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1
What is the largest state in Mexico?
Oaxaca
Zacatecas
Chihuahua
Veracruz
2
Which word means optimistic, hopeful, or positive, especially in a difficult situation?
sabine
reticent
pessimistic
sanguine
3
Which South American capitals are located on the Rio de la Plata?
Santiago & Caracas
Lima & Bogotá
Montevideo & Buenos Aires
Brasilia & La Paz
4
Which of the following is NOT an official language of Switzerland?
French
English
German
Italian
5
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Ron Paul
John Kerry
John Boehner
Paul Ryan
6
Who is best known as one of the founders of of Vermont and head of the Green Mountain Boys?
Patrick Henry
Philip Schuyler
Seth Warner
Ethan Allen
7
Which is the only planet with active volcanoes?
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
8
What is the point in the orbit of a planet at which it is closest to the sun?
apogee
eclipse
aphelion
perihelion
9
Which type of Greek architecture is represented in this image?
Spartan
Corinthian
Ionic
Doric
10
What is the total dollar amount of IRS tax refunds issued in 2014?
$1 trillion
$10 billion
$125 billion
$950 million
11
Covering some 3000 miles and 13 states, which is the longest Interstate highway?
I-90
I-80
I-95
I-75
12
Pericles ordered the construction of this temple to Athena on the Acropolis of Athens.
Acropolis
Erechthion
Parthenon
Olympia
13
Which year is it currently on the Jewish Calendar?
3000
5776
5016
2064
14
What are biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture?
Torah
septuagint
apocrypha
Talmud
15
When will be the next year in which Halley's comet will be visible from Earth?
2062
2090
2040
2020
16
Which of the following military ranks are NOT used by the U.S. Army?
Sergeant & Major
Ensign & Commander
Captain & Lieutenant
General & Lieutenant Colonel
17
Covering almost 2000 miles and 15 states, which is the most traveled Interstate highway?
I-95
I-80
I-75
I-90
18
Which of the following military ranks are NOT used by the U.S. Navy?
Ensign & Lieutenant
Major & Colonel
Commander & Captain
Captain & Admiral
19
Which is the largest province in Canada in land area?
Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Ontario
20
Which planet in our solar system has the most moons?
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth
Venus
21
Excluding water, what is the most popular beverage in the world?
Milk
Coca-Cola
Coffee
Tea
22
Which Asian country was recently hit by two earthquakes?
Laos
Thailand
Japan
China
23
Which type of Greek architecture is represented in this image?
Spartan
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
24
Which month was the hottest month on record in 2015?
May
August
June
July
25
Name the Norse god of thunder and Marvel superhero, traditionally wielding his hammer Mjolnir.
Heimdall
Odin
Thor
Loki
26
Which Marvel superhero's secret identity is reporter Jessica Drew?
Spider-Woman
Storm
Firestar
Rogue
27
What is the sum of the first 100 even numbers?
12,200
10,000
10,100
2222
28
How many zeros are there in a septillion?
21
18
24
7
29
In which Egyptian city will you find the Temple of Karnak?
Memphis
Cairo
Alexandria
Luxor
30
Who was the subject of Judith Brown's biography
Prisoner of Hope
?
Nelson Mandela
Gandhi
Buddha
Martin Luther King, Jr.
31
Where was the first lighthouse on the West Coast located?
Riker's Island
Santa Catalina Island
San Juan Island
Alcatraz Island
32
What is the fraction of solar energy (light) reflected from the Earth back into space?
solar lumens
albino
candela
albedo
33
What is the name of this oil on canvas by Edward Hopper?
Nighthawks
People Eating in Diner
I Love the Nightlife
Happy Days
34
Who painted Girl Before a Mirror?
El Greco
Salvador Dalí
Joan Miró
Pablo Picasso
35
Which word refers to any devices, markings, or combinations applied to mail of any class?
malingering
fiduciary
franking
tariff
36
Name this war, ended by the Treaty of Ghent, in which Andrew Jackson defeated British forces.
The War of 1812
The Revolutionary War
The Crimean War
The War of the Roses
37
Which states were hit by a 4.9 earthquake in April 2003?
Hawaii & Alaska
Washington & Oregon
California, Nevada, & Utah
Alabama, Georgia, & Tennessee
38
Which Metro Atlanta county was recently named "the fastest growing county in Georgia"?
