History
What political figures were under trial in the German city of Nuremburg in 1945?
A: KKK members
B: Truman cabinet members
C: African Presidents
D: Nazis
D: Nazis
The Ganda are a major ethnic group of what country?
A: Aganda
B: Eganda
C: Oganda
D: Uganda
D: Uganda
An autobiography is typically about what subject?
A: a fantasy world
B: the building of cars and trucks
C: a recipe for tea cake
D: the author's own life
D: the author's own life
Which of these sports balls is the smallest?
A: basketball
B: bowling ball
C: golf ball
D: softball
C: golf ball
Responsible for hundreds of bites every year, the Diamondhead of the American Southwest is a what?
A: Snake
B: Scorpion
C: Salamander
D: Hippopotamus
A: Snake
What popular outlet store is abbreviated AE?
A: American Eagle
B: Armenian Elephant
C: Australian Eel
D: Argentinian Ermine
A: American Eagle
Which of these art forms belongs to the category of performance art?
A: Graphic Novels
B: Ballet
C: Interior Design
D: Textiles
B: Ballet
What empire called the Mediterranean Sea "mare nostrum," or "our sea," at the height of its power?
A: the Roman Empire
B: the Aztec Empire
C: the Mauryan Empire
D: Australia
A: the Roman Empire
Which of these cities is NOT in England?
A: Liverpool
B: Barcelona
C: Bristol
D: Birmingham
B: Barcelona
Who are attacking in H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds?"
A: Russians
B: Koreans
C: Confederates
D: Martians
D: Martians
The Cowboys, Mavericks, Spurs and Stars all play home games in what state?
A: Texas
B: Alaska
C: Wyoming
D: North Dakota
A: Texas
What is Africa's largest rodent, which can have quills over a foot long?
A: Beaver
B: Rat
C: Porcupine
D: Badger
C: Porcupine
What three-letter word is a small shack often made from grass?
A: cap
B: bib
C: wad
D: hut
D: hut
Miles Davis was central to the creation of the musical movement called "cool" what?
A: Country
B: Rock 'n' Roll
C: Classical
D: Jazz
D: Jazz
What historical figure was born deaf and blind?
A: Hellen Keller
B: Annie Sullivan
C: Anne Frank
D: Joan of Arc
A: Helen Keller
In 1867, Nebraska named its capital for what recently deceased U.S. President?
A: Washington
B: Jefferson
C: Lincoln
D: Madison
C: Lincoln
What first name is shared by author Kilmer and Carol Oates?
A: Edith
B: Barbara
C: Joyce
D: Beverly
C: Joyce
Which of these NBA players was born in Nigeria?
A: Michael Jordan
B: Shaquille O'Neal
C: Hakeem Olajuwon
D: Ervin "Magic" Johnson
C: Hakeem Olajuwon
What effect does nicotine typically have on the body?
A: Laxative
B: Antibiotic
C: Stimulant
D: Perspirant
C: Stimulant
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age to what?
A: 12
B: 16
C: 18
D: 35
C: 18
What Neil Diamond hit says, "Good times never seemed so good?"
A: Sweet Caroline
B: Nice Evelyn
C: Friendly Charlene
D: Amicable Dolores
A: Sweet Caroline
The Antebellum Period of U.S. history is associated with the lead-up to what event?
A: The Civil War
B: 9/11
C: the Watergate Scandal
D: George Washington's presidency
A: The Civil War
A: JFK
B: LBJ
C: FDR
D: WHT
A: JFK
Lending his name to a geographic feature, Vulcan was the Roman god of what?
A: water
B: earth
C: air
D: fire
D: fire
What NFL team's name was chosen to be a complement to its city's Cubs MLB team?
A: Baltimore Ravens
B: Memphis Grizzlies
C: Pittsburgh Penguins
D: Chicago Bears
D: Chicago Bears
Animals that sleep during the day and are active at night are called what?
A: nocturnal
B: cathemeral
C: ephemeral
D: crepuscular
A: nocturnal
On what part of the body would one wear a cloche?
A: head
B: shoulders
C: wrists
D: feet
A: head
In a ZZ Top hit, what body part does she "know how to use?"
A: her brain
B: her heart
C: her hands
D: her legs
D: her legs
In what state capital did the famous Bus Boycott of the '50s and '60s take place?
