While rushing to swear in LBJ aboard Air Force One in 1963, judge Sarah Hughes did what?

Added "So help me God" to the oath

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1
Biologically speaking, which of the following falls under the scientific category of megafauna?
Eggplants
Humans
Bats
Palm trees
2
What was American Dialect Society's "Word of the Twentieth Century"?
Teenager
Jazz
DNA
Freedom
3
In 2016 Wikipedia announced that the single most-edited article in its 15-year history is about
Harry Potter
George W. Bush
Israel
Beyoncé
4
What SCJ wrote that hard-core pornography was hard to define but, "I know it when I see it"?
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Antonin Scalia
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
5
Charles Radbourn is best known for flipping the bird at the camera in an 1886 photo of what?
Congressmen
Harvard graduates
Baseball players
NYC police officers
6
In 1969, who became the first person to deliver the commencement speech at Wellesley College?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Oprah Winfrey
Barbara Walters
Hillary Clinton
7
Which of the following totals closest to 21, without going over?
Main islands of Hawaii + [10]
Canadians provinces + [9]
Countries on the South American continent + [3]
U.S. states east of the Mississippi River + [2]
8
One of the longest names in the Bible, Mahershalalhashbaz is featured in which book?
Exodus
Judges
Job
Isaiah
9
While rushing to swear in LBJ aboard Air Force One in 1963, judge Sarah Hughes did what?
Left her eyeglasses in her car
Added "So help me God" to the oath
Had him raise his left hand
Boarded the wrong plane
10
Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?
Japanese beetle
Moth
Roach
Fly
11
Which of the following people was alive during the lifetimes of both John Adams and Reagan?
John D. Rockefeller
Charles Dickens
Karl Marx
Harriet Tubman
12
With only six known to exist in the world, an autograph from who has a value of $5 million?
William Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
13
With a combined net worth at $2.399 trillion, how many billionaires are there in the U.S.?
13
61
540
123
14
Michael Jackson's autobiography "Moonwalk" was edited and featured a foreword by whom?
Mr. Rogers
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Pat Sajak
Rodney Dangerfield
15
Hitting bookshelves all the way back on August 6, 1996, which of these was published first?
Twilight
A Game of Thrones
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Hunger Games
16
About 4,000 people have summited Mt. Everest meaning that more people have reached the top than
become an Eagle Scout.
won Olympic Gold Medals.
been a U.S. Senator.
run in the NYC Marathon.
17
The exterior of the White House is painted a shade of white called what?
Antique White
Dove White
Whisper White
Marble White
18
Created by a graduate student in the 1960s, the modern waterbed was originally nicknamed what?
"The Love Ocean"
"The Sweet Dream"
"The Calm Sea"
"The Pleasure Pit"
19
The first webcam was activated in Cambridge University's computer lab in 1993 to keep an eye on
a coffee pot.
a candy machine.
a water cooler.
a bathroom line.
20
What urban metropolis is widely recognized as the only major U.S. city founded by a woman?
Miami
Portland
San Francisco
Minneapolis
21
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
Isaac Newton
Niels Bohr
Enrico Fermi
Albert Einstein
22
Hawaii is the only U.S. state that has never reported an indigenous case of what?
Rabies
Tuberculosis
Chickenpox
Syphilis
23
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about one in every eight Anericans is what?
An immigrant
Incarcerated
75-years-old or older
A millionaire
24
When the "Mona Lisa" was stolen in 1911, which artist was questioned as a possible suspect?
Edgar Degas
Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse
Claude Monet
25
What are ristretto, lungo, and doppio?
Ways of saying “Be quiet” in Italian
Ways of playing a violin
Ways of preparing pasta
Ways of making espresso
26
Which of these landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country?
Burkina Faso
Lesotho
Mongolia
Luxembourg
27
“NuqDaq ‘oH puchpa”e” is how you say “Where is the bathroom?” in which fictional language?
Star Wars’ Ewokese
Avatar’s Na’vi
Star Trek’s Klingon
Lord of the Rings’ Elvish
28
Which of these U.S. presidents was not also vice president?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald Ford
George Bush Sr.
Jimmy Carter
29
Which of the following is NOT made primarily of granite?
Mount Rushmore
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Plymouth Rock
Stonehenge
30
A poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined what?
Hydraulic
Hurricane
Robotics
Anesthesia
31
In the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," who is depicted holding the flag?
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
32
What country deputed the world's first Skype phone booth in 2011?
Estonia
Israel
South Korea
Portugal
33
The original Declaration of Independence sits in a sealed case filled with what inert gas?
Krypton
Neon
Radon
Argon
34
The oft-quoted line "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships" was written by whom?
Alexander Pope
Dante Alighieri
Christopher Marlowe
John Milton
35
Of the following, who was NOT born in the 19th century?
Pablo Picasso
Ulysses S. Grant
C.S. Lewis
Ludwig van Beethoven
36
Which of these is a breed of chicken, and not the name of a bully in a classic 1980s movie?
Scut Farkus
Stan Gable
Hardy Jenns
Buff Orpington
37
The original rules of baseball stated that what would determine the winner?
First team to hit a home run
First team to score 21 runs
Highest score after one hour
Highest score after all 9 players have batted
38
Who is the only character mentioned by name in the opening crawl in the 1977 movie "Star Wars"?
