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- Which of the following landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country?
- Lesotho
- In the children's book series, where is Paddington Bear originally from?
- Peru
- What best-selling author was born Howard Allen O'Brien?
- Anne Rice
- In the US, the Sony Walkman personal cassette player was originally marketed in 1979 under what name?
- Soundabout
- According to the United Nations, in what year was the world's population half of its present size?
- 1960
- What plant is named after the first US Ambassador to Mexico, who brought it to the US?
- Poinsettia
- Which of these network news anchors began his career at age 9, hosting a children's radio show?
- Peter Jennings
- Who was the only winner of the Nobel Peace Prize to decline the prize?
- Le Duc Tho
- People who have a marked physical reaction to beautiful art are said to suffer from what syndrome?
- Stendhal’s Syndrome
- Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter?
- Igor Sikorsky
- What letter must appear at the beginning of the registration number of all non-military aircraft in the US?
- N
- In the TV series "The Brady Bunch", what is Carol Brady's maiden name?
- Tyler
- How many days make up a non-leap year in the Islamic calendar?
- 354
- What club did astronaut Alan Shepard use to make his famous golf shot on the moon?
- Six iron
- Who is the only Nobel Laureate to win an Academy Award?
- George Bernard Shaw
- Famous pediatrician and author Dr. Benjamin Spock won an Olympic gold medal in what sport?
- Rowing
- In the 1964 movie "My Fair Lady", who dubbed the singing voice for the character Eliza Doolittle?
- Marni Nixon
- What is the number of the US Congress currently in session?
- 106th
- How many US flags have been planted on the moon?
- Six
- What is the surname of the septuplets born in Iowa in 1997?
- McCaughey
- Which of the following is the most recent member of the United Nations?
- Tonga
- What Russian Prime Minister was deposed by the Bolsheviks in October 1917?
- Aleksandr Kerensky
- Which of the following actresses was in the original 1968 cast of the Broadway musical "Hair"?
- Diane Keaton
- The popular saying "love is blind" appears in which Shakespeare play?
- The Merchant of Venice
- In 1998, which of these former child actresses coauthored a paper on magnetism in a physics journal?
- Danica McKellar
- What is the name of the Robert Frost poem the author read at John F. Kennedy's inauguration?
- The Gift Outright
- Murdered in 1985, zoologist Dian Fossey was buried with more than a dozen of her gorillas in what country?
- Rwanda
- In 1986, what artist painted a section of the Berlin Wall?
- Keith Haring
- What culture's mythology holds that all life was created during a period known as "dreamtime"?
- Aborigine
- The killer in the 1978 film "Halloween" wears a painted white mask of what famous character?
- Captain Kirk
- In the movie "E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial," E.T. watches a love scene from what film?
- The Quiet Man
- Published in 1999, the book "Wild Fruits" is a compilation of previously lost writings by what author?
- Henry David Thoreau
- Pierre Omidyar initially started the auction website eBay to help his wife collect what?
- Pez dispensers
- In 1934, who became the first living athlete to appear on the Wheaties box?
- Lou Gehrig
- The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which of the following countries?
- Sudan
- The Fort McHenry flag that inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner" had how many stars?
- 15
- In 1934, what well-known novelist was the Democratic nominee in the California Governor's race?
- Upton Sinclair
- What military commander's father headed the Lindbergh baby kidnapping investigation for the New Jersey State Police?
- Norman Schwarzkopf
- As a young boy, singer Phil Collins appeared in which of the following films?
- A Hard Day’s Night
- The legendary King Midas was based on a real king who ruled over what ancient peoples?
- Phrygians
- Which of the following authors played the lead role in the original movie based on his own novel?
- Richard Wright
- Which of the following foods is flavored with the oil of bergamot?
- Earl Grey tea
- What 19th century novel was originally published under the pseudonym "Currer Bell"?
- Jane Eyre
- Who was the first woman to be elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation?
- Wilma Mankiller
- What was the first American TV series to film an entire episode in the former Soviet Union?
- Head of theClass
- What was the first major motion picture to feature a rock and roll song on its soundtrack?
- Blackboard Jungle
- Before serving as Governor of Texas, Sam Houston was governor of what other US state?
- Tennessee
- In 218BC, Hannibal crossed the Alps with the intent of capturing what city?
- Rome
- Which US state's name is believed to be based on a mythical paradise in a 1510 Spanish novel?
- California
- The Voyager space probes contain salutations to extraterrestrials from which US leader?
