What makes a rocket move upward?

expulsion of gases from burning fuel

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1
Who has won the most Grammys of all time?
Georg Solti
Michael Jackson
Quincy Jones
Stevie Wonder
2
Where was the 1962 World's Fair?
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
Seattle
3
Who developed approximately 300 products made from peanuts?
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
Garrett Morgan
4
What was William Tell's nationality?
German
American
Austrian
Swiss
5
Who published "Poor Richard's Almanack"?
Thomas Edison
William Hunter
Benjamin Franklin
Francis Hoffman
6
What's the center division of a Backgammon board called?
home
no man's land
the bar
safe
7
Which gangster's business card read: "Second hand furniture dealer?"
John Gotti
Bugsy Siegal
Al Capone
Sam Giancana
8
What was the first U.S. space program?
Skylab
Project Mercury
Project Apollo
Project Gemini
9
At whom did Peeping Tom peep?
Lady Godiva
Cleopatra
Lady Macbeth
Lady Guinevere
10
What empire attempted to invade Greece unsuccessfully?
Byzantine Empire
Persian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
11
What's the most common color of Topaz?
blue
yellow
black
green
12
What makes a rocket move upward?
expulsion of gases from burning fuel
an explosion of gas or other fuel
flames from burning fuel
13
According to a myth, what did Saint Patrick banish from Ireland?
mosquitos
snakes
lizards
rats
14
What is the only year the Chargers played in the Superbowl, and to which team did they lose?
1993 - 49ers
1995 - 49ers
1995 - Giants
1994 - Cowboys
15
Who was the 1st American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
16
Your genes code for proteins. Which of these chemicals that you produce is not a protein?
Collagen
Dopamine
Urea
Keratin
17
Who wrote "Roll Over Beethoven"?
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
18
How many kilograms are there in a metric ton?
10
10,000
1,000
100
19
If you wish to grow strawberries, you might consult a book on which of these subjects?
speleology
deltiology
etymology
pomology
20
What's the largest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?
Australia
India
Madagascar
New Zealand
21
Where was "Resurrection City" erected in 1968?
Baltimore, MD
Washington DC
Montgomery, AL
Jackson, MS
22
What was stolen from The Louvre on Aug 21, 1911?
Landscape with Cottages
The Mona Lisa
The David
Poppy Flowers
23
Who proposed Daylight Savings Time?
George Vernon Hudson
Ben Franklin
Thomas Edison
Thomas Jefferson
24
What color is diamond dust?
Grey
Clear
Yellow
Black
25
What major North Vietnamese port was mined by the US?
Saigon
Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City
Haiphong
26
What part of the body doesn't get blood?
Cornea
Teeth
Brain
Bone
27
How many lords a-leaping are there in the carol Twelve Days of Christmas?
10
9
6
12
28
What South American city does an 82-foot statue of Christ overlook?
Buenos Aires
Lima
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
29
Who managed The Beatles?
Allan Williams
Allen Klein
All of the above
Brian Epstein
30
Which Shakespeare play features Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
31
James Cameron used what technique for Avatar, touted as a breakthrough in cinematic technology?
RealD 3D
XpanD 3D
IMAX 3D
Stereoscopy
32
Per California law, if 2 vehicles meet on a one-lane mountain road, which vehicle must back up?
The vehicle facing downhill
The vehicle facing uphill
The vehicle farthest up the hill
33
What British band made its American TV premiere on the Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1964?
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Who
The Rolling Stones
34
Which of the following was NOT one of the ten plagues of Egypt?
Hail.
Cattle disease.
Frogs.
Rodents (mice and rats).
35
When was Girl Scouts founded?
1912
1905
1926
1919
36
Which part of the brain controls coordination of movement, balance & posture?
Parietal Lobe
Brain Stem
Cerebellum
Occipital Lobe
37
Who was the legendary Benedictine monk who invented champagne?
Veuve Clicquot
Saint Gaul Orpale
Jules Chandon
Dom Perignon
38
What sea surrounds the Cayman Islands?
the Gulf of Mexico
the Mediterranean Sea
the Caribbean Sea
the Black Sea
39
What continent pushes up the Atlas Mountains?
Europe
North America
Africa
South America
40
What is the middle name of former US defense secretary, Robert S. McNamara?
Samuel
Saul
Strange
Steven
41
What Indies constituted the Spice Islands?
The South Indies
The West Indies
The North Indies
The East Indies
42
Who was "The Paper Lion"?
