigel' are four of the seven stars making up this well-known constellation. Name it.
A: "Orion" or the "Mighty Hunter"
Q: What legal document prevents others from copying an invention?
A: patent
Q: In the Ernest Lawrence Thayer poem 'Casey at the Bat', what did Casey do at home plate when it was his turn at bat?
A: He struck out.
Q: In which of the five basic ballet positions does the dancer extend both arms into the air above the body?
A: Third position
Q: Divide three-fourths by nine-eighths.
A: two-thirds
Q: One thousand twenty-four bytes are equal to one what?
A: kilobyte
Q: This author wrote the short story "The Lottery" and such novels as "We Have Always Lived in a Castle". Name her.
A: Shirley Jackson
Q: In the Ernest Lawrence Thayer poem 'Casey at the Bat', what did Casey do at home plate when it was his turn at bat?
A: He struck out.
Q: If you suffer from pyromania, what do you have the urge to do?
A: start fires