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What was the first film and only silent movie to win the best picture Oscar?
The Great Train Robbery
*Wings
The Tramp
Fantom of the Opera
What science deals with the structure of the universe and its origin?
Astronomy
Astrology
*Cosmology
AstroPhysics
What's the most widely-eaten fruit in America?
*Bananas
Apples
Oranges
Grapes
What country contains South America's highest and lowest points?
Brazil
Bolivia
*Argentina
Chile
How many fingers are used to draw a bow?
Two
*Three
Four
Six
What's the only community owned franchise in the NFL?
*Packers
Rams
Cardinals
Colts
What do trees get 90 percent of their nutrients from?
*Air
Soil
Rain
Bird do-do
What color on black produces the most visible combination?
White
Red
Green
*Yellow
What employment did Patricia Hearst claim when booked?
Bank Robber
Counter Revolutionary
*Urban Terrorist
Protestant American Princess
What did Cool Hand Luke go to jail for?
Jay walking
Running over stop signs
Assaulting an Officer
*Cutting heads off parking meters
How many nautical miles are there in one degree of longitude?
1
6
10
*60
What city gets water through the Delaware Aqueduct?
Philadelphia
Trenton
Wilmimgton
*New York
Where would you find the medulla oblongata?
Fore Arm
Thigh
*Brain
Foot
What's the better known identity of minus 273.15 degrees Celsius?
Freezing point of oxygen
Latent super heat
*Absolute zero
Darn cold
What's the term for a limestone deposit rising from the floor of a cave?
*Stalagmite
Stalactite
Stalagfite
Stalagbyte
Which of the five sense are you most likely to lose if hit by lightning?
Sight
Smell
*Hearing
Taste
How many rooms are there in the White House?
80
*132
256
500
How many points are there on the maple leaf on the Canadian flag?
5
7
9
*11
Where is the Sears Tower?
*Chicago
New York
Houston
Seattle
What is a Portuguese man-of-war?
A three masted schooner
A square rigged sailing ship
A Portuguese knight
* A jelly fish
What was the first X-rated film to win the best picture Oscar?
*Midnight Cowboy
Clock Work Orange
Carnal Knowledge
Debbie Does Dallas
What's the most popular beverage in America?
Coffee
*Milk
Beer
Coca-Cola
How long does it take sunlight to reach Earth?
*Eight minutes
35 minutes
Three days
One week
What is the decimal equivalent of hex FFFF?
16384
32768
*65536
131072
What is the octal equivalent of binary 01101100
330
*154
108
112
How many manned Apollo flights preceded the first moon landing?
*4
6
7
8
What is the second-largest country in the world?
USA
USSR
China
*Canada
What sport do competitors play for the Ryder Cup in?
Sailing
Hockey
Tennis
*Golf
How many sides does a dodecagon have?
10
*12
14
16
What's a dactylogram?
A voice print
*A finger print
Graph of an earthquake
An electro-magnetic print
What does V.S.O.P. stand for on a bottle of brandy?
*Very Superior Old Pale
Very Special Old Pale
Very Special Old Pint
Very Superior Old Pint
Who was the only undefeated heavyweight boxing champion?
Tom Dempsey
Sugar Ray Robinson
Larry Holmes
*Rocky Marciano
In the movie "Paint Your Wagon" Clint Eastwood sang?
*I Talk to the Trees
Go Ahead Make My Wagon
If I Had a Mayor
None of the Above
What's the most popular card game in the english speaking world?
Poker
Rummy
Hearts
*Bridge
Where is Checkpoint Charlie?
Vietnam
Cuba
Warsaw
*West Berlin
Who does Jesus love more than she will know?
Cher
*Mrs Robinson
Jessica Haun
Mrs Reagan
What's the term for the physical disintegration of a nuclear reactor's core?
Fission
Fusion
*Meltdown
Ka-Boom
What day of the week will January 1, 2001 be?
Sunday
*Monday
Friday
Saturday
What sport features Scotch foursomes?
*Golf
Bridge
Tennis
Mud Wrestling
What the only European country that uses schillings?
England
Ireland
Poland
*Austria
What was Clint Eastwood's occupation in Play Misty for Me?
Police Officer
*Disc Jockey
Jazz Musician
Mayor
What team did baseball's St Louis Browns become?
*Baltimore Orioles
St Louis Cardinals
Oakland A's
California Angels
What state has the lowest highest elevation at 60 feet?
New Jersey
Florida
Rhode Island
*Delaware
What country took part in the 1952 Summer Olympics after a 40 year absence?
*USSR
China
Japan
Brazil
What term does the computer word bit derive from?
*Binary digit
Binary Byte
Binary decimal
Binary index Type
What ancient measure is the distance from the elbow to the middle finger?
Yard
Meter
Fathom
*Cubit
What was the name of Baretta's cockatoo?
George
*Fred
Pete
Harry
What sport has a hooker in a scrum?
Basketball
Bowling
*Rugby
Soccer
What travel in gaggles?
Fragles
Gazelles
*Geese
Gooney Birds
How many playing pieces does each Backgammon player start with?
11
13
*15
17
Who was "The Little Tramp"?
Shirley Temple
Joan Collins
Gilligan
*Charlie Chaplin
What's the international radio code word for the letter Z?
Zero
*Zulu
Zebra
Zoo
How do you write 99 in Roman numerals?
*XCIX
LXXXIX
IC
XMIX
What's the diameter of a golf hole?
4 inches
*4.25 inches
4.5 inches
5 inches
What kind of school did Pussy Galore run?
*Flying school
Dance school
Skin diving school
Boarding school
A clock is losing 30 min a day, How many days before it has the right time?
*24 days
30 days
48 days
Never
What actor was the only member of the Dirty Dozen to survive?
Lee Marvin
Clint Walker
Doanld Southerland
*Charles Bronson
What fastener did Whitcomb Judson patent in 1893?
Paper clip
*Zipper
Safety Pin
Tack
Who's the only president buried in Washington D.C.?
*Woodrow Wilson
John F Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
What does a panophobe fear?
Cooking
Wide open spaces
Strangers
*Everything
Whose army were canned foods developed to feed?
*Napoleon's
Andrew Jackson's
Pancho Villa's
George Washington's
What sport features sculls, strokes and slides?
Swimming
*Rowing
Water Polo
Surfing
What's a group of bears called?
A pride
A pack
*A sleuth
A den
What does a monophobe fear?
Mononucleosis
*Being alone
Monorails
Money
What animal lives in a lodge?
Squirrel
*Beaver
Fox
Aardvark
What creatures live in a formicary?
*Ants
Wasp
Honey bee
Coral
What U.S. state has the largest Indian population?
Florida
Arizona
New Mexico
*Oklahoma
What planet's moon was the destination in 2001 a Space Odyssey?
Saturn
*Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
What card game has variations called Canfield, Klondike, and Spider?
*Solitaire
Poker
Bridge
Rummy
What's the strongest muscle in the body?
Thigh
Biceps
*Tongue
Heart
What season is statistically the most hazardous?
Spring
*Summer
Fall
Winter
Who is nicknamed the Iron Lady?