Luke Skywalker
Darth Vader
Princess Leia
Obi-Wan Kenobi
39
Born less than three years apart, which pair of Hollywood siblings are closest in age?
Zooey & Emily Deschanel
James & Dave Franco
Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal
Luke & Owen Wilson
40
Many doctors recommend that you don’t remove cerumen from your body. What is cerumen?
Dandruff
Fingernail dirt
Earwax
Nose hair
41
In a sonnet inscribed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, it asks to be given all but what?
"Your wretched"
"Your huddled masses"
"Your tired"
"Your poor"
42
The pH scale was invented in a laboratory that focused specifically on making tastier what?
Beer
Soup
Cheese
Applesauce
43
Though today it's treated like a treasure, what artwork was once cut into to enlarge a doorway?
"The Last Supper"
"Detroit Industry"
"Guernica"
"The Birth of Venus"
44
What celebrity's oldest child, Jennifer, was born in 1963 and youngest child, Raymond, in 1992?
Jack Nicholson
Michael Caine
Harrison Ford
Clint Eastwood
45
All but which of these occurred during the iconic summer of 1969?
Jennifer Lopez was born
Star Trek debuted
The Woodstock festival was held
Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon
46
As it's a member of genus Oreamnos, and NOT Capra, which of these statements is true?
Reindeer aren't deer
Water buffalo aren't buffalo
Wildcats aren't cats
Mountain goats aren't goats
47
Which of the following is the only one that’s more than one sentence long?
Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Poem on the Statue of Liberty
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
U.S. presidential oath of office
48
“Bloody Ploughman” and “Stark’s Earliest” are both actual varieties of what?
English cheeses
Apples
Tulips
Ocean waves
49
An Australian market research firm recently determined that Pantone 448C is the world's ugliest
fragrance.
dog breed.
hair style.
color.
50
The tallest building in each of which two U.S. states are located a mile away from each other?
Florida & Georgia
California & Nevada
New York & New Jersey
Illinois & Indiana
51
As its title slyly suggests, "I Love Me, Vol. 1" is a reference book dedicated to what?
Malapropisms
Puns
Palindromes
Oxymorons
52
Within its city limits, which of these state capitals has a river that features Class 5 rapids?
Salem, Oregon
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Richmond, Virginia
Montpelier, Vermont
53
Which South American country borders both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?
Colombia
Venezuela
Peru
Ecuador
54
The first name of which of these people is his actual legal birth name?
Bear Grylls
Wolf Blitzer
Cat Stevens
Tiger Woods
55
Legend has it Napoléon would fire artillery into the air, hoping his enemies would be what?
Blown over by wind
Struck by lightning
Rained on
Killed by an earthquake
56
Over the years, Life Savers have been available in all but which of the following flavors?
Vanill-O-Nut
Vi-O-Let
Choc-O-Mint
Cin-O-Mon
57
If left uncontrolled, loose smut can be disastrous for whom?
Bulldog breeders
Barley farmers
Sailboat owners
Computer programmers
58
The fur used for King Kong in the 1933 film actually came from what animal?
Mink
Rabbit
Fox
Beaver
59
On July 1, 2017 Canada celebrated its sesquicentennial, making it how old?
150 years
300 years
75 years
500 years
60
Nixon, H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama are the only presidents to have done what in office?
Appointed three Supreme Court justices
Visited all 50 states
Traveled internationally on Air Force One
Lived with their children
61
In 2011 the media had a field day with a scandal involving what aptly-named politician?
John Boehner
Dick Durbin
Anthony Weiner
John Boozman
62
Which of these terms has not appeared in the title of a movie starring Tom Cruise?
”Rain”
“Sky”
“Sun”
“Thunder”
63
How old was the oldest millennial on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1999?
18
1
8
28
64
In 2016, Eric Fanning made history by becoming the United States' first openly gay what?
White House Chief of Staff
Secretary of State
U.S. Senator
Secretary of the Army
65
According to the PRB, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth?
100 billion
1 trillion
50 billion
5 trillion
66
When donating blood, you give about one pint's worth. About how much do you have to begin with?
20 pints
50 pints
3 pints
10 pints
67
Which U.S. president was 5'4" and weighed 100 pounds, roughly the same size as Miley Cyrus?
John Adams
James Madison
Martin Van Buren
Thomas Jefferson
68
What television show's theme did Merv Griffin originally compose as a lullaby for his son?
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Jeopardy!
The Love Boat
Bonanza
69
Standing majestically in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty faces in what direction?
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
70
Which adjective is used to describe a person who is socially conscious and politically aware?
Woke
Lit
Sus
Turnt
71
King George VI was served what at the White House in 1939 while visiting the U.S.?
Chicken fingers
Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Macaroni and cheese
72
Which of these is not a dish you'd be likely to find on the menu of an Italian restaurant?
Chicken pox
Chicken parmesan
Chicken piccata
Chicken alfredo
73
Aside from a range of grays, dogs perceive the world only in shades of what two colors?
Red and green
Orange and red
Violet and green
Blue and yellow
74
Nostradamus published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what?
Cheating at card games
Digging graves
Training parrots to talk
Making jams and jellies
75
Who sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK for his 46th and final birthday on May 23, 1963?
Grace Kelly
Natalie Wood
Audrey Hepburn
Julie Andrews
76
If a bug got comfortable in an open cavity of a rock, the insect was snug as a bug in a what?
