Random History Questions
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A) July 4, 1776
B) August 2, 1776
C) September 17, 1787
D) June 14, 1775
B) August 2, 1776
What is a repeated consonant sound at the beginning or words?
A) Assonance
B) Alliteration
C) Consonance
D) Rhyme
B) Alliteration
What is the name of the hurricane that devastated Western North Carolina and other regions down South?
A) Katrina
B) Helene
C) Ida
D) Harvey
B) Helene
How did the term cappuccino originate?
A) From the habit of the Capuchin friar.
B) It is the French term for “foam on coffee.”
C) It is Italian for “frothy coffee drink.”
D) It was a term invented by a coffee company.
A) From the habit of the Capuchin friar.
How many faces are there in an icosahedron?
A) 12
B) 20
C) 24
D) 30
B)20
The United States bought Alaska from which country?
A) Canada
B) Russia
C) Great Britain
D) France
B) Russia
What are words whose sound suggests its meaning?
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Hyperbole
C) Oxymoron
D) Metaphor
A) Onomatopoeia
What is the name of the country that did a major missile attack on Israel this week?
A) Iraq
B) Syria
C) Iran
D) Lebanon
C) Iran
About how many espresso beans are required to make one espresso?
A) 22
B) 42
C) 60
D) 80
B) 42
In the Bible, who is the wife of Boaz?
A) Esther
B) Ruth
C) Sarah
D) Mary
B) Ruth
Who was the fourth president of the United States?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) James Madison
C) James Monroe
D) John Adams
B) James Madison
What is an extravagant exaggeration?
A) Simile
B) Hyperbole
C) Alliteration
D) Personification
B) Hyperbole
What is the name of the condiment which was thought to have medicinal purposes in the 1800s?
A) Mustard
B) Ketchup
C) Mayonnaise
D) Soy Sauce
B) Ketchup
About how many coffee beans does it take to produce one pound of roasted coffee?
A) 1,000
B) 2,000
C) 3,000
D) 4,000
D) 4,000
What major river runs through Melbourne?
A) Murray River
B) Yarra River
C) Darling River
D) Brisbane River
B) Yarra River
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during The Great Depression?
A) New Deal
B) Great Society
C) Fair Deal
D) Square Deal
A) New Deal
What are repeated vowel sounds?
A) Alliteration
B) Consonance
C) Assonance
D) Onomatopoeia
C) Assonance
What is the name of the union that recently on strike this week?
A) United Auto Workers (UAW)
B) International Longshoremen's Association (ILA)
C) Teamsters Union
D) American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
B) International Longshoremen's Association (ILA)
About how many coffee beans are in one 132-pound sack of coffee?
A) 90,000
B) 300,000
C) 600,000
D) 900,000
C) 600,000
Who was the number 1 ranked female tennis player in the world 7 out of 9 years between 1988 and 1996?
A) Steffi Graf
B) Monica Seles
C) Martina Navratilova
D) Serena Williams
A) Steffi Graf
Who was the first woman to make a million dollars in the United States?
A) Madame C.J. Walker
B) Clara Ford
C) Mary Kay Ash
D) J.K. Rowling
A) Madame C.J. Walker
What is a representation of something complex, general, or abstract?
A) Symbol
B) Metaphor
C) Allegory
D) Analogy
A) Symbol
What is the Aboriginal term meaning "no water, no drink?"
A) Panda
B) Koloa
C) Wombat
D) Orangutan
B) Koloa
How long does it take for a coffee tree to reach maturity?
A) 8 years
B) 2 years
C) 5 years
D) 3 years
C) 5 years
With which instrument is jazz musician Charlie Mingus principally associated?
A) Trumpet
B) Piano
C) Double Bass
D) Saxophone
C) Double Bass