USS Constitution
Statue of Liberty
Joan of Arc
*Margaret Thatcher
Who played the most games for the New York Yankees?
Babe Ruth
*Mickey Mantle
Lou Gehrig
Joe Dimaggio
What's Europe's longest river?
*Volga
Seine
Thames
Rhine
What good little witch is Casper's girlfriend?
Nancy
*Wendy
Elvira
Samantha
What two pins is the pocket between for a right-handed bowler?
*One and Three
One and Five
Three and Five
Seven and Ten
A data block on an Amiga 3.5 inch floppy may contain how many bytes max?
*506
512
1018
1024
An Amiga DOS file name may have up to how many characters in it?
20
24
26
*30
What's the unit of measure for a racehorses height?
Feet
*Hands
Yards
Meters
How many noggins are there in a pint?
*4
8
12
16
Who was the first president inaugurated in Washington D.C.?
George Washington
John Adams
*Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Who was the first American in space?
*Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Gus Grisum
Chuck Yeager
What country is Timbuktu in?
India
Turkey
China
*Mali
What mountains separate Europe from Asia?
Himalayas
*Urals
Alps
Pierannes
What planet is best known as both the morning and evening star?
Mercury
*Venus
Mars
Saturn
What country has won the most Olympic hockey gold medals?
USSR
USA
*Canada
Czechoslovakia
What was Superman's name on Krypton?
*Kal-El
Alf
Clark Kent
Tyree
What are the red Monopoly properties?
New York,Tennessee,St. James
*Kentucky,Illinois,Indiana
Virginia,States,St Charles
Atlantic,Ventnor,Marvin Gardens
What's Jimmy Carter's middle name?
Charles
William
Edward
*Earl
What country owns the Auckland Islands?
Australia
South Africa
England
*New Zealand
How often are brain cells replaced?
Once a day
Once a month
Once a year
*Never
What is "The Royal Game"?
*Chess
Polo
Cricket
Tennis
What's the largest one person residence in the world?
The Tajha Mahall
*The Vatican
The White House
The Forbidden City
What color is the inside of a pistachio nut?
Yellow
Red
*Green
White
What's a.m. an abbreviation for, as in 10 a.m.?
After midnight
*Ante meridiem
After meridiem
Ante midnight
Who wrote Johnny's Theme for the Tonight show?
Doc Severnson
Irvin Berlin
*Paul Anka
Simon and Garfunkel
What New York Yankees star struck out 1710 times in his career?
*Mickey Mantel
Babe Ruth
Joe Dimaggio
Lou Gerigh
What is the plural of mongoose?
mongeese
mongoosi
*mongooses
mongoose
What continent has the most people per square mile?
China
*Europe
Asia
North America
What's a California Long White?
A wave
A whale
A snake
*A potato
What tropic passes through Australia?
Cancer
*Capricorn
What bears U.S. patent number 174,465?
*Telephone
Floppy disk
Light bulb
Radio
What is the name of Japan's parliament?
Congress
*Diet
Commons
Sony
In what movie does John Wayne die?
The Longest Day
The Cowboys
The Shootist
*B and C
What was the name of the US's abandoned Nuclear Space project?
Project Nebula
Project Mars
Project Alpha
*Project Orion
Which member of Monty Python's troupe was an American?
John Cleese
*Terry Gilliam
Terry Jones
Eric Idle
What is Ronald Reagan's middle name?
*Wilson
Robert
Jefferson
Thomas
Which Mel Brooks movie gave us the classic tune "Springtime For Hitler"?
"History of the World part I"
"High Anxiety"
"The 2000 Year Old Man"
*"The Producers"
What was the Beatles' first number one song in Great Britain?
"Love Me Do"
*"Please Please Me"
"She Loves You"
"From Me to You"
On which game night were the lights first turned on at Wrigley Field?
August 3, 1988
July 27, 1988
*August 8, 1988
July 30, 1988
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious, How is it spelled?
*supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
superkalifragalisticexpialidocious
supercalafragilisticexpialadocious
supercalifragilisticexpialidoshous
Who played Robin to TV's Batman?
Burt Young
Bert Lahr
*Burt Ward
Bert Parks
Chemistry Class! Which one doesn't exist?
propylene
*methene
butylene
pentane
Which periodical has the highest circulation?
Time
People
Good Housekeeping
*TV Guide
Which planet is furthest away from the Sun?
Jupiter
Pluto
*Neptune
Uranus
Who are known as the "Glimmer Twins"?
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
*Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Donald Sutherland & Gene Wilder
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Danny DeVito
What is the capitol of Sri Lanka?
Kandy
*Colombo
Galle
Jaffna
How deep is a fathom?
1 mile
3 yards
6 inches
*6 feet
Bartlett's Book of Familiar Quotations credits "Play it again, Sam" to:
*Woody Allen
Humphrey Bogart
Grace Kelley
Sidney Greenstreet
How many ounces are there in a Troy pound?
*12
16
18
10
What is musician Elvis Costello's real name?
Angus Costello
Reginald Dwight
*Declan MacManus
Walter McMahon
Who coined the term "Fractals"?
Arthur Sullivan
*Benoit Mandelbrot
Richard Feynman
Isaac Newton
In what book will you find the longest sentence in the English language?
*"Absalom, Absalom", William Faulkner
The King James Edition of The Bible
"The Murders D'Rue Morgue", E.A. Poe
"The Grapes of Wrath", John Steinbeck
What was the 1st US comm. release of a CD?
Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon"
*Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA"
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Ok, so who was Princess Leia's father, then?
King Antares
It was never mentioned
King Bespin
*Darth Vader
Who is the richest man in America?
Donald Trump
*Sam Walton
Bill Cosby
Henry Ford III
What does the musical term "staccato" mean?
*short and detached
very fast
sustained notes
quiet
Who was the first American to walk in space?
John Glenn
Virgil Grissom
*Edward White
Neil Armstrong
What was Stanley Kubrick's first movie?
2001 A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
Doctor Strangelove
*Paths of Glory
Who were known as the "Nertz Twins"?
*John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Beth Midler & Lily Tomlin
Dwight Eisenhower & Richard Nixon
Zeppo & Chico Marx
What was retail merchant Mr. J. C. Penney's middle name?
*Cash
Charles
Credit
Commerce
What's that dent just above your upper lip called?
Mornoose
Beine
*Philthrum
Uvula
Who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
The Marquis D' Pillsbury
*Aaron Burr
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Arnold Benedict
What stadium do the Philadelphia Phillies call home?
JFK stadium
Three Rivers stadium
*Veteran's stadium
The Spectrum
Which was Bruce Springsteen's first number one single?
"Born to Run"
"Born in the USA"
"Hungry Heart"
*He's never had one
You're afraid of foreigners. Which one best describes you?
*Xenophobe
Alieophobe
Agoraphobe
Plurophobe
What do you call the post that supports the handrail on a flight of stairs?
bastion
head board
*Newell post
stronghold
Which isn't an Italian Island?
*Corsica
Sicily
Sardinia
Stromboli
Who wrote the song "This Land is Your Land"?
Irving Berlin
*Woody Guthrie
Cole Porter
Rogers and Hammerstein
Math time! Which isn't a conic section?
circle
ellipse
hyperbola
*catenary
Who recorded "String of Pearls"?
