What is Harry Potter’s wand?

An 11" long holly wand with a phoenix feather core

Henry the 8th had six wives, what were their names?

Catherine, Catherine, Catherine, Anne, Anne, Jane

What is the world's most visited tourist attraction?

Times Square, New York, United States

What does the 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represent?

The number of varieties of pickles

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1
Tom and Jerry, known for their hit Hey School Girl released in 1957, reformed later to become:
Simon and Garfunkel
The Crickets
The Beach Boys
The Crew Cuts
2
How many strands of hair does the average person lose a day?
100
500
30
700
3
In which city was the modern piano invented?
Salzburg, Austria
Munich, Germany
Tokyo, Japan
Padua, Italy
4
Nobel Prizes were created by Alfred Nobel, who was famous for:
Serving on the swedish supreme court for 40 years
His successful silver business
Writing “Between God and Man”
Inventing dynamite
5
What organ of a buffalo did Plains Indians use to make yellow paint?
Gallbladder
Pancrease
Heart
Liver
6
In Lost in Translation (2003), Bill Murray travels where to film a whiskey commercial?
Paris, France
New York, United States
Tokyo, Japan
Berlin, Germany
7
Napoleon and Joséphine, were married for 13 years. What was Joséphine’s name before she met him
Rose
Marie
Michelle
Alice
8
Which of the following foods is considered a berry?
Grapefruit
Strawberry
Tomato
Avacado
9
The Caesar Salad was invented in which country?
Italy
Spain
United States
Mexico
10
Which period lasted longer than the entire Cenozoic Era?
Cretaceous
Neogene
Paleogene
Triassic
11
Which of these cities is the sunniest in the world?
Manila, Philippines
Yuma, United States
Bogota, Colombia
Caracas, Venezuela
12
What is Harry Potter’s wand?
A 9” long willow wand with a phoenix feather core
An 11’’ long maple wand with a unicorn hair core
A 10” long willow wand with a griffin feather core
An 11" long holly wand with a phoenix feather core
13
When was the first game of Push Ball, according to the Mac Weekly?"Sore muscles, torn clothes"
1937
2000
1914
1975
14
King Hrothgar's castle, ________, is under attack in Beowulf from Grendel.
Winterfell
Lyvant
Heorot
Avalon
15
Which animal is the most common household pet in the U.S. (number of households)?
Bird
Fish
Dog
Cat
16
Shoeless Joe Jackson’s career ended abruptly when he was banned. Which sport did he play?
Football
Table Tennis
Basketball
Baseball
17
Which two countries have not missed one of the modern day Olympics?
Greece and Australia
Switzerland and Great Britain
United States and China
Greece and Belgium
18
Which baseball player holds the record for most Gold Glove Awards at the position of shortstop?
Derek Jeter
Ernie Banks
Babe Ruth
Ozzie Smith
19
What was the first toy advertised on television?
Army Doctor/Nurses kit
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Mr. Potato Head
Barbie
20
Henry the 8th had six wives, what were their names?
Catherine, Anne, Mary, Katherine, Elizabeth, Anne
Jane, Catherine, Joyce, Mary, Mary,Elizabeth
Catherine, Catherine, Catherine, Anne, Anne, Jane
Catalina, Catherine, Mary, Marie, Anne, Jane
21
Which mammal cannot jump?
Cow
Mouse
Elephant
Giraffe
22
Which Roman emperor fiddled as rome burnt during the great fire of Rome?
Nero
Caesar
Caligula
Cassiopeia
23
Where is the world's biggest vineyard?
Australia
Italy
California
Mexico
24
In The Darjeeling Limited, 3 brothers take a train through India, what drink are they offered?
Chai latte