Forsyth
DeKalb
Fulton
Gwinnett
39
What Italian city was ruled by the Medici family during the Renaissance?
Florence
Milan
Pisa
Rome
40
Which food item did we get from the Aztecs?
coffee
rice
potatoes
chocolate
41
Who are Clio, Terpsichore, Erato, Urania, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Melpomene, Thalia, and Euterpe?
The Muses
Faries
The Bronte Sisters
The Graces
42
What is Riboflavin more commonly known as?
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B2
43
Who is currently the Secretary General of the United Nations?
Ban Ki-moon
Javier Pérez
Kurt Waldheim
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
44
In which city were Japanese war criminals tried after WWII?
London
Tokyo
Geneva
Paris
45
Which company invented the very first smartphone?
Motorola
Samsung
IBM
Apple
46
Through which two oceans does the International Dateline run?
Arctic & Pacific
Atlantic & Arctic
Atlantic & Pacific
Pacific & Indian
47
How many zeros are there in a sextillion?
21
24
7
18
48
Which Georgia-born writer is best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories?
Henry Grady
Pat Conroy
Joel Chandler Harris
Sidney Lanier
49
In which South American country will you find the cities of Fortaleza and Recife?
Bolivia
Uruguay
Brazil
Colombia
50
Which artist made this oil on canvas called "Blue Boy" circa 1770?
Richard Wilson
Thomas Gainsborough
Rembrandt
Sir Joshua Reynolds
51
Which of the following words is spelled INCORRECTLY?
accede
interceed
exceed
supersede
52
Which state is nicknamed "The Beehive State"?
Nevada
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
53
What is the International System of Units (SI) derived unit of force, named for this physicist?
Geim
Newton
Bohr
Hawking
54
What does MARTA stand for?
Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Metro Atlanta Rail & Transit Agency
Moving Atlantans Rapidly Through Atlanta
Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Agency
55
What numeric year is it on the Chinese calendar?
4714
1969
4713
5016
56
Which of the following is NOT an official language of the United Nations?
Japanese
Arabic
Chinese
Russian
57
Name this democratic city state which fought the Peloponnesian Wars against Sparta.
Thebes
Athens
Corinth
Rome
58
Which of the following is NOT one of the Bronte sisters?
Charlotte
Anne
Emily
Catherine
59
Which continent has 15% of the total world population?
Europe
Africa
Australia
Asia
60
In which city will you find the College Football Hall of Fame?
Miami
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Atlanta
61
Which galaxy, our closest neighbor, is on a collision course with the Milky Way Galaxy?
The Snickers Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy
Tadpole Galaxy
Pegasus Galaxy
62
Which word describes a person 60-69 years old?
pedantic
septuagenarian
sexagenarian
moribund
63
What the name of the falcon-headed son of Osiris in Egyptian mythology?
Anubis
Ra
Isis
Horus
64
Which is the most populous continent?
Asia
Australia
Africa
Europe
65
Which word means reluctant, especially when it comes to speaking?
sanguine
intransigent
reticent
pessimistic
66
Which city has hosted the Summer Olympic games three times, more than any other city?
Paris
Athens
Los Angeles
London
67
Which of the following words is spelled INCORRECTLY?
supersede
accede
intercede
excede
68
Who is The Count of Monte Cristo in the novel by Dumas?
Charles d'Artagnan
Cyrano de Bergerac
Fernand Mondego
Edmond Dantes
69
Which country is the number one supplier of natural gas?
Russia
Canada
China
The United States
70
Which company invented the very first fax machine in 1846?
Henry Ford
Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Alexander Bain
71
What was the tallest man-made structure in the world from 1889-1930?
The Sears Tower
The Empire State Building
The World Trade Center
The Eiffel Tower
72
What is a lymphocyte produced or processed by the thymus gland as part of the immune response?
T-cells
epithelial cells
white blood cells
beta blockers
73
For which pharaoh was the Great Pyramid built?
Ramses
Tutankhamen
Khufu
Akhenaten
74
Who was named head football coach for the Georgia Bulldogs in December 2015?
Kirby Smart
Mark Richt
Paul Johnson
Vince Dooley
75
With over 82,000 students, which is the largest university in the U.S.?
