Female Warriors
An adept politician and skilled military strategist, Queen Nzinga Mbande was the ruler of the Mbundu people in what is now ________.
A) Angola
B) Mozambique
C) Democratic Republic of the Congo
D) Zambia
A) Angola
Which type of poem is usually serious and sorrowful - about a specific person who has died, or a poem that deals with death or other serious, somber subjects?
A) Cinquain
B) Elegy
C) Haiku
D) Epic
B) Elegy
From Monday’s episode, three Baltic States successfully disconnected their power infrastructure from what country in order to synchronize to a new electric grid within the European Union?
A) Russia
B) China
C) United States
D) Turkey
A) Russia
Probably the best-known of Asian noodle soups, pho has attracted a large following in the West in the past few years. What meat generally goes into it?
A) Chicken
B) Pork
C) Beef
D) Lamb
C) Beef
What are the young of a rabbit called?
A) Pups
B) Kittens
C) Calves
D) Fawns
B) Kittens
Yaa Asantewaa was queen of the prosperous Ashanti Empire, also called Asante, in now modern-day ______.
A) Ghana
B) Ivory Coast
C) Liberia
D) Nigeria
A) Ghana
This type of a short poem that describes the personal thoughts and inner feelings of the author and usually has musical quality is known as a ....
A) Ballad
B) Lyric
C) Couplet
D) Song
B) Lyric
The US this week placed additional 25% tariffs on steel and what other important metal?
A) Aluminum
B) Copper
C) Nickel
D) Titanium
A) Aluminum
In one of her books about social rituals, the author Margaret Visser tells us that it was customary to serve which drink with the soup course in Edwardian England?
A) Sherry
B) Champagne
C) Port
D) Brandy
A) Sherry
Laliophobia is the fear of what?
A) Spiders
B) Speaking
C) Heights
D) Darkness
B) Speaking
Queen Amanirenas ruled the Kingdom of _____ from 40 B.C. to 10 B.C.
A) Kush
B) Meroe
C) Aksum
D) Nubia
A) Kush
What is a sonnet?
A) A poem that has 14 lines that uses rhyme in a set pattern or formal rhyme scheme.
B) A poem that sounds like a song with 14 rhyming lines.
C) A poem that was written by Shakespeare.
D) A poem that has 14 lines uses time in a set pattern or formal rhyme scheme.
A) A poem that has 14 lines that uses rhyme in a set pattern or formal rhyme scheme.
How many cents does it cost to produce the one cent penny?
A) 1.5 cents
B) 2.8 cents
C) 3.7 cents
D) 5.2 cents
C) 3.7 cents
Gazpacho is a cold soup made primarily from what?
A) Tomatoes
B) Cucumbers
C) Peppers
D) Carrots
A) Tomatoes
About how long is a year on Jupiter?
A) 1 Earth year
B) 5 Earth years
C) 12 Earth years
D) 20 Earth years
C) 12 Earth years
As a child, Queen Nanny was kidnapped from ______ and enslaved in Jamaica
A) Ghana
B) Nigeria
C) Sierra Leone
D) Angola
A) Ghana
What event was "Praise Song for the Day" read?
A) The inauguration of President Bill Clinton
B) The inauguration of President Barack Obama
C) The signing of the Civil Rights Act
D) The election of Nelson Mandela as president
B) The inauguration of President Barack Obama
Scientists found that polar bear fur was freeze resistant because of a mix of what substance in their fur?
A) Keratin
B) Silica
C) Oils/Greese
D) Chitin
C) Oils/Greese
Which type of fish stew typically has onions, tomatoes and herbs and is served over French bread?
A) Bouillabaisse
B) Cioppino
C) Gumbo
D) Chowder
A) Bouillabaisse
What movie won the 2012 Best Picture Golden Globe Award for a Drama?
A) Argo
B) Lincoln
C) Life of Pi
D) The Descendents
D) The Descendents
The Dahomey Amazons were an all-female military regiment in the Kingdom of Dahomey, now present-day _______.
A) Nigeria
B) Benin
C) Togo
D) Ghana
B) Benin
The author of the poem "Praise Song for the Day" was born in __________
A) New York
B) Chicago
C) Philadelphia
D) Washington, D.C.
A) New York
What type of animal flu has caused a shortage of egg laying chickens in the US?
A) Swine flu
B) Avian flu
C) Canine flu
D) Bovine flu
B) Avian flu
Albondigas soup can be found in many Latin and South American countries. What is the main substance that can be found in this type of soup?
A) Chicken
B) Fish
C) Meatballs
D) Beans
C) Meatballs
In what country would you find the active volcano "Nevado del Ruiz"?
A) Chile
B) Colombia
C) Mexico
D) Peru
B) Colombia