George Plimpton
Sandy Koufax
Nolan Ryan
Cy Young
43
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin took this ship to the moon.
Mars 2
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
Mercury 7
44
What's the largest artery in the human body?
Aorta
Tunica Intima
Brachial Artery
Vena Cava
45
French Silk Pie is most commonly flavored with what?
Pumpkin
Chocolate
Vanilla
Strawberry
46
What's the opposite of the Orient?
Mindoro
Morgenland
Occident
Asiaten
47
In The Lion King, what is the meaning of the phrase, “Hakuna Matata?”
Why bother?
No worries
Live and let live
Eat, drink, and be merry
48
Who is the only woman to have won 2 Nobel Prizes?
Mother Teresa
Maria Goeppert Mayer
Barbara McClintock
Marie Curie
49
Which island group contains: Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, and Herm?
The Anglesey Islands
The Soloman Islands
The Channel Islands
Gore Islands
50
Which former African leader held his country's boxing title for nine years?
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Idi Amin
Idriss Déby
51
What element is combined with iron to become steel?
Carbon
Aluminum
Silver
Potassium
52
What's the weight classification of a 159-pound boxer?
featherweight
middleweight
lightweight
heavyweight
53
What 1921 film made Rudolph Valentino a star?
Uncharted Seas
The Sheik
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Conquering Power
54
Which team won the first Super Bowl in 1967?
Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Buffalo Bills
55
What is a sirocco?
a type of Volkswagon
a tsunami
a hot Sahara wind
a type of bicycle
56
Who portrayed Tonto on TV in the 1950's?
Jay Silverheels
Edward Andrews
Robert Donner
Richard Denning
57
Where does the "Six flags of Texas" get its name from?
Flags that Native American groups used.
An amusement park.
Different countries that have ruled over Texas.
From different states in the US.
58
Jupiter's moon, Europa, has an ocean made from:
hydrogen
ammonia
water
methane
59
Columbus failed to bring back gold to the king and queen; what did he bring back instead?
50 lbs of silver
crabs
500 slaves
plants from the Caribbean
60
The U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team earned this medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Gold
Silver
Most Improved
Bronze
61
What island is Pearl Harbor on?
Oahu
Big Island of Hawaii
Kauai
Maui
62
How many bones does the human body have?
203
209
198
206
63
With what creature is Athena, Greek Goddess of wisdom, associated?
hawk
wolf
fox
owl
64
What element's chemical symbol is Pb?
Praseodymium
Phosphorus
Lead
Iron
65
What was The Pink Panther in "The Pink Panther"?
a car
a cat
a diamond
a thief
66
Which novel by Vladimir Nabokov features Professor Humbert in love with a 12 year old girl?
Lolita
The Original of Laura
Pale Fire
Laughter in the Dark
67
The number of people saved in Noah's ark was:
2
8
4
6
68
Where are the famed Tivoli Gardens?
Versailles
Madrid
Copenhagen
Florence
69
Who was the captain of the Titanic?
Bartholomew Roberts
Edward J. Smith
Edward H. Seymour
James Tiberius Kirk
70
What is the largest of the "big cats"?
tiger
leopard
lion
cougar
71
What animal has been called "The poor man's cow"?
Goat
Camel
Horse
Donkey
72
Who was the sidekick on The Joey Bishop Show?
Regis Philbin
Ed McMahon
Joey Bishop
Johnny Carson
73
What state is across the lake from Milwaukee?
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
74
What's the point of the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?
focus
slip
epicenter
active fault
75
What are Barbary corsairs?
strip club
pirates
turtles
lady's lingerie
76
What gives beer its distinctive bitter flavor?
sugar
hops
barley
malt
77
When are tides the highest?
during the moon's first quarter phase
when the moon is at a right angle to the sun
during the moon's third quarter phase
when the sun, Earth, and moon are nearly in a line
78
What sign of the Zodiac covers Nov 22 to Dec 21?
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Capricorn
Scorpio
79
How big is a terabyte?
100 gigabytes
10,000 gigabytes
1,000 gigabytes
10 gigabytes
80
Which member of the British royal family participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics?
Mark Phillips
Princess Kate
Princess Anne
Zara Phillips
81
What's the pseudonym of disc jockey Robert Smith?
Wolfman Jack
Jazzy Jeff
Big Daddy
Hy Lit
82
What's a group of kittens called?
a parliament
a pack
a murder
a kindle
83
What's the largest US State east of the Mississippi?