Sug
Cug
Vug
Yug
77
Which of these is true if you're celebrating the first vicennial anniversary of your birth?
You've been able to vote for 2 years
You'll become a centenarian in 20 years
You're now eligible to join AARP
You'll be able to drink in 11 years
78
Who promised in his divorce settlement to give money to his first wife if he won a Nobel Prize?
William Faulkner
Albert Einstein
Nelson Mandela
Ernest Hemingway
79
Which of these animals was not one of the "original nine" Beanie Babies introduced in 1993?
Chocolate the Moose
Splash the Orca Whale
Nibble the Bunny
Legs the Frog
80
Of these famous landmarks, which was established first?
Parthenon
Stonehenge
Roman Colosseum
Great Wall of China
81
Rhythm, spryly, sylphy, and a word referring to what are the longest words without a vowel?
DNA being replicated
Neutrinos colliding with atoms
Gasses becoming solids
Sun, Moon, and Earth aligning
82
Making news in 2017, Always Dreaming is which of the following?
Latest Bruno Mars hit
Kentucky Derby winner
Kim Kardashian’s yacht
Google’s new slogan
83
The word "tattoo" is said to have been first introduced to the English language by whom?
Vasco da Gama
Leif Eriksson
James Cook
Ferdinand Magellan
84
Every single day on Earth, which of the following occurs roughly 1.3 million times?
A human gives birth
A commercial airliner takes off
Someone sends a tweet
There's a lightning strike
85
What's the only territory where people aren't automatically granted U.S. citizenship at birth?
Guam
American Samoa
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
86
Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor, the voice actors of which cartoon couple, actually got married?
Belle & The Beast
Lady & The Tramp
Rudolph the Reindeer & Clarice
Mickey & Minnie Mouse
87
Who is the last U.S. president to NOT have a degree from an Ivy League school?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
88
Due to genetics, orange cats are usually which of the following?
Male
Whisker-less
Unable to meow
Unable to retract their claws
89
A grunt often uttered by Homer Simpson, "Doh" is also the name given to what cosmic object?
One of Saturn's rings
A comet in Andromeda
A star in Orion
A crater on a moon of Jupiter
90
You’ll consume the chemical compound C2H60 if you do which of these things?
Smoke a cigarette
Take an aspirin
Have a cup of coffee
Drink a beer
91
What product retailed for $666.66 when it hit the market in 1976?
Seiko digital watch
Apple I computer
Sony Walkman
Atari Pong home video game
92
Which of these sitcoms did not earn acting Emmy wins for all four of its main cast members?
The Golden Girls
Will & Grace
All in the Family
Seinfeld
93
The fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
At the top of Machu Picchu
Inside the Arctic Circle
In the Sahara Desert
On the Great Wall of China
94
The following terms refer to four very distinct areas. Which one is the largest?
The United Kingdom
England
Great Britain
The British Isles
95
In the 120-count box of Crayola crayons, which of the following is not the name of a color?
Asparagus
Mauvelous
Gray matter
Fuzzy wuzzy brown
96
Which of these is an archangel who appears in mystical Jewish texts and NOT in Transformer?
Grimlock
Ramjet
Metatron
Defensor
97
Which of the following elements is NOT represented by a single letter on the periodic table?
Tin
Vanadium
Phosphorus
Tungsten
98
The Girl Scout Promise and Boy Scout Oath both begin with what three words?
Because I believe
I hereby pledge
On my honor
In this life
99
What was the result of the famous Civil War battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
Both ships sank
Neither ship sank
Monitor sunk Merrimack
Merrimack sunk Monitor
100
On lengthy wine tours, it's considered a good idea to do what after you take a sip?
Pass out in a grape vat
Make lewd comments
Lick the bottle
Spit in a bucket
101
The winner of a $140 million lawsuit in 2016, Terry Bollea is better known by what name?
Hulk Hogan
Blake Lively
Lady Gaga
Dr. Dre
102
Which of these are you likely to find on Panera Bread’s so-called “Everything” bagel?
Monkey fur
Poppy seeds
Nuclear waste
Wet leaves
103
Recalling a recent event, what did President Reagan write in his diary on April 11, 1981?
"The Berlin Wall is no more."
"Ollie North lied to Congress."
"Getting shot hurts."
"Just turned 75 years young."
104
Thirteen years after he left office, who was the first U.S. president to be photographed?
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
105
Still part of the Olympic Games today, what was added to the Games by Nazi propagandists?
The Olympic flag
The Olympic medal ceremony
The Olympic torch relay
The releasing of doves
106
Which of these accurately describes Uncle Sam's clothing on the "I Want You" recruiting poster?
Blue suit, whtie shirt, red bow tie
Red suit, white shirt, blue bow tie
Blue suit, red shirt, white bow tie
Red suit, blue shirt, white bow tie
107
Which of these statements applies to only one U.S. president?
Also a Supreme Court Justice
Had the initials A.J.
Born in Texas
Son of a former president
108
Dragée is the fancy but correct term for the type of edible made by what snack brand?
Oreo
Twizzlers
Mentos
Triscuit
109
Which of the following can be placed in Scrabble because it's a kind of volcanic lava?
Uu
Oo
Aa
Ee
110
Who was the first U.S. President to have an asteroid named after him?
