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1
Which human body part is the hardest?
Hair
Finger nails
Tooth enamel
Bone
2
If left uncontrolled, loose smut can be disastrous for whom?
Barley farmers
Bulldog breeders
Computer programmers
Sailboat owners
3
Who was once a golf caddy for O.J. Simpson and competed against Tiger Woods in the AJGA?
Seth Meyers
Carson Daly
Nick Lachey
Mario Lopez
4
What's the name of the shadowy figure who acts as the logo for the National Neighborhood Watch?
Theo the Thief
Ronald the Robber
Boris the Burglar
Carl the Crook
5
The line "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" was featured in an '80s commercial for what?
Vicks Cough Syrup
Dristan nasal spray
Pepto-Bismol
Geritol
6
In 1893, William Wrigley, Jr. started selling chewing gum after giving it away for free with
Flour
Baker's yeast
Baking powder
Salt
7
Which pair of Oscar winners both won an Academy Award for playing the same character?
Marlon Brando & Robert DeNiro
Jodie Foster & Julianne Moore
Helen Mirren & Judi Dench
Jack Nicholson & Heath Ledger
8
How many women have served as U.S. Secretary of State?
3
2
1
4
9
Which of the following items is the only one that you're allowed to sell on eBay?
British lottery tickets
A U.S. Postal Service uniform
First edition of Mein Kampf
Nicotine patches
10
The Girl Scout Promise and Boy Scout Oath both begin with what three words?
On my honor
I hereby pledge
Because I believe
In this life
11
Michael Jackson's autobiography "Moonwalk" was edited and featured a foreword by whom?
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Mr. Rogers
Rodney Dangerfield
Pat Sajak
12
The Earth is approximately how many miles away from the Sun?
9.3 million
193 million
93 million
39 million
13
Whose last words - "Shoot me in the chest!" - were obliged on April 28th, 1945?
Joseph Stalin
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
14
Which of the following equals 243?
Age of Pyramids / Age of Big Ben
Number of U.S. states + Number of UN Member States
Number of men in U.S. Congress - Number of women in Congress
Number of Books of the Bible X Number of Apostles
15
Charles Radbourn is best known for flipping the bird at the camera in an 1886 photo of what?
Congressmen
Baseball players
Harvard graduates
NYC police officers
16
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
17
The American term "Canadian bacon" translates to what in Canada?
Under bacon
Back bacon
Front bacon
Rump bacon
18
The CSS Shenandoah fired the last shot north of the Aleutian Islands during what war?
World War II
Revolutionary War
Civil War
World War I
19
When multiplied by itself, which number is equal to 12,345,678,987,654,321?
11,111,111,111
111,111,111,111
1,111,111
111,111,111
20
In the standard version of Monopoly, there are 40 playing spaces. How many are not for sale?
13
10
12
11
21
Considered the first song transmitted from space, Thomas Stafford sang what to Mission Control?
Happy Together
Oh, Pretty Woman
Good Day Sunshine
Jingle Bells
22
In the game of pool, the number 1 ball is typically colored solid what?
Orange
Red
Green
Yellow
23
A grunt often uttered by Homer Simpson, "Doh" is also the name given to what cosmic object?
A star in Orion
A crater on a moon of Jupiter
One of Saturn's rings
A comet in Andromeda
24
When donating blood, you give about one pint's worth. About how much do you have to begin with?
20 pints
3 pints
10 pints
50 pints
25
Though today it's treated like a treasure, what artwork was once cut into to enlarge a doorway?
"The Birth of Venus"
"Detroit Industry"
"Guernica"
"The Last Supper"
26
Which of these men came up with the ad slogan, "I'm a Toys 'R' Us kid!"?
Tom Clancy
Elmore Leonard
John Grisham
James Patterson
27
The fragrance Chanel No. 5 recreates a scent that Ernest Beaux whiffed while traveling where?
