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Question 1

What is the catch phrase for professional wrestler John Cena?

Accepted Answer

"You can't see me!"

Question 2

This author's most famous series of novels involves a long journey to destroy a magical ring.

Accepted Answer

J.R.R Tolkien

Question 3

This man was the only US President not elected to either the Presidency or the Vice-Presidency.

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 4

This artist painted a magnificient fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel from 1508-1512.

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 5

What type of dog is the fictional character Scooby Doo?

Accepted Answer

Great Dane

Question 6

Earth's outermost layer has plates sliding over, beneath, and beside one another.

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 7

The modern version of this form of mathematics was developed by Isaac Newton in the 1600s.

Accepted Answer

Calculus

Question 8

Which of these, on average, contains the least amount of caffeine?

Accepted Answer

one ounce of espresso

Question 9

This is the name of the author of 'The Giver', 'Messenger', and 'Number the Stars'.

Accepted Answer

Lois Lowry

Question 10

Known also by the name Sagarmāthā, this mountain is the tallest in the world at 29,029 feet.

Accepted Answer

Mount Everest

Question 11

Which type of job would most likely engage in surveillance?

Accepted Answer

private detective

Question 12

The Olympic Pentathlon consists of running, swimming, horse-jumping, fencing and...

Accepted Answer

shooting

Question 13

The longest ever gaming session, 35 hrs, 35 min, 35 sec, was for this game.

Accepted Answer

Minecraft

Question 14

This rock band released what is considered the first concept album, 'Pet Sounds', in 1966.

Accepted Answer

The Beach Boys

Question 15

In 1993, Michael Jackson married the daughter of this music legend.

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley

Question 16

Whose assassination sparked the beginning of WWI?

Accepted Answer

Francis Ferdinand

Question 17

Sandstone is considered to be which type of rock.

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Question 18

During the Baroque period, this musical element was widely used and characterized the period.

Accepted Answer

ornamentation

Question 19

What literary device directly compares two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 20

The United States was involved in fighting in this country from 1965 to 1975.

Accepted Answer

Vietnam

Question 21

Approximately what percentage of the world's population is left-handed?

Accepted Answer

10%

Question 22

The original members of The Ghostbusters included Dan Ackroyd, Ernie Hudson, Harold Ramis, and

Accepted Answer

Bill Murray

Question 23

What are the two colors on the flag of Japan?

Accepted Answer

red and white

Question 24

This first element on the periodic table is also the most abundant in the universe.

Accepted Answer

Hydrogen

Question 25

This US state has the longest border with Mexico.

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 26

This album is the top selling album of all time at 29 million copies.

Accepted Answer

Greatest Hits-The Eagles

Question 27

The Viking 1 probe touched down on the surface of this planet July 20, 1976.

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 28

What was the first type of mammal to be successfully cloned?

Accepted Answer

a sheep

Question 29

Within the plot of a story, what is the struggle, or problem, between opposing forces called?

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 30

The song 'Hallelujah' was written by this singer and songwriter.

Accepted Answer

Leonard Cohen

Question 31

The D-Day landings in World War 2 occured in which region of France?

Accepted Answer

Normandy

Question 32

What is the approxomimate number of bones in an adult human?

Accepted Answer

206

Question 33

Peter Billingsly played Ralphie in this classic 1983 film.

Accepted Answer

A Christmas Story

Question 34

What is the medical term for low blood sugar?

Accepted Answer

hypoglycemia

Question 35

Exactly how many prime numbers are there between 1 and 100?

Accepted Answer

25

Question 36

What is the underlying meaning or main idea of a story called?

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 37

This city, the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1565 by Juan Ponce de Leon.

Accepted Answer

St. Augustine, Florida

Question 38

In 2005, author Rick Riordan published a popular novel featuring this young demigod.

Accepted Answer

Percy Jackson

Question 39

The Dingo is a type of wild dog from which country.

Accepted Answer

Australia

Question 40

This holiday was established in 1872 because the state of Nebraska sufficient numbers of trees.

Accepted Answer

Arbor Day

Question 41

What was the process of readmitting the former confederate states to the Union known as?

Accepted Answer

Reconstruction

Question 42

In Greek mythology, he was the father of Zeus.

Accepted Answer

Cronus

Question 43

Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded this tech company in 1998.

Accepted Answer

Google

Question 44

A character who undergoes an important change in a story is known as what type of character

Accepted Answer

a dynamic character

Question 45

Sicily is the largest island in this sea.

Accepted Answer

The Mediterranean

Question 46

This actor and former California governor stared in The Terminator, Predator, and Commando.

Accepted Answer

Arnold Schwarzenneger

Question 47

World War 2 began in Europe on September 1, 1939 when Germany and the USSR invaded this country

Accepted Answer

Poland

Question 48

This board game is based upon the real city of Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Accepted Answer

Monopoly

Question 49

This term was used to justify westward expansion of the United States in the 19th century.

Accepted Answer

Manifest Destiny

Question 50

This Los Angeles rock band released an album with the same title as a George Orwell novel.

Accepted Answer

Van Halen

Question 51

What is the chemical symbol for table salt?

Accepted Answer

NaCl

Question 52

Which famous American author wrote The Great Gatsby and This Side of Paradise.

Accepted Answer

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Question 53

Memorial Day was 1st observed 1866 to honor the dead of this war?

Accepted Answer

The Civil War

Question 54

The gravitational forces between the earth and moon cause this oceanic phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

tides

Question 55

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Duke Ellington were all influential in this musical style.

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 56

New York City was originally known by this name.

Accepted Answer

New Amsterdam

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