History
What is the oldest college in Wisconsin?
a. Ripon
b. Wisconsin
c. Carroll
d. Beloit
c. Carroll
How many states border the Great Lakes?
a. Seven
b. Eight
c. Ten
d. Nine
b. Eight (IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, WI)
What city is known as Circus City?
Baraboo
What does the term Lent mean?
a. Fasting
b. Forgiveness
c. Spring
d. Borrowing
c. Spring
In what city did the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" take place?
a. New York
b. Los Angeles
c. Chicago
d. San Francisco
c. Chicago
Who sang "American Pie"?
a. Cat Stevens
b. Don Maclean
c. Jim Croce
d. James Taylorr
b. Don Maclean
What seven-letter word means to exist in the present time or flowing electric charge?
Current
"Hurrah" was a shout that originated with the Cossacks in Russia. It meant:
a. Attack
b. Long live the Czar
c. Long live the Commander
d. Happy Birthday
a. Attack
What musical instrument is often taught in elementary school music class?
a. Piano
b. Tambourine
c. Recorder
d. Drums
c. Recorder
What is the top Payroll for a MLB team in 2025?
a. approx. 309 million
b. approx. 364 million
c. approx. 395 million
For 2 points each: Name the top 5 teams with highest salary payrolls
c. approx. 395 million
New York Mets, Los Angels Dodgers, Atlanta Braves,
Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Philles
What state was the first to ratify the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote?
a. Wyoming
b. Wisconsin
c. Delaware
d. Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
What country is known as the "Great White North?"
a. Norway
b. Finland
c. Canada
d. Iceland
c. Canada
The Only Black Earth in the World?
Black Earth
When does Lent officially end?
a. Easter Sunday
b. Good Friday
c. Maundy Thursday
d. Holy Saturday
c. Maundy Thursday
What Swedish group had hits like 'Dancing Queen'?
a. Ace of Base
b. Roxette
c. ABBA
d. Europe
c. ABBA
Guess the Word!
Clue: Submerge quickly to avoid water fowl.
Duck
A marinade was originally a very simple affair. It meant that you soaked food in:
a. Olive Oil and Rosemary
b. Course Seasalt
c. Salty Seawater
d. Seaweed
c. Salty Seawater
How many sides does a standard wooden pencil have?
a. Four
b. Five
c. Six
d. Eight
c. Six
Who was the first US-born elected as President of the US?
a. John Quincy Adams
b. Andrew Jackson
c. Martin Van Buren
d. William Henry Harrison
c. Martin Van Buren born in 1782
What is a hoodoo?
a. Rock formation
b. Religious rite in Jamaica
c. Special bread found in India
d. Sweatshirt with no hood
a. Rock formation
Chocolate City USA?
Burlington
Are Sundays counted in the days of Lent?
a. Yes
b. No
b. No. Lent is 40 days of fasting and the Sundays are not "fast" days.
What band released the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'?
a. Led Zeppelin
b. Pink Floyd
c. Genesis
d. The WHo
b. Pink Floyd
What word is as a verb meaning “to move jerkily,” and is also the name of a livestreaming service launched in 2011.
Twitch
What was the original meaning of the word slush in the term "slush fund"?
a. Leftover cooking grease
b. Liquor made from walnuts
c. Fermented leek soup
d. Snow melted for drinking water
a. Leftover cooking grease
What is the average student to teacher ratio in US classrooms?
a. 18:1
b. 17:1
c. 15:1
d. 13:1
c: 15:1
What was Jorge Mario Bergoglio better known as?
a. Rudolph Valentino
b. Caeser Romero
c. Pope Francis
d. Antonio Banderas
c. Pope Francis
What is the official state animal of Wisconsin?
a. Dairy cow
b. White-tailed deer
c. Beaver
d. Badger
d. Badger
Snowmobile Capital of the World?
Eagle River
What color is associated with Lent?
a. White
b. Black
c. Green
d. Purple
d. Purple
What was David Bowie's alter ego in 1972?
a. Major Tom
b. Ziggy Stardust
c. Aladdin Sane
d. The Thin White Duke
b. Ziggy Stardust
MA + Not moving or operating easily or freely = A breed of large dogs.
What word am I?
Mastiff
Where does the word toilet come from?
a. Greek word for "hole in the ground"
b. the Latin word for kitchen
c. French word for piece of cloth
d. combination of words "to" and "let"
d. combination of words "to" and "let"
What does the term "IQ" stand for?
Intelligence Quotient
What warship is also known as "The Big Stick"?
a. USS John F. Kennedy
b. USS Theodore Roosevelt
c. USS Furious
d. HMS Courageous
b. USS Theodore Roosevelt
What US city dug the first subway?
a. New York
b. Chicago
c. Los Angeles
d. Boston
d. Boston in 1987
You Can Get There from Here?
Forest Junction
What snack food originated as a Lenten food?
a. Potato chips
b. Fritos
c. Pretzels
d. Saltine crackers
c. Pretzels representing crossed arms during prayer
What was Black Sabbath's original name?
a. Black Sabbath
b. The Rockin' Chevrolets
c. Earth
d. Ground Rock Bank
c. Earth
Replace a letter in the word Sail and give it a shake to get a river deposit.
Silt
The word bikini comes from?
a. a sanskrit word meaning "exposed skin"
b. an island where the US exploded 2 nuclear bombs
c. the name of the French designer who created it
d. prefix (two) "Bi" and Hawaiian shirt "Kini"
b. an island where the US exploded 2 nuclear bombs
“As pretty as a picture” is an example of what type of figure of speech?
a. Metaphor
b. Oxymoron
c. Simile
d. Personification
c. Simile
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
Who said: "When in doubt, look intelligent"?
a. Donald Trump
b. Garrison Keillor
c. Jim Carrey
d. Jack Benny
b. Garrison Keillor
What country's flag flies over the Marshall Islands?
a. United States
b. Marshall Islands
c. Australia
d. Japan
b. Marshall Islands
Clipper City?
Manitowoc
What word is never said in church during Lent?
a. Darn
b. Shucks
c. Halleluiah
d. Alleluia
d. Alleluia
What was The Who's only US top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100?
a. Pinball Wizard
b. Who are You
c. Won't get Fooled Again
d. I can see for Miles
d. I can see for Miles
4 letter Word:
Forwards I am an uncultivated area of countryside; backwards I am a section of a house. What am I?
Moor Room
The word kamikaze entered English during World War Two. What is its literal meaning?
a. blazing spear
b. fearless air
c. divine wind
d. iron sky
c. divine wnd
What percentage of US teachers are female?
a. about 65%
b. about 70%
c. about 77%
d. about 81%
c. about 77%