Silent "E"
An adjective meaning "open to discussion or argument"
Debatable
Which country produces the most coffee?
Brazil
On this day in 1990, South African President F.W. de Klerklifted the 30-year ban on the African National Congress, resulting in the release from prison of Nelson Mandela and marking the beginning of the end of this policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.
Apartheid
How many properties can you buy in Monopoly?
28
This animal is 99% sterile due to an uneven chromosome count, although in rare cases, females have been known to give birth to foals.
Mule
Which E.U. country consumes the most coffee per capita?
Finland
Sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land on Feb 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle ______ broke apart in flight over west Texas, killing all seven crew members.
Columbia
What two letter tiles are the highest scoring two to play in Scrabble?
Q and Z
A verb meaning "to overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person)."
Subdue
Caffeine enhances the signaling of ____ and increases the receptors of _____.
A) dopamine, serotonin
B), serotonin, glutamate
C) Norepinephrine, dopamine
A) dopamine, serotonin
On February 2, 1848, the war between the U.S. and Mexico ended with the signing of the ________
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
What is Jenga Swahili for?
A) Game
B) Build
C) Tower
D) Wood
B) Build
Name both of the two words with a silent e listed in the corporal works of mercy.
Clothe, give
In the 15th century, coffee played a vital role in a marriage in this empire. Potential wives were chosen or rejected based on their ability to make coffee. However, the women had the upper hand once married. If a man didn’t provide enough coffee for his wife, she could use this as grounds for divorce. This didn’t last long though, as drinking coffee became illegal in the following century, with penalties of beating or even death if caught. Which Empire?
a) Mongolian
b) Roman
c) Spanish
d) Ottoman
d) Ottoman
On Feb 4, 1902, Aviation pioneer ______ (1902-1974) was born in Detroit, Michigan. He made the first non-stop solo flight from New York to Paris, May 20-21, 1927.
Charles Lindbergh
Parcheesi is an adaptation of which country's game?
1) England
2) India
3) China
4) Japan
2) India
Throughout time, this sticky substance has been made with a sprinkling of seemingly random materials, from tree sap and beeswax to egg whites and animal blood... and surprisingly fish.
Glue
The word espresso comes from Italian and means ______
expressed or forced out
On Feb 2, Irish novelist and poet ____ (1882-1941) was born in Dublin, Ireland. His works include; Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Ulysses, and Finegan's Wake.
James Joyce
This alliterative game ocular in the 1960s features a colorful board, spinner, nets, a fake bee, and another trinket.
Bee Bopper