
#Q What music video portrays Kylie Minogue lying amongst many men and women by a poolside?
^ Slow
A On a Night Like This
B Red Blooded Woman
C Chocolate
D Slow

#Q Which statesman uttered these words: “Thus, by every device from the stick to the carrot, the emaciated Austrian donkey is made to pull the Nazi barrow up an ever-steepening hill”?
^ Winston Churchill
A Winston Churchill
B Joseph Stalin
C Franklin D. Roosevelt
D Charles DeGaulle

#Q There is no glory in outstripping donkeys” was a statement by this Greek Emperor.
^ Marcus Aurelius
A Romulus Augustus
B Marcus Aurelius
C Tiberius
D Hadrian

#Q Which modern day comedian annoyed his wife with this saying: “I kept giving her donkey ears.”?
^ Chevy Chase
A Chevy Chase
B Adam Sandler
C Dan Aykroyd
D Ben Stiller

#Q This Welsh-born English poet said: If a donkey bray at you, dont bray at him”.
^ George Herbert
A George Herbert
B Waldo Williams
C Bertrand Russell
D Dylan Thomas

#Q “I lived in the US for donkeys years so it has been a journey back in time for me. If you have had personal experience of something, it is always more authentic.” is a quote by this Australian author.
^ Colleen McCullough
A Isobelle Carmody
B Kate Morton
C Melina Marchetta
D Colleen McCullough

#Q “In school nativity plays I was always the bloody little donkey, I was never Mary.” says this singer-songwriter who is also famous as a member of an all female group. Who is she?
^ Geri Halliwell
A Keren Woodward
B Rozonda Chilli Thomas
C Geri Halliwell
D Kelly Rowland

#Q “That which is called firmness in a king is called obstinacy in a donkey” is a quote by an American author and educator.
^ John Erskine
A John Erskine
B Jerome Allen
C Herbert Kohl
D John Corcoran

#Q “Do you think yourself wise? Then theres a donkey inside your waistcoat” is a quote from one of the British preacher/theologians of the 19th century.
^ Charles H. Spurgeon
A Charles H. Spurgeon
B Hugh Price Hughes
C Borden Parker Bowne
D William Burt Pope

#Q “I do believe the Democratic party has moved far to the right. I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.” is a quote by this outstanding American reverend.
^ Al Sharpton
A Al Sharpton
B Louis Farrakhan
C Jesse Jackson
D Jeremiah Wright

#Q “Yeah, blindfolds, just like pin the tail on us. Were the donkey.” is a quote from an American lead vocalist and musician of a heavy metal band. Who is he?
^ Vince Neil
A Vince Neil
B Robert Plant
C Axl Rose
D Rob Halford

#Q “Let him not recite the Veda on horseback, nor on a tree, nor on an elephant, nor in a boat ,or ship , nor on a donkey, nor on camel, nor standing on barren ground, nor riding in a carriage.” was spoken by one of the 11 gurus of India. Which one?
^ Guru Nanak
A Guru Granth Sahib
B Guru Nanak
C Guru Angad
D Guru Har Gobind

#Q After the death of her lover, Cleopatra found true love.  Though Egypt and Rome did not get along,  these two people married in 36 B.C, planning to conquer Rome.
^ Antony and Cleopatra
A Antony and Cleopatra
B Ptolemy and Cleopatra
C Julius Caesar and Cleopatra
D Octavian and Cleopatra

#Q When the ruler of the Mughal Empire married his favorite wife, they were still teenagers. She gave birth to 14 children. After her death  in 1629, the grieving emperor created one of worlds most beautiful edifices - Taj Mahal, paying tribute to his beloved wife.
^ Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
A Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
B Shah Jahan and Raza Devi
C Abelard and Heloise
D Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

#Q In 1898, three years after their marriage,  this scientific couple  discovered polonium and radium. Thus,  they won the Physics Nobel Prize in 1903 for discovering radioactivity.
^ Marie and Pierre Curie
A Anthony and Cleopatra
B Abigail and John Adams
C John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
D Marie and Pierre Curie

#Q The beautiful Egyptian queen was chief wife of an Egyptian Pharaoh in 14th century BC. The couple remained in history as great reformers due to the profound religious changes they made - they introduced the monotheistic worship of the sun disk.
^ Amenhotep IV and Nefertiti
A Tutankamun and Cleopatra
B Nefertiti and Ay
C Amenhotep IV and Nefertiti
D Tutankamun and Nefertiti

#Q Philosophy brought together this ancient Greek couple.  The wife had a courtesan salon which was frequented by many of the philosophers we now know, but only one of them got to really know her. Noted for her great intellectual power, she gave him inspiration for his work in rhetorics.
^ Aspasia and Pericles
A Aspasia and Plutarch
B Aspasia and Plato
C Aspasia and Pericles
D Aspasia and Xenophon

#Q She was a successful Hollywood actress and he was the president of the USA.  They never managed to be together legally, but their relationship was a public secret.
^ Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy
A Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMagio
B Marilyn Monroe and John Kennedy
C Ava Gardner and Bobby Kennedy
D Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra

#Q Being romantic poets, these two had a really romantic relationship. They knew how to do it, including all the elements a romantic story needs: secret courtship, love poems and everything necessary for their love to thrive.
^ Robert and Elizabeth Browning
A Charles and Katherine Dickens
B Robert and Elizabeth Browning
C Marie and Pierre Curie
D Sappho and Homer

#Q He was a famous French conqueror,  but this wasnt enough for her to accept the marriage proposal immediately. She hesitated at first, but finally agreed.
^ Napoleon and Josephine
A Napoleon and Josephine Baker
B Napoleon and Josephine
C Alexander the Great and Cleopatra
D Amenhotep and Nefertiti

#Q The most famous gangster couple in history, her last name was Parker and he was the anti-authoritarian criminal Barrow.
^ Bonnie and Clyde
A Bonnie and Clyde
B Cuocolo and Cutinelli
C Barre and Lebiez
D Lou Jean Poplin and Clovis

#Q On April 9, 2005 their marriage ended years of speculation on a relationship which has spanned the decades since they first met in 1970.
^ Charles and Camilla
A Charles and Camilla
B Kate Beckingsale and Len Wisemen
C Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
D Jason Priestley and Naomi Lowde

#Q Babe Ruths nickname
^ The Sultan of Swat
A The Crusher from Conrad
B The Yankee menace
C The Sultan of Swat
D The Prince of Power

#Q Red Grange
^ The Galloping Ghost
A The Galloping Ghost
B The Illini Rocket
C Greased Lightning
D The Wheatfield Warrior

#Q Jerry West
^ Mr. Clutch
A Mr. Gearhead
B Mr. Amazing
C Mr. Fantastic
D Mr. Clutch

#Q Edson Arantes Do Nascimento
^ Pele
A Maradonna
B Carmingo
C Barloli Dominguez
D Pele

#Q Jack Nicklaus
^ The Golden Bear
A The Golden Eagle
B The Golden Buckeye
C The Golden Swing
D The Golden Bear

#Q Rod Laver
^ Rocket
A Booster
B Rocket
C Ram
D The Australian Lion

#Q Joe Namath
^ Broadway Joe
A White Shoes
B 5th Avenue Joe
C Broadway Joe
D Smooth as Silk

#Q Willie Mays
^ The Say-Hey Kid
A The Kansas Kid
B Fearless
C The Say-Hey Kid
D The Frisco Phenom

#Q Bobby Hull
^ The Golden Jet
A The Golden Blackhawk
B The Golden Flash
C The Golden Goose
D The Golden Jet

#Q Paavo Nurmi
^ The Flying Finn
A The Finnish Flash
B The Turko Wonder
C The Flying Finn
D The Turko Turbo

#Q Gary Leon Rigway is known as the Green River Killer, responsible for at least 48 murders.  What kind of people did he target?
^ Prostitutes and runaways
A Nurses
B Prostitutes and runaways
C Schoolboys
D Schoolgirls

#Q This serial killer, known as The Ripper of Rostov, roamed Russia in the late 1900s.  He was later found guilty of 52 murders and sentenced to death.
^ Andrei Chikatilo
A Anatoly Onoprieno
B Vadim Yershov
C Nikolai Dzhurmongaliev
D Andrei Chikatilo

#Q The Monster of the Andes, as Pedro Lopez is known, terrorized Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. How many people did he victimize?
^ More than 300
A More than 300
B More than 100
C More than 50
D More than 200

#Q Certainly one of the most dreadful serial killers in US history. Even though he performed as a clown at neghborhood childrens parties, he killed 33 teenagers.
^ John Wayne Gacy
A Joe Ball
B John Wayne Gacy
C Marie Besnard
D Albert Fish

#Q Bruno Ludke was born in 1909. When he was young, he tortured animals for fun. He strangled or stabbed to death 85 women.  Where was he from?
^ Germany
A Russia
B Great Britain
C America
D Germany

#Q This serial killer terrorized Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, and Florida. His death sentence was executed in Florida on 24 January 1989.
^ Ted Bundy
A Richard Ramirez
B Richard Iceman Kuklinski
C Juan Corona
D Ted Bundy

#Q This mans rampage lasted from 1979 to 1981. He roamed Atlanta and Georgia, taking the lives of 27 innocent boys. At first the police thought he was a white supremacist, because he targeted black boys, but it turned out he was black himself.  He was caught on 22 May 1981.
^ Wayne Williams
A Kendall Francois
B Wayne Williams
C Guy Georges
D Robert Berdella

#Q This serial killer was known as The Candy Man. His partner,  Wayne Henley, eventually shot him.
^ Dean Corll
A Richard Angelo
B Dean Corll
C Clifford Robert Olson
D Abdallah al-Hubal

#Q Henry Lee Lucas confessed to more than 500 murders. How many murders was he actually convicted of?
^ 11
A 600
B 201
C 255
D 11

#Q There are many theories about the identity of this mysterious British serial killer. He marks the dawn of the modern age of serial murders. Although the number of his victims is not high, compared to others on our list (5), he is probably the worlds most famous serial murderer.
^ Jack The Ripper
A Earl Frederick
B Jack The Ripper
C The Toledo Clubber
D Joel Rifkin

#Q He disliked Jews and accused them of causing all disasters in German history.
^ Hitler
A Mussolini
B Lenin
C Stalin
D Hitler

#Q He delivered the famous I have a dream speech.
^ Martin Luther King Jr.
A Mao Zedong
B Martin Luther King Jr.
C Ho Chi Minh
D Pope John Paul II

#Q She was the only woman to become Prime Minister of Great Britain.
^ Margaret Thatcher
A Diane Julie Abbott
B Queen Victoria
C Margaret Thatcher
D Elizabeth Furse

#Q He was the only Pope of non-Italian origin since the Dutch-German Pope Adrian VI.
^ Pope John Paul II
A John Paul I
B Benedict XVI
C Blessed John XXIII
D Pope John Paul II

#Q He was the only actor to become US President.
^ Ronald Reagan
A Teddy Roosevelt
B Franklin Delano Roosevelt
C Ronald Reagan
D Bill Clinton

#Q He was the first democratically-elected President of South Africa.
^ Nelson Mandela
A Nelson Mandela
B Martin Luther King
C Mao Zedong
D Lech Walesa

#Q He brought the cause of Indias independence to world attention.
^ Mohandas Gandhi
A Ho Chi Minh
B Lech Walesa
C Nelson Mandela
D Mohandas Gandhi

#Q Which British Prime Minister is considered to have saved his country during WW2?
^ Winston Churchill
A Edward Heath
B Neville Chamberlain
C Edward Churchill
D Winston Churchill

#Q He established the first fascist party.
^ Benito Mussolini
A Hitler
B Winston Churchill
C Benito Mussolini
D Stalin

#Q The name he is known as means Awakened One, Enlightened One.
^ Buddha
A Jesus Christ
B Dalai Lama
C Buddha
D Mohamed

#Q Before becoming an important political figure, this George was a businessman, involved with the oil industry and then with professional sports.
^ George W Bush
A George Washington
B George W Bush
C George Orwell
D George Eliot

#Q This George is one of the greatest English novelists. The term Big Brother comes from his book 1984.
^ George Orwell
A George Eliot
B George Sand
C George Bernard Shaw
D George Orwell

#Q This George was the first president of the USA. Although the American capital city was named after him, he never lived there.
^ George Washington
A George Orwell
B George Washington
C George Lucas
D George Bush

#Q This George was actually a woman and her real name was Mary Ann Evans. She used a male pen name because she wanted the publishers to take her works seriously.
^ George Eliot
A George Sand
B George Bernard Shaw
C George Orwell
D George Eliot

#Q This George received the Nobel Prize in literature in 1925 but he didnt take the prize money. Instead, he gave the money for funding the translation of Swedish literature into English.
^ George Bernard Shaw
A George Bernard Shaw
B George Sand
C George Fox
D George Orwell

#Q In 1997 this George was voted Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. His first TV role was in the TV series E/R.
^ George Clooney
A George Fox
B George Clooney
C George Lucas
D George Herbert

#Q This George lived for only 40 years - from 1593 until 1633. Nevertheless, he became a great poet. However, none of his works was published while he was alive.
^ George Herbert
A George Gordon Byron
B George Herbert
C George Fox
D George Eliot

#Q His most famous works were Childe Harolds Pilgrimage and Don Juan. His fame rests not only on his romantic poems; he was known for his lifestyle, which included extravagant living, debts, separation, claims of incest, etc.
^ George Gordon Byron
A George Eliot
B George Gordon Byron
C George Lucas
D George Sand

#Q This George was also a woman. Her real name was Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin. She was a feminist before the invention of the word. She had a romantic relationship with Chopin.
^ George Sand
A George Herbert
B George Sand
C George Eliot
D George Fox

#Q This George is the director of one of the most famous movie sagas. However the script for this saga was initially turned down by every major Hollywood studio because no one would want to see it.
^ George Lucas
A George Orwell
B George Clooney
C George Michael
D George Lucas

#Q This John was a writer. He received the Nobel price for literature in 1962 for his �realistic and imaginative writing, combining as it does sympathetic humour and keen social perception.�
^ John Steinbeck
A John Tolkien
B John Steinbeck
C John Wayne
D John Milton

#Q This famous English poet is the author of Paradise Lost. The long hours of writing under the light of a candle cost him his eyesight. He then started using a scribe.
^ John Milton
A John Tolkien
B John Milton
C John Denver
D John Steinbeck

#Q This John was a member of one of the most popular bands from the 60s.  Earlier, he has formed his own band called The Quarrymen.
^ John Lennon
A John Lennon
B John Major
C John Secada
D John Bon Jovi

#Q This John majored in philology, which triggered his interest in linguistics. This enabled him to invent 15 artificial languages. Two of them are most popular: Quenya and Sindarin, the two Elvish languages in The Lord of the Rings.
^ John Tolkien
A John Steinbeck
B John Donne
C John Tolkien
D John Milton

#Q This John is the one who said Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
^ John Kennedy
A John Doe
B John Smith
C John Major
D John Kennedy

#Q This John was one of the greatest English poets in the 17th century. He belonged to the group of the so-called metaphysical poets. It was his meditations that gave Hemingway the idea about the title of For Whom the Bell Tolls.
^ John Donne
A John Secada
B John Tolkien
C John Donne
D John Milton

#Q Besides being an actor, this Pulp Fiction John is a certified pilot and owns a couple of planes.
^ John Travolta
A John Goodman
B John Travolta
C John Wayne
D John Smith

#Q The real name of this John was Marion Robert Morrison. When his brother was born, the name Robert was given to him and the former became Marion Michael Morrison. Then he got the nickname Duke. Most sources state that his first movie was Words and Music (1929).
^ John Wayne
A John Wayne
B John Goodman
C John Bon Jovi
D John Travolta

#Q This man is also known as Karol Wojtyla and Juan Pablo II. His reign as a Pope was the third-longest in the history of the Papacy. He named himself after his predecessor, who died suddenly after only 33 days of service to God.
^ John Paul II
A John Donne
B John Paul II
C John Major
D John Paul I

#Q This seafarer John was captured by the Indians around 1600. He reported in his account that the Indian chief wanted to club him to death. He was saved by the 11-12 year old daughter of the chief, who stood between her father and the Englishman.
^ John Smith
A John Bravo
B John Mcenroe
C John Smith
D John Brown

#Q This great Spanish explorer conquered what is now central and southern Mexico.
^ Hernando Cortes
A Christopher Columbus
B Vasco Da Gama
C Ferdinand Magellan
D Hernando Cortes

#Q This mans voyages were the base for Frances claim to Canada. His initial intention was to search for the Northwest Passage to the Orient.
^ Jacques Cartier
A Marco Polo
B Francis Drake
C Samuel de Champlain
D Jacques Cartier

#Q He is famous for sailing around the world twice. He became the first European to visit the coasts of Hawaii and Australia. Due to his voyages  some colonies were established throughout the Pacific region by several European nations.
^ James Cook
A John Franklin
B Martin Frobisher
C Henry Hudson
D James Cook

#Q This great explorer is famous for his fulfilment of the first all water trade route between India and Europe .
^ Vasco da Gama
A Vasco da Gama
B Gaspar Corte Real
C Henry the Navigator
D Marco Polo

#Q Along with his brother, this famous explorer reached Kaifeng, the capital of Kublai Khans Mongol Empire in 1265.
^ Marco Polo
A Gaspar Corte Real
B Hernando Cortes
C Marco Polo
D Ferdinand Magellan

#Q This great explorer found a new continent thinking he had found a new way to India.
^ Christopher Columbus
A Hernando Cortes
B Henry the Navigator
C Christopher Columbus
D Gaspar Corte Real

#Q This great explorer spent years searching for a seaway to China in order to trade Spains New World gold, thus contributing with information about America before its Indian cities were destroyed by foreign diseases.
^ Hernando de Soto
A John Franklin
B Samuel de Champlain
C John Nicolas
D Hernando de Soto

#Q By his circumnavigation around the world, which took three years, from 1577 to 1580, this explorer gave a more accurate picture of the true geography of the world.
^ Sir Francis Drake
A Sir Francis Drake
B Christopher Columbus
C Ferdinand Magellan
D Horatio Nelson

#Q He was the first man to explore Antarctica by land. He led two expeditions with the intention to find out more about the animals, weather and geology of the Antarctic.
^ Captain Scott
A Captain James Cook
B Ferdinand Magellan
C Captain Scott
D Sebastian Cabot

#Q Famous for his sea explorations, this man helped develop the first self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (SCUBA).
^ Jacques Cousteau
A Neil Armstrong
B Ernest Shackleton
C David Livingstone
D Jacques Cousteau

#Q People who do this job are responsible for making 3-D films look so real.  They create the hairstyles of the animated characters.
^ Hair Simulation Supervisors
A Computer Hair Stylist
B Animation Hair Consultant
C Hair Simulation Supervisors
D Hair Care Animator

#Q What does a Wrinkle Chaser do?
^ Irons wrinkles from shoes
A Irons wrinkles from shoes
B Chase wrinkles from your face
C Studies the wrinkles on someones face
D Performs plastic surgeries

#Q As a Banana Gasser, what gas would you use to catalyze the ripening of bananas?
^ Ethylene
A Ethylene
B Methyl
C Helium
D Saline

#Q Are your taste buds working over time?  If so, this job might be perfect for you. John Harrison is doing this job for the Dreyers.
^ Ice Cream Taster
A Candy Licker
B Drugs Tester
C Ice Cream Taster
D Fruit Tester

#Q Have you ever noticed that not all onions are created equal? Some are bigger, some smaller, some differ in color and this person has to sort them.
^ Onion Graders
A Onion Graders
B Onion Janitors
C Grocers
D Onion Cleaners

#Q What does a Golf Ball Marshal do?
^ They search for lost golf balls
A They carry golf sticks
B They search for lost golf balls
C They win golf championships
D They are retired golf players

#Q These guys provide the primary ingredient for life-saving serums to people who have been bitten by poisonous snakes.
^ Snake Milkers
A Snake Doctors
B Zoo Keepers
C Snake Milkers
D Snake Taxidermist

#Q A Vermiculturist uses this animal to produce compost?
^ Worms
A Worms
B Flies
C Ticks
D Bacteria

#Q Who made this popular statement in July 1969: Thats one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.?
^ Neil Armstrong
A John McKay
B Neil Armstrong
C Buzz Aldren
D John Glenn

#Q Which US President said: I am not a crook.?
^ Richard Nixon
A Abraham Lincoln
B John F Kennedy
C John Glenn
D Richard Nixon

#Q Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. These words were delivered by which US President?
^ John F. Kennedy
A John F. Kennedy
B George Washington
C Richard Nixon
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q Which famous boxer said that he would float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.?
^ Muhammad Ali
A Muhammad Ali
B Leon Spinks
C Sugar Ray Leonard
D Mike Tyson

#Q Which scientist is credited with the following quote: I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.?
^ Albert Einstein
A Sir Issac Newton
B Albert Einstein
C Jack Parr
D Thomas Edison

#Q Which famous politician said: We must all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.?
^ Benjamin Franklin
A Thomas Jefferson
B Theodore Roosevelt
C John Hancock
D Benjamin Franklin

#Q Who made a speech, known by the popular name I Have a Dream?
^ Martin Luther King Jr
A Willie Ricks
B Roy Wilkins
C Martin Luther King Jr
D James Farmer

#Q What famous person delivered these words: I have nothing new to teach the world. Truth and non-violence are as old as the hills.?
^ Mahatma Gandhi
A John Hancock
B Abraham Lincoln
C Mahatma Gandhi
D Mother Teresa

#Q Which fashion designer made this statement: Fashion passes, style remains.?
^ Coco Chanel
A Paco Rabanne
B Coco Chanel
C Ralph Lauren
D Donatella Versace

#Q Which US President said the following words: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.?
^ Abraham Lincoln
A Thomas Jefferson
B George Washington
C Richard Nixon
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q Who is credited with delivering the following words: 100% of the shots you dont take dont go in.?
^ Wayne Gretzky
A Larry Bird
B Mike Tyson
C Michael Jordan
D Wayne Gretzky

#Q These words belong to which famous writer: Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.?
^ Mark Twain
A Benjamin Franklin
B Charles Schultz
C Mark Twain
D Dr Seuss

#Q One of the following terrorist leaders can be described as a tall and thin man with an olive complexion and a cane, who is left-handed and always wears a plain white turban.
^ Osama bin Laden
A Abdullah Sungkar
B Osama bin Laden
C Tohir Yuldashev
D Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

#Q The Roman emperor, Tiberius, was a left-handed ruler, who belonged to what dynasty?
^ Julio-Claudian dynasty
A Julio-Claudian dynasty
B Severan dynasty
C Valentinian dynasty
D Flavian dynasty

#Q Raphael was a left-handed painter and architect of the Florentine school in the Italian High Renaissance. One of these works does not belong to him.
^ The Night Watch
A Woman with a veil (La Donna Velata)
B The Marriage of the Virgin
C The School of Athens
D The Night Watch

#Q Ronald Reagan was a left-handed President.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q The lefty, Henry Ford, founded the Ford Motor Company. Finish this quote and find out how he defined quality. 

Quality means doing it right when ___________________________.
^ ...no one is looking.
A ...everyone is looking.
B ...no one is looking.
C ...you are told to.
D ...you want to.

#Q Both rappers, 50 Cent and Eminem, are left-handed.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Which of these rulers / politicians was not left-handed?
^ They were all left-handed
A Benjamin Franklin
B Julius Caesar
C Bill Clinton
D They were all left-handed

#Q During her trial, Joan of Arc was accused of being left-handed.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Nelson Rockefeller, the left-handed 41st Vice President of the United States of America, was a governor of this state before becoming Vice President.
^ New York
A Pennsylvania
B Massachusetts
C Connecticut
D New York

#Q Jay Leno is a left-handed American comedian, who suffers from what disease?
^ Dyslexia
A Diabetes
B Dyslexia
C Mild deafness
D Epilepsy

#Q The left-handed actor, Jim Carrey, played what character in the 2004 Hollywood production, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?
^ Joel
A Frank
B Stan
C Patrick
D Joel

#Q This is the last movie in which the lefty, Charlie Chaplin appeared.
^ A Countess from Hong Kong
A The Great Dictator
B Limelight
C Modern Times
D A Countess from Hong Kong

#Q The left-handed Hollywood actor, Morgan Freeman, was born in which city?
^ Memphis
A Memphis
B Nashville
C Pittsburgh
D Philadelphia

#Q After achieving success with his horror stories, this writer called himself Richard Bachman because he wanted to see if his novels would sell without his already famous name on them.
^ Stephen King
A D.B. Wyndham-Lewis
B Stephen King
C Bruce Frederick Cummings
D John Bingham Morton

#Q Lewis Carroll conceived Alices Adventures in Wonderland as nursery tales for the daughter of a friend.
^ Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
A Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
B Eugène Grindel
C D.B. Wyndham-Lewis
D Sue Denim

#Q Paul Eluard was a major exponent of surrealism.  Many of his poems reflect the hardship after his separation with his first wife Gala, who left him for Salvador Dali.
^ Eugène Grindel
A Jacques Anatole François Thibault
B Lucy Beatrice Malleson
C Harry Hart Frank
D Eugène Grindel

#Q Besides a poet, Pablo Neruda was also a diplomat and a Communist leader.  He changed his original name because he didnt want his father to find out he was a poet.
^ Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto
A Hector Hugh Munro
B Louis Cha
C Ricardo Eliecer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto
D Eric Arthur Blair

#Q Anatole France was probably the most famous French man of letters of his time.  In 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
^ Jacques Anatole Thibault
A Jacques Anatole Thibault
B Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
C William Sidney Porter
D John Dickson Carr

#Q Stendhal hated his father so he took the first opportunity to leave for Paris, where he became a lieutenant in Napoleon’s army.  He began his literary career after the fall of Napoleon in 1814.
^ Marie Henri Beyle
A Marie Henri Beyle
B Paul M. A. Linebarger
C Dan Perkins
D Johann Kaspar Schmidt

#Q Moliere became famous as the father of French high comedy. He coined the phrase castigat ridendo mores (to criticise customs through humour) which is sometimes mistaken for a genuine Latin proverb.
^ Jean Baptiste Poquelin
A Jean Baptiste Poquelin
B Georges Remi
C James Oliver Rigney, Jr.
D Gérard Labrunie

#Q Saki was a master of short stories.  It is said that his pen name could be a reference to a monkey with the same name.
^ Hector Hugh Munro
A Hector Hugh Munro
B Frederic Dannay
C Theodore Seuss Geisel
D Natsume Kinnosuke

#Q O. Henry was working as a bank teller when he was sent to jail for embezzlement.  He spent 3 years in jail where he started writing his short stories.
^ William Sydney Porter
A Georges Remi
B William Sydney Porter
C Harry Hart Frank
D Stanley Martin Lieber

#Q Both in the year when Mark Twain was born and the year when he died, the Halleys Comet passed by Earth.
-Mark borrowed his pseudonym from Mississippi riverboat terminology, where calling “mark twain�? marked safe water.
^ Samuel Langhorne Clemens
A Johann Kaspar Schmidt
B Samuel Langhorne Clemens
C Don Novello
D Charles Farrar Browne

#Q This Roman dictator proclaimed himself a god and built statues and temples to himself in Rome. He even ordered his statue to be placed in Jerusalem, so Jews can worship him.
^ Caligula
A Caligula
B Caesar
C Claudius
D Cassius Chaerea

#Q This Russian dictator was given the name Grozniy by his compatriots as he was an evil person. The number of his marriages is unknown, but it is stated that they are at least five. He killed his son in a fit of rage.
^ Ivan The Terrible
A Ivan The Terrible
B Alexander
C Ivan V
D Peter I

#Q He was known for his terrorist tactics and cruel methods of punishing those he found guilty, especially by impalement, which gave him the nickname Tepes, or The Impaler.
^ Vlad Dracula
A Todor Jivkov
B Vlad Dracula
C Joseph Stalin
D Nicolae Ceaucescu

#Q This Russian dictator established the USSR as a modern economic and military power, able to repel Hitlers armies in World War II. However his reign was marked by terror and the deaths of millions of real and presumed opponents of his policies.
^ J. V. Stalin
A Gorbachev
B Yeltsin
C J. V. Stalin
D Lenin

#Q He directed the systematic extermination of over 11 million people, mostly Jews, in a genocide now known as the Holocaust.
^ Hitler
A Nikita Khrushchev
B Napoleon
C Stalin
D Hitler

#Q This person was expelled from the Socialist party on the grounds that he advocated Italys involvement in the Great War.  Following the war, he organized the Italian Fascist Party.
^ Benito Mussolini
A Benito Mussolini
B Nicolae Ceaucescu
C George Papadopulos
D Augusto Pinochet

#Q Under the rule of this fascist dictator all political parties and labor unions were banned. Books were  burned, and dissenters were tortured and executed.
^ Francisco Franco
A Francisco Franco
B Antonio De Oliveira Salazar
C Benito Mussolini
D Turgut Ozal

#Q He claimed that Democracy is the breeding ground of Communism.  That is why he ended Chiles 150-years of democracy.
^ Augusto Pinochet
A Alfredo Stroessner
B Augusto Pinochet
C Joseph Stalin
D Francisco Franco

#Q This Romanian leaders economic policies were a disaster. He was also repressive and corrupt. He and his wife Elena were executed in 1989.
^ Nicolae Ceausescu
A Alfredo Stroessner
B Jorge Rafael Videla
C Nicolae Ceausescu
D Hugo Banzer

#Q The name of this Iraqi dictator means one who confronts.  He saw himself as a social revolutionary and a modernizer, following the model of Nasser.
^ Saddam Hussein
A Saddam Hussein
B Hassanal Bolkiah
C Ferdinand Marcos
D Sitiveni Rabuka

#Q The Mafia was actually formed in Sicily in the Middle Ages as a secret society to resist the Turk and Norman invaders. Later, it spread to the United States and this was the first American city where it became influential.
^ New York
A Detroit
B New York
C San Francisco
D Chicago

#Q There are many theories about the source and the translation of the word Mafia. However, the meaning of the name of the Italian Mafia, La Cosa Nostra, is not so controversial. Which of these translations is closest?
^ Our Thing
A Nothing Tangible
B Our Thing
C Their Thing
D No ones Thing

#Q The Triads is the name of the Japanese Mafia.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Lucky Luciano was one of the most important bosses of the Mafia, because he literally created its structure as we know it today. This guy was his most loyal friend since childhood.
^ Meyer Lansky
A Carlo Gambino
B Meyer Lansky
C Vito Genovese
D Frank Costello

#Q Al Capone was the Crime Boss in Chicago as the successor of Johnny Torrio. Although he committed many terrible crimes and violated many laws, he was convicted only of tax evasion and had to do 11 years in Alcatraz. He was released in 1939 due to his terrible disease. What was this disease?
^ Syphilis
A AIDS
B Cancer
C Leprosy
D Syphilis

#Q If you are a member of Yakuza and disobey your boss, you have to cut one of your fingertips and send it to him, begging for forgiveness.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q In the Italian-American Mafia, the hierarchy is very strict. Capo di Tutti Capi means Boss of all Bosses. This is the highest possible position in the chain of command. Then who is Capo Crimini?
^ The Don of a crime family
A A non-Italian member of the Mafia
B The Underboss of the Don
C The Don of a crime family
D The Advisor of the Don

#Q There were five dominant families in the American Mafia.  The Bonanno family, the Colombo Family, the Gambino family, the Lucchese family and one more. Charles (Lucky) Luchiano was one of the Bosses of this powerful Mafia family.
^ The Genovese Family
A The Capone Family
B The Luchiano Family
C The Genovese Family
D The Lucky Family

#Q The execution of a member of the American Mafia is called Omerta.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q This is one of the most famous crime fighters in the history of the American Mafia. He prosecuted many gangsters, such as Lucky Luciano, Gurrah Shapiro and Louis Lepke. The mafioso Dutch Shultz was killed by his peers, because he planned to knock off this gang buster.
^ Thomas Dewey
A Herbert Hoover
B Robert Taft
C Thomas Dewey
D Chief Hennessy

#Q Which U.S. President, nicknamed Old Hickory, was the target of an assassination attempt at the Capitol building in 1835 by a house painter named Richard Lawrence?
^ Andrew Jackson
A Martin Van Buren
B William Henry Harrison
C Andrew Jackson
D John Quincy Adams

#Q Which U.S. President, the first in the nations history to be assassinated, died at Peterson House across the street from the site of his shooting?
^ Abraham Lincoln
A Abraham Lincoln
B William McKinley
C Andrew Jackson
D James A. Garfield

#Q Which U.S. President, whose term was the second shortest in the nations history, died in 1881, two and a half months after he was shot at a train station in Washington, D.C.?
^ James A. Garfield
A James A. Garfield
B Ulysses S. Grant
C Chester A. Arthur
D Rutherford B. Hayes

#Q Which U.S. President, shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, might have survived if doctors had used a new medical device on exhibit at the fair that could have helped them find the fatal bullet?
^ William McKinley
A Grover Cleveland
B William McKinley
C Theodore Roosevelt
D Benjamin Harrison

#Q Which U.S. President, who had become President after the 1901 assassination of his predecessor, survived an assassination attempt more than three years after he left office?
^ Theodore Roosevelt
A Theodore Roosevelt
B William McKinley
C Woodrow Wilson
D William H. Taft

#Q Which four-term Presidents motorcade was shot at a month before he first took office, resulting in the death of the mayor of Chicago?
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Harry S. Truman
B Franklin D. Roosevelt
C Ronald W. Reagan
D Dwight D. Eisenhower

#Q Which President, who resided in Blair House during renovations to the White House, commuted the death sentence of the man convicted of plotting to assassinate him?
^ Harry S. Truman
A Harry S. Truman
B Martin Van Buren
C John Adams
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q Which U.S. President, the first Massachusetts native to hold the office in more than 130 years, was targeted by a would-be suicide attacker before his inauguration?
^ John F. Kennedy
A Dwight D. Eisenhower
B George H.W. Bush
C Calvin Coolidge
D John F. Kennedy

#Q Which controversial President was the target of an assassination plot that involved hijacking a commercial airliner and crashing it into the White House?
^ Richard M. Nixon
A George W. Bush
B Harry S. Truman
C William J. Clinton
D Richard M. Nixon

#Q Which President, never elected to the office, was the target of two assassination attempts within three weeks of each other, both by women?
^ Gerald R. Ford
A Herbert Hoover
B Lyndon B. Johnson
C Theodore Roosevelt
D Gerald R. Ford

#Q Which U.S. President, during whose adminstration a U.S. Embassy in the middle east was seized, was supposedly targeted by Mexican assassins in an attack that never took place?
^ Jimmy Carter
A William J. Clinton
B Jimmy Carter
C Gerald R. Ford
D Ronald W. Reagan

#Q Which U.S. President, shot by a man who wanted to impress a film actress, was not the original target of the assassination plan?
^ Ronald W. Reagan
A Ronald W. Reagan
B John F. Kennedy
C Franklin D. Roosevelt
D Gerald R. Ford

#Q Which U.S. President was targeted for assassination by a foreign leader three months after he left office?
^ George H.W. Bush
A Jimmy Carter
B George H.W. Bush
C Harry S. Truman
D Dwight D. Eisenhower

#Q During the administration of which U.S. President, the last to be given lifetime Secret Service protection, were three attacks carried out against the White House?
^ William J. Clinton
A Jimmy Carter
B George H.W. Bush
C Gerald R. Ford
D William J. Clinton

#Q Which U.S. President was the target of an assassination attempt during a state visit to the former Soviet republic of Georgia?
^ George W. Bush
A John F. Kennedy
B George W. Bush
C Richard M. Nixon
D Ronald W. Reagan

#Q This Eddie married One Day at a Time star Valerie Bertinelli.
^ Eddie Van Halen
A Eddie Murphy
B Eddie Foy
C Eddie Van Halen
D Eddie Albert

#Q Which Edward portrayed Lou Grant on the Mary Tyler Moore show?
^ Edward Asner
A Edward Asner
B Edward Murrow
C Edward Bradley
D Edward Hooper

#Q This American journalists catch line was Hello America. This is London calling.
^ Edward R Murrow
A Ed McMahon
B Eddie Foy
C Ed Sullivan
D Edward R Murrow

#Q On The Honeymooners, which was on the air from 1955 - 1956, Ed Norton was portrayed by which actor?
^ Art Carney
A Art Carney
B Eddie Foy
C Ed Cole
D Jackie Gleason

#Q In 1920, this Eddie founded a company for outdoor clothing in Seattle.
^ Eddie Bauer
A Eddie Albert
B Eddie Bauer
C Eddie Van Halen
D Eddie Foy

#Q When Elvis Presley appeared on this Eds TV show, the camera was only allowed to show him from the waist up.
^ Ed Sullivan
A Ed McMahon
B Ed Sullivan
C Ed Asner
D Ed Robinson

#Q Who portrays Edward in the 1990 movie Edward Scissorhands, which tells the story of an artificial man who had scissors instead of hands?
^ Johnny Depp
A Kurt Russell
B Oscar Wide
C Johnny Depp
D Eddie Albert

#Q For more than 30 years this Ed used to say Heres Johnny.
^ Ed McMahon
A Ed Bradley
B Ed Sullivan
C Ed Bauer
D Ed McMahon

#Q This actor, whose first name is Eddie, plays Oliver Wendell Douglas in Green Acres.
^ Eddie Albert
A Eddie Murphy
B Eddie Albert
C Eddie Foy
D Eddie Munster

#Q This Eddie is famous for performing songs such as Drinkin My Baby Off My Mind (1976), You Dont Love Me Anymore (1978), I Love a Rainy Night (1980), Drivin My Life Away (1980), Step by Step (1981).
^ Eddie Rabbit
A Eddie Van Halen
B Eddie Murphy
C Eddie Rabbit
D Eddie Money

#Q Two Tickets to Paradise, released in 1977 was this Eddies first hit.
^ Eddie Money
A Eddie Rabbit
B Eddie Van Halen
C Eddie Munster
D Eddie Money

#Q Some of the characters, played by this Eddie are Axel Foley, Quick, and Professor Sherman Klump.
^ Eddie Murphy
A Eddie Rabbit
B Eddie Foy
C Eddie Albert
D Eddie Murphy

#Q In Pretty Woman Edward Lewis picks up Vivian Ward, a beautiful prostitute, played by Julia Roberts.  Who portrayed Edward?
^ Richard Gere
A Richard Gere
B Kevin Costner
C Eddie Murphy
D Bob Hope

#Q In 1981,this Ed  joined the staff of 60 Minutes, an investigative television newsmagazine on CBS News.
^ Ed Bradley
A Edward G Robinson
B Ed Bradley
C Ed Norton
D Ed Asner

#Q Which actress is famous for playing Lisa in the 1985 movie Weird Science?
^ Kelly LeBrock
A Kelly LeBrock
B Kelly Leeds
C Kelly Bundy
D Kelley Moore

#Q Kellie Shanygne Williams portrayed Laura Winslow on which television sitcom?
^ Family Matters
A Full House
B The Cosby Show
C Life Goes On
D Family Matters

#Q Kellie Martin, famous for portraying Becca Thatcher in Life Goes On, also played Dr. Lucy Knight on which popular show?
^ ER
A Scrubs
B Grays Anatomy
C ER
D House

#Q Which of these songs was not recorded by Kelly Clarkson, the first winner of the reality TV show American Idol?
^ In The Arms of The Angels
A Since U Been Gone
B Beautiful Disaster
C Behind These Hazel Eyes
D In The Arms of The Angels

#Q Kelly Preston, who played Linda in Addicted to Love, married which famous actor in 1991?
^ John Travolta
A Nicholas Cage
B Dennis Quaid
C John Travolta
D Jeff Bridges

#Q Kelly Rippa, host of  Live with Regis and Kelly, co-stars with which actress on the sitcom Hope and Faith?
^ Faith Ford
A Hope Ford
B Faith Ford
C Hope Shanowski
D Faith Hill

#Q In 2003, Kelly Osbourne recorded a duet with her father, Ozzy Osbourne, which Black Sabbath song?
^ Changes
A Papa Dont Preach
B One Word
C Changes
D Shut up

#Q What is the birth name of Kelly Rowland, one of the founding members of the successful musical group Destinys Child?
^ Kelendria Trene Rowland
A Kellie Diane Rowland
B Kelendria Trene Rowland
C Kellie Louise Rowland
D Kelly Trene Rowland

#Q In the movie The Scorpion King, actress Kelly Hu co-starred with which former WWF wrestling champion?
^ The Rock
A The Rock
B Sean Micheals
C Brett Hart
D Hulk Hogan

#Q The popular musical Singin in The Rain, released in 1952 starred dancer/actor Art Kelly.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Mostly known as a hero, Vlad Dracula was born in a noble family. His surname comes from the order to which his father belonged. What was its name?
^ The Order of the Dragon
A The Order of Templars
B The Order of Saint-John
C The Order of the Dragon
D The Order of the Hatchet

#Q Once enthroned, Vlad became famous for his favourite torture - the impalement. It earned him this nickname, which meant the impaler.
^ Tepes
A Radu
B The Ottoman
C Mircea
D Tepes

#Q Dracula was a great defender of Christianity - he built 5 monasteries. That is why he initially had the blessing of this authority.
^ The Vatican
A The local clergy
B The Orthodox Patriarch
C The Christian church in Romania
D The Vatican

#Q The title count was invented by Bram Stoker in his famous novel. This is what the real title of Dracula was.
^ Prince
A Tsar
B King
C Duke
D Prince

#Q The Order to which his family belonged fought against this empire.
^ Ottoman
A Russian
B Ottoman
C Austro-Hungarian
D Roman

#Q At the age of 45 Dracula was killed in a battle. This is what happened to him after his death.
^ His head was cut off.
A His body was thrown in a river.
B He was proclaimed a National patron.
C His head was cut off.
D He was buried in the place of the battle.