Harry James
*Glenn Miller
Tommy Dorsey
Hoagy Carmichael
What was the name of Lenny's pet mouse in Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"?
*George
Algernon
Mickey
Lenny
Who was the singing voice of Jessica Rabbit?
Kathleen Turner
Lauren Bacall
*Amy Irving
Julie Andrews
Who is queen of the Netherlands?
Queen Wilhelmina
Queen Anne
Queen Juliana
*Queen Beatrix
The name of the nightclub Clint Eastwood visited in "Coogan's Bluff" was:
Studio 54
*The Pigeon Toed Orange Peel
Freak Out!
Sick Dogs in Heat
Who played golf on the Moon?
Pete Conrad
Harrison Schmidt
*Alan Shepard
Lanny Watkins
What is David Bowie's real name?
Regis Philburn
*David Jones
David Bowie
Archibald Leach
Who was the "it" girl?
Greta Garbo
Myrna Loy
Veronica Lake
*Clara Bow
Where would you find the Torres Strait?
between Yemen and Somalia
between the Isle of Sakhalin and USSR
between Sumatra and Malaya
*between Australia and New Guinea
This ain't no party! This ain't no disco! Which Talking Heads song is it?
"Burning Down the House"
*"Life During Wartime"
"Once in a Lifetime"
"Stop Making Sense"
The Apple II computer was released in (with a whopping 4K):
1974
1978
1975
*1977
Who was the voice of E.T.?
*Debra Winger
Rich Little
Marsha Mason
Amy Irving
How many roots are there to a quadratic equation?
*two
one
four
none
Drink it, and you die! Which one?
Equal parts NaOH and HCl
*Methanol
Ethanol
Acetic Acid
Which Beatles song doesn't feature any of the Fab Four playing instruments?
"Eleanor Rigby"
*"Yesterday"
"Yellow Submarine"
"Revolution No. 9"
Where would you find the world's largest brick building?
New York City
Perth Australia
Montreal Canada
*Moscow
Which isn't a John Waters film?
"Hairspray"
"Female Trouble"
"Pink Flamingos"
*"Lust in the Dust"
What's on the back of a two dollar bill?
*Declaration of Independence signing
The Capitol Building
Monticello
The Liberty Bell
Which isn't a book by John Irving?
"The World According to Garp"
"The Water Method Man"
"The Hotel New Hampshire"
*"The Bears of Vienna"
Which is the world's largest office building?
The Sears Tower
*The Pentagon
The Empire State Building
San Francisco City Hall
Which role did George C. Scott occupy in "Dr. Strangelove"?
Col. Bat Guano
General Jack Ripper
*Major Buck Turgidson
Soviet Premier Kissoff
Which comedian has a "button down mind"?
Milton Berle
Red Skelton
*Bob Newhart
Sid Caesar
Which song did Jimi Hendrix NOT write?
*"All Along the Watchtower"
"Foxy Lady"
"Crosstown Traffic"
"Purple Haze"
Which artist's single work has sold for the most?
Picasso
*Van Gogh
Matisse
Warhol
How many nibbles in a byte?
four
*two
eight
sixteen
Who is the voice of Bugs Bunny?
*Mel Blanc
Walter Lance
Chuck Jones
Fritz Freleng
How long is a marathon race?
25 miles, 100 yards
*26 miles, 385 yards
26 miles exactly
25 miles, 267 yards, 1 foot
Peter Sellers' last movie was:
"Being There"
"Revenge of the Pink Panther"
"The Magic Christian"
*"The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu"
What is the twelfth sign of the Zodiac?
Aries
Sagittarius
Cancer
*Pisces
Who owns the Atlanta Braves?
*Ted Turner
Coca Cola, Inc.
The city of Atlanta
Donald Trump
Which state has to pay Paul McCartney royalties to sing its own state song?
Minnesota
*Wisconsin
North Dakota
Oregon
Colors found in the West German flag:
*red, black, yellow
red, green, black
green, red, white
blue, black, yellow
Who wrote and directed the film "THX-1138"?
Steven Speilberg
*George Lucas
John Huston
Carl Reiner
How many gallons in a cubic foot?
6.61
16
*7.48
22.15
How many people died in the Hindenberg disaster?
234
19
46
*36
U2's "Rattle and Hum" features the song "God part II". Who wrote part one?
Elvis Presley
*John Lennon
U2
Eric Clapton
If you'd rather stay indoors, you might be one of these:
Achillean
claustrophobic
endophobic
*agoraphobic
Where is the deepest part of an ocean to be found?
Puerto Rico Trench - Atlantic
Japan Trench - Pacific
Java Trench - Indian
*Mariana Trench - Pacific
Which mathematical shape can best be called "saddle shaped"?
catenoid
*hyperbolic paraboloid
parabolic spheroid
pearls of Sluze
Who wrote "The Leather Stocking Tales"?
Mark Twain
James Thoreau
*James Cooper
Peter Benchley
Which isn't a moon of Uranus?
Juliet
Umbriel
*Europa
Ariel
You've been left to die, being eaten by Piranhas. You're probably in:
Egypt
*South America
Africa
Australia
Who was the ferryman for the river Styx?
*Charon
Pluto
Neptune
Phobos
Who played in the SECOND Super Bowl?
Jets vs. Colts
Chiefs vs. Vikings
Packers vs. Chiefs
*Packers vs. Raiders
Which state would you visit to see the most graves of Presidents?
New York
Ohio
Tennessee
*Virginia
What was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in color?
"Steamboat Willie"
*"The Band Concert"
"The Pointer"
"The Climber"
Which actor never played 007's nemesis Ernst Blofeld?
Telly Savalas
Donald Pleasence
*Robert Shaw
Max Von Sydow
What is the capitol of North Dakota?
Pierre
*Bismarck
Grand Rapids
Sioux Falls
Which Rolling Stones album features "Monkey Man"?
"Exile On Mainstreet"
"It's Only Rock and Roll"
*"Let It Bleed"
"Beggar's Banquet"
What was singer Bobby "Mack the Knife" Darrin's real name?
*Walden Waldo Cassotto
George Randolf Crane
Edward Albert Heimberger
Tadeus Wladyslaw Konopka
You've spilled all the colors of your paint set together! The color now is:
white
black
*brown
purple
Your basic 2400 baud modem transmits data at what speed?
*2400 bits per second
2400 bytes per minute
2400 words per minute
2400 bytes per second
Who sang the psychedelic classic "McArthur Park"?
The Byrds
Thirteenth Floor Elevators
*Richard Harris
Donovan
What's the tallest mountain in the world (1988 World Almanac source)?
*K2
Everest
Mt. McKinley
Kilimanjaro
Who wrote the children's book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"?
Dr. Seuss
Maurice Sendak
Jackie Collins
*Ian Fleming
Which artist was known for his paintings of Ballerinas?
*Degas
Seurat
Monet
Manet
What's the Motto of Texas (you'd never know it!)?
We Dare Defend Our Rights
Regnat Populus
Howdy!
*Friendship
When did King John sign the Magna Carta?
1347
1209
*1215
1197
Ok, St. Peter was the first Pope. Who came next?
