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1
"Nephelococcygia" is the practice of doing what?
Sleeping with your eyes open
Breaking glass with your voice
Finding shapes in clouds
Swimming in freezing water
2
Created by a graduate student in the 1960s, the modern waterbed was originally nicknamed what?
"The Pleasure Pit"
"The Love Ocean"
"The Calm Sea"
"The Sweet Dream"
3
The first webcam was activated in Cambridge University's computer lab in 1993 to keep an eye on
a bathroom line.
a candy machine.
a water cooler.
a coffee pot.
4
Whose last words - "Shoot me in the chest!" - were obliged on April 28th, 1945?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Francisco Franco
5
Traveling through outer space, light waves travel at approximately what constant speed?
186,000 miles per second
186,000 miles per hour
186,000 miles per day
186,000 miles per minute
6
The legal principle "lex talionis" is better known as what?
Temporary insanity
An eye for an eye
Legal certainty
Innocent until proven guilty
7
Due to the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Ronald Reagan canceled his plans to do what?
Give the State of the Union Address
Throw out the first pitch at the World Series
Pardon a turkey
Meet with Konstantin Chernenko
8
Who was the first U.S. President to have an asteroid named after him?
Herbert Hoover
Andrew Jackson
Ronald Reagan
James Garfield
9
Which Native American tribes share their names with horses that have won the Kentucky Derby?
Omaha and Spokane
Choctaw and Hopi
Kiowa and Narragansett
Mohawk and Zuni
10
Though it might sound a little Spanish, which of these terms is derived from a Japanese word?
Honcho
Rancho
Macho
Poncho
11
An Australian market research firm recently determined that Pantone 448C is the world's ugliest
fragrance.
color.
dog breed.
hair style.
12
On what continent would you find the country that is alphabetically first in the world?
Africa
South America
Europe
Asia
13
The original Declaration of Independence sits in a sealed case filled with what inert gas?
Krypton
Argon
Neon
Radon
14
In July of 2010, Instagram's CEO and co-founder, Kevin Systrom, posted its first-ever photo of
a dog.
a bowl of ramen.
a sunset.
Kevin Systrom.
15
In a sonnet inscribed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestral, it asks to be given all but what?
"Your poor"
"Your tired"
"Your wretched"
"Your huddled masses"
16
Which of these game show hosts grew up on an Indian reservation as a member of the Sioux tribe?
Chuck Woolery
Pat Sajak
Bob Barker
Bob Eubanks
17
Russian cosmonauts used to be equipped with a TP-82 upon re-entry into Siberia. The TP-82 was
a triple-barreled gun.
a personal jet pack.
a miniature atomic bomb.
a 2-way television wristwatch.
18
Which ship was not one of the three taken over by colonists during the Boston Tea Party?
Dartmouth
Eleanor
William
Beaver
19
Who was once a golf caddy for O.J. Simpson and competed against Tiger Woods in the AJGA?
Seth Meyers
Nick Lachey
Mario Lopez
Carson Daly
20
Which successful Swede founded IKEA in 1943?
Ingvar Kamprad
Stieg Larsson
Ingmar Bergman
Alexander Skarsgard
21
Which of these men came up with the ad slogan, "I'm a Toys 'R' Us kid!"?
John Grisham
Elmore Leonard
James Patterson
Tom Clancy
22
Oxford, Mississippi was the home of what Pulitzer Prize-winning author?
Robert Frost
William Faulkner
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Edna Ferber
23
The first Starbucks store still uses the company's original logo which reads "Coffee, Tea" and
Sundries.
Mineral waters.
Muffins.
Spices.
24
What is the only surname shared by a U.S. President and UK Prime Minister?
Coolidge
Wilson
Kennedy
Carter
25
Which of the following pairs of books was not both written by the same author?
Beloved & Song of Solomon
The Green Mile & 'Salem's Lot
The Blind Side & The Big Short
Gone Girl & Shutter Island
26
How much daylight is there on a day when the sunrise is at 7:14 am and the sunset is 5:11 pm?
8 hours 7 minutes
9 hours, 3 minutes
9 hours, 57 minutes
8 hours, 37 minutes
27
Beverly Johnson became the first African-American to appear on the cover of what U.S. magazine?