#Q In the mid 1980s a Dracula disease was found. Its characteristics included pointed teeth, excessive hair, extreme sensitivity to light, and the need for blood. This is the medical name of the disease.
^ Porphyria
A Sickle Cell Anemia
B Hematology
C Raynauds phenomenon
D Porphyria

#Q These people are not doomed to become a vampire according to Romanian legends.
^ Homeless people
A Illegitimate children
B Homeless people
C The seventh son of a seventh son
D Unbaptized children

#Q Parents in Romania used to threaten their children by telling them that Dracula would come if they were not good.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Draculas mansion was in Novi Sad.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In 1967, John Lennon of the Beatles bought an island called Dorinish which was located in what part of the world?
^ Ireland
A Mediterranean Sea
B Sea of Japan
C Ireland
D Caribbean Sea

#Q Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian Pope since 1522, was born in which European country?
^ Poland
A Germany
B Poland
C Spain
D The Netherlands

#Q Which one of these statements about U.S. President John F. Kennedy is true?
^ He was the first U.S. President born in the 20th century.
A He was a devoted Evangelical Presbyterian.
B He was the first U.S. President born in the 20th century.
C He was the 36th President of the United States.
D He was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

#Q The famous pirate Long John Silver, a fictional character from the book Treasure Island, has what body part missing?
^ Leg
A Leg
B Ear
C Arm
D Hand

#Q What was the nickname of John Simon Ritchie-Beverly, member of English punk band The Sex Pistols?
^ Sid Vicious
A Sid Vicious
B Jon the Bomb
C Johnny Rotten
D John Lock

#Q According to the Canonical Gospels, how did Saint John the Baptist die?
^ He was beheaded.
A He was hanged.
B He drowned.
C He was beheaded.
D He was crucified.

#Q John Locke, a character from the television series Lost, was named after what real historical figure?
^ A philosopher
A A philosopher
B A fictional character from Mark Twains books.
C A musician
D A sailor

#Q Which one of these names of popular musicians is the real birthname of that musician?
^ John Frusciante
A Elton John
B Jon Bon Jovi
C John Frusciante
D John Paul Jones

#Q Which American author, born in 1955, wrote the bestselling books A Time to Kill, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Runaway Jury and The Firm?
^ John Grisham
A Jonathan Swift
B John Grisham
C John D. Fitzgerald
D John Updike

#Q Which one of these famous Western movies did not star American actor John Wayne?
^ The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
A The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
B The Alamo
C How the West Was Won
D The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

#Q Who were the Spanish monarchs who funded the discovery of the New World?
^ Ferdinand and Isabella
A Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake
B Catherine and Peter the Great
C Henry and Jane Seymour
D Ferdinand and Isabella

#Q Which of the following historic persons makes up a famous duo with Julius Caesar as one half?
^ Cleopatra
A Octivia the Younger
B Ankes-en-aten
C Cleopatra
D Agrippina

#Q Who was the other half of this famous twosome: Mark Antony and ...?
^ Cleopatra
A Caludia
B Calpurinaia
C Cleopatra
D Agrippina

#Q Who was the long-suffering wife of the Greek god Zeus?
^ Hera
A Hera
B Juno
C Aphrodite
D Athena

#Q Which of the following women was not a wife of King Henry VIII of England?
^ Anne Hathaway
A Anne Hathaway
B Catherine of Aragon
C Catherine Parr
D Anne Bolyen

#Q Who was the husband of Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria?
^ Louis XVI
A Louis XIV
B Napoleon
C Louis XVI
D Louise XV

#Q Who was Napoleons favorite wife?
^ Josephine
A Queem Beatrice
B Josephine
C Marie Louise
D Elizabeth I

#Q Aside from his One God, who was the human love in Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenatens life?
^ Nefertiti
A Hatshepsut
B Cleopatra
C Nerferatari
D Nefertiti

#Q Who was the great love of Italian poet Dante Alighieris life?
^ Beatrice
A Angelina
B Beatrice
C Christina
D Geraldine

#Q In the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, who was the one love of the great-nosed poet?
^ Roxanne
A Roxanne
B Manuella
C Susan
D Consuella

#Q Old West gunman Harvey Logan was also known as Kid Curry.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Frank James became a shoe salesman after giving up the outlaw life.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Old West outlaw Jesse James formed a gang with Cole Younger.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Newspapers sometimes mistakenly listed the name of an infamous Old West gunman as Johnny Ringgold instead of Johnny Ringo.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Notorious Old West outlaw Tom Ketchum was also known as Tom Terrific.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Old West gunman William Brocius was also known as Wild Bill.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Outlaw William Brooks was known also by the nickname Buffalo Bill.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Gunman Charles Bolles was a stagecoach robber in California and Oregon.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Old West gunman Burt Alvord was an Arizona marshal before becoming an outlaw.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Henry McCarty is said to be the real name of the notorious Old West outlaw Billy the Kid.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What year did the Tate/ LaBianca murders take place?
^ 1969
A 1967
B 1968
C 1969
D 1966

#Q What was the name of Roman Polanskis 26-year-old wife who was one of the Manson Familys murder victims?
^ Sharon Tate
A Linda Evans
B Sharon Tate
C Patricia Krenwinkel
D Karen Tate

#Q What was the name of the ranch that Charles Manson and his Family  stayed at during the spring of 1968?
^ Spahn
A Natas
B Warren
C Aztec
D Spahn

#Q Which one of Charlies Girls was nicknamed Sadie Mae Glutz?
^ Susan  Atkins
A Susan  Atkins
B Pat Krenwinkel
C Squeaky Fromme
D Leslie Van Houten

#Q What was the name of the coffee heiress who was murdered by the Manson Family on August 9th?
^ Abigail Folger
A Chuck Fullofnuts
B Maxwell House
C Susan Sanka
D Abigail Folger

#Q Charles Manson stood 5 8 inches tall.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which one of the Manson Girls was nicknamed LuLu?
^ Leslie Van Houten
A Patricia Krenwinkel
B Susan Atkins
C Leslie Van Houten
D Mary Theresa Brunner

#Q This true crime book, which hit the shelves in 1974, was about the 1969 Manson Family murders.
^ Helter Skelter
A Manson is Dancin
B Gimme Shelter
C Manson Murders
D Helter Skelter

#Q This hair stylist to American celebrities and ex -fiance of Sharon Tate was murdered by the Manson Family on August 9, 1969.
^ Jay Sebring
A James Hughes
B Steven Parent
C Jay Sebring
D Voytek Frykowski

#Q Giuseppe Balsamo was born in Palermo, Sicily. He is considered to be the first...
^ American Godfather
A Mafioso
B Italian Godfather
C Victim of the Mafia
D American Godfather

#Q This mafioso was born on 24 November 1897 in Sicily. He arrived in the United States at the age of ten and soon started his criminal career. He became Boss of Bosses and organized the structure of the American Mafia. Although this gangster was sentenced to jail in 1936, he was released by the American government during World War II to aid the American invasion of Sicily.
^ Charles Lucky Luciano
A Frank Capone
B Charles Lucky Luciano
C Ralph Capone
D Vito Genovese

#Q Vito Genovese, Joe Adonis, Albert Anastasia and Bugsy Siegel were the four murderers of Joe Masseria. The assassination of this Mafia don put an end to the Castellammarese War.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q This is probably one of the most amazing Bosses of the American Mafia. He came to the USA illegally and became Capo di Tutti Capi (Boss of Bosses) after the assassination of Albert Anastasia in 1957. Mario Puzos Godfather is modeled after this mafioso.
^ Carlo Gambino
A Carmine Galante
B Carlo Gambino
C Vito Genovese
D Joe Bonanno

#Q He was the most loyal friend of Al Capone. He was Capones treasurer and financial wizard. Because he was incapable of using a gun or killing a person, Al Capone protected him.
^ Jake Gizuk
A Ralph Capone
B Meyer Lansky
C Jimmy Hoffa
D Jake Gizuk

#Q One of the most bloodthirsty mobsters, Toto Riina, is member of the American Mafia.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Aniello Dellacroce was the underboss of Gambino and so he was the expected successor. Despite that, Gambino chose his brother-in-law for the next Mafia Boss and Dellacroce was given the control over all lucrative activities in Manhattan. What was the name of Gambinos brother-in-law?
^ Paul Castellano
A Frank Costello
B Al Capone
C Paul Castellano
D Carmine Galante

#Q He is certainly one of the mobsters that contributed most to the American Mafia. His protege, Al Capone, inherited his criminal empire in Chicago, but this is hardly enough to describe his impact on the Mafia. He suggested the idea of creating the National Crime Syndicate and was nicknamed The Brain.
^ John Torrio
A John Torrio
B Ralph Capone
C Roy Cohn
D Arnold Rothstein

#Q John Gotti has never been imprisoned.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q This was the first mafioso to violate the Omerta (the vow to keep silence about the existence of the Mafia). He was part of the Genovese family.
^ Joe Valachi
A Joe Valachi
B Joseph Barbara
C Vito Genovese
D Joseph Profaci

#Q Friends applaud, the comedy is over. were the last words of this 18th century composer.
^ Ludwig van Beethoven
A Johann Nepomuk Hummel
B Ludwig van Beethoven
C Franz Schubert
D Anton Reicha

#Q These are Winston Churchills last words.
^ Everything is so boring.
A Now I shall go to sleep. Good night.
B My work is done, why wait?
C I die.
D Everything is so boring.

#Q I am still alive! are the last words of this Roman emperor.
^ Caligula
A Augustus
B Caligula
C Claudius
D Julius Caesar

#Q What an irreparable loss! are the last words of Auguste Comte.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Both Adolf Fischer and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. expressed this feeling before they died.
^ Happiness
A Boredom
B Gratitude
C Fear
D Happiness

#Q This serial killer who  believed that his neighbors dog was possessed by ancient demons, told police that the dog had barked orders for him to kill.
^ David Berkowitz
A John Haigh
B David Berkowitz
C Albert Fischer
D Ted Bundy

#Q John Wayne Gacy, the Killer Clown, buried over 30 victims in his garden.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q On January 16, 1936 this man who was dubbed the original Hannibal Lecter, died in the electric chair.
^ Albert Fish
A Albert DeSalvo
B Dennis Rader
C Albert Fish
D Gary Leon Ridgway

#Q In November of 1983 Angelo Buono Jr . was sentenced to life in prison. He was convicted of killing nine young women and dumping their bodies in the Los Angeles area. Based on the geographical locations  where the bodies were found, what was the nickname given to Buono?
^ The Hillside Strangler
A The Hillside Strangler
B BTK
C The Avenue Assassin
D the Green river Killer

#Q Part of this killers MO (modus operendi) was to send letters to newspapers which were written in code and always signed with the same alias and symbol. Some theorists believe that his cross circle symbol along with certain cryptic codes were indications as to where the next victims would be found.
^ The Zodiac Killer
A The Trailside Killer
B The Unabomber
C The Zodiac Killer
D Jack the Ripper

#Q This female serial killer has been dubbed the The Damsel of Death for violently killing men along Florida highways while working as a prostitute.
^ Aileen Wuornos
A Marybeth Tinning
B Waltraud Wagner
C Charlene Gallego
D Aileen Wuornos

#Q Most likely one of the sickest serial killers of the 20th century, this killer kept his victims decaying bodies in acid vats in his apartment. There were severed heads in his refrigerator and other human body parts around his home.
^ Jeffrey Dahmer
A Richard Ramirez
B Charles Manson
C Ted Bundy
D Jeffrey Dahmer

#Q Due to inconsistencies in his confession and the wide variety of behavioral patterns regarding the murders of several women in Boston, Massachusetts, there still remains doubt that this man was The Boston Strangler.
^ Albert De Salvo
A Albert De Salvo
B Charles Ng
C Robert Hansen
D David Carpenter

#Q In Alfred Hitcocks classic thriller Psycho, the main character Norman Bates, was inspired by a real life serial killer.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What was the name given to the trio of killers who claimed to have had over 110 young male victims in California from the late 1970s to early 1980s?
^ The Freeway Killer
A The Moors Murderers
B The Gay slayer
C The Freeway Killer
D Lonely Hearts Killer

#Q One of the most prominent painters of the 20th century, this Catalan surrealist who was 1.72 m (5 ft 7-3/4 in) tall, is perhaps best-known for his work  The Persistence of Memory.
^ Salvador Dalí
A Giorgio Chirico
B Max Ernst
C Pablo Picasso
D Salvador Dalí

#Q This musician, who was only 57 (1,7 m) tall, was lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of Nirvana and author of songs such as Come as You Are, In Bloom, Lithium, Heart-Shaped Box.
^ Kurt Cobain
A Eric Clapton
B Dave Grohl
C Krist Novoselic
D Kurt Cobain

#Q One of the shortest men in TV and cinema, this American actor, director, and producer, is probably best known as Louie De Palma from the popular sitcom Taxi.
^ Danny DeVito
A David Davis
B Tony Danza
C Andy Kaufman
D Danny DeVito

#Q This historic person, who was 1.6 m high, had great military and politic achievements as Emperor of the French and King of Italy.
^ Napoleon I Bonaparte
A Louis XIII
B Napoleon I Bonaparte
C Louis XII
D Philip the Bold

#Q This TV actress seemed short beside her long-time screen partner David Duchovny.
^ Gillian Anderson
A Annabeth Gish
B Minnie Driver
C Gillian Anderson
D Julianne Moore

#Q This famous  American country singer, who is only 5 ft (1,52 m) tall, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording and owns a theme park.
^ Dolly Parton
A Dolly Parton
B Jessica Andrews
C Brittany Wells
D Suzy Bogguss

#Q Being only 54 (1.62 m) tall has not prevented this man from becoming one of the leading US record producers and rappers.
^ Jermaine Dupri
A Jermaine Dupri
B 50 Pence
C Dr. Dre
D 50 Cent

#Q This influential musician of the 80s and 90s, who is a little less than 1,6 m (5 ft 3 in) tall, is widely regarded as a music genius. Purple Rain is an album and a song by him, as well as a film he starred in.
^ Prince
A Prince
B Kid Rock
C Def Leppard
D Bon Jovi

#Q This American actress and singer, who starred in the I Know What You Did Last Summer films as Julie James, is 5 ft 2 in (1, 57 m) tall.
^ Jennifer Love Hewitt
A Sarah Jessica Parker
B Jennifer Love Hewitt
C Sarah Michelle-Gellar
D Anne Heche

#Q Which famous US general was shot by one of his own men at the Battle of Chancellors Ville on May 10, 1863?
^ General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
A General George B. McClellan
B General George G. Meade
C Brig. General Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr.
D General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

#Q What US general became the eighteenth President of the United States?
^ Ulysses S. Grant
A Andrew Johnson
B William Henry Harrison
C Dwight D. Eisenhower
D Ulysses S. Grant

#Q Which US General became the Thirty-Fourth US President?
^ Dwight D. Eisenhower
A Calvin Coolidge
B Douglas MacArthur
C Dwight D. Eisenhower
D George S. Patton

#Q What U.S. President served the shortest time in office ?
^ William Henry Harrison
A William McKinley
B William Henry Harrison
C Andrew Jackson
D Gerald Rudolph Ford

#Q Who was the last President before the Civil War, also the last president to advocate slavery?
^ James Buchanan
A James Knox Polk
B James Buchanan
C Abraham Lincoln
D John Tyler

#Q What U.S. President led the nation in World War One?
^ Thomas Woodrow Wilson
A Thomas Woodrow Wilson
B Herbert Clark Hoover
C John Calvin Coolidge
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q This U.S. President and founder of the Democratic Party drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
^ Thomas Jefferson
A James Monroe
B James Madison
C Thomas Jefferson
D John Adams

#Q Born in Brookline, Massachusetts. he was a  Roman Catholic President .
^ John Fitzgerald  Kennedy
A Lyndon Baines Johnson
B Richard Milhous Nixon
C Harry Shippe Truman
D John Fitzgerald  Kennedy

#Q What U.S. President was a commanding Union General in the Civil War ?
^ Ulysses Simpson Grant
A Benjamin Harrison
B Andrew Johnson
C James Abram Garfield
D Ulysses Simpson Grant

#Q What President has an animal named after him, after refusing to shoot one such animal during a hunting party?
^ Theodore Roosevelt
A Dwight  David Eisenhower
B Theodore Roosevelt
C Zachary Taylor
D Franklin Pierce

#Q What U.S. President was first to use atomic weapons (1945) ?
^ Harry Truman
A Gerald Rudolph Ford
B Harry Truman
C James Earl  Carter
D Ronald Wilson Reagan

#Q What Presidents campaign slogan was The Great Society?
^ Lyndon Baines Johnson
A William Jefferson Clinton
B George H.W. Bush
C Lyndon Baines Johnson
D Franklin Delano Roosevelt

#Q The actor who played Uncle Bill on Family Affair shot himself at 23449 Malibu Colony Road, Malibu after battling emphysema and lung cancer for several months.
^ Brian Keith
A Sebastian Cabot
B William Holden
C Tom Swift
D Brian Keith

#Q What Whig President, a career soldier, was the second to die in office, in 1850?
^ Zachary Taylor
A Zachary Taylor
B William MacKinley
C John Tyler
D James Buchanan

#Q What Whig Presidents conciliatory politics helped postpone the Civil War?
^ Millard Fillmore
A Andrew Jackson
B James Monroe
C Millard Fillmore
D William Henry Harrison

#Q The Monterey Pop Festival was one of the first big breaks in the U.S. for this guitarist that is ranked # 1 on Rolling Stones 100 Greatest Guitarists. Name this guitarist who had hits such as The Star Spangled Banner  to Bob Dylans All Along the Watchtower.
^ Jimi Hendrix
A Robert Johnson
B Jimi Hendrix
C Buddy Guy
D Howlin Wolf

#Q How did Les Harvey of Stone the Crows join Club 27?
^ He was electrocuted on stage
A He was electrocuted on stage
B After locking himself out of his apartment, he fell to his death trying to climb onto his 4th floor balcony.
C He overdosed on PCP.
D He died in a hang glider accident.

#Q Assume a virtue, if you have it not.
^ William Shakespeare
A Joseph Heller
B Oscar Wilde
C William Shakespeare
D Charles Dickens

#Q As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
^ Albert Einstein
A Michael Faraday
B Albert Einstein
C Aristotle
D Galileo Galilei

#Q A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
^ Ralph Waldo Emerson
A Voltaire
B Michel de Montaigne
C Thomas de Quincey
D Ralph Waldo Emerson

#Q God is dead.
^ Friedrich Nietzsche
A Friedrich Nietzsche
B Blaise Pascal
C Jean-Paul Sartre
D José Ortega y Gasset

#Q A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
^ Benjamin Franklin
A Carl Jung
B Albert Camus
C Aristotle
D Benjamin Franklin

#Q Its not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do whats required.
^ Sir Winston Churchill
A John F. Kennedy
B Jane Austen
C Sir Winston Churchill
D Pearl Buck

#Q Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
^ Mark Twain
A Mark Twain
B Aristotle
C Sartre
D Charles Dickens

#Q Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
^ Oscar Wilde
A Napoleon Bonaparte
B Carl Jung
C Oscar Wilde
D Aesop

#Q Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.
^ Aristotle
A Henry David Thoreau
B Howard Newton
C Aristotle
D Jean De La Fontaine

#Q I think we agree, the past is over.
^ George W. Bush
A Harry S Truman
B George W. Bush
C William Shakespeare
D Emily Dickinson

#Q He got no respect.
^ Rodney Dangerfield
A Rodney Dangerfield
B Walter Mattheau
C Tony Randall
D Richard Pryor

#Q This Oscar-winning actor gave unforgettable performances in On the Waterfront and Streetcar Named Desire.
^ Marlon Brando
A Mickey Rooney
B Marlon Brando
C Robert Stack
D Sir Alex Guiness

#Q He was born in Swiss Cottage, London, England. He won Oscars for supporting actor in Spartacus and Topkapi. His autobiography was entitled Dear Me.
^ Peter Ustinov
A Tony Randall
B Peter Ustinov
C Orson Welles
D Sir Alex Guiness

#Q This actor, born Arthur Leonard Rosenberg in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was on TV for five years as Felix Unger in The Odd Couple.
^ Tony Randall
A Tony Randall
B Jack Lemmon
C Walter Mattheau
D Jack Klugman

#Q This actress played Ann Darrow in the 1933 production of King Kong.
^ Fay Wray
A Fay Wray
B Teri Hatcher
C Ann Channing
D Joan Crawford

#Q She wrote Mastering the Art of French Cooking in 1961 and had a television program entitled the The French Chef.
^ Julia Childs
A Ann Dalton
B Evonne Chuker
C Julia Childs
D Betty Crocker

#Q I say The Rocket, you say ______?
^ Roger Clemens
A Steve Carlton
B Roger Clemens
C Nolan Ryan
D Randy Johnson

#Q I say The Minister of Defense, you say ______?
^ Reggie White
A Dick Butkus
B Joe Montana
C Reggie White
D Emmit Smith

#Q I say The Glide, you say _____?
^ Clyde Drexler
A Kobe Bryant
B Steve Smith
C Clyde Drexler
D James Worthy

#Q I say Pistol, you say ______?
^ Pete Maravich
A Vince Carter
B Jason Kidd
C Kobe Bryant
D Pete Maravich

#Q Andrew Johnson was known as three of these alternative names. Which is the odd one?
^ Gentleman Boss
A Tennessee Tailor
B Sir Veto
C Gentleman Boss
D Father of the Homestead Act

#Q William McKinley was referred to as one of these.
^ Stocking-footed Orator
A Hangman of Buffalo
B Old Eight to Seven
C Stocking-footed Orator
D Preacher President

#Q One of these pairs (US President - his nickname) is wrong.
^ James Buchanan - Fifty-cent Jimmy
A Franklin Pierce - Young Hickory of Granite Hills
B John Tyler - His Accidency
C James K. Polk - Napoleon of the Stump
D James Buchanan - Fifty-cent Jimmy

#Q Theodore Roosevelt was known as the Cyclone Assemblyman, The Hero of San Juan Hill and Roosevelt I.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Gerald Ford was famous for being him.
^ Mr. Nice Guy
A Mr. Nice Guy
B Mr. Ugly
C Mr. Smart Guy
D Mr. Dull Guy

#Q Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams and John F. Kennedy have nicknames in which they are referred to as these.
^ Kings
A Kings
B Dukes
C Barons
D Counts

#Q Three of these alternative names belong to US Presidents who have been even presidents (for instance, 12th President, 10th President). Which is the odd one?
^ Old Buck
A Honest Abe
B Handsome Frank
C Old Zach
D Old Buck

#Q Calvin Coolidge is known as this Cal.
^ Silent Cal
A Silent Cal
B Wise Cal
C Mad Cal
D Young Cal

#Q Who was the first American woman to reach outer space?
^ Sally Ride
A Beverly Dangelo
B Katherine Patterson
C Britney Spears
D Sally Ride

#Q Martha Washington was the first First Lady of the United States.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Who is the first woman in U.S. history to be Speaker of the House?
^ Nancy Pelosi
A Sydney Wittrock
B Sandra Day O Connor
C Nancy Pelosi
D Hillary Clinton

#Q Who was first lady to win two Nobel Prizes?
^ Marie Curie
A Maria Mayer
B Hillary Clinton
C Madeleine Lengle
D Marie Curie

#Q According to the Bible, Eve was the first woman on Earth.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Who was the first woman to earn a medical degree?
^ Elizabeth Blackwell
A Sally Ride
B Belva Lockwood
C Antoinette Blackwell
D Elizabeth Blackwell

#Q According to the Bible, Eve was the first person on Earth.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Who was the first woman to found a major religion?
^ Mary Eddy
A Mary Eddy
B Britney Spears
C Sarah Goode
D Annie Tatlor

#Q Condoleezza Rice is the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Who is the first woman to serve as Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
^ Sandra Day OConnor
A Jessica Simpson
B Hillary Clinton
C Sandra Day OConnor
D Nancy Pelosi

#Q The most common hostage situation is when the hostage-taker is...?
^ Emotionally and/or mentally disturbed.
A Rational and uses people to trade their lives for whatever goal she/he has.
B Emotionally and/or mentally disturbed.
C Rational and uses people to attract public attention.
D Rational and uses people as human shields so that she/he does not get shot by the police.

#Q At the scene of any hostage crisis, it is best if the negotiator and the police commander duties are performed by different people.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Not always are the negotiators professionals. Sometimes they are bystanders who get involved. This happened in 1975, when the terrorist group Japanese Red Army attacked the US Consulate in Kuala Lampur. They made a phone call to notify the US authorities that they had hostages.  The man who answered the phone and became an accidental negotiator was...?
^ A junior embassy officer
A A janitor
B A junior embassy officer
C The consuls child, who was there at that time
D A Japanese who was applying for a visa

#Q It is never a good idea to use a secondary negotiator, because all he/she can do is distract the primary one.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Should the negotiator foster the growth of a relationship between him and the hostage-taker?
^ Yes
A Yes
B No

#Q Which of these should a negotiator never do?
^ Give the hostage-takers everything they ask for
A Ensure the safety of the hostages
B Give the hostage-takers everything they ask for
C Keep things calm
D Prolong the negotiations

#Q Which of these statements is incorrect, regarding the Stockholm Syndrome?
^ All statements are true
A The hostages feel afraid that the police might rush into the building and kill them accidentally
B It is a defense mechanism
C All statements are true
D The hostages feel gratitude that later turns into sympathy towards the criminals for sparing their lives

#Q The United States and Russia are nations with a reputation for strict non-negotiation policies. Which one is a third such nation?
^ Israel
A Germany
B China
C Israel
D France

#Q In 2004, Chechen separatists invaded the Beslan elementary school.  What did the Russian government do?
^ It ordered an armed assault and some hostages died.
A It ordered an armed assault and some hostages died.
B It did nothing and three days later the separatists released the hostages.
C It ordered an armed assault and saved all the hostages.
D It did nothing and three days later the separatists killed all hostages.

#Q Only one of these makes kidnapping resemble a typical hostage situation.  Which one?
^ Kidnappers usual goals are money, attention, some cause, etc.
A The criminals are barricaded in an unknown area
B Communication is one-way - the kidnappers tell authorities what to do
C The criminals keep their hostages at a secret location
D Kidnappers usual goals are money, attention, some cause, etc.

#Q What was the name of the London area where Jack the Ripper murdered his victims?
^ Whitechapel
A Wellington
B Longshore
C Whitechapel
D Aldorf

#Q Portrait of a Killer - Jack the Ripper: Case Closed is a 2002 book by which crime novelist?
^ Patricia Cornwell
A Michael Connely
B Antonia Fraser
C Michael Collins
D Patricia Cornwell

#Q The killings attributed to Jack the Ripper were perpetrated during what year?
^ 1888
A 1889
B 1888
C 1886
D 1900

#Q Which of these women was not among the possible victims of Jack the Ripper?
^ Pearly Poll Connelly
A Mary Kelly
B Mary Ann Nichols
C Pearly Poll Connelly
D Catherine Eddowes

#Q It was proved that Jack the Ripper raped his victims.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q How many murders did Jack the Ripper perpetrate, according to the most widely accepted list of victims?
^ 5
A 5
B 7
C 9
D 8

#Q This author, recipient of the A. C. Greene Award and the Romance Writers of Americas Lifetime Achievement Award, wrote the novel Unspeakable.
^ Sandra Brown
A James Fenimore Cooper
B Sandra Brown
C Joseph Wambaugh
D John Gray

#Q Who wrote The Last of the Mohicans, an epic novel, featuring the hero Natty Bumppo?
^ James Fenimore Cooper
A James Fenimore Cooper
B Cynthia Profiler
C Trevor Rees-Jones
D Sandra Brown

#Q Who wrote the fairy-tale picture-book Shrek, which was later adapted into a computer animated movie?
^ William Steig
A Scott ODell
B William Steig
C Francis Hodgson Burnett
D Lemony Snicket

#Q What is the title of the last chapter in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the Harry Potter series?
^ The Beginning
A The Beginning
B The End
C Almost the End
D Almost the Beginning

#Q This name means to gradually diminish.
^ peter
A brian
B peter
C john
D fred

#Q This is also the name of a certain ethnic group in Burma.
^ Karen
A Karen
B Susan
C Jennifer
D Taino

#Q This common name is also a slang term for a prostitutes customer.
^ John
A John
B Jake
C Fred
D Roger

#Q A good cup of this in the morning goes well with breakfast.
^ Joe
A Charlie
B Clark
C Joe
D Jimmy

#Q Charlemagne was the leader of this Germanic tribe.
^ Franks
A Virgils
B Damiens
C Franks
D Toms

#Q What name did the American soldiers in Vietnam use to refer to the Viet Cong collectively?
^ Charlie
A Charlie
B Victor
C Tommy
D Billy

#Q Which name refers to a private in the British army?
^ Tommy
A Charlie
B Robert
C Jack
D Tommy

#Q Which of the following refers to a low growing Eurasian shrub of the genus Erica with small evergreen leaves?
^ Heather
A Carmen
B Karen
C Heather
D Jessica

#Q What is the fifth sign of the zodiac?
^ Leo
A Marcus
B Gemini
C Leo
D Aries

#Q Which of the following means a British nobleman ranking right above a viscount and below a marquis?
^ earl
A baron
B richard
C earl
D damien

#Q Serial killers generally stalk and kill their prey in three ways. Which one of the following is not one of those ways?
^ Direct
A Territorial
B Nomadic
C Stationary
D Direct

#Q The following is a quote from a letter believed to have been sent by which notorious serial killer to the Central News office in London:
Sir I send you half the Kidne I took from one woman prasarved it for you  tother piece I fried ate was very nise I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wait a whil longer.?
^ Jack the Ripper
A Jack the Ripper
B Jack the Stripper
C Ivan the Ripper
D Jeremiah Johnston

#Q Between December 1972 and June 1980, authorities in seven southern California counties reported the violent deaths of 21 young men and boys, attributing their murders to The Freeway Killer. What was this murderers name?
^ William George Bonin
A William Ray Pugh
B Randy Kraft
C William George Bonin
D Russel Pugh

#Q The label bad seed related to serial killers personalities derives from William Marchs 1954 novel of the same title.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which one of these murderers was once employed by contractor and serial killer John Gacy?
^ Robin Gecht
A Thomas Kokoraleis
B Edward Spreitzer
C Robin Gecht
D Andrew Kokoraleis

#Q Born in 1960, the son of a prostitute, inflicted from birth with epilepsy, partial paralysis and a deformed right arm, this killer legally changed his name at age 19 to the name of the movie star he idolized.
^ Bruce Lee
A Charles Bronson
B Chuck Norris
C Christopher Lee
D Bruce Lee

#Q Studies show that only 30% of all serial murderers are sexually motivated for their actions.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q What was Princess Dianas astrological sign?
^ Cancer
A Leo
B Aquarius
C Cancer
D Virgo

#Q What are the names of Lady Diana and Prince Charless sons?
^ William and Harry
A Harry and Joseph
B Charles Jr. and William
C William and George
D William and Harry

#Q While married to Prince Charles, Diana, Princess of Wales, had an affair with James Hewitt. What was his profession?
^ Her riding instructor
A Her riding instructor
B Her bodyguard
C Owner of a department store
D Heart surgeon

#Q Which of these people survived the car crash on August 31, 1997 in the Pont de lAlma road tunnel in Paris?
^ Dodi Al-Fayeds bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones
A The driver Henri Paul
B There were no survivors.
C Princess Dianas lover Dodi Al-Fayed
D Dodi Al-Fayeds bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones

#Q When did Prince Charles and Princess Diana divorce?
^ August 1996
A August 1999
B June 1991
C August 1996
D January 1997

#Q What was the profession of Diana Frances Spencer before she became Princess of Wales?
^ Kindergarten teacher
A Actress
B Kindergarten teacher
C Fashion designer
D Heart surgeon

#Q In 1997 Lady Diana died in a car crash travelling at high speed in what car?
^ Mercedes-Benz 280 S
A Lamborghini Diablo
B Buick Riviera
C Volvo C70
D Mercedes-Benz 280 S

#Q Princess Diana was buried on an island in the middle of the Round Oval lake in which country estate in England?
^ Althorp, Northamptonshire
A Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire
B Tolethope Hall, Lincolnshire
C Clouds Hill, Dorset
D Althorp, Northamptonshire

#Q Which of these statements refers to the late Diana, Princess of Wales?
^ All of these
A Since the 17th century, Diana was the first English-born spouse of a heir to the English throne.
B Diana was the first English princess to omit the word obey in the marriage vows.
C All of these
D In 1987, Diana became the first world-famous celebrity, photographed touching people with AIDS.

#Q Finish the lyrics of Elton Johns song Candle in the Wind 1997 which he performed at Princess Dianas funeral in Westminster Abbey:

Goodbye Englands rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
....................................................
^ And the stars spell out your name.
A And youre home again.
B And youre never back again.
C And the stars spell out your name.
D And angels hallow thy name.

#Q Did John pop star icon Denver die October 12, 1997, at the age of 53 in an automobile accident?
^ No
A Yes
B No

#Q This overweight comedian was, best known for his stint on SNL, was 33 when he died December 18th, 1997.
^ Chris Farley
A John Belushi
B Jim Belushi
C Chris Farley
D John Beluski

#Q 1960, Sri Lanka.  She became the worlds first female prime minister.
^ Sirimavo Bandaranaike
A Golda Meïr
B Indira Gandhi
C Sirimavo Bandaranaike
D Élisabeth Domitién

#Q 1974, Argentina.   She became the first ever female president.
^ Isabel Peron
A Lydia Gueiler Tejada
B Isabel Peron
C Agatha Barbara
D Finnbogadóttir

#Q She was the first recorded female leader. She ruled the Mesopotamian City-State of Ur around 2500 BCE.
^ Ku-Baba
A Nefertari
B Cleopatra
C Ku-Baba
D Nefertiti

#Q Starting in 1966, she was the prime minister of India for 15 years.  Her political career was controversial, as she was viewed by some as a dictator.
^ Indira Gandhi
A Golda Meïr
B Élisabeth Domitién
C Indira Gandhi
D Sirimavo Bandaranaike

#Q She was the first African American woman to become The United States Secretary of State.  Her name comes from Italian and means to play with sweetness, a musical term.
^ Condoleezza Rice
A Condoleezza Rice
B Miriam A. Ferguson
C Patience Sewell Latting
D Madeleine Albright

#Q In 1988 she became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.  She was the first woman to head the government of an Islamic State.
^ Benazir Bhutto
A Silva Pintasilgo
B Gro Harlem Brundtland
C Indira Gandhi
D Benazir Bhutto

#Q This woman was the first female president of the Philippines. She succeeded her husband after his assassination in 1983, and became the leader of the opposition to President Ferdinand Marcos.  Three years later, she was elected President.
^ Corazon Aquino
A Milka Planinc
B Corazon Aquino
C Kasimiera Prunskien
D Benazir Bhutto

#Q She served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, which makes her the first woman to hold this position in the UK.
^ Margaret Thatcher
A Hanna Suchocka
B Elisabeth Domitien
C Edith Cresson
D Margaret Thatcher

#Q She was the first black bishop in a major domination, from 1984 until 1988.
^ Leontine T.G. Kelly
A Susan Hassinger
B Leontine T.G. Kelly
C Judith Craig
D Ann Sherer

#Q Prior to becoming Spy Chief of South Africa in 2001, she was the Minister of Intelligence.
^ Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu
A Claudia J. Kennedy
B Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu
C Hanne Bech Hansen
D Eliza Manningham-Buller

#Q Who was President during the Suez crisis, after a long career in the U.S. Army?
^ Dwight David Eisenhower
A Dwight David Eisenhower
B Harry Shippe Truman
C Richard Milhous Nixon
D Lyndon Baines Johnson

#Q What President delivered the Gettysburg Address?
^ Abraham Lincoln
A Zachary Taylor
B Andrew Johnson
C Abraham Lincoln
D James Buchanan

#Q Which President promoted the Big Stick policy in U.S. foreign matters ?
^ Theodore Roosevelt
A John Tyler
B William Howard Taft
C James Abram Garfield
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q What U.S. Presidents campaign slogan was The New Frontier ?  He wanted to get the nation moving again.
^ John Fitzgerald Kennedy
A James Earl Carter
B Ronald Wilson Reagan
C John Fitzgerald Kennedy
D William Jefferson Clinton

#Q What U.S. President resigned because of the Watergate affair?
^ Richard Milhous Nixon
A Martin Van Buren
B George H.W. Bush
C Richard Milhous Nixon
D Gerald Rudolph Ford

#Q What U.S. President is linked with the slogan: America For The Americans?
^ James Monroe
A Rutherford Birchard Hayes
B James Monroe
C George Washington
D William Henry Harrison

#Q He was Commander of the Continental Army during the War of  Independence and, later ,the first U.S. President to serve two terms.
^ George Washington
A Chester Alan Arthur
B George Washington
C Stephen Grover Cleveland
D Warren Gamaliel Harding

#Q He played the part of Morgan Earp in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral but was probably best known as Bones on Star Trek.
^ DeForest Kelly
A Patrick Mcmanus
B Leonard Nimoy
C DeForest Kelly
D William Demarest

#Q The oldest clear definition of piracy was given by the Greek historian Plutarch, around this time.
^ 100 AD
A 1000 BC
B 200 BC
C 140 BC
D 100 AD

#Q These establishments sometimes allowed pirates to represent them at times of war.
^ Governments
A Governments
B State Marines
C Municipalities
D States

#Q This is the name of the pirate flag. The origins of the name are not clear, but the skull and crossbones motif first appeared around 1700.
^ Jolly Roger
A Funny Ringo
B Jolly Roger
C Merry Jack
D Happy Joe

#Q Pirates did not actually have parrots as pets, it is a myth.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q It was a popular belief among pirates that a woman aboard the ship brings bad luck.  That is why before becoming a pirate, this woman had to disguise herself as a man.
^ Anne Bonny
A Anne Bonny
B Norma Rae Webster
C Ellen Ripley
D Atticus Finch

#Q Pirates who operated in the Caribbean were called this.  They were authorized by their governments to attack shipping lines of Christian countries.
^ Corsairs
A Corsairs
B Privateers
C Buccaneers
D Crusaders

#Q These pirates preyed upon cattle and pigs in the areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  Their name comes from the French word for outdoor roast or barbecue.
^ Buccaneers
A Privateers
B Buccaneers
C Corsairs
D Modern Pirates

#Q This is straight out of the Pirate Code of Conduct.  A pirate found stealing from another member of crew will be punished in this manner.
^ He shall be marooned or shot
A He shall be expelled from the ship
B He shall be marooned or shot
C He shall be left on a deserted island
D He shall be given to rival pirates

#Q Pirates were squanderers and didnt have much money to bury.  So the idea of a buried treasure is a romantic one, initiated by Treasure Island.  However, this pirate was known for burying his money.
^ Captain Kidd
A Francis Drake
B Thomas Jones
C Samuel Bellamy
D Captain Kidd

#Q When pirates were caught, they were brought to trial and sentenced to death by hanging.  The hanging was referred to as this.
^ Dancing the hempen jig
A Jolly Roger
B Dancing the hempen jig
C Hopping on the rope
D The heavenly call

#Q Which team did English soccer star David Beckham play for before joining Real Madrid in 2003?
^ Manchester United
A FC Bayern
B FC Arsenal
C DC United
D Manchester United

#Q New York Mets pitcher Tom Glavine began his baseball career with which team?
^ Atlanta Braves
A Philadephia Philles
B Boston Red Sox
C Atlanta Braves
D New York Yankees

#Q Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls and for two other teams in the NBA.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandburg is best known as a player for the Chicago Cubs. Where else did he play?
^ Philadelphia
A Arizona and Tampa Bay
B Philadelphia
C Atlanta and New York Yankees
D Philadelphia and Atlanta

#Q NBA superstar Dominique Wilkins played nearly his entire career for Atlanta. What other NBA teams did he also play for?
^ Orlando, San Antonio, LA Clippers and Boston
A Vancouver, Seattle, Boston, Orlando and Houston
B Orlando, Boston, New York, Chicago and Miami
C Orlando, San Antonio, LA Clippers and Boston
D LA Lakers, Orlando, New Jersey and New Orleans

#Q Deion Sanders started his football career in San Fransisco.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Footballs Iron Man, Brett Farve was a quarterback for which team prior to signing with Green Bay?
^ Atlanta Falcons
A He was always a Packer
B Chicago Bears
C Atlanta Falcons
D New York Jets

#Q Roger Clemens has played for which teams in his baseball career?
^ Toronto, Boston, New York Yankees, Houston
A Philadelphia, New York Mets, Oakland
B Toronto, Boston, New York Yankees, Houston
C Houston, New York
D Chicago White Sox, Texas, New York Yankees, Houston

#Q Prince Edward Island was the first Canadian province to prohibit alcohol in 1901. However, these two brothers were famous for smuggling alcohol on their rum running schooner.
^ The Dicks brothers
A The Hues brothers
B The Dicks brothers
C The Howard brothers
D The Biro brothers

#Q This smuggler moved to Jamaica after serving a 10-year jail sentence in Canada for importing 75 tons of marijuana into the United States.
^ Brian ODea
A Brian ODea
B George Jung
C William Jardine
D Medell�n Cartel

#Q This Colombian drug lord was arguably the richest and most violent criminal in history.  Forbes Magazine in 1989 listed him as the seventh-richest man in the world.
^ Pablo Escobar
A George Jung
B Pablo Escobar
C Ochoa brothers
D Howqua

#Q This man was an international marijuana smuggler who refused to work with hard drugs.  He spent 7 years at the Terre Haute penitentiary in America.
^ Howard Marks
A Howard Marks
B Pablo Escobar
C Ant�nio Mota Gra�a
D Manuel Noriega

#Q These three brothers were members of the Medellín Cartel. They were influential cocaine kingpins until they surrendered in 1990.
^ The Ochoa brothers
A The Howard brothers
B The Dicks brothers
C The Ochoa brothers
D The Biro brothers

#Q He was the de facto military leader of Panama from 1983 to 1989.  However, in 1992 he was convicted on eight counts of drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering -- and sentenced to 40 years in federal prison.
^ Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno
A Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno
B William Jardine
C George Jung
D Brian ODea

#Q This man led the Cali Cartel and was a rival of Pablo Escobar.  At its height, the cartel controlled over 80% of the cocaine exports from Colombia to the USA.
^ Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
A Antônio Mota Graça
B Juan Carlos
C Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
D Manuel Noriega

#Q This American started out as a marijuana smuggler in the 60s making $100,000 per month and eventually became involved in cocaine smuggling on a massive scale.  He is portrayed by Johnny Depp in the movie Blow (2001).
^ George Jung
A Carlos Lehder
B George Jung
C Ontario Purdy
D James Matheson

#Q Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, better known as Caesar Augustus, was the first Roman Emperor (this is true). Although he is known as one of the greatest Roman Emperors, he had some problems with his citizens, as he didnt believe in the Roman Gods.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Evidence of the longevity of Augustus legacy can be found even today.  For example, the month of August is named after him. What was the Roman name for this month before it was renamed?
^ Sextilis
A Aprilis
B Quintilis
C Martius
D Sextilis

