History
In what U.S.city was the first fire department established?
Boston
What state University's main campus is located in "Orono"?
Maine's
"Gem" is the trade name for the most common, three-loop design of what?
A Paper Clip
The prime mover and also the heart of the Cincinnati Reds "Big Red Machine"?
Pete Rose
What is the name of the only actress in the dictionary because it is shared with a slang term for a life preserver?
Mae West
What did the B & O railroads initials stand for?
Baltimore and Ohio
In what world city would you find Hyde Park?
London
What is the primary ingredient in the silvery amalgam still used in dental restoration?
Mercury
What famous athlete holds the career mark for wining 18 majors?
Jack Nicklaus
What ship is bound for the sunny beach of "Peppermint Bay"?
Good Ship Lollipop
What type of ancient poison did Socrates use to commit suicide?
Drank Hemlock
In what country would you find the mouth of the Yukon river?
The United States
Which chemical element did the ancients call brimstone?
Sulfur
This Boston pro radically redefined the role of NHL defensemen?
Bobby Orr
What famous novel uses the subtitle "A Tale of Christ"?
Ben Hur
Who invented the automobile in 1885?
Karl Benz
What northernmost state capital on the Mississippi River was founded under the name of "Pig's Eye Landing"?
St Paul, Minnesota
What are you measuring if your metric units are in "Hertz"?
Frequency
What are the "ten" referred to when a surfer "hangs ten" on a wave?
His ten toes
Having first aired in 1954, what is the longest running show on American nighttime TV?
The Tonight Show
Who preceded Abraham Beame as mayor of New York City, from Jan. 1966 to Jan. 1974 during the post Viet Nam unrest?
John Lindsay
What midwestern US city's flag features a blue "fleur-de-lis", representing both its French namesake and the three rivers that converge there?
St. Louis
What element must be burned out of pig iron to make steel?
Carbon
Who was the NBA's first black head coach? Think BR
Bill Russell
Who played the part of the president in the movie "Dr. Strangelove"? Think PS
Peter Sellers