Lucy Pevensie is a fictional character in which novel series?
C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia
100
In what state did the Wright Brothers successfully fly their first aircraft?
North Carolina
100
Put the following voice parts in order, from lowest voice to highest voice: Alto, Bass, Soprano, Tenor
Bass, Tenor, Alto, Soprano
100
What element is also referred to as quicksilver?
Mercury
100
Which Russian Tsarfounded the city of St. Petersburg?
Peter the Great
200
What is the title of the book written by Jonathan Swift in which a man is shipwrecked and knocked unconscious, and when he awakens, finds himself bound by tiny captors?
Gulliver's Travels
200
What's the only other state in the United States other than New Jersey in which you may NOT pump your own gas?
Oregon
200
The most ________ awards ever received by a single production was given to the musical, The PRoducers, in 2001 with 12 awards. What was the name of the awards?
The Tony Awards
200
Why is the Statue of Liberty Green?
Copper oxidation
200
Three cities or towns are referred to by the tourism slogan, "The Southernmost City in the World," to attract visitors. Name a country where one of these cities are located.
Chile or Argentina
300
"Her checks were red like roses" is example of what figure of speech?
simile
300
Extending over 5,600 miles from end to end, this is the world's longest railroad.
Trans-Siberian Railroad
300
What famous 1930 painting by Grant Wood depicts a farm house in Iowa, a man and his daughter, and a pitchfork?
American Gothic
300
The inventor of dynamite left details and funds in his will for the start of what prizes honoring men and women from all corners of the globe for outstanding achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and for work in peace?
Nobel prizes
300
What 1863 speech included these words: "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here?"
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
400
After the salutation of a friendly letter, what punctuation mark do you use?
comma
400
Mel Brooks, Audrey Hepburn, and Whoopi Goldberg are all EGOT winners. What 4 major annual American entertainment awards do they all have?
Emmy, Grammy, Oscars, Tony Awards
400
Name the four families of instruments in an orchestra.
string, brass, woodwind, percussion
400
The ________ is the only marsupial indigenous to North America.
Virginia opossum (possum)
400
Name the first English child born in what is now known as the United States of America.
Virginia Dare
500
This poem by Robert Frost begins, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." What is the title?
The Road Not Taken
500
In a popular equestrian sport, a match is divided into 6 periods called chukkers. The players hold mallets in their right hands. What is the sport?
Polo
500
What violins, which take their name from their maker, are considered the finest and most valuable in their world?
Stradivarius violins
500
This important ocean current, reportedly named by Benjamin Franklin, flows in a clockwise direction and greatly impacts the weather of the Eastern U.S.
The Gulf Stream
500
October 24th, 1929, known as Black Thursday," was the start of what event?