Aam Panna
Sweet lime
Darjeeling tea
25
A record breaking 6,250 manatees were discovered a week ago near which state's coast?
California
Hawaii
Alaska
Flordia
26
Which greek god was sent to retrieve Persephone from the underworld?
Hermes
Apollo
Zeus
Dionysus
27
In what year were Bonnie and Clyde shot down?
1940
1934
1919
1923
28
How many earths fit in the sun?
6 million
4.2 billion
1.3 million
800 thousand
29
What was the most someone bought a cow for?
$145,000
$1.3 million
$780,000
$26,000
30
What was the longest single to top the billboard charts in 2015?
Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson
Bad blood, Taylor Swift
See You Again, Wiz Khalifa
Hello, Adele
31
Who performed the farewell song played in the closing scene in the The Breakfast Club in 1985?
John Bender and Claire Standish
Andrew Clarke
Simple Minds
a-ha
32
What were bagpipes originally made from?
Cow Stomachs
Cloth
Wood
Sheep Skin
33
The Sydney Opera House is located in which Australian state?
New South Wales
Buckingham
Victoria
Queensland
34
What is the world's most visited tourist attraction?
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Wall of China, Jinshanling, China
Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt
Times Square, New York, United States
35
Falafel originated in which country?
Israel
Lebanon
Egypt
Japan
36
Finish this quote from Macbeth: Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and
mists o' fog
then the charm is firm and good
fillet of snake
tongue of dog
37
Which country consumes the most beer per capita in the world?
Germany
Scotland
Australia
Czech Republic
38
Which book was NOT written by a Bronte sister?
Wuthering Heights
Northanger Abbey
Jane Eyre
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
39
What does the 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represent?
The year the founders got married
The year Heinz was established
The number of varieties of ketchup flavors
The number of varieties of pickles
40
Which of these Roman emperors had the most number of wives?
Mark Antony
Claudius
Julius Caesar
Augustus
41
Who was president of the United States in 1994?
George Bush Sr
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Richard Nixon
42
At the age of 14, who is the youngest player ever to compete in the Wimbledon tennis finals?
Venus Williams
Laura Robson
Jennifer Capriati
Tracy Austin
43
Where did Mario, of Super Mario Bros, first appear?
In Pac Man
In Super Mario Bros
In Donkey Kong
In Kirby's Avalanche
44
Which 90's word was slang for money?
Moola
Lettuce
Green Leafs
Beans
45
What's Barbie's middle name?
Olivia
Millicent
Shirley
Michelle
46
The term "lotus feet" refers to what?
The temporary limp a horseback rider gets from riding
A fake company that shipped weapons during World War Two
Foot binding
A toxic gas that was used in World War One
47
Which political candidate is no longer running for president?
John Kasich
Marco Rubio
Martin O'Malley
Ben Carson
48
Which of the following is not true about the Great Wall of China?
One of the 7 New Wonders of the World
Visible from the moon
It is 2,000 miles long
Mainly built during the Ming Dynasty
49
Last week NASA discovered the biggest _____ ever recorded.
Black Holes
Galaxy Cluster
Near Earth Object
Habitable Planet
50
How many configurations does a Rubik's Cube have?
3,145
43,252,003,274,489,856,000
121,029,290,936,724
9,189,297
51
When was Netflix started?
2003
1997
2000
1998
52
Which food is the highest source of calcium?
3 oz tofu
3 oz sardines