- Jimmy Carter
- How many different people have been members of the famous comedy trio, "The Three Stooges"?
- Six
- The Earth's circumference at the equator is approximately how many miles?
- 24,900
- In 1909, who became the first president to be depicted on a circulating US monetary coin?
- Abraham Lincoln
- When three celestial bodies form a straight line, what is it called?
- Syzygy
- In 1832, what American city played host to the first national Democratic convention?
- Baltimore
- Java man was the first discovered example of what species?
- Homo erectus
- What military leader said, "Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever"?
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- What was the first artificially produced element?
- Technetium
- Who wrote Spiro Agnew's 1970 speech in which he called the press "nattering nabobs of negativism"?
- William Safire
- First published in 1771, the Messier Catalog includes listings of which of the following:
- Star clusters
- What businessman is credited with inventing the charcoal briquette?
- Henry Ford
- According to his autobiography, what inspired young Harry Crosby's friends to call him "Bing"?
- Comic strip
- After being ordained by the Catholic Church, what composer became known as "The Red Priest"?
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Jimmie H. Davis, Louisiana's former "Singing Governor", wrote which of these classic songs?
- You Are My Sunshine
- Striped shirt, white pants and top hat with a red flower signify what character created by mime Marcel Marceau?
- Bip
- Deciphered in 1952, Linear B is an early form of what language?
- Greek
- In the 18th century Gainsborough painting "The Blue Boy", what is the boy holding in his hand?
- Hat
- What is Bart Simpson's middle name?
- Jo-Jo
- In 1919, what artist created "L.H.O.O.Q." by adding a mustache and goatee to a print of the "Mona Lisa"?
- Marcel Duchamp
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans in what direction?
- South
- Which of these jazz musicians did not play on Miles Davis' groundbreaking 1959 album, "Kind of Blue"?
- Dexter Gordon
- Who did Margaret Thatcher replace as the Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1979?
- James Callaghan
- In Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf", what musical instruments traditionally portray the wolf?
- French Horns
- What planet features a phenomenon called the Great Red Spot?
- Jupiter
- In which of the following Central American countries would you find the Mosquito Coast?
- Nicaragua
- Who was the first woman to receive her party's nomination and run for President of the United States?
- Victoria Woodhull
- The Lilith Fair musical tour was named for what character from ancient text?
- Adam’s first wife
- Russia and Turkey both have shorelines on which of the following seas?
- Black Sea
- What is the most abundant chemical element in the universe?
- Hydrogen
- Which of the following philosophers said "Cogito, ergo sum"?
- Rene Descartes
- Which of these scientists did research on galaxies that helped prove the universe in expanding?
- Edwin Hubble
- What is the title of the piece of music traditionally played to salute the Vice President of the United States?
- Hail, Columbia
- The 18th, 19th, and 20th US presidents all hailed from what state?
- Ohio
- In a standard deck of playing cards, which two suits carry the "one eyed jacks"?
- Hearts/Spades
- Which of these Alfred Hitchcock movies was originally filmed in 3-D?
- Dial M For Murder
- What was Elvis Presley's military rank upon his discharge from the Army?
- Buck Sergeant
- What country encompasses all of Asia Minor?
- Turkey
- What color best describes the sand of the Kalahari Desert?
- Red
- What group is the subject of Jacob Rii's 1890 book of photographs "How the Other Half Lives"?
- Tenement dwellers
- Where was the first foreign visit made by a sitting US President?
- Panama Canal
- Most of the asteroids in our solar system orbit in a belt between which two planets?
- Mars and Jupiter
- One of Shelley Winters two Oscars is on display at a museum in what city?
- Amsterdam
- In 1859, the first US commercial oil well was drilled in what location?
- Pennsylvania
- According to Greek legend, what creature killed Orion?
- Scorpion
- Which US President was the target of the first documented assassination attempt while in office?
- Andrew Jackson
- The Scoville scale is used to measure the intensity of what?
- Heat of chili peppers
- What state has the largest number of active volcanoes in the United States?
- Alaska
- During WWII, what Native American language was used as a secret code by the US Army and Marines?
- Navajo
- In what African country would you find the town of Tombouctou, also known as Timbuktu?
- Mali
- After a crocodile egg has been laid, what factor makes the embryo male or female?
- Incubation temperature
- Before Bobby Riggs famous loss to Billie Jean King, who did he defeat in a "Battle of the Sexes" match?
