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- 1.On the TV sitcom The Munsters, what was Lily Munster's maiden name?
- A.
Ponduke
- B.
Spinehedge
- C.
Dracula
- D.
Cruella
- E.
Madriga
- 2.What foreign government contributed the greatest amount of money for the relief of victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?
- A.
China
- B.
Luxembourg
- C.
Japan
- D.
Russia
- E.
Canada
- 3.Which is the only U.S. state to produce coffee?
- A.
Missouri
- B.
Alaska
- C.
Illinois
- D.
Hawaii
- E.
New York
- 4.What famous actress once said, "The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after"?
- A.
Tallulah Bankhead
- B.
Hayley Mills
- C.
Shirley Temple
- D.
Gladys George
- E.
Helen Hayes
- 5.Whose appearance in a nearly transparent white fishnet bathing suit in the 1978 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue led an editor to promise, "We never have, and never will run anything so revealing again?"
- A.
Jessica Gomes
- B.
Alina Puscau
- C.
Ana Beatriz Barros
- D.
Cheryl Tiegs
- E.
Michaela Kocianova
- 6.The name of what American state capital means "sheltered harbor"?
- A.
Albany
- B.
Honolulu
- C.
Tallahassee
- D.
Raleigh
- E.
Columbia
- 7.When the bald eagle was first named, what was the meaning of the word "bald'?
- A.
Regal
- B.
Strong
- C.
Feathered
- D.
White
- E.
Hairless
- 8.What two cities were linked by the Orient Express?
- A.
Brussels and Damascus
- B.
Ankara and Athens
- C.
Pyongyang and Seoul
- D.
Beijing and Tokyo
- E.
Paris and Istanbul
- 9.In England, what's a "bap"?
- A.
A hamburger bun
- B.
A gallon of water
- C.
A bouquet of flowers
- D.
A banana peel
- E.
A toothbrush holder
- 10.How many sides are there to a snow crystal?
- A.
Three
- B.
Four
- C.
Six
- D.
Eight
- E.
Sixteen
- 11.What are the only two letters that are not on a telephone dial?
- A.
M and P
- B.
D and Q
- C.
Q and Z
- D.
H and R
- E.
I and J
- 12.Together, baseball-playing brothers Hank and Tommy Aaron hit 768 home runs. How many were Tommy's?
- A.
668
- B.
7
- C.
357
- D.
13
- E.
49
- 13.What capital is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?
- A.
Brasilia, Brazil
- B.
Ankara, Turkey
- C.
Damascus, Syria
- D.
Paris, France
- E.
Moscow, Russia
- 14.What French city was home to Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, the famous gastronome?
- A.
Lille
- B.
Normandy
- C.
Marseilles
- D.
Belley
- E.
Paris
- 15.What is philematology?
- A.
The science of animal feces
- B.
The science of kissing
- C.
The science of sex
- D.
The science of architecture
- E.
The science of shopping
- 16.What is a "tittle"?
- A.
The dot over the letters "i" and "j"
- B.
A cucumber seed
- C.
A tiny hair found on the body of an insect
- D.
A section of a sandwich cut into 15 pieces
- E.
A stitch mark on a football
- 17.What percentage of the world's food crops are pollinated by insects?
- A.
50 percent
- B.
60 percent
- C.
70 percent
- D.
80 percent
- E.
90 percent
- 18.What fruit did early Greek Olympians eat for their health and sometimes even wear as medals?
- A.
Grapes
- B.
Figs
- C.
Pomegranates
- D.
Olives
- E.
Pears
- 19.What was the average yearly salary of an American public school teacher at the turn of the 20th century?
- A.
$445
- B.
$1,050
- C.
$325
- D.
$4,300
- E.
$110
- 20.What was the name of the daughter Lady Emma Hamilton bore Admiral Horatio Nelson?
- A.
Hamiltonia
- B.
Emma
- C.
Norma
- D.
Horatia
- E.
Admiralia
- 21.What does Yoko Ono's first name mean when translated from Japanese?
- A.
Swift Spirit
- B.
Peace Maker
- C.
Ocean Child
- D.
Music Bringer
- E.
Mountain Wolf
- 22.What was used to erase lead pencil marks before rubber came into use?
- A.
Pieces of bread
- B.
Pineapple skin
- C.
Pieces of cotton cloth
- D.
Saliva
- E.
Sandpaper
- 23.What childhood name was shared by General George A. Custer and Chief Crazy Horse, the Oglala Sioux leader he faced at the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
- A.
Shan Shan
- B.
Junior
- C.
Timmy
- D.
Skinny
- E.
Curly
- 24.Where were Panama hats- woven from jipijapa leaves- first made?
- A.
Panama
- B.
Peru
- C.
China
- D.
United States
- E.
Mexico
- 25.The name of what South American capital city means "I see a hill"?
- A.
Asuncion, Paraguay
- B.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
- C.
Montevideo, Uruguay
- D.
Bogota, Colombia
- E.
Paramaribo, Suriname
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