General Knowledge
A so-called “green card marriage” is a union in which one partner is and one partner is not typically what?
A U.S. citizen
In ancient Rome, an "apodyterium" was used to do what?
a) To deliver speeches
b) To change clothes before bathing
c) To keep bees
d) To view the stars
b) To change clothes before bathing
Which one of these countries does NOT share a border with Turkey?
a) Saudi Arabia
b) Syria
c) Iran
d) Greece
a) Saudi Arabia
A, C, and T are three of the letters used to represent nucleotides, which are parts of DNA. What is the fourth one?
G
A popular breed of poultry, Cornish hen takes its name from a region of what country?
England
Commonly seen on cooking shows like "Top Chef," a brunoise is made by doing what?
In 1812, who did Lady Caroline Lamb describe as, 'Mad, bad and dangerous to know'?
a) Lord Byron
b) George Bernard Shaw
c) Oscar Wilde
d) Winston Churchill
a) Lord Byron
A rupture in the body's tympanic membrane usually has a negative effect on which of the senses?
Hearing
A popular snack food for children, string cheese is normally made from what type of cheese?
Mozzarella
A type of security measure, retinal scanning identifies people based on unique patterns in their what?
Eyes
Prior to 1975, which country controlled the government of East Timor?
a) Portugal
b) France
c) Australia
d) Spain
a) Portugal
A type of pesticide, molluscicides are designed to get rid of what slimy creatures?
Snails
A traditional Hawaiian pizza is topped with an unusual (and often controversial) combination of what two ingredients?
Ham and pineapple
A clarsach—a traditional Irish musical instrument—is a kind of what?
a) Flute
b) Harp
c) Lute
d) Violin
b) Harp
How long exactly did the Hundred Years War last?
a) 70 years
b) 100 years
c) 111 years
d) 116 years
d) 116 years
A blacksmith works primarily with what type of metal?
a) Aluminum
b) Copper
c) Iron
d) Tin
c) Iron
A national dish of Thailand, Pad Thai is traditionally made with all but which of these ingredients?
a) Peanuts
b) Bean sprouts
c) Eggs
d) Coconut milk
d) Coconut milk
A woman traditionally waves a fan coyly across her body when performing which of these dances?
a) Tango
b) Flamenco
c) Salsa
d) Belly dance
b) Flamenco
A herpetologist deals with the study and classification of what?
a) Insects
b) Birds
c) Fish
d) Reptiles
d) Reptiles
A thickening agent used in ice cream, agar is essentially what?
a) Gelatin
b) Cornstarch
c) Powdered rice
d) Powdered seaweed
d) Powdered seaweed
Which archaic unit of measurement is equivalent to 63 gallons?
a) A hogshead
b) A horsehead
c) A catshead
d) A dogshead
a) A hogshead
A skeleton’s gender can be determined by looking at the curvature of the sciatic notch, an area on what bone?
a) Rib
b) Hipbone
c) Femur
d) Skull
b) Hipbone
Which swimmer won six gold medals at the Athens Olympics in 2004?
Michael Phelps
What did Dr Howard Carter discover?
a) The source of the Nile
b) Penicillin
c) Tutankhamun's Tomb
d) Radon
c) Tutankhamun's Tomb