*St. Linus
St. Clement
St. Alexander
St. Telesphorus
What was the highest rated TV show of all time (so far)?
Gone With The Wind - 1st broadcast
Roots
Super Bowl VIII
*M*A*S*H - final episode
When did the battle for the Alamo take place?
1835
*1836
1840
1845
What is Michael Keaton's real name?
Spangler Arlington Brugh
*Michael Douglas
Gordon Sumner
Marion Morrison
What's the molecular weight of water?
*18.015
20.136
24.015
32.469
In what movie does Clint Eastwood "play" a priest?
High Plains Drifter
The Eiger Sanction
*Pale Rider
The Gauntlet
What were the names of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
*Little Boy & Fat Man
Little Man & Big Man
Big Boy & Fat Man
Abbott & Costello
Who wrote "America The Beautiful"?
Woody Guthrie
Francis Scott Key
*Irving Berlin
Aaron Copland
What famous rock group recorded a Charles Manson song?
The Beatles
*The Beach Boys
Led Zeppelin
Herman's Hermits
How many self-portraits did Vincent Van Gogh paint?
3
5
7
*A whole lot
The sun rises on which horizon?
North
*East
South
West
What's the highest mountian in the 48 contiguous U.S. states?
Mount Shasta
Mount Ranier
*Mount Whitney
Mount Lassen
How do you write 69 in Roman numerals?
*LXIX
ILV
IIIIVX
LVIX
Who said: "In the memory of our fallen president, we shall not fail"?
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
*Harry Truman
Your SYSOP
What author's first novel was Battle Cry, in 1953?
*Leon Uris's
Truman Capote's
Ernest Hemingway's
William Stevenson's
Which of the Great Lakes do all the others flow into?
Lake Superior
Lake Huron
Lake Michigan
*Lake Ontario
What disease is the second-biggest killer of North Americans?
Heart Disease
*Cancer
High Blood Pressure
Kidney Disease
Where is the Holy Kaaba?
Jerusalem
*Mecca
Palestine
Next to Carls Silver Club
What was the occupation of Hereman Wouk's Youngblood Hawke?
Musician
Artist
Poet
*Writer
What game features the largest ball?
Basketball
*Earthball
Soccer
Volleyball
What country has the third-most satellities in orbit?
*France
Soviet Union
England
United States
Does Uranus have an aurora?
*Yes
No
What city is The Christian Science Monitor based in?
New York
*Boston
San Francisco
Miami
What was the third country to get the bomb?
France
*Britain
China
South Africa
What kind of Poisoning is known as plumbism?
Food poisoning
Mercury poisoning
Arsenic poisoning
*Lead poisoning
What does the Bible call the begginning of wisdom?
Death
Birth
*The fear of the Lord
The fear of the devil
What TV series featured the line: "Warning, aliens approaching"
Buck Rogers
*Lost in Space
Star Trek
BattleStar Galactica
How many Ringling brothers were there?
Three
Four
*Five
Six
What U.S. state hosts the World's Champion Chili Cookoff every Fall?
California
New Mexico
Arizona
*Texas
What's the telephone Area Code for Chicago?
305
302
*312
318
What did the Abolitionists try to end?
*Slavery
Prohibition
The Mormon religion
Getting little umbrellas in cocktails
How many Astronouts manned each Apollo flight?
One
Two
*Three
Four
Where are the Nazca Lines?
*Peru
Argentina
Chile
Bolivia
What actress has received the most Oscar nominations?
Jane Fonda
Bette Davis
*Katherine Hepburn
Ingrid Bergman
What does the typical American eat 263 of each year?
Hamburgers
Hot Dogs
Pancakes
*Eggs
What was Jimmy Carter operated on for while serving as President?
*Hemorrhoids
Tonsilectomy
Ingrown Toenail
Warts
Who founded Pravda?
*Lenin
Trotsky
Stalin
William Randolph Hurst
What country's flag flies over the island of Ibiza?
Britian's
United States
*Spain's
Portugal's
What war featured the Charge of the Light Brigade?
War of the Roses
*The Crimean War
The American Civil War
World War I
What can't you stop moving if you suffer from athetosis?
Your eyes
Your hands
*Your fingers and toes
Your place of residence
What state borders Alabama to the north?
Georgia
South Carolina
South Dakota
*Tennessee
Who co-anchored ABC's evening newscast with Barbara Walter's?
*Harry Reasoner
Walter Cronkite
Flip Wilson
Ted Kopple
What automobile was known as The Flying Teapot?
*The Stanley Steamer
The Hudson
The Hupmobile
The Dussenberg
What is mixed in a B&B?
Brandy and Beer
*Brandy and Benedictine
Benedictine and Beer
Brandywine and Benedictine
How many children does Queen Elizabeth II have?
Two
Three
*Four
Five
What do the Japanese call Japan?
Home
Land of the Rising Sun
*Nippon
Radioactive
What's the name of the rabbit in Bambi?
Jumper
*Thumper
Cottontail
Rabbit
What's the only female animal that has antlers?
*The caribou
The moose
The deer
The Sheep
Who won the best actor Oscar for his portrayal of Popeye Doyle?
Robin Williams
Clint Eastwood
Kirk Douglas
*Gene Hackman
How many dimensions does a solid have?
Two
*Three
Four
Six
How many trials is each competitor permitted in javelin throwing?
Two
Four
*Six
Eight
Where is the Loop?
Los Angeles
*Chicago
Boston
Houston
How many drops to make a dash in cooking?
Two
Four
*Six
Eight
How many people took refuge on Noah's Ark?
Two
Four
Six
*Eight
How many months does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?
*1 month
6 months
12 months
18 months
Who played Helen Keller in the 1962 film the Miracle Worker?
Candice Bergen
*Patty Duke
Marlo Thomas
Stevie Wonder
Who was Gerald Ford's vice-President?
Sargent Shiver
Andrew Young
Herbert Humphrey
*Nelson Rocefeller
What game is the biggest money-maker for Las Vegas casinos?
21 or Blackjack
*Craps
Keno
Roulette
How many sheets of paper are there in a ream?
*500
1000
5000
10000
Who was the first man to run the mile in less than four minutes?
Bill Underwood
Don Rogers
Richard Nixon
*Roger Bannister
What country did Siam become?
Laos
Syria
*Thailand
Lebanon
Who did Richard Nixon tender his resignation to?
*Henry Kissinger
Tip O'Neill
Gerald Ford
Warren Burger
What was the price of the first Mad magazine?
*10 cents
15 cents
25 cents
50 cents
What U.S. city was called the birthplace of the skyscraper?
Los Angeles
*Chicago
New York
Boston
How many furlongs are there in a mile-and-a-quarter racetrack?
Five
*Ten
Fifteen
Twenty
What's the fastest land amnimal?
Cougar
Leopard
Ostrich
*Cheetah
What does the name of the Russian newspaper Pravda mean?
State
Party
*Truth
Honesty
What's comic strip photographer Peter Parker's secret identity?
Batrman
*Spiderman
Ironman
Thor
What's another name for the Aurora Australis?
The Northern Lights
*The Southern Lights
The Aurora Boreallis
None of the above
What fruit is packed with the most calories?
