Easy Peasy
Geography
Mostly Slytherin
Money
Kings and Things
100

Most peas are what color?

Green (they get yellow after a while)

100

What four US States touch Minnesota?

N & S Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin

100

What classmate of Harry Potter is famous for being in Slytherin house?

Draco Malfoy.

100

Did the US ever have a half-penny coin?

Yes, the last on was minted in 1857.

100

This King tried to kill Jesus when he was a baby.

King Herod the Great. Not so great, Herod.

200

Can you give peas to your dog?

Yes -- in moderation.

200

What two rivers run through New Ulm?

Minnesota, Cottonwood

200

Who is the First Officer of the original Starship Enterprise (under Kirk) who had pointed ears?

Mr. Spock
200

Whose picture is on the dime?

Franklin D. Roosevel

200

The Jews protested when Pilate wrote what on Jesus' cross?

"King of the Jews."

300

How many peas are usually in a pod?

Eight, but sometimes a few more or less.

300

Travel due south from New Ulm and touch what four US States?

Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and either Louisiana or Texas (both answers are allowed)

300

What are Slytherin's official colors?

Green and silver

300

What is the most common "rare" coin?

Wheat pennies are often still found. Wheat pennies are worth about 10 cents to a collector, but some can be worth hundreds of dollars. 

300

Paul escaped from King Aretas of Damascus in one of these.

A basket, lowered out of a window.

400

Most people eat about 9,000 peas in a year. What organ are they especially good for?

The heart.

400

Travel due East of New Ulm and touch which three US States before any others?

Wisconsin, Michigan, and... New York (after traveling through Canada)

400

Two snakes are featured (alive) in Harry Potter. One is the Basilisk that Harry kills. What is the other one?

Nagini, Voldemort's pet.

400

Is there a $100,000 dollar bill?

Yes, but it is meant for banks and not private citizens.

400

Peter says, "Honor the king" (2 Peter 2:17). Which commandment is he illustrating?

The fourth.

500

Are peas a fruit or a vegetable?

Peas are classified as a fruit. I know, I hate this fact, too.

500

Traveling south from New Ulm, after passing through Mexico, what is the next place you would stand upon?

Antarctica. All of South America and Central America is east of the line south of Minnesota after Mexico.

500

Name a student or professor from Hufflepuff.

Cedric Diggory, and Professor Sprout. (Also, Sylvanus Kettleburn, who taught creatures before Hagrid).

500

On money currently in circulation, how many portraits are there of Abraham Lincoln? 

Four. One on the front and back (each) of the $5 and two on the penny until 2010 (the new design has the same front with a new reverse). (The statue of Lincoln is visible, if tiny, on the reverse images).

500

Amraphel King of Shinar is the first king who is called a king in the Bible. Who fought him and won?

Abraham, when he rescued Lot.