From romantic english mythology, Sir Lancelot is most famous for his enmity towards which other knight?
Gawain
What is King Arthur's last name?
Pendragon
The combination of often geeky lyrics in conjunction with the hip-hop or rap style of music is referred to as what?
Nerdcore
George Washington is rumored to have what type of teeth?
Wooden;Wood
It's the booze that's in both a Bloody Mary & a screwdriver
Vodka
This type of liquor precedes "sunrise" & "sunset" in the names of cocktails
Tequila
Enjoy a murder mystery weekend aboard this train that travels between Istanbul & Paris
Orient Express
Earth's liquid iron core is instrumental in creating this field that protects the Earth from cosmic rays
Electromagnetic field;Geomagnetic Field
A forest nymph is known as a dryad, what is a water nymph known as?
Naiad
High in Omega-3 fatty acids, oils from these creatures have been shown to reduce high levels of triglycerides
fish
An Italian river, or the red Teletubby
Po
The Myrmidons were this great hero's brutal cohorts in the Trojan War
Achilles
Oil-checking device that's used as slang for a stupid person
Dipstick
It wouldn't be barbecue night without this, scientific name Zea mays
Corn
"The Sisters" and "Araby" are 2 of the 15 stories in his "Dubliners"
James Joyce;Joyce
19th century French romantic who painted the following: "Liberty Leading the People"
Eugene Delacroix;Delacroix
Mononucleosis is usually caused by this virus, EBV for short
Epstein-Barr Virus;Epstein Barr Virus
This Canadian city, "the third-largest theatre centre in the English-speaking world", is home to the Dora Awards
Toronto
This concentration camp in Poland is on the list as evidence of the inhumane nature of the racist Nazi policy
Auschwitz
During her "bloody" reign, she had more than 300 Protestants and heretics burned at the stake
Mary
Bartolomeo Ammanati's large marble statue of Neptune adorns a fountain in this city's Piazza Della Signoria
Florence
This scientist co-wrote the book "Why War?" with Sigmund Freud: (Anagrammed) TEN ELITE BRAINS
Albert Einstein
It's the largest country in the world without any permanent natural rivers or lakes
Saudi Arabia
This biblical patriarch's brothers were Haran and Nahor, and he was Lot's uncle
Abraham
Approximately 1.094 yards
meter
A popular German hit song during WWII was these tanks "Are Rolling In Africa"
Panzers
This medieval order of knights was aka "the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon"
the Knights Templar;knights templar
When God told him to get a-buildin' in Genesis 6:14, he was smart enough to say yes
Noah
Math: sin (x + p/2)
cos x;cos (x);cosx;cos(x)
It's a ring-shaped coral island surrounding a lagoon, like Bikini or Eniwetok
atoll
This December birthstone is the state gem of Arizona and New Mexico
turquoise
Just off Australia, it's the largest chain of coral reefs in the world
Great Barrier Reef
An artist: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes"
Andy Warhol;Warhol
Black Thursday, 1929 was the 24th day of this month
October
Masi Oka plays a character with this first name on the TV show "Heroes"
Hiro
The playwright Menander wrote, "Marriage, if one will face the truth, is...a necessary" this
evil
Edam is made in a ball; this other Dutch cheese is made in wheels with a waxed red or yellow rind
Gouda
"Poetics" by this founder of the Lyceum has been called the single most influential work in all of literary criticism
Aristotle
This foreign capital's Disneyland turns 25 in 2008
Tokyo
Life is far from crummy for Max Crumm, who won the role of Danny Zuko in the revival on a reality TV show
Grease
The type of snake that ended Cleopatra's life
asp
Name shared by the 2 brothers with whom Cleo co-ruled Egypt
Ptolemy
Being born July 7, 1940 made him the senior member of the Beatles
Ringo Starr;Ringo;Starr
Winston Churchill told inquiring reporters, "I think" this 2-word phrase "is a splendid expression"
no comment
The first of Reagan's several historic meetings with this man came in Geneva in 1985
Gorbachev
This Italian sonneteer who wrote poems to Laura was born in July 1304
Petrarch
A discount is deducted from the price before purchase; this is money sent to the buyer after the purchase
rebate
This superpremium ice cream with a fake Danish name was introduced in the 1920s by a man in the Bronx
Haagen-Dazs;Haagen Dazs;HaagenDazs
The woman born Mary Arden lived quietly in this town while her son gained fame in the London theater
Stratford
April 8, 1973: A "blue period" for the art world with his demise
Pablo Picasso;Picasso
Long before it empties into the Bay of Fundy, the Saint John River divides Maine from this province
New Brunswick
In an April vote in this country, 99.75% approved of Hitler marching in and taking over
Austria
In the book of Matthew, all the other disciples called Jesus "Lord", but this man called him "Rabbi"
Judas
Conscious awareness is sometimes called this, the Latin word for "I think" used by Descartes
cogito
This -ism of assessing ideas by their practical consequences is the title of a William James work
pragmatism
This bird rearranges its eggs in the sand--hence the belief it's burying its head
ostrich
His first novel, "Lord of the Flies", was rejected by 21 publishers before Faber and Faber bought the book
William Golding;Golding
In October 2002 he made another supersonic flight, 55 years after his first
Chuck Yeager;Yeager
Alicia Keys received 5 Grammys for 2001, including best new artist and song of the year for this hit
Fallin;Falling
Ancient Macedonia had 5 kings with this name; one came immediately before Alexander the Great and one immediately after
Philip
Hmm...a murderer has somehow escaped from a locked room in her 1938 mystery "Hercule Poirot's Christmas"
Agatha Christie;Christie
In "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer, not only does the book suck but teenaged Isabella Swan falls for a romantic one of these blood-suckers
vampire
James Bond novelist who also wrote the kids' book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
Ian Fleming;Fleming
Jamie Oliver is known as this "Chef"
the Naked Chef;naked
Genesis 11:9 says that at this city the Lord did "confound the language of all the earth"
Babel
In June 1974 a package of Wrigley's gum became the first product scanned having one of these
bar code;barcode
Goliath of Gath was the champion of these people
Philistines
This Russian composer's middle name was Ilyich
Tchaikovsky
"The Amber Spyglass" is the third book in the trilogy called "His Dark" these
Materials
In 2008 this Spaniard defeated Roger Federer in the longest-ever final at Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal;Nadal
When a projectile shot straight up reaches its highest point, its velocity is this
0;zero
When spotted in his military dress as a youngster, Gaius Caesar got this nickname meaning "little boots"
Caligula
Math: 1 / tan (x)
cot(x);cotx;cot x;cot (x)
When Sarah Silverman was having sex with Matt Damon, who was Jimmy Kimmel having sex with?