A: Atlanta
B: Nashville
C: Montgomery
D: Little Rock
C: Montgomery
What nation's constitution includes the line, "On its land, Moses grew up, the light of God appeared, and the message descended on Mount Sinai?"
A: Iran
B: Egypt
C: India
D: Morocco
B: Egypt
A: alive
B: awake
C: away
D: gold
D: gold
Bocce is a game similar to land-bowling that originated in what country?
A: Italy
B: Afghanistan
C: Brazil
D: the Bahamas
A: Italy
What is a gale?
A: a flock of birds
B: a wind
C: a hybrid animal
D: a forest
B: a wind
What grilling technique involves splitting the meat down the middle for faster cooking?
A: Birding
B: Batting
C: Butterflying
D: Bearing
C: Butterflying
Comedian Isaac Hayes is well known for voice Chef on what animated sitcom?
A: The Simpsons
B: South Park
C: King of the Hill
D: Rocko's Modern Life
B: South Park
What acts were passed by the British Parliament following the Boston Tea Party in 1973?
A: the Intolerable Acts
B: the Unpleasant Acts
C: the Repugnant Acts
D: the Consequential Acts
A: the Intolerable Acts
A: Monaco
B: Vatican City
C: San Marino
D: Palau
A: Monaco
What type of animal are Snowball and Napoleon in George Orwell's Animal Farm?
A: horses
B: pigs
C: dogs
D: goats
B: pigs
Which NHL team depicts Lady Liberty in its official logo?
A: New York Rangers
B: Philadelphia Flyers
C: Boston Bruins
D: St. Louis Blues
A: New York Rangers
What do you call the number above the line of a fraction?
A: Quotient
B: Divisor
C: Denominator
D: Numerator
D: Numerator
Marcia Clark's nonfiction work "Without a Doubt" sheds light on the trial of what person?
A: O.J. Simpson
B: Amber Heard
C: Kyle Rittenhouse
D: Casey Anthony
A: O.J. Simpson
Who won Oscars for his original songs "We Belong Together" and "You've Got a Friend in Me" for the Toy Story films?
A: Phil Collins
B: Elton John
C: Randy Newman
D: Michael Bolton
C: Randy Newman
To the Saxons, what two months were known as "Yuletide?"
A: February and March
B: May and June
C: September and October
D: December and January
D: December and January
A: Mount Sinai
B: Mount Ararat
C: Mount of Olives
D: Mount Horeb
A: Mount Sinai
In "No Exit," what did Jean Paul Sartre claim "is other people?"
A: Life
B: Death
C: Heaven
D: Hell
D: Hell
In golf, what is commonly referred to as the "nineteenth hole?"
A: the first hole on the back nine
B: the restroom
C: the bar in the clubhouse
D: the driving range
C: the bar in the clubhouse
A javelina is similar to what type of animal?
A: dog
B: cat
C: pig
D: bull
C: pig
What former President famously worked alongside Habitat for Humanity after leaving office?
A: Lyndon B. Johnson
B: Gerald Ford
C: Jimmy Carter
D: Bill Clinton
C: Jimmy Carter
In what state is the series "Big Love" set?
A: California
B: Illinois
C: Montana
D: Utah
D: Utah
To whom was Joseph Nye Welch speaking in 1954 when he said, "Have you no sense of decency?"
A: Richard Nixon
B: Douglass MacArthur
C: Joseph McCarthy
D: Arthur Miller
C: Joseph McCarthy
Jutland is the main peninsula of what nation?
A: Denmark
B: Greece
C: Portugal
D: South Korea
A: Denmark
Which Biblical figure wrote The Acts of the Apostles, or simply, the Book of Acts?
A: Matthew
B: Mark
C: Luke
D: John
C: Luke
Lynn Swann played what sport professionally?
A: golf
B: tennis
C: baseball
D: football
D: football
You can expect heavy rain and thunder from what easily recognizable type of anvil shaped cloud?
A: Cirrostratus
B: Cumulonimbus
C: Nimbostratus
D: Cirrocumulus
B: Cumulonimbus
What proverbially "never knocks twice?"
A: good fortune
B: opportunity
C: complacency
D: a new life
B: opportunity
What rock star, formerly of the band Cream, wrote the song "Tears in Heaven" for his song Conor?
