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100

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of using mulch?

a. To keep the soil cool 

b. To prevent weeds 

c. To dry out wet soil 

c. To dry out wet soil

100

Beginning at the beginning, who 'invented' the Leap Year? 

a. Julius Caesar 

b. Aristarchus  

c. Plato 

a. Julius Caesar

100

What year do Marty and Doc travel forward to in “Back to the Future Part II”? 

a. 2016

b. 2015

c. 2014

b. 2015

100

Which U.S. President was the first to live in the White House? 

a. George Washington 

b. John Adams

c. Thomas Jefferson

b. John Adams

100

How many bones does an adult human have? 

a. 200 

b. 206

c. 216

b. 206

200

 “Wilson’s Wonder” is a kind of which nut tree?

a. Walnut 

b. Hazelnut 

c. Chestnut 

a. Walnut

200

What can women do on 29th February that they don't traditionally do on any other day of the year? 

a. Read the newspaper before the Master of the House gets his hands on it. 

b. Get a divorce 

c. Propose to the man of their choice 

c. Propose to the man of their choice

200

Who plays Harry and Sally in “When Harry Met Sally”? 

a.  Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan

b.  Nora Ephron and Rob Reiner

c.  Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby

a.  Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan

200

What was the name of the first successful English colony in America, founded in 1607? 

a. Plymouth 

b. Roanoke 

c. Jamestown 

c. Jamestown

200

What is the smallest unit of matter? 

a. Atom 

b. Cell 

c. Molecule 

a. Atom

300

Which of the following is not a winter veggie?

a. Tomato 

b. Parsnip 

c. Leek 

a. Tomato

300

On 29th February 1692 the first arrest warrants were issued for which infamous trials in America? 

a. Matthew Hopkins' Witchcraft Trials 

b. Salem Witchcraft Trials 

c. The Reign of Terror 

b. Salem Witchcraft Trials

300

What piece of office equipment do Peter and company beat with a baseball bat in “Office Space”? 

a.  A Fax Machine

b.  A Computer

c.  A Printer

a.  A Fax Machine

300

Which U.S. President was the first to be impeached? 

a. Andrew Johnson 

b. Richard Nixon 

c. Bill Clinton 

a. Andrew Johnson

300

Which of the following can’t an astronaut do in space? 

a. Cry 

b. Sleep 

c. Read

a. Cry

400

How long may seeds remain dormant in the ground?

a. A few days 

b. A few months 

c. A few years 

c. A few years

400

On 29th February 1736 a woman was born in Manchester who founded a religious movement characterized by its approach to celibacy and simplicity. What was the name of the movement? 

a. The Quakers 

b. The Shakers 

c. The Puritans 

b. The Shakers

400

Who played the title character in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”? 

a.  Tom Cruise

b. Steve Carell

c. Paul Rudd

b. Steve Carell

400

 Which American inventor is known as “The Wizard of Menlo Park”? 

a. Alexander Graham Bell 

b. Nikola Tesla 

c. Thomas Edison 

c. Thomas Edison

400

How many bones do sharks have in their body? 

a. Zero

b. 52 

c. 152 

a. Zero

500

When is the best time to grow garlic?

a.  4 weeks after the ground freezes 

b. 4 weeks before the ground freezes 

c. 4 weeks after the beginning of summer 

b. 4 weeks before the ground freezes

500

1848 was a leap year, and in September of that year a country famed for its cuckoo clocks became a federal state. 

a. Black Forrest 

b. Germany 

c. Switzerland 

c. Switzerland

500

What city is overrun with ghosts in “Ghostbusters”? 

a. New York

b. San Francisco

c. Dallas

a. New York

500

 What U.S. city is known as the “Birthplace of Jazz”? 

a. New York City, New York

b. New Orleans, Louisiana

c. Chicago, Illinois

b. New Orleans, Louisiana

500

What color is the sunset on Mars? 

a. Red 

b. Pink 

c. Blue 

c. Blue