Double Trouble
What is the number 101 in Roman Numerals?
Cl
Which chemical element beginning with C is named after the French word for charcoal?
Carbon. Charcoal is French for charbon.
What type of weather presented difficulties during the second Winter Olympics, held in 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland?
Warm weather. Temperatures reached 75 degrees F. causing many events to be rescheduled and one cancelled.
This is the decade most closely associated with disco and bohemian make up trends.
1970s. The decade saw 2 very different looks- one natural, the other glitzy.
This animal won the race in "The Tortoise and the Hare"
What is the moral of the story?
Tortoise.
Slow and steady wins the race
Alphabetically, what country falls between Lichenstein and Luxembourg?
Lithuania
What kind of fruit are Black Knight, Dundee, and Munger?
apples, lemons, plums, raspberries
Raspberries
The movie "Miracle" covers a 1980 Olympic story in which sport?
Ice Hockey.
The modern version of this hair-coiling device was patented in 1980.
the curling iron.
It laid the golden egg.
What was the moral of the story?
Goose.
The Goose and the Golden Egg. Greed causes problems.
What does the Latin expression tempus fugit mean?
Time flies or Time flees
What is the wrestling term for holding an opponent's shoulders down on a mat for a total of three seconds?
Pinning. Both shoulders need to be held down for a total of three seconds.
What sport is Olympic great Shaun White known for competing in?
Snowboarding
Trendsetters in the cosmetic industry were names like Elle Macpherson, and Cindy Crawford, both with this profession.
models/supermodels
This person cried wolf.
The boy. "The Boy Who Cried Wolf". You can't believe them when there is an actual emergency
What type of tree is mentioned in the poem "The Village Blacksmith" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
Chestnut Tree
What sport is Nancy Lopez famous for playing?
Golf. She won three major tournaments during her LPGA career.
Which figure skater of the 1970's was known as "America's Sweetheart" and inspired a pixie haircut craze?
Dorothy Hamill- her trademark spin was called the Hamill Camel.
The 1970s saw a trend toward these shimmery, "Icy" eyeshadow shades.
frosted shadows
The ant worked all summer to store food, while this insect sang, danced and played his violin instead of gathering his winter sustenance.
The grasshopper. "The Ant and the Grasshopper". Get your work done before playing.
What ancient device enabled a person to lift very heavy objects?
The lever. According to the History Channel, the lever may have been used to help build the pyramids.
What is the highest position that can be held by an elected official in Canada?
Prime Minister
What two women were involved in one of figure skating's biggest scandals, when one was attacked by the husband of her rival?
Double if you name both, first and last names.
Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Kerrigan recovered from her injuries and won silver and Harding was banned from the sport.
Formed in 1976, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel monitored cosmetic ingredients for this.
Safety. Safe for daily use.
These animals wanted a king.
Frogs. "The Frogs Asking for a King"
a leaderless group of frogs wanted a king. The moral of the story- be careful what you ask for.