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1
What is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
Lake Travis
Lake Erie
Lake Superior
Lake Baikal
2
Which Greek Tragedian wrote Oedipus Rex and Antigone?
Sophocles
Homer
Euripides
Aeschylus
3
Who was president during the War of 1812
John Adams
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
4
Dating back to ancient Greece, its proponents assert that nothing can be known for sure
scholasticism
stoicism
skepticism
utilitarianism
5
These Nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne serve as inspiration for the arts and sciences
Oceanids
Nymphs
Fates
Muses
6
What is the meaning of "Guten Morgen" in German?
Goodbye
Good morning
Good afternoon
Dishwasher
7
Who wrote The Iliad?
Homer
Shakespeare
Faulkner
Dante
8
A work of prose fiction, longer than a short story but shorter than a novel, around 50-100 pgs
prose
novella
romance
saga
9
This American novelist wrote works such as
The Sound and the Fury
and
Light in August
William Faulkner
Thomas Mann
James Joyce
Leo Tolstoy
10
What is the capital of Austria?
Vienna
Prague
Canberra
Luxembourg
11
This philosopher propounded a theory of forms to describe ideal versions of the things we know
Aristotle
Kant
Nietzsche
Plato
12
This Greek hero features most prominently in
The Iliad
Odysseus
Ajax
Hercules
Achilles
13
Who wrote the Aeneid?
Chaucer
Homer
Tolstoy
Vergil
14
This legendary Humphrey Bogart film is set during World War II in Morocco
The Bridge on the River Kwai
All the King's Men
Patton
Casablanca
15
This classic rock band wrote the songs "Take it Easy" and "Hotel California"
The Eagles
The Beatles
Aerosmith
The Doors
16
In Greek mythology, this figure steals fire from Olympus and gives it to mortals
Orpheus
Zeus
Prometheus
Pan
17
William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge are associated with which literary period?
Realism
Postmodernism
Classicism
Romanticism
18
What is considered Chaucer's magnum opus?
Crime and Punishment
The Canterbury Tales
American History X
The Inferno
19
Which of the following figures is NOT associated with the Protestant Reformation?
Francis of Assisi
Martin Luther
John Calvin
Henry VIII
20
In Hinduism, the source and substance of the universe is known as
Brahman
Mandala
Ashram
Karma
21
These small objects with compositions similar to planets are found in belts in the solar system
asteroids
illuminati
comets
black holes
22
Extreme exaggeration for rhetorical effect
satire
hyperbole
irony
metonymy
23
What is the capital of Rwanda?
Athens
Dakar
Accra
Kigali
24
Legendary jazz musician and composer of works such as Kind of Blue and Sketches of Spain
Jefferson Davis
Miles Davis
Bruce Springsteen
Salvador Dali
25
In Islam, this is the name of the pilgrimage to Mecca demanded in the faith
Fatwa
Haji
Jihad
Dharma
26
Which Seattle grunge group produced hits such as "Evenflow" "Alive" and "Jeremy"
Soundgarden
Green Day
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
27
Which Swiss tennis player has 17 Grand Slam titles?
Roger Federer
Boris Becker
Novak Djokovic
Rafael Nadal
28
Which Beethoven Symphony (his last) ends with a famous chorus called "Ode to Joy"?
Ninth
Fifth
Third
Tenth
29
This team won the very first Super Bowl
New England Patriots
Chicago Bears
Miami Dolphins
Green Bay Packers
30
Which of the following is NOT a Beatles song?
Strawberry Fields Forever
Penny Lane
Rocket Man
Norwegian Wood
31
Which country won the first World Cup in 1930?
Germany
Uruguay
Brazil
Argentina
32
This New England intellectual and proponent of "Transcendentalism" wrote "Self-Reliance".
Walt Whitman
Herman Melville
Henry James
Ralph Waldo Emerson
33
Religious leader, declared by Buddhist leaders to be the reincarnation of Compassion
Pope Francis
Dalai Lama
Osama bin Laden
Cyrus the Great
34
In Law, creative work, invention, or similar intangible good protected by copyright is
Pro Bono
Habeas Corpus
Due Diligence
Intellectual Property
35
What is the capital of North Korea?
Korea City
Seoul
Pyongyang
Taipei
36
In theater, a speech delivered by a character alone on stage
melodrama
picaresque
soliloquy
oxymoron
37
This American President lived in Monticello and founded the University of Virginia in 1817.
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
38
Which Italian city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?
Naples
Venice
Florence
Rome
39
This Irish rock band wrote songs such as "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and "One"
R.E.M.
The Ramones
The Beatles
U2
40
Which team won the first two Super Bowls?
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
New York Mets
41
Who was made president immediately following the Kennedy assassination?
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
42
In tennis, this occurs when the first and second serves do not go into the proper box.
