Continually published since 1771, what is the name of the oldest reference work in the English language, still published today? Encyclopedia Britannica;Britannica;Britannica Encyclopedia What heavy-metal group put their Alive III album in the top ten, 18 years after Alive. Kiss Which major city is located at the meeting place of Europe and Asia? Istanbul By what simpler name is deoxyribonucleic acid known? DNA The word jeopardy comes from the Old French, jeu parti, which means what? even game;uncertainty In the 1200's the Persians introduced what exciting sport played with an animal, today played with a ball? polo What long-haired musician said he "really thought you had to die to get here" at his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame? Willie Nelson;Nelson What game console sold 514,000 units for Sega during its first two weeks in U.S. stores, in 1999? Dreamcast According to the U.S. government statistics, there are approximately 170 billion of these in existence today. What are they? pennies Who became the first sitcom star to earn $1 million per episode? Jerry Seinfeld;Seinfeld What is the capital of Afghanistan? Kabul Three of the first presidents died on what day? July 4 It is said that wise King Solomon had 700 what? wives Who was the first person to suggest Daylight Savings Times? Benjamin Franklin;Franklin;Ben Franklin Josef Stalin's rival Leon Trotsky was assassinated August 21, 1940, in which country? Mexico In which college sport has the national champion over the past few years been colleges such as Lake Superior State, North Dakota, and Wisconsin? hockey In the world of photography, what does SLR abbreviate? single-lens reflex;single lens reflex What is the indent above your upper lip (and below your nose) called? philtrum Which constellation in the southern sky has the same name as an organization containing many intelligent people? MENSA What TV personality was estimated to clap 720 times per show? Vanna White;White On July 4, 1976, as the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, which British person said, "It seems to me that Independence Day, the Fourth of July, should be celebrated in both our countries. Let Freedom Ring."? Queen Elizabeth II;Elizabeth II What Melrose Place principal divorced a Motley Crue drummer and married a "Bon Jovi guitarist? Heather Locklear;Locklear This kind of grayish-white songbird is noted for its ability to mimic the sound of other birds, hence its name. What bird is this? mockingbird According to a 1999 report from the World Health Organization, What is the leading cause of death throughout the world - including types of illnesses, diseases or accidents? heart disease Who shared the title with Thelma in the 1991 film directed by Ridley Scott? Louise By what three-word phrase do we name the index used to measure the quantity of harmful particles and chemicals in the air? air quality index What legendary Nintendo game was A Link to the Past a sequel to? The Legend of Zelda;Legend of Zelda;Zelda What is the term for a line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle? radius The Americans call it the English Channel. The English call it the Channel. What do the French call it? La manche This baseball player was voted MVP in the National League in 1961, the MVP in the American League in 1966, and then went on to manage teams in both the National and American Leagues. Who was he? Frank Robinson;Robinson Would the word "its" need an apostrophe in the following sentence: A dog looked for its owner? no What designer saw sales skyrocket after Snoop Dogg wore one of his oversized jerseys on Saturday Night Live? Tommy Hilfiger;Hilfiger The heaviest human ever recorded was the American Jon Minnoch, who died in 1983 at the age of 42. What was his maximum weight in pounds? 1400 lbs;1400;1400 pounds One of the greatest celebrations ever seen in New York City occurred in May, 1883, when millions celebrated the completion of what engineering marvel? Brooklyn Bridge What do we call the black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina? pupil Since the first world cup of soccer in 1930, which two European teams have been in the final game most frequently? (separate by “and”) Germany and Italy;Italy and Germany What animal weighs over 2,000 pounds? blue whale What comedy Central animated series began as a TV exec's video Christmas card to 80 pals? South Park Which U.S. state has the largest population of Native Americans? Oklahoma Windermere is the largest __________ in England. lake What is the most common livestock in the world? chicken;chickens Martina Navratilova was born in 1956, in which country? Czechoslovakia An iguana can stay under water for how many minutes? 