Sports Illustrated
Time
Vogue
Forbes
28
Whose lap did Shirley Temple say was "outstanding as laps go" with "thighs just fleshy enough"?
Orson Welles
J. Edgar Hoover
Winston Churchill
Babe Ruth
29
Charles Radbourn is best known for flipping the bird at the camera in an 1886 photo of what?
Baseball players
Congressmen
NYC police officers
Harvard graduates
30
Considered incorrect today, which misspelling appears in the U.S. Constitution?
Masachusetts
Pensylvania
Conecticut
Rode Island
31
The last American descendant of Napoléon Bonaparte died in 1945 in Central Park after
choking on a hot dog.
getting stung by a bee.
being trampled by a horse.
tripping over a dog leash.
32
Usually done before an Indian wedding, a mehndi ceremony involves the bride doing what?
Taking a ritual bath
Walking around a fire seven times
Getting henna tattoos
Saying vows
33
What was the license plate of the car on the famous Abbey Road album cover?
LMW 28IF
LDB 21OR
LBV 16AS
LAF 30US
34
Which of these U.S. Presidents was not also Vice President?
George Bush Sr.
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jimmy Carter
35
Which of the following equals 243?
Age of Pyramids / Age of Big Ben
Number of Books of the Bible X Number of Apostles
Number of U.S. states + Number of UN Member States
Number of men in U.S. Congress - Number of women in Congress
36
Al Gore ended his 2000 concession speech with what line?
"That's a fight I'll never stop."
"I heard you and I will not forget."
"It's time for me to go."
"From sea to shining sea."
37
An 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, "The Zouave" is a portrait of a what?
Priest
Doctor
Dancer
Soldier
38
Which pair of Oscar winners both won an Academy Award for playing the same character?
Jodie Foster & Julianne Moore
Jack Nicholson & Heath Ledger
Helen Mirren & Judi Dench
Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro
39
If a casino shoe holds 8 decks of cards, what's the max. # of times a blackjack can be dealt?
24
32
16
40
40
Speaking in terms of total geographic area, which of these statements is true?
Canada is smaller than China
Argentina is larger than India
Egypt is smaller than Turkey
Brazil is larger than Australia
41
Running up a $27,000 debt, which First Lady went on shopping sprees in the midst of U.S war?
Dolley Madison
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary Todd Lincoln
Edith Wilson
42
Where would you be most likely to come across the terms "Da Capo," "Vivace," and "Presto"?
On a piece of sheet music
In a cookbook
On a list of famous Italian athletes
In a book about Italian painters
43
In addition to being the smallest, Bahrain is the only Middle Eastern nation that is what?
Composed of several islands
Below the equator
Predominantly Hindu
Democratic
44
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
45
Who promised in his divorce settlement to give money to his first wife if he won a Nobel Prize?
Nelson Mandela
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
Albert Einstein
46
The New York Times reported that Americans set a new record by driving how many miles in 2015?
3.15 billion
3.15 million
3.15 quadrillion
3.15 trillion
47
Patented in 1960, the Luhn algorithm is used in which of these tasks?
Verifying credit card numbers
Conducting a military draft
Changing traffic lights
Predicting thunderstorms
48
Which of these sets of state nicknames is made up of two states that share a border?
The Golden State & The Silver State
The Sunflower State & The Magnolia State
The First State & The Last Frontier
The Badger State & The Beaver State
49
The opposite of ambidextrous, someone who is equally clumsy with both hands is known as what?
Ambicorrupt
Ambimalevolent
Ambisinister
Ambiatrocious
50
Who delivered the two-hour speech that preceded Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
Daniel Webster
Wendell Phillips
Edward Everett
Robert G. Ingersoll
51
What luxury brand shares its name with the French explorer who's credited with naming Canada?
Hermès
Chanel
Baccarat
Cartier
52
Rhythm, spryly, sylphy, and a word referring to what are the longest words without a vowel?
Sun, Moon, and Earth aligning
Gasses becoming solids
Neutrinos colliding with atoms
DNA being replicated
53
When multiplied by itself, which number is equal to 12,345,678,987,654,321?
111,111,111
111,111,111,111
1,111,111
11,111,111,111
54
In the standard version of Monopoly, there are 40 playing spaces. How many are not for sale?