1 cup figs
1 cup skim milk
53
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
Henry Lord Brith
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Kerouac
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
54
Which two historical figures died on the same day?
William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Edison and Arthur James Cook
Winston Churchill and Le Corbusier
55
The song “Hotel California” was written by which 1970’s band?
Steely Dan
The Monkees
The Eagles
Dire Straits
56
Which country has the oldest operational hotel in the world?
China
India
Japan
United States
57
In the 1942 classicCasablanca, Humphrey Bogart plays a nightclub owner in which country?
Algeria
Morocco
Brazil
Spain
58
Nefertiti was the Wife of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. What does the name, Nefertiti, mean?
The one who is pure
The most loved of woman
A beautiful woman has come
She who deserves respect
59
Which Macalester Alumni began and ended their undergraduate career from Macalester College?
Best Selling Author for The Liar's Club, Mary Kerr
American Novelist, best known for Up in the Air, Walter Kim
REM drummer Joey Waronker
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
60
Which of these people developed the polio vaccine?
Robert Goddard
Niels Bohr
Max Planck
Jonas Stalk
61
Why was the Eiffel Tower built?
For the 1889 Paris Exhibition
Memorial for Napoleon Bonaparte
In commemoration of Bastille Day
Use as a radio signal that would "reach across the Atlantic"
62
How many known species of fish are there?
10,000
30,000
15,000
25,000
63
What year was McDonald's founded?
1970
1921
1955
1933
64
Where were the first Pogo Sticks made?
Netherlands
Germany
United States
Canada
65
How long do cats live on average?
17 years
15 years
12 years
10 years
66
Where did the nudist student org host their regular meetings?
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
Dupre Formal Lounge
Main 4th Floor
Weyerhaeuser Board Room
67
How long were Romeo and Juliet married before their untimely death?
4 days
1 day
A fortnight
1 week
68
Lancelot, Guinevere and KingArthur are known for a lovetriangle; what else is Arthur known for?
His table
His great baking skills
His 13 hounds
His riches
69
How long was the longest official game of Monopoly?
"an emotional 379 hours"
"a nightmarish 70 days"
5 days
"a glorious 30 weeks"
70
The world-famous Exit electronic music festival takes place annually in which European city?
Ghent, Belgium
Ibiza Town, Ibiza
Novi Sad, Serbia
Berlin, Germany
71
In the Odyssey, how many years did it take Odysseus to travel back home after the Trojan war?
10
50
4
35
72
The guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela first met in which city?
Merida, Mexco
Havana, Cuba
Mexico City, Mexico
Barcelona, Spain
73
The Berlin Wall, built starting in 1961, spanned approximately how many miles?
60
49
110
85
74
Where does leavened bread originate?
China
France
Greece
Egypt
75
In the 1960's, what was the women's curfew at Macalester on Friday evenings?
6 pm
8 pm
11 pm
1 am
76
Which country is home to the world's most expensive beer?
Scotland
Russia
Germany
China
77
The recording artist Mi.A.A. grew up in which city?
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Chennai, India
Kabul, Afghanistan
Mumbai, India
78
Which Macalester community member led a cow to the third floor of Main?
President Brian Rosenberg
DeWitt Wallace
Tim O'Brien
Edward Duffield Neil
79
How many miles above the earth does space begin?
100
200
150
50

