Science
What kind of bears have partially webbed toes?
Polar Bears
Name the most famous gift from France to the United States.
Statue of Liberty
Also a term for stagnation and depression, in what place in the story entitled The Phantom Tollbooth are thinking and laughing not allowed?
Doldrums
What is the Roman numeral equivalent of 2024?
MMXXIV
What is a densely populated urban area marked by crowding, poor housing, poverty, and social disorder called?
Slum (Ghetto)
What chemical compound is added to municipal water to help prevent tooth decay?
Fluoride
Name the emperor encountered by Hernan Cortez who reigned over the Aztecs from 1503-1520 CE.
Montezuma (Moctezuma)
According to the saying, if speech is silver then silence is what?
Golden
The basketball court is 72 ft by 42 ft. There are six-foot-wide strips between both sidelines and the walls. There are ten-foot-wide strips between both endlines and the walls. What is the area of the gym floor?
You have 10 extra seconds
4,968 square feet
Name the two westernmost states that partially drain into the Colorado River.
Nevada, California
Both the tiny bumblebee bat and the enormous blue whale are members of what biological class of vertebrates?
Mammals (Mammalia)
During World War II in German occupied countries, what yellow symbol were Jewish people required to wear?
Star
What artist is famous for painting pictures of desert scenes, flowers, and animal bones?
Georgia O'Keefe
An auctioneer received a 6% commission on the sale of a Maserati. Since her commission was $8,880, what was the selling price of the car?
10 extra seconds
$148,000
The mountain range that runs between the ocean and the interior valleys of Oregon is named what?
Coast Range
What type of eclipse is visible only once in about 360 years from any one place on Earth?
Solar Eclipse
From 1788 to 1823, Australia was a settlement where England sent criminals to punish them with separation and forced labor. What is this kind of settlement called?
Penal Colony
In Treasure Island, what kind of bird is called Captain Flint?
Parrot
Express this ratio in lowest terms. 0.36 to 0.24 (read 36 hundredths to 24 hundredths)
3 to 2
What continent is between the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean in a region called the Southern Ocean?
Antarctica
Mumps is an infectious disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus, which is what kind of prokaryotic microorganism?
Bacterium
The gunfight only lasted about 30 seconds. It left 3 of the 4 lawmen wounded and 3 of the 5 offenders dead. It was actually down the street from the OK Corral. In what town did this famous shoot-out take place?
Tombstone
What kind of creature uttered these words at the end of one of Aesop's fables? “Plodding wins the race.”
Tortoise
What is the missing term in this arithmetic sequence?35 , 29, ___, 17
23
What kind of mountains are Kilimanjaro, Etna, Fuji, Mauna Loa, and Rainier?
Volcanic Mountains (Volcanoes)