In the Sahara Desert
At the top of Machu Picchu
Inside the Arctic Circle
On the Great Wall of China
28
King George VI was served what at the Roosevelt home in 1939 while visiting the U.S.?
Chicken fingers
Hamburgers
Macaroni and cheese
Hot dogs
29
Patented in 1960, the Luhn algorithm is used in which of these tasks?
Conducting a military draft
Predicting thunderstorms
Changing traffic lights
Verifying credit card numbers
30
In 1905, the first electric sign in Times Square advertised what product?
Adult theater
Whiskey
Snuff
Cigarettes
31
In January of 1940, Vermont resident Ida Fuller officially became the first recipient of what?
Social Security
Medicare
The Sears catalog
LIFE magazine
32
In July of 2010, Instagram's CEO and co-founder, Kevin Systrom, posted its first-ever photo of
a bowl of ramen.
a sunset.
a dog.
Kevin Systrom.
33
Time has picked all but which of the following groups as its "Time Person of the Year"?
2002: "The Whistleblowers"
1984: "The Republicans"
1960: "U.S. Scientists"
1975: "American Women"
34
If a casino shoe holds 8 decks of cards, what's the max. # of times a blackjack can be dealt?
24
32
16
40
35
In 1965, astronaut John Young was reprimanded by NASA for sneaking what on a Gemini rocket?
A cigar
A bottle of 7UP
An adult magazine
A corned beef sandwich
36
Which of the following comedians has never been nominated for an Oscar?
Melissa McCarthy
Eddie Murphy
Dan Aykroyd
Jim Carrey
37
The capital city of which of these countries is on a pair of islands?
Denmark
Spain
Greece
Italy
38
Which of these U.S. territories is situated south of the equator?
U.S. Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
American Samoa
Guam
39
In the later years of their lives, both Bach and Handel are believed to have been what?
Blinded by the same eye surgeon
Left toothless by the same dentist
Given a limp by the same podiatrist
Deafened by the same ear surgeon
40
One showing the interior and other exterior, what building is depicted on two different bills?
Capitol Building
The White House
U.S. Treasury Building
Independence Hall
41
Born less than three years apart, which pair of Hollywood siblings are closest in age?
Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal
Luke & Owen Wilson
James & Dave Franco
Zooey & Emily Deschanel
42
Within its city limits, which of these state capitals has a river that features Class 5 rapids?
Salem, Oregon
Montpelier, Vermont
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Richmond, Virginia
43
Which of the following elements is NOT represented by a single letter on the periodic table?
Phosphorus
Tungsten
Tin
Vanadium
44
The pH scale was invented in a laboratory that focused specifically on making tastier what?
Soup
Beer
Cheese
Applesauce
45
When the "Mona Lisa" was stolen in 1911, which artist was questioned as a possible suspect?
Edgar Degas
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse
46
Which of these dishes gets its name from a Spanish word meaning "little sash" or "little belt"?
Fajitas
Tamales
Enchiladas
Quesadillas
47
Nostradamus published a 1555 treatise that included a section on what?
Training parrots to talk
Making jams and jellies
Digging graves
Cheating at card games
48
Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
Enrico Fermi
Niels Bohr
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
49
Created by a graduate student in the 1960s, the modern waterbed was originally nicknamed what?
"The Sweet Dream"
"The Calm Sea"
"The Love Ocean"
"The Pleasure Pit"
50
Which of these game show hosts grew up on an Indian reservation as a member of the Sioux tribe?
Chuck Woolery
Bob Barker
Bob Eubanks
Pat Sajak
51
Which is not true of the presidential election of 2008, but is true for 2000, 2004, and 2012?
The taller of the 2 candidates won
The older of the 2 candidates won
The shorter of the 2 candidates won
The younger of the 2 candidates won
52
When three celestial bodies form a straight line, what is it called?
Syzygy
Saprobity
String theory
Simoom
53
The first webcam was activated in Cambridge University's computer lab in 1993 to keep an eye on
a candy machine.
a water cooler.
a coffee pot.
a bathroom line.