28;twenty eight According to John Gray's bestselling self-help book, “Men are from _____, and Women from ________”? (separate by “and”) Mars and Venus Which day of the week is named for the Scandinavian god of wisdom, poetry, farming, and war? Wednesday;Wed What is the term for a solid figure with flat faces that are polygons? polyhedron In the 1840's, Henry Wells established a company to transport people and their valuables. This company name is very well known today. What is it? American Express What significant invention (a substance) dates back from about 1500 B.C.? glass The softest mineral is a whitish or greyish substance chemically known as magnesium silicate, but you have it in your bathroom and you know it as what? talc What city's White House was fired upon by tanks, on October 4, 1993? Moscow’s;Moscow The world's first flags appeared in China about 3000 B.C., made of what material? silk Which entertainer's brassiere fetched $11,000 at an auction in Michigan in 1991? Madonna Who is the author of “The Fountainhead”? Ayn Rand;Rand Unlike Saturn, which has hundreds of rings around it, which planet in our solar system has exactly one ring? Jupiter In 1619, the first African slaves in America arrived in which current U.S. state? Virginia Steven Spielberg won his first directing Oscar for his work in what 1994 film? Schindler’s List In the Earth's southern hemisphere, what season begins in March? autumn;fall What is the outermost color in a rainbow? red In terms of numbers of arriving and departing passengers, what is the busiest airport outside the USA? London Heathrow;London;Heathrow What Saturday Night Live cast member based one of his best-loved characters on his mother-in-law? Mike Meyers;Meyers About 80% of all leather is used to make what product? shoes;shoe What king's sideburned image appeared on a legal $5 coin in the Marshall Islands, in 1993? Elvis Presley;Elvis More money is spent on advertising this breakfast cereal than any other - between $50 and $99 million annually. Which is it? Cheerios The first modern Olympic Games occurred in 1896 in which city? Athens On January 24, 1996, the Food and Drug Administration approved human consumption of a synthetic, calorie free fat substitute called what? Olestra Which 1975 horror film, which caused a slowdown in summer tourism, starred Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss? Jaws What do we call the science of classifying things? taxonomy What chip did Intel create as a lower-cost alternative to the Pentium microprocessor family? Celeron What's the only South American nation contributing to the International Space Station? Brazil What planet was discovered to be bristling with 1,600 large volcanoes? Venus What does ISP mean to a dial-up web-surfer? internet service provider What salad staple, dubbed the FlavrSavr, was the first genetically engineered food sold in the U.S.? the tomato;tomato What Internet search engine uses a rating system called PageRank, named for founder Larry Page? Google What kind of animal was Missy, the pet that Texas A & M's Missiplicity project was founded to clone? a dog;dog What web programming language was invented by Sun's "Green Team"? java What computer virus strikes every March 6, on the birthday of a famed painter? Michelangelo What nation's Kinki University tried to cure its beef shortage by creating the world's first cow clones? Japan’s;Japan What country was the World Wide Web invented in? Switzerland What Simpsons character popped a cap in Homer's boss, Montgomery Burns? Maggie Simpson;Maggie What cable hit was all about "what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real"? The Real World;Real World What gangsta rapper had just attended a Mike Tyson bout before he was fatally shot? Tupac Shakur;Tupac What teen trio thrilled the pop world with the lyric: "MMMBop, ba duba dop ba do bop, Ba duba dop ba do bop, Ba duba dop ba do, oh yeah"? Hanson What " Be Young. Have Fun" comapany stopped sponsoing Michael Jackson after child-abuse charges surfaced? Pepsi-Cola;Pepsi What city unveiled a mural of Jimi Hendrix on the building where he bought his first guitar? Seattle What Tomb Raiders heroine has been called the video gamers' "pin-up girl"? Lara Croft What soul singer shocked animal rights activists by wearing full-length sable to Bill Clinton's 1993 inaugural festivities? Aretha Franklin;Franklin;Aretha What restaurant chain cooked up the world's largest pot pie to launch its Chunky Chicken entree? KFC What Democrat ran for U.S. president under the slogan "Building a Bridge to the 21st Century"? Bill Clinton What party did Mikhail Gorbachev suspend a day after returning from an ill-fated vacation? The Communist Party;Communist Party;Communist What religious leader did Apple yank from its "Think Different" ad campaign in Hong Kong, so as not to offend China? the Dalai Lama;Dalai Lama What cartoon's rapid flashing sent 618 Japanese children to hospitals with nausea and seizures? Pokemon’s;Pokemon What Swedish retailer broke new ground with a TV ad showing a gay couple shopping for a table? Ikea What kids book hero fights for "truth, justice, and all that is preshrunk and cottony"? Captain Underpants Danny, Joe, Sonnie, Jon and Jordan were better known as which group? New Kids on the Block Who had a 90s hit with 2 become 1? the Spice Girls;Spice Girls Which unlucky Apollo Mission was filmed in 1995 with Tom Hanks? Apollo 13;13 Iraq invaded which neighboring state to start the 90s Gulf War? Kuwait Mayor Barry, who was arrested in 1990, was mayor of which city? Washington Val Kilmer played Jim Morrison in the 1991 movie about which rock band? The Doors What Sony game system offered more computer power "than NASA used to put a man on the moon"? PlayStation What fruit helps restore a player's health in Donkey Kong 64? watermelon;watermelons How many of every ten U.S. residents had celebrated a 60th birthday, in 1999? 9;nine What bouncy series was the first American TV series to air in mainland China? Baywatch What DNA-mapping project's $1 billion price tag made it the largest research project in the life sciences. The Human Genome Project;Human Genome Project;Human Genome;the Human Genome Who sought refuge at the Vatican Embassy in Panama City before surrendering to U.S. troops? Manuel Noriega;Noriega What illegal activity did the city of Boston try to prevent by posting signs reading "Feeling Run Down?" or "Wait For the Signal"? jaywalking What nation's lottery, El Gordo or "The Fat One," had a record purse of $270 million? Spain’s;Spain What Andrew Jergens brand of "Pore Perfect Nose Strips" created a new facial skin care market? Biore What Eastern Practice of body-painting with henna surged in populairity, thanks inpart to Madonna's Frozen video? Mendhi What Dutch candy based a tepid ad campaiggn around the awkward tag line, "The Freshmaker"? Mentos What term from the original British title of the first Harry Potter book, deemed too arcane for U.S. readers, was replaced by "Sorcerer's Stone"? Philosopher’s Stone What Candace Bushnell novel spawned a hit HBO series? Sex and the City What auto giant purchased Land Rover, the last major auto manufacturer still run by Britons? BMW What space-age metal envelopes the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao? Titanium;Ti Who got into a big beef with the cattle industry when she swore off meat on her TV show? Oprah Winfrey;Oprah What brand of portable did IBM think up for 1992? ThinkPad;Think Pad What company went public in 1992 with the NASDAQ trading symbol "SBUX"? Starbucks What was the first company to offer a DVD player for sale in the U.S.? Sony What tonsorial trend did Beverly Hills 90210 stars Luke Perry and Jason Priestley revitalize? sideburns What did Michael Ramsay and James Barton name their digital-video-recording service, after rejecting Teleworld and Bongo? TiVo What 16-year-old Swiss miss became the youngest Wimbledon singles champ in 100 years? Martina Hingis;Hingis What rival ran up, when a jubilant Mark McGwire had just broken Roger Maris' home run record, and gave him a big bear hug? Sammy Sosa;Sosa What U.S. presidential candidate got 60 Dunkin' Donuts a week as part of an endorsement deal? Bob Dole;Dole What political leader voted for the first time in his life in the 1994 election that brought him to power? Nelson Mandela;Mandela What 21st century innovation has the slogan “Broadcast yourself”? Youtube A rat can last longer without water than a __________ can. camel Which painter’s career lasted 78 years? Pablo Picasso’s;Picasso’s;Pablo Picasso;Picasso Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and ___________ are the four US presidents whose faces are carved on Mt. Rushmore. (last name) Roosevelt What is America’s #1 fruit? bananas;banana _________ and pistachios are the only nuts mentioned in the Bible. almonds Who was the wife of Moses in the Bible? Zipporah You're more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume what? bananas 52% of Americans drink what? coffee In what country are coffee shops called “Kissaten”? Japan Which president’s grave is the most visited? John F. Kennedy’s;JFK’s;Kennedy’s;John F. Kennedy;JFK;Kennedy In what year did Disneyland open? 1955 What is Donald Duck’s middle name? Fauntleroy A person afflicted with hexadectylism has how many fingers/toes on each hand/foot? 6;six About what percent of the world’s population is left-handed? 10%;10;ten percent;ten What does a speleologist study? caves What is the study of word origins called? etymology