#Q Tiberius Caesar Augustus is remembered as a depressed and unpopular ruler, whose reign was marked by terror. Tiberius was into a exile twice - once on the island of Rhodes and the second time on this island.
^ Capri
A Trinidad
B Capri
C Sicily
D Rhodes again

#Q One of the most extravagant and cruel emperors of Rome was Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, better known as Caligula. Although there is very little information about his reign, many stories and anecdotes can be heard about Caligula. According to one of them, he tried to make his favourite animal Incitatus, a consul.  What kind of animal was Incitatus?
^ horse
A horse
B dog
C cat
D falcon

#Q Another story tells us about Caligula, declaring war on this Roman god.
^ Neptune
A Zeus
B Apolon
C Neptune
D Mars

#Q The rule of Caligula ended in 41 AD with his assassination. Several officers of the Praetorian Guard caught him alone and mercilessly killed him. This man became the next Roman Emperor.
^ Claudius I
A Claudius I
B Claudius II
C M. Antonius Primus
D Vespasian

#Q The fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty was Nero. He was hated by many and he tried to redirect the hatred of the people by persecuting this Eastern sect.
^ Christians
A Buddhists
B Muslims
C Christians
D Hinduists

#Q One of the most famous buildings of the ancient Rome is the Colosseum. It was built by this Emperor and his son, Titus, between AD 72 and AD 90.
^ Vespasian
A Marcus Aurelius
B Vespasian
C Trajan
D Commodus

#Q Commodus had a passion for gladiatorial combat (this is true). He also liked appearing in the arena, dressed as a gladiator.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q In 313 AD the Edict of Milan was signed, which made Christianity one of the official religions in the Roman Empire. Years later, Christianity became the official state religion in Rome, under the rule of this emperor.
^ Theodosius I
A Valentinian III
B Constantine I
C Licinius
D Theodosius I

#Q This famous personage began his pirate career as a good man. He was sent by the King to capture pirates in the Indian Ocean. However, his crew was tempted by the great plunder mutinied against him. He quickly acquiesced and started attacking both pirate and merchant ships.
^ Captain Kidd
A Captain Kidd
B Sir Francis Drake
C Blackbeard
D Black Bart

#Q He is the most famous pirate in history. His attacking strategy was to board ships while in channels. He would take all food, arms and valuables and if the ships crew did not resist, he would let the ship go.
^ Blackbeard
A Blackbeard
B Captain Kidd
C Henry Morgan
D Nathaniel Butler

#Q This sophisticated pirate wore fancy clothes, had a diamond cross on a chain around his neck and drank a lot of tea instead of alcohol. He also forbid swearing and drinking alcohol on his ship and made his crew attend regular church services.
^ Black Bart
A Henry Morgan
B Black Bart
C Blackbeard
D Sir Francis Drake

#Q This man captured one of the largest hauls, which proved to be laden with enough treasure to pay off Englands national debt. It took the pirate four days just to transfer the loot from one ship to another. It is known that the Queen of England often referred to him as  my pirate.
^ Sir Francis Drake
A Charles Vane
B Henry Avery
C Sir Francis Drake
D Howell Davis

#Q She was one of the few female pirates. She was the daughter of a lawyer and his servant. Although her father taught her how to run a plantation, her ardent temperament led her to piracy. She fell deeply in love with Calico Jack Rackham and started crossing the seas with him. She did not stop even after giving birth to their child - she left the baby with other pirate families, so that she could sail along with Rackham.
^ Anne Bonny
A Kanhoji Angria
B Murat Rais
C Mary Read
D Anne Bonny

#Q This pirate proclaimed himself prince. He began his pirate career by setting off in search of a lost treasure along the coast of Florida. The wrecks of his ship Whydah were the first ones of a pirate ship to be found in sea, in 1984.
^ Samuel Bellamy
A Samuel Bellamy
B Henry Morgan
C Edward England
D Charles Vane

#Q He was well-educated and so in love with books, that he made a library aboard his ship.  Probably that is why he was called The gentleman pirate. After his capture, he managed to escape from prison dressed as a woman.  However, he was captured and put in jail two weeks later.
^ Stede Bonnet
A Charles Vane
B Stede Bonnet
C Howell Davis
D Samuel Bellamy

#Q This man was living a descent life in Jamaica when he decided to become a pirate. At the end of his plundering activities, he was knighted and sent back to Jamaica, this time as lieutenant governor.
^ Henry Morgan
A Henry Every
B Henry Morgan
C Howell Davis
D Charles Vane

#Q This man took up piracy when he was assigned to attack French smugglers on the island of Martinique. Many months had passed since the crew last got any money, so they started to mutiny. Thus, they took over the ship that was given to them by the government authorities, renamed it to Fancy and went looking for plunder.
^ Henry Avery
A John Hawkins
B Henry Avery
C Henry Morgan
D Captain Kidd

#Q This Barbary corsair was probably born in Albania. He is known as one of the boldest seafarers. It is said that he once captured the popes flagship. Another achievement of his was the plundering of a treasure amounting to the annual salary of 40,000 merchants.
^ Murat Rais
A Kanhoji Angria
B Blackbeard
C Stede Bonnet
D Murat Rais

#Q In which of these movies did actress Mary Kate Olsen star without her twin Ashley Olsen?
^ Factory Girl
A How the West Was Fun
B Factory Girl
C It Takes Two
D When In Rome

#Q Queen Mary I of England was also known as Bloody Mary because she persecuted which social group?
^ Protestants
A Protestants
B Indians
C Jews
D Catholics

#Q Which of these world-famous tennis players became the Wimbledon 2004 Champion?
^ Maria Sharapova
A Mary Pierce
B Maria Kirilenko
C Maria Sharapova
D Maria Bueno

#Q What does the J stand for in the name of the Grammy Award-winning singer Mary J. Blige?
^ Jane
A Jane
B Jada
C Jasmine
D Jessica

#Q On what date do Roman Catholic, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox churches observe the day of St. Mary Magdalene?
^ July 22
A January 6
B July 22
C December 25
D September 11

#Q Marie Fredriksson, lead singer of the Swedish pop group Roxette, was diagnosed with what dangerous illness in 2002?
^ Brain cancer
A Brain cancer
B Tuberculosis
C Breast cancer
D AIDS

#Q In 1903 and 1911, Polish-French scientist Marie Curie received which Nobel Prizes?
^ In Physics and in Chemistry
A In Physics and in Peace
B In Physics and in Chemistry
C In Chemistry and in Physiology
D In Physiology and in Physics

#Q Which of these musicians didnt release a song named Maria in 1999?
^ Red Hot Chili Peppers
A Blondie
B Red Hot Chili Peppers
C Ricky Martin
D Rage Against the Machine

#Q In the 19th century, English writer Mary Shelley wrote which famous gothic novel?
^ Frankenstein
A The Picture of Dorian Gray
B Frankenstein
C Interview with the Vampire
D Dracula

#Q Which actress played the role of Mary in the 1998 movie Theres Something About Mary?
^ Cameron Diaz
A Renée Zellweger
B Reese Witherspoon
C Cameron Diaz
D Gwyneth Paltrow

#Q A popular 1960s group, who scored big with their Smash Hit Mony, Mony .
^ Tommy James and the Shondelles
A Tommy Tarantula and the 4 Aces
B Tommy and the Shilites
C Tommy Hawthorne and the Chandeliers
D Tommy James and the Shondelles

#Q This singer and entertainer is well known for his hit song, Love Me Tonight.
^ Tom Jones
A Tom Aragon
B Tommy Lee
C Tom Caruso
D Tom Jones

#Q Which famous King of France, who reigned in the 17th century, is widely-known as The Sun King?
^ Louis XIV
A Louis XIV
B Louis XVIII
C Philippe I
D Charles the Great

#Q Which English king, who reigned from 1714 to 1727, could not speak English?
^ King George I
A King Edward II
B King George I
C King Richard III
D King Arthur

#Q Who sponsored Christopher Columbus voyage during which he discovered America?
^ Queen Isabella I of Spain
A King Henry VIII of England
B Queen Elizabeth II of England
C King Louis XIV of France
D Queen Isabella I of Spain

#Q Which Queen of France was guillotined in 1793 during the French Revolution of 1789–1799?
^ Marie Antoinette
A Margrethe II
B Elisabeth I
C Marie Antoinette
D Catherine de Medici

#Q Three of these names refer to one and the same queen. Which is the odd one?
^ Mary, Queen of Scots
A Bloody Mary
B Mary Tudor
C Mary I of England
D Mary, Queen of Scots

#Q Which queen founded a union of the Scandinavian countries in 1397 and ruled Norway, Denmark and Sweden?
^ Margaret I
A Christina I
B Margaret II
C Margaret I
D Elizabeth I

#Q Who was the father of Charles the Great, King of the Franks of the Carolingian dynasty?
^ King Pippin the Short
A King Henry Viii
B King Louis the Pious
C King Pippin the Short
D King Charles the Bald

#Q Name the King of England who was married six times and established the Church of England in 1534.
^ King Henry VIII
A King Sweyn Forkbeard
B King William I the Conqueror
C King Richard I the Lionheart
D King Henry VIII

#Q Born in 1683, King Philip V was the first Spanish king of which royal dynasty?
^ Bourbon
A Savoy
B Bonaparte
C Habsburg
D Bourbon

#Q Which of these monarchs is not correctly matched to the country he ruled?
^ King Harald V  - Denmark
A King Constantine II - Greece
B King Harald V  - Denmark
C King Carl XVI Gustaf - Sweden
D King Juan Carlos I - Spain

#Q In the 21st century, pirates still roam the seas and account for billions of dollars in loss each year.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In the past, pirates with a commission or letter of Marque to legally attack enemy ships were called freebooters.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Pirates who operated out of the West Indies were known as Buccaneers.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q The famed piracy in the Caribbean started around the first half of 1500s.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Two of the hotbeds for pirate activity were the islands of Tortuga and Port Royal.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Pirate society was run as a democracy in which votes were taken.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Black Bart was the most successful pirate in the Golden Age of Piracy.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q There were women pirates.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Pirate Blackbeard had the longest reign of terror among pirates.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q The pirate term cackle fruit referred to bananas.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q He was a salesman of tea, coffee, and sugar.  Later, in 1876  he invented the gas motor engine.
^ Nicolaus August Otto
A John Ott
B Samuel OReilly
C Nicolaus August Otto
D Ellen Ochoa

#Q This Canadian doctor is widely credited for the invention of the first gas mask, in response to German use of poison gas during World War I.
^ Cluny MacPherson
A Charles Macintosh
B Kokichi Mikimoto
C Cluny MacPherson
D Akhil Madhani

#Q This woman invented a method for cleaning and curing the Indian corn crops.
^ Sybilla Masters
A Elisha Graves Otis
B Elaine Jameson
C Anna Keichline
D Sybilla Masters

#Q Among his many inventions were eyeglasses for near and far-sightedness.
^ Johannes Kepler
A Mary Kies
B Johannes Kepler
C Charles Franklin Kettering
D Gabriele Knecht

#Q He invented the air conditioner in 1902.
^ Willis Haviland Carrier
A Orville Wright
B Willis Haviland Carrier
C Charles Martin Hall
D Charles Proteus Steinmetz

#Q This tea and coffee shop merchant from New York is the inventor of tea bags. He started sending samples of tea in small silk bags, but people preferred to dip the tea in the hot water along with the bag.
^ Thomas Sullivan
A Thomas Sullivan
B Roy Plunkett
C Samuel Morse
D Erna Hoover

#Q He invented the first medical thermometer.
^ Sir Thomas Allbutt
A Lord William Thomson Kelvin
B Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
C Sir Thomas Allbutt
D Anders Celsius

#Q This pharmacist was the inventor of Coca Cola.
^ Doctor John Pemberton
A James Russell
B Frank Robinson
C Doctor John Pemberton
D Viktor Schauberger

#Q This man invented the compact disc in 1965.
^ James Russell
A Seymour Cray
B Percy Lavon Julian
C James Russell
D Sir James Dewar

#Q This Hungarian journalist invented and patented the ball point pen.
^ Laszlo Biro
A Laszlo Biro
B James Naismith
C Stephen Poplawski
D Leo Hendrik Baekeland

#Q Who was U.S. President during the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001?
^ George Walker Bush
A Gerald  Rudolph Ford
B George Walker Bush
C Ronald Wilson Reagan
D James Earl (Jimmy) Carter

#Q What U.S. President annexed Texas in 1845?
^ John Tyler
A Zachary Taylor
B William Henry Harrison
C Millard Fillmore
D John Tyler

#Q Who was President during the Iran hostage crisis (1979)?
^ James Earl (Jimmy) Carter
A James Earl (Jimmy) Carter
B Richard Milhous Nixon
C William Jefferson Clinton
D George Herbert Walker Bush

#Q What U.S. President faced impeachment in 1868 for steadfastly opposing Radicals in Congress?
^ Andrew Johnson
A Ulysses Simpson Grant
B James Abram Garfield
C James Buchanan
D Andrew Johnson

#Q What Chief Executive was a Presidents grandson?
^ Benjamin Harrison
A Chester Alan Arthur
B Benjamin Harrison
C Franklin Pierce
D Dwight David Eisenhower

#Q Who was U.S. President during the fall of the Berlin Wall, and witnessed the end of the Cold War?
^ George Herbert Walker Bush
A William Jefferson Clinton
B George Herbert Walker Bush
C Richard Milhous Nixon
D Gerald Rudolph Ford

#Q What name did Christopher Columbus give to Cuba, when he landed there on April 30, 1494?
^ Juana
A Isabella
B Juana
C Hispaniola
D Mary

#Q In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage in search of the Indies with which three ships?
^ Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña
A Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña
B Navidad, Isabella and Niña
C Santa Maria, Navidad and Pinta
D Isabella, Castilla and Niña

#Q On his fourth voyage, Christopher Columbus was accompanied by which members of his family, called Bartolomeo and Fernando?
^ His brother and his son
A His brother and his son
B His uncle and his brother
C His two brothers
D His two sons

#Q According to the contract between Columbus and the Spanish monarchs, what would happen if he discovered new mainland?
^ Columbus would be proclaimed Admiral of the Ocean Sea.
A Columbus would be proclaimed Admiral of the Ocean Sea.
B Columbus would marry the heir to the Spanish throne.
C Columbus would have the sole right to sell slaves from the new lands.
D Columbus would be appointed Governor of Andalusia.

#Q Which previously-unknown plant was brought to Europe by Christopher Columbus in 1493?
^ Tobacco
A Tobacco
B Ginger
C Black pepper
D Cloves

#Q Where did Christopher Columbus die on May 20, 1506?
^ Valladolid, Spain
A Valladolid, Spain
B Genua, Italy
C Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic
D St. Anns Bay, Jamaica

#Q How was Christopher Columbus corpse treated immediately after his death?
^ The flesh was removed from the bones.
A The head was removed from the body.
B It was burned.
C It was embalmed and dehydrated.
D The flesh was removed from the bones.

#Q In 2002, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez changed the name of Columbus Day with what new name of the holiday?
^ The Day of Indigenous Resistance
A The Day of Spain
B The Day of the New World
C The Day of Indigenous Resistance
D The Discoverers Day

#Q Columbus Day, a holiday first observed by the Tammany Society, is officially celebrated in the USA in which month?
^ October
A June
B January
C October
D July

#Q Who was the first European to reach the American shores several centuries before the first voyage of Columbus?
^ Leifr Eiríksson
A Marco Polo
B Ferdinand Magellan
C Francisco Pizarro
D Leifr Eiríksson

#Q The Leigh Light named after its inventor Humphry de Verde Leigh, is a type of what British military device from World War II?
^ Anti-submarine device
A Anti-aircraft device
B Antiradar device
C Anti-submarine device
D Anti-tank device

#Q The diesel engine is named after Rudolf Diesel, an inventor of what nationality?
^ German
A American
B French
C German
D Italian

#Q George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. constructed the modern version of the Ferris wheel in 1893 for what major world exposition?
^ Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois 1893
A California Pacific International Exposition 1893
B Exposition Universelle, Paris 1893
C Lewis  Clark Centennial Exposition 1893
D Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Illinois 1893

#Q The zeppelin took the name of German nobleman Ferdinand von Zeppelin who bore what title?
^ Count
A Count
B Lord
C Baron
D Duke

#Q Which of these popular food names derives from its inventors title?
^ Sandwich
A Salad
B Panino
C Sandwich
D Burger

#Q The meringue dessert Pavlova is named after the famous Russian Anna Pavlova. What was Pavlovas occupation?
^ Ballet dancer
A Writer
B Ballet dancer
C Artist
D Chemist

#Q The popular mechanical puzzle Rubiks Cube, designed by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik, comes in four different versions depending on the number of its squares. In the standard 3×3×3 version what is the total number of visible cube faces?
^ 54
A 72
B 54
C 27
D 36

#Q The Richter magnitude scale, named after American seismologist Charles Richter, is used to quantify the size of an earthquake. What is the highest number in the scale?
^ 10
A 10
B 9
C 11
D 12

#Q The Morse code, named after one of its inventors, Samuel Morse, is a method for transmitting information using short and long marks - dots and dashes. In the international Morse code standards, the pause between two words equals what?
^ 5 dots
A 5 dots
B 2 dashes
C a dash and a dot
D 3 dots

#Q The Braille system, devised in 1821 by Louis Braille, is a method of reading and writing used by blind people. In the Braille alphabet each letter is represented by the so-called Braille cell, which is a grid of up to how many raised dots?
^ 6
A 6
B 12
C 7
D 9

#Q Who was the first female child born to English parents in the United States?
^ Virginia Dare
A Virginia Dare
B Virginia Poole
C Virginia Recker
D Virginia Adcock

#Q Who was the first American female writer whose works were published?
^ Anne Bradstreet
A Cassandra Harris
B Anne Bradstreet
C Kathaleen Ross
D Francis Persell

#Q Who was the first professional woman artist in the United States?
^ Henrietta Johnston
A Henrietta Johnston
B Frida Kahlo
C Sylvia Vonderheid
D Marianne Stokes

#Q Who was the first American woman to run a print shop?
^ Anne Catherine Hoof Green
A Rita Mae Greener
B Alice B. Woodward
C Henrietta Rae
D Anne Catherine Hoof Green

#Q What woman appeared in the first ballet presented in the United States?
^ Suzanne Vaillande
A Angelina Ballerina
B Suzanne Vaillande
C Joan Miro
D Wendy Burke

#Q Who established the first charitable organization for women in the United States?
^ Anne Parrish
A Anne Widducombe
B Anne Parrish
C Anne Bronte
D Anne Coulter

#Q Who was the first woman to receive a patent?
^ Mary Kies
A Mary Knowles
B Mary Kies
C Marie Knoust
D Marianne Krowles

#Q Who was the first native-born American woman to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church?
^ Elizabeth Ann Seton
A Elizabeth Ann Seton
B Frances Eugina Bailey
C Christina Beverly Nichols
D Margaret Elaine Lewis

#Q Who was the first female doctor in the United States?
^ Elizabeth Blackwell
A Elizabeth Blackwell
B Claudia Martorell
C Joanne Donovan
D Mary Diederich

#Q Who was the first African American woman to become a physician in the United States?
^ Rebecca Crumpler
A Rebecca Nolan
B Rebecca Cole
C Rebecca Chaney
D Rebecca Crumpler

#Q This child actor born in 1958 was one of the stars of the television show Family Affair.
^ Anissa Jones
A Rebecca Schaeffer
B Judith Barsi
C Anne Frank
D Anissa Jones

#Q Joan of Arc was only 16 when she died.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Lady Jane Grey died in 1554 from typhoid fever.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q This Russian Emperor died at the age of 14 ending the direct male descendants of the Romanov Dynasty.
^ Peter II
A Richard II
B Peter II
C Ivan V
D Peter I

#Q This promising new star died in 1988. She starred in several television shows and movies in her short career. She was the voice of Ducky in The Land Before Time and the voice of Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven. She also played Michael (Brody) and Carlas daughter in Jaws: The Revenge.
^ Judith Barsi
A Heather ORourke
B Judith Barsi
C Dana Plato
D Helen Shaver

#Q This 7-year-old pilot trainee was attempting to become the youngest person to fly a plane across the United States when her plane went down.
^ Jessica Dubroff
A Jessica Dubroff
B James Irving
C Barrington Irving
D Vicky van Meter

#Q On whose tombstone would you find this quotation taken from one of his most famous poems?
Quote the Raven
Nevermore!
^ Edgar Allan Poe
A Edgar Allan Poe
B W. E. Henly
C Walt Whitman
D Washington Irving

#Q Known as  The Man of a 1,000 Voices , who has as his epitaph THATS ALL FOLKS! ?
^ Mel Blanc
A Mel Blanc
B Walt Disney
C Robert Crumb
D Mel Brooks

#Q What sports legend has as his epitaph:
61/61
Against All Odds
1935-1985
^ Roger Maris
A Henry Aaron
B Roger Maris
C Babe Ruth
D Mickey Mantle

#Q On March 9, 1982 his friend led his funeral procession riding a motorcycle and  wearing a leather jacket and jeans.  Two days later at his memorial service this same friend played the Ventures song  2,000 Pound Bee  before 1,000 mourners at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.  Whose epitaph reads  I May Be Gone But Rock And Roll Lives On?
^ John Belushi
A Phil Hartman
B Andy Kaufman
C Chris Farley
D John Belushi

#Q This  blue-eyed soul  singer has the following epitaph:
Our Memory Of You And Your
 Unchained Melody 
Will Live On Through Eternity
If You Believe In Forever Then Life Is But A One Night Stand
^ Bobby Hatfield
A Bill Medley
B Bobby Hatfield
C Maurice Gibbs
D Neil Diamond

#Q What great Americans self written epitaph reads:
Author Of The Declaration Of American Independence
Of The Statue Of Virginia For Religious Freedom
And The Father Of The University Of Virginia
^ Thomas Jefferson
A James Madison
B James Monroe
C John Adams
D Thomas Jefferson

#Q Some of this poets better known poems are  Ode to a Nightingale  and Ode to a Grecian
Urn .  Whose epitaph ends with the line  Here Lies One Whose Name Was Writ In Water?
^ John Keats
A William Bulter Yeats
B John Keats
C Percy Bysshe Shelly
D Lord Byron

#Q What member of the  Rat Pack  has a tombstone which reads:
 Everybody Loves Somebody Sometimes
^ Dean Martin
A Dean Martin
B Peter Lawford
C Frank Sinatra
D Joey Bishop

#Q What person, known for their involvement in the civil rights movement, said the following: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.?
^ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A Rosa Parks
B John F. Kennedy
C Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
D Mahatma Gandhi

#Q This conservationist, who along with his good friend Robert U. Johnson got Congress to approve a bill that would lead to the founding of Yosemite  Sequoia National Parks, is remembered for the following quote:  When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
^ John Muir
A Frederick Douglass
B Carl Sandburg
C Ansel Adams
D John Muir

#Q What female writer, known for her very personal writings, said: And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.?
^ Anaïs Nin
A Anaïs Nin
B Joan Baez
C Alice Walker
D Maya Angelou

#Q This quote is from a coach that was so successful in his field that they named the champions trophy after him: We didnt lose the game; we just ran out of time.
^ Vince Lombardi
A Vince Lombardi
B Bear Bryant
C Red Auerbach
D John W. Heisman

#Q The political figure who said Sometimes it is not enough to do our best; we must do what is required. was voted number one in the 2002 BBC poll of Greatest Britons Ever.
^ Sir Winston Churchill
A Princess Diana
B Sir Francis Drake
C Queen Elizabeth II
D Sir Winston Churchill

#Q The woman who authored Coming of Age in Samoa also authored this quote: Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world; indeed, its the only thing that ever has.
^ Margaret Mead
A Edna St. Vincent Millay
B Margaret Mead
C Dorothy Day
D Willa Cather

#Q This British author wrote about such issues as betrayal, murder and love; he also gave us the quote Ill deeds are doubled with an evil word.
^ William Shakespeare
A Lord Byron
B William Shakespeare
C Charles Dickens
D Edmund Burke

#Q The controversial figure who gave us the following quote died of meningitis and is buried in the famed Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.  There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating: people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
^ Oscar Wilde
A Oscar Wilde
B Mary Shelley
C J. R. R. Tolkien
D Virginia Woolf

#Q This German philosopher is the author of the book The Antichrist and also of this popular quote: You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.
^ Friedrich Nietzsche
A Friedrich Engels
B Johann Wolfgang Goethe
C Friedrich Nietzsche
D Karl Marx

#Q In 1998 we lost one of our greatest track and field competitors. Many people feel that she used steroids and that led to her early death.
^ Florence Griffith-Joyner
A Tara Erdmann
B Marion Jones
C Asafa Powell
D Florence Griffith-Joyner

#Q Football star Derrick Thomas died in a shoot out outside a Kansas City club in 2000.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q What do Hugh OConnor and Cleopatra VII have in common?
^ They both committed suicide.
A They both died at the age of 35.
B They both loved strawberries.
C They both committed suicide.
D They were both born in April.

#Q In 1963 Patsy Cline killed her abusive husband and then turned the gun on herself.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q This famous writer, author of Les Miserables, wrote the following words: ...You have been privileged to receive every gift from nature, you have both fortitude and tears. Oh, Adele, do not mistake these words for blind enthusiasm - enthusiasm for you has lasted all my life, and increased day by day. My whole soul is yours. If my entire existence had not been yours, the harmony of my being would have been lost, and I must have died -- died inevitably.
^ Victor Hugo
A Joseph Conrad
B Charles Dickens
C Victor Hugo
D John Keats

#Q Which famous person addressed the following words to his wife Clementine: Time passes swiftly, but is it not joyous to see how great and growing is the treasure we have gathered together, amid the storms and stresses of so many eventful and to millions tragic and terrible years??
^ Winston Churchill
A Lord Bryon
B Mohammed Ali
C Winston Churchill
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q Which famous poet wrote the following to his beloved Fanny Brawne: I cannot exist without you - I am forgetful of every thing but seeing you again - my life seems to stop there - I see no further. You have absorbd me.?
^ John Keats
A Percy Bysshe Shelley
B Lewis Carol
C Robert Browning
D John Keats

#Q Name the politician who wrote the following words: Beware, Josephine; one fine night the doors will be broken down and there I shall be. In truth, I am worried, my love, to have no news from you; write me a four page letter instantly made up from those delightful words which fill my heart with emotion and joy.
^ Napoleon Bonaparte
A George Bush
B Adolf Hitler
C Napoleon Bonaparte
D Winston Churchill

#Q Which New Zealand-born author wrote the following: Do not imagine, because you find these lines in your journal that I have been trespassing.  You know I have not - and where else shall I leave a love letter? For I long to write you a love-letter tonight.?
^ Katherine Mansfield
A Mary Wordsworth
B Virginia Wolf
C Katherine Mansfield
D George Elliot

#Q Which US President addressed these words to his wife: ...Still this is the day, the day that marks 31 years of such happiness that has come to few me. I told you once that this was like adolescents dream of what marriage should be like. That hasnt changed.?
^ Ronald Reagan
A George Washington
B Ronald Reagan
C Bill Clinton
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q With the following words, this famous person describes to his brother Theo the passion he feels for his cousin Kee: Life has become very dear to me, and I am very glad that I love. My life and my love are one. But you are faced with a no, never never is your reply. My answer to that is, Old boy, for the present I look upon that no, never never as a block of ice which I press to my heart to thaw.
^ Vincent Van Gogh
A William Shakespeare
B George Bernard Shaw
C Lewis Carroll
D Vincent Van Gogh

#Q Which writer and philosopher wrote the following while he was in prison: I am a prisoner here in the name of the King; they can take my life, but not the love that I feel for you. Yes, my adorable mistress, to-night I shall see you, and if I had to put my head on the block to do it.?
^ Voltaire
A D.H. Lawrence
B William Wordsworth
C Voltaire
D Robert Browning

#Q My father was also Commander in Chief. I served only one term as President. Who am I?
^ John Quincy Adams
A John Adams
B James Monroe
C John Quincy Adams
D Zachary Taylor

#Q I was the 39th President of the US. My wifes name is Rosalyn. Who Am I?
^ Jimmy Carter
A Richard Nixon
B G.W Bush
C Gerald Ford
D Jimmy Carter

#Q I was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase and The Lewis and Clark Expedition. I also founded the University of Virginia. Who am I?
^ Thomas Jefferson
A John Adams
B James Monroe
C George Washington
D Thomas Jefferson

#Q I was the first President to have been divorced. My first wifes name was Jane and my first ladys name was Nancy. I was born in Illinois in 1911. Who am I?
^ Ronald Reagan
A Gerald Ford
B Richard Nixon
C Jimmy Carter
D Ronald Reagan

#Q I was the 7th President of the US. I got my nickname Old Hickory during the War of 1812, my troops said I was as rough as hickory wood. My wifes name was Rachel. Who am I?
^ Andrew Jackson
A William Henry Harrison
B Andrew Jackson
C Andrew  Johnson
D Zachary Taylor

#Q I was the first President to be impeached and the first Vice President to become President due to assassination. Who am I?
^ Andrew Johnson
A Andrew Jackson
B William Henry Harrison
C Abraham Lincoln
D Andrew Johnson

#Q My nickname was Old Rough and Ready. I served just  sixteen months in office in 1849-1850. I was succeeded by Millard Fillmore. Who am I?
^ Zachary Taylor
A Zachary Taylor
B Andrew Jackson
C John Quincy Adams
D Benjamin Harrison

#Q This actress was 54 when she died in May 1990 of breast cancer, a disease she battled for over six years. She was married to Charles Bronson at the time of her death.
^ Jill Ireland
A Eva Marie Saint
B Jill St. John
C Susan St. John
D Jill Ireland

#Q Svetlana Kuznietzova and Maria Sharapova are top tennis players (and beauties as well). Judging by their surnames, what country are they from?
^ Russia
A Sweden
B Switzerland
C Australia
D Russia

#Q Which Mediterranean country is the most probable place of birth of a person named Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz?
^ Spain
A Spain
B Mexico
C Greece
D Italy

#Q Formula 1 driver Kimi Raikonnen is called The Iceman. Judging by his surname, what northern country is he from?
^ Finland
A Denmark
B Canada
C Finland
D Norway

#Q Edvin van der Saar is famous as the goalie of Manchester United. What nationality is his name typical of?
^ Dutch
A Turkish
B French
C Dutch
D Danish

#Q Zbigniew Brzezinski served as US National Security Advisor under President Jimmy Carter. Judging by his name, what was his native language?
^ Polish
A Dutch
B Swedish
C Polish
D French

#Q In 2007, Fabio Capello was appointed head coach of Englands national football team. His name tells that he is most likely from this country.
^ Italy
A France
B Serbia
C Greece
D Italy

#Q Joe McNull was a star of .. the Polish national basketball team. His name suggests that he must have been born somewhere else. What basketball loving country is most likely his homeland?
^ The USA
A England
B France
C Italy
D The USA

#Q Judging by his name, Kim Jong-il became the ruler of this axis of evil country in 1994.
^ North Korea
A Sudan
B Iran
C North Korea
D Iraq

#Q Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a .. Swedish football player. He was born in Sweden to a family of immigrants. What country did his parents leave to move to Sweden?
^ Former Yugoslavia
A Ghana
B Azerbaijan
C Sri Lanka
D Former Yugoslavia

#Q Miss World 2005 was Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir. Judging by her last name, what country is she from?
^ Iceland
A Iceland
B Kazakhstan
C Thailand
D Venezuela

#Q Kazuyoshi Funaki was a champion in ski-jumping. You dont have to be a ski-jumping expert to know that he represented this country.
^ Japan
A Japan
B South Korea
C Austria
D Russia

#Q Naim Süleymanoğlu is a Bulgarian champion in weightlifting. What origin does his last name suggest?
^ Turkish
A Turkish
B Serbian
C Romanian
D Greek

#Q On what date did Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller meet?
^ March 3, 1887
A March 3, 1887
B February 6, 1885
C February 20, 1887
D March 18, 1890

#Q Anne Sullivan lost her eyesight to what disease?
^ Trachoma
A Cataracts
B Glaucoma
C Trachoma
D Macular Degeneration

#Q Neither Anne Sullivan nor Helen Keller ever married.  They lived together from the time Anne came to Helen as a child, until she died.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which college did Helen Keller not attend?
^ Harvard College
A Radcliffe College
B Wright-Humason School
C The Cambridge School for Young Ladies
D Harvard College

#Q What president awarded Helen Keller the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
^ Lyndon Johnson
A Harry Truman
B Lyndon Johnson
C Herbert Hoover
D Warren Harding

#Q When Helen Keller passed away, in what cathedral were her ashes placed?
^ Washington National Cathedral.
A Cathedral of the Madeleine
B Washington National Cathedral.
C Saint Raphaels Cathedral
D Bristol Cathedral

#Q This incredibly talented African-American stand-up comedian turned his comic abilities into a successful movie career.  He was 65 when he died in December of 2005, after battling a crippling disease during the last several years of his life.
^ Richard Pryor
A Joey Bishop
B Jimmy Walker
C Mel Blanc
D Richard Pryor

#Q Frank Gorshin, the man of  100 faces, was best known as an impressionist.  He was often seen on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts and played this character on the TV series Batman.
^ The Riddler
A The Joker
B The Riddler
C The Penguin
D Mr. Freeze

#Q Did Lane Smith, who was cast member of My Cousin Vinny, ever play the role of a President?
^ Yes
A No
B Yes

#Q This knight was known as the perfect knight  and was the only knight worthy to sit in the Siege Perilous. Which knight was the only one to succeed in the quest for the Holy Grail and free the Fisher King?
^ Galahad
A Bedivere
B Tristan
C Galahad
D Perceval

#Q The young King Arthur pulled the sword Excalibur from a stone that proved the young Arthur would be the next king.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Which knight met the challenge of the The Green Knight?
^ Sir Gawain
A Merlin
B Sir Galahad
C Sir Gawain
D Sir Kay

#Q According to Geoffrey of Monmouths History of the Kings of England, King Arthur was the King of which realm?
^ Britain
A Saxony
B Gaul
C Norway
D Britain

#Q After Queen Guinevere is found in an adulterous love affair, King Arthur is forced to condemn her to burn at the stake. Who arrives to save Queen Guinevere?
^ Lancelot
A Gareth
B Galahad
C Lancelot
D Merlin

#Q He voiced the adult flower in Bambi and Mr. Stork in Dumbo. He was also the voice of Kaa in Jungle book, of the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland and of the original Honey Nut Bee on the Cheerios commercials. His face may be forgotten, his voice never will. On TV he had a lovable role as Uncle Oscar the inventor on The Adventures of Superman series.
^ Sterling Holloway
A Buster Keaton
B Sterling Holloway
C Chuck Mitchell
D Benny Hill

#Q Who is the first person to serve as both Vice President and President of the United States, without having been elected to either office?
^ Gerald R. Ford
A Theodore Roosevelt
B Gerald R. Ford
C Calvin Coolidge
D Lyndon Johnson

#Q Which president was elected to two Presidential terms without ever getting a majority of the popular vote?
^ Wiliam J. Clinton
A Wiliam J. Clinton
B George W. Bush
C John Quincy Adams
D Rutherford B. Hayes

#Q Which U.S. President studied nuclear physics but made a career in politics and farming?
^ Jimmy Carter
A Richard M. Nixon
B Harry S. Truman
C Dwight D. Eisenhower
D Jimmy Carter

#Q Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached?
^ Andrew Johnson
A Andrew Jackson
B Richard M. Nixon
C William J. Clinton
D Andrew Johnson

#Q Which two U.S. Presidents were the first father and son to hold the office?
^ John Adams and John Quincy Adams
A William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison
B George H.W. Bush and George Bush
C John Adams and John Quincy Adams
D Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt

#Q Which U.S. President was the first to formally commit American military troops to the war between North and South Vietnam?
^ John F. Kennedy
A Harry S. Truman
B Lyndon B. Johnson
C Richard M. Nixon
D John F. Kennedy

#Q Under which U.S. President was the first atomic bomb developed?
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Franklin D. Roosevelt
B Harry S. Truman
C Dwight D. Eisenhower
D Herbert Hoover

#Q Who was the first U.S. President to die in office?
^ William Henry Harrison
A Abraham Lincoln
B Zachary Taylor
C Thomas Jefferson
D William Henry Harrison

#Q Who was the first U.S. President to take office while unmarried?
^ Thomas Jefferson
A Grover Cleveland
B Thomas Jefferson
C James Buchanan
D John Tyler

#Q Who was the first U.S. President to serve non-consecutive terms?
^ Grover Cleveland
A Chester Arthur
B Benjamin Harrison
C Grover Cleveland
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q At the age of 20 this future general was confident that he would  make an efficient adjutant (Major), though he was then without military experience. In November 1752 he was appointed adjutant of the southern district of Virginia by Governor Robert Dinwiddie.
^ George Washington
A William Howe
B George Mason
C Edward Braddock
D George Washington

#Q This future general  was educated at the expense of King Louis XVI, at Brienne and the École Militaire in Paris. He graduated in 1785, at the age of 16, and joined the artillery as a second lieutenant.
^ Napoleon Bonaparte
A Napoleon Bonaparte II
B Joacham Murat
C Alexander I
D Napoleon Bonaparte

#Q At the age of nine this future general accompanied his father on the Carthaginian expedition to conquer Spain. Before starting, the boy vowed eternal hatred for Rome.
^ Hannibal
A Lucius Aemilius Paulus
B Hasdrubal
C Quintus Fabius Maximus
D Hannibal

#Q In 1829, this future general graduated second in his class from the U.S. Military Academy.
^ Robert E. Lee
A John Sheridan
B Robert E. Lee
C William Sherman
D Ulysses S. Grant

#Q This future general joined the German army in 1910. After winning awards for bravery in World War I, he taught in military academies. Accusations of high treason drove him to suicide in 1944.
^ Erwin Rommel
A Erich Probst
B Erwin Rommel
C Heinrich Himmler
D Adolf Hitler

#Q This future general was educated at the United States Military Academy. When he graduated, the American Civil War was under way and he was assigned to the Union Army as a second lieutenant.
^ George Custer
A George Custer
B Ulysses Grant
C Sheridan
D Robert E. Lee

#Q This future general, born in San Gabriel, California, was educated at the U.S. Military Academy. On his graduation in 1909 he was commissioned a second lieutenant. He served in both World Wars and as a military Governor of Bavaria.
^ George Patton
A Andrew Williams
B Dwight Eisenhower
C George Patton
D John Pershing

#Q From 58 to 56 BC, this future general served as a leader of cavalry in Roman campaigns in Palestine and Egypt. He formed the Second Triumvirate, which ultimately secured the end of the Roman Republic.
^ Mark Antony
A Julius Caesar
B Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
C Mark Antony
D Gaius Octavius

#Q At the age of 14, this future general, born in Kefar Malal, Israel, joined the Haganah, an underground militia.
^ Ariel Sharon
A Yassar Arafat
B Moshe Dayan
C Ariel Sharon
D Yitzhak Rabin

#Q This future general, born in Tokyo, graduated from the Army Staff College at the top of his class in 1915. He served as a military attaché in Switzerland and Germany from 1919 to 1922.
^ Tōjō Hideki
A Yamamoto Isoroku
B Zeng Guofan
C Tōjō Hideki
D Minoru Genda

#Q Which English historical figure said: I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly.?
^ Winston Churchill
A Albert Einstein
B Napoleon Bonaparte
C Mark Twain
D Winston Churchill

#Q Which political figure said: If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.?
^ Napoleon Bonaparte
A Mahatma Gandhi
B Napoleon Bonaparte
C Franklin D. Roosevelt
D Dwight Eisenhower

#Q Which American actor delivered the words: Ive been accused of vulgarity. I say thats bullshit.?
^ Mel Brooks
A Mel Brooks
B Tony La Russa
C Rick Moranis
D Steven Seagal

#Q Which Indian pioneer of Satyagraha made the statement: Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.?
^ Mahatma Gandhi
A Mahatma Gandhi
B Bob Marley
C Buddha
D Gian Lorenzo Bernini

#Q Which American actor said: I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasnt met me yet.?
^ Jacob Cohen
A Jeremiah Trotter
B Jacob Cohen
C Gilbert Gottfried
D Mickey Rooney

#Q What American writer said: Better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.?
^ Mark Twain
A Mel Brooks
B Mark Twain
C Tom Kenny
D John Steinbeck

#Q What German scientist said: The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.?
^ Albert Einstein
A Max Born
B Stephen Hawking
C Albert Einstein
D Otto Hahn

#Q What novelist made the statement: So soon as a fashion is universal, it is out of date.?
^ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
A J.K. Rowling
B Marie Antoinette
C Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
D J.D. Salinger

#Q What American novelist said: Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what hes talking about.?
^ Sam Ewing
A Al Franken
B Sam Ewing
C Mark Twain
D Ben Stein

#Q Who was the first first lady, wife of George Washington?
^ Martha
A Amelia
B Elizabeth
C Constance
D Martha

#Q What were the first names of the U.S. presidential couple the Jeffersons?
^ Tom and Martha
A Tom and Anne
B George and Louise
C Tom and Martha
D Tom and Alice

#Q What was the last name of U.S. presidential couple John and Abigail?
^ Adams
A Harding
B Cleveland
C Filmore
D Adams

#Q Who was U.S. President Abraham Lincolns wife?
^ Mary
A Mary
B Marie Louise
C Josephine
D Isabelle

#Q What were the first names of the U.S. presidential couple the Madisons?
^ James and Dolly
A John and Julie
B James and Dolly
C Jack and  Sally
D Joshua and Sarah

#Q How was First Lady Mrs. Dwight Eisenhower affectionately known?
^ Mamie
A Mamie
B Dear Heart
C Honey Bun
D Dolly

#Q Which of the following was the first name of U.S. presidential wife Mrs. Roosevelt?
^ Eleanor
A Ellen
B Eleanor
C Elieen
D Elizabeth

#Q What was the last name of the U.S. presidential couple Gerry and Betty?
^ The Fords
A The Hardings
B The Tafts
C The Fords
D The Wilsons

#Q Harry and Bess were the members of which U.S. presidential family?
^ The Trumans
A The Trumans
B The Kennedys
C The Monroes
D The Van Burens

#Q Who was U.S. FIrst Lady Lady Birds husband?
^ Lyndon Johnson
A Andrew Jackson
B John Quincey Adams
C Lyndon Johnson
D Teddy Roosevelt

#Q Where does Iraq rank in the worlds supply of oil?
^ Second
A Fourth
B First
C Third
D Second

#Q Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq from 1979 until his removal and capture by the United States in 2003, was officially born on what date?
^ April 28, 1937
A April 28, 1939
B April 28, 1935
C April 28, 1960
D April 28, 1937

#Q Saddam Hussein married Sajida Talfah in 1958.  How were they related before the marriage?
^ She was his cousin
A She was his niece
B She was his cousin
C She was his aunt
D She was a friend from school

#Q Why did Saddam Hussein leave Iraq in 1959?
^ He was involved in a failed attempt to overthrow the government.
A He was involved in a failed attempt to overthrow the government.
B He went to Syria to study.
C He attended a terrorist camp.
D He was called away to take care of family matters.