- Margaret Smith Court
- Who was the third person to walk on the moon?
- Pete Conrad
- In early Rome, the words for marine "mussels" and the body's "muscles" both came from the word for what animal?
- Mouse
- In 1738, Daniel Bernouilli developed a scientific principle that explains how which of the following works?
- Pitched curve ball
- What island in San Francisco bay was known as the Ellis island of the West in the early 1900's?
- Angel Island
- The hero of James Fennimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales is known by all but which of these names?
- Nighthorse
- From 1958 to 1961, the United Arab Republic was a union of what two countries?
- Syria and Egypt
- Iceland gained full independence from what country in 1944?
- Denmark
- Which of these European cities was formerly called Christiania?
- Oslo
- The zipper was originally invented to fasten what article of clothing?
- Boots
- What is the name of Jupiter's largest moon?
- Ganymede
- According to the US Constitution, a presidential candidate must have lived in the US for a minimum of how many years?
- 14
- Canonized by Pope Paul VI, who became the first US-born saint?
- Elizabeth Ann Seton
- Which was not an event in the ancient Olympics?
- Marathon
- What natural phenomenon produces a feature called "aa"?
- Volcanic eruption
- What is the Ebola virus named after?
- River
- In the 1952 novel "Charlotte's Web", what is the final message that Charlotte spins in her web?
- Humble
- NASA's Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to do what?
- Journey beyond Pluto
- The highest known mountain in our solar system is on what planet?
- Mars
- The compact disc was originally designed to have enough playing time to hold what classical music piece?
- Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
- Which of these artists is famous for photographing herself in film-inspired settings?
- Cindy Sherman
- Who was the first Roman Emperor to become a Christian?
- Constantine the Great
- Multi-Grammy award winner Jimmy Sturr is known by what nickneme?
- Polka King
- Appointed on July 31, 2000, who is the current Poet Laureate of the United States?
- Stanley Kunitz
- The theme song of which of these TV shows did not become a top 10 hit on Billboard's pop singles chart?
- Mission: Impossible
- In 1999, a Dallas Zoo researcher found that ocelots are drawn to the scent of which of the following:
- Calvin Klein Obsession
- The tympanum, the sensory organ used for hearing, is located where on a cricket?
- Legs
- How many provinces make up Canada?
- 10
- Best-selling author David Cornwell writes under what pseudonym?
- John le Carré
- Which of the following countries does the Rhine river not run through?
- Italy
- What bird is the official state bird of 7 different US states?
- Cardinal
- What is the only current U.S. State flag to have different designs on the front and back?
- Oregon
- What was the first piloted aircraft to exceed the speed of sound?
- Bell X-1
- Under whose reign was the original Domesday Book compiled?
- William the Conqueror
- By definition, which of these is the white of an egg?
- Glair
- By definition, what does a sesquipedalian person commonly use?
- Long words
- What children's author wrote mathmatical works under his given name, Charles Lutwidge Dodson?
- Lewis Carroll
- Almost all clouds are formed in what layer of the Earth's atmosphere?
- Troposphere
- Who was the only person to receive two Oscars for the same role in the same film?
- Harold Russell
- In Roy Lichtenstein's 1961 painting "Look Mickey", Mickey Mouse is fishing with what cartoon character?
- Donald Duck
- Authentic marabou feathers come from what type of bird?
- Stork
- Buddhism originated in a region found in which present-day country?
- India
- In what classic 20th century novel is there a character named Homer Simpson?
- The Day of the Locust
- Which of the following planets has no moons?
- Mercury
- Which of these major American cities has the same name as a Native American tribe?
- Miami
- A phrase from what book inspired physicist Murray Gell-Mann to name his newfound subparticles "quarks"?
- Finnegans Wake
- What is the name of the indentation right above your lip and below your nose?
- Philtrum
- When the city of Brasilia was founded in 1960, it replaced what city as the capital of Brazil?
- Rio De Janeiro
- In 1894 Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived which of the following?
- Olympic games
- Who is the only actor to win an Academy Award for playing a character that lost an Academy Award?
- Maggie Smith
- Which of these actors won an Academy Award for Best Actor in a feature film that he directed?
- Laurence Olivier
- Lenny Bruce, Leonard Bernstein and Leonid Brezhnev are mentioned in a 1987 song by what band?
- R.E.M.
- What do sumo wrestlers throw into the ring at the beginning of every wrestling match?
- Salt
- Approximately how many islands make up the country of the Phillippines?
