Biography
Which American Hunter was given the nickname Buffalo Bill?
a Stephen Crane
b Ted Williams
c William Frederick Cody
d William Lloyd Garrison
c William Frederick Cody
What date is Michaelmas celebrated?
a September 10
b September 29
c October 29
b May 1
A nabob is a governor of a province of the mogul empire in what country?
a Turkey
b Finland
c India
d Yemen
c India
A pince-nez is clipped to what part of the body by a spring?
a wrist
b ear
c nose
d lips
c nose
The word easel was an extension of what original meaning?
a donkey
b painting
c chalkboard
d frame
d. frame
What French chemist gave the element, oxygen, its name?
a Carl Scheele
b Blaise Pascal
c Joseph Priestly
d Antoine Lavoisier
d Antoine Lavoisier
What division of the embryonic vertebrate brain will you find the hindbrain?
a first
b fourth
c second
d third
d third
The Laurentian Plateau is also known as what?
a. The Himalayas
b. Inner Mongolia
c. Canadian Shield
d. Guantanamo Bay
c. Canadian Shield
Someone who is "red blooded" would be described as?
a energetic
b angry
c smart
d shy
a energetic
Which occupation would most likely use a seine?
a. fisherman
b. baseball player
c. therapist
d. dentist
a. fisherman
a demure
b rankle
c reserved
d jamboree
d jamboree
How many times can a flashbulb be used?
a three
b one
c six
d two
b one
What is the capital of Bhutan?
a Brussels
b Thimphu
c Baku
d Dhaka
b Thimphu
Digitalis is prepared from the leaves of what common plants?
a foxgloves
b indian pipe
c peppermint
d milkweed
a foxgloves
The poisonous herb hemlock is related to what vegetable?
a carrots
b green beans
c squash
d kale
a carrots
Someone who sleeps all day could be described as a what?
a slam-bang
b paranoid
c mope
d frantic
c mope
a bird
b dog
c llama
d rabbit
a bird
The Vandals were a Germanic people who originally lived where?
a Australia
b Northern Europe
c Southern Europe
d Canada
b Northern Europe
a rocks
b sand
c soil
d liquids
d liquids
What is the atomic number for the chemical element, neodymium?
a 6
b 35
c 42
d 60
d 60
Which star is the brightest star in the group of stars of Cygnus?
a Deneb
b neutron star
c Gemini
d protoplanet
a Deneb
How many miles long is the Arno River?
a 241 miles
b 150 miles
c 200 miles
d 175 miles
b 150 miles
Where would you find a Portuguese man-of-war?
a underground
b battlefield
c the sea
d mountaintop
c the sea
Ephedrine is used as a salt in relieving all of the following EXCEPT?
a hay fever
b muscle tension
c asthma
d nasal congestion
b muscle tension
What does a seismologist study?
a volcanoes
b sea animals
c earthquakes
d dinosaur fossils
c earthquakes