54
In the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," who is depicted holding the flag?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
55
Which of these is a blood-flow enhancing drug and NOT an element on the periodic table?
Tellurium
Meldonium
Hafnium
Rubidium
56
Dragée is the fancy but correct term for the type of edible made by what snack brand?
Twizzlers
Oreo
Triscuit
Mentos
57
An 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, "The Zouave" is a portrait of a what?
Priest
Soldier
Dancer
Doctor
58
Which U.S. president was 5'4" and weighed 100 pounds, roughly the same size as Miley Cyrus?
Martin Van Buren
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
59
If a coin toss between two brothers-in-law had gone differently, a company would be named what?
Robbins-Baskin
Fitch & Abercrombie
Williams-Sherwin
Gabbana & Dolce
60
Which technology company is credited with the development of the computer mouse?
Xerox
IBM
Intel
Hewlett-Packard
61
Which of the following elements is NOT represented by a single letter on the periodic table?
Tungsten
Phosphorus
Vanadium
Tin
62
The only member of Lewis and Clark's expedition to die, Charles Floyd reportedly died from
appendicitis.
a mountain lion attack.
typhoid fever.
a gunshot wound.
63
What school's "eating clubs" serve as a substitute for fraternities and sororities?
Columbia University
Princeton University
Dartmouth College
Yale University
64
Who sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK for his 46th and final birthday on May 23, 1963?
Audrey Hepburn
Natalie Wood
Grace Kelly
Julie Andrews
65
Island Creek, a Hama Hama, and a European Flat are all varieties of what?
Foie gras
Oysters
Mushrooms
Pheasant
66
In photographs, Harriet Tubman is often seen wearing a silk shawl given to her by what figure?
Susan B. Anthony
Queen Victoria
Joseph Pulitzer
Ulysses S. Grant
67
The last American descendant of Napoléon Bonaparte died in 1945 in Central Park after
tripping over a dog leash.
choking on a hot dog.
getting stung by a bee.
being trampled by a horse.
68
With a combined net worth at $2.399 trillion, how many billionaires are there in the U.S.?
540
13
61
123
69
With only six known to exist in the world, an autograph from who has a value of $5 million?
Galileo Galilei
William Shakespeare
Isaac Newton
Michelangelo
70
Rhythm, spryly, sylphy, and a word referring to what are the longest words without a vowel?
Gasses becoming solids
Sun, Moon, and Earth aligning
DNA being replicated
Neutrinos colliding with atoms
71
Which of the following pairs of notes are identical, thus played with the same key on a piano?
F-flat and E-sharp
B-sharp and C
B-flat and A
F-sharp and G
72
Still part of the Olympic Games today, what was added to the Games by Nazi propagandists?
The releasing of doves
The Olympic flag
The Olympic medal ceremony
The Olympic torch relay
73
"Nephelococcygia" is the practice of doing what?
Swimming in freezing water
Breaking glass with your voice
Sleeping with your eyes open
Finding shapes in clouds
74
What celebrity's oldest child, Jennifer, was born in 1963 and youngest child, Raymond, in 1992?
Clint Eastwood
Harrison Ford
Michael Caine
Jack Nicholson
75
On lengthy wine tours, it's considered a good idea to do what after you take a sip?
Spit in a bucket
Pass out in a grape vat
Make lewd comments
Lick the bottle
76
Sounding like its streets must be spotless, what is the name of Kosovo's capital city?
Immaculatina
Sanitarina
Cleana
Pristina
77
Who else besides John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?
George Clymer
Lewis Morris
Abraham Clark
Charles Thomson
78
Which of the following often-quoted movie lines is the only one that's quoted accurately?
"We're gonna need a bigger boat."
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
"Luke, I am your father."
"Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me?"
79
What urban metropolis is widely recognized as the only major U.S. city founded by a woman?
Miami
Portland
San Francisco
Minneapolis
80
Who hasn't had a #1 single on Billboard's Hot 100 chart since 2007's "Stronger"?