West Virginia
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
84
What does an androphobic maiden fear?
dogs
snakes
men
spiders
85
What's the name of the piece flipped into the cup in Tiddlywinks?
Wink
Coin
Flipper
Tiddly
86
Starting in 1972, which TV show topped the ratings for five years?
Happy Days
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
M*A*S*H
All in the Family
87
Water droplets that collect on the bathroom mirror during a shower is an example of what?
precipitation
irrigation
evaporation
condensation
88
Which US State does John Denver call his "Mountain Mama"?
West Virginia
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
89
How many strings are on a cello?
5
4
6
3
90
Which of Forrest Gump’s body parts was wounded, thereby sending him home from Vietnam?
Buttocks
Pinkie
Big toe
Earlobe
91
What are the six murder weapons in the original board game of Clue?
candlestick, knife, lead pipe, revolver, wire, wrench
candlestick, knife, lead pipe, rifle, rope, wrench
candlestick, knife, lead pipe, revolver, rope, wrench
candlestick, fire poker, lead pipe, revolver, rope, wrench
92
Under the rule of this man, the Roman Empire entered a 200-year period of peace & prosperity.
Julius Ceasar
Constantine XI
Octavian
Augustus
93
Bach, Vivaldi and Handel were all composers from which period?
Classical
Baroque
Medieval
Romantic
94
What type of dog is named for a Mexican state?
Hidalgo
Morelos
Durango
Chihuahua
95
In a Tale of Two Cities, which are the two cities?
London and Paris
Rome and Paris
Rome and Venice
London and Rome
96
How old was Elvis Presley when he died?
39
44
47
42
97
When did the color pink become equated with femininity?
in the 1920s
In the 1800s
In the 1700s
After World War II
98
Who won Gold in the women's giant slalom event in the 2018 Olympics?
Viktoria Rebensburg
Stephanie Brunner
Mikaela Shiffrin
Tessa Worley
99
Heat is the flow of ______ from one object to another.
heat
light
energy
chemicals
100
In 1820, when Maine became a "free state", what other (now a state) became a "slave state"?
Arkansas
Texas
Missouri
Georgia

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Questions 100

Answers

1
Who has won the most Grammys of all time?
Georg Solti
Michael Jackson
Quincy Jones
Stevie Wonder
2
Where was the 1962 World's Fair?
Chicago
Boston
Los Angeles
Seattle
3
Who developed approximately 300 products made from peanuts?
Frederick Douglass
Booker T. Washington
George Washington Carver
Garrett Morgan
4
What was William Tell's nationality?
German
American
Austrian
Swiss
5
Who published "Poor Richard's Almanack"?
Thomas Edison
William Hunter
Benjamin Franklin
Francis Hoffman
6
What's the center division of a Backgammon board called?
home
no man's land
the bar
safe
7
Which gangster's business card read: "Second hand furniture dealer?"
John Gotti
Bugsy Siegal
Al Capone
Sam Giancana
8
What was the first U.S. space program?
Skylab
Project Mercury
Project Apollo
Project Gemini
9
At whom did Peeping Tom peep?
Lady Godiva
Cleopatra
Lady Macbeth
Lady Guinevere
10
What empire attempted to invade Greece unsuccessfully?
Byzantine Empire
Persian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Roman Empire
11
What's the most common color of Topaz?
blue
yellow
black
green
12
What makes a rocket move upward?
expulsion of gases from burning fuel
an explosion of gas or other fuel
flames from burning fuel
13
According to a myth, what did Saint Patrick banish from Ireland?
mosquitos
snakes
lizards
rats
14
What is the only year the Chargers played in the Superbowl, and to which team did they lose?
1993 - 49ers
1995 - 49ers
1995 - Giants
1994 - Cowboys
15
Who was the 1st American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepard
16
Your genes code for proteins. Which of these chemicals that you produce is not a protein?
Collagen
Dopamine
Urea
Keratin
17
Who wrote "Roll Over Beethoven"?
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Jerry Lee Lewis
18
How many kilograms are there in a metric ton?
10
10,000
1,000
100
19
If you wish to grow strawberries, you might consult a book on which of these subjects?
speleology
deltiology
etymology
pomology
20
What's the largest country entirely in the Southern Hemisphere?
Australia
India
Madagascar
New Zealand
21
Where was "Resurrection City" erected in 1968?
Baltimore, MD
Washington DC
Montgomery, AL
Jackson, MS
22
What was stolen from The Louvre on Aug 21, 1911?