A: Jimi Hendrix
B: Eddie Vedder
C: Steven Tyler
D: Eric Clapton
D: Eric Clapton
What type of taxes were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1966?
A: Poll Tax
B: State Income Tax
C: Value-added Tax
D: Gift Tax
A: Poll Tax
Today, most of what was once known as Italian East Africa is in what country?
A: Somalia
B: Sudan
C: Egypt
D: Ethiopia
D: Ethiopia
After her affair with Count Vronsky, how does Anna Karenina die?
A: drowning
B: stabbed
C: a broken heart
D: run over by train
What team name is shared by a major sports team in both New York City and Winnipeg?
A: Giants
B: Jets
C: Yankees
D: Knicks
B: Jets
For Pride Month, graphic designer Rob Janoff designed a logo for what tech company by studying cross sections?
A: Apple
B: Microsoft
C: Google
D: Intel
A: Apple
What is the official headgear of the Shriners Hospital Organization?
A: pillbox hat
B: fedora
C: bowler hat
D: fez
D: fez
Which of the following characters was never portrayed by Christopher Lee?
A: Dracula
B: Frankenstein's Monster
C: Creature from the Black Lagoon
D: Saruman the White
C: Creature from the Black Lagoon
Who in 1684 is credited with saying, "I have led the greatest colony into America that ever any man did upon a private credit?"
A: William Penn
B: George Calvert
C: Roger Williams
D: James Ogelthorpe
A: William Penn
What African river plunges over Victoria Falls?
A: Nile
B: Congo
C: Zambezi
D: Orange
C: Zambezi
Who wrote "Their Eyes Were Watching God?"
A: Virginia Woolf
B: Toni Morrison
C: Lorraine Hansberry
D: Zora Neale Hurston
D: Zora Neale Hurston
What single-note horns became famous for their bellows at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa?
A: vuvuzela
B: cimbalom
C: didgeridoo
D: yaybahar
A: vuvuzela
What is the current geological epoch?
A: Pleistocene
B: Holocene
C: Quaternary
D: Younger Dryas
B: Holocene
In 2 Kings, what woman is thrown out of a window by eunuchs where she is trampled and eaten by dogs?
A: Esther
B: Delilah
C: Jezebel
D: The Queen of Sheba
C: Jezebel
What was the name of the character played by Peter Fonda in the 1969 film Easy Rider?
A: Captain America
B: Iron Man
C: Spider Man
D: Superman
A: Captain America
The title "Earl of Beaconsfield" was invented in 1876 by Queen Victoria for what British Prime Minister?
A: David Lloyd George
B: William Pitt, the Younger
C: William Gladstone
D: Benjamin Disraeli
D: Benjamin Disraeli
What other country almost entirely surrounds Gambia?
A: Guinea
B: Senegal
C: Gabon
D: Nigeria
B: Senegal
The Japanese art form bunraku typically uses what instead of humans to act out the roles?
A: Dogs
B: Shadows
C: Robots
D: Puppets
D: Puppets
The ancient Roman game called "ludus duodecim scriptorum" was virtually identical to what modern day board game?
A: Chess
B: Checkers
C: Backgammon
D: Parchisi
C: Backgammon
The address One Tranquility Base, named for a location 240,000 miles away, is for the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in what city?
A: Cape Canaveral
B: Huntsville
C: Washington, DC
D: Houston
B: Huntsville
Northrop Grumman and RTX are some of the largest companies in what industry?
A: Arms
B: Pharmaceuticals
C: Entertainment
D: Insurance
A: Arms
Which of these TV shows is NOT set in Indiana?
A: Stranger Things
B: The Middle
C: Parks and Recreation
D: The Drew Carey Show
D: The Drew Carey Show
Who was Levi Coffin?
A: an inventor
B: an author
C: an abolitionist
D: a scientist
C: an abolitionist
Australia's highest mountain is named for a man from what country?
A: Poland
B: Mexico
C: Taiwan
D: South Africa
A: Poland
What author is credited with the quote, "Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy?"
A: F. Scott Fitzgerald
B: Ernest Hemingway
C: Sinclair Lewis
D: James Joyce
A: F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Cleveland Browns were named in 1945 in honor of what?
