Math
1 + 1
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 80
2
Old English originated from ____ brought to Britain in the 5th century.
a) Roman and Greek Dialects
b) East Germanic Dialects
c) West Germanic Dialects
d) Spanish Dialects
West Germanic Dialects
Compared to an adult human, babies are born with ___ bones.
a) 206
b) 132
c) 300
d) 1000
300
In the 16th century, gin was referred to as the Mother's _____.
a) Ruin
b) Blessing
c) Jewel
d) Curse
Ruin
Princess Olga of 10th Century Russia had a nasty reputation for killing anyone who suggested she ___.
a) Take another lover
b) Have Children
c) Get Married
d) Was Ugly
Get Married
6 + 7
a) 15
b) 14
c) 13
d) 12
13
In George Orwell's "Animal Farm," what is the original name of the farm before the animals overthrow Mr. Jones?
a) Manor Farm
b) Mayor Farm
c) Mayonnaise Farm
d) Manner Farm
Manor Farm
With 100 billion being consumed annually, this common household staple is the most radioactive fruit that is edible.
a) Watermelon
b) Bananas
c) Tomatoes
d) Mango
Bananas
Playing pool in the early 19th century had a particularly alarming feature: the cue balls ___.
a) Dented Easily
b) Exploded
c) Lit on Fire
d) Made a Screaming Sound
Exploded.
In 2013, John Barge, a man running for Georgia governor, pulled down his campaign website because it misspelled ___.
a) Vote
b) Georgia
c) Tradition
d) Governor
Governor
What is the domain of √(x)?
a) 0 to Infinity
b) 0 to 1
c) 0 to -1
d) 1 to Infinity
0 to Infinity
In Mary Shelly’s 1831 preface to Frankenstein, the author explains the novel was inspired by ___.
a) Dead Raccoons
b) James Monroe
c) The Bible
d) Frog Legs
Frog Legs
The average cumulus of a cloud weighs approximately ____.
a) 0.428 kilograms
b) 200,000 kilograms
c) 1,000,000 kilograms
d) 500,000 kilograms
500,000 kilograms
According to Civil War historian Alfred Jay Bollet, there was an unwritten code among soldiers that they would not shoot each other while ___.
a) Eating
b) Sleeping
c) Celebrating Holidays
d) Pooping
Pooping
Because of his ability to stay on-air for hours, NBC newsman Lester Holt has earned the nickname ___ from his colleagues.
a) Iron Pants
b) Longshot
c) Steady Eddie
d) Festered Lester
Iron Pants
When the arrows of an inequality go in opposite directions, or the absolute value is greater than, what type of a compound inequality are we working with?
a) "Or"
b) "And"
c) "Not"
d) "Nor"
An "or" compound inequality
Donald Rogers wrote a book in the ‘50s called “Teach Your Wife to Be a ___.
a) Woman
b) Husband
c) Widow
d) Mother
Widow
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, small icebergs are offically called "growlers." Medium icebergs go by the strange, two-word name "_____."
a) Alude Hielo
b) Bergie Bits
c) Cadmium Tracers
d) Devastating Demolishers
Bergie Bits
In 1967, a small town in Ecuador elected an inanimate object mayor. The elected mayor was a ______.
a) Rotting Apple
b) Pipe Bomb
c) Foot Powder
d) Cast Iron Citrus Juicer
Foot Powder
Marcella Hazan is the culinary guru who pioneered the unusual technique of cooking duck with a _____.
a) Transportable Solar Panel
b) Narwal Stomach
c) Hair Dryer
d) Hot Skillet
Hair Dryer
If 3x−y=12, what is the value of 8x/2y?
A) 212
B) 44
C) 82
D) The value cannot be determined from the information given.
212
Barbara E. Mattick wrote the book, "A Guide to Bone _______ of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries."
a) Toothbrushes
b) Necklaces
c) Teeth
d) Strengthening
Toothbrushes
A science student in Nepal has created an innovative solar panel that is far cheaper to make than a traditional solar panel, because it's made with ____.
a) Human Hair
b) Beaver Feces
c) Carnivorous Plants
d) Jump Ropes
Human Hair
In 1977, Simulations Publications, Inc. published a strangely named board game called After The ______.
a) Storm
b) Holocaust
c) Civil War
d) Alcohol
Holocaust
During a famous fire in 1567, a Norwegian man named Hans Steininger died after tripping over a _____.
a) Newborn
b) Beard
c) Puddle of Water
d) Banana Peel
Beard