Justin Bieber
P!nk
Kanye West
Taylor Swift
81
The word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district in what world capital?
Moscow
New Delhi
Cairo
Baghdad
82
The following terms refer to four very distinct areas. Which one is the largest?
The British Isles
The United Kingdom
Great Britain
England
83
Which of these landlocked countries is entirely contained within another country?
Luxembourg
Mongolia
Lesotho
Burkina Faso
84
A thousand thousands is equal to what?
One hundred million
A billion
A million
Ten million
85
Considered incorrect today, which misspelling appears in the U.S. Constitution?
Rode Island
Masachusetts
Conecticut
Pensylvania
86
Who is the last U.S. president to NOT have a degree from an Ivy League school?
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
87
Who has the sole power to impeach the president of the United States?
The House of Representatives
The Supreme Court
The Senate
The Electoral College
88
The first Starbucks store still uses the company's original logo which reads "Coffee, Tea" and
Muffins.
Mineral waters.
Spices.
Sundries.
89
What was American Dialect Society's "Word of the Twentieth Century"?
Jazz
DNA
Teenager
Freedom
90
What does the "WD" stand for in the WD-40 formula?
Weight dampening
Will-Do
Worthington-Dillinger
Water displacement
91
Which of the following are generally constructed using a north-south orientation?
Indoor running tracks
Fencing strips
Bowling alleys
Outdoor tennis courts
92
As its title slyly suggests, "I Love Me, Vol. 1" is a reference book dedicated to what?
Palindromes
Puns
Oxymorons
Malapropisms
93
Which of the following is NOT made primarily of granite?
Stonehenge
Plymouth Rock
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Mount Rushmore
94
Where would you be most likely to come across the terms "Da Capo," "Vivace," and "Presto"?
In a cookbook
On a list of famous Italian athletes
In a book about Italian painters
On a piece of sheet music
95
In human beings, which two internal organs are linked by the duodenum?
Liver and spleen
Stomach and small intestine
Stomach and esophagus
Liver and gallbladder
96
A poet and the father of a Supreme Court Justice, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. also coined what?
Hurricane
Robotics
Hydraulic
Anesthesia
97
Which of these is true if you're celebrating the first vicennial anniversary of your birth?
You've been able to vote for 2 years
You'll be able to drink alcohol in 11 years
You're now eligible to join AARP
You'll become a centenarian in 20 years
98
Speaking in terms of total geographic area, which of these statements is true?
Canada is smaller than China
Argentina is larger than India
Brazil is larger than Australia
Egypt is smaller than Turkey
99
Which First Lady was a ninth-generation descendant of Pocahontas?
Bess Truman
Helen Taft
Mamie Eisenhower
Edith Wilson
100
Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg are among the famous musicians who have never had a what?
Platinum record
Number-one hit
Number-one album
Grammy award win
101
Which pair of actors who played the same movie character were born more than 45 years apart?
Sean Connery & Daniel Craig
Christopher Reeve & Henry Cavill
Michael Keaton & Christian Bale
Leonard Nimoy & Zachary Quinto
102
While singing the title song in "Singin' in the Rain," Gene Kelly dances by all but what?
Millinery
Laundromat
Bookstore
Pharmacy
103
Who promised in his divorce settlement to give money to his first wife if he won a Nobel Prize?
Ernest Hemingway
William Faulkner
Albert Einstein
Nelson Mandela
104
An Australian market research firm recently determined that Pantone 448C is the world's ugliest
fragrance.
color.
dog breed.
hair style.
105
In the 120-count box of Crayola crayons, which of the following is not the name of a color?
Gray matter
Fuzzy wuzzy brown
Mauvelous
Asparagus
106
Airing on April 6, 1987, the first episode of the long-running A&E series "Biography" featured
Josephine Baker
Greta Garbo
Shirley Temple
Lucille Ball
107
The original Declaration of Independence sits in a sealed case filled with what inert gas?