12
13
10
11
55
Which of these is a blood-flow enhancing drug and NOT an element on the periodic table?
Tellurium
Meldonium
Rubidium
Hafnium
56
In 1905, the first electric sign in Times Square advertised what product?
Adult theater
Whiskey
Cigarettes
Snuff
57
If left uncontrolled, loose smut can be disastrous for whom?
Barley farmers
Sailboat owners
Bulldog breeders
Computer programmers
58
Winners of the World Series of Poker's prestigious Main Event receive a what?
Bracelet
Pair of cufflinks
Belt buckle
Necklace
59
Which of the following elements is NOT represented by a single letter on the periodic table?
Phosphorus
Vanadium
Tungsten
Tin
60
How many women have served as U.S. Secretary of State?
2
1
4
3
61
When
Star Wars
was released in 1977, what was the first sentence in the famous "opening crawl"?
An evil empire spreads.
The galaxy is in peril.
It is a period of civil war.
A darkness is encroaching.
62
While singing the title song in "Singin' in the Rain," Gene Kelly dances by all but what?
Laundromat
Millinery
Pharmacy
Bookstore
63
The word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district in what world capital?
Baghdad
New Delhi
Moscow
Cairo
64
In 1816 The Times of London warned readers of exposing their children to what "indecent" dance?
Waltz
Jig
Foxtrot
Allemande
65
Spoken by Tony, what was the last line of dialogue in "The Sopranos"?
"Hey."
"It's Carlo. He's gonna testify."
"I went ahead and ordered some for the table."
"Well, it's true I guess."
66
Time has picked all but which of the following groups as its "Time Person of the Year"?
1984: "The Republicans"
1960: "U.S. Scientists"
1975: "American Women"
2002: "The Whistleblowers"
67
"Quaker marriage" is a common term for a ceremony performed without what?
An officiant
Vows
Witnesses
A marriage license
68
The letters "VDB" are etched in tiny print at the bottom of the portrait on what U.S. coin?
Penny
Dime
Nickel
Quarter
69
The wishbone, superstitiously thought to bring luck, is composed of a chicken's what?
Ribs
Femurs
Clavicles
Humeri
70
In a rare example of a word that rhymes with "orange," the Blorenge is a what?
River in Ireland
Mountain in Wales
Forest in Scotland
Desert in Australia
71
Which U.S. president was 5'4" and weighed 100 pounds, roughly the same size as Miley Cyrus?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
Martin Van Buren
72
In January of 1940, Vermont resident Ida Fuller officially became the first recipient of what?
Medicare
Social Security
The Sears catalog
LIFE magazine
73
Elected in 2013, Pope Francis is the first pope in nearly 1,300 years to have what distinction?
He didn't come from Europe
He was older than 60
He had fought in a war
He had once been married
74
The exterior of the White House is painted a shade of white called what?
Antique White
Whisper White
Dove White
Marble White
75
If you're neither an introvert nor extrovert, you're considered a what?
Antivert
Autovert
Ambivert
Absovert
76
In the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," who is depicted holding the flag?
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
77
Which of the following comedians has never been nominated for an Oscar?
Eddie Murphy
Dan Aykroyd
Melissa McCarthy
Jim Carrey
78
Having debuted 50+ years ago, which corporate mascot is the only one who could join AARP?
Count Chocula
Energizer Bunny
Geico Gecko
Mr. Peanut
79
What's the name of the shadowy figure who acts as the logo for the National Neighborhood Watch?
Ronald the Robber
Carl the Crook
Boris the Burglar
Theo the Thief
80
Besides Elizabeth, what names belonged to a reigning monarch of England in the 20th century?
Edward, George, Anne
Anne, Henry, Edward
George, Victoria, Edward
James, Victoria, Henry
81
Which of the following is the rarest of the 8 main blood types?
AB-
O-
A-
B+
82
Despite being played on purpose, in written music, temporary sharps and flats are called what?
Unintentionals
Accidentals
Experimentals
Incidentals
83
As its title slyly suggests, "I Love Me, Vol. 1" is a reference book dedicated to what?
Puns
Malapropisms
Oxymorons
Palindromes
84
Which human body part is the hardest?
