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1
What is the highest grossing film of the 1980s?
Titanic
Return of the Jedi
Raiders of the Lost Ark
ET
2
What is the capital of Norway?
Helsinki
Oslo
Amsterdam
Sweden
3
former United States vice president, who narrated the documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
Bush Sr.
Nixon
Pence
Gore
4
In biology, what term means "naked-seed"?
xylem
gymnosperm
angiosperm
nudosperm
5
With approx 2 million casualties, it's often cited as the bloodiest battle in history
Gettysburg (Civil War)
Somme (WWI)
Stalingrad (WWII)
D-Day (WWII)
6
1984 Summer games in which the USA took home lots of gold because the Commies stayed home
New York City
Los Angeles
London, UK
Atlanta
7
What is
Arachibutyrophobia
Fear of peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth
The fear of having a phobia
Fear of becoming constipated forever
Fear of garbage breath
8
How tall was James Madison (the shortest US President ever)
5' 4"
5' 2"
5' 8"
5' 6"
9
What is the busiest Airport in the world?
GSP
LAX
Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson
New York's LaGuardia
10
general class of organisms that can endure conditions typically unsuitable for life.
extrophiles
mythical creatures
endophiles
extremophiles
11
Capital of the UAE
Abbuja
Abu Dhabi
Abu Bakkar
Accra
12
podcast whose 1st season covered the controversy surrounding the arrest and trial of Adnan Syed
American Vandal
Serial
The Keepers
Making a Murderer
13
Name this Texas city known as the “Yellow Rose of Texas” that is home to Cadillac Ranch.
Amarillo
Austin
Ding Dong
Dallas
14
What is the term for the speed of a musical piece?
Intervals
Dynamics
Tempo
Speed
15
Jim puts Dwight’s things in this location and gives him a bag of nickels to retrieve them.
Vending Machine
Bubble gum machine
School Store
Park Fountain
16
strait that connects the Indian and Pac Oceans by cutting btw Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
Panama
Bering
Malacca
Kra
17
What year was the company Nintendo founded?
1983
1927
1945
1889
18
Capital of Iraq
Mogadishu
Baghdad
Tehran
Mosul
19
This Victor Hugo novel contains characters named Javert, Jean Valjean, and Cosette
Les Contemplations
The Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
Hunchback of Notre Dame
20
What is Nomophobia?
Fear of being touched
Fear of accidentally going to USC
Fear of losing your cell phone
Fear of tiny pigeons
21
Who is the richest man in the world?
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerberg
Jeff Bezos
Warren Buffett
22
In March 2015, this Swedish company banned people from playing hide-and-seek in its stores.
Nordstrom Rack
IKEA
Nokia
Home Depot
23
What country does NOT have a Disney Park?
China
France
United Kingdom
United States
24
What is the title (and painter) of this painting?
Battle of Barcelona (Picasso)
Guernica (Wyeth)
Guernica (Picasso)
Battle of Barcelona (Rembrandt)
25
This city was returned by Britain to China in 1997.
Taiwan
Beijing
Hong Kong
Tokyo
26
As a child, he was almost sacrificed by his father on Mt. Moriah
Paul
Jacob
Esau
Isaac
27
Nicknamed the "Iron Horse" this New York Yankee was stricken with ALS
Babe Ruth
Joe Dimaggio
Lou Gehrig
Yogi Bera
28
On this show, George Bluth Sr. tells Michael that there is always money in the banana stand.
American Dad
Arrested Development
The Middle
Orange is the New Black
29
How old was the oldest verified person ever?
114
126
119
122
30
What is Agyrophobia?
Fear of sitting down
Fear of crossing the street
Fear of large hordes of teenagers
Fear of AP Human Tests
31
Name this cartoon about Timmy Turner, whose wishes are granted by Cosmo and Wanda.
Phineas and Ferb
The Loud House
Rugrats
Fairly Oddparents
32
What is bigger: Texas or France?
France
Texas
33
What year were electronic timers introduced to the Olympics? (Introduced in Sweden)
1896
1936
1902
1912
34
The character Mario first appeared in this video game franchise..
Call of Duty
Donkey Kong
The Legend of Zelda
Super Mario Brothers
35
What year did Spongebob Debut?
2001
2004
1999
1997
36
Tallest Peak in Africa
Mt. Chad
Mount Fuji
Kilamanjaro
Aconcagua
37
What is the best selling mobile phone of all time?
Nokia 1110
Samsung Galaxy 4
Motorola Razor
iphone 5
38
Which is the biggest?
Kim Jung Un's Forehead
Hitler's Ego
Stalin's Mustache
Trump's insatiable desire to tweet at 3AM
39
Which US State is nicknamed the "Wolverine State"
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Iowa
40
Host city of the 1936 Olympic Games in which Jesse Owens squashed racial propaganda
Berlin, Germany
Johannesburg, South Africa
Frankfurt, Germany
Beijing, China
41
immune process in which mast cells release histamine to increase blood flow to injured region
cauterization
inflammation
osmosis
degeneration
42
In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to move to the pack of the bus?
Montgomery, AL
Birmingham, AL
Tuscaloosa, AL
Selma, AL
43
She wrote A Vindication for the Rights of Women, her namesake daughter wrote Frankenstein
Virginia Woolf
Mary Shelly
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Mary Wollstonecraft
44
What year did the "Miracle on Ice" - the US men's hockey win over Russia- take place?
1984
1976
1988
1980
45
What type of Gorilla was Harambe?
Eastern Highland
Western Lowland
Mythical
Rhodesian Ridgeback
46
Student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great
Socrates
Mr. Fagan
Aristotle
Diogenes
47
What city will host the 2024 Olympics?
NYC
LA
Paris
Seoul
48
The sinking of this ship was used as justification to declare war on Spain
Merrimack
Monitor
Maine
Arizona
49
What is "Wi-Fi" short for?
Wireless Fission
Wild Fiction
Wonderful Freedom
Wireless Fidelity
50
Brazilian forward who lead his team to three World Cup Victories, his nickname was "Black Pearl
Pele
Hamm
Maradona
Palatini
51
What was the four-letter nickname of French fashion designed Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel?
Bono
Coco
Gabi
GBCL
52
In this battle, King Leonidas and his Spartans held back Xerxes I and the advancing Persians
Athens
Thermopylae
Cannae
Salamis
53
In the defining show of it's generation, Spongebob Squarepants, what is Plankton's full name?
Dr. James T. Plankton
Sheldon James Plankton
Jimmy Smitty Werberjagermanjensen
Theodore Joseph Plankton
54
What is the US Dollar made from?
Cotton and paper pulp
Cotton and corn stalk
Cotton and Freedom
Cotton and Linen
55
Vladimir Putin became acting President the first time upon resignation of this man
Boris Yeltsin
Tsarnev Kruschev
Nikita Gorbachev
Vasiliy Kandinsky
56
He portrayed Noah in
The Notebook
Harry Stiles
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Gosling
Josh Hartnett
57
This band won Eurovision in 1974. Their hits include The WinnerTakes It All and Dancing Queen
Van Halen
The Pogues
A-Ha
ABBA
58
Who painted the "Birth of Venus"
Michaelangelo
Raphael
van Eyck
Boticelli
59
What team blew a 3-1 lead in the 2016 NBA Finals?
Miami
Golden State
Charlotte
Cleveland
60
1 of 2 elements that is liquid at std temp and pressure, it was once known as
hydrargyrum
Me
Fe
Hg
S