Double Fault
Unforced Error
Ace
Break of Serve
43
This Class of Primate is known for their propinquity to humans
Nematoda
Prosimians
Tardigrada
Anthropoids
44
The Old Testament was authored in which language?
Latin
Sanskrit
Greek
Hebrew
45
Which of the following is NOT a Shakespearean Tragedy?
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
King Lear
46
These are explosions of large stars. Examples of this include the Crab Nebula.
Pulsars
Supernovae
Quasars
Comets
47
What is the capital of Cambodia?
Phnom Penh
Burkina Faso
Pho Ga
Khmer Rouge
48
This German literary titan wrote
Faust
and
The
Sorrows of Young Werther
Tolstoy
Goethe
Freud
Mann
49
Which of the following painters is NOT associated with Impressionism
Degas
Pissarro
Picasso
Monet
50
Who wrote War and Peace?
Tolstoy
Flaubert
Hemingway
Faulkner
51
In Hinduism and Buddhism, this word or sound is used to facilitate meditation
Imam
Fatwa
Mantra
Ahimsa
52
This branch of zoology pertains to the study of birds
Myrmecology
Ornithology
Apiology
Ichthyology
53
Which baseball legend famously stated "it ain't over til it's over"?
Nolan Ryan
Babe Ruth
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
54
The longest running Broadway musical of all time is:
Chicago
Rent
The Phantom of the Opera
Oklahoma!
55
Also known as enteric fever, this is spread via contaminated foods and liquids
shingles
typhoid
tuberculosis
malaria
56
Which of the following is NOT a Charles Dickens novel?
Bleak House
Great Expectations
Crime and Punishment
David Copperfield
57
A special website that allows users to easily modify its contents
wiki
Trojan horse
URL (Uniform Resourse Locator)
worm
58
Who wrote the Romantic Poem "Kubla Khan"?
Henry David Thoreau
Walt Whitman
William Wordsworth
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
59
In medicine, this is a milder variant of autistic disorder
Anorexia nervosa
Crohn's Disease
Asperber's Disorder
Dementia
60
This great abolitionist taught himself to read while spending a childhood in slavery
Stephen Douglas
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King
Frederick Douglass
61
What is the capital of Cambodia?
Vientiane
Phnom Penh
Manila
Luanda
62
When notes on a string instrument are plucked rather than bowed
moderato
dolente
presto
pizzicato
63
Won a National Championship while pitching at the University of Texas; Nicknamed "The Rocket"
Roger Clemens
Randy Johnson
Nolan Ryan
Jake Arrieta
64
Known by many as "Great Master" Kong, he had a profound influence on Chinese political thought
Confucius
Gautama Buddha
Jackie Chan
Mao Zedong
65
Which of the following was NOT an opera composer?
Verdi
Mozart
Puccini
Bach
66
This English monarch severed ties with the Church and initiated the English Reformation.
Richard III
Richard II
Henry VIII
Henry V
67
In Law, this entails questioning a witness to cast doubt upon or discredit his or her testimony
modus operandi
cross examination
plea bargain
quid pro quo
68
Name this painting by Hans Holbein
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Las Meninas
The Ambassadors
Les Freres
69
Which president preceded Lincoln (as 15th POTUS)?
James Polk
Dan Quayle
Chester Arthur
James Buchanan
70
Which country does NOT share a border with Venezuela?
Brazil
Peru
Colombia
Guyana
71
This website holds the distinction of being the first social networking site
Facebook
Classmates.com
Myspace
Friendster
72
Who wrote The Inferno?
Goethe
Homer
Dante
Chaucer
73
Name this famous Velazquez painting
Las Meninas
El Tiempo (Cantina)
Los Tiburones
Guernica
74
In music, three or more notes played simultaneously
interval
chord
pizzicato
chorus
75
Disease transmitted to humans through tick bites
Huntington's Disease
Typhoid
Lyme Disease
Leprosy
76
Where was Michael Jordan born?
Charlotte
Seattle
Los Angeles
Brooklyn
77
A comic drama that relies heavily on low and physical comedy
romance
irony
farce
satire
78
This film about the life of Mozart won Best Picture in 1984
Unforgiven
Amadeus
The Sting
Rain Man
79
Which president succeeded Jefferson as fourth POTUS?
Martin van Buren
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
80
This American playwright authored works such as
Death of a Salesman
and
The Crucible
Arthur Miller
Henry James
Herman Melville
David Foster Wallace
81
How many bones are in the human body?
2006
57
206
132
82
Which Roman emperor first converted to Christianity in 314?
Hadrian
Nero
Constantine
Julius Caesar
83
The largest internal organ in the body; responsible for detoxifying the blood
kidney
heart
liver
spleen
84
Which state does NOT border on California?
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Arizona
85
The New Testament was authored in which language?
Sanskrit
Latin
Hebrew
Greek
86
This Canadian is widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of hockey.
Wayne Rooney
Michael Faraday
Che Guevara
Wayne Gretzky