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Potpurri
100
What two substances are the main components of bronze?
Copper and Tin
100
What kind of animal is an ocelot?
Cat
100
Which of these is NOT a territory in the classic board game "Risk"?
A. Northwest Territory
B. Eastern Europe
C. Central Africa
D. Southeast Asia
B. Eastern Europe
100
What year did Christopher Columbus "discover" the Americas?
1492
100
What famous American author was so paranoid about the government following him, he was administered shock therapy treatments? Only later was it revealed that he in fact was being followed, and all his suspicions were correct.
Ernest Hemmingway
200
Which of Newton's Laws states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction?
Third
200
What is the term for a female fox?
Vixen
200
In the "Game of Life: Quarter Life Crisis Edition" (millennial version), which of these jobs pays the most:
A. Artisanal Cheese Maker
B. Pro Gamer
C. Waiter
D. Assistant to the Assistant Manager
B. Pro Gamer
200
The Roman Colosseum is named as such not for the arena itself, but for the "Colossus" statue that stood outside. What Emperor was the statue of?
Nero
200
The "CDO" is a financial instrument that contributed heavily to the financial collapse of 2008. What does CDO stand for?
Collaterialized Debt Obligation
300
A Rhinologist is a doctor that specializes in what area?
Human Nose
300
There are two species of spiders in North America considered to have medically significant venomous bites. What are they?
Black Widow (redback) spider
Brown Recluse spider
300
In what board/card game can a losing player get "skunked"?
Cribbage
300
What country holds the record for "deadliest riot", with an estimated 200,000-2,000,000 deaths?
British India (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh)
300
In Harry Potter, what is the password to the Prefect's bathroom?
Pine Fresh
400
What is the correct mathematical name of the division bar in a fraction?
Vinculum
400
Having been clocked at going 389 kilometres per hour, what is fastest animal in the animal kingdom?
Peregrine Falcon
400
Considered one of the worst of all time and credited with nearly destroying the video games industry, this Atari game was rumoured to have over 700,000 copies buried under a parking lot in the New Mexico desert.
E.T. (The Extra Terrestrial)
400
What was the name of the manor that house British codebreaking efforts in World War 2?
Bletchley Park
400
In architecture, what is the name of the horizontal beam that separates this upper window from the door?
Transom
500
A relationship between two muscles where when one contracts the other relaxes, is known as what?
Antagonistic
500
Other than humans, there is only one other type of primate that can have blue eyes. What is it?
Lemur
500
This Japanese video game designer is credited with almost single handedly saving the video game industry with the release of his game Super Mario Bros. What is his name?
Shigeru Miyamoto
500
What sports hall of fame enshrined President Abraham Lincoln for having a stellar record of just 1 loss?
Wrestling
500
One of the leading killers of the Koala is what venereal disease?
Chylamidia