#Q Which of these statements most accurately describes how Saddam Hussein come to power?
^ Saddam compelled the ailing al-Bakr to resign
A Saddam used the Baath Party to gain support for his election
B Saddam compelled the ailing al-Bakr to resign
C Saddam used the Baath Partys power to take over by force
D Saddam staged a successful military take-over

#Q What is Saddam Husseins religion?
^ Sunni Muslim
A Sunni Muslim
B Eastern Orthodox
C Kurdish Muslim
D Shiite Muslim

#Q In which direction do the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow?
^ Northwest to Southeast
A South to North
B Northwest to Southeast
C Southeast to Northwest
D North to South

#Q Project Babylon was Iraqs attempt to do what?
^ Build a supergun
A Attack Kuwait with biological weapons
B Destroy Kuwaiti oil fields
C Peacefully mediate the Iran-Iraq War
D Build a supergun

#Q The first Iraqi nuclear reactor was named this by the French, after the Egyptian God of the dead.
^ Osiraq
A Osiris
B Tammuz 1
C Osirius
D Osiraq

#Q What did Operation Opera aim at destroying?
^ An Iraqi atomic reactor
A A US aircraft carrier in the Persian gulf
B The Kurdish population
C An Iraqi atomic reactor
D Oil fields in Kuwait

#Q Vincent Lombardi stated that, Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q The following statement was made by which famous basketball player: What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog?
^ Greg Anderson
A Greg Anderson
B Larry Bird
C Michael Jordan
D Ben Wallace

#Q Who said: Dont be afraid to take a  big step if one is indicated: You cant cross a chasm in two small jumps.?
^ David Lloyd George
A Ben Franklin
B David Lloyd George
C Michael Phelps
D Samuel Johnson

#Q Which genius stated that, Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result?
^ Albert Einstein
A Albert Einstein
B Benjamin Franklin
C Leonardo Da Vinci
D Aristotle

#Q Did Plato state that, The first and best victory is to conquer self?
^ Yes
A No
B Yes

#Q Which NBA star made this statement: Sometimes a players greatest challenge is coming to grips with his/her role on the team.?
^ Scottie Pippen
A Scottie Pippen
B Larry Bird
C Michael Jordan
D Dennis Rodman

#Q George Halas said that the things which hurt instruct.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q What NBA coach stated that, You can only receive what you are willing to give?
^ Pat Riley
A Avery Johnson
B Pat Riley
C Larry Brown
D Phil Jackson

#Q Did basketball coach Bob Knight say: Learn to do things right and then do them right every time?
^ Yes
A Yes
B No

#Q Which football coach said:  You carry on no matter what the obstacles are. You simply refuse to give up - and, when the going gets tough, you get tougher and you win.?
^ Vince Lombardi
A Bill Walton
B Frosty Westering
C John Wooden
D Vince Lombardi

#Q Is this a Chinese proverb: If  we dont change the direction were going, were likely to end up where were headed?
^ Yes
A No
B Yes

#Q Who said that, Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.?
^ Helen Keller
A Susan B. Anthony
B Emily Dickinson
C Jim Valvano
D Helen Keller

#Q What was the name of Richard Nixons wife?
^ Pat
A Vera
B Linda
C Donna
D Pat

#Q The name of Richard Nixons famous dog was Checkers.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Richard Nixon was raised in which of the following religions?
^ Quaker
A Quaker
B Catholic
C Baptist
D Jehovah Witness

#Q Richard Nixon served in the U.S. Army.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Richard Nixon was not the first U.S. President to resign from office.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Former president George H. W. Bush was a member of the Nixon administration.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Hes not a Priest or Deacon, but in court, this Atlanta Falcons defensive veteran has a real first name he can swear to.
^ Lawyer Milloy
A Barrister James
B Lawyer Mallory
C Judge Fielding
D Lawyer Milloy

#Q At 53, Muggsy Bogues was the smallest player in NBA history but he was big enough to outgrow his real given name, Moses.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Knute is perhaps the most famous name in college football but it was not Coach Rocknes real first name.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Duke, Dizzy, Peewee,  Satchel, Whitey, Yogi: all of these famous baseball handles were nicknames, except for one, which was a given first name.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What was the nickname of Byron White, the only professional football player ever appointed to the Supreme Court?
^ Whizzer
A Whitey
B Ambulance Chaser
C Whiz Kid
D Whizzer

#Q What was the real name of Connie Mack, the legendary manager of the Philadelphia As?
^ Cornelius McGillicuddy
A Connie MacDonald
B Casey McDonald
C Cornelius Macdougal
D Cornelius McGillicuddy

#Q The three DiMaggio brothers, who played major league baseball at the same time, were actually born with which of the following names?
^ Guiseppe, Dominic, Vincent
A Joseph, Dominico, Vincente
B Guido, Dom, Vincenzo
C Guiseppe, Dominic, Vincent
D Chico, Zeppo, Irving

#Q The Alous, with four family members in the MLB, may lineup as baseballs most impressive brood, but only one Alou boasts even the hint of a nickname. What is it?
^ Matty
A Mo
B Jessie
C Matty
D Marty

#Q Which of the boxing champions below carried a name into the ring most different from his actual birth name?
^ Sugar Ray Robinson
A Jack Dempsey
B Sugar Ray Robinson
C Max Baer
D Rocky Marciano

#Q Is it true that Pancho Segura and Pancho Gonzalez, who were both kings on the tennis court,  were christened with the same first name.
^ No
A No
B Yes

#Q Rather than be paraded through the streets of Rome, this queen chose to die from the bite of an asp.
^ Cleopatra
A Cleopatra
B Berenice
C Nefertiti
D Boadicea

#Q Name the cult leader of the Peoples Temple who was responsible for the suicide/murder of over 900 members of the Peoples Temple on November 18th 1978.
^ Jim Jones
A Jim Jones
B Donald  Cinque  DeeFreeze
C Randy Weaver
D David Koresh

#Q This former German journalist helped Andreas Baader escape imprisonment and formed the Red Army Fraction. What German terrorist and author of The Concept of the Urban Guerrilla hanged herself on May 9, 1976?
^ Ulrike Meinhof
A Eva Haule
B Irmgard Moller
C Ulrike Meinhof
D Gudrun Ensslin

#Q I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we cant go through another of those terrible times. What British author, played by Nicole Kidman, in The Hours, filled her pockets with stones and walked into a river near her home?
^ Virgina Woolf
A Virgina Woolf
B Gertrude Stein
C Sara Teasdale
D Alice B. Toklas

#Q Sigmund Freud, the Father of Psychoanalysis, committed suicide on September 23, 1939.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q This authors novel The Bell Jar was based on her own mental breakdown while a student at Smith. What author of Ariel and Winter Trees, killed herself by placing her head in a gas oven?
^ Sylvia Plath
A Sylvia Plath
B Elizabeth Bishop
C Sara Teasdale
D Anne Sexton

#Q Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stains you;
And drugs cause cramps;
Guns arent lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.
Who wrote the poem?
^ Dorothy Parker
A Mark Twain
B Sara Teasdale
C Dorothy Parker
D Oscar Wilde

#Q On September 11, 2001 Flight # 93 had forty crew members and passengers whose brave actions saved America from one more unspeakable terror on that day of horror. Lisa Jefferson, a customer representative, was on the telephone with one of the passengers and reported his comments as the passengers tried to take back the plane. Whose cry of Lets roll became a rallying cry for the nation?
^ Todd Beamer
A Mark Bingham
B Jeremy Glick
C Edward Felt
D Todd Beamer

#Q On September 11, 2001 according to U.S. Today 3,949 planes were in the air space over the United States when, for the first time in United States history, all air traffic was stopped. Though often overlooked, air controllers brought the planes and passengers down safely to the nearest airport. How long did it take for the air controllers to get everyone safely on the ground?
^ About three hours
A About two hours
B About five hours
C About three hours
D About four hours

#Q Nicknamed The Splendid Splinter, this Hall of Fame baseball player interrupted his career twice to serve in World War II and the Korean War.
^ Ted Williams
A Ted Williams
B Yogi Berra
C Jackie Robinson
D Mickey Mantle

#Q Stepping in to head The Washington Post after the death of her husband, this lady took her fight to publish the Pentagon Papers all the way to the United States Supreme Court. But it was her backing of two unknown reporters, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, that helped change the course of American history. Who was Attorney General John Mitchell referring to when he said to tell her she was gonna get her *** caught in a big fat wringer if thats published?
^ Katherine Graham
A Christie Hughes
B Elisabeth Murdoch
C Anne Cox Chambers
D Katherine Graham

#Q On October 20, 1973 in an effort to keep the Watergate tapes from the office of Special Prosecutor, Archibald Cox, President Richard Nixon ordered his  Attorney General to fire Archibald Cox. What was the name of the Attorney General who resigned rather than break his word to congress that the White House would not interfere with the investigation?
^ Elliot Richardson
A Elliot Richardson
B John Sirica
C Daniel Ellsberg
D John Dean

#Q I felt a determination cover my body like a quilt in winter , is how this lady described her feelings when she confronted bus driver James Blake. She was later called Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.
^ Rosa Parks
A Coretta Scott King
B Myrlie Evers
C Shirley Chisholm
D Rosa Parks

#Q The engineer of engine # 382 was trying to make up 95 minutes of lost time when he rounded an s-curve to find four cars of  a passenger train stalled on the track. Shouting at the fireman to jump, the engineer began to brake the train. What is the name of the engineer who rode engine # 382 to his death in order to save the passengers on the stalled train?
^ Casey Jones
A John Henry
B Casey Jones
C Alvin York
D Johnny Chapman

#Q Who was the 8th President of the United States?
^ Martin Van Buren
A Andrew Jackson
B James Monroe
C Martin Van Buren
D Andrew Johnson

#Q James Buchanan was a Republican.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which of the following U.S. presidents was not assassinated while in office?
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt
A John F. Kennedy
B William McKinley
C Abraham Lincoln
D Franklin D. Roosevelt

#Q George W. Bush became the 42nd President of the United States.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q The 37th U.S. President, Richard Nixon was impeached due to the Watergate scandal.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Lyndon B. Johnson, who served as vice-president under John F. Kennedy, was sworn into office the day after President Kennedy was shot.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which of these U.S. presidents was in office less than 1 year?
^ William Henry Harrison
A Millard Fillmore
B John Tyler
C John F. Kennedy
D William Henry Harrison

#Q How many terms can a U.S. president serve?
^ 2
A 2
B 4
C 1
D 3

#Q Who served as the 23rd President of the United States?
^ Benjamin Harrison
A Benjamin Harrison
B Chester A. Arthur
C James Garfield
D William Mckinley

#Q Who was the first U.S. president to serve over 12 years?
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Grover Cleveland
B Franklin D. Roosevelt
C Theodore Roosevelt
D George Washington

#Q Who was the father of Nicholas II of Russia?
^ Tsar Alexander III
A Tsar Alexander II
B Tsar Nicholas I
C Tsar Alexander III
D Tsar Peter

#Q Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna was from which country?
^ Germany
A Austria
B Germany
C England
D Denmark

#Q Both Nicholas II and Alexandra Fyodorovna were first cousins of King George V of England.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q How many children did Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra have?
^ 5
A 3
B 5
C 6
D 4

#Q What language did Nicholas II and Alexandra Fyodorovna use in private conversation?
^ English
A French
B English
C Russian
D German

#Q Nicholas II actually became Tsar of Russia before he married Alexandra.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q When Nicholas abdicated the throne in 1917, he also abdicated for his heir, Alexis.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Alexandra Fyodorovnas sister was married to Nicholas IIs brother.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Who portrayed Rocky Balboa in the Rocky films?
^ Sylvester Stallone
A Arnold Schwarzenegger
B Sylvester Stallone
C The Rock
D Harrison Ford

#Q Who played Dr. Frank N. Furter in the comedy-horror musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
^ Tim Curry
A Jim Sharman
B Barry Bostwick
C Tim Curry
D Richard OBrien

#Q What is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains?
^ Mount Elbert
A Mount Elbert
B Mount Lincoln
C Mount Harvard
D Blanca Peak

#Q This Rocky was killed in a plane crash on August 31, 1969.
^ Rocky Marciano
A Rocky DeSantos
B Rocky Fain
C Rocky Johnson
D Rocky Marciano

#Q What are Rocky Mountain oysters?
^ Bull testicles
A Pine cones
B Cow dung
C Bull testicles
D Shell fish

#Q Rocky Johnson, a former Canadian professional wrestler, is the father of what actor and former wrestler?
^ The Rock
A Tony Atlas
B Junkyard Dog
C The Rock
D Bryan Clark

#Q Rocky Top is the official song of what US state?
^ Tennessee
A Tennessee
B Wyoming
C Texas
D Kentucky

#Q Which Rocky was a former fullback for the Pittsburgh Steelers?
^ Rocky Bleier
A Rocky Martin
B Rocky Bleier
C Rocky Johnson
D Rocky Balboa

#Q Rocky Road ice cream is traditionally composed of chocolate ice cream, nuts and what else?
^ Marshmallows
A pretzels
B Caramel
C Fudge
D Marshmallows

#Q The following citation is taken from this novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. 

He wanted not association with glittering things and glittering people — he wanted the glittering things themselves.
^ The Great Gatsby
A Tender Is the Night
B The Great Gatsby
C The Beautiful and Damned
D This Side of Paradise

#Q Winfield Scott was a United States lieutenant general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. In the 1852 presidential election, Scott was the unsuccessful Whig Party candidate, losing to this Democrat.
^ Franklin Pierce
A Franklin Pierce
B John Tyler
C William Henry Harrison
D Millard Fillmore

#Q One of the following statements concerning the life and personality of Sir Walter Scott is wrong.
^ All of these statements are actually true.
A All of these statements are actually true.
B He was the first author to have a truly international career in his lifetime.
C He is sometimes known as the Great Magician.
D He was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet.

#Q Just one of these could be the work of George Gilbert Scott.
^ Church
A Painting
B Church
C Symphony
D Sculpture

#Q Jason Scott Lee is an Asian American movie actor. He starred in all these movies except one.
^ Ride the High Country
A Tale of the Mummy
B The Jungle Book
C Ride the High Country
D Soldier

#Q Francis Scott Key was an American lawyer and amateur poet. One of his poems was added to already existing music, and the combination was adopted as the American national anthem in 1931. This is the name of the above-mentioned poem.
^ The Defence of Fort MHenry
A His poem did not have a name.
B The Defence of Fort MHenry
C To Anacreon in Heaven
D The Star-Spangled Banner

#Q This Tracy, who won two Academy Awards, portrayed Captain Culpepper, Henry Drummond, Richard Sumner and Stanley Banks.
^ Spencer Tracy
A Oliver Tracy
B Tracy Lord
C Tracy Austin
D Spencer Tracy

#Q This comedienne, named Tracey, hosted a weekly television variety show  which ended with the catchphrase Go Home.
^ Tracey Ullman
A Tracey Gold
B Tracey Bergman
C Tracey Harris
D Tracey Ullman

#Q This actress, known for her performance in the TV series The Avengers, portrayed Tracy Bond in Her Majestys Secret Service.
^ Diana Rigg
A Diana Smythe
B Diana Rigg
C Emma Peel
D Kim Basinger

#Q This Tracy, who was a cast member of Saturday Night Live, played recurring characters such as Dominican Lou, Mrs. Parker, Reggie Owens, Captain Munclair Vanderhousen III, and Tate Witherspoon.
^ Tracy Morgan
A Tracy Bergman
B Tracy McGrady
C Tracy Morgan
D Tracy Austin

#Q Tracey E. Bergman played in which soap opera set in Genoa City, Wisconsin?
^ The Young and the Restless
A As the World Turns
B The Young and the Restless
C The Guiding Light
D General Hospital

#Q Fast Car, Talkin Bout a Revolution, Baby Can I Hold You, and Give Me One Reason are some of the songs by this Tracy.
^ Tracy Chapman
A Tracy Ullman
B Tracy Harris
C Tracy Chapman
D Spencer Tracy

#Q This cartoonist, famous for his colourful villains, is the creator of the comic strip detective Dick Tracy.
^ Chester Gould
A Dr. Suess
B Charles Schultz
C Chester Gould
D Dwight Good

#Q This Tracy is the screenwriter and producer of such works as Saturday Night Live, Odyssey 5, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Fire in the Sky.
^ Tracy Torme
A Tracy Bergman
B Tracy Harris
C Tracy Torme
D Tracy Chapman

#Q On the ABC sitcom Growing Pains, actress Tracey Gold portrayed which character?
^ Carol Seaver
A Carol Seaver
B Julie Costello
C Maggie Seaver
D Kate Macdonald

#Q Who portrayed the wealthy Philadelphian socialite Tracy Lord in the 1940 movie The Philadelphia Story?
^ Katharine Hepburn
A Leslie Caron
B Priscilla Lane
C Claudette Colbert
D Katharine Hepburn

#Q What does the female name Aba mean?
^ Born on a Thursday
A Born on a journey
B Born in the wild
C Born on a holy day
D Born on a Thursday

#Q What is the meaning of the name Amy according to popular beliefs?
^ Beloved
A Favorite
B Mild
C Beloved
D Pretty

#Q What is the meaning of the French female name Ariane?
^ Holy
A Gracious
B Fine
C Holy
D Graceful

#Q What does the female name Aisha mean?
^ Alive
A Eternal
B Smooth
C Alive
D Faithful

#Q What is the meaning of the name Barbara according to traditional beliefs?
^ Strange
A Strange
B Sleek
C White
D Black

#Q What is the meaning of the name Jessica?
^ Gods grace
A Gods blessing
B Gods love
C Gods anger
D Gods grace

#Q What does the Cornish name Kerensa mean?
^ Love and peace
A Love and peace
B Loyalty and devotion
C Faith and strength
D Care and kindness

#Q What does the Hawaiian female name Malia mean ?
^ Calm and peaceful
A Brave and bold
B Sweet and loving
C Calm and peaceful
D Faithful and devoted

#Q The surname Eriksson is in the top 5 of the most common names in which European country?
^ Sweden
A Denmark
B Norway
C UK
D Sweden

#Q Of what origin is the popular surname OBrien?
^ Irish
A British
B Scottish
C Irish
D Swedish

#Q According to the 2007 statistics of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, what is the most common surname in Canada?
^ Li
A Tremblay
B Li
C Wilson
D Dubois

#Q Which of the following surnames is not of German origin?
^ Roux
A Hoffmann
B Meyer
C Fischer
D Roux

#Q Cohen is the most common and respected Jewish surname of biblical origins borne by 2.52% of people in Israel. But being a Cohen has some disadvantages. Which of the following are people bearing this name forbidden by Jewish religious law?
^ To marry a divorced woman
A To marry
B To divorce
C To participate in politics
D To marry a divorced woman

#Q Novak (Nowak) is a popular surname in which of the following countries?
^ All of these
A Slovakia
B Poland
C All of these
D Slovenia

#Q Identify the line that contains only surnames typical for the Spanish-speaking countries.
^ Martínez, Alonso, Lopez, Gil, Morales
A González, Patel, Ruiz, Navarro, Ortiz
B Martínez, Alonso, Lopez, Gil, Morales
C Pérez, Mészáros, Díaz, Sanz, Molina
D Vázquez, Serrano, Ortiz, Ferreira, Delgado

#Q Of what origin is the surname Kerr?
^ Scottish
A German
B French
C Belgian
D Scottish

#Q If your surname was De Jong, your home country would most probably be this one.
^ The Netherlands
A The Netherlands
B Denmark
C Sweden
D Japan

#Q Which of these is the most widespread surname in the world by number of people bearing it?
^ Li
A Smith
B Ivanov
C Rodriguez
D Li

#Q Who were Princess Dianas parents?
^ The Viscount and Viscountess Althorp
A The Earl and Countess Spencer
B The Viscount and Viscountess Althorp
C The Earl and Countess of Althorp
D The Duke and Duchess of Althorp

#Q Princess Diana had one brother and one sister.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Princess Diana of Wales was actually born on one of the royal estates.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Princess Diana had no American ancestors.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What was Princess Dianas job prior to her marriage?
^ teachers assistant
A waitress at Harrods
B governess
C teachers assistant
D socialite

#Q Where is Princess Diana buried?
^ Althorp Park
A Balmoral Castle
B Highgrove House
C Althorp Park
D Kensington Palace

#Q What spot became the unofficial memorial of Princess Diana in Paris?
^ The replica of the Torch of the Statue of Liberty on the Place dAlma
A The Champ de Mars
B The fountains at La Place du Trocadero
C The small Statue of Liberty on an island in the Seine
D The replica of the Torch of the Statue of Liberty on the Place dAlma

#Q Princess Dianas sister dated Prince Charles, before Diana and Charles became engaged.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q The teddy bear toy is named after former president Theodore Roosevelt.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to serve more than two terms.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Franklin as President was best remembered for implementing this program, which many believe ended the Great Depression.
^ The New Deal
A The New Way
B The New Deal
C The New America
D The New World Order

#Q President Theodore Roosevelt walked Eleanor down the aisle on her wedding day.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Theodore Roosevelts first wife, Alice, and his mother, Martha, died on the same day.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Both Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt were democrats.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Throughout her husbands presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt often ranked higher in popularity polls than Franklin did.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Franklin Delano Roosevelt is one of the presidents depicted on Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Which state was admitted into the union during Theodore Roosevelts presidency?
^ Oklahoma
A New Mexico
B Nevada
C Arizona
D Oklahoma

#Q Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a bi-monthly newspaper column called New in Washington.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Who is the author of the self-help book How to Win Friends and Influence People?
^ Dale Carnegie
A George Bush
B John Maxwell
C Dale Carnegie
D Norman Vincent Peale

#Q Who created the fictional character Big Brother?
^ George Orwell
A Robert Louis Stevenson
B Joseph Heller
C William Golding
D George Orwell

#Q This author, often referred to as The Father of Science Fiction, wrote the novel The War of the Worlds.
^ Herbert George Wells
A Douglas Adams
B George Orwell
C Herbert George Wells
D J.R.R. Tolkien

#Q Freddie Prinze died in 1977 of a drug overdose.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Singer Aaliyah was killed in a car crash in 2001.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which of the following people did NOT die from either an intentional or accidental gun shot wound?
^ Jonathan Brandis
A Brandon Lee
B Mike Jones
C Jon-Erik Hexum
D Jonathan Brandis

#Q This eponym comes from the name of a humorous character from the writings of Teddy Roosevelts VP, Charles W.G. Fairbanks.
^ blurb
A dweeb
B booby
C dummy
D blurb

#Q This eponym comes from the name of a mentally slow character  from a cartoon by E.C. Segar, the man who drew Popeye.
^ goon
A dweeb
B mobster
C idiot
D goon

#Q We know that a scrooge is a miserly, unhappy person. From which Dickens novel do we get this word?
^ A Christmas Carol
A A Tale of Two Cities
B A Christmas Carol
C Nickolas Nickalby
D The Pickwick  Papers

#Q An atlas is a collection of maps. Where do we get the word atlas from?
^ The name of a Greek god
A A Roman god
B The name of a Greek god
C A famous Greek map maker
D A famous Roman map maker

#Q He was a Greek who talked incessantly. This got on Zeus nerves so the talkative one was imprisoned  under a fruit tree. Whenever he tried to get one of the fruits, the fruit moved away from him. What was his name?
^ Tantalus
A Pyhrrus
B Dazzalus
C Cicero
D Tantalus

#Q We get the word bikini from the name of a tiny atoll in the Pacific.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q The Ritz cracker gets its name from Cesar  Ritz, a famous German hotel owner.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q We get this term for a type of clothing from the royal name of  J.T. Brudnell, a famous British cavalry officer .
^ cardigan
A cardigan
B derby
C ragland
D tuxedo

#Q This type of fruit gets its name from the name of an Australian fruit breeder.
^ Granny Smith apple
A Nectarine
B Sweet Susan plum
C Granny Smith apple
D Bosc pear

#Q Which president used to go skinny dipping on warm nights?
^ John Quincy Adams
A Teddy Roosevelt
B Abraham Lincoln
C John Quincy Adams
D William Howard Taft

#Q This U.S. president gave the longest inauguration speech ever to that date.
^ William Henry Harrison
A William Jefferson Clinton
B Rutherford B. Hayes
C William Henry Harrison
D John F. Kennedy

#Q Which U.S. president fathered 15 children: 8 with his first wife and 7 with his second wife?
^ John Tyler
A Lyndon B. Johnson
B Zachary Taylor
C William Taft
D John Tyler

#Q This U.S. president survived gall bladder surgery when he was 17 years of age.
^ James K. Polk
A George Washington
B Dwight Eisenhower
C Abraham Lincoln
D James K. Polk

#Q Which president was engaged once but never married, making him the first U.S. president never to have been married when elected President of the United States?
^ James Buchanan
A James K. Polk
B James F. Cooper
C Franklin Pierce
D James Buchanan

#Q Abraham Lincoln carried bills, his mail, and personal notes in his hat.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which of these presidents only wore suits that he custom tailored himself?
^ Andrew Johnson
A Thomas Jefferson
B James Garfield
C Andrew Johnson
D Rutherford B. Hayes

#Q Which of these U.S. presidents died of throat cancer?
^ Ulysses S. Grant
A Ulysses S. Grant
B Rutherford B. Hayes
C Abraham Lincoln
D Franklin D. Roosevelt

#Q It is said that this president was a genius, who could write in Greek with his left hand and in Latin with his right at the same time.
^ James Garfield
A Woodrow Wilson
B James Garfield
C Rutherford B. Hayes
D Calvin Coolidge

#Q Which U.S. president had his jaw removed?
^ Grover Cleveland
A Ronald Reagan
B William McKinley
C James Garfield
D Grover Cleveland

#Q This president battled chronic stomach pain throughout his life, worsening during the time of his presidency.
^ Calvin Coolidge
A Franklin Roosevelt
B Harry S. Truman
C Calvin Coolidge
D Woodrow Wilson

#Q Which U.S. president published more than 16 books during his life?
^ Herbert Hoover
A Franklin D. Roosevelt
B Dwight D. Eisenhower
C Herbert Hoover
D James E. Carter

#Q This U.S. president married his girlfriend just 3 months after meeting her.
^ George W. Bush
A John Adams
B George W. Bush
C Theodore Roosevelt
D William J. Clinton

#Q Which U.S. president was related to 11 former presidents by blood or marriage?
^ FDR
A John Adams
B LBJ
C JFK
D FDR

#Q President Calvin Coolidge had a special bathtub made just for him.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q He was the first Roman Catholic US President and his father was a prominent businessman.
^ John Kennedy
A Lyndon Johnson
B James Carter
C Franklin D. Roosevelt
D John Kennedy

#Q In his 1916 presidential campaign for reelection, his supporters said he kept us out of war, but in his second term he led the US into World War One. He was only the second Democrat elected to the Presidency since the American Civil War.
^ Woodrow Wilson
A William Howard Taft
B Woodrow Wilson
C Warren G. Harding
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q He was a peanut farmer from Plains Georgia, a governor of Georgia and a graduate of the US Naval Academy.
^ James Carter
A Gerald Ford
B James Carter
C George Bush
D Lyndon Johnson

#Q He will be remembered for positive accomplishments in foreign affairs, especially for improving relations between the United States and China. But he will also be remembered for the scandal that forced him to be the first President to resign from office.
^ Richard Nixon
A Richard Nixon
B Harry Truman
C George Bush
D Ronald Regan

#Q He had to make some tough decisions, such as whether or not to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. But he seldom shied away from decisions or defending his policies. He was reelected in one of the biggest political upsets in US presidential history.
^ Harry Truman
A Warren Harding
B Lyndon Johnson
C Harry Truman
D Dwight Eisenhower

#Q He was the first Vice-President in the twentieth century to become President after the death of a President. Later he was reelected for a four-year term on his own and proved to be one of the most progressive Republican Presidents in the 20th century.
^ Theodore Roosevelt
A Theodore Roosevelt
B Calvin Cooledge
C Woodrow Wilson
D William Howard Taft

#Q He first became famous in Hollywood. As President he sometimes got his speech lines a little confused, but he went a long way with his friend Gorbachev toward ending the Cold War.
^ Ronald Reagan
A George Bush
B Ronald Reagan
C William Clinton
D Richard Nixon

#Q Who was the only 20th century US President who was not elected as President or Vice-President by the people of the United States?
^ Gerald Ford
A Gerald Ford
B Lyndon Johnson
C William H. Taft
D Richard Nixon

#Q Who was the only US President in the 20th century who served as a US Army general before he became President?
^ Dwight Eisenhower
A Dwight Eisenhower
B James Carter
C Herbert Hoover
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q Which US President was elected to four presidential terms?
^ Franklin Roosevelt
A Woodrow Wilson
B Ronald Reagan
C Calvin Coolidge
D Franklin Roosevelt

#Q Which of the following US Presidents was NOT the governor of a state before becoming President?
^ Richard Nixon
A William Clinton
B James Carter
C Richard Nixon
D Ronald Reagan

#Q Which US President was largely responsible for forming the international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait in the Gulf War in the early 1990s?
^ George Bush
A George Bush
B William Clinton
C James Carter
D Richard Nixon

#Q This man was a famous inventor and an American founding father.
^ Benjamin Franklin
A Millard Fillmore
B George Washington
C Benjamin Franklin
D Thomas Jefferson

#Q This man wrote pamphlets such as Common Sense and the Rights of Man.
^ Thomas Paine
A Thomas Paine
B Thomas Jefferson
C Lincoln Stubbs
D Austin Paul

#Q This man was a Confederate general but his loyalties almost always lied with the United States. He distinguished himself in the Mexican-American War and in the American Civil War.
^ Robert E. Lee
A Robert E. Lee
B Daniel Walsh
C Thomas Stone Wall Jackson
D Rutheford B. Hayes

#Q This man, who was a key figure in the Reagan administration, was involved in the Iran-Contra Affair.
^ Oliver North
A Oliver North
B John Threadgill
C Chesty Puller
D Douglas McArthur

#Q This World War 2 general rushed to Belgium to rescue the 101st airborn.
^ George S. Patton
A George S. Patton
B Dwight D. Eisenhower
C Chesty Puller
D Douglas McArthur

#Q This Civil War general led the march from Atlanta to Savannah.
^ William T. Sherman
A Tyler Reynolds
B William T. Sherman
C Ulysses S. Grant
D Thomas Jackson

#Q This man served as U.S. President and was the primary writer of the Constitution.
^ James Madison
A Thomas Jefferson.
B James Madison
C John Adams
D James Monroe

#Q This first lady saved a portrait of George Washington while the British burned the White House during the War of 1812.
^ Dolley Madison
A Laura Bush
B Susan B. Anthony
C Dolley Madison
D Martha Washington

#Q This woman, born into slavery, worked on the underground railroad and was a Union spy during the U.S. Civil War.
^ Harriet Tubman
A Betsy Ross
B Martha Washington
C Harriet Tubman
D Amelia Earhart

#Q Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?
^ Neil Armstrong
A John Glenn
B Buzz Aldrin
C George HW Bush
D Neil Armstrong

#Q The term Pharaoh derives from the Egyptian words Pr-Aa meaning this.
^ Great House
A Great House
B King of All
C Scorpion King
D Eternal Light

#Q This pharaoh ruled Egypt for more than 66 years and had many wives and children (according to some sources, he had as many as 200 sons and 200 daughters). The most famous of his wives was Nefertari.
^ Rameses II
A Rameses II
B Akhenaten
C Menes
D Rameses I

#Q Thutmose III is considered to have been a great military expert.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Queen Cleopatra the Seventh was an ancient Egyptian ruler of what nationality?
^ Greek
A Greek
B Babylonian
C Egyptian
D Nubian

#Q King Akhenaten led a religious revolution in Egypt when after proclaiming that Aten (the sun disc) was the the only god. This made him and his wife extremely hated among the Egyptians and possibly led to his death (even though there is no evidence supporting the theory about unnatural death). What was the name of his chief wife?
^ Nefertiti
A Tiy
B Cleopatra
C Nefertiti
D Tey

#Q Tutankhamun succeeded Akhenaten when he was just 8 (this is true). He adopted Akhenatens monotheistic ideas and strengthened the cult in Aten.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Khufu was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypts Old Kingdom from approximately 2589 BC to 2566 BC. He is most famous for building this monument.
^ The Great Pyramid of Giza
A The Great Pyramid of Giza
B The Caesarium
C Cleopatras Needle
D The Karnak Temple

#Q Ancient Egypt was actually divided into two kingdoms- Upper and Lower Egypt. The cobra was one of the symbols of Upper Egypt. What kind of animal was the symbol of Lower Egypt?
^ Vulture
A Falcon
B Vulture
C Shark
D Eagle

#Q After the team of Howard Carter opened the tomb of King Tutankhamen, some of the archaeologists died in strange circumstances. This sparked the rumor of the Curse of the Pharaohs (this is true). However, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the inventor of the Sherlock Holmes) rejected the idea and proved it was groundless.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q There is evidence that incestuous marriage was widespread at some point of Egyptian history. For example, Maatkare Hatshepsut, regarded as the earliest known queen regnant in history, married Thutmose II.   What was her relationship to Thutmose II?
^ He was her half-brother
A He was her father
B He was her son
C He was her grandfather
D He was her half-brother

#Q Whose last words were reported to have been Tomorrow I shall no longer be here.?
^ Nostradamus
A William Shakespeare
B Edward Cayce
C Nostradamus
D Joanne Dixson

#Q Whose dying words supposedly were I should never have switched from Scotch to martinis?
^ Humphrey Bogart
A Wallace Berry
B P.T. Barnum
C Humphrey Bogart
D W.C. Fields

#Q What were the last words of Malcolm X?
^ Lets cool it brothers
A I am still alive
B Lets cool it brothers
C Oh, God! Im hit
D No one panic - Im alright

#Q Whose final words are quoted here: I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.?
^ Leonardo Da Vinci
A Martin Luther
B Picasso
C Michelangelo
D Leonardo Da Vinci

#Q What were the last words of the eloquent English romantic poet Lord Byron?
^ Good night
A There is nothing but  death
B Good night
C The rest is silence
D I am still in love with life and words.

#Q Whose last words were: Thomas Jefferson survives.?
^ John Adams
A Aaron Burr
B Thomas Jefferson
C George Washington
D John Adams

#Q What was the last word of Alexander Graham Bell?
^ No
A No
B Good
C Yes
D Damn

#Q Which witty prolific writer met death with these words: Either that wallpaper goes, or I go.?
^ Oscar Wilde
A Oscar Wilde
B Dorothy Parker
C George Bernard Shaw
D Mark Twain

#Q The last words of what great 20th century writer were: Does nobody understand?
^ James Joyce
A James Joyce
B F.Scott Fitzgerald
C Jean Paul Satre
D Franz Kafta

#Q Joseph Turner, the great English impressionist is reported to have said which of these words just before he died?
^ The Sun is God
A I am afraid to die
B Lord help my poor soul
C The Sun is God
D Wait - just one more brush stroke

#Q Whose last words were Dont let it end like this...Tell them I said something.?
^ Panco Villa
A Panco Villa
B Picasso
C Billy the Kid
D Eugene ONeill

#Q Whose final words were..Nothing but death.
^ Jane Austen
A Georgia OKeefe
B Gertrude Stein
C Jane Austen
D Harriet Beecher Stowe

#Q What were Beethovens last words?
^ Friends applaud -  the comedy is over
A Friends applaud -  the comedy is over
B I have lived like a philosopher, and died like a Christian.
C Drink to me
D What did you say?

#Q What were Gandhis last words?
^ Oh God! Oh God!
A Well if it must be so
B Oh God! Oh God!
C Lord help my poor soul
D Into your hands I commend my spirit

#Q What were the last words of the Roman Emperor Caligula?
^ I am still alive
A Its good to be the king
B I am still alive
C My horse, my horse
D I dont want to go on the cart

#Q Who stated But we dont want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.?
^ Condoleezza Rice
A Hillary Clinton
B Condoleezza Rice
C Nancy Pelosi
D Madeline Albright

#Q Color television. I wont believe it till I see it in black and white. Then, there is the quote, In two words im-possible. Who is the movie producer famed for his misspeak?
^ Samuel Goldwyn
A Steven Spielberg
B Samuel Goldwyn
C Barry Meyer
D Jack Warner

#Q Oops, she did it again! What bright young singing star replied to the question, What is the best part of being famous?, with the answer, I get to go to a lot of overseas places like Canada.?
^ Britney Spears
A Taylor Swift
B Miley Cyrus
C Leann Rimes
D Britney Spears

#Q Whose last words were They couldnt hit an elephant at this distance.?
^ General John Sedgwick
A General Robert E Lee
B Stonewall Jackson
C General U. S. Grant
D General John Sedgwick

#Q What President of the United States got in trouble with the broccoli growers of America when he stated, Im President of the United States and Im not going to eat it anymore.?
^ George H. W. Bush
A Jimmy Carter
B George W. Bush
C George H. W. Bush
D Bill Clinton

#Q This comedian calls himself an Executive Transvestite whilst asking the question Cake or Death?!
^ Eddie Izzard
A Eddie Izzard
B Dame Edna
C Milton Berle
D Benny Hill

#Q Which Comedian made this quip: Boycott shampoo! Demand the REAL poo!?
^ Steven Wright
A Richard Pryor
B George Carlin
C Steven Wright
D Jerry Seinfeld

#Q Standing ovations have become far too commonplace. What we need are ovations where the audience members all punch and kick one another. “ was said by which unapologetic satirist?
^ George Carlin
A George Carlin
B Lewis Black
C Louis Anderson
D Jerry Seinfeld

#Q This comedian complained of having an apartment infested with Koala Bears. It was the cutest infestation, ever!
^ Mitch Hedberg
A Norm MacDonald
B Adam Sandler
C Dane Cook
D Mitch Hedberg

#Q This chronically smoking comedian put his audience in place with this line Non-smokers die every day. Sleep tight!
^ Bill Hicks
A Bill Hicks
B Andrew Dice Clay
C Dennis Leary
D Richard Pryor

#Q This comedienne who said Sometimes I feel like a figment of my own imagination.  is one of the handful of early women to pave the way for future aspiring funny women.
^ Lily Tomlin
A Ellen Degeneres
B Paula Poundstone
C Lily Tomlin
D Joan Rivers

#Q The Emperors New Clothes, The Red Shoes, The Snow Queen, The Real Princess are fairy tales written by this author.
^ Hans Christian Anderson
A Katherine Porter
B Mark Twain
C Franz Kafka
D Hans Christian Anderson

#Q Who wrote the short stories Taras Bulba, The Cloak, the Colash, The Overcoat, Why the Two Ivans Quarrelled?
^ Nikolai V. Gogol
A Isak Vlavek
B Fyodor Dostoevsky
C Thomas Mann
D Nikolai V. Gogol

#Q Who wrote Young Goodman Brown, Wakefield, Rappaccinis Daughter and Mr. Bullfrog?
^ Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Nathaniel Hawthorne
B James Fenimore Cooper
C Nora Ebbs Wethering
D Franz Kafka

#Q Name the author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Little Britain.
^ Washington Irving
A Herbert Barnes Kellogg
B Washington Irving
C James Fenimore Cooper
D Nathaniel Hawthorne

#Q Who penned the short stories The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Blue Coat and X-ing a Paragrab?
^ Edgar Allen Poe
A Edgar Allen Poe
B James Fenimore Cooper
C Stephen Benet
D Stephen Crane

#Q Name the author of The Lady or the Tiger, The Magic Egg, Mr. Tolmin and The Widows Curse?
^ Frank R. Stockton
A Mark Twain
B Bernard Capes
C Harte Crane
D Frank R. Stockton

#Q The Tell -Tale Heart, The Murder in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Purloined Letter are short stories by this author.
^ Edgar Allen Poe
A Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
B Edgar Allen Poe
C Rudyard Kipling
D Stephen Crane

#Q Who wrote Bartleby the Scrivener, Billy Budd Foretopman and The Piazza?
^ Herman Melville
A Harte Crane
B Stephen Benet
C Stephen Crane
D Herman Melville

#Q Name the author of A Dogs Tale, The  Notorios Jumpoing Frog of Calaveras County, The True Story.
^ Mark Twain
A Bernard Capes
B Mark Twain
C Bret Harte
D Harte Crane

#Q Who is the author of The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire, The Happy Prince and The Remarkable Rocket?
^ Oscar Wilde
A Oscar Wilde
B Washington Irving
C Bernard Capes
D Noel Coward

#Q This case allowed police officers to pat down people for weapons without violating the 4th Amendment of the U.S. constitution.
^ Terry v. Ohio
A Cornwell v. Michigan
B Terry v. Ohio
C Brown v. Board of Education
D Smith v .The United States

#Q All arrestees are read this warning before questioning due to the case with the same name.
^ Miranda
A Bill of Rights
B Article 4
C Miranda
D 1st Amendment

#Q This blood alcohol content level is generally accepted by all 50 U.S. states as the level consistent with being legally intoxicated.
^ .10
A .001
B .01
C .10
D 1.0

#Q Which of the following statements is true about the Life Imprisonment sentence in the U.S.?
^ You stay in prison for 25 years and are then eligible for a parole hearing.
A You stay in prison until you die.
B You are executed after all of your appeals have run out.
C You are given a 100-year prison sentence
D You stay in prison for 25 years and are then eligible for a parole hearing.

