Who first said or wrote: 'Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can for your country'?
John F. Kennedy;JFK;Kennedy
What type of music outsells both Jazz and Classical music in the American market.
Christian rock
What is the only bone not broken yet in any ski accident?
inner ear;ear
What part of the human body uses approximately as much energy as a 10 watt light bulb?
brain
True or False: There are more bacteria in your mouth than people on the earth.
True
In what key do most American car horns beep?
F
By what year had more than 5 million people died because of automobile collisions?
1950
What animal’s roar can be heard 8 km away?
lion’s;lion
What is the world’s largest fruit?
giant pumpkin;pumpkin
There are twice as many _____________ in Australia as people.
kangaroos
1 in how many babies born in the US is born to a teenage mother?
8;eight
In 1997 Americans spent 28 billion dollars on their what?
lawns;lawn
On average people fear what more than death?
spiders
More than 85% of gold mined annually is used for what?
jewellery; jewelery
Every hour the US throws away 2,000,000 ___________ ____________.
plastic bottles;water bottles
Next to potatoes, what are the most commonly eaten vegetable?
peas
What bird has 8 times more light-receptors in their eyes than humans?
hawk;hawks
In their lifetime, the average man grows how many feet of whiskers?
27
___________, South Dakota is the only example of a state and capital in the US that don't share any letters.
Pierre
What is the most widely taught novel in America?
Frankenstein
What was in Lucy Locket’s pocket?
nothing
One of the giants of the cinema during the 1940's, he starred in 'The Maltese Falcon', 'Casablanca', 'To Have and Have Not', and 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'.
Humphrey Bogart;Bogart
The songwriting duo of Rodgers and ________________ dominated Broadway during the 1940's and 1950's with a series of smash hits.
Hammerstein
Who is the author of 'Treasure Island', and 'The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'?
Robert Louis Stevenson;Robert Stevenson;Stevenson
Which city is known as the 'City of Lights'?
Paris
Which architect invented the geodesic dome?
Buckminster Fuller;Fuller
In what part of the body would one's mandible be found?
head
The year 2004 marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most famous land explorations ever, the Lewis and _________ Expedition.
Clark
The films 'Up the Down Staircase', 'Mr. Holland's Opus' and 'Dead Poets Society' all have main characters who are ___________.
teachers;educators
Which American author wrote 'The Grapes of Wrath', 'Of Mice and Men' and 'Travels with Charley'?
John Steinbeck;Steinbeck
Which actor has also directed a number of films, among them 'Stand By Me', 'When Harry Met Sally' and 'A Few Good Men'?
Rob Reiner;Reiner
Who discovered the neutron in 1932?
Sir James Chadwick;James Chadwick;Chadwick
Which game is considered India's national game?
Parcheesi
The Blue Nile and the White Nile meet in what city to form the Nile River?
Khartoum
Which actor starred in 'Five Easy Pieces', 'Chinatown', 'Prizzi's Honor', and 'As Good As It Gets'?
Jack Nicholson;Nicholson
Which U.S. President had a sign on his desk saying, 'The Buck Stops Here'?
Harry Truman;Truman
Which Beatle was known as 'The Quiet Beatle'?
George Harrison;George;Harrison
In what part of the body would one find the femur?
leg
The Pritzker Prize is given for excellence in which field?
architecture
The Galapagos Islands are named after which animal?
tortoise;turtle
Which flag has an outline of its country on it?
Cyprus
What is the inability to differentiate between fantasy and reality?
oneirataxia
Who is the author of the classics 'Tom Sawyer' and 'Huckleberry Finn'?
Mark Twain;Twain
Where in the body would you find the ulna?
arm
Hg is the chemical symbol for which element?
mercury
What is a period of play in polo called?
chukka
The Newberry Medal is awarded annually for excellence in which field?
children’s literature;children’s writing
Fraunces Tavern in New York is associated with which historical figure?
George Washington;Washington
Emperor, king, crested, and rock hopper are all types of what?
penguins;penguin
Who is the adventuresome writer whose books include 'The Call of the Wild', 'White Fang', and 'The People of the Abyss'?
Jack London;London
The term 'hat trick' orginated with which sport?
cricket
Which country has a one-house parliament called the Riksdag?
Sweden
Which of Henry VIII's wives bore him a surviving male heir?
Jane Seymour;Jane;Seymour
When I won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 I gained the rare distinction of being a multiple Nobel-winner, as I had received the prize for chemistry eight years earlier. Who am I?
Linus Pauling;Pauling
Which is the densest planet?
Earth
The Fields Medal is awarded for achievement in which area of endeavor?
Mathematics;Math
In English, What is the translation of the French word 'Bonjour'?
good day
Which organization calls itself the 4th emergency service?
AA;Automobile Association
In which year did Queen Victoria die?
