Science
What astronomical measurement of length sound more like a unit of time?
Light-years
What does D.C stand for in Washington D.C?
District of Columbia
Who was the final leader of the USSR?
Mikhail Gorbochev
What nationality is Victor Frankenstein?
Swiss
"In sleep he sang to me, in dreams he came. That voice which calls to me, and speaks my name." Who is 'he"?
The Phantom of the Opera
What fictional theoretical unit of measurement is used to measure the strength of reality in a certain area?
The Hume
What tectonic plate can be found off the coast of Southern Alaska?
The Juan de Fuca plate.
What U.S president had the shortest term in office?
William Henry Harrison (30 days)
Which of these was not originally a book? Planet of the Apes, Jurassic Park, 2001, a Space Odyssey, Star Wars
Star Wars
What was the first instrument?
The bone flute/whistle.
Fortean is a type of what science?
Anomalistics
Where did Ponce de Leon search for the fountain of youth?
What is the oldest continuously-inhabited city on Earth?
Damascus, Syria
Which of these people is not a major character in a famous horror novel? Gabriel Utterson, Robert Walton, Henry Armitage, Johnny Truant, Howard End
Howard End
Which violinist is most famous for his difficult caprices?
Paganini.
Which of these is not like the other and why? Sociology, Musicology, Psychology, Oenology, Philosophy
Oenology is not a conceptual science.
Where was the first well-documented conflict in human history?
The Battle of Megiddo occured in Tel Megiddo in the Levant (Israel).
Project Plowshare sought to dig canals using what?
Thermonuclear weapons
Which of these is not a French novel? Arabours, Over-There, The Good Soldier, or the Songs of Maldoror?
The Good Soldier
Who composed "The Dance of Knights" in the USSR?
Sergei Prokefeiff.
A dumb hole is a black hole for what?
Sound
What are the three major mountain ranges in the continental United States?
The Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada
Which was the first transcontinental empire on the Mongolian steppe?
The Gokturk Empire
Which of these is not a Hercule Poirot mystery? The ABC Murders, the Murder on the Orient Express, The Halloween Party, or the Speckled Band?
The Speckled Band
Which of these was the youngest when they achieved their fame; Mozart, Bach, Jackson, or Chopin?
Jackson and Mozart were both 5 when they began performing.