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Word Play
100
"Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty Dumpty in his place again." The famous Humpty Dumpty character has appeared for centuries (including in works by by Lewis Carroll). What food is Humpty Dumpty commonly portrayed as?
An egg
100
He played the "big" screens first James Bond.
Who is Sean Connery?
100
Trivia Question: What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
100
Botany is the scientific study of this.
What are Plants?
100
The Statue of Liberty was given to the US by this country.
What is France?
100
The feline name of the sports teams of Northwestern University.
What are the Wildcats?
100
Trivia Question: How many signs are there in the Zodiac?
12
100
What four letter word can be a man’s name, part of a duck or a proposed law?
Bill
200
If you take a cabbage, cut it finely, and ferment it with various lactic acid bacteria, the output is typically what German side dish?
Sauerkraut
200
He was known as the "king of rock and Roll"
Who is Elvis?
200
Trivia Question: What term describes an ability to make food from sunlight
Photosynthesis
200
This animal is said to have nine lives.
what are Cats?
200
Name the seven continents of the world in 12 seconds.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antartica, Europe, and Australia.
200
What is the only sport to have been played on the moon?
Golf
200
Trivia Question: What does Na stand for on the periodic table?
Sodium (Salt)
200
Why did the picture go to jail? Because it was____
Framed
300
What casual steakhouse chain has its corporate headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, despite having the Lone Star State in its name?
Texas Roadhouse
300
The Hollywood walk of fame is in this state.
What is California?
300
Trivia Question: How many bones do sharks have?
None
300
The main food source for pandas.
what is Bamboo?
300
Wyoming’s largest lake, it lies right in the middle of a national park.
What is Yellowstone Lake?
300
Which sport uses a net, a racket, and a birdie?
Badminton
300
What months of the year have 28 days?
ALL OF THEM
300
If someone suggested you walk 5,280 ft. in a man’s shoes before judging him, what familiar distance term did this person probably mean to say?
A mile
400
What kind of food holds the record for being the most stolen around the globe?
Cheese!
400
The daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus.
Who is Miley Cyrus?
400
This disease stems from the medieval term that means ‘bad air' and is transmitted by mosquitoes.
What is Malaria?
400
This mammal has no vocal cords.
what is a Giraffe?
400
Number of states that touch the Pacific Ocean.
What is Five? The states are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
400
This six-letter word names both a seed company and an exercise that combines a squat, a pushup, and a jump in the air.
What is a Burpee?
400
What does “www” stand for in a website browser?
World Wide Web
400
Which two rhyming words describe a utensil you use for eating a pig?
What is Pork Fork?
500
The flu shot is recommended by the WHO and CDC for yearly vaccination for nearly all people over the age of six months. What animal's eggs are often used to produce this vaccine each year?
Hen / Chicken
500
This charismatic boxer once said "Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer".
Who is Muhammed Ali?
500
Trivia Question: What is the opposite of matter?
Antimatter
500
An octopus has three of these organs.
What is the Heart?
500
The King James Bible refers to it as the Salt Sea.
What is the Dead Sea?
500
"The Run for the Roses" and "The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" are both colloquial names for a horse race that occurs on the first Saturday of May in this U.S. State.
What is Kentucky?
500
What is the plural of sheep?
Sheep
500
Obsidian, charcoal, pepper, crows, soot. These are just a few colorful items that might go on what list?
The Blacklist
600
Bagels originated from this country.
What is Poland?
600
The name of the Golden man statue given to talented actors
What is an Oscar?
600
What is the name of this bone, also the funniest bone, called? It is a very funny name.
Humerus
600
The only fruit that has its seeds on the outside.
What are Strawberries?
600
The smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans is this one.
What is the Arctic?
600
Greg Lemond, who won the Tour de France three times in the late 1980s, was the first cyclist to appear on the cover of this American sports magazine.
What is Sports Illustrated?
600
What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea?
Samsung
600
What word is spelled with a “Q” in the United Kingdom, is derived from a Greek word meaning “sweet root” and is Ronald Reagan’s favorite Jelly Belly jelly bean flavor?
Licorice
700
From which country does Gouda cheese originate?
Netherlands
700
This famous actor is in the Titanic and fought a CGI bear.
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
700
What is made by B immunity cells to help fight off infection?
Antibodies
700
What type of animal is a Flemish giant?
Rabbit
700
Which state are the Finger Lakes located in?
New York State (about 4.5 hours upstate).
700
Which term that starts with E describes your ability to do exercise for a long(ish) time? (Hint: It’s also used to describe certain aerobic sports like long-distance running as well as the athletes that compete in them).
What is Endurance?
700
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released? (Hint: It was a Disney Movie)
Snow White
700
Reverse the letters in the name of a vegetable that's a relative of the onion and you get a word that refers to a certain structure on a ship or boat. What are BOTH of these four-letter words?
Keel, Leek
800
The most consumed manufactured drink in the world.
What is Tea?
800
This legendary musician performed at Woodstock in 1969, delivering an iconic rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on his electric guitar.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
800
Trivia Question: The first vaccine was for which disease?
Small Pox
800
Trivia Question: How many eyes does a bee have?
5
800
Trivia Question: What layer of the Earth is right below the crust?
Mantle
800
Which NFL team won the 2023 Super Bowl?
Kansas City Chiefs
800
Trivia Question: What is the only metal that is a liquid at normal pressure?
Mercury
800
Without a U, it's a tree of the willow family. With a U in the middle, it's a song sung by Glinda in the Broadway show "Wicked." What are the two words?
Poplar and Popular
1000
This fruit floats because 25% of its volume is air.
What is an apple?
1000
The first toy to be advertised on television.
Who is Mr. Potato Head?
1000
What current in the mantle causes the plates to move?
Convection Currents
1000
Why are flamingos pink?
Because of their diet
1000
Corsica and this Italian island are packed so close together they’re only about seven miles apart.
What is Sardinia?
1000
Appropriately given the STEM focus of the school, the sports teams of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are known by what professional-sounding name?
Engineers
1000
Trivia Question: What country has the most vending machines per capita?
Japan
1000
What word, when pronounced differently, might refer to a language of 45 million native speakers--or something you might pick up in the beauty aisle at CVS?
Polish