James Garfield
Herbert Hoover
Ronald Reagan
Andrew Jackson
111
What is the typographical name for a string of symbols used to represent profanity in cartoons?
Pelletron
Grawlix
Mandelbug
Thibble
112
As part of the Coinage Act of 1864, a two-cent coin became the first coin to bear what word(s)?
E pluribus unum
Liberty
In God We Trust
United States of America
113
The star Betelgeuse can be seen at what spot on the constellation Orion's "body"?
Forehead
Bellybutton
Knee
Shoulder
114
About how long does it take the Sun to make one full rotation at its equator?
25 days
25 months
25 hours
25 years
115
Spanning 570,000 square miles, the largest congressional district by area is located where?
California
Texas
Alaska
Montana
116
In order to marry Prince Rainier, Grace Kelly broke off her secret engagement to whom?
Jack Lemmon
Henry Kissinger
Leonard Bernstein
Oleg Cassini
117
Which of the following often-quoted movie lines is the only one that's quoted accurately?
"Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?"
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
"We're gonna need a bigger boat."
"Luke, I am your father."
118
Which of these super-rich Americans is the biological son of a circus unicyclist?
Jeff Bezos
Warren Buffett
Steve Ballmer
Michael Bloomberg
119
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, briefly worked as a what after leaving NASA?
Insurance claims adjuster
Burger King manager
High school basketball coach
Car salesman
120
Considered the first song transmitted from space, Thomas Stafford sang what to Mission Control?
Oh, Pretty Woman
Jingle Bells
Good Day Sunshine
Happy Together
121
Which statement about Alexander Hamilton’s oldest son Philip is true?
He was convicted of treason
He designed the first $1 bill
He died in a duel
He married Thomas Jefferson’s daughter
122
Legend has it that who's not dead but asleep in Europe waiting for the rise of the Antichrist?
Maximilien de Robespierre
Charlemagne
Alexander the Great
Henry VIII
123
A famous 1935 edition of the novel "Ulysses" features illustrations by what renowned painter?
René Magritte
Joan Miró
Piet Mondrian
Henri Matisse
124
It is true that there are a total of seven what?
Provinces in Canada
Islands in the Cayman Islands
Nations in the European Union
Nations whose names end with "-stan"
125
In total, the 1990s consisted of how many days?
3,650
3,656
3,652
3,654
126
The EPA notes that two tablespoons of what heavy liquid weigh about a pound?
Hydrochloric acid
Kerosene
Mercury
Motor oil
127
In 1956 New York’s Museum of Modern Art rejected a free Andy Warhol drawing of what?
An ice cream cone
A shoe
A telephone booth
A dog
128
Airing on April 6, 1987, the first episode of the long-running A&E series "Biography" featured
Greta Garbo
Shirley Temple
Lucille Ball
Josephine Baker
129
Of the following 1980's hits, which is the only one that is not a cover song?
Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'N Roll"
Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"
Soft Cell's "Tainted Love"
130
Which pair of actors who played the same movie character were born more than 45 years apart?
Michael Keaton & Christian Bale
Christopher Reeve & Henry Cavill
Leonard Nimoy & Zachary Quinto
Sean Connery & Daniel Craig
131
Due to the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Ronald Reagan canceled his plans to do what?
Throw out the first pitch at the World Series
Meet with Konstantin Chernenko
Pardon a turkey
Give the State of the Union Address
132
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
Mispeld
Misspeled
Misspelled
Mispelled
133
Lewis Carroll wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for a real-life girl named Alice what?
Ashdown
Dewhurst
Liddell
Pendry
134
Gare du Nord is not only Paris' - but also Europe's - busiest what?
Freeway
Shopping mall
Railway station
Airport
135
The letters "VDB" are etched in tiny print at the bottom of the portrait on what U.S. coin?
Penny
Dime
Nickel
Quarter
136
Besides Elizabeth, what names belonged to a reigning monarch of England in the 20th century?
Anne, Henry, Edward
George, Victoria, Edward
Edward, George, Anne
James, Victoria, Henry
137
On their first date in 1989, Barack Obama and his future wife Michelle went to see what movie?
When Harry Met Sally
Driving Miss Daisy
Glory
Do The Right Thing
138
On what continent would you find the country that is alphabetically first in the world?
Europe
South America
Asia
Africa
139
Who hasn't had a #1 single on Billboard's Hot 100 chart since 2007's "Stronger"?
Justin Bieber
P!nk
Kanye West
Taylor Swift
140
When three celestial bodies form a straight line, what is it called?
String theory
Simoom
Saprobity
Syzygy
141
In 2015, for the first time in 20 years, an Anaheim Angels baseball game was postponed due to
an alien attack.
a nuclear apocalypse.
a meteor strike.
rain.
142
Though it might sound a little Spanish, which of these terms is derived from a Japanese word?
Rancho
Honcho
Poncho
Macho
143
Traveling through outer space, light waves travel at approximately what constant speed?
186,000 miles per day
186,000 miles per hour
186,000 miles per second
186,000 miles per minute
144
Which of these famous names features a cedilla?
François Truffaut
Renée Fleming
Chloë Grace Moretz
Alexander Skarsgård
145
First appearing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which of these was added by Nazi propagandists?
The Olympic torch relay
The Olympic flag
The Olympic medal ceremony
The releasing of doves

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1
Biologically speaking, which of the following falls under the scientific category of megafauna?
