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1
What actress has been nominated for the most Academy Awards?
Sandra Bullock
Drew Barrymore
Meryl Streep
Audrey Hepburn
2
What modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?
Norway
Turkey
Germany
Denmark
3
Who is the winning-est coach in college basketball history?
John Wooden
Adolph Rupp
Mike Krzyzewski
Pat Summitt
4
Who served as the first (and only) president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
Clayton M. Jones
Robert E. Lee
5
Harry Potter belonged to which one of the Four Houses of Hogwarts?
Slytherin
Ravenclaw
Hufflepuff
Griffindor
6
What year was Iowa officially declared a state?
1902
1846
1909
1932
7
The peregrine falcon is the world's fastest animal. It can reach what speed while diving?
133 mph
87 mph
185 mph
242 mph
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What desert planet is the home of both Anakin and Luke Skywalker?
Alderaan
Mos Eisley
Tatooine
Coruscant
9
What company is responsible for the modern-day American image of Santa Claus?
Coca-Cola
Disney
Lockheed-Martin
Hallmark
10
This winged-footed Greek god served as a protector of travelers, merchants, and tricksters
Ares
Hermes
Hades
Apollo
11
How much money will be spent on Christmas (gifts, food, travel, etc.) this year (2017)?
$2 trillion
$25 billion
$650 billion
$900 million
12
In the TV series, "The Office", Michael Scott is the regional manager of what paper company?
PaperWait
Holmes-Dunne
Office Depot
Dunder Mifflin
13
According to physicists, how fast would Santa’s sleigh need to fly to visit every household?
30 miles / second
650 miles / second
860 miles / hour
1200 miles / hour
14
The archduke of what country was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia in 1914, leading to WWI?
Russia
Austria
Germany
France
15
What 1939 film starring Clark Gable is the highest grossing movie (inflation-adjusted)?
Gone with the Wind
The Ten Commandments
Casablanca
The Sound of Music
16
Garth Brooks attended Oklahoma State University with the help of a(n) __________ scholarship.
Tennis
Chess
Ballroom dancing
Javelin throwing
17
The Iowa football visitor’s locker room is famous for having walls painted what color?
Red
Royal Blue
Yellow
Pink
18
Which U.S. president ordered the use of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Ronald Reagan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
19
The flag shown represents what country?
Morocco
Chile
Peru
Austria
20
What number has been “retired” for every team in Major League Baseball?
13
42
99
0
21
Maddie Poppe is among the final five contestants on American Idol. What town/city is she from?
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Clarksville
Harlan
22
What tennis player defeated Bobby Riggs in 1973 in what was known as the “Battle of the Sexes?”
Billie Jean King
Chris Evert
Jackie Joyner Kersee
Martina Navratilova
23
What author wrote the famous novel, “A Christmas Carol?”
Mark Twain
Harper Lee
Charles Dickens
Ernest Hemingway
24
What team has the most Super Bowl wins in NFL history?
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
25
What TV show, which originally aired from 2000-2007, was recently (2017) rebooted on Netflix?
Friends
The OC
Bewitched
Gilmore Girls