Ben Affleck;Affleck
How many saints were named Felix?
15 (Not Counting Me);15;fifteen
In Canada, there is a town named after me called St. Felix. In which province is this town?
PEI;Prince Edward Island;P.E.I
There is a town called Felixdorf, dorf meaning "is super awesome". In which country would you find it?
Austria
There is a town called Felixstowe, stowe meaning "can't be beat". In which country would you find it?
England;UK;United Kingdom;U.K.
What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events..."?
The Declaration of Independence;declaration of independence
Who developed the notion of invisible hands as market forces bringing a market to equilibrium? (Full Name)
Adam Smith
In the Chinese Classic, "Romand of the Three Kingdoms", what rebellion rose to setoff the story?
Yellow Scarf Rebellion;Yellow Turban Rebellion
Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei met together and swore allegiance to the Han Dynasty in what famous meeting?
Oath of the Peach Garden
What is the name of King Arthur's father?
Uther Pendragon;Uther
Arthur C. Clarke who wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey, he imagined satellites which could have a fixed position over the earth. What type of orbit is it called?
Geocentric Orbit;Clarke Orbit
In a Dickens novel Mr. Murdstone is the cruel, tightfisted stepfather of this character
David Copperfield
It's a specially designed container or room for keeping cigars and tobacco moist
humidor
Every 4 years the U.S. Electoral College meets in this month
December
Sir Richard Burton translated “The Thousand And One Nights” from this language
Arabic
His "Silmarillion", a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings", was published posthumously in 1977
J.R.R. Tolkien
Harvard College was founded at Newtowne, Massachusetts in 1636; 2 years later the town was renamed this
Cambridge
Called the Russian Revolution's most brilliant thinker, he lost a power struggle with Stalin and was killed in Mexico
Trotsky
Escoffier says to leave them in their shells and soak them in a mixture of water, vinegar, salt and flour
escargot
Like chickens and some dinosaurs, cockroaches have this internal muscular organ where they grind their food
a gizzard;gizzard
This 3-named economist was an architect of the International Monetary Fund and part of the Bloomsbury Group
Keynes
This military alliance was formed in 1949 by Canada, the U.S. and 10 European countries
NATO
Yama is a god of death in Vedic traditions of this religion
Hinduism
Borrowed from boxing, this expression means delivered from an undesirable fate
saved by the bell
In the proverb, it's what a "stitch in time" does
saves nine
The first known public performance of this British nat'l anthem was at the Drury Lane Theatre in 1745
God Save The King
The inner core of the Earth is thought to be a solid ball composed mainly of nickel and this metal
iron
This amendment requires due process of law and prohibits double jeopardy
the 5th amendment;5;fifth;5th
Later dictator, this Roman was kidnapped by pirates while on a journey to Rhodes around 75 B.C.
Julius Caesar
If you split 12 eggs into 2 equal groups, you'll have a total of this many eggs (lulz)
12
It begins, "I am Sam, I am Sam, Sam I am"
Green Eggs and Ham
The hero of a Robert Burns poem lends his name to this woolen cap with a pompom or a tassel
Tam o' Shanter;Tam O Shanter
Perhaps from the Italian for "imperfect pearl", it can be a style of music, art or architecture
Baroque
Lot's home was located in this wicked city
Sodom
Joseph and Mary traveled to this city of Joseph's ancestors "to be taxed"
Bethlehem
Lavoisier was one of the men on the committee that came up with this measurement system in 1790s France
metric system;metric
The rim or edge of a crater, cup or golf hole
lip
His psychoanalytic method of free association and his daughter Anna first saw the light in 1895
Sigmund Freud;Freud
The antidepressant Zoloft works by blocking reabsorption of this happy brain chemical
serotonin