- 7,100
- What type of structure was the Pharos of Alexandria?
- Lighthouse
- After a two-year legal battle, a Detroit museum was recently awarded ownership of what famous object?
- Howdy Doody
- What writer collaborated with photographer Walker Evans on the 1941 book "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men"?
- James Agee
- What Wild West figure spent the last years of his life as a sportswriter for a New York newspaper?
- Bat Masterson
- In the book by Robert Louis Stevenson, what are the first names of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
- Henry and Edward
- What 1953 novel marked the first appearance of Ian Fleming's agent James Bond?
- Casino Royale
- In 1985, what country changed its time zone to be 15 minutes ahead of India?
- Nepal
- According to Greek mythology, the tears of Eos are responsible for forming what?
- Morning dewdrops
- What rock band first recorded the sports arena song "Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)?
- Steam
- In 1999, which of these men was aboard the first hot-air balloon to circumnavigate the globe nonstop?
- Bertrand Piccard ???
- Who wrote the first jazz composition to win a Pulitzer Prize for music?
- Wynton Marsalis
- In 1990, what Vincent van Gogh painting sold for $82.5 million, the most ever paid for a painting at auction?
- Portrait of Dr. Gachet
- What movie is based on the 1968 science fiction novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep"?
- Blade Runner
- In which state would you find the northernmost border in the contiguous United States?
- Minnesota
- Author Dashiell Hammett based detective Nora Charles on what famous writer?
- Lillian Hellman
- What two political leaders engaged in a famous war of words known as the "kitchen debate"?
- Nixon and Khrushchev
- What U.S. President said, "My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over", in a speech upon assuming office?
- Gerald Ford
- The Broadway play "Copenhagen" is based on a historic meeting between Niels Bohr and what other physicist?
- Werner Heisenberg
- A loofah is the fibrous interior of which of the following?
- Tropical gourd
- On which of these outdoor instruments would you find a gnomon?
- Sundial
- Which of the following designers created extravagant sets and costumes for the Folies Bergere?
- Erte
- What does "Pepperidge" in the name of the Pepperidge Farm cookie company refer to?
- Type of tree
- What influential Federal Court of Appeals judge was known as the "tenth man" of the U.S. Supreme Court?
- Learned Hand
- What architect designed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
- I.M. Pei
- The noted 19th century English poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote many of his works while working as what?
- Priest
- The ancient measurement called a cubit was determined by what length?
- Elbow to tip of middle finger
- The company name "Nintendo" is derived from a Japanese phrase meaning what?
- Leave it to heaven
- African-American surgeon Dr. Charles R. Drew is the pioneer of what medical advancement?
- Blood banks
- Gertrude Stein wrote "There is no there there," in reference to what California city?
- Oakland
- In the 1942 movie "Bambi," what is the name of Bambi's girlfriend?
- Faline
- What rock star wrote the 1989 opera "Holy Blood and Crescent Moon"?
- Stewart Copeland
- In 1913, what movie was the first full-length feature film to be shot in Hollywood?
- The Squaw Man
- In the annual I-San Festival in Thailand, men stage fights between which of these?
- Kites
- In 1985, artist Andy Warhol appeared on an episode of what TV series?
- The Love Boat
- Paul McCartney's original lyrics for the 1965 Beatles song "Yesterday" began with what words?
- Scrambled eggs
- The name for the Asian practice of arranging objects, "feng shui" is Chinese for what?
- Wind water
- In 1986, who became the first rap act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine?
- Run-DMC
- Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at Waterloo by Wellington's army and what other force?
- Prussian army
- Which of these generals ranked last in his class at West Point?
- George Armstrong Custer
- In 1911, Harriet Quimby became the first U.S. woman licensed to do what?
- Fly a plane
- In 1972, the U.S. gave what animals to China in exchange for the pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing?
- Musk oxen
- What classical music composition is part of a larger work titled "The Trial Between Harmony and Invention"?
- The Four Seasons
- In the 1958 book "Breakfast at Tiffany's" what word is printed on Holly Golightly's calling card?
- Traveling
- Noted medical school professor Dr. Joseph Bell was the inspiration for what fictional character?
- Sherlock Holmes
- What was the main occupation of Jules Leotard, who popularized the one-piece body garment in the 1850s?
- Trapeze artist
- What make of car was modified to become the Batmobile used in the original "Batman" TV series?
- Lincoln Futura
- Sidereal time is measured by tracking what?