#Q When there is reason to believe that a domestic assault has occurred (example: husband hitting wife) the police in the U.S. must do which of the following?
^ Arrest the aggressor
A Have a judge approve the arrest
B Take the victim to the hospital for an exam
C Arrest the aggressor
D Arrest both parties

#Q What does the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantee?
^ Right to free speech
A To be free of illegal searches
B Right to due process
C Right to bear arms (guns)
D Right to free speech

#Q What Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty?
^ 5th
A 7th
B 8th
C 6th
D 5th

#Q U.S. police officers can shoot a man running from a felony he committed if he is running away with a gun.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In the U.S. a person under the age of 17 cannot be tried as an adult.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Bail and bond are synonymous.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q How was the late Earl of Mountbatten related to Prince Philip.
^ He was Prince Philips uncle.
A He was Prince Philips grandson.
B He was Prince Philips cousin.
C He was Prince Philips uncle.
D He was Prince Philips great grandson.

#Q Queen Elizabeth II gave birth to how many children?
^ 4
A 5
B 3
C 4
D 6

#Q Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the mother of Queen Elizabeth II, was born where?
^ England
A Scotland
B England
C Ireland
D Wales

#Q How is Queen Elizabeth II related to Edward VIII, the late Duke of Windsor?
^ He was her uncle.
A He was her uncle.
B He was her father
C He was her cousin
D He was her grandfather

#Q Both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are direct descendants of Queen Victoria.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Peter Phillips is the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Uncommon Women and Others, The Heidi Chronicles, Isnt It Romantic, and The Sisters Rosensweig are written by this playwright.
^ Wendy Wasserstein
A Wendy Wasserstein
B Sally Behrmann
C Jill Matherson
D Andrea ODowell

#Q Who wrote the plays Marty, The Tenth Man and Gideon?
^ Paddy Chayefsky
A John Updike
B William Inge
C Jonathan  Larson
D Paddy Chayefsky

#Q A Thousand Clowns, Im Not Rappaport, Thieves, Conversations with My Father are plays by this dramatist.
^ Herb Gardner
A John Updike
B Paddy Chayefsky
C Herb Gardner
D William Inge

#Q What ancient Greek tragedian wrote the plays Oedipus Rex, Antigone, Oedipus at Colonus, Ajax?
^ Sophocles
A Terrance
B Sophocles
C Aeschylus
D Aristophanes

#Q Lysistrata, The Birds, The Wasps, The Frogs are plays by this ancient Greek playwright.
^ Aristophanes
A Sophocles
B Aeschylus
C Aristophanes
D Terrance

#Q Who is the author of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides, Prometheus Bound, and Seven Against Thebes?
^ Aeschylus
A Aristophanes
B Sophocles
C Terrance
D Aeschylus

#Q Who penned the plays The Emperor Jones, Mourning Becomes Electra, Anna Christie, Desire Under the Elms, beyond the Horizon, and The Iceman Cometh?
^ Eugene ONeill
A Eugene ONeill
B James Joyce
C Thornton Wilder
D Tennessee Williams

#Q This playwright is the author of Our Town, The Skin of Our Teeth, Bernice, and The Merchant of Yonkers.
^ Thornton Wilder
A William Inge
B Tennessee Williams
C Eugene ONeill
D Thornton Wilder

#Q What prominent playwright wrote the plays A Glass Menagerie, A Streetcar Named Desire,  The Rose Tattoo, The Night of the Iguana?
^ Tennessee Williams
A Tennessee Williams
B Thornton Wilder
C Eugene ONeill
D William Inge

#Q Come Back Little Sheba, Picnic and Bus Stop are plays by this dramatist.
^ William Inge
A Eugene ONeill
B William Inge
C Thornton Wilder
D Tennessee Williams

#Q In which present day country was Vlad the Impaler born?
^ Romania
A Turkey
B Austria
C Hungry
D Romania

#Q As a young man, Vlad the Impaler was taken hostage by the Turks and sent to Istanbul.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Vlad Draculas father and brother were assassinated by the Turks so they could more easily invade the region of Wallachia.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Which nickname given to Vlad Dracula means impaler?
^ Tepes
A Tepes
B Impani
C Radou
D Dracul

#Q Notes from a Small Island is a travel book by an American Bill Bryson, describing a European island. Which one?
^ Great Britain
A Ireland
B Ibiza
C Great Britain
D Malta

#Q The tagline for this movie was: For over two thousand years, Europe has survived many great disasters. Now for the real test. Chevy Chase  his family are coming from America!“ What film is it the quote from?
^ European Vacation
A Time of Vacation
B Christmas Vacation
C European Vacation
D The Big Vacation

#Q He was born in Canada and was a business tycoon as well as a politician. He bought and later sold control of the Rolls-Royce automobile company and built a London newspaper empire. Who is he?
^ Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
A Matthew Boulton
B Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
C John Jacob Astor
D Arthur Andersen

#Q He was a business tycoon who made a fortune by selling Coca-Cola. He bought the formula of Coca-Cola from its inventor John Pemberton for $2,300.
^ Asa Griggs Candler
A Richard Branson
B Samuel Bronfman
C Bernard Baruch
D Asa Griggs Candler

#Q He is an American businessman, who studied at the University of Texas at Austin with the intention to become a physicist. It was then, that he got interested in computers and even started a computer company called PCs Limited in his dorm room. The company soon became very prosperous.
^ Michael Dell
A Michael Dell
B Friedrich Engels
C William Gates
D Larry Ellison

#Q He founded one of the largest fast food companies. Having amassed a $500 million fortune during his lifetime, he was  included in the TIME 100 list of the worlds most influential builders and titans of industry.
^ Ray Kroc
A Ray Kroc
B Michael Milken
C Scott McNealy
D Henry Kravis

#Q James G. March has served on the faculties of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, the University of California and Stanford University. He is a business theorists and his studies are directed towards this.
^ Understanding risk-taking and decision-making
A Understanding risk-taking and decision-making
B Advertising and Marketing
C Abuse at the workplace
D The psychology of work

#Q He is from a  prominent 400-year old German family, famous for their steel production and manufacture of ammunition and armaments. He launched the family business.
^ Friedrich Krupp
A Friedrich Krupp
B Henry Kravis
C Alfred Krupp
D Alfred Sloan

#Q This Australian-born tycoon is regarded as one of the most politically influential media proprietors in the world. He started his business in Australia and exported it to Britain and the USA.
^ Rupert Murdoch
A Rupert Murdoch
B Andrew Mellon
C Sanjay Kumar
D Pierre Omidyar

#Q He was the most famous Greek shipping magnate of the 20th century.
^ Aristotle Onassis
A Aristotle Onassis
B Sanjay Kumar
C Ross Perot
D Cornelius Vanderbilt

#Q Much of his fortune and rise to splendour was due to deals with William IX, who had had inherited what was purported to be among the largest fortunes in Europe. That fortune eventually went under his control. This was the start of one of the most successful German business families in the world.
^ Mayer Amschel Rothschild
A Cecil Rhodes
B Andrew Mellon
C Mayer Amschel Rothschild
D Paul Julius Baron von Reuter

#Q This man played a knife wielding Bowie in a movie about the Alamo starring John Wayne.
^ Richard Widmark
A Richard Dawson
B Richard Boone
C Richard Roundtree
D Richard Widmark

#Q This Richard played Jason Bourne in the original 1988 Bourne Identity.
^ Chamberlain
A Roundtree
B Dawson
C Chamberlain
D Boone

#Q This Dick starred as Tom Bradford on Eight is Enough.
^ Van Patton
A York
B Van Patton
C Van Dyke
D Van York

#Q This Jessica is a Country music singer famous for her 2001 song Who Am I .
^ Jessica Andrews
A Jessica Corbett
B Jessica Maurer
C Jessica Andrews
D Jessica Capshaw

#Q What musician created the Ziggy Stardust persona, featured in the 1972 concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars?
^ David Bowie
A David Coverdale
B David Axelrod
C David Bowie
D David Gilmour

#Q The publication of this novel by David Herbert Lawrence caused a scandal as it contained four-letter words and described the relationship between a working-class male and an upper-class female.
^ Lady Chatterleys Lover
A Sons and Lovers
B Lady Chatterleys Lover
C Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure
D Women in Love

#Q American magician and illusionist David Copperfield named himself after a character created by what classic author?
^ Charles Dickens
A Oscar Wilde
B Thomas Hardy
C Charles Dickens
D Mark Twain

#Q What musician is not correctly matched with the band of which he was a member?
^ David Bowie - Talking Heads
A David Bowie - Talking Heads
B David Coverdale - Deep Purple
C David Crosby - The Byrds
D David Gilmour - Pink Floyd

#Q In 2008, late-night talk show host David Letterman was accused of sexism regarding remarks about this politician.
^ Sarah Palin
A Sarah Palin
B Condoleezza Rice
C Nancy Pelosi
D Hilary Clindon

#Q What weapon did young David, the future king of Israel, use to defeat the giant Goliath?
^ a sling
A a bow
B a sword
C none
D a sling

#Q What actor won the 1996 Golden Globe Award for his role of an FBI Special Agent in a TV series?
^ David Duchovny
A David Hasselhoff
B David Duchovny
C David Boreanz
D David Morse

#Q St. David, who is commemorated with a feast day falling on March 1 each year, is the national patron saint of this country.
^ Wales
A Wales
B Canada
C Iceland
D Scotland

#Q What musician recorded the album White Snake and later used the album title as the name of his future band?
^ David Coverdale
A David Coverdale
B David Byrne
C David Gilmour
D David Axelrod

#Q In 2007, English soccer player David Beckham, whose fame has extended well beyond sport, joined what American Major League Soccer team?
^ Los Angeles Galaxy
A Los Angeles Galaxy
B Houston Dynamo
C D.C. United
D Chicago Fire

#Q John Adams was the second President of the United States. He was educated in the field of law at this Ivy League university.
^ Harvard University
A Princeton University
B Harvard University
C University of Pennsylvania
D Yale University

#Q One of the actors starring in Friends graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.
^ Lisa Kudrow
A Lisa Kudrow
B David Schwimmer
C Jennifer Aniston
D Courteney Cox Arquette

#Q John F. Kennedy studied at all of these schools except one.
^ United States Military Academy (West Point)
A Harvard University
B London School of Economics
C United States Military Academy (West Point)
D Princeton University

#Q Hollywood star Brad Pitt attended the University of Missouri, where he studied this.
^ Journalism
A Philosophy
B English literature
C Journalism
D History

#Q At first Condoleezza Rices plans were to become a pianist. However, after she attended a course on international politics taught by this person, she changed her mind and at age 19, Rice earned her bachelors degree in political science from the University of Denver.
^ Josef Korbel
A Josef Korbel
B Henry Kissinger
C None of these
D Noam Chomsky

#Q Actor Hugh Grant studied English at the University of Cambridge.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which one of these British Prime Ministers studied chemistry at the University of Oxford?
^ Margaret Thatcher
A Tony Blair
B Margaret Thatcher
C John Major
D James Callaghan

#Q Before altering the course of his career towards drama, this actor received a masters degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney, and was eventually awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to MIT.
^ Dolph Lundgren
A Sean Connery
B Dolph Lundgren
C Clint Eastwood
D Nicolas Cage

#Q The famous New York real estate developer, Donald Trump, earned his bachelors degree in economics from this university.
^ University of Pennsylvania
A Fordham University
B New York University
C Brown University
D University of Pennsylvania

#Q Bill Gates graduated from Harvard University.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Famous Indian spiritual leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is widely known as Mahatma, which means what  in Sanskrit?
^ Great Soul
A Great Son
B Great King
C Great Eye
D Great Soul

#Q In 1889, what professional education did Mahatma Gandhi receive at University College in London?
^ He became a barrister.
A He became a theologian.
B He became a barrister.
C He became an anthropologist.
D He became a psychologist.

#Q In 1894, the Natal Indian Congress was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa, for what purpose?
^ To fight with the discrimination against Indians.
A To organize the Indian people in London.
B To fight with the discrimination against Indians.
C To spread the teachings of Buddha.
D To preach  vegetarianism.

#Q What was the main principle in Mahatma Gandhis philosophical teaching Satyagraha, which he employed in his fight against the apartheid in South Africa and the British Raj?
^ The non-violent protest
A The non-violent protest
B The kamikaze approach
C The war to end all wars
D The Christian faith

#Q During World War I, the famous spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi encouraged the Indian people to do what?
^ To join the army and support the British.
A To join the army and support the British.
B To leave the country.
C To stay home and never take part in a war.
D To join the army and fight against the British.

#Q On March 10, 1922 Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced to 6 years of prison for sedition but he served only two years. Why?
^ Because he needed urgent medical treatment.
A Because the UN forced the British government to free him.
B Because he was later found not guilty.
C Because his followers helped him escape from prison.
D Because he needed urgent medical treatment.

#Q What was the astrological sign of Indian spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi?
^ Libra
A Taurus
B Libra
C Virgo
D Aquarius

#Q What is the title of Mahatma Gandhis autobiography, originally written in the Gujarati language?
^ The Story of My Experiments with Truth
A My Indian Story
B The Story of My Experiments with Truth
C My Life and the Satyagraha
D The Silence of My Freedom

#Q During World War II, Mahatma Gandhi organized this movement of civil disobedience, determined to achieve Indias total independence from the British.
^ The Quit India Movement
A The Call for Freedom
B The Quit India Movement
C The Never Surrender Movement
D The Indian Vegetarian Movement

#Q On January 30, 1948 Mahatma Gandhi died on his way to a religious meeting in New Delhi. What was the cause of his death?
^ He was shot by a Hindu radical.
A He was shot by a Hindu radical.
B He had a stroke.
C He committed suicide.
D He was knocked down by a car.

#Q Joan of Arc lived in this century.
^ 15th
A 15th
B 16th
C 14th
D 13th

#Q When Joan was about 20 she said she had begun to receive visions of Saint Michael the Archangel, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret telling her to drive the English out of France.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In 1999, the movie The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, portraying her life, was released.  Who played the role of her character?
^ Milla Jovovich
A Lola Albright
B Isabelle Adjani
C Milla Jovovich
D Faye Dunaway

#Q Three of these writers have referred to Joan of Arc in their works. Who is the odd one?
^ Joseph Heller
A Joseph Heller
B George Bernard Shaw
C Friedrich Schiller
D Shakespeare

#Q Joans visions are carefully scrutinized by experts. They concluded that all these diseases were the cause of the hallucinations except one.
^ Narcissistic personality disorder
A Schizophrenia
B Bovine Tuberculosis
C Temporal lobe epilepsy
D Narcissistic personality disorder

#Q What can be inferred about Joans clothing?
^ Her clothing was more commonly worn by men.
A Her clothing was extremely luxurious.
B She often wore no clothes.
C Her clothing was more commonly worn by men.
D Her clothing resembled very much the one worn by Popes.

#Q When Joan was captured by Burgundian troops, King Charles did not want to ransom her.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Was the trial against Joan of Arc, which began in 1431  just and fair?
^ No
A Yes
B No

#Q How many years after her execution was Joan of Arc declared innocent?
^ 25
A 10
B 100
C 25
D 311

#Q Who was the twenty-third President of the United States?
^ Benjamin Harrison
A Jimmy Carter
B Benjamin Harrison
C Herbert Hoover
D Millard Fillmore

#Q Who was President of the United States when the atomic bombs were dropped in August 1945?
^ Harry S. Truman
A Theodor Roosevelt
B Ronald Reagan
C Harry S. Truman
D Franklin D. Roosevelt

#Q Which President said Speak softly and carry a big stick.?
^ Theodor Teddy Roosevelt
A Theodor Teddy Roosevelt
B Ronald Reagan
C Thomas Jefferson
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q Which two U.S. Presidents died on the same day?
^ John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
A Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan
B Theodor Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
C John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
D Grower Cleveland and Millard Filmore

#Q Which U.S. President is considered the father of the Constitution?
^ James Madison
A James Madison
B John Adams
C George Washington
D Thomas Jefferson

#Q Who was the first U.S. President born in a hospital?
^ Jimmy Carter
A Ronald Reagan
B Jimmy Carter
C George H.W. Bush
D Richard Nixon

#Q What U.S. President used the words When in the course of human events?
^ Thomas Jefferson
A George Washington
B James Madison
C Ronald Reagan
D Thomas Jefferson

#Q Who was the first President to serve two nonconsecutive terms in office?
^ Grover Cleavland
A Andrew Johnson
B George Washington
C Grover Cleavland
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q While this President was skinny dipping in the Potomac River a female journalist took his clothes and refused to give them to him until he gave an interview.
^ John Quincy Adams
A Andrew Jackson
B James Monroe
C James Buchanan
D John Quincy Adams

#Q Which U.S. political party is also known as the GOP?
^ Republican
A Federalist
B Democratic
C Republican
D Democratic-Republican

#Q Which Spanish explorer was the first recorded European to reach the Mississippi River?
^ Hernando de Soto
A Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
B Hernán Cortés
C Vasco da Gama
D Hernando de Soto

#Q Name the Portuguese explorer who was in command of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India.
^ Vasco da Gama
A Christopher Columbus
B Ferdinand Magellan
C Vasco da Gama
D Marco Polo

#Q Christopher Columbus, one of the most successful explorers in the European Age of Discovery and among the first Europeans to explore the Americas (after the Vikings,) was of what nationality?
^ Italian
A Portuguese
B Italian
C English
D Spanish

#Q This Italian explored the east coast of South America much further south than any other European before and realized that this land was part of a new continent while many other European explorers crossing the Atlantic thought they were reaching Asia.
^ Amerigo Vespucci
A Marco Polo
B Christopher Columbus
C Amerigo Vespucci
D Ferdinand Magellan

#Q Which explorer realized the first known successful attempt to circumnavigate the Earth?
^ Ferdinand Magellan
A Marco Polo
B Ferdinand Magellan
C James Cook
D Vasco da Gama

#Q This explorer was one of the first Europeans to travel the Silk Road and meet the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, Kublai Khan.
^ Marco Polo
A Jacques Cartier
B Hernán Cortés
C Marco Polo
D Juan Sebastián Elcano

#Q Name the French navigator and explorer who was the first to describe and map Canada.
^ Jacques Cartier
A Friar Julian
B Meriwether Lewis
C Jacques Cartier
D Jean François La Pérouse

#Q Which Spanish explorer conquered the Inca Empire?
^ Francisco Pizarro
A Francisco Pizarro
B Luis Váez de Torres
C Juan Ponce de León
D Hernán Cortés

#Q Which First Lady rescued the portrait of George Washington when the British burned the city during the war of 1812?
^ Dolley Madison
A Dolley Madison
B Martha Washington
C Mildred Jefferson
D Mary Todd Lincoln

#Q Mary Todd Lincoln was committed to a mental institution.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which of these First Ladies had a law degree?
^ Hillary Clinton
A Hillary Clinton
B Eleanor Roosevelt
C Pat Nixon
D Mildred Buchanan

#Q She received many honorary degrees before becoming First Lady.
^ Lou Hoover
A Hillary Clinton
B Sara Jefferson
C Pat Nixon
D Lou Hoover

#Q Who was the first First Lady to receive a college degree?
^ Lucy Webb Hayes
A Lucy Webb Hayes
B Jackie Kennedy
C Margaret Smith Taylor
D Bess Truman

#Q This First Lady banned cards and alcohol while living at the White House.
^ Sarah Childress Polk
A Dolly Maddison
B Sarah Childress Polk
C Lou Hoover
D Grace Coolidge

#Q While in the White House this First Lady suffered from epileptic seizures.
^ Ida Saxton McKinley
A Ida Saxton McKinley
B Caroline Harrison
C Pat Nixon
D Mary Todd Lincoln

#Q Which First Lady did not see her husband die during his term of office?
^ Nancy Reagan
A Nancy Reagan
B Eleanor Roosevelt
C Mary Todd Lincoln
D Jackie Kennedy

#Q This first lady was responsible for the Cherry Blossoms we can enjoy every spring.
^ Helen Taft
A Helen Taft
B Lady Bird Johnson
C Maggie Monroe
D Caroline Harrison

#Q This First Ladys husband suffered a stroke in 1919 and she assumed his responsibilities and made decisions for him the last year and a half of his term of office.
^ Edith Wilson
A Gracie Taft
B Mamie Eisenhower
C Edith Wilson
D Julia Grant

#Q Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, acceded to the throne after the abdication of which monarch?
^ Queen Juliana
A Queen Christina
B Queen Sonya
C Queen Ingrid
D Queen Juliana

#Q Born in Utrecht, on April 27th, 1967 and known as the Prince of Orange, he is the eldest son of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
^ Willem-Alexander
A Reinhart-Gregor
B Otto-Casimir
C Lothar-Maurice
D Willem-Alexander

#Q This German-born nobleman is the late father of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
^ Prince Bernhard
A Prince Manfred
B Prince Konrad
C Prince Oscar
D Prince Bernhard

#Q From which university did Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands obtain her degree in law in practice?
^ Leiden
A Utrecht
B Maastricht
C Leiden
D Groningen

#Q In what year did Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands ascend the throne?
^ 1980
A 1980
B 1985
C 1990
D 1973

#Q This Dutch monarch held the title Queen Mother from 1980 until her death in 2004.
^ Juliana
A Margrete
B Juliana
C Sylvia
D Caroline

#Q Queen Juliana of the Netherlands gave birth to how many daughters?
^ Four
A None
B Three
C Four
D Two

#Q This German diplomat, who died on October 6, 2002 was the spouse of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
^ Prince Claus
A Prince  Emmanuel
B Prince Zacharias
C Prince  Ruprecht
D Prince Claus

#Q Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands gave birth to how many sons?
^ Three
A Five
B Two
C Four
D Three

#Q This Argentine lady married Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on February 2, 2002.
^ Princess Maxima
A Princess Clementine
B Princess Maxima
C Princess Odilia
D Princess Eugenie

#Q Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands, was born in what year?
^ 1938
A 1950
B 1938
C 1926
D 1962

#Q The Dutch royal family has been historically associated with what color?
^ Orange
A White
B Orange
C Green
D Brown

#Q What fictional character was James Bond first married to?
^ Teresa Tracy Draco
A Tiffany Case
B Andrea Anders
C Pussy Galore
D Teresa Tracy Draco

#Q According to the Hebrew Bible, who was Moses father-in-law?
^ Jethro
A Elijah
B Joshua
C Jethro
D Aaron

#Q From what country was the first astronaut who was not Russian or American?
^ Czechoslovakia
A France
B Czechoslovakia
C Canada
D Germany

#Q What name is Mexican revolutionary Doroteo Arango better know as?
^ Pancho Villa
A Simon Bolivar
B Manuel Noriega
C Che Guevara
D Pancho Villa

#Q In 1877, Spencer Gore was the first winner of what tournament?
^ Wimbledon
A Wimbledon
B The Masters
C Cricket World Cup
D World Open

#Q Who was the inventor of dynamite?
^ Alfred Nobel
A Georg Friedrich Henning
B The Chinese
C Alfred Nobel
D Joseph Wilbrand

#Q What politician was nicknamed Il Duce?
^ Benito Mussolini
A Josef Stalin
B Richard Nixon
C Benito Mussolini
D Margaret Thatcher

#Q What were the names of the lovers in the musical West Side Story?
^ Toni and Maria
A Jiovanni and Madona
B Toni and Maria
C Adamo and Juanita
D Max and Conchita

#Q Name the three musketeers in Alexandre Dumass novel by the same name.
^ Athos, Portos, Aramis
A Aramis, dArtagnan, Athos
B Athos, Portos, dArtagnan
C Athos, Portos, Aramis
D Portos, dArtagnan, Aramis

#Q A line in this lawyers summation to the jury has become a part of pop culture.  Who said If the glove doesnt fit, you must acquit.
^ Johnnie Cochran
A Al Sharpton
B F. Lee Bailey
C Robert Shapiro
D Johnnie Cochran

#Q What Shakespeare character said The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven?
^ Portia
A Antonio
B Shylock
C Portia
D Bassanio

#Q This flamboyant criminal lawyer said: Say you sue me because you say my dog bit you. Well, now this is my defense: My dog doesnt bite. And second, my dog was tied up that night. And third, I dont believe you were bit. And fourth, I dont have a dog. This lawyer represented T. Cullen Davis, one of the wealthiest men to ever stand trial for murder in the United States. He won two acquittals for Davis for the murder of  twelve-year-old Andrea Wilborn and the attempted murder of Judge Joe Eidson.
^ Richard Racehorse Haynes
A Richard Racehorse Haynes
B Melvin Belli
C Roy Black
D Gerry Spence

#Q This lawyer, who graduated from Stanford Law School and served on the Arizona Court of Appeals, was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court.
^ Sandra Day OConnor
A Ruth Bader Ginsburg
B Sandra Day OConnor
C Harriet Miers
D Kimba Woods

#Q How did German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler take his own life, according to a prevailing theory?
^ He shot himself.
A He jumped from a building.
B He shot himself.
C He hanged himself.
D He injected poison in his veins.

#Q Who called the police on August 5, 1962 to report that Marilyn Monroe was dead?
^ Her psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson
A Her psychiatrist, Dr. Ralph Greenson
B Her housekeeper
C Arthur Miller
D Joe DiMaggio, Jr.

#Q What was one of the reasons for Roman politician and General Mark Antonys suicide on August 1, 30 BC?
^ He thought Queen Cleopatra had already committed suicide herself.
A He thought Queen Cleopatra had already committed suicide herself.
B He believed Queen Cleopatra was cheating on him.
C None of these
D He killed Queen Cleopatra before that.

#Q Sigmund Freud was suffering from this type of cancer, which caused him to commit a suicide with the assistance of his doctor.
^ Oral cancer
A Oral cancer
B Bone cancer
C Prostate cancer
D Stomach cancer

#Q How did Judas Iscariot choose to end his life according to the Gospel of Matthew?
^ He hanged himself.
A He hanged himself.
B He jumped from a cliff.
C He drowned himself.
D He poisoned himself.

#Q How did Nirvana vocalist Kurt Cobain end his life on April 5, 1994?
^ He shot himself.
A He poisoned himself.
B He jumped from a building.
C He shot himself.
D He hanged himself.

#Q The poison which philosopher Socrates was sentenced to drinking contained this poisonous plant.
^ Hemlock
A Belladonna
B Thornapple
C Oleander
D Hemlock

#Q What is the name of the last novel written by author Virginia Woolf before she took her own life?
^ Between the Acts
A The Years
B Between the Acts
C The Voyage Out
D Mrs Dalloway

#Q How did Roman Emperor Nero kill himself?
^ He cut his throat.
A He let a lion kill him.
B He severed his veins.
C He cut his throat.
D He poisoned himself.

#Q What was the reason for actor George Reeves suicide according to the police report?
^ He couldnt get the sort of parts he wanted.
A He knew he was very sick with no chance of recovery.
B He couldnt get the sort of parts he wanted.
C All of these
D He had marital problems.

#Q This person runs into the water in search of the balls that the golf players strike inaccurately.
^ Golf Ball Diver
A Golf Ball Swimmer
B Golf Ball Diver
C Golf Ball Water Hunter
D Golf Ball Seeker

#Q This person takes care of the hair and makeup of dead people.
^ Funeral Parlor Cosmetologist
A Funeral Makeup Artist
B Funeral Cosmetician
C None of these
D Funeral Parlor Cosmetologist

#Q These people are most likely to be met in the labs of mouthwash companies, where they indulge in the smell of different breaths in order to test the products.
^ Odor Judges
A Odor Judges
B Odor Jurors
C Breath Evaluators
D Breath Judges

#Q This profession is related to making food look fresh and delicious on photographs and advertisements.
^ Food Stylist
A Food Arrangeur
B Food Stylist
C Food Designer
D Food Special Effects Guy

#Q These people have highly sensible noses and their task is to ensure that a NASA flight wont be aborted due to bad smells in space.
^ Master Sniffers
A Smell Specialists
B Master Sniffers
C Master Smellers
D Odor Analysts

#Q This job involves taking care of all the certificates and registration issues of race horses, examining the horses and their identification marks and reporting the possible unconformities.
^ Horse Identifier
A Race Horse Specialist
B Horse Describer
C Horse Analyst
D Horse Identifier

#Q This person works with machines used to coat popcorn or other products with melted cheese.
^ Cheese Sprayer
A Cheese Melter
B Cheese Sprinkler
C Cheese Sprayer
D Cheese Operator

#Q This job requires dipping nuts in hot water, so their shells get softer, as well as maintaining the equipment and temperature.
^ Nut steamer
A Nut heater
B Nut softener
C Nut steamer
D Nut boiler

#Q These people, who get active when it is dark, walk around gardens, parks, lawns to gather earthworms and sell them for fish bait.
^ Worm pickers
A Worm chasers
B Worm gatherers
C Worm pickers
D Worm collectors

#Q This job requires sorting lasts(shoe molds) in numbered racks and transporting them to a storage room.
^ Last putter-away
A Last putter-away
B Last sorter
C Last storage operator
D Mold sorter

#Q Where was the first president of the United States of America, George Washington, buried?
^ Mount Vernon
A The White House
B Monticello
C His private cemetery
D Mount Vernon

#Q George Washington lived in the White House.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q What happened to the White House when James Madison, the fourth president, was in office?
^ was set on fire
A was built
B was flooded
C was set on fire
D exploded

#Q Which US presidents face is on the 20 dollar bill?
^ Andrew Jackson
A Martin Van Buren
B Andrew Jackson
C John Adams
D George Washington

#Q Who was the first vice president to succeed a president who had died before his term was over?
^ John Tyler
A Andrew Jackson
B John Quincy Adams
C Abraham Lincoln
D John Tyler

#Q When John Tyler became president, he did something that angered US citizens. What was it?
^ vetoed the Bank of the United States
A passed the Tariff of Abominations
B vetoed the Bank of the United States
C set his rivals house on fire
D passed a law saying that no citizens could bear arms

#Q What was George Washingtons party?
^ none
A Federalist
B none
C Democrat
D Democratic-Republican

#Q Martin Van Buren served 1 term as president.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q How many different presidential parties were there up to John Tyler?
^ 4
A 4
B 2
C 3
D 5

#Q During her tenure as the first female Prime Minister of the UK, this Iron Lady reduced the power of trade unions, survived an assassination attempt, and staunchly opposed communism.
^ Margaret Thatcher
A Barbara Castle
B Margaret Thatcher
C Eugenia Charles
D Angela Merkel

#Q Madeleine Albright, the first woman to become United States Secretary of State, was born Marie Jana Korbelová in this European country.
^ Czechoslovakia
A Czechoslovakia
B Poland
C Romania
D Hungary

#Q Angela Merkel, a trained scientist, is the first woman to become Chancellor of this country.
^ Germany
A Sweden
B Austria
C Switzerland
D Germany

#Q This suffragist is considered the first woman to run for President of the United States although her name was not printed on the ballot.
^ Victoria Woodhull
A Evelyn Reed
B Victoria Woodhull
C Agnes Waters
D Cynthia McKinney

#Q This politician, who became Israels first female Prime Minister, used to be called the best man in the government.
^ Golda Meir
A Mary Robinson
B Edith Cresson
C Isabel Peron
D Golda Meir

#Q What female politician is not correctly matched with the country of which she was Prime Minister?
^ Eva Peron - Argentina
A Benazir Bhutto - Pakistan
B Eva Peron - Argentina
C Indira Gandhi - India
D Tansu Ciller - Turkey

#Q A self-proclaimed plain housewife, this lady was the first President of an Asian country.
^ Corazon Aquino
A Corazon Aquino
B Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
C Benazir Bhuto
D Mary MacAleese

#Q What do Indira Ghandi and Benazir Bhuto have in common?
^ All of these
A They were both assassinated.
B They were the first female Prime Ministers of their countries.
C They were Prime Ministers of Asian countries.
D All of these

#Q What 1980s movie makes reference to Frances Perkins, the first woman in the U.S. Cabinet?
^ Dirty Dancing
A When Harry Met Sally
B Dirty Dancing
C Pretty Woman
D Shakespeare in Love

#Q Ségolène Royal, a prominent Socialist, was the first woman in France to be nominated for President by a major party. Who defeated her in the 2007 presidential election?
^ Nicolas Sarkozy
A Francois Mitterrand
B Nicolas Sarkozy
C Jacques Chirac
D Carla Bruni

#Q 2007 mark this dictator’s 38th year of rule. The people in his North African land seem to disappear whenever they speak out against him. His nation is loaded with oil. He has threatened to invade his neighbor, Chad. Always anti-American, it was reported that he once dressed as a woman when he feared American invasion. Who is this dictator?
^ Muammar al-Qadaffi
A Paul Biya
B Robert Mugabe
C Muammar al-Qadaffi
D Hugo Chavez

#Q Which two men were in control of Iran in 2007?
^ Sayid Ali Khomenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
A Paul Biya and Mahmoud al-Khomenei
B Omar al-Bashir and Islam Karimov
C King Abdullah and Mohammed al-Khomenei
D Sayid Ali Khomenei and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

#Q Which ruler of North Korea took over the rule from his father in 1994?
^ Kim Jong-IL
A Than Shwe
B Kim Jong-IL
C Isayas Jin Mswati
D Hu Jin Tao

#Q Which leaders rule of Pakistan began in 1999?
^ Pervez Musharraf
A Tedoro Obiang Nguema
B Pervez Musharraf
C Paul Biya
D Hugo Chavez

#Q He took over leadership from his late father in 2000. This former opthamologist runs an oil-rich nation that funds terror all over the world. His nation has been instrumental in getting insurgents into the Western part of Iraq.
^ Bashar al-Asad
A Sayid Ali Khomenei
B Bashar al-Asad
C Muamar al-Qadaffi
D Omar al-Bashir

#Q This leaders country has some oil resources but is very poor. Under his rule, we have the terrible genocide going on in Darfur. Who was dictator of the Sudan in 2007?
^ Omar al-Bashir
A Sayid Ali Khomenei
B Bashar al-Asad
C Islam  Karimov
D Omar al-Bashir

#Q Although he was once considered to be the man who would lead Africa into a new age of freedom and prosperity, in 2007 he was the dictator of the nation with the shortest life expectancy. One-fourth of his nation’s children are orphans. Who is this dictator of Zimbabwe?
^ Robert Mugabe
A Pervez Musharraf
B Robert Mugabe
C Meles Zenawi
D Paul Biya

#Q Which leaders rule of the Peoples Republic of China began in 2002?
^ Hu JIn Tao
A Hu JIn Tao
B Mao Tze Tung
C Than Shwe
D Cho En Lai

#Q In 2007 this person was the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia since 1995, king since 2005 and the ruler of the world’s largest oil reserves.
^ King Abdullah
A Hugo Chavez
B Paul Biya
C Bashar al-Assad
D King Abdullah

#Q Which was the leader of Myanmar in 2007?
^ Than Shwe
A Than Shwe
B Paul Biya
C Robert Mugabe
D Islam Karimov

#Q This person began his rule of Uzbekistan in 1989.
^ Islam Karimov
A Islam Karimov
B Paul Biya
C Robert Mugabe
D King Mswati

#Q Which leader took control of Equatorial Guinea in 1979?
^ Teodoro Obian Nguema
A Vladimir Putin
B Teodoro Obian Nguema
C Chourmmaly Sayasone
D Pervez  Musharraf

#Q When did Gerald Ford take the oath of office?
^ August 1974
A January 1975
B October 1976
C December 1974
D August 1974

#Q From 1965 to 1973 Gerald Ford served as House Minority Leader.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Gerald Ford played football for the team of what university?
^ Michigan
A Michigan
B Notre Dame
C Yale
D Nebraska

#Q Gerald Ford was a Lt. Commander in the Navy.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What political distinction does former President Gerald Ford hold?
^ The first  president to be appointed (not elected) to the offices of VP and President.
A The youngest president to hold office
B The first president to visit a foreign country
C The first  president to be appointed (not elected) to the offices of VP and President.
D The only president to hold the offices of VP and President.

#Q Richard Cheney was appointed by Gerald Ford as Chief of Staff.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Gerald Ford had four children.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Gerald Ford was the first U.S. President to live past the age of 90.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q This US Senator of the 60-80s was known as Senator Wheat for his skill at raising wheat subsidies.
^ Milton Young of North Dakota
A Lloyd Bentsen of Texas
B William Proxmire of Wisconsin
C Milton Young of North Dakota
D Robert Dole of Kansas

#Q Which US Senator, while in a Vice Presidential Debate, stated:  I knew John Kennedy, John Kennedy was a friend of mine and, Senator, you are no John Kennedy.?
^ Lloyd Bentsen of Texas
A Richard Nixon of California
B Robert Dole of Kansas
C Lloyd Bentsen of Texas
D Nelson Rockefeller of New York

#Q This US Senator was born above a drug store in Wallace, SD.
^ Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota
A Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota
B George McGovern of South Dakota
C Robert Dole of Kansas
D Walter Mondale of Minnesota

#Q Which US Senator, and later Vice President, was nicknamed Fritz?
^ Walter Mondale of Minnesota
A Teddy Kennedy of Massachusetts
B Walter Mondale of Minnesota
C Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
D Robert Dole of Kansas

#Q This Senator from Illinois, who also ran for President, was fond of bow ties.
^ Paul Simon
A Alan Cranston
B Morris K. Udall
C Paul Simon
D William Proxmire

#Q This Senator appeared in the Civil War movie Gods and Generals in 2003 along with Senator George Allen of Virginia, as a Confederate officer.
^ Robert Byrd
A Quentin Burdick
B Alan Cranston
C Robert Byrd
D Strom Thumond

#Q Which SD Senator was defeated by John Thune in 2004 in his bid for re-election?
^ Tom Daschle
A Nancy Kasselbaum
B Milton R. Young
C Tom Daschle
D George McGovern

#Q In 2006, this state reelected one of their liberal US Senators while continuing to maintain a Republican governorship and legislature.
^ North Dakota
A North Dakota
B Minnesota
C Deleware
D Nebraska

#Q Which senator from Kansas was Gerald Fords vice presidential candidate in 1976?
^ Robert Dole
A Barry Goldwater
B Spiro Agnew
C None of these
D Robert Dole

#Q This Senator from Maine, who ran for President in 1972, bowed out when reporters questioned him about his wifes health and tears were shed.
^ Edmund Muskie
A Edmund Muskie
B Howard Metzenbaum
C Daniel P. Monyihan
D George McGovern

#Q 3rd century astronomer Aristarchus of Samos was ahead of his time in suggesting what?
^ That the earth revolves around the sun
A That the earth revolves around its axis
B That the earth revolves around the sun
C The Big Bang theory
D That the earth is round

#Q The assassination of what political figure essentially brought on World War I?
^ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
A Alexander I of Serbia
B Crown Prince Rudolf
C Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
D Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg

#Q In what town and state was J. F. Kennedy born?
^ Brookline, MA
A Yorba Linda, California
B Hyde Park, New York
C Lamar, Missouri
D Brookline, MA

#Q What late actor (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004), born in Omaha, made his home in Tahiti?
^ Marlon Brando
A Laurence Olivier
B Charlie Chaplin
C Henry Fonda
D Marlon Brando

#Q George Washington was elected by Congress and not by the Electoral College of the United States.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Whom was Mary Ann Todd married to?
^ Abraham Lincoln
A Abraham Lincoln
B Leonardo da Vinci
C King Arthur
D Vasco da Gama

#Q How many perfect scores did Nadia Comaneci receive in the 1976 Montreal Olympics?
^ 7
A 1
B 2
C 7
D None

#Q In 1687, what English scientist published Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, which described the universal laws of mechanics?
^ Sir Isaac Newton
A Albert Einstein
B Charles Darwin
C Sir Isaac Newton
D Nicolaus Copernicus

#Q According to the Bible, whom did King David speak his last words to?
^ Solomon
A Jonah
B Solomon
C Isaiah
D Saul

#Q Which was the first NBA basketball team to sign a female player?
^ The Indiana Pacers
A Chicago Bulls
B The New York Knicks
C The Indiana Pacers
D Cleveland Cavaliers

#Q Which great scientist said the following humorous statement about love: “Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.“?
^ Albert Einstein
A Isaac Newton
B Plato
C Albert Einstein
D René Descartes

#Q “He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began.” is an excerpt from a novel by which great 19-century writer?
^ Leo Tolstoy
A George Eliot
B Mark Twain
C Jane Austen
D Leo Tolstoy

#Q Which French author made the following conclusion about the presence of love:” No disguise can long conceal love where it is, nor feign it where it is not.”?
^ François de La Rochefoucauld
A Paul Lafargue
B François de La Rochefoucauld
C Victor Hugo
D Voltaire

#Q Which science fiction author made this connection between love and the universe: If the universe has any purpose more important then topping a woman you love and making a baby with her hearty help, I have never heard of it.?
^ Robert A. Heinlein
A Robert A. Heinlein
B Arthur C. Clarke
C Isaac Asimov
D H. G. Wells

#Q Fill in the missing word to get a quote on love by the great missionary Mother Teresa: If you _____ people, you have no time to love them.
^ judge
A blame
B hate
C judge
D ignore

#Q The controversial American photographer Diane Arbus defined love as a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and ______________.
^ misunderstanding
A trust
B tolerance
C support
D misunderstanding

#Q Which American musician does this statement belong to: When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.?
^ Jimi Hendrix
A Santana
B Syd Barrett
C Jimi Hendrix
D Bono

#Q How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? exclaimed which great scientist of the 20th century?
^ Albert Einstein
A Isaac Newton
B Charles Darwin
C Albert Einstein
D Niels Bohr

#Q Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend. is an inspirational quote by American activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which philosopher concluded Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.?
^ Aristotle
A Socrates
B Voltaire
C Aristotle
D Plato

#Q Martha Jefferson, wife of President Thomas Jefferson, gave birth to two children.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady from 1817 to 1825, had a child who died from whooping cough.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q One of the children of Louisa Catherine Adams, First Lady from 1825 to 1829, was the victim of a kidnapping.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady from 1817 to 1875, never had health problems.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which First Lady lost a son as a result of a train accident?
^ Jane Pierce
A None of these
B Jane Pierce
C Mary Todd Lincoln
D Carolyn Harrison

#Q Letitia Christian Tyler, who was First Lady from 1841 to 1842, so disdained the great unwashed that she would not participate in public affairs.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Barbara Bush, First Lady from 1989 to 1993, gave birth to six children.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Louisa Catherine Adams, First Lady from 1825 to 1829, had only three pregnancies.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q One U.S. First Lady wrote an autobiography entitled Adventures of a Nobody.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Which first lady single-handedly protected her husband from contact with the public after he suffered a stroke?
^ Edith Bolling Wilson
A Edith Bolling Wilson
B Saxton McKinley
C Bess Truman
D Anna Harrison

#Q New York City was originally established as which other New city?
^ New Amsterdam
A New Paris
B New Madrid
C New Amsterdam
D New Lisbon

#Q How many US states contain the New adjective in their names?
^ 4
A 4
B 5
C 3
D 2

#Q New Orleans is a city in southern US. Where is Orleans located?
^ France
A England
B Italy
C Spain
D France

#Q What is New South Wales?
^ a state in Australia
A It is a fictional name.
B a state in Australia
C a UK overseas territory on the Pacific Ocean
D a UK offshore island

#Q Which of these is the correct official name of a Canadian province?
^ Nova Scotia
A Nouvelle-Écosse
B New Scotland
C Alba Nuadh
D Nova Scotia

#Q New Zealand was named after which of the following?
^ Zeeland (a province in Holland)
A Zeeland (a town in Michigan, US)
B Zeeland (a province in Holland)
C Zealandia (a submerged continent that sank after breaking from Antarctica some 70 million years ago)
D Zealand (an island in Denmark)

#Q New Brunswick was named in honor of whom/what?
^ King George III of the House of Brunswick
A HMS Brunswick, a ship of the British Royal Navy
B King George III of the House of Brunswick
C A town in English West Midlands
D Brunswick Corporation, an American manufacturing company

#Q Which US state is part of New England?
^ Rhode Island
A Rhode Island
B New York
C Pennsylvania
D Delaware

#Q Which present day territory was NOT part of Nueva España (New Spain)?
^ Peru
A Texas
B Philippines
C Peru
D Mexico

#Q The Rookie Jock-Name of the Year award should go to Minnesota Twins pitcher Boof Bonser, especially because its his real name, too.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q The original first and middle names of former Orioles first baseman Boog Powell are the same as the names of which historic religious figure?
^ John Wesley
A Jesus H.
B Martin Luther
C John Wesley
D Brigham  Young

#Q Oakland Athletics slugger Milton Bradley has been tagged with which of the following jock names?
^ None of these
A Yahtzee
B Scrabble
C None of these
D Boggle

#Q What are the last names of the top-flight golfers, nicknamed Fuzzy and Chi Chi?
^ Rodriquez and Zoeller
A Rodriquez and Zoeller
B Gonzalez and Heller
C Bartle and James
D Hernandez and Zeller

#Q This Yankee shortstops clutch home run made a real dent in the Red Sox in the 1978 playoffs. His given name is Russell Earl. What is his jock name?
^ Bucky
A Bucky
B Hopalong
C Lucky
D Ducky

#Q Which one of the prominent Reds listed below had the given first and middle names Arnold Jacob?
^ Auerbach
A Schoendienst
B Grange
C Ruffing
D Auerbach

#Q Which of the hoop stars below played with his actual name?
^ Cazzie Russell
A World B. Free
B Penny Hardaway
C Wali Jones
D Cazzie Russell

#Q Born with the first and middle names Jacobus Franciscus, this legendary athlete is the first American sports figure to ever have a small town named after him.
^ Jim Thorpe
A Joe Montana
B Wilt Chamberlain
C Jim Brown
D Jim Thorpe

#Q Denton True Young is the true birth name of this pioneer pitcher, whose name graces baseballs premier annual pitching award (the Cy Young Award). But how did he acquire the nickname Cy?
^ Its short for cyclone, because of the power of his fastball.
A Its short for Seymour, his mothers name.
B He would sigh audibly on the rare occasions when he walked a batter.
C Its short for Cyclops, the fearsome, one-eyed monster.
D Its short for cyclone, because of the power of his fastball.