Peach
Pineapple
*Avocado
Cocoanut
What war added camouflage and zero hour to the English language?
War of 1812
The American Civil War
*World War I
World War II
What baseball position are you playing if you are in the corn?
*Outfield
Infield
Shortstop
Catcher
What's the largest Scandinavian country?
Norway
Finland
*Sweden
Denmark
What sex have all TV Lassie's been?
*Male
Female
What do vampire bats usually go for on sleeping humans?
Neck
Fingers
*Toes
Their wallets
Which witch is flattened by a house in The Wizard of Oz?
The Wicked Witch of the North
The Wicked Witch of the South
*The Wicked Witch of the East
The Wicked Witch of the West
What color is a Yak's milk?
White
Cream
Yellow
*Pink
How many land miles are there in a league?
*Three
Six
Nine
Twelve
What's the point value of the letter K in Scrabble Crossword Game?
Three
Four
*Five
Eight
What two countries is Andorra nestled between?
Germany and France
England and Ireland
*Spain and France
Italy and Greece
Who beat Denmark 47-0 at the 1949 world hockey championships?
*Canada
United States
Soviet Union
Sweden
What ocean surrounds the Maldive Islands?
Atlantic Ocean
Pacfic Ocean
*Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
How many guns of Navarone were there?
*Two
Four
Six
Eight
What are quasi-stellar radio sources better known as?
Gamma-rays
Neutrons
*Quasars
Pulsars
How far is the free throw line from the backboard in basketball?
Ten feet
Twelve feet
*Fifteen feet
Twenty feet
Which is farthest west-
Dublin
Glasgow
*Lisbon
Who chased Dr. Richard Kimble for four years?
The one armed man
His wife
*Lieutenant Philip Gerard
No one, he was a Paraniod
What metal was Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's nose made of?
*Gold
Silver
Brass
Copper
What drink is the best thirst-quencher?
Beer
*Water
Gatorade
Lemonade
How many events make up the decathlon?
Five
Seven
*Ten
Twelve
What city is home to Europes tallest building?
Paris
London
Berlin
*Moscow
How many U.S. states border Mexico?
Two
Three
*Four
Five
What British colonial officer founded the Boy Scouts in 1907?
*Robert Baden-Powell
Sir Arthur Conandoyle
Sir James Bond
Charles Blakely
What fraction of an iceberg shows above water?
One-fourth
One-sixth
One-seventh
*One-Ninth
What Boeing jet is nicknamed Fat Albert?
The 707
*The 737
The 747
The B-1A bomber
Who patented the first photograph?
*Thomas Edison
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Graham Bell
Hugh Hefner
What U.S. state grants the most fishing licenses?
Alaska
Maine
Florida
*California
Where's the Petrified Forest?
California
New Mexico
*Arizona
Oregon
What country administers Greenland?
Finland
Norway
Sweden
*Denmark
What's the world's largest dog?
The Great Dane
*The Irish Wolfhound
The Russia Wolfhound
The Saint Bernard
Who hosted The Twentieth Century?
*Walter Cronkite
Harry Reasoner
Edwin C. Smith
Dan Rather
What University fired Angela Davis?
*U.C. Los Angeles
U.C. San Francisco
U.C. Santa Barbara
U.C. Davis
How many equal sides are there on a scalene triangle?
*Zero
Three
Nine
Twelve
What metal makes up ten percent of yellow gold?
Brass
Platinum
Tin
*Copper
What book was Mark David Chapman carrying when he shot John Lennon?
*The Catcher in the Rye
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
In Cold Blood
How to Make Friends & Influence People
What country's flag flies over the states of Mysore and Madras?
China's
*India's
South Africa's
Spain's
How many lanes does an Olympic swimming pool have?
*Eight
Ten
Twelve
Fourteen
How many colors are there in the spectrum?
Six
*Seven
Eight
Nine
How many golf balls are there on the moon?
One
Two
*Three
Four
What's the largest country in Europe after the Soviet Union?
Germany
Spain
*France
Norway
Who's the only U.S. President to have won a Pulitzer Prize?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
*John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
What was the name of Baretta's cockatoo?
Danny
*Fred
Johnny
Bobbie
What World War I battle saw 60,000 troops killed on the first day?
The Battle of Narwhal
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Rhine
*The Battle of the Somme
How many sides are there on a pentagon?
*Five
Six
Seven
Nine
What U.S. city's skyline boasts the Gateway Arch?
Atlanta's
Jacksonville's
Miami's
*St. Louis's
What island was Napoleon's first home in exile?
Sicily
*Elba
Corsica
Sardinia
What revolution did The Scarlet Pimpernel show his colors in?
The Spanish Revolution
*The French Revolution
The American Revolution
The Mexican Revolution
What ship was torpedoed and sank off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915?
The Andria Doria
The Bismark
*The Lusitania
The H.M.S. Hood
Who are the three grandchildren in The Beatles hit When I'm 64?
George, John, and Paul
John, Dave, and Paul
George, Vera, and Chuck
*Vera, Chuck, and Dave
Who served the longest jail term as a result of Watergate?
Halderman
*Liddy
Mitchell
Getty
How many days were there in 1976?
364
365
*366
367
What body of water does the Danube River flow into?
The Red Sea
*The Black Sea
The Baltic Sea
The North Sea
What language is Stern magazine published in?
French
Spanish
*German
English
What planet boasts the Great Red Spot?
*Jupiter
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Who was the first black to win a best actor Emmy?
Sidney Portier
Lavare Burton
Eddie Murphy
*Bill Cosby
What plan to rebiuld Europe was unveiled on June 5, 1947?
The Truman Plan
*The Marshall Plan
The Eisenhower Plan
The Roosevelt Plan
What's the only dog that doesn't have a pink tongue?
The Bower
The Pit Bull
The Mexican Hairless
*The Chow
What volcano showers ash on Sicily?
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Bellew
*Mount Etna
Mount Moudhros
What color does the bride wear in China?
*Red
White
Blue
Black
What war did the Wanna-Go-Home Riots occur after?
*World War I
World War II
The Korean War
The Vietnam War
Who portrayed Johonny Friendly in On The Waterfront?
Kirk Douglas
Lee Marvin
Burt Lancaster
*Lee J. Cobb
What 1935 film propelled Carol Flynn to fame?
A Thousand Rockets
Romeo and Juliet
*Captain Blood
Firestorm
A rook in chess is a:
*castle
knight
king
bishop
What do the words PAR AVION mean on the outside of an envelope?
overseas
by frieght
1st class
*air mail
Who became emperor in the book The Land of Oz
the lion
scarecrow
*tin woodman
Dorothy
How long is a CFL football field including the endzones
100 yards
120 yards
*160 yards
200 yards
What is Canada's longest river?
*Mackenzie
Boothe
Markande
St. Lawerence
What planet did Percival Lovell discover?
Jupiter
*Pluto
Mars
Venus
What baseball team did Ernie Banks play his entire career for?
*Cubs
Mets
Yankees
Red Sox
What was the first ready to eat breakfast cereal?
Corn Pops
Cheerios
Oatmeal
*Shreaded Wheat
What country has the most coastline ?