Tooth enamel
Bone
Finger nails
Hair
85
A thousand thousands is equal to what?
One hundred million
A million
A billion
Ten million
86
If it is now 4:00 p.m. Saturday, in 253 hours from now, what time and day will it be?
1:00 a.m. Sunday
1:00 a.m. Wednesday
5:00 a.m. Saturday
5:00 a.m. Wednesday
87
If a coin toss between two brothers-in-law had gone differently, a company would be named what?
Fitch & Abercrombie
Gabbana & Dolce
Robbins-Baskin
Williams-Sherwin
88
Airing on April 6, 1987, the first episode of the long-running A&E series "Biography" featured
Shirley Temple
Greta Garbo
Josephine Baker
Lucille Ball
89
The Girl Scout Promise and Boy Scout Oath both begin with what three words?
Because I believe
I hereby pledge
In this life
On my honor
90
Who else besides John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?
George Clymer
Lewis Morris
Charles Thomson
Abraham Clark
91
According to the PRB, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth?
1 trillion
100 billion
50 billion
5 trillion
92
How old was the oldest Millennial on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1999?
18
28
8
1
93
A poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined what?
Robotics
Hurricane
Hydraulic
Anesthesia
94
The first name of which of these people is his actual legal birth name?
Wolf Blitzer
Tiger Woods
Cat Stevens
Bear Grylls
95
With a combined net worth at $2.399 trillion, how many billionaires are there in the U.S.?
61
540
123
13
96
In human beings, which two internal organs are linked by the duodenum?
Liver and gallbladder
Stomach and esophagus
Liver and spleen
Stomach and small intestine
97
In 2011 the media had a field day with a scandal involving what aptly-named politician?
John Boozman
Dick Durbin
John Boehner
Anthony Weiner
98
Which of the following often-quoted movie lines is the only one that's quoted accurately?
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
"Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?"
"Luke, I am your father."
"We're gonna need a bigger boat."
99
The CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot north of the Aleutian Islands during what war?
Revolutionary War
World War I
Civil War
World War II
100
The only member of Lewis and Clark's expedition to die, Charles Floyd reportedly died from
appendicitis.
a mountain lion attack.
a gunshot wound.
typhoid fever.
101
The last known sighting of Jimmy Hoffa was at what Michigan restaurant's parking lot?
Machus Red Fox
Beau Jacks Restaurant
Big Daddy's Parthenon
Salvatore Scallopini
102
The name-sake of a present-day city, what Canadian famously discovered gold in Alaska in 1880?
Kenneth Kodiak
Pierre Fairbanks
Joseph Juneau
William Anchorage
103
Which of the following dog breeds is of Swiss origin?
Bernese Mountain Dog
Pekingese
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Siberian Husky
104
Which is not true of the presidential election of 2008, but is true for 2000, 2004, and 2012?
The younger of the 2 candidates won
The taller of the 2 candidates won
The shorter of the 2 candidates won
The older of the 2 candidates won
105
With only six known to exist in the world, an autograph from who has a value of $5 million?
Michelangelo
Isaac Newton
William Shakespeare
Galileo Galilei
106
Who authored the majority opinion in the Supreme Court case
Miranda v. Arizona
?
William Brennan
Earl Warren
William Douglas
Hugo Black
107
The following terms refer to four very distinct areas. Which one is the largest?
Great Britain
The British Isles
The United Kingdom
England
108
Which of the following items is the only one that you're allowed to sell on eBay?
A U.S. Postal Service uniform
British lottery tickets
First edition of Mein Kampf
Nicotine patches
109
Which First Lady was a ninth-generation descendant of Pocahontas?
Mamie Eisenhower
Bess Truman
Edith Wilson
Helen Taft
110
Which of these equations for liquid measurement is not true?
2 cups = 1 pint
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
4 pints = 1 quart
111
Which of the following are generally constructed using a north-south orientation?
Bowling alleys
Outdoor tennis courts
Indoor running tracks
Fencing strips
112
In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman to do what?
Win a Nobel Prize
Compete in the LPGA
Teach at Harvard University
Be elected to Congress
113
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"
114
The animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants" is set where?