#Q Which of the following athletes has the jock name closest to his real name?
^ Champ Bailey
A Boss Bailey
B Chone Figgins
C Mookie Wilson
D Champ Bailey

#Q What US President was shot and later passed away only four months after his inauguration?
^ James A. Garfield
A John F. Kennedy
B Andrew Jackson
C James A. Garfield
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q According to the Bible, Nebuchadrezzar I was king of what?
^ Babylon
A Egypt
B Sodom
C Babylon
D Jerusalem

#Q What member of the rock band KISS dated Cher after she separated with Gregg Allman?
^ Gene Simmons
A Paul Stanley
B Eric Singer
C Gene Simmons
D Tommy Thayer

#Q Who revolutionized medical surgery by introducing sterilization?
^ Joseph Lister
A Joseph Lister
B Walter Freeman
C Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov
D Walter Freeman

#Q What was the first name of Richard Chamberlain?
^ George
A Justin
B George
C Zachary
D King

#Q To what comedy team did Graham Chapman belong?
^ Monty Python
A The Three Stoogies
B Monty Python
C The Goons
D The Kids In the Hall

#Q In 1985, who broke Ty Cobbs major league record for career hits?
^ Pete Rose
A Pete Rose
B Brian Kingman
C Mike Witt
D Roger Maris

#Q Who was the first US Vice President to die in office?
^ George Clinton
A George Clinton
B James Sherman
C Spiro Agnew
D John Nance Garner

#Q Who was Sergey Korolyovs western rival?
^ Wernher von Braun
A Wernher von Braun
B Ben Franklin
C Albert Einstein
D Michael Phelps

#Q How many English Kings bore the name William?
^ Four
A Three
B Two
C Four
D Five

#Q William of Normandy lived during what  period of time?
^ 1028 to 1087
A 1028 to 1087
B 1035 to 1087
C 1028 to 1066
D 1020 to 1070

#Q Who was King of England 1042 to 1066.  This King is the King from
whom William, Duke of Normandy, took the Throne of England.
^ Edward the Confessor
A Ethelred II
B Godwine
C Harold II
D Edward the Confessor

#Q William, Duke of Normandy, married whom?
^ Matilda of Flanders
A Jane Grey
B Anne of Cleves
C Jane Seymour
D Matilda of Flanders

#Q Where did William, (later to become William the Conqueror) reside prior to the Norman Conquest?
^ France
A France
B Wales
C Ireland
D Italy

#Q Edward the Confessor of England tried to gain support from William, Duke of Normandy, prior to the Norman Conquest.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q By which king was William of Normandy knighted?
^ The King of France
A The King of England
B The King of France
C The King of Normandy
D The King of Spain

#Q What is the name of the decisive battle of the Conquest of Normandy?
^ Battle of Hastings
A Battle of Pevensey
B Battle of Hastings
C Battle for Stamford Bridge
D Battle for the Throne of England

#Q William, Duke of Normandy, was crowned King of England on December 25, 1066.
He became William I.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q William I, King of England, William the Conqueror, is responsible for all the following except which one?
^ The Church of England
A The Tower of London
B The Domesday Book
C The Church of England
D Separate Court for Canon Law

#Q In what year did William the Conqueror die?
^ 1087
A 1090
B 1087
C 1081
D 1080

#Q Finish the nursery rhyme:
Peter Piper picked a peck of .........
^ pickled peppers
A pickles
B Peppers
C pickled peppers
D pickled pickles

#Q Name the famous Peter who played Frank Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond.
^ Peter Boyle
A Peter Doyle
B Peter Billingsley
C Peter Berg
D Peter Boyle

#Q Who voices Peter Griffin in the animated show Family Guy?
^ Seth Macfarlane
A Seth Macfarlane
B Mike Henry
C Seth Green
D Alex Borstein

#Q What musician is a founding member and guitarist of the popular rock band Kiss as well as writer of the bands biggest hits?
^ Paul Stanley
A Paul Young
B Paul Stanley
C Paul Davis
D Paul McCartney

#Q What film director is not correctly matched with the movie he directed?
^ All of them are correctly matched.
A Paul Verhoven - Basic Instinct
B Paul Newman - Rachel, Rachel
C Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
D All of them are correctly matched.

#Q According to official versions, Van Gogh cut off his ear with a razor after a row with this French painter.
^ Paul Gaughin
A Paul Cezanne
B Paul Gaughin
C Paul Verlaine
D Paul Henry

#Q According to Christian tradition, St. Paul was beheaded in Rome during the reign of this emperor.
^ Nero
A Caligula
B Marcus Aurelius
C Vespasian
D Nero

#Q American entrepreneur Paul Allen, known as one of the wealthiest people in the world, is a co-founder of what corporation?
^ Microsoft
A DaimlerChrysler
B Apple Inc.
C Allianz Worldwide
D Microsoft

#Q French artist Paul Cezanne is often credited with forming the bridge between Impressionism and this art movement.
^ Cubism
A Cubism
B Neoclassicism
C Dadaism
D Romanticism

#Q As head coach of this team, Paul Bear Bryant won six national championships and thirteen conference championships.
^ University of Alabama football team
A University of Maryland football team
B University of Alabama football team
C University of Kentucky football team
D Texas AM University

#Q Paul Newman won the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Fast Eddie Felson in the movie The Color of Money. Name the previous movie in which Newman played the same character.
^ The Hustler
A The Towering Inferno
B The Sting
C The Hustler
D The Verdict

#Q This actor married Linda Cozlowski after co-starring with her in a 1986 comedy film and its 1988 sequel.
^ Paul Hogan
A Paul Newman
B Paul Hogan
C Paul Young
D Paul Lambert

#Q What multiple Grammy Award-winning singer co-founded the band Wings with Linda Eastman and Denny Laine?
^ Paul McCartney
A Paul Williams
B Paul McCartney
C Paul Stanley
D Paul Simon

#Q Elizabeth I of England, also known as the Virgin Queen, was the last monarch of this dynasty.
^ Tudor
A Windsor
B Stuart
C Lancaster
D Tudor

#Q What was the birth name of Elizabeth Arden who built a cosmetics empire in the US?
^ Florence Nightingale Graham
A Florence Nightingale Graham
B Rosalind Elsie Franklin
C Scarlett OHara Hamilton
D Betty Naomi Goldstein

#Q What actress is not correctly matched with the character she portrayed?
^ Elizabeth Montgomery - Baby Jane Hudson (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?)
A Elizabeth Taylor - Maggie the Cat (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
B Elizabeth Montgomery - Baby Jane Hudson (What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?)
C Elizabeth Hurley - Sara (Serving Sara)
D Elizabet Shue - Elizabeth (Hide and Seek)

#Q What Victorian author is famous for writing the social novel North and South and the biography of fellow novelist Charlotte Brontë?
^ Elizabeth Gaskell
A Elizabeth Barrett Browning
B Elizabeth Spencer
C Elizabeth Smart
D Elizabeth Gaskell

#Q Upon the death of her father King George VI in 1952, Elizabeth II ascended the thrones of seven countries. Which of the following is not one of them?
^ India
A New Zealand
B Australia
C India
D Canada

#Q This celebrity, who once said, Big girls need big diamonds, wrote the 2002 book My Love Affair with Jewelry.
^ Elizabeth Taylor
A Bette Midler
B Elizabeth Taylor
C Bette Davis
D Elizabet Hurley

#Q Elizabeth Blackwell, born in 1821 in Bristol, England, holds this distinction.
^ She was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.
A She was the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.
B All of these
C She was the first woman to gain a medical qualification in Britain.
D She was the first woman to run for US President.

#Q In this Oscar-nominated movie, Elisabeth Shue stars as a prostitute who has a doomed love affair with a depressed alcoholic.
^ Leaving Las Vegas
A The Trigger Effect
B City of Angels
C The Saint
D Leaving Las Vegas

#Q Whose mother was Saint Elizabeth according to the New Testament?
^ John the Baptists
A Zechariahs
B Judas Iscariots
C John the Baptists
D Bartholomews

#Q In 1956, this poet and writer received the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poetry, North  South.
^ Elizabeth Bishop
A Elizabeth Alexander
B Elizabeth Gaskell
C Elizabeth Bishop
D Elizabeth Barret Browning

#Q Where was Senator Barack Obama born?
^ Honolulu, Hawaii
A Gary, Indiana
B Chicago, Illinois
C Honolulu, Hawaii
D Peoria, Illinois

#Q Which three colleges did Barack Obama attend as a student?
^ Occidental, Columbia, and Harvard
A Illinois, Oxford, and Harvard
B Illinois, Northwestern, and Harvard
C Occidental, Columbia, and Harvard
D Northwestern, Harvard, and Chicago

#Q When did Barack Obama’s term as Senator in the United States Senate begin?
^ 2005
A 2005
B 2000
C 1997
D 1999

#Q Senator Barack Obama was the only African-American Senator in the Senate in 2006.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Where was Senator Barack Obamas father born?
^ Kenya
A Uganda
B California
C Illinois
D Kenya

#Q To which country did Barack Obama’s family move when he was six?
^ Indonesia
A Kenya
B Thailand
C Uganda
D Indonesia

#Q In which subject did Senator Barack Obama get his B.A.?
^ Political Science
A Pre-Law
B Political Science
C Public Administration
D History

#Q What job did Barack Obama start after finishing his education?
^ Civil rights lawyer in Chicago
A Assistant Mayor of Chicago
B Assistant Ward Administrator in Chicago
C Civil rights lawyer in Chicago
D Assistant Mayor of Peoria

#Q What is the name of Barack Obamas first book?
^ Dreams from My Father
A The Audacity of Hope
B The Audacity of Truth
C Dreams from My Father
D The Audacity of Hillary Clinton

#Q What is the name of Senator Barack Obama’s 2004 book that became number one bestseller on the New York Times nonfiction list?
^ The Audacity of Hope
A The Audacity of a Nation
B The Audacity of War
C The Audacity of Afro-Americans
D The Audacity of Hope

#Q Whom did Barack Obama defeat to win his Senate seat in 2005?
^ A. Keyes
A A. Keyes
B Paul Simon and Richard Daily, Jr.
C Harold Washington and Paul Simon
D Bobby Rush and Peter Fitzgerald

#Q US Senator Barack Obama has won a Grammy.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q This Atlanta area woman was charged with the beating death of her 5-month-old daughter. Can you name her?
^ Carisa Ashe
A Kim Fields
B Deanna Laney
C Carisa Ashe
D Andrea Yates

#Q This Texas mom killed her 11-month-old daughter in 2004 by amputating the babys arms with a knife and then offered her to God.
^ Dena Schlosser
A Andrea Yates
B Dena Schlosser
C Janie Lou Gibbs
D Nannie Doss

#Q Diane Downs was convicted in 1984 for shooting which of these?
^ Her 1 son and 2 daughters
A Her 2 sons and 2 daughters
B Her 3 daughters
C Her 3 sons
D Her 1 son and 2 daughters

#Q Susan Smith was convicted of killing her 2 sons by drowning them in her car in 1994.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Genene Jones was a pediatric nurse in Texas whose shift was commonly referred to as the Death Shift.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q This Texas mom, convicted in 1996 of killing her 2 young sons, claimed an intruder broke in and murdered them.
^ Darlie Routier
A Ruth Snyder
B Piper Rountree
C Susan Smith
D Darlie Routier

#Q Who is the author of The Caballeros Way, The Gift of the Magi, Memoirs of a Yellow Dog, Cherchez la Femme?
^ William Sydney Porter
A Saki
B Stephen Crane
C H. H. Munroe
D William Sydney Porter

#Q Notes From the Underground and The Thief are short stories by this writer.
^ Fyodor Dostoevsky
A Anton Chekov
B Leo Tolstoi
C Fyodor Dostoevsky
D Franz Kafka

#Q Who wrote the short stories .007, How the Leopard Got Its Spots, Kidnapped, The Man Who Would Be King?
^ Rudyard Kipling
A George Louis Costanza
B Ian Fleming
C Rudyard Kipling
D Robert Louis Stevenson

#Q The Redheadded Outfield, The Rube, False Colors were penned by this author.
^ Zane Grey
A Zane Grey
B Harte Crane
C Bret Harte
D Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

#Q Who is the author of the following short stories: The Iliad of Sandy Bar, Tennessees Partner, The Outcasts of Poker Flats, High Water Mark?
^ Bret Harte
A Stephen Benet
B Bret Harte
C Harte Crane
D Stephen Crane

#Q An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, The Psychological Shipwreck, Beyond the Wall, Haita the Shepherd are short stories by this writer.
^ Ambroise Bierce
A Stephen Crane
B Stephen Benet
C Ambroise Bierce
D Ambroise LaFollette

#Q Who penned The Open Boat, The Snake, Four Men in a Cave and The Veteran?
^ Stephen Crane
A Bret Harte
B Crane Harte
C Hart Crane
D Stephen Crane

#Q The Secret Sharer, The Return, Heart of Darkness, The Lagoon are short stories written by this Polish-born author.
^ Joseph Conrad
A Joseph Conrad
B Ambroise Bierce
C Stephen Benet
D Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

#Q Who is the author The Red-headed League, The Adventure of the Blue Carbunkle and The Adventure of the Speckled Band?
^ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A Zola Vernon Hayes
B Edgar Allan Poe
C Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
D Stephen Crane

#Q The Penal Colony, Before the Law, The Next Village, A Country Doctor, On the Train are short stories written by this author.
^ Franz Kafka
A Emile Zola
B Franz Kafka
C Franz Werfel
D Emile Barrenas

#Q Which of these US Presidents was assassinated?
^ James A. Garfield
A Andrew Johnson
B John Tyler
C Andrew Jackson
D James A. Garfield

#Q What US President served more than two terms?
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Theodore Roosevelt
B Thomas Jefferson
C Grover Cleveland
D Franklin D. Roosevelt

#Q He served one term as President and two terms as Vice President.
^ John Adams
A John Tyler
B Martin Van Buren
C Millard Fillmore
D John Adams

#Q In 1901, he became the youngest person to enter office as President.
^ Theodore Roosevelt
A James Madison
B William McKinley
C Barack Obama
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q Which of these was physically the heaviest US President weighing over 300 pounds?
^ William Howard Taft
A John Tyler
B Zachary Taylor
C William Howard Taft
D John Quincy Adams

#Q This Founding Father and US President promoted the ideals of republicanism in the US and supported the separation of church and state.
^ Thomas Jefferson
A James Monroe
B Andrew Jackson
C George Washington
D Thomas Jefferson

#Q The son of a US President, he later became US President himself and took part in formulating the Monroe Doctrine.
^ John Quincy Adams
A Franklin D. Roosevelt
B John Quincy Adams
C George W. Bush
D Zachary Taylor

#Q Who was the first US President to die in office?
^ William Henry Harrison
A John F. Kennedy
B William Henry Harrison
C Warren G. Harding
D James A. Garfield

#Q Who is the first US President to remain a lifelong bachelor?
^ James Buchanan
A Calvin Coolidge
B William McKinley
C Benjamin Harrison
D James Buchanan

#Q Who was the last US President to be born in the 18th century?
^ James Buchanan
A Abraham Lincoln
B James Buchanan
C Franklin Pierce
D Millard Fillmore

#Q In this movie Cate Blanchett and Kate Beckinsale play the roles of acclaimed real-life actresses who were both involved with Leonardo DiCaprios character.
^ The Aviator
A The Departed
B The Aviator
C Catch Me If You can
D This Boys Life

#Q Which of these events is believed to have been instigated by Catherine de Medici, who was queen consort of King Henry II of France from 1547 to 1559?
^ St. Bartholomews Day massacre
A The Storming of the Bastille
B The 100 Years War
C St. Bartholomews Day massacre
D The Thermidorian Reaction

#Q In this 2001 movie, directed by Barry Levinson, Kate Blanchet portrays Kate Wheeler, a housewife disappointed with her marriage?
^ Bandits
A Heaven
B Sphere
C Disclosure
D Bandits

#Q In what movie do Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio star as a married couple living in a Connecticut suburb?
^ Revolutionary Road
A Titanic
B The Reader
C The Basketball Diaries
D Revolutionary Road

#Q In the 1990s, Kate Moss waif look and her depiction in a Calvin Cline advertising campaign drew criticism from what President of the US?
^ Bill Clinton
A Ronald Reagan.
B George W. Bush
C George H. W. Bush
D Bill Clinton

#Q Kate Bushs debut single is named after and based on this novel by Emily Bronte.
^ Wuthering Heights
A Wuthering Heights
B Pride and Prejudice
C Sense and Sensibility
D Jane Air

#Q Actress Katie Holmes first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on this television teen drama.
^ Dawsons Creek
A Dawsons Creek
B One Tree Hill
C Point Pleasant
D Beverly Hills 90210

#Q Henry VIIIs attempt to have the 24-year marriage with his first wife annulled led to Englands break with the Roman Catholic Church. Which Cathrine was his first wife?
^ Catherine of Aragon
A Catherine of Aragon
B Catherine de Medici
C Catherine Parr
D Catherine Howard

#Q Who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the portrayal of Velma Kelly, a vaudevillian who murdered her adulterous husband and her sister?
^ Catherine Zeta-Jones
A Kate Winslet
B Catherine Zeta-Jones
C Kate Bosworth
D Katharine Hepburn

#Q This popular French king who tried to provide his citizens with a “chicken in the pot every Sunday” became known for his refusal to bathe and mask his odor with cologne after hunting.
^ Henry IV of France
A Antoine of Navarre
B Louis XIII of France
C Henry IV of France
D Nicholas Henri, Duke of Orléans

#Q This celebrity became a recluse, who refused to bathe and trimmed his hair and nails only once a year.
^ Howard Hughes
A Ron Howard
B Edward Howard
C Clark Howard
D Howard Hughes

#Q This king who ruled France for 72 years was probably hydrophobic and refused to bathe.
^ Louis XIV
A Louis V
B Charles V
C Louis XVI
D Louis XIV

#Q Frederick II of Prussia refused to bathe and stopped changing his clothes.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What German composer, who was attracted to the ideals of the Enlightenment, refused to bathe?
^ Ludwig van Beethoven
A Siegfried Wagner
B Ludwig van Beethoven
C Johann Sebastian Bach
D Johann Christoph Bach

#Q He believed that cleanliness was a bourgeoisie excess.
^ Karl Marx
A Adolf Hitler
B Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
C Karl Marx
D Friedrich Engels

#Q One of the richest women in history, she bathed just a few times and wore several black dresses her entire life.
^ Henrietta Green
A Coco Chanel
B Marlin Monroe
C None of these
D Henrietta Green

#Q Mao Zedong refused to brush his teeth.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Benedict of Aniane was a monk that spent most of his life in rags.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q According to a biography by Clark Gable she was extremely dirty, and not in the sexual sense.
^ Marilyn Monroe
A Marilyn Monroe
B Elizabeth Taylor
C Audrey Hepburn
D Audrey Manson

#Q Which American politician is credited with writing the Declaration of Independence?
^ Thomas Jefferson
A Thomas Jefferson
B Benjamin Franklin
C John Adams
D George Washington

#Q Gregor Mendel wrote On the Origins of Species in 1859.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which scholastic tome was NOT written by Issac Newton?
^ Gravity and Physics: An In-depth Study
A Opticks
B Gravity and Physics: An In-depth Study
C An Historical Account of Two Notable Corruptions of Scripture
D Arithmetica Universalis

#Q Which President of the United States wrote, Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation?
^ George Washington
A John Quincy Adams
B Chester B. Arthur
C James Madison
D George Washington

#Q Profiles in Courage is the book written by John F. Kennedy that won him the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1957.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Letter from Birmingham Jail was written by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after he was jailed for eating at a segregated lunch counter.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q The famed Dead Sea Scrolls which contain ancient scriptures from the Hebrew Bible were written by which ancient people?
^ Essenes
A Aztecs
B Mayan
C Essenes
D Ican

#Q Ancient Egyptians wrote on papyrus.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Whose autobiography was titled  An Autobiography or My Experiments with Truth?
^ Mohandas Ghandi
A Mohandas Ghandi
B Harry Truman
C George H.W Bush
D Winston Churchill

#Q I attended Indiana University and was drafted 2nd overall in the 1981 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons.  Who am I?
^ Isiah Thomas
A Joe Dumars
B Bill Laimbeer
C Larry Bird
D Isiah Thomas

#Q Jack Nicklaus is also known as The Golden Bear.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q I won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds, and 10 World Championships medals including 8 golds, during my career that spanned from 1979 to 1996. My events were the 100, 200, 4X100 relay and the long jump. Who am I?
^ Carl Lewis
A Carl Lewis
B Maurice Greene
C Marion Jones
D Torri Edwards

#Q In 1975 I defeated then popular player, Jimmy Conners, and went on to win the Wimbledon singles title. I retired in 1980 due to health problems with 818 wins and 51 titles. Who am I?
^ Arthur Ashe
A James Blake
B Althea Gibson
C Arthur Ashe
D Donald Young

#Q Tug McGraw played for the New York Mets from 1975-1984.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q The phrase United we stand, divided we fall has been used in mottoes and songs. Who is this phrase attributed to?
^ Aesop
A William Shakespeare
B Benjamin Franklin
C Plato
D Aesop

#Q May you live all the days of your life is a quote by this famous person.
^ Jonathan Swift
A Bob Marley
B Jonathan Swift
C Herbert Hoover
D C.S. Lewis

#Q Who is credited with the quote, Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.?
^ Hypatia of Alexandria
A Queen Victoria
B Martin Luther King, Jr.
C Hypatia of Alexandria
D Socrates

#Q Who is this expression attributed to?
The voice of the people is the voice of God.
^ Alcuin
A Samuel Adams
B William Butler Yeats
C Pope John Paul the first
D Alcuin

#Q What feminist activist made this statement?
Women are not inherently passive or peaceful. Were not inherently anything but human.
^ Robin Morgan
A Susan B. Anthony
B Elizabeth Blackwell
C Rosa Parks
D Robin Morgan

#Q Which Canadian Prime Minister won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957?
^ Lester B. Pearson
A John Difenbaker
B Wilfird Laurier
C Lester B. Pearson
D Pierre Elliott Trudeau

#Q This Prime Minister served only 9 months in office.
^ Joe Clark
A John A MacDonald
B Robert Borden
C Joe Clark
D Brian Mulroney

#Q This Canadian Prime Minister, who served from November 15, 1948, to June 21, 1957, was born February 1, 1882 in Compton PQ.
^ Louis St. Laurent
A Sir Wilfrid Laurier
B Arthur Meighen
C Sir Robert Borden
D Louis St. Laurent

#Q This Canadian Prime Minister is considered to be “the father of confederation.
^ Sir John A. Macdonald
A Sir John Thompson
B John Abbott
C Alexander Mackenzie
D Sir John A. Macdonald

#Q Being the 8th Prime Minister of the country, this politician led Canada through World War I.
^ Sir Robert Borden
A Louis St. Laurent
B Sir Robert Borden
C Richard Bennett
D Sir Charles Tupper

#Q Which Canadian Prime Ministers was born on October 18, 1919 in Montréal, Quebec?
^ Pierre Elliott Trudeau
A Joe Clark
B Brian Mulroney
C Jean Chrétien
D Pierre Elliott Trudeau

#Q Which Canadian Prime Minister spent a record 21 years in office?
^ William Lyon Mackenzie King
A Sir Wilfrid Laurier
B William Lyon Mackenzie King
C Sir Charles Tupper
D Sir John Thompson

#Q Which Canadian Prime Minister’s photo is on the Canadian $5 bill?
^ Sir Wilfrid Laurier
A Sir John Thompson
B Sir Charles Tupper
C Mackenzie King
D Sir Wilfrid Laurier

#Q This Canadian Prime Ministers term was only 5 months.
^ Kim Cambell
A Kim Cambell
B John Turner
C Paul Martin
D Joe Clark

#Q Which Canadian Prime Minister was in office in the period between November 7, 1873 and October 8, 1878?
^ Alexander Mackenzie
A Alexander Mackenzie
B Sir Mackenzie Bowell
C John Abbott
D John A. Macdonald

#Q This 19th century womens right activist was born in England in 1853. She was a poet,  a writer and a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was also active in the Republican Party in the state of Utah.
^ Ruth May Fox
A Susan Brownell Anthony
B Anna Howard Shaw
C Emmeline Blanche Wells
D Ruth May Fox

#Q Born Anna Mary Robertson in 1860, this famous centenarian began painting in her 70s when arthritis caused her embroidering skills to deteriorate.
^ Grandma Moses
A Susan Anthony
B Lilly Hammer
C Moms Mabley
D Grandma Moses

#Q This actor starred in over 200 movies in his career from 1931-1989, usually playing bit parts. His more notable parts include the voice of the carnival barker in Pinocchio and his portrayal of a used car salesman in the movie Detour.
^ Don Brodie
A Magic Johnson
B Don Paul
C Don Brodie
D Ruth Moore

#Q Robert De Niros role in Casino was based on the real life gangster Benjamin Bugsy Siegel.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Mickey Featherstone, member of  an organized crime gang the Westies, fled to Canada to avoid being drafted into Vietnam.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Mobster Tommy DeSimone attempted to rape Henry Hills wife, Karen Hill, while Henry Hill was in prison. Who was Karen having an affair with at the time?
^ Paul Vario
A Gino Alvera
B Billy Batts
C Paul Vario
D John Gotti

#Q Mob lawyer Frank Ragano claimed that this Florida mob boss was involved in JFKs assassination.
^ Santo Trafficante Jr.
A Jimmy Burke
B Santo Trafficante Jr.
C Paul Castellano
D Carlo Gambino

#Q Sonny Black of the Bonano family murdered Sonny Red who also belonged to the Bonano family.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Were Tommy DeSimone, Henry Hill, or Jimmy Burke ever made members of the Mafia?
^ No
A No
B Yes

#Q Stephen Cranes war novel The Red Badge of Courage is set during this war.
^ American Civil War
A WWII
B Spanish–American War
C American Civil War
D Revolutionary War

#Q What 1977 sci-fi classic is one of the few films both written and directed by Steven Spielberg?
^ Close Encounters of the Third Kind
A A.I. Artificial Intelligence
B War of the Worlds
C Close Encounters of the Third Kind
D E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

#Q Stephen King published several short novels, such as Rage, The Long Walk, and Roadwork under this pen name.
^ Richard Bachman
A Richard Bachman
B John Swithen
C Acton Bell
D Nicholas Blake

#Q What 1984 hit single from the movie The Woman in Red earned Stevie Wonder an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
^ I Just Called to Say I Love You
A I Just Called to Say I Love You
B You Are the Sunshine of My Life
C Superstition
D From the Bottom of My Heart

#Q What famous American musician, known for his trademark scarves, was born Steven Victor Tallarico in New York, NY in 1948?
^ Steven Tyler
A Stevie Wonder
B Steven Tyler
C Stevie Ray Vaughan
D Steven Adler

#Q What actor is not correctly paired with the movie in which he starred?
^ Steven Seagal - The Delta Force
A Steve Martin  - Father of the Bride
B Steve McQueen -The Magnificent Seven
C Steve Buscemi - The Big Lebowski
D Steven Seagal - The Delta Force

#Q What late-night NBC talk show was hosted by Steve Allen from 1954 to 1957?
^ The Tonight Show
A Saturday Night Live
B Meeting of Minds
C Smile Time
D The Tonight Show

#Q What actor won a Golden Globe for the leading role of Michael Scott in the American adaptation of the British series The Office?
^ Steve Carell
A Steve Martin
B Steve Krasinski
C Steve Carell
D Steve Buscemi

#Q In 1990, rock drummer Steve Adler was fired from this band because he was unable to perform well during the recording session of the song Civil War.
^ Guns N Roses
A Guns N Roses
B Alcatrazz
C Pearl Jam
D AC/DC

#Q What Greek mythical hero did American bodybuilder and actor Steve Reeves portray in a 1958 movie?
^ Hercules
A Theseus
B Achilles
C Hercules
D Prometheus

#Q Who wrote the plays Pericles Prince of Tyre, Cymbeline and Titus Andronicus?
^ William Shakespeare
A Richard Sheridan
B William Shakespeare
C Christopher Marlowe
D Ben Jonson

#Q What playwright wrote Tambourlaine, Dido and Edward II?
^ Christopher Marlowe
A William Shakespeare
B Christopher Marlowe
C Richard Sheridan
D Ben Jonson

#Q Volpone, The Alchemist and Sejanus are plays by this dramatist.
^ Ben Jonson
A Richard Sheridan
B Ben Jonson
C Christopher Marlowe
D William Congreve

#Q Who penned the plays The Rivals, The School for Scandal, Pizarro and The Critic?
^ Richard Sheridan
A Ben Jonson
B Richard Sheridan
C Christopher Marlowe
D William Congreve

#Q What playwright is the author of The Way of the World, The Mourning Bride and Love for Love?
^ William Congreve
A William Congreve
B Christopher Marlowe
C Richard B. Sheridan
D Ben Jonson

#Q Hedda Gabler, The Wild Duck, An Enemy of the People and Ghosts are plays written by this playwright.
^ Heinrich Ibsen
A Heinrich Ibsen
B George Bernard Shaw
C Anton Chekhov
D Sean OCasey

#Q What playwright penned Waiting for Lefty, Golden Boy, Till the Day I Die and Awake and Sing?
^ Clifford Odets
A Samuel Beckett
B Clifford Odets
C J.D. Salinger
D Eugene Ionesco

#Q Who is the author of the plays Nathan the Wise, The Education of Mankind, The Freethinker?
^ Gotthold Lessing
A Gotthold Lessing
B Doris Lessing
C Dorothy Lessing
D J.D. Salinger

#Q The Killer, A Stroll in the Air, Rhinoceros and Hunger and Thirst are plays by this dramatist.
^ Eugene Ionesco
A Eugene Ionesco
B Edmond Rostand
C Samuel Beckett
D Jean-Baptiste Poquelin

#Q What playwright is the author of The Misanthrope, The Miser, Tartuffe and The School for Wives?
^ Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
A Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
B Voltaire
C Edmond Rostand
D None of these

#Q Name the author of the plays Cyrano de Bergerac, Les Romanesques, Chantecler.
^ Edmond Rostand
A Voltaire
B none of these
C Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
D Edmond Rostand

#Q Waiting for Godot, Krapps Last Tape, Happy Days, Catastrophe are some of the plays written by this playwright.
^ Samuel Beckett
A none of these
B Eugene Ionesco
C Edmond Rostand
D Samuel Beckett

#Q Who is the author of the plays Oedipe, Eriphile, Mahomet and Naine?
^ None of these
A None of these
B Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
C Edmond Rostand
D Moliere

#Q What novel by Joseph Heller is a sequel to Catch-22 and revisits some characters of the original, including Yossarian and Milo Minderbinder?
^ Closing Time
A Closing Time
B Something Happened
C Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man
D Good as Gold

#Q Joseph Conrad, the author of the popular novel Heart of Darkness, is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English language, although he did not learn to speak English fluently until he was in his twenties. What was his native language?
^ Polish
A Czech
B French
C Hungarian
D Polish

#Q Joseph Haydn, often called the Father of the Symphony, was one of the most prominent composers of this period.
^ Classical period
A Classical period
B Baroque
C Romantic period
D Medieval period

#Q In 1939, Soviet leader Josef Stalin signed a non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany which was violated when Germany invaded the Soviet Union during WWII. What was the code name for this invasion?
^ Operation Barbarossa
A Operation Kremlin
B D-Day
C Operation Silver Fox
D Operation Barbarossa

#Q Who recorded the song We Didnt Start the Fire that makes reference to headline events and mentions Joe DiMaggio, Josef Stalin and Joseph McCarthy?
^ Billy Joel
A Billy Joel
B Bob Dylan
C David Bowie
D Bruce Springsteen

#Q US Senator Joseph McCarthy gained national attention and began his anti-communist pursuits with a famous speech delivered on this day in 1950.
^ Lincoln Day
A Memorial Day
B Columbus Day
C St. Patrics Day
D Lincoln Day

#Q What was Joe DiMaggios uniform number retired by the Yankees in 1952?
^ 5
A 52
B 5
C 1
D 3

#Q At the start of World War II, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the patriarch of the prominent political clan, served as the United States Ambassador to this country.
^ The United Kingdom
A The Soviet Union
B France
C The United Kingdom
D Germany

#Q What 18th-century British theologian, natural philosopher and educator is credited with the discovery of oxygen?
^ Joseph Priestly
A Joseph John Thomson
B Joseph Priestly
C Joseph Campbell
D Joseph Boor

#Q What British physicist was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the electron and his work on the conduction of electricity in gases?
^ Joseph John Thomson
A Joseph Jacobs
B Joseph Priestley
C Joseph John Thomson
D Joseph DeRisi

#Q What was the goal of Roosevelts New Deal program?
^ all of these
A start government programs that would help the economy recover
B provide relief to people too poor to adequately meet the basic necessities of life.
C make reforms that would improve society and the economy
D all of these

#Q In a famous statement from his first inaugural address, President Roosevelt said that this was the only thing Americans had to fear.
^ fear itself
A fear itself
B foreign economic epidemics
C too much government intervention in the economy
D greedy bankers and financiers

#Q The Public Works Administration (PWA), that was created as part of the New Deal program, attempted to improve the economy by which of the following?
^ hiring many unemployed people to build schools, roads, etc.
A None of these
B allowing banks to give low interest rates on loans for construction projects
C hiring many unemployed people to build schools, roads, etc.
D reducing the amount of government money spent on infrastructure

#Q Which of the following US population groups was LEAST likely to support Roosevelt and the New Deal?
^ upper middle class whites
A poor whites
B farmers
C African Americans
D upper middle class whites

#Q Why did many people criticise the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) of 1933?
^ Paid farmers to grow less than previously
A Gave aid only to Caucasian farmers
B Paid farmers to grow less than previously
C Encouraged overproduction by farmers
D Gave all farmers very large subsidies

#Q President Roosevelt skillfully communicated with the American people through which of the following?
^ radio fireside chats
A use of television for the first time in US politics
B frequent train trips throughout the nation in which he spoke at many gatherings
C radio fireside chats
D weekly newspaper column called Why a New deal?

#Q Which of these was created by Roosevelt to insure that the stock market was properly regulated?
^ Securities and Exchange Commission
A Investigative branch of the Treasury Department
B financial and securities branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
C Securities and Exchange Commission
D enlarged Justice Department

#Q Although it did not happen, many Americans feared that the Great Depression would greatly increase the power of this political party.
^ The Communist Party of the USA
A The Black Power Party
B The Democratic Party
C The Communist Party of the USA
D The American Labor Party

#Q George W. Bush, who became U.S. President in 2001, was born in which city?
^ New Haven, Connecticut, USA
A Midland, USA
B Houston, Texas, USA
C Washington DC, USA
D New Haven, Connecticut, USA

#Q In 2004, George W. Bush was reelected as which U.S. President in succession?
^ The 43rd president
A The 43rd president
B The 40th president
C The 53rd president
D The 33rd president

#Q In 2002, U.S. President  George W. Bush told British Prime Minister Tony Blair that the problem with the French is that they dont have a word for entrepreneur.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In 1968 George W. Bush obtained a bachelor’s degree in history from which university?
^ Yale University
A Harvard University
B Yale University
C Harvey
D University of Texas

#Q U.S. President George W. Bush was the first Governor in Texas that was elected to two 4-year terms in a row.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q In 1975, U.S. President George W. Bush received a masters degree in business administration from which university?
^ Harvard Business School
A Texas AM
B University of Texas
C Harvard Business School
D Princeton

#Q U. S. President George W. Bush is the son of George H. W. Bush, who served as U.S. President from 1989 to 1993. However, who were the first father and son, who both served as U. S. Presidents?
^ John Adams and John Quincy Adams
A None of these
B John Adams and John Quincy Adams
C Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt
D William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison

#Q An act of terrorism totally outside the bounds of international law and diplomatic tradition, a crisis that calls for firmness and restraint. is a quote by U. S. President George W. Bush.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q After the 2000 presidential elections, Richard B. Cheney became U.S. Vice President under President George W. Bush.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which of these was the tallest U.S. President?
^ Abraham Lincoln
A Millard Fillmore
B Abraham Lincoln
C James Garfield
D William Henry Harrison

#Q George Washington was related to which other US President?
^ James Madison
A John Adams
B William Henry Harrison
C Thomas Jefferson
D James Madison

#Q George Washington was related to  which King of England?
^ King Edward III
A Henry VIII
B King George I
C William the Conqueror
D King Edward III

#Q George Washington was of small to medium stature.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Which of the following is true regarding George Washingtons teeth by the time he was inaugurated as president?
^ He had one tooth remaining.
A He had a full set of natural teeth.
B He had lower teeth, upper wooden dentures.
C He had one tooth remaining.
D He had wooden dentures.