Eggplants
Humans
Bats
Palm trees
2
What was American Dialect Society's "Word of the Twentieth Century"?
Teenager
Jazz
DNA
Freedom
3
In 2016 Wikipedia announced that the single most-edited article in its 15-year history is about
Harry Potter
George W. Bush
Israel
Beyoncé
4
What SCJ wrote that hard-core pornography was hard to define but, "I know it when I see it"?
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Antonin Scalia
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
5
Charles Radbourn is best known for flipping the bird at the camera in an 1886 photo of what?
Congressmen
Harvard graduates
Baseball players
NYC police officers
6
In 1969, who became the first person to deliver the commencement speech at Wellesley College?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Oprah Winfrey
Barbara Walters
Hillary Clinton
7
Which of the following totals closest to 21, without going over?
Main islands of Hawaii + [10]
Canadians provinces + [9]
Countries on the South American continent + [3]
U.S. states east of the Mississippi River + [2]
8
One of the longest names in the Bible, Mahershalalhashbaz is featured in which book?
Exodus
Judges
Job
Isaiah
9
While rushing to swear in LBJ aboard Air Force One in 1963, judge Sarah Hughes did what?
Left her eyeglasses in her car
Added "So help me God" to the oath
Had him raise his left hand
Boarded the wrong plane
10
Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?
Japanese beetle
Moth
Roach
Fly
11
Which of the following people was alive during the lifetimes of both John Adams and Reagan?
John D. Rockefeller
Charles Dickens
Karl Marx
Harriet Tubman
12
With only six known to exist in the world, an autograph from who has a value of $5 million?
William Shakespeare
Michelangelo
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
13
With a combined net worth at $2.399 trillion, how many billionaires are there in the U.S.?
13
61
540
123
14
Michael Jackson's autobiography "Moonwalk" was edited and featured a foreword by whom?
Mr. Rogers
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Pat Sajak
Rodney Dangerfield
15
Hitting bookshelves all the way back on August 6, 1996, which of these was published first?
Twilight
A Game of Thrones
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Hunger Games
16
About 4,000 people have summited Mt. Everest meaning that more people have reached the top than
become an Eagle Scout.
won Olympic Gold Medals.
been a U.S. Senator.
run in the NYC Marathon.
17
The exterior of the White House is painted a shade of white called what?
Antique White
Dove White
Whisper White
Marble White
18
Created by a graduate student in the 1960s, the modern waterbed was originally nicknamed what?
"The Love Ocean"
"The Sweet Dream"
"The Calm Sea"
"The Pleasure Pit"
19
The first webcam was activated in Cambridge University's computer lab in 1993 to keep an eye on
a coffee pot.
a candy machine.
a water cooler.
a bathroom line.
20
What urban metropolis is widely recognized as the only major U.S. city founded by a woman?
Miami
Portland
San Francisco
Minneapolis
21
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
Isaac Newton
Niels Bohr
Enrico Fermi
Albert Einstein
22
Hawaii is the only U.S. state that has never reported an indigenous case of what?
Rabies
Tuberculosis
Chickenpox
Syphilis
23
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about one in every eight Anericans is what?
An immigrant
Incarcerated
75-years-old or older
A millionaire
24
When the "Mona Lisa" was stolen in 1911, which artist was questioned as a possible suspect?
Edgar Degas
Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse
Claude Monet
25
What are ristretto, lungo, and doppio?
Ways of saying “Be quiet” in Italian
Ways of playing a violin
Ways of preparing pasta
Ways of making espresso
26
Which of these landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country?
Burkina Faso
Lesotho
Mongolia
Luxembourg
27
“NuqDaq ‘oH puchpa”e” is how you say “Where is the bathroom?” in which fictional language?
Star Wars’ Ewokese
Avatar’s Na’vi
Star Trek’s Klingon
Lord of the Rings’ Elvish
28
Which of these U.S. presidents was not also vice president?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gerald Ford
George Bush Sr.
Jimmy Carter
29
Which of the following is NOT made primarily of granite?
Mount Rushmore
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Plymouth Rock
Stonehenge
30
A poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined what?
Hydraulic
Hurricane
Robotics
Anesthesia
31
In the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," who is depicted holding the flag?
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
32
What country deputed the world's first Skype phone booth in 2011?
Estonia
Israel
South Korea
Portugal
33
The original Declaration of Independence sits in a sealed case filled with what inert gas?
Krypton
Neon
Radon
Argon
34
The oft-quoted line "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships" was written by whom?
Alexander Pope
Dante Alighieri
Christopher Marlowe
John Milton
35
Of the following, who was NOT born in the 19th century?
Pablo Picasso
Ulysses S. Grant
C.S. Lewis
Ludwig van Beethoven
36
Which of these is a breed of chicken, and not the name of a bully in a classic 1980s movie?
Scut Farkus
Stan Gable
Hardy Jenns
Buff Orpington
37
The original rules of baseball stated that what would determine the winner?
First team to hit a home run
First team to score 21 runs
Highest score after one hour
Highest score after all 9 players have batted
38
Who is the only character mentioned by name in the opening crawl in the 1977 movie "Star Wars"?
Luke Skywalker
Darth Vader
Princess Leia
Obi-Wan Kenobi
39
Born less than three years apart, which pair of Hollywood siblings are closest in age?