Caribbean Sea
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
115
Which of these is true if you're celebrating the first vicennial anniversary of your birth?
You'll become a centenarian in 20 years
You're now eligible to join AARP
You'll be able to drink in 11 years
You've been able to vote for 2 years
116
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
Albert Einstein
Niels Bohr
Enrico Fermi
Isaac Newton
117
Which technology company is credited with the development of the computer mouse?
IBM
Hewlett-Packard
Intel
Xerox
118
What was American Dialect Society's "Word of the Twentieth Century"?
Teenager
DNA
Jazz
Freedom
119
If a man decided not to groom his glabella for a while, he'd be most likely to grow what?
Elvis sideburns
Fu Manchu mustache
A soul patch
A unibrow
120
When the "Mona Lisa" was stolen in 1911, which artist was questioned as a possible suspect?
Claude Monet
Edgar Degas
Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse
121
When three celestial bodies form a straight line, what is it called?
Syzygy
Saprobity
Simoom
String theory
122
Including the ones in its title, which song's lyrics contain fewer than 20 unique words?
Let It Be
You Are So Beautiful
Tubthumping
My Heart Will Go On
123
The term "ailurophile" would best define which of these people?
Horse whisperer
Butterfly collector
Cat lady
Bird watcher
124
Considered the first song transmitted from space, Thomas Stafford sang what to Mission Control?
Happy Together
Jingle Bells
Oh, Pretty Woman
Good Day Sunshine
125
What was the first name of James McNeill Whistler's mother?
Anna
Joyce
Verona
Margaret
126
In the game of pool, the number 1 ball is typically colored solid what?
Red
Orange
Green
Yellow
127
The oft-quoted line "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships" was written by whom?
John Milton
Dante Alighieri
Alexander Pope
Christopher Marlowe
128
In photographs, Harriet Tubman is often seen wearing a silk shawl given to her by what figure?
Susan B. Anthony
Queen Victoria
Ulysses S. Grant
Joseph Pulitzer
129
On their first date in 1989, Barack Obama and his future wife Michelle went to see what movie?
When Harry Met Sally
Do The Right Thing
Glory
Driving Miss Daisy
130
What does the "WD" stand for in the WD-40 formula?
Worthington-Dillinger
Weight dampening
Water displacement
Will-Do
131
Who was serving as President of the United States on the day that Barack Obama was born?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
132
In the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, the code words used for the letters "R" and "J" are both what?
Units of measurement
Types of dances
World capital cities
Shakespearean characters
133
What was the result of the famous Civil War battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
Monitor sunk Merrimack
Neither ship sank
Merrimack sunk Monitor
Both ships sank
134
Which of the following pairs of notes are identical, thus played with the same key on a piano?
B-sharp and C
F-flat and E-sharp
B-flat and A
F-sharp and G
135
Loretta Lynch is the first African-American woman to serve as what?
Secretary of Homeland Security
Director of the Secret Service
Attorney General
White House Chief of Staff
136
Island Creek, a Hama Hama, and a European Flat are all varieties of what?
Mushrooms
Foie gras
Oysters
Pheasant
137
Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg are among the famous musicians who have never had a what?
Number-one album
Number-one hit
Grammy award win
Platinum record
138
Within its city limits, which of these state capitals has a river that features Class 5 rapids?
Montpelier, Vermont
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Richmond, Virginia
Salem, Oregon
139
On May 5, 1809 Mary Kies became the first American woman to do what?
Serve as an Army general
Receive a patent
Be elected to Congress
Use a telephone
140
Which list of Greek philosophers has them in chronological order according to their births?
Plato, Aristotle, Socrates
Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
141
Who is the last U.S. president to NOT have a degree from an Ivy League school?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
142
Nostradamus published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what?
Cheating at card games
Training parrots to talk
Digging graves
Making jams and jellies
143
Which of these statements applies to only one U.S. president?
Born in Texas
Son of a former president
Had the initials A.J.
Also a Supreme Court Justice
144
Lewis Carroll wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for a real-life girl named Alice what?
Pendry
Dewhurst
Ashdown
Liddell
145
One showing the interior and other exterior, what building is depicted on two different bills?
The White House
U.S. Treasury Building
Capitol Building
Independence Hall
146
The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun?