#Q How many children did George Washington have?
^ None
A One
B Three
C None
D Two

#Q Where was George Washington born?
^ Virginia
A England
B Virginia
C Philadelphia
D France

#Q What was George Washingtons first occupation?
^ Land Surveyor
A Attorney
B Planter
C Vicar
D Land Surveyor

#Q What was the name of George Washingtons wife?
^ Martha  Dandridge Custice
A Martha  Dandridge Custice
B Betsy Fauntleroy
C Sally Fairfax
D Mary Philipse

#Q George Washington served in both the Virginia Militia and the Continental Army.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Mount Vernon was built for which of the following reasons?
^ None of these
A to serve as headquarters for the Virginia Militia.
B to serve as headquarters for George Washington after he became president
C to serve as headquarters for the Continental Army
D None of these

#Q In what year was George Washington elected president?
^ 1789
A 1790
B 1778
C 1776
D 1789

#Q Which of the following did George Washington not accomplish?
^ Alien and Sedition Acts
A Established the Supreme Court
B Established Department of State, War, and Treasury
C Alien and Sedition Acts
D Established office of Postmaster General, Established the Census

#Q Was George Washington assassinated?
^ No
A No
B Yes

#Q Maria or Mary is probably the most popular name around the world. What does it mean?
^ Bitterness
A Virgin
B Bitterness
C Chosen one
D Mother

#Q What is the meaning of the very popular name Mark?
^ Warlike
A Royal
B Sign
C Warlike
D Letter

#Q What does the name Steven or Stephen mean?
^ Crown
A Wisdom
B Crown
C Battle
D Step

#Q The names Christina, Christoper and their derivatives all come from the name of Christ. What does it mean?
^ Messiah
A Lamb
B Messiah
C Son of God
D Savior

#Q The names Nicole, Niki, Nicolas come from the old name Nicholas. What is the meaning of this name?
^ Victory of the people
A No more pain
B Crown of glory
C Never give up
D Victory of the people

#Q What is the meaning of the very common name John?
^ God is gracious
A Teacher
B River
C God is gracious
D God be with us

#Q Ann, Anne, Annabel, Anita are names derived from the Latin name Anna. What does this name mean?
^ Gracious
A Mother
B Beautiful
C Heavenly
D Gracious

#Q What is the meaning of the name Natalie?
^ Born at Christmas
A First born
B Chosen one
C Born at Easter
D Born at Christmas

#Q Peter is quite a common name around the world with many variations. What is its meaning?
^ Rock
A Betrayal
B Father
C Rock
D First

#Q What is the meaning of the name George which has variants in dozens of languages?
^ Farmer
A Fighter
B King
C Victory
D Farmer

#Q This former President died exactly 34 years following President Trumans death.
^ Gerald Ford
A Gerald Ford
B Lyndon B. Johnson
C Ronald Reagan
D Richard M. Nixon

#Q What was the name of the song recorded by Chicago in 1975 in memory of Harry S. Truman?
^ Harry Truman
A Besss Man Harry
B Harry S.
C Givem Hell Harry
D Harry Truman

#Q How old was Harry Trumans wife, Bess Truman, when she died in 1982?
^ 97
A 97
B 92
C 99
D 101

#Q In the television show The Simpsons, Harry Truman is on the million dollar bill.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Alben Barkley served as  Vice President under Harry S. Truman from 1949-1953.  Who served as Trumans Vice President from 1945-1949?
^ no one
A George C. Marshall
B Henry Wallace
C no one
D Adlai Stevenson

#Q During the 1952 Presidential campaign, then exiting President Harry Truman had a nickname for Presidential candidate Estes Kefauver whom he disliked and distrusted. What was that nickname?
^ cow fever
A enemy estes
B Crooked Kefauver
C key flapper
D cow fever

#Q Harry and Bess Truman were he first senior citizens to receive medicare cards. They received them in the mid-60s from then President LBJ.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In 1956, Harry Truman received an honorary degree in Civil Law from this University.
^ Oxford University
A Oxford University
B Harvard
C Cambridge
D University of Chicago

#Q When Harry Truman left the Presidency he was highly regarded by the American people.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q What was the nickname of the third child of John I of Portugal – Prince Henry, who was responsible for the beginning of the European worldwide explorations?
^ The Navigator
A The Navigator
B The Voyager
C The Explorer
D The Discoverer

#Q The rounding of the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 was a major milestone in the attempts by the Portuguese to establish direct trade relations with the Far East. Who was the first European to reach The Cape?
^ Bartolomeu Dias
A Bartolomeu Dias
B Amerigo Vespucci
C Christopher Columbus
D Vasco da Gama

#Q In his initial voyage in 1492, in an attempt to find a shorter and more direct trade route to Asia, Christopher Columbus found what was called a “New World”. What is the territorys present day name?
^ America
A Asia
B Australia
C America
D Antarctica

#Q What were the carrack and caravel, whose development in the 15th century in Portugal enabled more widespread exploration of the world?
^ types of ships
A types of compasses
B more detailed maps
C new types of fuel
D types of ships

#Q Who was the Portuguese explorer that commanded the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India?
^ Vasco da Gama
A Bartolomeu Dias
B Pedro Álvares Cabral
C Vasco da Gama
D Ferdinand Magellan

#Q Commissioned to establish permanent commercial relations and to introduce Christianity wherever he went, Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral left Lisbon on 9 March 1500 with a fleet of thirteen ships and discovered what present day territory?
^ Brazil
A Brazil
B Argentina
C The Madeira Islands
D The Azores

#Q The name of the largest ocean, the Pacific Ocean, is derived from the Latin name “Mare Pacificum”, which means peaceful sea. Who gave the ocean this name?
^ Ferdinand Magellan
A Charles Darwin
B Ferdinand Magellan
C Mariana Trench
D Vasco Núñez de Balboa

#Q Who completed the first circumnavigation of the globe in a single expedition in September 1522?
^ Juan Sebastián Elcano
A Juan Sebastián Elcano
B Ferdinand Magellan
C Vasco da Gama
D Marco Polo

#Q In 1519, in search of the Spice Islands, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan set out on an expedition with 241 men on five ships, called Concepción, San Antonio,Trinidad, Victoria and what else?
^ Santiago
A Titanic
B Tobago
C São Gabriel
D Santiago

#Q Which of the following happened first chronologically?
^ The Madeira Islands were discovered in the Atlantic ocean.
A The Madeira Islands were discovered in the Atlantic ocean.
B October 1492
C Vasco Nunez de Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean.
D Christopher Columbus discovered America.

#Q The name John originates from the Hebrew name Yohannan. What does Yohannan mean?
^ Yahweh is Gracious
A Yahweh is Lord
B Yahweh is Great
C Yahweh is Gracious
D Yahweh is the King

#Q Eoin is a version of the name John.
^ Yes
A Yes
B No

#Q John is a slang term meaning prostitute.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Did John Loren Sandford write a book titled Dark  of the Moon?
^ No
A No
B Yes

#Q This Italian-American gangster ran the streets of Chicago during the Prohibition years and orchestrated the most notorious gangland killing of the 20th century.
^ Al Capone
A Bugs Moran
B Joe Bonanno
C Al Capone
D Henry Hill

#Q What was Joseph Bonannos nickname?
^ Joe Bananas
A Joe Bono
B Joe Bananas
C Ace
D The Kid

#Q Carlo Gambinos family belonged to the Honored Society, a criminal brotherhood that used codes of honor and millions of Italian Lira to control illegal businesses in Sicily.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q This NY mobster was nicknamed The Chin and was often seen wandering the streets of Greenwich Village in his bathrobe and slippers, mumbling incoherently to himself.
^ Vincent Gigante
A Bugsy Siegel
B Micky Spillane
C Vincent Gigante
D Bugs Moran

#Q This Chinese eunuch is controversially regarded as the inventor of paper.
^ Cai Lun
A Zhang Xuan
B Lao Tsun
C Cai Lun
D Liu Sheng

#Q What American scientist invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting electric light bulb?
^ Thomas Edison
A Robert Fulton
B Samuel Morse
C Thomas Edison
D Michael Faraday

#Q What is the name of the German scientist who invented the X-ray machine?
^ Wilhelm Roentgen
A Otto Lilienthal
B Gerhard Sessler
C Wilhelm Roentgen
D Felix Hoffmann

#Q This scientist discovered insulin and called it pancreatine.
^ Nicolae Paulescu
A Nicolae Paulescu
B Roger Bacon
C Bela Schick
D Ira Remsen

#Q This American engineer is known as the inventor of the microwave oven.
^ Percy Spencer
A Percy Spencer
B Arthur M. Young
C Almon Strowger
D Edwin H. Land

#Q What is the name of the man who invented dynamite?
^ Alfred Nobel
A Alfred Nobel
B Isaac Newton
C Karl von Reichenbach
D J. Robert Oppenheimer

#Q This American physicist invented the first automatic programmable electronic digital computer.
^ John Vincent Atanasoff
A Edwin H. Armstrong
B John Vincent Atanasoff
C Henri Coanda
D Alexander Graham Bell

#Q What is the name of the Italian maker of musical instruments who is considered the inventor of the piano?
^ Bartolomeo Cristofori
A Luigi Palmieri
B Antonio Meucci
C Bartolomeo Cristofori
D Enrico Fermi

#Q What is the name of the philologist who invented the Esperanto language?
^ Ludwik Lazarz Zamenhof
A William Murdoch
B Whitcomb Judson
C Ludwik Lazarz Zamenhof
D Jean-Joseph Etienne Lenoir

#Q Who is credited with the discovery of penicillin?
^ Alexander Fleming
A Howard Walter Florey
B Alexander Fleming
C All of these
D Ernst Boris Chain

#Q Which is correctly ranked highest to lowest
^ Marquess, Earl, Baron, Knight
A Marquess, Earl, Baron, Knight
B Marquess, Baron, Earl, Knight
C Earl, Marquess, Baron, Knight
D Earl, Marquess, Knight, Baron

#Q In Chinese nobility, the equivalent of a Count is called:
^ Bo
A Zi
B Gong
C Nan
D Bo

#Q The highest ranked title in British Nobility is:
^ Duke
A Duke
B Earl
C Viscount
D Marquess

#Q In Germany, a Kaiser is a:
^ Emperor
A Duke
B Emperor
C Knight
D Prince

#Q The collective peerage of Japan is known as:
^ Kazoku
A Daimyo
B Meiji
C Kuge
D Kazoku

#Q The Russian nobility were required to wear a kind of uniform at Court.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q In Korea, a Panseo is a:
^ Viscount
A Duke
B Marquis
C Viscount
D Baron

#Q In Belgium, nobility titles are still granted by the King of the Belgians.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q In Fiji the nobility consists of:
^ Chiefs
A Princes
B Chiefs
C Lords
D All of the above

#Q How long did Queen Victoria reign?
^ 63 years
A 74 years
B 51 years
C 63 years
D None of these

#Q Who was Queen Victorias spouse and consort?
^ Prince Albert
A Prince Edward
B King Gerorge IVI
C King Charles I
D Prince Albert

#Q How many children did Queen Victoria have?
^ 9
A 1
B 0
C 9
D 7

#Q After her husbands death in 1861, Queen Victoria only wore almost entirely black for the remainder of her life.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What other title did Queen Victoria of England have?
^ Empress of India
A Princess of Crete
B Princess of Norway
C Empress of India
D Baroness of Scotland

#Q By what moniker was Queen Victoria known?
^ Grandmother of Europe
A Mrs. Brown
B Grandmother of Europe
C Queen Mum
D Vicky

#Q Queen Victoria was the first monarch to live in Kensington Palace.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Queen Victoria died of typhoid fever.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Who succeeded Queen Victoria on the British throne?
^ King Edward VII
A King George V
B Queen Elizabeth II
C King Edward VII
D King George IV

#Q Slavery was banned in all of the British empire under Queen Victoria.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Where is Queen Victoria buried?
^ Frogmore, Windsor
A Braemar Scotland
B Westminster Abbey
C Arlington National Cemetary
D Frogmore, Windsor

#Q How many lives is Ronald Reagan credited for saving while a life guard?
^ 77
A 29
B 45
C 108
D 77

#Q Ronald Reagan held many jobs, one of which was in sports. What was this job?
^ sports caster
A professional football player
B Olympic track runner
C professional baseball player
D sports caster

#Q Which of these was Ronald Reagans favorite candy?
^ Jelly Beans
A Jelly Beans
B Chocolate
C lollipops
D gum

#Q During World War II Ronald Reagan made training videos for the US Army Air Corps.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Ronald Reagan was originally a member of the Democratic party.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In which middle eastern country did terrorists attack an American marine barracks during the Ronald Reagan administration?
^ Lebanon
A Iraq
B Iran
C Israel
D Lebanon

#Q What was the name of the man who shot Ronald Reagan in 1981?
^ John Hinckley
A John Hinckley
B Lee Harvy Oswald
C Jame Earl Ray
D John Wilkes Booth

#Q What US president had a daughter named Margaret who became a successful writer of fiction and non-fiction books?
^ Harry S. Truman
A John F. Kennedy
B Flanklin D. Roosevelt
C Harry S. Truman
D Dwight D. Eisenhower

#Q A former schoolteacher, this actress gained fame for her portrayal of The Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
^ Margaret Hamilton
A Margaret Hamilton
B Margaret Rutherford
C Margaret OBrien
D Margaret Wright

#Q Which author is not correctly matched with the novel she wrote?
^ Margaret Moore - The Blind Assassin
A Margaret Drabble - The Millstone
B Margaret Mitchel - Gone with the Wind
C Margaret Moore - The Blind Assassin
D Margaret Atwood - Lady Oracle

#Q Name the famous author whose granddaughter committed suicide one day before the anniversary of his own suicide.
^ Ernest Hemingway
A John OBrien
B Ernest Hemingway
C Jack London
D Edgar Alan Poe

#Q What event occurred six days after Marguerite de Valois (Queen Margot) marriage to Henry de Bourbon, the King of Navarre?
^ Saint Bartholomews Day
A The Thermidorian Reaction
B Womens March on Versailles
C The storming of the Bastille
D Saint Bartholomews Day

#Q What war was the UK involved in during Margaret Thatchers tenure as Prime Minister?
^ The Falklands War
A The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina
B The Gulf War
C The Falklands War
D The Vietnam War

#Q This Academy Award-winning actress starred opposite Judy Garland in the 1944 romantic musical film Meet Me in St. Louis.
^ Margaret OBrien
A Margaret Hamilton
B Margaret Truman
C Margaret OBrien
D Margaret Sullivan

#Q Margaret Rutherford won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this movie, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
^ The V.I.P.s
A The V.I.P.s
B Cleopatra
C Whos Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
D The Taming of the Shrew

#Q This American cultural anthropologist, who was a featured writer and speaker in the mass media throughout the 1960s and 1970s, was a proponent of broadened sexual mores.
^ Margaret Mead
A Margaret Truman
B Margaret Mead
C Margaret Reed
D Margaret Hill

#Q The Master and Margarita, which many critics regard as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century, tells the story of a visit by the Devil to a fervently atheistic society. In what country is the novel set?
^ The Soviet Union
A The Soviet Union
B Israel
C East Germany (The German Democratic Republic)
D China

#Q What was the real first name of the infamous pirate Blackbeard?
^ Edward
A William
B Patrick
C Edward
D Roger

#Q Where did Blackbeards famous ship sink?
^ The Coast of the Carolinas
A Bermuda
B The coast of Florida
C The Coast of the Carolinas
D The Caribbean

#Q How long was Blackbeards reign of terror?
^ 2 years
A 3 years
B 2 years
C 5 years
D Almost 10 years

#Q Blackbeard is considered the most successful pirate of all time.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q A wreck which was claimed to be Blackbeards ship was discovered near North Carolina in 1978.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In what year did Blackbeard die?
^ 1718
A 1718
B 1716
C 1725
D 1721

#Q What American city did Blackbeard successfully blockade in his most daring and famous act?
^ Charlston
A Chesapeake Bay
B Fort Lauderdale
C Charlston
D Raleigh

#Q After Blackbeard died, he was beheaded and his head was suspended from the ship of his captor.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What uniform number did baseball player Johnny Bench wear while with the Reds?
^ 5
A 14
B 5
C 15
D 10

#Q Len Dawson, who played quarterback for the KC Chiefs, wore number 16.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Jerry Rice wore number 82 when he played for the San Francisco 49ers.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q What was the uniform number of Carlton Fisk when he played for the Chicago White Sox?
^ 72
A 8
B 72
C 7
D 27

#Q Bobby Hull wore number 9 when he played for the NHL team the Chicago Blackhawks.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What number did football quarterback Brian Griese wear while playing for the Chicago Bears (2006-2007)?
^ 14
A 12
B 11
C 10
D 14

#Q What number did Billy White Shoes Johnson wear when he played for the Houston Oilers?
^ 84
A 81
B 88
C 84
D 85

#Q Which of these players did not wear number 32?
^ Nolan Ryan
A Magic Johnson
B O.J. Simpson
C Jim Brown
D Nolan Ryan

#Q Mother Teresa was a citizen of the United States of America.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What subjects did Mother Teresa teach, from 1930 to 1948, at St. Marys High School in Calcutta.
^ Geography and Catechism
A Reading and Writing
B Theology and Psychology
C Maths and Science
D Geography and Catechism

#Q In her Nobel Prize acceptance speech, Mother Teresa declared, Abortion is the worst evil, and the greatest enemy of peace. However, she did admit that in some situations abortion may be necessary, after she learned that more than 450,000 women in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) had been systematically raped, in the aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What leading author of the Victorian era stated, Friendship is the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words.?
^ George Eliot
A Oscar Wilde
B Charles Dickens
C George Eliot
D William Blake

#Q This famous philosopher and teacher of Alexander the Great said, Happiness depends upon ourselves.
^ Aristotle
A Plato
B Confucius
C Aristotle
D Socrates

#Q What prolific American author does this quote belong to: Once can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.?
^ Helen Keller
A Ernest Hemingway
B H.G. Wells
C Helen Keller
D Annie Sullivan

#Q What famous cartoonist said, Just remember when you are over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.?
^ Charles Schulz
A George Burns
B Walt Disney
C Charles Schulz
D Matt Groening

#Q What exponent of the Arts and Crafts movement stated, There is no failure except in not trying.?
^ Elbert Hubbard
A Pablo Picasso
B Winston Churchill
C Carl Lewis
D Elbert Hubbard

#Q What spiritual leader of his country made the following statement, We must be the change we wish to see in the world.?
^ Mohandas Gandhi
A Indira Gandhi
B Abraham Lincoln
C Mohandas Gandhi
D Dalai Lama

#Q What Oscar and Emmy Award winner said, All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.?
^ Walt Disney
A Helen Hayes
B Walt Disney
C John Wayne
D Katharine Hepburn

#Q Name the famous lady who made the following witty remark: An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more he is interested in her.
^ Agatha Christie
A Agatha Christie
B Katharine Hepburn
C Emily Bronte
D Oprah Winfrey

#Q What Irish playwright and author said, I can resist everything except temptation.?
^ Oscar Wilde
A G. B. Shaw
B Oscar Wilde
C Roald Dahl
D James Joyce

#Q What political leader and noted orator is quoted here: A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didnt happen.?
^ Winston Churchill
A Harry S. Truman
B Margaret Thatcher
C Winston Churchill
D Nelson Mandela

#Q Tommy Lee from the band Motley Crue was married to this actress before he met Pamela Anderson.
^ Heather Locklear
A Heather Locklear
B Carmen Electra
C Erika Eleniak
D Tara Reid

#Q Why did President Thomas Jefferson prefer writing to public speaking, and gave only two public speeches during his Presidency?
^ He had a speech defect
A He had a stage fright
B He had a speech defect
C He didnt like talking
D He had a facial deformation

#Q Who had previously owned the Bel Air mansion bought by Sir Tom Jones upon moving to the United States in 1974?
^ Dean Martin
A Kirk Douglas
B Hugh Hefner
C Dean Martin
D Elvis Presley

#Q Which of these words was coined by Sir Thomas More, who is regarded as one of the most influential Renaissance humanist scholars?
^ Utopia
A Utopia
B Superman
C Alter ego
D Psychoanalysis

#Q On what popular TV show did the notorious Tom Cruise couch incident take place?
^ The Oprah Winfrey Show
A The Ellen DeGeneres Show
B Late Show with David Letterman
C The Tyra Banks Show
D The Oprah Winfrey Show

#Q From what novel by Englishman Thomas Hardy did the term cliffhanger originate in 1873?
^ A Pair of Blue Eyes
A Two on a Tower
B A Pair of Blue Eyes
C The Woodlanders
D Under the Greenwood Tree

#Q Tom from the popular Tom  Jerry cartoon was known by what name in his debut short Puss Gets the Boot?
^ Jasper
A Oliver
B Mr. Jingles
C Jasper
D Mr. Cat

#Q What well-known person was roommates with actor and director Tommy Lee Jones back in college?
^ Al Gore
A Al Gore
B Steven Spielberg
C Danny DeVito
D Bill Clinton

#Q What is the name of Tom Hanks first-born child, a son who followed the steps of his parents and turned to acting?
^ Colin
A Edward
B Nicolas
C Colin
D Jerry

#Q How does Tom Thumb die according to the popular traditional tale from English folklore?
^ He is bitten by a spider
A He freezes in the snow
B He is bitten by a spider
C He drownes in the Kings cup of tea
D He is swallowed by a fish

#Q Who was the first woman to rule a nation in recorded history?
^ Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt
A Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt
B Queen Elizabeth I of England
C Razia Sultana of India
D Czarina Catherine the Great of Russia

#Q Who was the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest?
^ Junko Tabei, Japan
A Anna Czerwinska, Poland
B Stacey Allison, USA
C Cathy ODowd, South Africa
D Junko Tabei, Japan

#Q Who was the first woman to arrive at the Magnetic North Pole on her own?
^ Helen Thayer
A Helen Thayer
B Ann Bancroft
C Janice Meek
D Hannenlore Schmatz

#Q This woman is known as the first programmer because of her work with Charles Babbages analytical engine.
^ Ada Lovelace
A Mary Somerville
B Annabella Byron
C Elizabeth Leigh
D Ada Lovelace

#Q In 1960, Richard Nixon lost the election to John F. Kennedy. This former UN Ambassador was Nixons running mate.
^ Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
A James J. Wadsworth
B Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
C Nelson Rockefeller
D Barry Goldwater

#Q In 1964, Barry Goldwater lost the election in a landslide to Lyndon Baines Johnson. Name Goldwaters running mate who was the father of a radio talk show host.
^ Bill Miller
A Bill Limbaugh
B Bill Schultz
C Bill Miller
D Bill Imus

#Q In 1968, Hubert Humphrey lost to Richard Nixon in the presidential election. This former governor and senator from Maine was his running mate.
^ Edmund Muskie
A Eugene McCarthy
B Edmund Muskie
C George McGovern
D Thomas Eagleton

#Q In 1968, third-part segregationist candidate George Wallace drew support from a large number of Southern Democratism and ended up with 46 electoral votes. His running mate was this Air Force General.
^ Curtis Lemay
A John Patterson
B Happy Chandler
C Curtis Lemay
D Strom Thurmond

#Q In 1972, George McGovern lost in a landslide to Richard Nixon. His first nominee for VP, was on the ticket for about two weeks, before being withdrawn amid allegations that he had undergone psychiatric hospitalization. Who was this first nominee?
^ Thomas Eagleton
A Birch Bayh
B Edmund Muskie
C Sargent Shriver
D Thomas Eagleton

#Q In August of 1972, George McGovern nominated a second person as his running mate, who was on the ticket through the election. This man is the father-in-law of a US state governor. Who was the running mate?
^ Sargent Shriver
A Edmund Muskie
B Sargent Shriver
C Thomas Eagleton
D Birch Bayh

#Q When Gerald Ford ran for President in 1976, he replaced the incumbent vice president with this man. The ticket was unsuccessful, losing to Jimmy Carter in the election.
^ Bob Dole
A Bob Dole
B Nelson Rockefeller
C Ronald Reagan
D Spiro Agnew

#Q In 1984, former veep Walter Mondale lost the presidential election in a landslide to Ronald Reagan. Who was Mondales running mate?
^ Geraldine Ferraro
A Gary Hart
B Geraldine Ferraro
C Lloyd Bentsen
D Jerry Brown

#Q In 1988, this vice presidential candidate (who ultimately lost the election) made waves when he told another candidate in a debate, Senator, youre no Jack Kennedy.
^ Lloyd Bentsen
A Jesse Jackson
B George H.W. Bush
C Lloyd Bentsen
D Dan Quayle

#Q In 1992, third-party candidate Ross Perot chose this admiral to be his running mate.
^ James Stockdale
A James Stockdale
B Steve Forbes
C John Silber
D Pat Choate

#Q This former pro football player was the vice presidential candidate for the losing side in 1996.
^ Jack Kemp
A Jack Kemp
B Jim Kelly
C Jim Brown
D OJ Simpson

#Q This man was Al Gores running mate in the 2000 elections.
^ Joe Lieberman
A Joe Lieberman
B Bill Richardson
C John Kerry
D John Edwards

#Q Who became the first man to run the mile in less then four minutes?
^ Roger Bannister
A Sydney Wooderson
B Gunder Hagg
C Roger Bannister
D Arne Andersson

#Q Who won the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time?
^ Both of them
A Frederic Passy of France
B Both of them
C Henry Dunant of Switzerland
D Neither of them

#Q Who was the first man to climb to the top of Mount Everest?
^ Sir Edmond Hillary
A Andrew Waugh
B Sir Edmond Hillary
C Radhanath Sikdar
D George Everest

#Q Who was the first man to walk in space?
^ Alexi Leonov
A Boris Yegorov
B Sergi Korolev
C Alexi Leonov
D Konstantin Feoktisov

#Q Who was the first man to swim the English Channel unaided?
^ Matthew Webb
A Christiann Bernard
B Matthew Webb
C J.B. Johnson
D Maxwell Dunkin

#Q Who was the first man to fly over the North Pole?
^ Roald Amundsen
A Will Steger
B Roald Amundsen
C Matthew Henson
D Matthew Peary

#Q Hamurabi, who is known for one of the first written civil codes, called Hammurabis Code, ruled this ancient empire.
^ Babylon
A India
B Persia
C Egypt
D Babylon

#Q Which king of Israel captured Jerusalem and made it the capital of his kingdom?
^ David
A David
B Solomon
C Saul
D Josiah

#Q Which Emperor created Imperial China?
^ Qin Shi Huang
A Qin Shi Huang
B Dowager Cixi
C Zhu Yuanzhang
D Kublai Khan

#Q Who is considered the first Roman Emperor?
^ Octavian Augustus
A Julius Caesar
B Octavian Augustus
C Tiberius
D Caligula

#Q Who is the only monarch of England to be called the Great?
^ Alfred
A Elisabeth I
B Henry VIII
C Victoria
D Alfred

#Q What was the title of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, the great ruler of the Umayyad dynasty?
^ Caliph
A Emir
B Caliph
C Sultan
D Imam

#Q Henry the Navigator, who initiated European worldwide expansion, was king of this country.
^ Portugal
A Portugal
B France
C Spain
D England

#Q Ashoka the Great ruled during the Indian Golden Age. When was it?
^ III century BC
A Just before British rule
B XV century AD
C IV century AD
D III century BC

#Q Which ruler introduced the metric system in much of Europe?
^ Napoleon Bonaparte of France
A Napoleon Bonaparte of France
B Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary
C Wladyslaw II Jagiello of Poland and Lithuania
D Elisabeth I of England

#Q Which of these monarchs holds the distinction of ruling the biggest empire in terms of land area?
^ George V of Great Britain
A Kublai Khan of Mongolia
B George V of Great Britain
C Charles III of Spain
D Alexander II of Russia

#Q Idi Amin was a member of this tribe.
^ Kakwa
A Langi
B Masai
C Kakwa
D Acholi

#Q Idi Amin was president of this African nation.
^ Uganda
A Tanzania
B Sudan
C Uganda
D Kenya

#Q After being overthrown Idi Amin first went to this country.
^ Libya
A Lebanon
B Saudi Arabia
C Libya
D Egypt

#Q What nickname did Idi Amin adopt?
^ Big Daddy
A Papa Doc
B Big Bad Baddie
C Big Daddy
D The Big Bad Boss

#Q What British colonial regiment did Idi Amin join in 1946?
^ Kings African Rifles
A Kings African Rifles
B Royal Gurkha Regiment
C The Lighthorsemen
D The Hussars

#Q Idi Amin expressed admiration for this German leader.
^ Adolf Hitler
A Paul Von Hindenburg
B Kaiser Wilhem the 2nd
C Otto Von Bismarck
D Adolf Hitler

#Q In January of 1971 Idi Amin came to power by overthrowing this president.
^ Milton Obote
A Jomo Kenyatta
B Mobutu Sese Seko
C Milton Obote
D Kwame Nkrumah

#Q What actor portrayed Idi Amin in the movie The Last King of Scotland?
^ Forest Whitaker
A David Oyelowo
B James Mc Avoy
C Forest Whitaker
D Denzel Washington

#Q This man served as an aide to Idi Amin.
^ Robert Astles
A Ian Smith
B Robert Astles
C Cecil Rhodes
D James Randolph

#Q In 1972 Idi Amin expelled these people from his country.
^ The Asians
A The British
B The Arabs
C The Asians
D The Libyans

#Q Idi Amin once challenged this African leader to a boxing match.
^ Julius Nyerere
A Kwame Nkrumah
B Jomo Kenyatta
C Robert Mugabe
D Julius Nyerere

#Q In November 1978 Idi Amins troops invaded this nation launching a war.
^ Tanzania
A Sudan
B Tanzania
C Zaire
D Kenya

#Q Idi Amin was the tennis champion of Uganda from 1954 to 1958.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Which two George W. Bush cabinet members served with President Gerald Ford?
^ Rumsfeld and Cheney
A Cheney and Butz
B Kleppe and Rumsfeld
C Rumsfeld and Mansfield
D Rumsfeld and Cheney

#Q What college did Gerald Ford attend?
^ Yale
A Illinois State University
B Harvard
C Yale
D UCLA

#Q Critics of Gerald Ford point out that he lost his bid for the presidency in 1976 for what reason?
^ The Nixon pardon
A The Vietnam War
B The Nixon pardon
C His wifes alcoholism
D The economy

#Q There is a breast cancer clinic named after Gerald Fords wife.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Prior to becoming President, Gerald R. Ford served in U.S. Congress representing what state?
^ Michigan
A California
B Utah
C Michigan
D Pennsylvania

#Q Which of these politicians was Gerald R. Fords stiffest challenge in the Republican race in 1976?
^ Ronald Reagan
A Barry Goldwater
B Robert Dole
C Jimmy Carter
D Ronald Reagan

#Q Gerald R. Ford nearly ran on the Republican ticket as a vice president in what year?
^ 1980
A 1972
B 1968
C 1980
D 1954

#Q James Earl Carter defeated Gerald Ford in the 1976 Presidential election.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What city was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Macedon when Alexander the Great was born?
^ Pella
A Sparta
B Pharos
C Troy
D Pella

#Q Alexander the Greats mother, Olympias, claimed that this deity was Alexanders father.
^ Zeus
A Zeus
B Apollo
C Heracles
D Hephaestus

#Q What Persian king did Alexander the Great defeat at the Battle of Issus (333 BC) and at the Battle of Gaugamela (331 B)?
^ Darius
A Cyrus
B Xerxes
C Darius
D Deioces

#Q What was Alexander the Greats legendary horse, Bucephalus, afraid of?
^ his shadow
A saddles
B sunshine
C his shadow
D fire

#Q Gordium, the city where according to legend Alexander the Great undid the intricate Gordian Knot, was the capital of this ancient kingdom.
^ Phrygia
A Sparta
B Phrygia
C Illyria
D Mesopotamia

#Q What Roman Emperor is said to have taken Alexander the Greats armor from his tomb in Alexandria, Egypt?
^ Caligula
A Augustus
B Caligula
C Julius Caesar
D Nero

#Q Which of Alexander the Greats generals became ruler of Egypt after Alexanders death and took the title of pharaoh?
^ Ptolemy
A Hephaestion
B Lysimachus
C Cassander
D Ptolemy

#Q Alexander the Greats friendship with this Macedonian nobleman and general was compared to that of Achilles and Patroclus.
^ Hephaestion
A Hephaestion
B Ptolemy
C Laomedon
D Erigyius

#Q What statement is true about the Wars of the Diadochi following Alexander the Greats death?
^ The term refers to the conflicts among Alexanders successors.
A The term refers to the Battle of the Hydaspes River and the Battle of Gaugamela in which Alexanders army was led by his generals.
B The term refers to the conflicts between the Ptolemaic Kingdom and the Roman Empire.
C The term refers to the conflicts among Alexanders successors.
D The term refers to the wars between the Greek city-states and the Roman Empire.

#Q What trio of actors starred as Alexander the Great, King Philip II of Macedon and Queen Olympias in Oliver Stones 2004 movie Alexander?
^ Colin Farrell, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie
A Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Angelina Jolie
B Colin Farrell, Peter OToole, Catherine Zeta Jones
C Colin Farrell, Val Kilmer, Angelina Jolie
D Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie

#Q In what month was the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt born?
^ October
A October
B April
C January
D June

#Q Theodore Roosevelt was very athletic and engaged in sports as a child.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q The 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt was very interested in mathematics during his childhood.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What university/college did Theodore Roosevelt attend?
^ Harvard
A Stanford
B Harvard
C Notre Dame
D Princeton

#Q What was Theodore Roosevelts position during the Spanish-American war?
^ A rough rider
A A cavalry man
B A rough rider
C A rifle man
D He did not participate in the Spanish-American.

#Q After Theodore Roosevelt’s first wife died, he married a childhood sweetheart.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What was the name of Theodore Roosevelts second wife?
^ Edith
A Susie
B Samantha
C Alice
D Edith

#Q Which of these is the correct period of Theodore Roosevelts presidency?
^ 1901-1909
A 1901-1909
B 1905-1909
C 1910-1918
D 1896-1900

#Q Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to have a car, be submerged in a submarine, and own a telephone.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q After his first wife’s death, Theodore Roosevelt went through another personal tragedy – his favorite son committed suicide. Where did this happen?
^ Alaska
A Alaska
B Texas
C Hawaii
D Maryland

#Q All of the following share the same birth date of June 21st, but were they all born in the 60-year period between 1925 and 1985?
Prince William, Meredith Baxter Birney, Maureen Stapleton, Carl Stokes, Mariette Hartley and Jane Russell.
^ No
A Yes
B No

#Q This diverse trio of Geminis were born on May 24th. One is a prominent folk singer (1941), the other one is a soulful songstress dubbed The Empress of Soul (1944) and the third one is the daughter of a country/rock and roll music legend (1955).
^ Bob Dylan, Patti LaBelle, Roseanne Cash
A Bob Dylan, Patti LaBelle, Roseanne Cash
B Woody Guthrie, Patti LaBelle, Roseanne Cash
C Muddy Waters, Aretha Franklin, Roseanne Cash
D Bob Dylan, Mary J Blige, Carlene Cash

#Q Prince, Tom Jones and Liam Neeson were all born on June 7th but in different years.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q With which two figures from Greek/Roman mythology is Gemini associated?
^ Castor and Pollux
A Aphrodite and Zeus
B Castor and Pollux
C Hades and Athena
D Poseidon and Hera

#Q Who was the 4th president of the USA?
^ James Madison
A John Adams
B James Monroe
C Andrew Jackson
D James Madison

#Q Where was George Washington, Americas first president, born?
^ Virginia
A Kentucky
B Virginia
C New York
D Mississippi

#Q Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q When was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
^ 1963
A 1961
B 1964
C none of the above
D 1963

#Q Richard Nixon was the 35th president of the United States.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Who was the 40th president of the USA?
^ Ronald Reagan
A Gerald Ford
B Ronald Reagan
C George w.Bush
D Jimmy Carter

#Q Ronald Reagan worked as a radio sports announcer after graduating from college.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What was Richard Nixons middle name?
^ Milhous
A David
B Milhous
C Milton
D Howard

#Q Herbert Hoover directed the American Relief Committee.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Franklin D. Roosevelt was a New York state senator, before he became president of the United States.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What was the nickname of Edward Teach, the notorious English pirate who was active in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic during the Golden Age of Piracy?
^ Blackbeard
A Blackbeard
B Calico Jack
C Black Bart
D Barbarossa

#Q What English pirate captain employed in his crew the only two female pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy – Anne Bonny and Mary Read?
^ Calico Jack (Jack Rackham)
A Black Bart
B Henry Morgan
C Calico Jack (Jack Rackham)
D Bartholomew Sharp

#Q What term is applied to pirate flags which often featured skeletons, daggers, cutlasses, skulls and crossbones?
^ Jolly Roger
A Jolly Jack
B Jolly Rider
C Jolly Roger
D Horrible Roger

#Q Who wrote the adventure novel Treasure Island which tells the story of pirates and buried gold?
^ Robert Louis Stevenson
A Jules Verne
B Rafael Sabatini
C Emilio Salgari
D Robert Louis Stevenson

#Q Hayreddin Pasha, a Turkish pirate, who dominated the Mediterranean for decades, was nicknamed Barbarossa. What is the meaning of his nickname?
^ red beard
A red beard
B black beard
C red nose
D red eye

#Q This sea captain, privateer and politician of the Elizabethan era was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He was respected as a hero by the English, but Spaniards considered him a pirate.
^ Francis Drake
A Francis Drake
B Edward Teach
C Horatio Nelson
D Henry Morgan

#Q The city of Port Royal, known for Gallows Point where many pirates were executed, is located on what Caribbean Island?
^ Jamaica
A Hispaniola
B Jamaica
C Cuba
D Bermuda

#Q This Barbadian landowner, sometimes called the gentleman pirate, bought a sailing vessel and decided to turn to piracy because of marital problems.
^ Stede Bonnet
A Calico Jack
B Henry Morgan
C Stede Bonnet
D Edward Teach

#Q What author created fictional character Peter Blood whose exploits are reportedly based on the piratical exploits of Henry Morgan?
^ Rafael Sabatini
A Jonathan Swift
B Rafael Sabatini
C Emilio Salgari
D Emilio Salgari

#Q What English pirate pioneered the route which became known as the Pirate Round?
^ Thomas Tew
A Bartholomew Roberts
B Barbarossa
C Thomas Tew
D Grace OMalley

#Q Who wrote the plays Master Olaf, Swan Blood,  Erich XIV?
^ Strindberg
A Ibsen
B Strindberg
C Chekhov
D none of these

#Q Inspector General and The Marriage are plays by this author.
^ Gogol
A Ibsen
B Chekhov
C Dostoevsky
D Gogol

#Q Who penned the plays The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard?
^ Chekhov
A Gogol
B Turgenev
C Andreyev
D Chekhov

#Q A Rash Thing to Do, Fortunes Fool, An Evening in Sorrento are plays by this dramatist.
^ Turgenev
A Tiarennti
B Gogol
C Turgenev
D Havel

#Q Who wrote Tick, Tick,....Boom!, Sacrimoralinority and Superbia?
^ Jonathan Larson
A J.D. Salinger
B Edward Albee
C Jonathan Larson
D none of these

#Q Lakeboat, Glengarry Glen Ross, Speed-the Plow, American Buffalo, The Duck Variation are plays by this playwright.
^ David Mamet
A Jason Miller
B Moss Hart
C David Mamet
D Arthur Miller

#Q Who is the author of After the Fall, The Crucible, A View From the Bridge and All My Sons?
^ Arthur Miller
A Jason Miller
B David Mamet
C J. D. Salinger
D Arthur Miller

#Q Name the playwright who wrote The Second Man, End of Summer, No Time for Comedy.
^ S. N. Behrman
A S. N. Behrman
B Israel Horovitz
C Harvey Fierstein
D Lillian Hellman

#Q Torch Song Trilogy, Safe Sex, Spookhouse, The Catered Affair are plays by this author.
^ Harvey Fierstein
A Lillian Hellman
B Israel Horovitz
C S.N. Behrman
D Harvey Fierstein

#Q Name the author of The Childrens Hour, The Little Foxes, Watch on Rhine and Toys in the Attic?
^ Lillian Hellman
A S. N. Behrman
B Israel Horovitz
C Lillian Hellman
D Harvey Fierstein

#Q Line, The Indian Wants the Bronx and Park Your Car in Harvard Yard were written by this playwright.
^ Israel Horvitz
A S.N. Behrman
B Israel Horvitz
C Lillian Hellman
D Harvey Fierstein

#Q Who wrote the plays Widowers Houses, The Devils Disciple, Mrs. Warrens Profession, Back to Methuselah and You Never Can Tell?
^ George Bernard Shaw
A John Galsworthy
B Noel Coward
C George Bernard Shaw
D Oscar Wilde

#Q What famous playwright wrote Pygmalion, John Bulls Other Island, The Doctors Dilemma, Man and Superman, Candida?
^ George Bernard Shaw
A John Galsworthy
B Oscar Wilde
C George Bernard Shaw
D Noel Coward

#Q Who is the author of Woman and Whisky, The Rat Trap, The Better Half, Blithe Spirit, Ill Leave It to You?
^ Noel Coward
A Noel Coward
B John Webster
C Oscar Wilde
D George Bernard Shaw

#Q The Dutchess of Malfi, Northward Ho!, Westward Ho!, and The White Devil are plays by this author.
^ John Webster
A J. B. Priestly
B Harold Pinter
C John Galsworthy
D John Webster

#Q Who wrote Time and the Conways, Dangerous Corner and The Inspector Calls?
^ J. B. Priestly
A John Webster
B Eugene Ionesco
C Harold Pinter
D J. B. Priestly

#Q Name the author of The Dwarfs, The Homecoming, No Mans Land and The Caretaker.
^ Harold Pinter
A David Mamet
B John Webster
C John Boynton Priestly
D Harold Pinter

#Q The Importance of Being Ernest, A Woman of No Importance, An Ideal Husband are plays by this author.
^ Oscar Wilde
A Sean OCasey
B Oscar Wilde
C John Updike
D William Inge

#Q Which playwright wrote Riders to the Sea, The Tinkers Wedding, The Playboy of the Western World?
^ J. M. Synge
A William Inge
B Sean OCasey
C J. M. Synge
D Patrick Flaherty

#Q Who wrote The female knee is a joint and not an entertainment?
^ Percy Hammond
A Sir Walter Scott
B Dr. Phil
C Judge Judy
D Percy Hammond

#Q Who said Every radish I ever pulled up seemed to have a mortgage attached to it?
^ Ed Wynn
A Donald Trump
B Ed Wynn
C Al Jolson
D Al Gore

#Q Who wrote It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting?
^ Agatha Christie
A Ely Culbertson
B Agatha Christie
C Sting
D Al Jolson

#Q Who said Beulah, peel me a grape?
^ Mae West
A Jenny Craig
B Mae West
C Don Johnson
D Teri Hatcher

#Q Who wrote You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward?
^ James Thurber
A Ronald Reagan
B Jerry Springer
C James Thurber
D Phil Donahue

#Q Who said You aint heard nothin yet, folks?
^ Al Jolson
A Louis Armstrong
B Ray Charles
C Al Jolson
D Jesse Jackson

#Q Who wrote Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just?
^ Thomas Jefferson
A George W. Bush
B Abraham Lincoln
C Thomas Jefferson
D John F. Kennedy

#Q Who said From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step?
^ Napoleon Bonaparte
A Napoleon Bonaparte
B Margaret Thatcher
C Steve Martin
D Groucho Marx

#Q Who wrote Imitation is the sincerest of flattery?
^ Charles Caleb Colton
A Madonna
B Cher
C George Bernard Shaw
D Charles Caleb Colton

#Q Who wrote Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just?
^ Francis Scott Key
A Saddam Hussein
B Francis Scott Key
C George Washington
D Osama Bin Laden

#Q Which player was given the Calder Cup trophy in the 2005-2006 NHL season?
^ Alexander Ovechkin
A Vincent Lacavlier
B Alexander Ovechkin
C Eric Staal
D Sidney Crosby

#Q What NFL team won the 1999 Super Bowl?
^ Denver Broncos
A San Diego Chargers
B Denver Broncos
C New England Patriots
D Atlanta Falcons

#Q On February 24, 1982, ice hockey player Wayne Gretzky broke the record for most goals in a season, by scoring 76 goals.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Who was the 2006-2007 Bowl Championship Series team winner?
^ Florida Gators
A Florida Gators
B Notre Dame Fighting Irish
C USC Trojans
D Ohio Buckeyes

#Q What was Jacqueline Kennedys maiden name?
^ Bouvier
A Bouvier
B Bonaparte
C Girard
D Davis

#Q What was Jacqueline Kennedys occupation?
^ Book Editor
A Book Editor
B Accountant
C Lawyer
D Doctor

#Q Where was Jacqueline Kennedy born?
^ Southampton, New York
A Newport, Rhode Island
B McLean, Virginia
C Southampton, New York
D None of these

#Q Jacqueline Kennedy graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor of arts degree in French literature.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy had four children together.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Jacqueline Kennedy became First Lady at the age of 31.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Where did Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy honeymoon?
^ Acapulco, Mexico
A Acapulco, Mexico
B Newport, Rhode Island
C London, England
D Paris, France

#Q What did Jacqueline Kennedy do after her husbands assassination?
^ All of these
A She refused to remove her blood-stained clothing.
B All of these
C She removed her wedding ring and slipped it onto the Presidents finger.
D She told aide Ken ODonnell, Now I have nothing left.

