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1
Which MLB stadium has a brick outfield wall that is covered in Ivy for most of the season?
Fenway Park
Wrigley Field
Dodger Stadium
Yankee Stadium
2
Traditionally, the Dalai Lama is the head of ___________ Buddhism
Tibetan
Korean
Mongolian
Chinese
3
Which country listed below has an absolute monarchy in the modern era?
Great Britain
Norway
Saudi Arabia
Libya
4
What actor played the Godfather?
Al Pacino
Gregory Peck
Marlon Brando
Robert DiNero
5
Who was President at the start of the Great Depression
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
6
Which college basketball team has the most men's basketball titles?
Indiana
Duke
Kentucky
UCLA
7
A squared plus B squared equals C squared...
Newton's Laws
Achum's Razor
Socratic Seminar
Pythagrean Theorum
8
Which of the following is NOT a monotheistic religion?
Islam
Hinduism
Sikhism
Christianity
9
Who invented the game of basketball?
Lord Stanley
Dr. James Naismith
Abner Doubleday
John Wooden
10
Which one of the following men was not a proessional boxer?
Walter Payton
Sonny Liston
Muhammed Ali
Joe Lewis
11
The highest recorder temperature ever in North America was recorded at...
Death Valley, CA
San Antonio, Texas
Juarez, Mexico
Sante Fe, New Mexico
12
What political role did Richard Nixon have in the 1950's?
He was a US House member
He was the Governor of California
He was the President
He was the Vice President
13
Which professional golf tournament does the winner get a Green Jacket at every year?
The US Open
The Masters
The Players Championship
The British Open
14
Who performed the famous comedy sketch "Who's on first?"?
Sigfrued and Royd
The Smothers Brothers
Abbot and Costello
Burns and Allen
15
Which NFL team is tied with New England having the most Super Bowl titles in history?
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
San Francisco 49ers
Pittsburgh Steelers
16
What is the number 1 grossing movie of all time?
Gone with the Wind
The original Star Wars
Avatar
Titanic
17
This more than doubled the size of the United States in 1803.
The Mexican Cession
The Louisiana Purchase
The Revolutionary War
The Wilmot Proviso
18
Who was the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court?
Roger Taney
John Marshall
Oliver Wendell Holmes
John Jay
19
This man is regarded as the father of modern economics?
Carl Aichen
Adam Smith
Donal Trump
Karl Marx
20
What famous comedian made the Tonight Show the number 1 late night show between 1962 and 1992?
Jack Parr
Jack Benny
Johnny Carson
Jay Leno
21
Which American city has NOT hosted an Olympics?
Chicago
St. Louis
Atlanta
Los Angeles
22
What is the number 1 played and watched sport worldwide?
Baseball
Hockey
Basketball
Soccer
23
The religion on earth that has the most followers is currently...
Judaism
Christianity
Buddhism
Islam
24
Which one of the following professional athletes was NOT a golfer?
Tiger Woods
Jack Nicklaus
Jimmy Conner
Arnold Palmer
25
E equals MC squared is formula used in...
Calculus
Physics
Chemistry
Algebra
26
What is NOT an enumerated power of Congress?
Creating and regulating a Post Office
Punishing Piracy on the high seas
Declaring War
Establishing national schools
27
The Great Wall of China was built to keep invaders from what country out?
Mongolia
Russia
Tibet
Korea
28
This radio play had many Americans in a panic when it first aired in October of 1938?
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
Gone with the Wind
War of the Worlds
Psycho
29
Which one of the following Presidents was NOT a general at some point in his military career?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
30
The Pope's headquarters are at...
Vatican City
Venice
New York City
Avignon
31
The Los Angeles Dodgers moved from what city to LA in 1958?
Philadelphi
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Brooklyn
32
This comedy show made its debut in 1975 and it still runs even today?
The Simpsons
SCTV
Saturday Night Live
The Tonight Show
33
Who was President of the United States in 1800?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
34
Which of the following was NOT a slave state that remained faithful to the Union?
Tennessee
Maryland
Kentucky
Missouri
35
What is the name of the award given to the best TV shows of the year?
Grammy's
Oscars
Tony's
Emmy's
36
What actress has won more Oscars than anyone else?
Bet Middler
Maryl Streep
Katherine Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
37
The people of Iran are ethnically...
Pakistanis
Jews
Arabs
Persians
38
What city is the capital of Thailand?
Souel
Bangkok
Karachi
Dien Bien Pho
39
The people that live in Saharan Africa are ethnically ____________.
Tribal
Dutch
Black Africans
Arabs
40
Which of the following was NOT a World War 2 battle?
Tet Offensive
D-Day
Guadalcanal
The Bulge
41
The 2nd largest continent on earth is...
Africa
N. America
Antarctica
S. America
42
What was the name of the Senator that led the charge to keep USA out of the League of Nations?
Nelson Rockefeller
Sam Rayburn
Henry Cabot Lodge
Woodrow Wilson
43
Who did the USA beat in the 1980 Olympic Gold medal hockey game?
Finland
Sweden
Soviet Union
Canada
44
Which of the following is NOT an ancient, indigenous people group of central or south America?
Aztecs
Aborigines
Mayas
Incas
45
What is the name of the trophy that the Super Bowl winner receives every year?
Stanley Cup
Lombardi Trophy
Commissioners Cup
Wannamkaer Trophy
46
This is the longest TV show?
The Cosby Show
Gunsmoke
The Simpsons
I love Lucy
47
Which 2 states are tied for having the most Presidents come from there (6 each)?
New York and California
California and Virginia
New York and Ohio
Ohio and Virginia
48
This doctor is regarded as the man who discovered penicillan?
Copernicus
Alexander Fleming
Louise Pasture
Sigmund Frued
49
Which one of the following wars was a Cold War conflict?
World War II
The Korean War
The War on Terrorism
Gulf War I