- Position of stars
- In the film, "The Truman Show", Jim Carrey's character is trying to escape from what fictional home town?
- Seahaven
- Who was the first African-American mayor of Chicago?
- Harold Washington
- Which of the following came from the Greek word meaning "longhaired"?
- Comet
- In 1999, what American pop singer released an album with a 90 word title?
- Fiona Apple
- What cartoonist has a species of lice named after him?
- Gary Larson
- The 19th-century route which the US government forced the Cherokee Nation members to travel became known as what?
- Trail of Tears
- Krav Maga is a martial art that was developed in what country?
- Israel
- Which of the following dances was once believed to be a cure for spider bites?
- Tarantella
- Mathias Rust served 432 days in prison for landing his single engine plane on May 28, 1987 at what site?
- Red Square
- Which of the following celebrities is not a twin?
- Kevin Costner
- When asked why he wanted to climb Mount Everest, what explorer said, Because it's there"?
- George Mallory
- What river is the home of the Three Gorges Dam, the largest hydroelectric project in history?
- Yangtze
- What government agency is primarily responsible for tracking down counterfeiters?
- Secret Service
- On the scale developed by UFO expert J. Allen Hynek, what *is* a close encounter of the third kind?
- Extraterrestrial sighting
- According to folklore, the Flying Dutchman is what kind of ghost?
- Ship
- What band is named for a method of teaching music using body movement?
- Eurythmics
- In the classic 1954 film "THEM!", what creatures terrorize towns in the US Southwest?
- Giant ants
- In 1790, who conducted the first census in the United States?
- US Marshals
- What civil rights activist popularized the phrase "black power" in a 1966 speech?
- Stokely Carmichael
- What singer is known for "The Click Song" which featured the vocal clicks of her native language?
- Miriam Makeba
- Which of these characters is still alive at the end of Shakespeare's play "Hamlet"?
- Horatio
- In 1997, the national organization "Students Against Drunk Driving" changed the last two words of its name to what?
- Destructive Decisions
- Who is the only author to win the Pulitzer Prize in both the fiction and nonfiction categories?
- Norman Mailer
- In 1984, who won the first-ever women's Olympic marathon?
- Joan Benoit
- What gorilla was the first to be taught sign language by Dr. Francine "Penny" Patterson in 1972?
- Koko
- What color is the painting that is the central focus of the Tony Award-winning play "Art"?
- White
- A person with horripilation has what covering his skin?
- Goose bumps
- What African-American public figure was once a musical performer who went by the name Calypso Gene?"
- Louis Farrakhan
- What explorer named the Pacific Ocean the "Pacific Ocean"?
- Magellan
- In the Archibald William's 19th century painting "The Spirit of '76", what is the man with a bandaged head doing?
- Playing a fife
- In addition to writing the James Bond series, Ian Fleming wrote which children's book?
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- In 2000, 90-year-old "Granny D" finished walking across the US and was later arrested twice, for what cause?
- Campaign finance reform
- What female singer has had the most #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?
- Mariah Carey
- Immediately after Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981, who declared himself "in charge of the White House"?
- Alexander Haig
- Which US President was born with the name Leslie King, Jr.?
- Gerald Ford
- The word "reptile" comes from a Latin word for what?
- To creep
- Where was "Lord of the Dance" star Michael Flatley born and raised?
- Chicago
- On Christopher Columbus' 1492 journey to America, which ship did not safely return to Spain?
- Santa Maria
- Where would you most likely find the safety feature known as "Botts dots"?
- Highway
- According to legend, who is the biological father of King Arthur?
- Uther Pendragon
- The creator of what comic book series paid $3 million for Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball of the 1998 season?
- Spawn
- Which of these animals uses the backs of its eyeballs to help push food down its throat?
- Frog
- The Kyoto Protocol, signed by over 100 countries in 1997, addresses what problem?
- Global warming
- Which of the following women reigned as Queen of France and then Queen of England?
- Eleanor of Aquitaine
- The largest area of tropical rain forest in the world is located in what country?
- Brazil
- Whose mural, for the RCA Building in New York City was destroyed because it portrayed the Russian leader Viladimir Lenin?
- Diego Rivera
- The Vespa motor scooter takes its name from the Italian word for what animal?
- Wasp
- What poisonous element, used to make felt hats, most likely led to the phrase "mad as a hatter"?
- Mercury
- In the title of Philip Glass's 1976 opera, what 20th century icon is "on the Beach"?
- Einstein