Spain
U.S.A.
Italy
*Canada
How many U.S. state capitals are named for presidents?
*4
6
9
20
What do Las Vegas dealers stand on?
18
15
*17
20
What did Bryan Allen cross in the Gossamer Albatross?
Mediteranian
Black Sea
Atlantic
*English Channel
What country is the resort city St. Mortiz in?
*Switzerland
France
England
Germany
What magazine hit the news stands on Nov. 23, 1936?
Time
*Life
Newsweek
National enquirer
What city is Karl Marx buried in?
Moscow
Leningrad
East Berlin
*London
How many minutes does it take the typical person to fall asleep?
10
*7
12
5
What group did D'Artagnan lead?
French resistance
Three stooges
*Three musketeers
Dirty Dozen
What's a banger in London?
door bell
*sausage
punk rocker
soccer player
How many wings does a flea have ?
*0
1
2
3
What city was the first home of the Statue of Liberty?
New york
London
Rome
*Paris
Who exclaimed after being shot, " why did they do it "?
Ronald Reagan
*Pope John Paul II
Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
How many stumps are there in a cricket wicket?
1
2
*3
4
Where is Nob Hill?
New York
*San Francisco
Los Angeles
Washington D.C.
How high is a crossbar on a football goal post?
*10 feet
15 feet
20 feet
25 feet
Whats the worlds most read comic strip?
Garfield
Calvin and Hobbes
Bloom County
*Peanuts
What do Indi 500 winners traditionally drink in the winners circle?
Wine
Champagne
*Milk
Beer
What does a Pluviometer measure?
*rainfall
earthquakes
SAT scores
snow accumulation
Who was the only U.S. president not to live in Washington D.C.?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
*George Washington
Complete the analogy + - 0 is to:
+ - 0
0 - +
*- + 0
0 - +
I am a man.If Joe's son is my son's father,what relationship am I to Joe?
*His son
His grandfather
his father
his uncle
What year did the lights go out?
1950
1955
1960
*1965
Where was the 1962 world's fair?
Paris
*Seattle
New York
Rome
What is the oldest college in the U.S. ?
*Harvard
Stanford
Yale
Princeton
What U.S. state is death valley in?
Arizona
*California
New Mexico
Texas
What year did the pilgrims land in America?
1600
1615
*1620
1628
How many ghosts appear to Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
2
3
*4
None.. Scrooge was drinking Drano!
What language is klutz an insult in?
English
German
French
*Yiddish
What contry brews Peroni beer?
America
*Italy
Germany
Austria
How many referees work a soccer game?
*1
2
3
depends on the game
Where does Alfred Hitchcock appear in Lifeboat?
as the captain
on the T.V.
As the waiter
*in a newspaper ad
What subject did Mr. Chips teach?
English
Spanish
*Latin
Geometry
What country won the first gold medal in the first modern-day Olympics?
*U.S.
Greece
U.S.S.R.
Italy
How did Rocky Marciano die?
car crash
ship wreck
disease
*plane crash
What prison is found in Ossing, New York?
Mardales
*Sing Sing
Fitzer
Bardales Prison
How many points is a bullseye worth in darts?
45
*50
90
100
In Thunderball what was James Bond's mission?
*recover two stolen atom bombs
to find missing subs
find three British agents
to steal the Russian Lekator decoding machine
Who was Bond's main squeeze in Live and Let Die
Pussy Galore
Domino
*Solitaire
Mary Goodnight
In A View to a Kill who played Stacey Sutton?
Maud Adams
*Tanya Roberts
Carole Bouquet
Maryam d'Abo
What was the name of Goldfinger's bodygaurd?
Mie
Ling
Blofeld
*Oddjob
In You Only Live Twice who was Bond's helper?
Felix Leiter
*Tiger Tanaka
Mr. Osato
Milos Columbo
Who played bond in On Her Majest's Secret Service?
Roger Moore
Sean Connery
Francis Davis
*George Lozenby
Where did Bond stay in Thunderball?
*Jamaica
Bahamas
Egypt
Italy
What was Hugo Drax's toy?
oil tanker
*poison orchid's
dart gun
laser gun
What movie did bond use a motorized gondola in?
Diamonds are Forever
For Your Eyes Only
*Moonraker
The Spy Who Loved Me
In Goldfinger - what was Bond's car?
Bently
Lotus
*Aston Martin
Maserati
What movie was Mr. Big a bad guy in?
*Live and Let Die
Moonraker
Dr. No
The Spy who Loved Me
What was Never Say Never Again a remake of?
From Russia with love
The Man with the Golden Gun
Dr. No
*Thunderball
What was Captain Ahab's peg leg made out of?
wood
*ivory
bronze
iron
What Jack London novel is about a dreaded sea captain named Wolf Larsen?
Das- Boat
*Sea- Wolf
To Catch a Wolf
Death on the Sea
What's considered the most highly-specialzed mammal?
man
monkey
bird
*whale
What is every player's bankroll at the start of Monopoly?
$1000
$1250
*$1500
$1750
What T.V. show or movie was Egghead a villian of?
Star Trek
*Batman
Mork and Mindy
Dr. No
What role did Billie Burke play in The Wizard of Oz?
*Glinda
Scarecrow
Tin Man
Lion
What was the nickname of Manfred von Richthofen?
The Hidden
*The Red Baron
The Undefeated
The unstopable
Which of the five senses is less sharp after you eat to much?
taste
smell
*hearing
sight
Where is the highest known Volcano?
South america
Europe
*Mars
Africa
What unsightly feature did Abraham Lincoln have on his face?
*wart
mole
zit
fake eyelashes
What did Sherlock Holmes keep in the toe of a persian slipper?
gun
knife
magnifing glass
*pipe tobacco
Who said: " The victor will never be asked if he told the truth"?
Winston Churchill
General Patton
Eisenhower
*Adolf Hitler
What were the dolls in The Valley of the Dolls?
monsters
dolls
money
*pills
What is the most attended sport in the U.S.?
Baseball
Football
*Horse Racing
Basketball
How many stars are there in the Big Dipper?
9
6
10
*7
What was Dwight Eisenhower's favorite card game?
*Bridge
Solitaire
Poker
War
What is the northern most U.S. state apart from Alaska?
Washington
Maine
North Dakota
*Minnesota
What is by far the largest organ of the human body?
*Skin
Brain
Liver
Intestines
Who was the Victim of the Murder in the game of Clue?
Mrs. Scarlet
*Mr. Body
Didit
Mr. Whitford
What U.S. Vice President killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Spiro Agnew
*Aaron Burr
What is the only month that can have fewer than 4 moon phases?
*February
July
November
June
What is the former name of JFK International Airport?
George Washington International Airport
Lincoln International
*Idlewild
Hampton
In Who Framed Roger Rabbit, who was the Elevator operator in Toon Town?
Bugs Bunny
Roger Rabbit
Jessica Rabbit
*Droopy
How many Time zones are there in Canada?
*7
4
5
None.. The US is the only country that cares about Time Zones..
What product's secret formula is 7x?
Formula 409
*Coca Cola
Formula 1
Scope Mouthwash
What season are the shadows the shortest?