1901
From what town does the character Ali G, played by Sasha Baron Cohen on the show 'Ali G', come from?
Staines
What is a fieldfare?
bird
Ironically, Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of what?
long words
Jeu de paume is a variation of which sport?
tennis
Which actor starred in 'The Graduate', 'Kramer vs. Kramer', 'Tootsie' and 'Rain Man'?
Dustin Hoffman;Hoffman
Who wrote the novels 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', 'The Sun Also Rises', 'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'A Farewell To Arms'?
Ernest Hemingway;Hemingway
Which Greek letter is ordinarily used to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter?
pi
Which city is known as the 'Queen of the Adriatic'?
Venice
Which newspaper feature debuted in 'The New York World' in 1913?
crossword puzzle;crossword
What is a baby frog called?
tadpole
Who is known as 'The King' of rock and roll?
Elvis Presley;Elvis
Who is Batman's faithful sidekick?
Robin
What country hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics?
the United States;the US;United States;US;USA
What was last name of the family on 'The Cosby Show'?
Huxtable
The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by which country?
France
For which style of painting is Salvador Dali best known?
Surrealism
Who is the narrator of 'Wuthering Heights' until her death?
Nelly Dean;Nelly;Dean
In the Continental US, which state has the northernmost point?
Minnesota
The Gap headquarters are located in which city?
San Francisco
Twinkle, twinkle, little ____ , How I wonder what you are.
star
When something unexpected happens you might say, 'that's the way the cookie' what?
crumbles
Finish the ad slogan from the commercial in which Mean Joe Green gives his football jersey to a kid: 'Have a coke and a ______.'
smile
The HMV logo features Nipper the dog and the phrase 'his master's ______'.
voice
What is Madonna's record label?
Maverick
Einstein said, 'God does not play _____.' (Lifeline hint: these are used in craps.)
dice
What former president wrote the children's book, 'The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer?'
Jimmy Carter;Carter
What is the only moon in the solar system with an atmosphere?
Titan
The term 'Uncle Sam' originated with a real person who was a supplier and inspector of military rations during what war?
War of 1812;of 1812;1812
In what Shakespeare play do you find the line, 'All the world's a stage...'?
As You Like It
Bull, hammerhead, whale, and white are all types of what?
sharks;shark
Which body of water lies between Greece and Turkey?
the Aegean Sea;Aegean Sea;Aegean
To which sport do you associate the name Natalie Ward?
softball
Which country so dominated tennis during the 1950's and 1960's that it won 15 of the 20 Davis Cup competitions during those years?
Australia
What is a composition for orchestra and a soloist called?
concerto
Marion Tinsley was the long-time world champion in which game or sport?
checkers
Name the composer who wrote 'Rhapsody in Blue', considered the best-known orchestral piece by an American.
George Gershwin;Gershwin
The Nobel Peace Prize is given out in what city?
Oslo
As of 2002, which country has never hosted the Olympic games, either summer or winter?
Portugal
A giggle, guffaw or a titter are all types of what?
laughter;laughs;laugh
The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that all men are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights...among them 'are life, liberty, and the pursuit of ___________.'
happiness
In which sport is 'Greco-Roman' a style?
wrestling
What country has a city named Hamburg?
Germany
The word 'zigzag' is derived from what language?
French
U Nu was a political leader in what country?
Myanmar;Burma
To what kingdom do mushrooms belong?
Kingdom Fungi;Fungi Kingdom;Fungi
The external device that moves a computer's cursor is named after which rodent?
mouse
In what direction does the sun set?
west;W
Which American athlete holds the record of obtaining 7 gold medals at one Olympic game?
Mark Spitz;Spitz 
Neil Simon wrote a play called 'Lost ____   _____.'
In Yonkers
Which one of Mars' moons is the smallest?
Deimos
In what country is the city of Torun?
Poland
What is the flexible part of a plunger usually made of?
rubber
What was the name of the legendary giant who was said to make America geographically what it is today?
Paul Bunyan;Bunyan
What leaf stands on the Canadian flag?
maple
Who flew the Spirit of St. Louis in the first solo transatlantic flight?
Charles Lindbergh;Lindbergh
Who discovered the law of gravity when an apple fell on his head?
Sir Isaac Newton;Isaac Newton;Newton
How many children did the woman listed under the 'most children' category in the Guinness World Records 2001 have?
69
If Christmas day is on Saturday, then the following New Year's Day is on which day of the week?
Saturday;Sat
Who was the first American in space?
Alan Shepard;Shepard
What is your hallux?
big toe
What part of the world was once known as Cathay?
China
In what state is the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house known as 'Falling Water'?
Pennsylvania
Where was the chicken first domesticated?
