Potpourri
Shakespeare's
Plays
Continents
Chronology
100

At what temperature do Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers read the same?

40° below zero or -40 degrees

100

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.

Othello

100

Which of the 7 continents has the least amount of annual precipitation?

Antarctica

100

What year was Rome founded?

753 BC

200

How many billionths of a second is a nanosecond?

One

200

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

Julius Caesar

200

Mesopotamia is an ancient region on which continent?

Asia

200

Name one of the years of King David's kingdom.

1011-971 BC

300

Name 3 of the 5 most populated countries.

India - 1.5 billion

China - 1.4 billion

United States - 350 million

Indonesia - 280 million

Pakistan - 250 million

300

What's in a name?  That which we call a rose.

Romeo and Juliet

300

Which continent experiences more tornadoes than any other?

North America

300

Name one of the years of Paul's 1st, 2nd, or 3rd missionary journeys.

AD 45-47

AD 50-51

AD 53-57

400

What is the pen name for American writer and illustrator Theodor Geisel?

Dr. Seuss
400

All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.

As You Like It

400

Parts of which continent are in all four hemispheres?

Africa

400

The year Alexander the Great died.

323 BC

500
How old is an octogenarian?

80-89

500

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown.

King Henry IV

500

The world's longest mountain chain above sea level is on which continent?

South America

500

The year Solomon's Temple was completed.

960 BC