Landscape with Cottages
The Mona Lisa
The David
Poppy Flowers
23
Who proposed Daylight Savings Time?
George Vernon Hudson
Ben Franklin
Thomas Edison
Thomas Jefferson
24
What color is diamond dust?
Grey
Clear
Yellow
Black
25
What major North Vietnamese port was mined by the US?
Saigon
Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City
Haiphong
26
What part of the body doesn't get blood?
Cornea
Teeth
Brain
Bone
27
How many lords a-leaping are there in the carol Twelve Days of Christmas?
10
9
6
12
28
What South American city does an 82-foot statue of Christ overlook?
Buenos Aires
Lima
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
29
Who managed The Beatles?
Allan Williams
Allen Klein
All of the above
Brian Epstein
30
Which Shakespeare play features Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
31
James Cameron used what technique for Avatar, touted as a breakthrough in cinematic technology?
RealD 3D
XpanD 3D
IMAX 3D
Stereoscopy
32
Per California law, if 2 vehicles meet on a one-lane mountain road, which vehicle must back up?
The vehicle facing downhill
The vehicle facing uphill
The vehicle farthest up the hill
33
What British band made its American TV premiere on the Ed Sullivan Show in February, 1964?
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Who
The Rolling Stones
34
Which of the following was NOT one of the ten plagues of Egypt?
Hail.
Cattle disease.
Frogs.
Rodents (mice and rats).
35
When was Girl Scouts founded?
1912
1905
1926
1919
36
Which part of the brain controls coordination of movement, balance & posture?
Parietal Lobe
Brain Stem
Cerebellum
Occipital Lobe
37
Who was the legendary Benedictine monk who invented champagne?
Veuve Clicquot
Saint Gaul Orpale
Jules Chandon
Dom Perignon
38
What sea surrounds the Cayman Islands?
the Gulf of Mexico
the Mediterranean Sea
the Caribbean Sea
the Black Sea
39
What continent pushes up the Atlas Mountains?
Europe
North America
Africa
South America
40
What is the middle name of former US defense secretary, Robert S. McNamara?
Samuel
Saul
Strange
Steven
41
What Indies constituted the Spice Islands?
The South Indies
The West Indies
The North Indies
The East Indies
42
Who was "The Paper Lion"?
George Plimpton
Sandy Koufax
Nolan Ryan
Cy Young
43
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin took this ship to the moon.
Mars 2
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
Mercury 7
44
What's the largest artery in the human body?
Aorta
Tunica Intima
Brachial Artery
Vena Cava
45
French Silk Pie is most commonly flavored with what?
Pumpkin
Chocolate
Vanilla
Strawberry
46
What's the opposite of the Orient?
Mindoro
Morgenland
Occident
Asiaten
47
In The Lion King, what is the meaning of the phrase, “Hakuna Matata?”
Why bother?
No worries
Live and let live
Eat, drink, and be merry
48
Who is the only woman to have won 2 Nobel Prizes?
Mother Teresa
Maria Goeppert Mayer
Barbara McClintock
Marie Curie
49
Which island group contains: Jersey, Guernsey, Sark, and Herm?
The Anglesey Islands
The Soloman Islands
The Channel Islands
Gore Islands
50
Which former African leader held his country's boxing title for nine years?
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Idi Amin
Idriss Déby
51
What element is combined with iron to become steel?
Carbon
Aluminum
Silver
Potassium
52
What's the weight classification of a 159-pound boxer?
featherweight
middleweight
lightweight
heavyweight
53
What 1921 film made Rudolph Valentino a star?
Uncharted Seas
The Sheik
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Conquering Power
54
Which team won the first Super Bowl in 1967?
Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Buffalo Bills
55
What is a sirocco?
a type of Volkswagon
a tsunami
a hot Sahara wind
a type of bicycle
56
Who portrayed Tonto on TV in the 1950's?
Jay Silverheels
Edward Andrews
Robert Donner
Richard Denning
57
Where does the "Six flags of Texas" get its name from?
Flags that Native American groups used.
An amusement park.
Different countries that have ruled over Texas.
From different states in the US.
58
Jupiter's moon, Europa, has an ocean made from:
hydrogen
ammonia
water
methane
59
Columbus failed to bring back gold to the king and queen; what did he bring back instead?
50 lbs of silver
crabs
500 slaves
plants from the Caribbean
60
The U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team earned this medal in the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Gold
Silver
Most Improved
Bronze
61
What island is Pearl Harbor on?