Zooey & Emily Deschanel
James & Dave Franco
Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal
Luke & Owen Wilson
40
Many doctors recommend that you don’t remove cerumen from your body. What is cerumen?
Dandruff
Fingernail dirt
Earwax
Nose hair
41
In a sonnet inscribed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, it asks to be given all but what?
"Your wretched"
"Your huddled masses"
"Your tired"
"Your poor"
42
The pH scale was invented in a laboratory that focused specifically on making tastier what?
Beer
Soup
Cheese
Applesauce
43
Though today it's treated like a treasure, what artwork was once cut into to enlarge a doorway?
"The Last Supper"
"Detroit Industry"
"Guernica"
"The Birth of Venus"
44
What celebrity's oldest child, Jennifer, was born in 1963 and youngest child, Raymond, in 1992?
Jack Nicholson
Michael Caine
Harrison Ford
Clint Eastwood
45
All but which of these occurred during the iconic summer of 1969?
Jennifer Lopez was born
Star Trek debuted
The Woodstock festival was held
Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon
46
As it's a member of genus Oreamnos, and NOT Capra, which of these statements is true?
Reindeer aren't deer
Water buffalo aren't buffalo
Wildcats aren't cats
Mountain goats aren't goats
47
Which of the following is the only one that’s more than one sentence long?
Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Poem on the Statue of Liberty
Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
U.S. presidential oath of office
48
“Bloody Ploughman” and “Stark’s Earliest” are both actual varieties of what?
English cheeses
Apples
Tulips
Ocean waves
49
An Australian market research firm recently determined that Pantone 448C is the world's ugliest
fragrance.
dog breed.
hair style.
color.
50
The tallest building in each of which two U.S. states are located a mile away from each other?
Florida & Georgia
California & Nevada
New York & New Jersey
Illinois & Indiana
51
As its title slyly suggests, "I Love Me, Vol. 1" is a reference book dedicated to what?
Malapropisms
Puns
Palindromes
Oxymorons
52
Within its city limits, which of these state capitals has a river that features Class 5 rapids?
Salem, Oregon
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Richmond, Virginia
Montpelier, Vermont
53
Which South American country borders both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?
Colombia
Venezuela
Peru
Ecuador
54
The first name of which of these people is his actual legal birth name?
Bear Grylls
Wolf Blitzer
Cat Stevens
Tiger Woods
55
Legend has it Napoléon would fire artillery into the air, hoping his enemies would be what?
Blown over by wind
Struck by lightning
Rained on
Killed by an earthquake
56
Over the years, Life Savers have been available in all but which of the following flavors?
Vanill-O-Nut
Vi-O-Let
Choc-O-Mint
Cin-O-Mon
57
If left uncontrolled, loose smut can be disastrous for whom?
Bulldog breeders
Barley farmers
Sailboat owners
Computer programmers
58
The fur used for King Kong in the 1933 film actually came from what animal?
Mink
Rabbit
Fox
Beaver
59
On July 1, 2017 Canada celebrated its sesquicentennial, making it how old?
150 years
300 years
75 years
500 years
60
Nixon, H.W. Bush, Clinton, and Obama are the only presidents to have done what in office?
Appointed three Supreme Court justices
Visited all 50 states
Traveled internationally on Air Force One
Lived with their children
61
In 2011 the media had a field day with a scandal involving what aptly-named politician?
John Boehner
Dick Durbin
Anthony Weiner
John Boozman
62
Which of these terms has not appeared in the title of a movie starring Tom Cruise?
”Rain”
“Sky”
“Sun”
“Thunder”
63
How old was the oldest millennial on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1999?
18
1
8
28
64
In 2016, Eric Fanning made history by becoming the United States' first openly gay what?
White House Chief of Staff
Secretary of State
U.S. Senator
Secretary of the Army
65
According to the PRB, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth?
100 billion
1 trillion
50 billion
5 trillion
66
When donating blood, you give about one pint's worth. About how much do you have to begin with?
20 pints
50 pints
3 pints
10 pints
67
Which U.S. president was 5'4" and weighed 100 pounds, roughly the same size as Miley Cyrus?
John Adams
James Madison
Martin Van Buren
Thomas Jefferson
68
What television show's theme did Merv Griffin originally compose as a lullaby for his son?
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Jeopardy!
The Love Boat
Bonanza
69
Standing majestically in New York Harbor, the Statue of Liberty faces in what direction?
Northwest
Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
70
Which adjective is used to describe a person who is socially conscious and politically aware?
Woke
Lit
Sus
Turnt
71
King George VI was served what at the White House in 1939 while visiting the U.S.?
Chicken fingers
Hamburgers
Hot dogs
Macaroni and cheese
72
Which of these is not a dish you'd be likely to find on the menu of an Italian restaurant?
Chicken pox
Chicken parmesan
Chicken piccata
Chicken alfredo
73
Aside from a range of grays, dogs perceive the world only in shades of what two colors?
Red and green
Orange and red
Violet and green
Blue and yellow
74
Nostradamus published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what?
Cheating at card games
Digging graves
Training parrots to talk
Making jams and jellies
75
Who sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK for his 46th and final birthday on May 23, 1963?
Grace Kelly
Natalie Wood
Audrey Hepburn
Julie Andrews
76
If a bug got comfortable in an open cavity of a rock, the insect was snug as a bug in a what?