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Questions 79

Answers

1
Tom and Jerry, known for their hit Hey School Girl released in 1957, reformed later to become:
Simon and Garfunkel
The Crickets
The Beach Boys
The Crew Cuts
2
How many strands of hair does the average person lose a day?
100
500
30
700
3
In which city was the modern piano invented?
Salzburg, Austria
Munich, Germany
Tokyo, Japan
Padua, Italy
4
Nobel Prizes were created by Alfred Nobel, who was famous for:
Serving on the swedish supreme court for 40 years
His successful silver business
Writing “Between God and Man”
Inventing dynamite
5
What organ of a buffalo did Plains Indians use to make yellow paint?
Gallbladder
Pancrease
Heart
Liver
6
In Lost in Translation (2003), Bill Murray travels where to film a whiskey commercial?
Paris, France
New York, United States
Tokyo, Japan
Berlin, Germany
7
Napoleon and Joséphine, were married for 13 years. What was Joséphine’s name before she met him
Rose
Marie
Michelle
Alice
8
Which of the following foods is considered a berry?
Grapefruit
Strawberry
Tomato
Avacado
9
The Caesar Salad was invented in which country?
Italy
Spain
United States
Mexico
10
Which period lasted longer than the entire Cenozoic Era?
Cretaceous
Neogene
Paleogene
Triassic
11
Which of these cities is the sunniest in the world?
Manila, Philippines
Yuma, United States
Bogota, Colombia
Caracas, Venezuela
12
What is Harry Potter’s wand?
A 9” long willow wand with a phoenix feather core
An 11’’ long maple wand with a unicorn hair core
A 10” long willow wand with a griffin feather core
An 11" long holly wand with a phoenix feather core
13
When was the first game of Push Ball, according to the Mac Weekly?"Sore muscles, torn clothes"
1937
2000
1914
1975
14
King Hrothgar's castle, ________, is under attack in Beowulf from Grendel.
Winterfell
Lyvant
Heorot
Avalon
15
Which animal is the most common household pet in the U.S. (number of households)?
Bird
Fish
Dog
Cat
16
Shoeless Joe Jackson’s career ended abruptly when he was banned. Which sport did he play?
Football
Table Tennis
Basketball
Baseball
17
Which two countries have not missed one of the modern day Olympics?
Greece and Australia
Switzerland and Great Britain
United States and China
Greece and Belgium
18
Which baseball player holds the record for most Gold Glove Awards at the position of shortstop?
Derek Jeter
Ernie Banks
Babe Ruth
Ozzie Smith
19
What was the first toy advertised on television?
Army Doctor/Nurses kit
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Mr. Potato Head
Barbie
20
Henry the 8th had six wives, what were their names?
Catherine, Anne, Mary, Katherine, Elizabeth, Anne
Jane, Catherine, Joyce, Mary, Mary,Elizabeth
Catherine, Catherine, Catherine, Anne, Anne, Jane
Catalina, Catherine, Mary, Marie, Anne, Jane
21
Which mammal cannot jump?
Cow
Mouse
Elephant
Giraffe
22
Which Roman emperor fiddled as rome burnt during the great fire of Rome?
Nero
Caesar
Caligula
Cassiopeia
23
Where is the world's biggest vineyard?
Australia
Italy
California
Mexico
24
In The Darjeeling Limited, 3 brothers take a train through India, what drink are they offered?
Chai latte
Aam Panna
Sweet lime
Darjeeling tea
25
A record breaking 6,250 manatees were discovered a week ago near which state's coast?
California
Hawaii
Alaska
Flordia
26
Which greek god was sent to retrieve Persephone from the underworld?
Hermes
Apollo
Zeus
Dionysus
27
In what year were Bonnie and Clyde shot down?
1940
1934
1919
1923
28
How many earths fit in the sun?
6 million
4.2 billion
1.3 million
800 thousand
29
What was the most someone bought a cow for?
$145,000
$1.3 million
$780,000
$26,000
30
What was the longest single to top the billboard charts in 2015?
Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson
Bad blood, Taylor Swift
See You Again, Wiz Khalifa
Hello, Adele
31
Who performed the farewell song played in the closing scene in the The Breakfast Club in 1985?
John Bender and Claire Standish
Andrew Clarke
Simple Minds
a-ha
32
What were bagpipes originally made from?
Cow Stomachs
Cloth
Wood
Sheep Skin
33
The Sydney Opera House is located in which Australian state?
New South Wales
Buckingham
Victoria
Queensland
34
What is the world's most visited tourist attraction?
Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
Wall of China, Jinshanling, China
Great Pyramid, Giza, Egypt
Times Square, New York, United States
35
Falafel originated in which country?
Israel
Lebanon
Egypt
Japan
36
Finish this quote from Macbeth: Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and
mists o' fog
then the charm is firm and good
fillet of snake
tongue of dog
37
Which country consumes the most beer per capita in the world?
Germany
Scotland
Australia
Czech Republic
38
Which book was NOT written by a Bronte sister?
Wuthering Heights
Northanger Abbey
Jane Eyre
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
39
What does the 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represent?
The year the founders got married
The year Heinz was established
The number of varieties of ketchup flavors