Oahu
Big Island of Hawaii
Kauai
Maui
62
How many bones does the human body have?
203
209
198
206
63
With what creature is Athena, Greek Goddess of wisdom, associated?
hawk
wolf
fox
owl
64
What element's chemical symbol is Pb?
Praseodymium
Phosphorus
Lead
Iron
65
What was The Pink Panther in "The Pink Panther"?
a car
a cat
a diamond
a thief
66
Which novel by Vladimir Nabokov features Professor Humbert in love with a 12 year old girl?
Lolita
The Original of Laura
Pale Fire
Laughter in the Dark
67
The number of people saved in Noah's ark was:
2
8
4
6
68
Where are the famed Tivoli Gardens?
Versailles
Madrid
Copenhagen
Florence
69
Who was the captain of the Titanic?
Bartholomew Roberts
Edward J. Smith
Edward H. Seymour
James Tiberius Kirk
70
What is the largest of the "big cats"?
tiger
leopard
lion
cougar
71
What animal has been called "The poor man's cow"?
Goat
Camel
Horse
Donkey
72
Who was the sidekick on The Joey Bishop Show?
Regis Philbin
Ed McMahon
Joey Bishop
Johnny Carson
73
What state is across the lake from Milwaukee?
North Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Michigan
74
What's the point of the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus?
focus
slip
epicenter
active fault
75
What are Barbary corsairs?
strip club
pirates
turtles
lady's lingerie
76
What gives beer its distinctive bitter flavor?
sugar
hops
barley
malt
77
When are tides the highest?
during the moon's first quarter phase
when the moon is at a right angle to the sun
during the moon's third quarter phase
when the sun, Earth, and moon are nearly in a line
78
What sign of the Zodiac covers Nov 22 to Dec 21?
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Capricorn
Scorpio
79
How big is a terabyte?
100 gigabytes
10,000 gigabytes
1,000 gigabytes
10 gigabytes
80
Which member of the British royal family participated in the 1976 Summer Olympics?
Mark Phillips
Princess Kate
Princess Anne
Zara Phillips
81
What's the pseudonym of disc jockey Robert Smith?
Wolfman Jack
Jazzy Jeff
Big Daddy
Hy Lit
82
What's a group of kittens called?
a parliament
a pack
a murder
a kindle
83
What's the largest US State east of the Mississippi?
West Virginia
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
84
What does an androphobic maiden fear?
dogs
snakes
men
spiders
85
What's the name of the piece flipped into the cup in Tiddlywinks?
Wink
Coin
Flipper
Tiddly
86
Starting in 1972, which TV show topped the ratings for five years?
Happy Days
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
M*A*S*H
All in the Family
87
Water droplets that collect on the bathroom mirror during a shower is an example of what?
precipitation
irrigation
evaporation
condensation
88
Which US State does John Denver call his "Mountain Mama"?
West Virginia
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
89
How many strings are on a cello?
5
4
6
3
90
Which of Forrest Gump’s body parts was wounded, thereby sending him home from Vietnam?
Buttocks
Pinkie
Big toe
Earlobe
91
What are the six murder weapons in the original board game of Clue?
candlestick, knife, lead pipe, revolver, wire, wrench
candlestick, knife, lead pipe, rifle, rope, wrench
candlestick, knife, lead pipe, revolver, rope, wrench
candlestick, fire poker, lead pipe, revolver, rope, wrench
92
Under the rule of this man, the Roman Empire entered a 200-year period of peace & prosperity.
Julius Ceasar
Constantine XI
Octavian
Augustus
93
Bach, Vivaldi and Handel were all composers from which period?
Classical
Baroque
Medieval
Romantic
94
What type of dog is named for a Mexican state?
Hidalgo
Morelos
Durango
Chihuahua
95
In a Tale of Two Cities, which are the two cities?
London and Paris
Rome and Paris
Rome and Venice
London and Rome
96
How old was Elvis Presley when he died?
39
44
47
42
97
When did the color pink become equated with femininity?
in the 1920s
In the 1800s
In the 1700s
After World War II
98
Who won Gold in the women's giant slalom event in the 2018 Olympics?
Viktoria Rebensburg
Stephanie Brunner
Mikaela Shiffrin
Tessa Worley
99
Heat is the flow of ______ from one object to another.
heat
light
energy
chemicals
100
In 1820, when Maine became a "free state", what other (now a state) became a "slave state"?
Arkansas
Texas
Missouri
Georgia