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- Dr. Seuss's children's books, including 'The Cat in the Hat,' are most commonly written in what type of verse?
- Anapestic tetrameter
- The phrase "warts and all" comes from what British leader's directions on how to paint his portrait?
- Oliver Cromwell
- Who is the only U. S. astronaut to have flown on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions?
- Wally Schirra
- What breed of dog has won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show a record 13 times?
- Wire fox terrier
- The world's first nuclear reactor was built in 1942 in what unusual location on the University of Chicago campus?
- Squash court
- In the movie, "The Wizard of Oz," what is the name of the Kansas farmhand who later becomes the Tin Man?
- Hickory
- Which of these pairs of actors were never costars on the silver screen?
- Debbie Reynolds & Woody Harrelson
- On his tendency to play bad guys, who explained "I'm the only actor who ever killed John Wayne"?
- Bruce Dern
- "The Oprah Winfrey Show" made its national debut on September 8, 1986 with an episode about what?
- Marrying the right person
- Which of these singers is known to have fathered at least one child in each of the decades from the 1950s to the 1990s?
- Willie Nelson
- Which of these stars is not among the select few who have won a Tony, Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy?
- Julie Andrews
- What was the real name of the Greek philosopher Plato?
- Aristocles
- In the 1950s, Teflon pioneer Marc Gregoire first made use of the nonstick substance on what?
- Fishing tackle
- Bluetooth, a wireless technology used to link mobile devices, is named for a former king of what country?
- Denmark
- What element, like water, has an unusual physical property that causes it to expand when it freezes?
- Bismuth
- What weather term was coined in a 1939 dissertation by Antarctic explorer Paul Siple?
- Wind chill
- A light nanosecond, the distance light travels in a billionth of a second, is about how long?
- One foot
- What sea creatures migrate for hundreds of miles to reach their spawning grounds in the Atlantic's Sargasso Sea?
- Eels
- Robert Beckwith, who died in Virginia at the age of 81, was the last direct descendant of what famous American?
- Abraham Lincoln
- The first transatlantic telegraph cable message was exchanged between Queen Victoria and what U.S. president?
- James Buchanan
- "Yankee Doodle" is the official song of what U.S. state?
- Connecticut
- The brownish grey color taupe gets its name from the Latin word for what animal?
- Mole
- What state capital's name is believed to come from a Native American phrase meaning "a good place to dig potatoes"?
- Topeka
- Upon his death, what singer was buried with a bottle of whiskey, cigarettes, a lighter and ten dimes?
- Frank Sinatra
- The Statue of Freedom, which sits atop the U.S. Capitol Building dome, depicts what?
- Woman wearing helmet
- What U.S. colony ratified the Constitution in 1790 only under the threat of being declared a foreign nation?
- Rhode Island
- What is the only U.S. state that requires employers by law to offer health insurance to full-time workers?
- Hawaii
- A series of five letters between Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Plascal is credited with establishing what branch of modern mathematics?
- Probability
- During her fateful trip around the world in 1937 Amelia Earhart was last seen taking off from what Pacific Island?
- New Guinea
- When founded in 1947 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was focused primarily on what disease?
- Malaria
- What country is named after a nearly-extinct tree that was once the source of a valuable red dye?
- Brazil
- To end the Cuban missile crisis, the U.S. agreed to remove its nuclear missiles from what country?
- Turkey
- Thought to be the world's largest single source of dust, the Bodele Depression is located in what country?
- Chad
- Starting with the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, what company is the longest continuously serving Olympics sponsor?
- Coca-Cola
- Nostradamus's reputation as a prophet comes from his 16th-century book of prophecies titled what?
- Centuries
- The nation's first "Adopt-a-Highway" program was launched in 1985 by what state's Department of Transportation?
- Texas
- Tatanka-lyotanka, the famous head chief of the Lakota nation, is better known by what name?
- Sitting Bull
- In 1951, the first UNIVAC computer was used to help what U.S. agency process information?
- Census Bureau
- The phrase "eating humble pie" originally referred to a dish made from the innards of what animal?
- Deer
- To prevent counterfeiting, security threads in new $20 bills glow what color when held up to ultraviolet light?
- Green
- According to tradition, what dish has been served daily at the restaurant of the U.S. Senate since the early 1900s?
- Bean soup
- What automobile's name is a word that means "modern" in its home country?
- Hyundai
- The 8-year-old recipient of the famous reply “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus†had what last name?
- O’Hanlon
- The nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" has a second verse in which Jack tries to mend his head with what?
- Vinegar and brown paper
- What US president's wife, Abigail, was once his schoolteacher?
- Millard Fillmore
- Which of these bodies of water lies above an enormous meteorite crater formed 35 million years ago?
- Chesapeake Bay
- The name of the notorious WWI spy Mata Hari is a Malay phrase that literally means what?
- Eye of the day
- The dog that played Toto in the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz" was what kind of terrier?
- Cairn
- Originally reading "Hollywoodland," the world-famous "Hollywood" sign was built as a giant advertisement for what?