39 million
93 million
9.3 million
193 million
147
If a bug got comfortable in an open cavity of a rock, the insect was snug as a bug in a what?
Cug
Yug
Vug
Sug
148
Who was the first American to go to space?
Alan B. Shepard
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
149
Which of these dishes gets its name from a Spanish word meaning "little sash" or "little belt"?
Tamales
Enchiladas
Quesadillas
Fajitas
150
What school's "eating clubs" serve as a substitute for fraternities and sororities?
Princeton University
Yale University
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
151
Which of these landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country?
Luxembourg
Lesotho
Mongolia
Burkina Faso
152
When donating blood, you give about one pint's worth. About how much do you have to begin with?
10 pints
50 pints
20 pints
3 pints
153
The longest word penned by Shakespeare, "honorificabilitudinitatibus" is spoken in what play?
The Taming of the Shrew
Measure for Measure
The Tempest
Love's Labour's Lost
154
The American term "Canadian bacon" translates to what in Canada?
Back bacon
Rump bacon
Under bacon
Front bacon
155
The fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
On the Great Wall of China
Inside the Arctic Circle
In the Sahara Desert
At the top of Machu Picchu
156
Which of these U.S. territories is situated south of the equator?
American Samoa
U.S. Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Guam
157
Which of the following is the only pair of people who were ever both alive at the same time?
John F. Kennedy & J.K. Rowling
Johnny Carson & Honey Boo Boo
Pablo Picasso & James Franco
Charlie Chaplin & Pharrell Williams
158
What celebrity's oldest child, Jennifer, was born in 1963 and youngest child, Raymond, in 1992?
Harrison Ford
Clint Eastwood
Jack Nicholson
Michael Caine
159
The pH scale was invented in a laboratory that focused specifically on making tastier what?
Cheese
Beer
Applesauce
Soup
160
What are the only two states in the U.S. that have capitals whose names end with "u"?
The 7th and 8th to join the Union
The 1st and 18th to join the Union
The 49th and 50th to join the Union
The 27th and 31st to join the Union
161
In the 120-count box of Crayola crayons, which of the following is not the name of a color?
Asparagus
Gray matter
Mauvelous
Fuzzy wuzzy brown
162
Which of these famous sports institutions will celebrate its centennial in 2017?
The National Hockey League
MLB's World Series
Wimbledon
The Summer Olympics
163
In 1965, astronaut John Young was reprimanded by NASA for sneaking what on a Gemini rocket?
A corned beef sandwich
An adult magazine
A cigar
A bottle of 7UP
164
Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?
Roach
Japanese beetle
Fly
Moth
165
What product retailed for $666.66 when it hit the market in 1976?
Apple I computer
Atari Pong home video game
Sony Walkman
Seiko digital watch
166
Who has the sole power to impeach the president of the United States?
The Supreme Court
The Electoral College
The Senate
The House of Representatives
167
Which classic novel gets its title from the second line of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"?
The Call of the Wild
The Naked and the Dead
The Sound and the Fury
The Grapes of Wrath
168
Which of the following is NOT made primarily of granite?
Mount Rushmore
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Plymouth Rock
Stonehenge
169
What urban metropolis is widely recognized as the only major U.S. city founded by a woman?
San Francisco
Miami
Portland
Minneapolis
170
Which of these is prominently featured in the logo of the American Cetacean Society?
A T. Rex tooth
A whale tail
A monkey paw
An eagle talon
171
Who gained the right to vote in presidential elections when the 23rd Amendment was ratified?
Convicted felons
People with green cards
Residents of Washington, D.C.
18-year-olds
172
Which of the following drugs has been largely phased out in the United States?
Penicillin
Novocain
Aspirin
Morphine
173
Of the following, who was NOT born in the 19th century?
C.S. Lewis
Ludwig van Beethoven
Pablo Picasso
Ulysses S. Grant
174
Which does not describe one of the three U.S. states whose name begins and ends with "a"?
It borders the Atlantic Ocean
It borders the Gulf of Mexico
It borders Canada
It borders Mexico
175
The tallest building in each of which two U.S. states are located a mile away from each other?
Illinois & Indiana
California & Nevada
New York & New Jersey
Florida & Georgia