A: The team's first coach
B: The first black player in professional football
C: A Cleveland resident who had died
D: A bear
A: The team's first coach
A: Dr. Seuss
B: H.G. Wells
C: Ray Bradbury
D: James Joyce
D: James Joyce
Which of these musical compositions is improvisational?
A: sonata
B: etude
C: toccata
D: ternary
C: toccata
A: Diana Ross
B: Linda Ronstadt
C: Dusty Springfield
D: Janis Joplin
B: Linda Ronstadt
What state's name is misspelled in the U.S. Constitution?
A: Maryland
B: Pennsylvania
C: Massachusetts
D: Delaware
B: Pennsylvania
Which of these European nations adopted the Euro as their official currency when joining the European Union?
A: the United Kingdom
B: Greece
C: Romania
D: Poland
B: Greece
According to John Milton, the nine gates of hell are made of what?
A: 3 of brass, 3 of iron, 3 of copper
B: 3 of iron, 3 of copper, 3 of rock
C: 3 of copper, 3 of rock, 3 of brass
D: 3 of rock, 3 of brass, 3 of iron
D: 3 of rock, 3 of brass, 3 of iron
What sport made its Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021)?
A: Croquet
B: Golf
C: Softball
D: Skateboarding
D: Skateboarding
What differentiates an electron from a muon?
A: its mass
B: its spin
C: its charge
D: its substructre
What figure is the second highest authority of Buddhism after the Dalai Lama?
A: the Panchen Lama
B: the Tulku Lama
C: the Chenpo Lama
D: the Lobsang Lama
A: the Panchen Lama
What classic of American literature did John Lennon allegedly finish reading prior to his assassination?
A: The Great Gatsby
B: The Catcher in the Rye
C: To Kill a Mockingbird
D: For Whom the Bell Tolls
B: The Catcher in the Rye
What Washington community became a hotbed of activity following the discovery of gold in 1860?
A: Ellensburg
B: Walla Walla
C: Kennewick
D: Bellingham
B: Walla Walla
Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are territories of what nation?
A: Pakistan
B: China
C: India
D: Afghanistan
A: Pakistan
What novel is subtitled, "Twelve Year a Thief, Eight Year a Transported Felon in Virginia?"
A: The Confessions of Nat Turner
B: Moll Flanders
C: Barnaby Rudge
D: The Last of the Mohicans
B: Moll Flanders
The name of what character from The Jetsons connects athletes Ryan, Bagwell and Biggio?
A: George
B: Elroy
C: Astro
D: Slate
C: Astro
What is true of the nine-banded armadillo?
A: it can breathe underwater
B: its toes do not grow until adulthood
C: it can be found on every continent
D: it almost always gives birth to identical quadruplets
D: it almost always gives birth to identical quadruplets
Eagle River, Wisconsin, is home to the world championship of racing what?
A: snowmobiles
B: lawnmowers
C: unicycles
D: catamarans
A: snowmobiles
Which composer did NOT belong to the era of the Viennese Classic?
A: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B: Johann Sebastian Bach
C: Ludwig von Beethoven
D: Joseph Haydn
In what language was the Code of Hammurabi originally inscribed?
A: Akkadian
B: Aramaic
C: Urartian
D: Egyptian
A: Akkadian
Which of these cities is closest in proximity to Kyiv?
A: Bucharest
B: Chisinau
C: Krasnodar
D: Prague
B: Chisinau
A saloon called "The Horse You Rode In On" celebrates the "last stop" of what author?
A: Edgar Allan Poe
B: Ernest Hemingway
C: Stephen Crane
D: Washington Irving
A: Edgar Allan Poe
Which of these events is NOT considered part of the Triple Crown of Motorsports?
A: Monaco Grand Prix
B: Le Mans
C: Formula 4 Dubai
D: Indianapolis 500
C: Formula 4 Dubai
On the long obsolete Reaumur scale of temperature, 0 degrees was the freezing point; what was the boiling point?
A: 75 degrees
B: 80 degrees
C: 90 degrees
D: 120 degrees
St. Peter's Basilica was the largest church in the world until it was surpassed by one in what country?
A: India
B: Bolivia
C: Poland
D: Cote d'Ivoire
D: Cote d'Ivoire
Who painted "The Fall of the Damned?"
A: Peter Paul Rubens
B: Raphael
C: Jan Van Eyck
D: Michelangelo
A: Peter Paul Rubens