Argon
Krypton
Neon
Radon
108
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, about one in every eight Anericans is what?
An immigrant
75-years-old or older
Incarcerated
A millionaire
109
What country deputed the world's first Skype phone booth in 2011?
Portugal
South Korea
Israel
Estonia
110
Though it might sound a little Spanish, which of these terms is derived from a Japanese word?
Poncho
Rancho
Macho
Honcho
111
The longest word penned by Shakespeare, "honorificabilitudinitatibus" is spoken in what play?
Measure for Measure
Love's Labour's Lost
The Tempest
The Taming of the Shrew
112
Which of these sets of state nicknames is made up of two states that share a border?
The Badger State & The Beaver State
The First State & The Last Frontier
The Sunflower State & The Magnolia State
The Golden State & The Silver State
113
What are the only two states in the U.S. that have capitals whose names end with "u"?
The 1st and 18th to join the Union
The 49th and 50th to join the Union
The 27th and 31st to join the Union
The 7th and 8th to join the Union
114
The last known sighting of Jimmy Hoffa was at what Michigan restaurant's parking lot?
Machus Red Fox
Big Daddy's Parthenon
Salvatore Scallopini
Beau Jacks Restaurant
115
The word "tattoo" is said to have been first introduced to the English language by whom?
James Cook
Ferdinand Magellan
Leif Eriksson
Vasco da Gama
116
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
117
Whose lap did Shirley Temple say was "outstanding as laps go" with "thighs just fleshy enough"?
Babe Ruth
Orson Welles
J. Edgar Hoover
Winston Churchill
118
Al Gore ended his 2000 concession speech with what line?
"That's a fight I'll never stop."
"It's time for me to go."
"I heard you and I will not forget."
"From sea to shining sea."
119
The wishbone, superstitiously thought to bring luck, is composed of a chicken's what?
Ribs
Clavicles
Femurs
Humeri
120
Which classic novel gets its title from the second line of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"?
The Call of the Wild
The Sound and the Fury
The Naked and the Dead
The Grapes of Wrath
121
The letters "VDB" are etched in tiny print at the bottom of the portrait on what U.S. coin?
Penny
Dime
Quarter
Nickel
122
Which of the following dog breeds is of Swiss origin?
Bernese Mountain Dog
Pekingese
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Siberian Husky
123
In a sonnet inscribed on the Statue of Liberty's pedestral, it asks to be given all but what?
"Your tired"
"Your huddled masses"
"Your poor"
"Your wretched"
124
Aside from a range of grays, dogs perceive the world only in shades of what two colors?
Orange and red
Red and green
Blue and yellow
Violet and green
125
What is the only surname shared by a U.S. President and UK Prime Minister?
Carter
Coolidge
Kennedy
Wilson
126
When
Star Wars
was released in 1977, what was the first sentence in the famous "opening crawl"?
An evil empire spreads.
A darkness is encroaching.
It is a period of civil war.
The galaxy is in peril.
127
The fur used for King Kong in the 1933 film actually came from what animal?
Mink
Rabbit
Beaver
Fox
128
Which of the following is the rarest of the 8 main blood types?
A-
AB-
B+
O-
129
In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American woman to do what?
Win a Nobel Prize
Teach at Harvard University
Be elected to Congress
Compete in the LPGA
130
The oft-quoted line "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships" was written by whom?
Dante Alighieri
John Milton
Alexander Pope
Christopher Marlowe
131
Which of these U.S. Presidents was not also Vice President?
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
George Bush Sr.
Lyndon B. Johnson
132
Oxford, Mississippi was the home of what Pulitzer Prize-winning author?
Robert Frost
William Faulkner
Edna Ferber
F. Scott Fitzgerald
133
Which of these is true if you're celebrating the first vicennial anniversary of your birth?
