Geography
What is the second largest island in the world?
A. Borneo
B. New Guinea
C. Greenland
B. New Guinea
What was the pen-name of the Mississippi river-boat pilot who created the fictional characters of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn?
A. Mark Twain
B. J.R.R. Tolkien
A. Mark Twain
How many sides do an octagon have?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
C. 8
In 1944 this multi-talented singer-actor won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie 'Going My Way'.
A. Bing Crosby
B. Frank Sinatra
C. Perry Como
D. Dean Martin
A. Bing Crosby
What can point in every direction but can't reach the destination by itself.
Your finger
What U.S city is known as The Rubber Capital of the World?
A. Akron
B. Los Angeles
C. Kansas City
A. Akron
Which of King Lear's three daughters was murdered?
A. Cordelia
B. Goneril
C. Regan
A. Cordelia
What animal has the highest blood pressure?
A. Giraffe
B. Elephant
C. Blue Whale
A. Giraffe
To great fanfare, this man became the leader of Great Britain in 1940.
A. Clement Attlee
B. Neville Chamberlain
C. Winston Churchill
D. Stanley Baldwin
C. Winston Churchill
There are two monkeys on a tree and one jumps off. Why does the other monkey jump too?
Monkey see monkey do.
What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
A. Nevada River
B. New York River
C. Colorado River
C. Colorado River
Which magic land did C S Lewis write of?
A. The Oz
B. Narnia
C. Middle Earth
B. Narnia
what is the world's fastest dog?
A. German Sheppard
B. Whippet
C. Greyhound
C. Greyhound
This cereal adopted the phrase 'Snap! Crackle! Pop!' to describe the sound it makes when you pour milk on it.
A. Rice Krispies
B. Wheaties
C. Corn Flakes
D. Pep Wheat Flakes
A. Rice Krispies
What goes up when the rain comes down?
An umbrella
What city dug the first subway?
A. Toronto
B. Rome
C. London
C. London
What is a three-line, 17-syllable Japanese verse-form?
A. Ryou
B. Haiku
C. Tenshi
B. Haiku
What is the favorite food of the dragonfly?
A. Beetles
B. Mice
C. Mosquitoes
C. Mosquitoes
This was invented in 1948 in Switzerland by George de Mestral.
A. Spiral Notebooks
B. Paper Clips
C. Velcro
D. Calculators
C. Velcro
Why was the picture sent to jail?
Because it was framed.
Where is the Abominable Snowman said to wander?
A. Nevada Desert
B. The Himalayas
C. Eaton Centre
B. The Himalayas
Who led the crew of the Argo in their search for the Golden Fleece?
A. Jason
B. Leonides
C. Aphrodite
A. Jason
A. 2 hours
B. 1.5 hours
C. 1 hour
B. 1.5 hours
In 1949, this author wrote a classic novel about a dystopian future. The book was titled 1984.
A. George Orwell
B. Orson Welles
C. Jerry West
D. Edgar Allen Poe
A. George Orwell
A horse was tied to a rope 5 meters long and the horse's food was 15 meters away from the horse. How did the horse reach the food?
The rope wasn't tied to anything so he could reach the food.