India
In Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem, 'The Raven', what does the raven repeatedly say?
nevermore
Nobel Prize winning author Pearl Buck spent the first forty years of her life in what country?
China
Which two countries hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Soccer? (separate by ‘and’)
Japan and Korea;Korea and Japan
If you were attending Miami University, which U.S. state would you be in?
Ohio
In what year did World War II start in Europe?
1939
Who wrote 'To Kill A Mockingbird'?
Harper Lee;Lee
What word can be put in front of the words 'track', 'way' and 'horse' to make three other words?
race
In which Broadway musical did actress Glenn Close star in 1995?
Sunset Boulevard
What is the name of the weekly newspaper of the Falkland Islands?
Penguin News
Which US State derives its name from the Indian word meaning 'long river'?
Connecticut
Which country won the first Gold Medal in Womens Hockey at the 22nd Olympiad?
Zimbabwe
Which spice is featured on the flag of Grenada, the 'Isle of Spices'?
nutmeg
What did Little Miss Muffet sit on?
a tuffet;tuffet
What carmaker manufactured the Accord?
Honda
The Alamo is in what state?
Texas
Harry Houdini died after performing in what city?
Detroit
Long hair on the head and neck of an animal, such as a male lion or a horse, is called what?
mane
The shortest distance between two points is what?
a straight line;straight line
If someone calls you a 'nudnik' they're telling you that you're a what?
pest
Which ship was sunk in 1912 on its first voyage, although people said it would never sink?
Titanic
Who was the third James Bond actor in the MGM films? (Do not include 'Casino Royale'.)
Roger Moore;Moore
In what country were the first Winter Olympics held?
France
Whose groundbreaking album 'The Wall' is the third-bestselling album of all time?
Pink Floyd
Which planet could float in water?
Saturn
In which activity might one execute a maneuver known as a 'zwischenzug'?
chess
Which continent has two of the five longest rivers in the world?
Asia
Round up forty young people, all under fifteen, and plunk them down in a ghost town called Bonanza. Have them run the town, elect a town council to call all the shots, do all the cooking and cleaning-with no adults involved, except for the show's host. Which show is it?
Kid Nation
What is the fastest land animal?
cheetah
What is February's birthstone?
amethyst
What company manufactures the board game Clue (Cluedo)?
Parker Brothers;Parker Bros
How often were the ancient Olympic Games held?
4 years;4 yrs;4
Who received a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the Olympic games in Montreal?
Nadia Comaneci;Comaneci
Who wrote 'Bridget Jones's Diary'?
Helen Fielding;Fielding
Otto Messmer actually drew and animated which famous cartoon cat?
Felix
Paul Celan was a leading figure in which art?
poetry
Do you have a friend who's not particularly well-dressed? You could call in Stacy and Clinton, two fashionistas who will set your friend straight in a hurry, won't spare her feelings, and will throw away all her nasty clothes. What's the name of this popular show?
What Not To Wear
What was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930?
Pluto
What metal is in fool's gold?
iron;Fe
Whose mistress was Eva Braun?
Adolf Hitler;Hitler
Which country was the first European country to have a McDonald's?
the Netherlands;Netherlands;Holland
Which British movie director allegedly didn't have a belly button? It was said to be eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
Alfred Hitchcock;Hitchcock
The lingua is the technical term for which bodily part?
tongue
Which 1986 movie featured the characters of 'Goose', 'Iceman', 'Wolfman', 'Jester' and 'Maverick'?
Top Gun
The answer in a subtraction problem is called what?
difference
Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World on what ship?
Santa Maria
What state is shaped like a rectangle?
Colorado
What connects arteries to veins?
capillaries;capillary
The Mercalli scale measures what?
earthquake strength;earthquakes;earthquake;quakes
The special sound/tone colour that makes one voice different from another is called what?
timbre
Halley’s comet can be seen once every ____ years.
76
Who wrote “The Ugly Duckling”?
Hans C. Andersen;Hans Andersen;Andersen
Some people think this lives in heaven.
angel;angels
What does the body produce to fight disease?
antibodies;antibody
The printing press was whose invention?
Johannes Gutenberg;Gutenberg
Feather-like clouds that form high in the sky are called what?
cirrus clouds;cirrus
How many letters make up the musical alphabet?
7
The most populated city in North America is?
Mexico City
Round 1847 to the nearest 100.
1800
“What a huge cannon it is” is an example of what type of sentence?
exclamatory
Who is America’s “March King”?
John Philip Sousa;John Sousa;Sousa
Which is the largest state east of the Mississippi River?
Georgia
The Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of what continent?
Africa
Who wrote “The Emperor’s New Clothes”?
Hans C. Andersen;Hans Andersen;Andersen
What 2 countries fought for ownership of the Ohio River Valley of the U.S.? (separate by “and”)
France and England;England and France