You're now eligible to join AARP
You've been able to vote for 2 years
You'll be able to drink in 11 years
You'll become a centenarian in 20 years
134
Elected in 2013, Pope Francis is the first pope in nearly 1,300 years to have what distinction?
He had fought in a war
He didn't come from Europe
He was older than 60
He had once been married
135
How old was the oldest Millennial on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1999?
18
1
8
28
136
The New York Times reported that Americans set a new record by driving how many miles in 2015?
3.15 quadrillion
3.15 billion
3.15 million
3.15 trillion
137
It is true that there are a total of seven what?
Islands in the Cayman Islands
Nations in the European Union
Provinces in Canada
Nations whose names end with "-stan"
138
Which of the following drugs has been largely phased out in the United States?
Morphine
Penicillin
Novocain
Aspirin
139
Who delivered the two-hour speech that preceded Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address?
Edward Everett
Wendell Phillips
Daniel Webster
Robert G. Ingersoll
140
Of the following, who was NOT born in the 19th century?
Pablo Picasso
Ulysses S. Grant
C.S. Lewis
Ludwig van Beethoven
141
Beverly Johnson became the first African-American to appear on the cover of what U.S. magazine?
Time
Sports Illustrated
Forbes
Vogue
142
Due to the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Ronald Reagan canceled his plans to do what?
Meet with Konstantin Chernenko
Throw out the first pitch at the World Series
Give the State of the Union Address
Pardon a turkey
143
On their first date in 1989, Barack Obama and his future wife Michelle went to see what movie?
When Harry Met Sally
Driving Miss Daisy
Do The Right Thing
Glory
144
Which of these statements applies to only one U.S. president?
Also a Supreme Court Justice
Born in Texas
Had the initials A.J.
Son of a former president
145
If you're neither an introvert nor extrovert, you're considered a what?
Autovert
Antivert
Ambivert
Absovert
146
What was the license plate of the car on the famous Abbey Road album cover?
LAF 30US
LDB 21OR
LMW 28IF
LBV 16AS
147
Traveling through outer space, light waves travel at approximately what constant speed?
186,000 miles per hour
186,000 miles per day
186,000 miles per second
186,000 miles per minute
148
Despite being played on purpose, in written music, temporary sharps and flats are called what?
Accidentals
Experimentals
Incidentals
Unintentionals
149
Which list of Greek philosophers has them in chronological order according to their births?
Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
Aristotle, Socrates, Plato
Plato, Aristotle, Socrates
Aristotle, Plato, Socrates
150
In a rare example of a word that rhymes with "orange," the Blorenge is a what?
Desert in Australia
Mountain in Wales
River in Ireland
Forest in Scotland
151
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, 37 minutes
9 hours, 57 minutes
9 hours, 3 minutes
8 hours 7 minutes
152
In 2011 the media had a field day with a scandal involving what aptly-named politician?
John Boehner
John Boozman
Dick Durbin
Anthony Weiner
153
Including the ones in its title, which song's lyrics contain fewer than 20 unique words?
My Heart Will Go On
Tubthumping
You Are So Beautiful
Let It Be
154
If a man decided not to groom his glabella for a while, he'd be most likely to grow what?
A soul patch
Fu Manchu mustache
A unibrow
Elvis sideburns
155
On May 5, 1809 Mary Kies became the first American woman to do what?
Be elected to Congress
Use a telephone
Receive a patent
Serve as an Army general
156
In 2016, Eric Fanning made history by becoming the United States' first openly gay what?
U.S. Senator
Secretary of the Army
White House Chief of Staff
Secretary of State
157
If it is now 4:00 p.m. Saturday, in 253 hours from now, what time and day will it be?
5:00 a.m. Wednesday
1:00 a.m. Sunday
1:00 a.m. Wednesday
5:00 a.m. Saturday
158
Who was serving as President of the United States on the day that Barack Obama was born?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
159
Which of these equations for liquid measurement is not true?
4 pints = 1 quart
2 cups = 1 pint
8 fluid ounces = 1 cup
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
160
The exterior of the White House is painted a shade of white called what?
