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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Which owner introduced the exploding scoreboard and Disco Demolition Night to baseball?

    • A. 

      Walter O'Malley

    • B. 

      Bud Selig

    • C. 

      Charlie Finley

    • D. 

      Bill Veeck

    Correct Answer
    D. Bill Veeck
  • 2. 

    Which famous author drowned herself in the River Ouse?

    • A. 

      Virginia Woolf

    • B. 

      George Sand

    • C. 

      Emma Bronte

    • D. 

      Mary Shelley

    Correct Answer
    A. Virginia Woolf
  • 3. 

    ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electric computer, comprised how many vacuum tubes?

    • A. 

      17,468

    • B. 

      4,644

    • C. 

      8,010

    • D. 

      31,090

    Correct Answer
    A. 17,468
  • 4. 

    What is the computer term for 1000 terabytes?

    • A. 

      Petabyte

    • B. 

      Zettabyte

    • C. 

      Exabyte

    • D. 

      Gigabyte

    Correct Answer
    A. Petabyte
  • 5. 

    What was the only state in the US to execute someone by firing squad between 1960 and 2011?

    • A. 

      Utah

    • B. 

      Nevada

    • C. 

      Oklahoma

    • D. 

      Texas

    Correct Answer
    A. Utah
  • 6. 

    Which ancient Greek burned down the Temple of Artemis in order to gain everlasting fame?

    • A. 

      Charidemus

    • B. 

      Herostratus

    • C. 

      Polycrates

    • D. 

      Achaeus

    Correct Answer
    B. Herostratus
  • 7. 

    What quack science involves determining a person's traits by examining bumps on their head?

    • A. 

      Lamarckism

    • B. 

      Physiognomy

    • C. 

      Phrenology

    • D. 

      Vitalism

    Correct Answer
    C. Phrenology
  • 8. 

    The "Rock of Gibraltar" is mostly made up of what type of rock?

    • A. 

      Limestone

    • B. 

      Granite

    • C. 

      Slate

    • D. 

      Shale

    Correct Answer
    A. Limestone
  • 9. 

    Which painter's last words were "where is my clock"?

    • A. 

      Claude Monet

    • B. 

      Salvador Dali

    • C. 

      Vincent Van Gogh

    • D. 

      Andy Warhol

    Correct Answer
    B. Salvador Dali
  • 10. 

    Naked mole rats are only found on which continent?

    • A. 

      North America

    • B. 

      Africa

    • C. 

      Australia

    • D. 

      Asia

    Correct Answer
    B. Africa
  • 11. 

    What is the minimum number of dogs in an Iditarod sled team?

    • A. 

      8

    • B. 

      20

    • C. 

      12

    • D. 

      16

    Correct Answer
    C. 12
  • 12. 

    The country of Lesotho is surrounded on all sides by what other country?

    • A. 

      Botswana

    • B. 

      Libya

    • C. 

      South Africa

    • D. 

      Zimbabwe

    Correct Answer
    C. South Africa
  • 13. 

    What unit is used to measure pain?

    • A. 

      Ache

    • B. 

      Hex

    • C. 

      Dol

    • D. 

      Grue

    Correct Answer
    C. Dol
  • 14. 

    Which number follows "Blue Jay" in the name of a town in West Virginia?

    • A. 

      10

    • B. 

      6

    • C. 

      0

    • D. 

      22

    Correct Answer
    B. 6
  • 15. 

    PEZ candy are native to which European country?

    • A. 

      Switzerland

    • B. 

      Austria

    • C. 

      Germany

    • D. 

      The Netherlands

    Correct Answer
    B. Austria
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