Sug
Cug
Vug
Yug
77
Which of these is true if you're celebrating the first vicennial anniversary of your birth?
You've been able to vote for 2 years
You'll become a centenarian in 20 years
You're now eligible to join AARP
You'll be able to drink in 11 years
78
Who promised in his divorce settlement to give money to his first wife if he won a Nobel Prize?
William Faulkner
Albert Einstein
Nelson Mandela
Ernest Hemingway
79
Which of these animals was not one of the "original nine" Beanie Babies introduced in 1993?
Chocolate the Moose
Splash the Orca Whale
Nibble the Bunny
Legs the Frog
80
Of these famous landmarks, which was established first?
Parthenon
Stonehenge
Roman Colosseum
Great Wall of China
81
Rhythm, spryly, sylphy, and a word referring to what are the longest words without a vowel?
DNA being replicated
Neutrinos colliding with atoms
Gasses becoming solids
Sun, Moon, and Earth aligning
82
Making news in 2017, Always Dreaming is which of the following?
Latest Bruno Mars hit
Kentucky Derby winner
Kim Kardashian’s yacht
Google’s new slogan
83
The word "tattoo" is said to have been first introduced to the English language by whom?
Vasco da Gama
Leif Eriksson
James Cook
Ferdinand Magellan
84
Every single day on Earth, which of the following occurs roughly 1.3 million times?
A human gives birth
A commercial airliner takes off
Someone sends a tweet
There's a lightning strike
85
What's the only territory where people aren't automatically granted U.S. citizenship at birth?
Guam
American Samoa
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
86
Wayne Allwine and Russi Taylor, the voice actors of which cartoon couple, actually got married?
Belle & The Beast
Lady & The Tramp
Rudolph the Reindeer & Clarice
Mickey & Minnie Mouse
87
Who is the last U.S. president to NOT have a degree from an Ivy League school?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
88
Due to genetics, orange cats are usually which of the following?
Male
Whisker-less
Unable to meow
Unable to retract their claws
89
A grunt often uttered by Homer Simpson, "Doh" is also the name given to what cosmic object?
One of Saturn's rings
A comet in Andromeda
A star in Orion
A crater on a moon of Jupiter
90
You’ll consume the chemical compound C2H60 if you do which of these things?
Smoke a cigarette
Take an aspirin
Have a cup of coffee
Drink a beer
91
What product retailed for $666.66 when it hit the market in 1976?
Seiko digital watch
Apple I computer
Sony Walkman
Atari Pong home video game
92
Which of these sitcoms did not earn acting Emmy wins for all four of its main cast members?
The Golden Girls
Will & Grace
All in the Family
Seinfeld
93
The fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
At the top of Machu Picchu
Inside the Arctic Circle
In the Sahara Desert
On the Great Wall of China
94
The following terms refer to four very distinct areas. Which one is the largest?
The United Kingdom
England
Great Britain
The British Isles
95
In the 120-count box of Crayola crayons, which of the following is not the name of a color?
Asparagus
Mauvelous
Gray matter
Fuzzy wuzzy brown
96
Which of these is an archangel who appears in mystical Jewish texts and NOT in Transformer?
Grimlock
Ramjet
Metatron
Defensor
97
Which of the following elements is NOT represented by a single letter on the periodic table?
Tin
Vanadium
Phosphorus
Tungsten
98
The Girl Scout Promise and Boy Scout Oath both begin with what three words?
Because I believe
I hereby pledge
On my honor
In this life
99
What was the result of the famous Civil War battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
Both ships sank
Neither ship sank
Monitor sunk Merrimack
Merrimack sunk Monitor
100
On lengthy wine tours, it's considered a good idea to do what after you take a sip?
Pass out in a grape vat
Make lewd comments
Lick the bottle
Spit in a bucket
101
The winner of a $140 million lawsuit in 2016, Terry Bollea is better known by what name?
Hulk Hogan
Blake Lively
Lady Gaga
Dr. Dre
102
Which of these are you likely to find on Panera Bread’s so-called “Everything” bagel?
Monkey fur
Poppy seeds
Nuclear waste
Wet leaves
103
Recalling a recent event, what did President Reagan write in his diary on April 11, 1981?
"The Berlin Wall is no more."
"Ollie North lied to Congress."
"Getting shot hurts."
"Just turned 75 years young."
104
Thirteen years after he left office, who was the first U.S. president to be photographed?
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
105
Still part of the Olympic Games today, what was added to the Games by Nazi propagandists?
The Olympic flag
The Olympic medal ceremony
The Olympic torch relay
The releasing of doves
106
Which of these accurately describes Uncle Sam's clothing on the "I Want You" recruiting poster?
Blue suit, whtie shirt, red bow tie
Red suit, white shirt, blue bow tie
Blue suit, red shirt, white bow tie
Red suit, blue shirt, white bow tie
107
Which of these statements applies to only one U.S. president?
Also a Supreme Court Justice
Had the initials A.J.
Born in Texas
Son of a former president
108
Dragée is the fancy but correct term for the type of edible made by what snack brand?
Oreo
Twizzlers
Mentos
Triscuit
109
Which of the following can be placed in Scrabble because it's a kind of volcanic lava?
Uu
Oo
Aa
Ee
110
Who was the first U.S. President to have an asteroid named after him?