Marble White
Antique White
Dove White
Whisper White
161
As part of the Coinage Act of 1864, a two-cent coin became the first coin to bear what word(s)?
United States of America
Liberty
In God We Trust
E pluribus unum
162
The name-sake of a present-day city, what Canadian famously discovered gold in Alaska in 1880?
Kenneth Kodiak
Joseph Juneau
Pierre Fairbanks
William Anchorage
163
Besides Elizabeth, what names belonged to a reigning monarch of England in the 20th century?
George, Victoria, Edward
James, Victoria, Henry
Anne, Henry, Edward
Edward, George, Anne
164
Which of these animals was not one of the "original nine" Beanie Babies introduced in 1993?
Nibble the Bunny
Legs the Frog
Chocolate the Moose
Splash the Orca Whale
165
What is the typographical name for a string of symbols used to represent profanity in cartoons?
Pelletron
Mandelbug
Grawlix
Thibble
166
Who authored the majority opinion in the Supreme Court case
Miranda v. Arizona
?
William Brennan
Hugo Black
William Douglas
Earl Warren
167
The legal principle "lex talionis" is better known as what?
Innocent until proven guilty
Legal certainty
Temporary insanity
An eye for an eye
168
Spoken by Tony, what was the last line of dialogue in "The Sopranos"?
"Well, it's true I guess."
"I went ahead and ordered some for the table."
"It's Carlo. He's gonna testify."
"Hey."
169
Which insect shorted out an early supercomputer and inspired the term "computer bug"?
Moth
Roach
Japanese beetle
Fly
170
Which successful Swede founded IKEA in 1943?
Ingmar Bergman
Ingvar Kamprad
Stieg Larsson
Alexander Skarsgard
171
If a bug got comfortable in an open cavity of a rock, the insect was snug as a bug in a what?
Cug
Vug
Sug
Yug
172
"Quaker marriage" is a common term for a ceremony performed without what?
An officiant
Vows
Witnesses
A marriage license
173
Which Native American tribes share their names with horses that have won the Kentucky Derby?
Mohawk and Zuni
Choctaw and Hopi
Kiowa and Narragansett
Omaha and Spokane
174
According to the PRB, what is the approximate number of people who have ever lived on earth?
50 billion
5 trillion
100 billion
1 trillion
175
Of the following, who was NOT born in the 19th century?
Pablo Picasso
Ludwig van Beethoven
C.S. Lewis
Ulysses S. Grant
176
Loretta Lynch is the first African-American woman to serve as what?
White House Chief of Staff
Attorney General
Director of the Secret Service
Secretary of Homeland Security
177
Winners of the World Series of Poker's prestigious Main Event receive a what?
Belt buckle
Necklace
Pair of cufflinks
Bracelet
178
In the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, the code words used for the letters "R" and "J" are both what?
Types of dances
World capital cities
Units of measurement
Shakespearean characters
179
Which of the following pairs of books was not both written by the same author?
Beloved & Song of Solomon
The Blind Side & The Big Short
The Green Mile & 'Salem's Lot
Gone Girl & Shutter Island
180
Pope Benedict XVI reportedly drinks what soft drink -which originated in Germany- every day?
Yoo-hoo
Orangina
Kool-Aid
Fanta
181
In May 2015, whose "Women of Algiers (Version O)" sold for $179.4 million?
Andy Warhol
Salvador Dalí
Vincent van Gogh
Pablo Picasso
182
The opposite of ambidextrous, someone who is equally clumsy with both hands is known as what?
Ambisinister
Ambiatrocious
Ambicorrupt
Ambimalevolent
183
Running up a $27,000 debt, which First Lady went on shopping sprees in the midst of U.S war?
Dolley Madison
Eleanor Roosevelt
Edith Wilson
Mary Todd Lincoln
184
Lewis Carroll wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" for a real-life girl named Alice what?