Florida State University
Arizona State University
Georgia State University
UCLA
76
What is the legal term for a voluntary written statement made under oath?
affidavit
power of attorney
writ of habeas corpus
will and testament
77
How often is Halley's Comet visible from Earth?
Every 25 years
Every 100 years
Every 50 years
Every 75 years
78
Which Italian city is sited on a group of 117 islands separated by canals?
Naples
Florence
Milan
Venice
79
What is a right to silence warning
given by police in the U.S. to suspects in custody?
Writ of habeas corpus
Affidavit
Civil Rights Warning
Miranda Rights Warning
80
Which is the oldest continent?
Europe
Africa
Australia
Asia
81
Who discovered phosphorous?
Joseph Koch
Robert Boyle
Hennig Brand
Marie Curie
82
Which was the first U.S. city to host the Summer Olympic Games?
Atlanta
Saint Louis
Los Angeles
New York
83
Identify this character whose namesake “Travels” appear in a book by Jonathan Swift.
Gulliver
Jason
Jules
Gilligan
84
According to the motto of the UNCF, this is a terrible thing to waste.
an education
a mind
a life
a child
85
Name the Swedish botanist who developed a way of naming and organizing life forms.
Robert Hooke
Charles Darwin
Carolus Linnaeus
Gregor Mendel
86
At 212 K, which noble gas has the highest boiling point?
Neon
Helium
Xenon
Radon
87
What is the name of this 1930s painting by Grant Wood?
American Pie
Iowa Cornfield
Seedtime and Harvest
American Gothic
88
Which famous Irish writer was imprisoned for "indecency" in 1895?
Oscar Wilde
Samuel Beckett
George Bernard Shaw
James Joyce
89
What is the average tax refund issued by the IRS each year?
$750
$3000
$1000
$500
90
Who is famous for saying "Ich bin ein Berliner!" in a speech?
Herbert Hoover
Adolf Hitler
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
91
Which number represents a gross?
100
1000
144
12
92
Which of the following is an example of a tautology?
a dead corpse
a funny joke
a nice man
a young widow
93
According to astronomers, approximately how many galaxies are there in the universe?
100 billion
100 million
1,000
10,000
94
Votes can be delayed in the Senate by what type of extended speech?
diatribe
filibuster
ex officio
caucus
95
Which legal term is the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought?
Second degree murder
manslaughter
First degree murder
Assissination
96
Which year is it currently on the Islamic Calendar?
1937
5037
2000
1437
97
Who was the Roman client King of Judea at the time of the birth of Jesus Christ?
David
Herod
Antigonus
Solomon
98
Which French author wrote
Phèdre
and
Andromaque?
Jean Racine
Pierre Corneille
Molière
Victor Hugo
99
Which term designates an obstructive blood clot that forms in a blood vessel?
Hemmorage
Thrombosis
Pheochromocytoma
Apoplexy
100
Which country has hosted four Summer Olympic Games, more than any other?
France
The United States
Russia
Great Britain
101
Which Jane Austen novel was made into a movie starring Laurence Olivier as Mr. Darcy in 1940?
Mansfield Park
Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
102
What is the name of the ship piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca in Star Wars?
The Enterprise
The Millennium Falcon
The R2D2
Voyager
103
Which are the only continental states in which Whites are NOT the majority of the population?
New Mexico, Florida, & New York
Arizona, Oregon, & Utah
California, New Mexico, & Texas
California, Texas, & Arizona
104
Which of the following musicians is known for baroque music?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johannes Brahms
Ludwig van Beethoven
Hector Berlioz
105
On which island did John write the Book of
Revelations
?
Crete
Ithica
Patmos
Lesbos
106
What are subatomic particles produced by the decay of radioactive elements ?
quarks
protons
neutrinos
atoms
107
As odd as it may sound, what is the sum of the first 100 odd numbers?
10,000
10,100
1000
1999
108
What are the names of the twin stars in the constellation Gemini?
Cain & Abel
Mario & Luigi
Romulus & Remus
Castor & Pollux
109
Which city had the first subway line, opened in 1863?
Boston
London
New York
Paris
110
Which of the following is an example of an appositive?
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer
a human garbage disposal
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum
Spider-Man
111
Which of the following countries is not divided into states?
Australia
Mexico
India
South Africa