The number of varieties of pickles
40
Which of these Roman emperors had the most number of wives?
Mark Antony
Claudius
Julius Caesar
Augustus
41
Who was president of the United States in 1994?
George Bush Sr
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Richard Nixon
42
At the age of 14, who is the youngest player ever to compete in the Wimbledon tennis finals?
Venus Williams
Laura Robson
Jennifer Capriati
Tracy Austin
43
Where did Mario, of Super Mario Bros, first appear?
In Pac Man
In Super Mario Bros
In Donkey Kong
In Kirby's Avalanche
44
Which 90's word was slang for money?
Moola
Lettuce
Green Leafs
Beans
45
What's Barbie's middle name?
Olivia
Millicent
Shirley
Michelle
46
The term "lotus feet" refers to what?
The temporary limp a horseback rider gets from riding
A fake company that shipped weapons during World War Two
Foot binding
A toxic gas that was used in World War One
47
Which political candidate is no longer running for president?
John Kasich
Marco Rubio
Martin O'Malley
Ben Carson
48
Which of the following is not true about the Great Wall of China?
One of the 7 New Wonders of the World
Visible from the moon
It is 2,000 miles long
Mainly built during the Ming Dynasty
49
Last week NASA discovered the biggest _____ ever recorded.
Black Holes
Galaxy Cluster
Near Earth Object
Habitable Planet
50
How many configurations does a Rubik's Cube have?
3,145
43,252,003,274,489,856,000
121,029,290,936,724
9,189,297
51
When was Netflix started?
2003
1997
2000
1998
52
Which food is the highest source of calcium?
3 oz tofu
3 oz sardines
1 cup figs
1 cup skim milk
53
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
Henry Lord Brith
Ernest Hemingway
Jack Kerouac
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald
54
Which two historical figures died on the same day?
William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Edison and Arthur James Cook
Winston Churchill and Le Corbusier
55
The song “Hotel California” was written by which 1970’s band?
Steely Dan
The Monkees
The Eagles
Dire Straits
56
Which country has the oldest operational hotel in the world?
China
India
Japan
United States
57
In the 1942 classicCasablanca, Humphrey Bogart plays a nightclub owner in which country?
Algeria
Morocco
Brazil
Spain
58
Nefertiti was the Wife of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. What does the name, Nefertiti, mean?
The one who is pure
The most loved of woman
A beautiful woman has come
She who deserves respect
59
Which Macalester Alumni began and ended their undergraduate career from Macalester College?
Best Selling Author for The Liar's Club, Mary Kerr
American Novelist, best known for Up in the Air, Walter Kim
REM drummer Joey Waronker
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
60
Which of these people developed the polio vaccine?
Robert Goddard
Niels Bohr
Max Planck
Jonas Stalk
61
Why was the Eiffel Tower built?
For the 1889 Paris Exhibition
Memorial for Napoleon Bonaparte
In commemoration of Bastille Day
Use as a radio signal that would "reach across the Atlantic"
62
How many known species of fish are there?
10,000
30,000
15,000
25,000
63
What year was McDonald's founded?
1970
1921
1955
1933
64
Where were the first Pogo Sticks made?
Netherlands
Germany
United States
Canada
65
How long do cats live on average?
17 years
15 years
12 years
10 years
66
Where did the nudist student org host their regular meetings?
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center
Dupre Formal Lounge
Main 4th Floor
Weyerhaeuser Board Room
67
How long were Romeo and Juliet married before their untimely death?
4 days
1 day
A fortnight
1 week
68
Lancelot, Guinevere and KingArthur are known for a lovetriangle; what else is Arthur known for?
His table
His great baking skills
His 13 hounds
His riches
69
How long was the longest official game of Monopoly?
"an emotional 379 hours"
"a nightmarish 70 days"
5 days
"a glorious 30 weeks"
70
The world-famous Exit electronic music festival takes place annually in which European city?
Ghent, Belgium
Ibiza Town, Ibiza
Novi Sad, Serbia
Berlin, Germany
71
In the Odyssey, how many years did it take Odysseus to travel back home after the Trojan war?
10
50
4
35
72
The guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela first met in which city?
Merida, Mexco
Havana, Cuba
Mexico City, Mexico
Barcelona, Spain
73
The Berlin Wall, built starting in 1961, spanned approximately how many miles?
60
49
110
85
74
Where does leavened bread originate?
China
France
Greece
Egypt
75
In the 1960's, what was the women's curfew at Macalester on Friday evenings?
6 pm
8 pm
11 pm
1 am
76
Which country is home to the world's most expensive beer?
Scotland
Russia
Germany
China
77
The recording artist Mi.A.A. grew up in which city?
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Chennai, India
Kabul, Afghanistan
Mumbai, India
78
Which Macalester community member led a cow to the third floor of Main?
President Brian Rosenberg
DeWitt Wallace
Tim O'Brien
Edward Duffield Neil
79
How many miles above the earth does space begin?
100
200
150
50