*Summer
Winter
Fall
It doesn't matter..
In what season is the sun closest to the Earth?
Fall
Summer
*Winter
Spring
Who killed Billy the Kid?
Theodore Roosevelt
*Pat Garret
He was never murdered
Keefer Sutherland
What 40 inch peice of black basalt unlocked the secret of Egyptian Glyphics
*The Rosetta Stone
The Holy Grail
King Tut's cane
Simple old 40 inch piece of black stuff
What is the last word in the bible?
*Amen
Faith
Death
In the end
What was Hitler's Favorite Movie?
Apocalypse Now
The Longest Day
Bridge to London
*King Kong
Where did the Rainbow bridge replace the Honeymoon Bridge?
Wonderland
Oz
*Niagra Falls
Candy Land
What do Frogs have in their mouth that Toads don't?
Tongue
Warts
Taste Buds
*Teeth
What Actor led the Attack on the bridge on the River Kwai?
John Wayne
Robert Mitchum
*Jack Hawkins
Chuck Norris
What is Gerald Ford's middle name?
*Rudolph
Herbert
Stewart
Earl
What is Beatle Ringo Starr's real name?
Richard Star
*Richard Starkey
Reginald Starr
Paul Starkey
When wearing 3D glasses, the red lens goes over the left eye.
*True
False
How long does it take the typical hen to lay 19 dozen eggs?
1 month
1 week
*1 year
A lifetime
Is the average human brain becoming lighter?
*No
Yes
What country did Iran accuse of killing a whale with a rocket in 1986?
The United States
Israel
*Iraq
Great Britain
What monthly publication uses Pegasus, the winged horse, as its symbol?
*Reader's Digest
People
Sky and Telescope
Horseman
In 1959, GM released it's first compact car. What was it?
The Pinto
*The Corvair
The Chevette
The Edsel
What basketball player has recorded jazz for the Cranberry Record label?
Wilt Chamberlain
Moses Malone
Air Jordan
*Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
What should you line your luggage with to protect film from X-Rays?
Aluminum foil
Wool sweaters
Cotten garments
*Lead
In "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer", what got Grandma tipsy?
*Eggnog
Cheap champagne
Cousin Earl's elixer
A Bartles and James wine cooler
What is the easternmost island in the Caribbean?
Puerto Rico
*Barbados
Virgin Islands
St. Croix
In "The Big Chill", what Rolling Stones song is played at the funeral?
Satisfaction
Paint It Black
*You Can't Always Get What You Want
Honky Tonk Women
What country's revolutionary heroes include Augusto Cesar Sandino?
*Nicaragua
Mexico
Spain
Cuba
What's the only European country that Elvis Presley performed at live?
Germany
*France
Italy
Monaco
What 1985 movie did Corey Hart turn down the lead role in?
ET
The Terminator
The Breakfast Club
*Back to the Future
What ship has been called the Italian version of the Titanic?
*The Andrea Doria
The Augustus
The Achille Luara
The Queen Elizabeth
What pasta gets its name from the Italian for "little worms"?
Spaghetti
*Vermicelli
Lasagna
Feticenni
What did Irish voters dicide against legalizing in 1986?
Abortion
Flag burning
*Divorce
Gambling
What animals were the first to carry the AIDS virus?
Cows
*Monkeys
Humans
Sheep
What country is one of the world's two biggest tobacco producers?
Canada
*China
Mexico
Columbia
What gas protects the earth from ultraviolet radiation?
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
*Ozone
What Asian city's name was changed to Mumbai in 1986?
*Bombay
Hong Kong
Seoul
Mai Lai
Who did Daniel Ortega call "the chief of the contras"?
Jose Feliciano
*Ronald Reagan
Ed Asner
Manual Enricos
What root beer is "that frosty mug sensation"?
Bartles and James
Frosty Root Beer
*A&W
George's Best
What did Berliners commemorate 25 years of in 1986?
The right to vote
*The Berlin Wall
A new flag
A new national anthem
Who was allowed to sing his poetry at a 1985 Moscow poetry festival?
Kurt Vonnegut
David Crosby
*Bob Dylan
Charles Bukowski
What's the Russian word for "majority"?
Commrade
*Bolshevik
Moscow
Peristroyka
What must a Saudi Arabian do before receiving a driver's license?
*Donate blood
Sacrifice a camel
Pay for a roadsign
Volunteer for a road work crew
On cake mix boxes, Betty Crocker's blouse is what color?
Red
White
Red and yellow
*Red and white
What decade saw the word "hipster" come into use?
1930's
*1940's
1950's
1960's
What cola company is headquartered in Purchase, New York?
Coke
*Pepsi
RC Cola
Rocky Top
What city has The Atomic Bomb Explosion Center and Peace Park?
*Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Los Alamos
What country has the most registered trademarks?
The United States
*Japan
Great Britain
Hong Kong
What country singer started the World Media Hunger Awards?
Dolly Parton
Conway Twitty
Loretta Lynn
*Kenny Rogers
What sport do Danes call "fodbold"?
Football
*Soccer
Basketball
Hackey Sack
Where was the first industrial cigarette factory, in 1853?
Raleigh
Richmond
*Havana
Miami
Who first tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, in 1957?
The United States
*The Soviet Union
West Germany
Great Britain
What did a World War II airman fear if he was called a "kiwi"?
*Flying
Oceans
Crashing
Parachuting
What country produces the most copies of books?
The United States
The Soviet Union
Japan
*China
What did Bangladesh put a two cent bounty on in 1986?
Snakes
*Rats
Locusts
Bats
What country has the Li River?
Japan
Vietnam
*China
Korea
What country has the highest soldier-to-civilian ratio?
The United States
The Soviet Union
West Germany
*Israel
Who is the biography "Idol" about?
*Rock Hudson
Cary Grant
Marilyn Monroe
Humphrey Bogart
Who was the best man at Prince Charles's wedding?
James McCartney
*Prince Andrew
Prince Albert
Sir James Smithton
What Righteous Brothers song did Telly Savalas sing in 1974?
*You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Rock and Roll Heaven
Woman of My Dreams
Sweet Melissa
What novelist has a small part in Rodney Dangerfield's "Back To School"?
Stephen King
Jerzy Kosinski
James Mitchner
*Kurt Vonnegut
What did Maria Shriver break two of shortly before her wedding?
Champagne glasses
Windows
*Toes
Video cameras
What was Fidel Castro's first profession?
*Law
Education
Military
Engineering
Who called Daniel Ortega "the little dictator who went to Moscow"?
Jimmy Carter
*Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Dan Quail
What is the most widely-used industrial chemical?
Hydrogen sulfide
Nitrogen oxide
Amonium chloride
*Sulfuric acid
How many miles of coastline does Monaco have?
One
*Two
Five
Ten
What country produces the most cheese?
*The United States
The Soviet Union
New Zealand
Canada
What country adopted a flag called the Stars and Bars in 1861?
The United States
*The Confederate States of America
Mexico
Canada
What fast food did Germans introduce to America at the 1904 World's Fair?
The hotdog
The slawdog
*The hamburger
The pizza
What country is second to China in rice production?
