United States History
What amendment to the U.S. constitution abolished slavery?
13th amendment
What is the process called in which plants use sunlight to convert Carbon-Dioxide and water into Oxygen and glucose?
Photosynthesis
Dave Thomas opened this restaurant in 1969 and named it after his daughter.
Wendy's
What is the name for a cartridge that contains gunpowder but no bullet?
Blank
Technically classified as a domestic terrorist rather than a serial killer, Timothy James McVeigh was an American who killed 168 people in what city?
Oklahoma City
This letter of the alphabet does not appear in the name of any of the 50 states
"Q"
What are mushrooms classified as?
Fungi
What country is the world's leader in coffee production?
Brazil
What is the term for the part of a modern firearm where the cartridge is first inserted?
Chamber
What serial killer was never caught after a string of California murders in the 20th century? This killer self-identified with a "cross circle" symbol.
Zodiac Killer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
The tendon at the top of the human heel is called what?
Achilles
What shrimp dish sounds like a drink you'd order at a bar?
(Shrimp) Cocktail
What is the name for the metal wrapped around the lead core of a bullet?
Jacket
Sharon Marie Tate Polanski was one of the most famous victims of what cult serial killer's followers?
Charles Manson
What is the official national anthem?
The Star Spangled Banner
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth Enamel (will accept teeth)
Which Middle Eastern meal features a variety of cooked meats and maybe some veggies on a skewer?
Kebab
What term is used for pulling the trigger on a firearm that is not loaded?
Dry firing
What serial killer, who killed at least 30 young women in the 1970s, grew up in Tacoma, Washington and went to college at the University of Puget Sound and the University of Washington?
Ted Bundy
How many Justices serve on the United States Supreme Court?
9
What is the world's largest living structure?
The Great Berrier Reef, located off the coast of Queensland Austrailia
What is a Sommelier?
A person who is professionally trained specializes in wine. (Most variations of this answer are acceptable)
What term is used for when a bullet skips or rebounds off a surface?
Ricochet
What American serial killer, nicknamed the Milwaukee Cannibal, killed and dismembered 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991?
Jeffery Dahmer