James Garfield
Herbert Hoover
Ronald Reagan
Andrew Jackson
111
What is the typographical name for a string of symbols used to represent profanity in cartoons?
Pelletron
Grawlix
Mandelbug
Thibble
112
As part of the Coinage Act of 1864, a two-cent coin became the first coin to bear what word(s)?
E pluribus unum
Liberty
In God We Trust
United States of America
113
The star Betelgeuse can be seen at what spot on the constellation Orion's "body"?
Forehead
Bellybutton
Knee
Shoulder
114
About how long does it take the Sun to make one full rotation at its equator?
25 days
25 months
25 hours
25 years
115
Spanning 570,000 square miles, the largest congressional district by area is located where?
California
Texas
Alaska
Montana
116
In order to marry Prince Rainier, Grace Kelly broke off her secret engagement to whom?
Jack Lemmon
Henry Kissinger
Leonard Bernstein
Oleg Cassini
117
Which of the following often-quoted movie lines is the only one that's quoted accurately?
"Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?"
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
"We're gonna need a bigger boat."
"Luke, I am your father."
118
Which of these super-rich Americans is the biological son of a circus unicyclist?
Jeff Bezos
Warren Buffett
Steve Ballmer
Michael Bloomberg
119
Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, briefly worked as a what after leaving NASA?
Insurance claims adjuster
Burger King manager
High school basketball coach
Car salesman
120
Considered the first song transmitted from space, Thomas Stafford sang what to Mission Control?
Oh, Pretty Woman
Jingle Bells
Good Day Sunshine
Happy Together
121
Which statement about Alexander Hamilton’s oldest son Philip is true?
He was convicted of treason
He designed the first $1 bill
He died in a duel
He married Thomas Jefferson’s daughter
122
Legend has it that who's not dead but asleep in Europe waiting for the rise of the Antichrist?
Maximilien de Robespierre
Charlemagne
Alexander the Great
Henry VIII
123
A famous 1935 edition of the novel "Ulysses" features illustrations by what renowned painter?
René Magritte
Joan Miró
Piet Mondrian
Henri Matisse
124
It is true that there are a total of seven what?
Provinces in Canada
Islands in the Cayman Islands
Nations in the European Union
Nations whose names end with "-stan"
125
In total, the 1990s consisted of how many days?
3,650
3,656
3,652
3,654
126
The EPA notes that two tablespoons of what heavy liquid weigh about a pound?
Hydrochloric acid
Kerosene
Mercury
Motor oil
127
In 1956 New York’s Museum of Modern Art rejected a free Andy Warhol drawing of what?
An ice cream cone
A shoe
A telephone booth
A dog
128
Airing on April 6, 1987, the first episode of the long-running A&E series "Biography" featured
Greta Garbo
Shirley Temple
Lucille Ball
Josephine Baker
129
Of the following 1980's hits, which is the only one that is not a cover song?
Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"
Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'N Roll"
Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"
Soft Cell's "Tainted Love"
130
Which pair of actors who played the same movie character were born more than 45 years apart?
Michael Keaton & Christian Bale
Christopher Reeve & Henry Cavill
Leonard Nimoy & Zachary Quinto
Sean Connery & Daniel Craig
131
Due to the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Ronald Reagan canceled his plans to do what?
Throw out the first pitch at the World Series
Meet with Konstantin Chernenko
Pardon a turkey
Give the State of the Union Address
132
Which of the following is spelled correctly?
Mispeld
Misspeled
Misspelled
Mispelled
133
Lewis Carroll wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for a real-life girl named Alice what?
Ashdown
Dewhurst
Liddell
Pendry
134
Gare du Nord is not only Paris' - but also Europe's - busiest what?
Freeway
Shopping mall
Railway station
Airport
135
The letters "VDB" are etched in tiny print at the bottom of the portrait on what U.S. coin?
Penny
Dime
Nickel
Quarter
136
Besides Elizabeth, what names belonged to a reigning monarch of England in the 20th century?
Anne, Henry, Edward
George, Victoria, Edward
Edward, George, Anne
James, Victoria, Henry
137
On their first date in 1989, Barack Obama and his future wife Michelle went to see what movie?
When Harry Met Sally
Driving Miss Daisy
Glory
Do The Right Thing
138
On what continent would you find the country that is alphabetically first in the world?
Europe
South America
Asia
Africa
139
Who hasn't had a #1 single on Billboard's Hot 100 chart since 2007's "Stronger"?
Justin Bieber
P!nk
Kanye West
Taylor Swift
140
When three celestial bodies form a straight line, what is it called?
String theory
Simoom
Saprobity
Syzygy
141
In 2015, for the first time in 20 years, an Anaheim Angels baseball game was postponed due to
an alien attack.
a nuclear apocalypse.
a meteor strike.
rain.
142
Though it might sound a little Spanish, which of these terms is derived from a Japanese word?
Rancho
Honcho
Poncho
Macho
143
Traveling through outer space, light waves travel at approximately what constant speed?
186,000 miles per day
186,000 miles per hour
186,000 miles per second
186,000 miles per minute
144
Which of these famous names features a cedilla?
François Truffaut
Renée Fleming
Chloë Grace Moretz
Alexander Skarsgård
145
First appearing in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which of these was added by Nazi propagandists?
The Olympic torch relay
The Olympic flag
The Olympic medal ceremony
The releasing of doves