Japan
Korea
*India
Vietnam
What's the maxinum number of Friday the 13ths in one year?
Two
*Three
Five
Seven
Who worked as a morgue cosmetician before making it big?
Victoria Principal
Rosanne Barr
Paul McCartney
*Whoppi Goldberg
Who once said "I am my little people's star and slave"?
Ferdinand Marcos
*Imelda Marcos
Ronald Reagan
Dan Quail
What country officially condemned genocide in 1986?
*The United States
Canada
Great Britain
West Germany
What country singer spent 44 days at the Betty Ford Clinic?
Kenny Rogers
*Johnny Cash
Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Which of country music's The Judds is the mother?
*Naomi
Wynonna
Which foot is closer to the dart board for a left-handed thrower?
*Left
Right
What does a Cloud-flite trick golf ball do when struck?
Curve
Wobble
Break
*Explode
Who did "Esquire" magazine call a mixture of Lucille Ball and Janis Joplin?
*Cyndi Lauper
Paula Abdul
Janet Jackson
Jane Child
Which U.S. bill has the shortest circulation life?
$50
*$100
What European country introduced the first 3 digit emergency phone number?
West Germany
Italy
*Britain
France
What fruit comes in Persian and Key varieties?
The lemmon
*The lime
The apple
The tomatoe
What country banned jazz of black of Jewish origin in 1935?
*Germany
Italy
Poland
The Soviet Union
What Asian country has the most cattle?
China
Japan
Korea
*India
What did Stevie Wonder win in 1985?
An Emmy
A Grammy
*An Oscar
A Tony
What fraction of sex change operations involve women who want to be men?
One quarter
One third
*One half
Three quarters
Does Tom Cruise shoot pool right-handed?
Yes
*No
What "Dallas" character's license plate read "EWING 1"?
Bobby Ewing
*Jock Ewing
J.R. Ewing
Pam Ewing
What continent has the country Burkina Faso?
*Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
Who was the youngest person to ever earn $1 million?
Alfalfa
Shirley Temple
Fred Savage
*Jackie Coogan
What did Soviet and U.S astronauts eat after docking in 1975?
Chicken
Hamburgers
*Turkey
Roast beef
What state are you in if you're at Greater Cincinnati Airport?
Indiana
*Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
How many peaks are there in mountaineering's Grand Slam?
3
4
5
*6
Who studied 17,500 sexual cases?
Masters and Johnson
*Alfred Kinsey
Linda Lovelace
Dr. Kessinger
How many dollops of secret sauce are slapped on a Big Mac?
One
*Two
Three
Four
What American landmark did magician David Copperfield make disappear?
The Empire State Building
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Washington Monument
*The Statue of Liberty
How many digits are in a Paris telephone number?
Six
Seven
*Eight
Nine
What country accommodated the most refugees in 1986?
Bangladesh
Israel
*Pakistan
The United States
What was the first Disney movie to be given an R rating?
Splash
*Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Roger Rabbit
Mickey Mouse and the Facts of Life
What city has the 2nd largest Chinese population in North America?
Montreal
New York
San Francisco
*Vancouver
Who produces more TV's?
Canada
*Poland
What weekday is referred to as "hump day"?
Monday
*Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
What country produced the most refugees in 1986?
*Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Cuba
The Soviet Union
What university was the first Catholic college in the U.S.?
Alabama
*Georgetown
Notredame
Virginia Tech
What's the "great American crop"?
*Corn
Soy beans
Tobacco
Wheat
Which U.S. state produces the most maple syrup?
Maine
New Jersey
*Vermont
Washington
What country has more than half the world's coal reserves?
Britain
Poland
*The Soviet Union
The United States
What was the first U.S. state to license cars?
North Carolina
New Jersey
*New York
Virginia
What state has never been a natural habitat for the bald eagle?
Alaska
Florida
*Hawaii
New Mexico
What city hosted the first international congress for prostitutes?
*Amsterdam
Berlin
Las Vegas
New York
Where is Wild Turkey made?
*Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
What country was Jose Lopez Portillo elected president of in 1976?
Columbia
Panama
San Salvador
*Mexico
What war saw 78,751 Americans declared missing in action?
World War I
*World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
What country has the most money in cirulation per capita?
Japan
Sweden
*Switzerland
The United States
Who was the first woman to coach a men's pro tennis team?
Babe Dedrickson
Chris Evert
Nancy Lopez
*Billie Jean King
What newpaper's logo has the outline of the Western Hemisphere?
Los Angeles Times
New York Post
New York Times
*USA Today
What did the Census Bureau in Philadelphia first have installed in 1951?
A closed-circuit tv
*A computer
An intercom
A typewriter
Which car lasted longer?
The DeLorean
*The Edsel
Who wrote "Psychology and Religion"?
Jerry Falwell
Billy Graham
*Carl Jung
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
What food's doubling in price caused riots that killed 89 Tunisians in 1984?
Meat
Sugar
Salt
*Bread
A camel whos hair is used for clothing has ____ humps.
One
*Two
What word is the most frequently used noun in the English language?
Car
Dog
Wife
*Time
What golf champ has 18 brothers and sisters?
*Calvin Peete
Sam Snead
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Who exports barber equipment to Poland for 100 tons of hair annually?
*West Germany
Britain
Italy
The United States
What was first added to the list of official languages at the U.N. in 1973?
*Arabic
English
Japanese
Spanish
How many steps does a boxer usually walk up to enter a ring?
Two
Three
*Four
Five
What country has the most motorcycles?
*Japan
The Soviet Union
The United States
Vietnam
What color line was first painted down a North American street?
Orange
Red
*White
Yellow
What was Kleenex originally marketed as?
Blow and Toss
The Disposabe Handkerchief
Never Wash
*Sanitary Cold-Cream Remover
What singer's Secret Service codename is Napoleon?
Phil Collins
Bob Dylan
Paul McCartney
*Frank Sinatra
Who helped Jack Nicklaus put on his 1986 Masters green jacket?
*Bernhard Langer
Sam Snead
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
What age did Joan Collins turn on May 23, 1983?
Forty
*Fifty
Sixty
Sixty-five
What country has received the most U.S. military aid since 1946?
Britain
*Israel
Japan
West Germany
What country did war photographer Robert Capa die in, in 1954?
North Korea
South Korea
The United States
*Vietnam
What city is headquarters for the Tribune Publishing Company?
*Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Seattle
What soft drink did John McEnroe start plugging in 1979?
Coke
Pepsi
*7-Up
Dr. Pepper
What became Ohio's largest city in 1986?
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
*Columbus
What last name was shared by 10 NBA players in 1986?
Bailey
*Johnson
Jones
Smith
What's the most popular religion in Sri Lanka?
*Buddhism
Christianity
Hare Khrishna
Hinduism
What was the first word written on U.S. World War II draft notices?
Dear
Gentleman
*Greetings
Salutations
What company pleaded guilty to 2000 charges of mail and wire fraud in 1985?
*E.F. Hutton
Exxon
Mastercard
Visa
What Arab country has a national anthem titled "Long Live Out Beloved King"?
Iran
Iraq
Palestine
*Saudi Arabia
In the Charlton Heston movie, what is soylent green made from?
Books
Clover
*Humans
Money