Pendry
Ashdown
Liddell
Dewhurst
185
Who was the first U.S. President to have an asteroid named after him?
Andrew Jackson
James Garfield
Ronald Reagan
Herbert Hoover
186
The animated television series "SpongeBob SquarePants" is set where?
Indian Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
187
Who gained the right to vote in presidential elections when the 23rd Amendment was ratified?
Residents of Washington, D.C.
People with green cards
18-year-olds
Convicted felons
188
Which does not describe one of the three U.S. states whose name begins and ends with "a"?
It borders Canada
It borders the Atlantic Ocean
It borders the Gulf of Mexico
It borders Mexico
189
The star Betelgeuse can be seen at what spot on the constellation Orion's "body"?
Shoulder
Forehead
Knee
Bellybutton
190
A famous 1935 edition of the novel "Ulysses" features illustrations by what renowned painter?
Piet Mondrian
René Magritte
Henri Matisse
Joan Miró
191
What product retailed for $666.66 when it hit the market in 1976?
Atari Pong home video game
Seiko digital watch
Apple I computer
Sony Walkman
192
The tallest building in each of which two U.S. states are located a mile away from each other?
New York & New Jersey
California & Nevada
Florida & Georgia
Illinois & Indiana
193
What luxury brand shares its name with the French explorer who's credited with naming Canada?
Hermès
Chanel
Baccarat
Cartier
194
In 1816 The Times of London warned readers of exposing their children to what "indecent" dance?
Jig
Waltz
Foxtrot
Allemande
195
On what continent would you find the country that is alphabetically first in the world?
Asia
Europe
Africa
South America
196
Thirteen years after he left office, who was the first U.S. president to be photographed?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Quincy Adams
James Monroe
197
Who is the only character mentioned by name in the opening crawl in the 1977 movie "Star Wars"?
Princess Leia
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Luke Skywalker
Darth Vader
198
What was the result of the famous Civil War battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack?
Merrimack sunk Monitor
Both ships sank
Monitor sunk Merrimack
Neither ship sank
199
Which of these accurately describes Uncle Sam's clothing on the "I Want You" recruiting poster?
Blue suit, whtie shirt, red bow tie
Red suit, blue shirt, white bow tie
Red suit, white shirt, blue bow tie
Blue suit, red shirt, white bow tie
200
Who was the first American to go to space?
Alan B. Shepard
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
201
The first name of which of these people is his actual legal birth name?
Tiger Woods
Cat Stevens
Bear Grylls
Wolf Blitzer
202
Which ship was not one of the three taken over by colonists during the Boston Tea Party?
Dartmouth
William
Beaver
Eleanor
203
Having debuted 50+ years ago, which corporate mascot is the only one who could join AARP?
Geico Gecko
Mr. Peanut
Energizer Bunny
Count Chocula
204
Russian cosmonauts used to be equipped with a TP-82 upon re-entry into Siberia. The TP-82 was
a miniature atomic bomb.
a triple-barreled gun.
a 2-way television wristwatch.
a personal jet pack.
205
Which of these is prominently featured in the logo of the American Cetacean Society?
A T. Rex tooth
An eagle talon
A monkey paw
A whale tail
206
Usually done before an Indian wedding, a mehndi ceremony involves the bride doing what?
Walking around a fire seven times
Saying vows
Taking a ritual bath
Getting henna tattoos
207
Legend has it that who's not dead but asleep in Europe waiting for the rise of the Antichrist?
Alexander the Great
Maximilien de Robespierre
Henry VIII
Charlemagne
208
Legend has it Napoléon would fire artillery into the air, hoping his enemies would be what?
Blown over by wind
Struck by lightning
Rained on
Killed by an earthquake
209
The term "ailurophile" would best define which of these people?
Cat lady
Butterfly collector
Bird watcher
Horse whisperer
210
Hitting bookshelves all the way back on August 6, 1996, which of these was published first?
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Twilight
A Game of Thrones
The Hunger Games