- Housing development
- In 2005, scientists in Australia began harvesting what animal's blood after finding its strong immune system kills the HIV virus?
- Crocodile
- Originally practiced by Hindus, yoga takes its name from a Sanskrit word meaning what?
- Union
- In 1966, what U.S. state became the last to repeal its statewide Prohibition laws?
- Mississippi
- Contrary to his nickname, Thomas "Tennessee" Williams was born in what U.S. state?
- Mississippi
- DaVinciÕs Mona Lisa is painted on a 30-by-21 inch panel made from the wood of what tree?
- Poplar
- Of these famous children's book authors, who was the only one to have had children?
- Roald Dahl
- According to the famous Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, Hiawatha belongs to what Native American tribe?
- Chippewa
- The original design of the White House was inspired by what country's current parliament building?
- Ireland
- In 2004, the fossils of Homo floresiensis, a "hobbit-sized" human species, were discovered in what country?
- Indonesia
- What Shakespeare play is famous for the unusual stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear"?
- The Winter's Tale
- What word, meaning "an embellishing musical note," was the winning word in the 2005 National Spelling Bee?
- Appoggiatura
- In the 1982 film "Diner," one supporting character compulsively quotes lines from what classic movie?
- Sweet Smell of Success
- In the 1997 movie "Titanic," Jack wins passage onto the doomed vessel with what poker hand?
- Full House
- In the 1941 movie "Citizen Kane," what is the name of the sled that replaces Kane's beloved sled Rosebud?
- The Crusader
- Which of these Motown classics is not featured on the original soundtrack to the 1983 movie "The Big Chill"?
- I Can't Help Myself
- What is the only movie from 1995 or later that made the AFI's "100 Greatest American Movies of All Time" list?
- Fargo
- Elvis Presley's last feature film was a 1969 movie titled what?
- Change of Habit
- Which of the following is an example of a literary device called "pathetic fallacy"?
- Cruel wind
- In 1939, what two teams played in the first baseball game broadcast on television?
- Princeton and Columbia
- By definition, eustatic change is a worldwide alteration in what?
- Sea level
- In the Edgar Rice Burroughs book "Tarzan of the Apes," the name "Tarzan" means what in ape language?
- White skin
- In 1974, what product became the first to be scanned by a retailer using the UPC bar code?
- Wrigley's gum
- What famous Romantic poet drowned in 1826 while sailing in Italy's Gulf of Spezia?
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- On May 20, 1937, Amelia Earhart began her ill-fated attempt to fly around the world from what U.S. city?
- Oakland
- Now used to refer to a snooty person, the word "snob" originally referred to a person with what job?
- Shoemaker
- Rubies are red primarily because they contain trace amounts of what metal?
- Chromium
- What scientist's lesser-known achievements include developing a vaccine for rabies?
- Louis Pasteur
- In 1990, who appeared on the cover of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly?
- k.d. lang
- The TS Eliot poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," begins with a quote from what literary work?
- The Divine Comedy
- The phrase "slush fund" was once a nautical term that referred to what?
- Animal fat
- Outside of honorary awards, what famous singer's three Grammys were all in gospel music categories?
- Elvis Presley
- Before switching career paths, which of these prominent Americans studied clarinet performances at Juilliard?
- Alan Greenspan
- A self-professed "train nerd," what rocker became a part-owner of the Lionel toy train company in 1995?
- Neil Young
- The 1990 movie "Pretty Woman" prominently features what famous opera with a similar plot?
- La Traviata
- What historical figure died of appendicitis in 1926, days after being punched in the stomach by an overeager fan?
- Harry Houdini
- True to his word, General Douglas MacArthur returned to what country in 1944 to liberate it from the Japanese?
- Philippines
- Taking place in 1981, Muhammed Ali's final professional fight was nicknamed what?
- Drama in the Bahamas
- What explorer, who landed on the Australian coast in 1770, was the first to record the word "kangaroo"?
- James Cook
- What White House official's initials are also an abbreviation for his job title?
- Alberto Gonzales
- The word "nerd" first appeared in print as a character's name in a work by what author?
- Dr. Suess
- Which of the following is not a character in Madeleine L'Engle's classic childrens' book "A Wrinkle in Time"?
- Mrs. Whynot
- Which of these presidents was not born before President John F. Kennedy?
- Jimmy Carter
- What literary heroine, upon her death, is buried in three coffins, "one oak, one mahogany, one lead"?
- Emma Bovary
- What tradition is said to have begun in 1477 with the union of Archduke Maximillian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy?
- Diamond engagement ring
- Used to measure astronomical distances, a light-year is equal to approximately how many miles?
- 6 trillion
- Which of these popular sayings is believed to come from the O. Henry story "Schools and Schools"?
- Curiosity killed the cat
- Due to its nutritional punch, what variety of orange does Sunkist market as "The Power Orange"?
- Cara Cara
- After arriving in the U.S. the famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng adopted what Western last name?
- Bunker