#Q What happened after Jacqueline Kennedys marriage to shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis ?
^ All of these
A All of these
B She lost her Secret Service protection.
C She lost her Franking Privilege.
D She became the target of paparazzi.

#Q After Onassis death, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis accepted from Onassiss daughter, Christina, a settlement of $26,000,000.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which Egyptian Pharaoh was named The Great Ancestor by his successors?
^ Ramses II
A Khufu (Cheops)
B Cleopatra
C Seti I
D Ramses II

#Q Which ruler is considered the founder of the great Persian Empire?
^ Cyrus the Great
A Darius the Great
B Xerxes
C Hammurabi
D Cyrus the Great

#Q How old was Alexander the Great of Macedonia when he died?
^ 32
A 32
B 54
C 43
D 21

#Q Which King of the Franks was also crowned Roman Emperor?
^ Charles I the Great (Charlemagne)
A Napoleon Bonaparte
B Louis XIV
C Charles I the Great (Charlemagne)
D Louis XVI

#Q Who was the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire?
^ Otto I
A Rudolph I Hapsburg
B Conrad I
C Otto I
D Frederic Barbarossa

#Q What was the name of the largest empire in pre-Columbian America, ruled by Huayna Capac?
^ Inca
A Aztec
B Zulu
C Inca
D Mayan

#Q Around the year 1200 AD a chieftain, called Temüjin, united tribes between Manchuria and Altai mountains and thus started one of the biggest empires in the world history. By what name is Temüjin better known?
^ Genghis Khan
A Tsar Ivan the Terrible
B Genghis Khan
C Attila the Hun
D Kublai Khan

#Q Shaka was a king of the Zulu Empire. Where was it situated?
^ South Africa
A South Africa
B Japan and other Pacific islands
C West Africa
D Australia

#Q This empire was ruled by Franz Joseph I for 68 years and was dissolved 2 years after his death.
^ Austria-Hungary
A Ottoman Empire
B Poland-Lithuania
C Austria-Hungary
D Spanish Empire

#Q Which of these great women was a monarch for the longest period of time?
^ Queen Victoria of Great Britain
A Tsaritsa Catherine II the Great of Russia
B Queen Victoria of Great Britain
C Queen Cleopatra of Egypt
D Empress Dowager Cixi of China

#Q Who came up with the stage name Tina Turner in the beginning of Anna Mae Bullocks career?
^ Her husband Ike
A Her husband Ike
B Anne Mae herself
C Her sister
D Her mother

#Q Actress Anne Hathaway has claimed that this Academy Award-winning actress is her idol and inspiration.
^ Meryl Streep
A Kate Winslet
B Sally Field
C Diane Keaton
D Meryl Streep

#Q Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of this great English Queen.
^ Queen Elizabeth I
A Mary I of England
B Queen Elizabeth II
C Queen Elizabeth I
D Queen Victoria

#Q In what 2000 movie did LeAnn Rimes appear as herself, singing her song Cant Fight the Moonlight?
^ Coyote Ugly
A Northern Lights
B Holiday in Your Heart
C Coyote Ugly
D Holly Hobbie and Friends: Christmas Wishes

#Q Who was Saint Anne, also known as Hannah, according to Christian and Muslim tradition?
^ The mother of the Virgin Mary
A The mother of the Virgin Mary
B The wife of King David
C The sister of Saint Peter
D The daughter of Abraham

#Q What comedian did actress and director Anne Heche date for two years, earlier in her career?
^ Steve Martin
A Steve Martin
B Chris Tucker
C Martin Short
D Whoopi Goldberg

#Q This was the last movie in which Anna Nicole Smith appeared and was released after her death.
^ Illegal Aliens
A Be Cool
B Wasabi Tuna
C Illegal Aliens
D Skyscraper

#Q Dutch singer Anita Doth is popular as part of what group?
^ 2 Unlimited
A Mis-Teeq
B 2 Unlimited
C Shampoo
D Vengaboys

#Q What popular male singer did Russian tennis player and model Anna Kournikova start dating in 2001?
^ Enrique Iglesias
A Enrique Iglesias
B Justin Timberlake
C Ricky Martin
D Marc Anthony

#Q What was the name of Anne Franks (12 June 1929 - March 1945) diary when it was first published in English in 1952?
^ The Diary of a Young Girl
A Frank
B The Life of a Child
C A Flower in the Bud
D The Diary of a Young Girl

#Q Who does the following quote belong to: Everyone wants to ride in the limo - you want someone wholl take the bus with you if the limo breaks down?
^ Oprah Winfrey
A Bryan Adams
B Robert De Niro
C Oprah Winfrey
D Meryl Streep

#Q What popular actor and musician once said, The truth leaves a repairable cut, but a lie leaves a jagged wound. It doesnt easily heal?
^ Will Smith
A Chris Rock
B John Bon Jovi
C Will Smith
D Elvis Presley

#Q What is the final part of this quote by Cameron Diaz, I dont believe that you should make fun of anyone but ...?
^ Yourself
A Yourself
B Yourself and your pets
C Your closest relatives
D Your closest friends

#Q What famous American rapper once said, When you live your life afraid to die, youre afraid to live?
^ 50 Cent
A Jay-Z
B 2Pac
C Dr. Dre
D 50 Cent

#Q Who does this quote belong to: Strength doesnt come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths?
^ Arnold Schwarzenegger
A Denzel Washington
B Dustin Hoffman
C David Letterman
D Arnold Schwarzenegger

#Q What famous American actress came up with this quote: I find the less you focus on your flaws, the better off you are. Be yourself, and be glad?
^ Michelle Pfeiffer
A Heather Graham
B Drew Barrymore
C Michelle Pfeiffer
D Uma Thurman

#Q What is the missing word from this statement made by Jada Pinkett Smith: What makes you valuable is your ..., and how you present yourself to the world?
^ Heart
A Legacy
B Heart
C Soul
D Emotions

#Q Who said the following: Its distancing when people say they dont have problems. Lifes about messing up and getting on your feet again?
^ Debra Messing
A Tyra Banks
B Audrey Hepburn
C George Michael
D Debra Messing

#Q What American actress and model once said, Nobody is tough and strong all the time. To say that is to deny human emotion?
^ Liv Tyler
A Liv Tyler
B Vanessa Williams
C Elle Macpherson
D Cameron Diaz

#Q What is the missing part from this quote by Keanu Reeves: The simple act of ... can take you a long way?
^ paying attention
A paying attention
B trying something
C getting involved
D taking a glimpse

#Q This Swiss Miss portrayed Honey Ryder in the James Bond movie Dr. No.
^ Ursula Andress
A Jill St. John
B Claudine Auger
C Honor Blackman
D Ursula Andress

#Q He was born Charles Edouard Jeanneret in 1887 in Switzerland. He became one of the worlds greatest and most famous architects, championing the International Style. What pseudonym did he adopt?
^ Le Corbusier
A van der Rohe
B Frank Lloyd Wright
C Gropius
D Le Corbusier

#Q He was born outside of Bern in 1879 and studied art throughout Europe. His style is difficult to classify as his works show cubist, surrealist, and expressionistic aspects. Perhaps his most famous painting is of a cat.
^ Paul Klee
A Hans Marc
B Edward Munch
C Paul Klee
D Jean Crotti

#Q This Swiss family just churned out great mathematicians in the 17th and 18th Centuries.
^ Bernoulli
A Piccard
B Riemann
C Bernoulli
D Euler

#Q Although he is best known as a leader of the French revolution, this man was born in Switzerland. Jacques Louis-Davids 1793 painting depicts his murder in a bathtub.
^ Marat
A Corday
B Robespierre
C Marat
D Jacobin

#Q This tennis great was born in 1981 in Basil.
^ Roger Federer
A Vlade Hahn
B Paul Accola
C Martina Hingis
D Roger Federer

#Q This person, born in Geneva in 1896, is most famous as an expert in developmental psychology.
^ Jean Piaget
A Jurgen Habermas
B Alfred Adler
C Jean Piaget
D Carl Jung

#Q This man was appointed to the rare rank of General of the Swiss Army during World War II.
^ Henri Guisan
A Ulrich Wille
B Hans Herzog
C Christophe Keckesis
D Henri Guisan

#Q He was a Swiss-born mathematician who invented what we now call Sudoku puzzles. He is known as the most prolific mathematician although he was blind.
^ Euler
A Riemann
B Escher
C Bernoulli
D Euler

#Q Although his cars are American, this carmaker was born in Switzerland in 1878.
^ Chevrolet
A Chevrolet
B Dodge
C Duryea
D Olds

#Q This great sculptor was born in Borgonovo in 1901. His work Grande Femme Debout II was bought in 2008 for $27,4000,00.
^ Giacometti
A Klee
B Giacometti
C Gutmann
D Reinhardt

#Q This Swiss family boasts at least three generations of balloonists and inventors. What is their last name?
^ Piccard
A Salver
B Piccard
C Hauptmann
D DOrex

#Q This guitarist, who received a B.A. in music from Princeton University, played on New York City street corners for many years until being discovered.
^ Stanley Jordan
A Stanley Clarke
B Joe Pass
C George Benson
D Stanley Jordan

#Q Which French performer and mime is famous for his character Bip?
^ Marcel Marceau
A George Chevallier
B Albert Brooks
C Marcel Marceau
D Charles De Gaulle

#Q Which statement is true about Oofty Goofty, a famous street performer in San Francisco?
^ He was a professional masochist.
A He claimed to be a mime yet did nothing but  talk.
B He performed famous Shakespearean speeches on the streets of San Francisco.
C By day he played oldies on the street and at night performed at the Filmore East.
D He was a professional masochist.

#Q Which of these cities hosts an international street performers festival each year?
^ Edmonton, Canada
A San Francisco, California
B London, U.K.
C Edmonton, Canada
D Paris, France

#Q Which of the following words means a street performer?
^ Busker
A Bucolianist
B Strassedarfter
C Viaridian
D Busker

#Q Which one of the following is famous for running a school for mimes in New York City ?
^ Gregg Goldston
A Jewel Walker
B Gregg Goldston
C Desmond Jones
D Martyn Hermanosa

#Q This group, formed in 1972 by Bernie Schurch, Andre Bossier and Floriano Frassetto, featured mime with bizarre masks and an innovative use of light and shadow.
^ Mummenschanz
A Cirque de Soleil
B Les Cyclic Groupe
C Mummenschanz
D Blue Group

#Q Which of these was a landmark case legalizing street performers?
^ Davenport v. City of Alexandria
A Eugen v. Debs
B Davenport v. City of Alexandria
C Goldstein v. Town of Nantucket
D Bery v. New York

#Q What was Theodore Roosevelts wifes first name?
^ Edith
A Edith
B Edna
C Eleanor
D Helen

#Q What was the nickname of President Warren Hardings wife, Florence?
^ Fossie
A Fossie
B Flossie
C Crete
D Flo

#Q Eleanor Roosevelt did not become politically active until her husband was elected president.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Lady Bird Johnson was on board Air Force One when her husband was sworn as the 36th president of the U.S. after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What Italian explorer sailed to the New World in 1499 and 1502, and explored the east coast of South America?
^ Amerigo Vespucci
A Vasco da Gama
B Amerigo Vespucci
C John Cabot
D Christopher Columbus

#Q What is the name of the French explorer who discovered Canada and claimed it for France?
^ Jacques Cartier
A Jacques Cartier
B Frank Cole
C Pierre-Jean De Smet
D All of these

#Q Whose Portuguese explorers expedition was the first to complete a circumnavigation of the planet in a single voyage?
^ Ferdinand Magellan
A Christopher Columbus
B Vasco da Gama
C Ferdinand Magellan
D Amerigo Vespucci

#Q What is the name of the first European to reach Tibet?
^ Antonio de Andrade
A Francis Drake
B Willem Barentsz
C Luis Vaez de Torres
D Antonio de Andrade

#Q On May 29, 1953, Nepali Indian Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay and this explorer from New Zealand became the first ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
^ Edmund Hillary
A Edmund Hillary
B Tom Crean
C Frank Cole
D Reinhold Messner

#Q What Portuguese explorer is believed to have discovered Brazil?
^ Pedro Alvares Cabral
A Pedro Alvares Cabral
B Vasco Nunez de Balboa
C Juan Ponce de Leon
D Francisco Pizarro

#Q What Spanish explorer conquered the Aztec Empire in the 16th century?
^ Hernan Cortes
A Francisco Pizarro
B Giovanni da Verrazzano
C Hernan Cortes
D Francisco de Orellana

#Q In 1888, this Norwegian explorer became the first human to cross by ski the Greenland ice cap.
^ Fridtjof Nansen
A Knud Rasmussen
B Otto Sverdrup
C Fridtjof Nansen
D Roald Amundsen

#Q This Canadian explorer was the first North American to cross the Sahara desert alone on a camel in 1990.
^ Frank Cole
A Frank Cole
B Reinhold Messner
C Jeremy Curl
D Ranulph Fiennes

#Q What Spanish explorer became the first European to cross the Isthmus of Panama and see the Pacific ocean from the shores of America?
^ Vasco Nunez de Balboa
A Vasco Nunez de Balboa
B Antonio de Andrade
C Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
D Juan Sebastian Elcano

#Q When did Henry VIIIs reign as King of England end?
^ 28 January 1547
A 28 January 1547
B 28 January 1777
C 28 January 1667
D 28 January 1447

#Q How many times did Henry VIII of England marry?
^ six
A seven
B six
C five
D eight

#Q How many of Henry VIIIs wives were called Catherine?
^ Three
A One
B Two
C Four
D Three

#Q Henry VIII was known as a “Renaissance Man”.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Henry VIII desperately desired to have a son and Anne Boleyn was able to fulfill his dream.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What was Anne Boleyn, Henry VIIIs second wife, accused of?
^ Adultery, incest and high treason
A Murder
B All of these
C Adultery, incest and high treason
D Witchcraft

#Q Which of Henry VIIIs wives gave birth to his son, Prince Edward?
^ Jane Seymour
A Anne of Cleves
B Catherine Howard
C Anne Boleyn
D Jane Seymour

#Q In 1536, Henry VIIIs two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, were declared illegitimate.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Henry VIII called for public displays of joy upon the death of his ex-wife Catherine of Aragon.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Henry VIII enjoyed good health before his death.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which of the following Bobs had a famous song called Blowin in the Wind?
^ Bob Dylan
A Bob Dylan
B Bob Denver
C none of these
D Bob Carlisle

#Q Who was the first man to climb Mount Everest?
^ Edmund Hillary
A Igor Sicorski
B Joseph Scott
C Edmund Hillary
D Robert Gormand

#Q Who was the first man to run the mile in less than 4 minutes?
^ Roger Bannister
A Sabastian Coe
B Elroy Face
C Thomas Engles
D Roger Bannister

#Q What actor was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg?
^ Jesse Eisenberg
A Jesse Eisenberg
B Justin Timberlake
C Max Minghella
D Daniel Radcliffe

#Q What American actor, director and producer of Italian and black ancestry was born Mark Sinclair Vincent in 1967?
^ Vin Diesel
A Val Kilmer
B Vincent Price
C Vince Vaughn
D Vin Diesel

#Q What celebrity was murdered by Mark David Chapman on 8 December, 1980 in New York City?
^ John Lennon
A Jimi Hendrix
B Marvin Gaye
C John Lennon
D Johnny Cash

#Q It is generally believed that Mark Anthony and his lover Cleopatra committed suicide after being defeated by this emperor.
^ Octavian (Augustus)
A Caligula
B Gaius Julius Caesar
C Marcus Aurelius
D Octavian (Augustus)

#Q What British rock band did Mark Knopfler co-found with his brother David in 1977?
^ Dire Straits
A Led Zeppelin
B Dire Straits
C AC/DC
D Deep Purple

#Q Who portrayed Luke Skywalker in George Lucas original Star Wars trilogy?
^ Mark Hamill
A Mark Williams
B Mark Hamilton
C Mark Hamill
D Mark Wahlberg

#Q Which statement is not true about Marcus Aurelius, who ruled the Roman Empire from 161 to 180?
^ He was killed by his son Commodus.
A He was adopted by Roman Emperor Antonius Pious and succeeded him in 161.
B He was killed by his son Commodus.
C He wrote Meditations.
D He was a prominent Stoic philosopher.

#Q What romantic comedy movie, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, featured Marc Anthonys song You Sang to Me?
^ Runaway Bride
A Pretty Woman
B My Best Friends Wedding
C Runaway Bride
D Notting Hill

#Q What American actor became famous as a member of the 1990s hip-hop band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch?
^ Mark Wahlberg
A Mark Wahlberg
B Mark Hamill
C Mark Margolis
D Mark Ruffalo

#Q What statement is not true about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain?
^ He possessed financial acumen and made successful investments in various inventions.
A He died during a visit of the Halleys Comet.
B He was born during a visit of the Halleys Comet.
C He possessed financial acumen and made successful investments in various inventions.
D He patented some inventions.

#Q She was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women of feudal Europe. At the age of 15 she married Louis VII, King of France and her second husband was King Henry II of England.
^ Eleanor of Aquitaine
A Sancha de Ayala
B Eleanor of Aquitaine
C Elizabeth of York
D Queen Elizabeth I

#Q This Spanish lady came to England in 1371 as part of the retinue accompanying Doña Constanza.
^ Sancha de Ayala
A Isabella II
B Sancha de Ayala
C Isabel of Mar
D None of these

#Q Name Henry VIIIs daughter by his second wife, Anne Boleyn.
^ Elizabeth I
A Mary Tudor
B Elizabeth I
C Mary Stewart
D Elizabeth of York

#Q According to legend, this Anglo-Saxon noblewoman of the 11th century rode naked through the streets of Coventry, England.
^ Lady Godiva
A Anna of Cleves
B Catherine of Aragon
C Lady Godiva
D Lady Jane Grey

#Q Which lady ruled England for nine days?
^ Jane Grey
A Jane Seymour
B Jane Grey
C Catherine Parr
D Katherine Howard

#Q Isabella of Mar died before her husband Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scots, and never became Queen.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Saint Margaret, Queen of Scotland was canonized by Pope Innocent IV and was declared the patroness and protectress of Scotland.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Which of Henry VIIIs daughters became known as “Bloody Mary”?
^ Mary Tudor
A Mary Queen of Scots
B Mary Tudor
C Mary Shelly
D None of these

#Q Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Elizabeth of York were all married to Henry VIII.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Which of the following books focuses on the life of Elizabeth of York?
^ All of these
A The Dragon and the Rose by Roberta Gellis
B The Tudor Rose by Margaret Campbell Barnes
C All of these
D The Kings Daughterby Sandra Worth

#Q This Indian peace activist, who was assassinated in 1948, wrote the book The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism.
^ Mahatma Gandhi
A Sheikh Mehtab
B Baba Amte
C Mahatma Gandhi
D Shah Jahan

#Q This American photographer wrote several cookbooks and introduced a line of frozen vegetarian meals in 1991.
^ Linda McCartney
A Linda McCartney
B Lee Miller
C Pat Booth
D Amy Berliner

#Q This Russian writer was the author of The Death of Ivan Ilyich, War and Peace as well as of several essays on vegetarianism.
^ Leo Tolstoy
A Maxim Gorky
B Alexander Pushkin
C Leo Tolstoy
D Fyodor Dostoevsky

#Q This Spanish architect, whose best works include Casa Milà and Casa Batllóollowed in Barcelona, was a strict vegetarian from an early age because of his rheumatism.
^ Antonio Gaudi
A Antonio Gaudi
B Josep Lluís Sert
C Lluís Domènech i Montaner
D Antonio Palacios

#Q This English romantic poet wrote several essays on vegetarianism, including A Vindication of Natural Diet and On the Vegetable System of Diet.
^ Percy Bysshe Shelley
A William Blake
B William Ellery Channing
C Percy Bysshe Shelley
D Robert Browning

#Q This Irish playwright became a vegetarian at the age of  twenty-five, after hearing a lecture by H. F. Lester.
^ George Bernard Shaw
A George Shiels
B Oscar Wilde
C George Bernard Shaw
D Samuel Beckett

#Q This Italian artist, who painted The Virgin of the Rocks, was one of the first supporters of vegetarianism when it reappeared as a philosophy during the Renaissance.
^ Leonardo da Vinci
A Titian
B Caravaggio
C Michelangelo
D Leonardo da Vinci

#Q As long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap the joy of love. is a quote by this ancient Greek mystic and mathematician.
^ Pythagoras
A Heraclitus
B Posidonius
C Pythagoras
D Parmenides

#Q This Flying Finn was a vegetarian since he was 12 years old.
^ Paavo Nurmi
A Hannes Kolehmainen
B Ville Ritola
C Paavo Nurmi
D Lasse Virén

#Q This virtuoso violinist and conductor, born in New York to Belorussian Jewish parents, became vegetarian after his encounter with yoga, Indian culture and Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar.
^ Yehudi Menuhin
A Isaac Stern
B Oscar Shumsky
C David Oistrakh
D Yehudi Menuhin

#Q What political leader do these words of wisdom belong to: We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.?
^ Winston Churchill
A Tony Blair
B Winston Churchill
C John F. Kennedy
D Ronald Reagan

#Q What famous American is quoted here: Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.?
^ Mark Twain
A Thomas Jefferson
B Henry Ford
C Mark Twain
D Jimmy Carter

#Q What popular fictional character said, Do, or do not. There is no try.?
^ Yoda
A Harry Potter
B Count Dooku
C Atticus Finch
D Yoda

#Q What famous playwright, born in Dublin, stated, If there is nothing wrong with the world, there wouldnt be anything for us to do.?
^ George Bernard Shaw
A William Wordsworth
B George Bernard Shaw
C Helen Keller
D William Shakespeare

#Q What psychologist and philosopher is quoted here: I dont sing because Im happy, Im happy because I sing.?
^ William James
A Carl Jung
B Sigmund Freud
C Dale Carnegie
D William James

#Q What famous lady made this statement: A woman is like a teabag, you cant tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.?
^ Nancy Reagan
A Cindy Crawford
B Jane Fonda
C Eleanor Roosevelt
D Nancy Reagan

#Q What influential author and poet, known for his biting wit, stated The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.?
^ Oscar Wilde
A Oscar Wilde
B Kahlil Gibran
C John Keats
D Robert Frost

#Q Who wrote in one of his most popular works, There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.?
^ William Shakespeare
A Ralph Waldo Emerson
B George Elliot
C William Shakespeare
D Plato

#Q What famous physicist said, Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and Im not sure about the former.?
^ Albert Einstein
A Isaac Newton
B Albert Einstein
C Marie Curie
D Blaise Pascal

#Q This famous artist and co-founder of the Cubist movement said, Give me a museum and Ill fill it.”
^ Pablo Picasso
A Paul Cézanne
B Henri Matisse
C Pablo Picasso
D Paul Gauguin

#Q What was the first name of George Washingtons father?
^ Augustine
A John
B George
C Lawrence
D Augustine

#Q The famous story of the hatchet and the chopped cherry tree, when young George Washington claimed I cannot tell a lie, is mostly based on historical fact.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What was George Washingtons natural non-powdered hair color in his early days?
^ Red
A Red
B White/Grayish
C Black
D Blonde

#Q George Washington went abroad once in his life. Where did he go?
^ Barbados
A The Hague
B London
C Paris
D Barbados

#Q George Washington was born outside of Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1732.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q George Washingtons prescient heroic future started with two victories against the French in 1754 at Ft. Duquesne and then at the Monogohela under General Braddock.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Ronald Reagan grew up in a middle-class family in Tampico, Illinois, his father being a successful 3 term state representative.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Ronald Reagans family and closest friends knew him by this affectionate nickname.
^ Dutch
A Dutch
B Fish
C Gipper
D Slick

#Q Ronald Reagan had many early careers. One of his first was as a Sportscaster for WHO Radio in Des Moines, Iowa. What future president did he watch play in an Iowa - Michigan football game that he called?
^ Gerald Ford
A Gerald Ford
B Dwight Eisenhower
C John F. Kennedy
D Richard Nixon

#Q Ronald Reagans political career was launched in 1964 when he gave a live TV speech entitled A Time For Choosing in support of which Presidential Candidate?
^ Barry Goldwater
A Dwight Eisenhower
B Richard Nixon
C Hubert Humphrey
D Barry Goldwater

#Q Where was Ronald Reagan standing when he spoke these words in 1976: And then again there is that challenge of which he spoke that we live in a world in which the great powers have poised and aimed at each other horrible missiles of destruction, nuclear weapons that can in a matter of minutes arrive at each others country and destroy, virtually, the civilized world we live in.?
^ On the Platform of the main stage at the Republican Convention.
A On the Platform of the main stage at the Republican Convention.
B On the stairs of Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
C At the base of the Statue of Liberty.
D At Omaha Beach in Normandy

#Q In 1943 Malcolm X joined the Army.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In 1953 Malcolm X went to what city to study to become a minister?
^ Chicago
A Chicago
B NY City
C Cleveland
D Boston

#Q A mosque is a Christian term synonymous with the word church.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q In what year did Malcolm Xs wife give birth to their last two children?
^ 1965
A 1964
B 1960
C 1963
D 1965

#Q Malcolm X went to prison for committing which of the following crimes?
^ breaking  entering, larceny, carrying firearms
A arson, larceny, rape
B breaking  entering, larceny, carrying firearms
C kidnapping, breaking  entering, shoplifting
D assault, murder, larceny

#Q Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam (NOI) because he found out Elijah Muhammad was laundering money.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which of the following sayings is attributed to Malcolm X?
^ By any means necessary
A There shall be no solution to this race problem until you, yourselves, strike the blow for liberty.
B You can kill a man but you cant kill an idea.
C By any means necessary
D I Have a Dream

#Q He was a Jewish teacher, dressed like a vagabond, who taught a small number of distinguished students in post-World War II Europe.
^ Monsieur Chouchani
A Emmanuel Levinas
B Alan Greenspan
C Monsieur Chouchani
D Julio Iglesias

#Q Babushka Lady is the nickname of a mysterious woman who might have photographed the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What statement is true about the mysterious person nicknamed Poe Toaster?
^ He would leave three roses and a partially-filled bottle of French cognac on Edgar Allen Poes grave.
A He would leave three roses and a partially-filled bottle of French cognac on Edgar Allen Poes grave.
B He claimed he was Edgar Allen Poes son.
C He claimed he was Edgar Allen Poes ghost.
D All of these

#Q What was the name of the German youth who, in the 1820s, claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell?
^ Kaspar Hauser
A It was never revealed
B Henry Stanhope
C Kaspar Hauser
D Hans von Wessenig

#Q Fulcanelli is a pseudonym assumed by an American alchemist and author.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q D. B. Cooper is the name used to refer to a notorious bank robber.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which of the following was popular as “The Wonderman”?
^ Comte St Germain
A All of these
B Comte St Germain
C Gil Pérez
D The Man in the Iron Mask

#Q The Man in the Iron Mask, who died in 1703, was a prisoner during the reign of King Louis XIV of France.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Spanish soldier Gil Perez claimed that he suddenly appeared in Mexico City on October 26, 1593 while he was on sentry duty in Manila.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What statement is true about the Green Children of Woolpit?
^ All of these
A They were brother and sister.
B All of these
C They spoke in an unrecognized language.
D They reportedly appeared in the village of Woolpit in Suffolk, UK, in the 12th century.

#Q Who made the following remark about books: Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and few to be chewed and digested.?
^ Francis Bacon
A Francis Bacon
B Mark Twain
C Ralph Waldo Emerson
D Eleanor Roosevelt

#Q Who does this quote belong to: Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.?
^ Mark Twain
A Mark Twain
B Winston Churchill
C Ernest Hemingway
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q Who made this statement: He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare. And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.?
^ Ali, The Fourth Caliph of Islam
A Francis Bacon
B Mao Zedong
C William Shakespeare
D Ali, The Fourth Caliph of Islam

#Q Who do these words belong to: Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.?
^ Henry Ford
A Bill Gates
B Albert Einstein
C Henry Ford
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q What is the origin of the proverb, He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.?
^ It is a Chinese proverb.
A It is a Hebrew proverb.
B It is a Chinese proverb.
C It is a Polish proverb.
D It is a Danish proverb.

#Q What famous American does this quote belong to: Dream as if youll live forever. Live as if youll die today.?
^ James Dean
A Harrison Ford
B James Dean
C Brad Pitt
D Ronald Reagan

#Q Complete this saying by a Persian Sufi leader: It is with a word as with a/an __________: once let it loose, and it does not return.
^ arrow
A arrow
B secret
C aeroplane
D bird

#Q Who do these words belong to: Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.?
^ William Shakespeare
A Winston Churchill
B William Shakespeare
C Blake Williams
D Ralph Waldo Emerson

#Q Which of these paintings was not created by Leonardo Da Vinci?
^ The Creation of Adam
A St. Jerome in the Wilderness
B The Creation of Adam
C Virgin of the Rocks
D The Virgin and Child with St. Anne

#Q What Leonardo da Vincis work represents a man in two overlaying positions inside a circle and a square?
^ All of these
A Proportions of Man
B Canon of Proportions
C All of these
D Vitruvian Man

#Q Which of these were conceived by Leonardo da Vinci?
^ All of these
A Helicopter
B Calculator
C All of these
D Double hull

#Q Few people know that the multitalented Leonardo da Vinci was interested in music. What kind of shape did the lyre created by him have?
^ Horses head
A Horses head
B Womans body
C Heart
D Dove

#Q Which of these statements about Leonardo da Vinci is true?
^ He was left-handed
A He was left-handed
B He got married two times
C All of these
D He was semi-blind at the end of his life

#Q Why did Leonardo da Vinci become a vegetarian?
^ He loved animals too much to eat them
A He loved animals too much to eat them
B He lost a bet with the King and he had to stop eating meat
C Both his parents were vegetarians and he was raised as a vegetarian
D He was a sick man and he knew meat was not good for his body

#Q What animal is depicted in Leonardo da Vincis portrait of Cecilia Gallerani from around 1489–1490?
^ Ermine
A Dog
B Mink
C Ermine
D Dove

#Q The true identity of the woman depicted in Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa was finally confirmed in 2005 by a library expert at the University of Heidelberg. Who is the woman?
^ Lisa del Giocondo
A Lisa del Giocondo
B Leonardos mother Caterina
C Isabella dEste
D Cecilia Galleran

#Q Which of these paintings by Leonardo da Vinci is considered his last, finished in 1513 -1516?
^ St. John the Baptist
A Portrait of a Musician
B St. John the Baptist
C Bacchus
D The Virgin and Child with St. Anne

#Q In a church in what Italian city is Leonardo da Vincis famous mural painting The Last Supper located?
^ Milan
A Genoa
B Milan
C Rome
D None of these

#Q In what country was bread invented in the antiquity?
^ Egypt
A Egypt
B Iran
C Mesopotamia
D China

#Q In what century AD was the prototype of modern sunglasses created?
^ 12th century
A 15th century
B 5th century
C 2nd century
D 12th century

#Q In what country was the vacuum cleaner created in the 19th century?
^ United States
A Japan
B China
C United States
D Germany

#Q The first vending machine was created in the 100s of the 1st century AD. What did it sell?
^ Holy water
A Oil
B Holy water
C Flour
D Beer

#Q In what century AD was the underarm antiperspirant deodorant invented?
^ 9th century
A 4th century
B 18th century
C 13th century
D 9th century

#Q The graphite pencil in its early form was created in this country.
^ England
A England
B India
C Brazil
D Egypt

#Q The prototype of the modern toothbrush was invented in this country.
^ China
A China
B Finland
C Egypt
D Russia

#Q He lived 1735-1826 and was the first US President to father a President. His last words were Thomas Jefferson still lives.
^ John Adams
A James Monroe
B John Adams
C James  Madison
D John Hancock

#Q Whose last words were The paper burns, but the words fly free.?
^ Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph
A Ann Bolyen
B Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph
C Jane  Seymour
D Joan of  Arc

#Q Whose last words were not Do not  go gentle.. but Ive had 18 straight whiskies. I think thats the record.?
^ Dylan Thomas
A Lionel Atwill
B Sean OCasey
C Dylan Thomas
D James Thurber

#Q This Polish-born mans last words were The Earth is suffocating. Swear to make them cut me open, so that I wont be buried alive.?
^ Fredric Chopin
A Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B Fredric Chopin
C Benjamin Kobelisky
D Johannes Brahms

#Q His last words were Et tu, Brute?.
^ Julius Caesar
A William Shakespeare
B Marc Anthony
C Popeye the Sailor
D Julius Caesar

#Q I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis were the last words of this actor. Nice words but they are not The Treasure of the Sierra Madre nor fit for an African Queen.
^ Humphrey Bogart
A Humphrey Bogart
B Peter Lorre
C John Houston
D Walter Houston

#Q I dont feel good were the last words of this famous American. Every time I eat an Idaho potato I will remember  him, especially when I am in a suburb of Los Angeles.
^ Luther Burbank
A Luther Burbank
B Lester Maddox
C Larry Fine
D Louis Pasteur

#Q That was the best ice cream soda I ever had were the last words of this Paterson, NJ born comic.
^ Lou Costello
A John Candy
B Milton Berle
C Larry Hardeway
D Lou Costello

#Q It did not take The Time Machine to hear this man say his last words: Go away. Im all right.
^ H.G. Wells
A H.G. Wells
B Simon Annistar
C Isaac Asimov
D Jules Verne

#Q In 1999 this UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador broke the world record in the one mile run in Rome, Italy.
^ Hicham El Guerrouj
A Kenensia Bekele
B Paavo Nurmi
C Noah Ngeny
D Hicham El Guerrouj

#Q In 1988, this recipient  of the James E. Sullivan Award ran the 100m distance for the record-breaking 10.49 seconds.
^ Florence Griffith Joyner
A Michael Johnson
B Florence Griffith Joyner
C Jackie Joyner - Kersee
D Jerome Young

#Q This Major League Baseball All-Team member made his personal record-breaking 500th home run in June 1960 at the Cleavland Stadium.
^ Ted Williams
A Babe Ruth
B Mell Ott
C Ted Williams
D Mickey Mantle

#Q This team, known as the oldest in professional hockey, set a world record for most goals in a game on March 3, 1920.
^ Montreal Canadiens
A Boston Bruins
B Montreal Canadiens
C Toronto Maple Leafs
D Ottawa Senators

#Q This heavy athlete, nicknamed The Iranian Hercules,  lifted 263.5 kg (589.9 lb) at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
^ Hossein Rezza Zadeh
A Mohamad Khatami
B Hossein Barkhah
C Hossein Tavakoli
D Hossein Rezza Zadeh

#Q This athlete, awarded The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, set a world record in womens marathon in 2003.
^ Paula Radcliffe
A Emma George
B Mary Lines
C Paula Radcliffe
D Stacy Dragila

#Q This winner of the 2003 Thrashworld Skateboarding Vert Award was the first man to jump the Great Wall of China on a skateboard.
^ Danny Way
A Mike Ternasky
B Billy Copeland
C Gary Hardwick
D Danny Way

#Q In 2000, this man became the first Italian swimmer to receive a gold medal in the Olympic Games, winning both 100m and 200m breaststroke races.
^ Domenico Fioravanti
A Davide Rummolo
B Emanuelle Merisi
C Giorgio Lamberti
D Domenico Fioravanti

#Q This speed skater, inducted into the United States Hall of Fame in 2004, set a junior world record at the age of sixteen.
^ Daniel Jansen
A Joey Cheek
B Daniel Jansen
C Jack Shea
D Peter Mueller

#Q Which Dutch speed skater, postman by profession, set a world record at the 1976 Winter Olympics?
^ Piete Kleine
A Sten Stensen
B Hans van Helden
C Piete Kleine
D Dan Immerfall

#Q Name the eighteenth US President who was in office from 1869 – 1877.
^ Ulysses S. Grant
A Abraham Lincoln
B Andrew Johnson
C Ulysses S. Grant
D Rutheford B. Hayes

#Q Who was the thirty-fifth US President?
^ John Fitzgerald Kennedy
A Dwight David Eisenhower
B Lyndon Baynes Johnson
C John Fitzgerald Kennedy
D Franklin Delano Roosevelt

#Q Who was the twentieth US President?
^ James A. Garfield
A Grover Cleveland
B Benjamin Harrison
C James A. Garfield
D Chester A. Arthur

#Q When was Grigori Rasputin born?
^ 22 January 1869
A 29 December 1916
B 22 January 1879
C 29 December  1926
D 22 January 1869

#Q Russian people often referred to Grigori Rasputin as which of the following?
^ All of these
A Saintly mystic
B All of these
C Prophet
D Religious pilgrim

#Q Tsaritsa Alexandra of Russia called on Grigori Rasputin to cure her only son Alexei, who suffered from this disease.
^ hemophilia
A asthma
B epilepsy
C hemophilia
D diabetes

#Q As a child Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin was affected by the death of who of the following?
^ his brother and sister
A his parents
B his grandparents
C his brother and sister
D his guardian

#Q Tsar Nicolas of Russia referred to Grigori Rasputin as our friend and a holy man.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Grigori Rasputin was a controversial figure often accused of which of the following?
^ All of these
A His domination over the royal family
B Discrediting the tsarist government
C His unrestricted sexual life
D All of these

#Q What band recorded the semi-biographical 1978 hit single titled Rasputin?
^ Boney M
A Abba
B Boney M
C The Eagles
D The Tramps

#Q Who attempted to kill Grigori Rasputin in 1914?
^ Khionia Guseva, a former prostitute
A a group of nobles led by Prince Felix Yusupov
B Khionia Guseva, a former prostitute
C a group of soldiers led by Nicolas II
D a group of villagers

#Q Grigori Rasputin was murdered in December 1916. His body was recovered from this river flowing through the city of Saint Petersburg.
^ the Neva River
A Don
B Kama
C the Neva River
D Volga

#Q According to his secretary, Rasputin wrote a letter in which he predicted his own death as well as the death of Tsar Nicholas and his family.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q This famous Cancerian is an all around talented guy. He is an actor/singer/writer who penned a song with Janis Joplin and starred in such movies as Convoy, Millennium and A Star Is Born.
^ Kris Kristofferson
A Charles Bronson
B William Devane
C Kris Kristofferson
D Clint Eastwood

#Q This famous American author was born in West Virginia in 1892 but was raised in China. She wrote over 100 works of literature, her most notable one being The Good Earth, a novel about the life of a Chinese farmer.
^ Pearl S. Buck
A Louisa Alcott
B Pearl S. Buck
C Anne Bronte
D Harriet Beecher Stowe

#Q Della Reese and Lena Horne were born on the same day.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q There have been four Cancerian US Presidents up until 2006. One was born 11 July 1767, another on 4 July 1872, one on 14 July 1913 and the other on 6 July 1946. Two of the 4 had fathers that were President and the other 2 also served as Vice Presidents. Can you name them?
^ George W. Bush, Calvin Coolidge, John Q. Adams, Gerald Ford
A Herbert Hoover, Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Regan, John Q. Adams
B George W. Bush, Calvin Coolidge, John Q. Adams, Gerald Ford
C Franklin Roosevelt, John Adams, Warren Harding, Bill Clinton
D Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Spiro Agnew, George Bush

#Q This Roman emperor, often called the wise, is regarded as one of the most prominent Stoic philosophers.
^ Marcus Aurelius
A Constantine I
B Vespasian
C Commodus
D Marcus Aurelius

#Q The term The Five Good Emperors refers to five consecutive Roman emperors noted for their virtuous and just rule. Which of these is not one of The Five Good Emperors?
^ Diocletian
A Marcus Aurelius
B Nerva
C Trajan
D Diocletian

#Q What emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty has an optical disc authoring program named after him?
^ Nero
A Augustus
B Claudius
C Caligula
D Nero

#Q Known as the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity, he turned the ancient Roman colony of Byzantium into a new imperial residence.
^ Constantine I
A Theodosius
B Maximian
C Diocletian
D Constantine I

#Q This Roman emperor and philosopher, who ruled from AD 117 to 138, was so fond of Greek literature and culture that he was nicknamed Graeculus (Greekling).
^ Hadrian
A Octavian
B Hadrian
C Constantine I
D Marcus Aurelius

#Q This Roman emperor, who allegedly killed for mere amusement and indulged in incest, ruled until 41 when he was murdered by Praetorian Guard.
^ Caligula
A Nero
B Germanicus
C Caligula
D Septimius Severus

#Q Who played Commodus, the first Roman emperor born during his fathers reign, in the Academy Award-winning movie Gladiator?
^ Joaquin Phoenix
A Malcolm McDowell
B Christopher Plummer
C Ralph Fiennes
D Joaquin Phoenix

#Q The first Roman emperor, Augustus, who ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14, is also known by this name.
^ Octavian
A Julian
B Octavian
C Claudius
D Tiberius

#Q The deposition of this Roman emperor in 476 marked the fall of ancient Rome and the end of the Western Roman Empire.
^ Romulus Augustus
A Anthemius
B Galerius
C Antoninus Pius
D Romulus Augustus

#Q Which of the following Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty was the son of a Roman emperor?
^ None of these
A Nero
B None of these
C Caligula
D Claudius

#Q Martha Custis Washington took an active part in politics during her husbands administration.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What was the first name of Martin Van Burens wife?
^ Hannah
A Hannah
B Sarah
C Ida
D Harriet

#Q Which U.S. first lady did not attend her husbands inauguration because the couples 11-year-old son, Benjamin, was killed in a train accident only a few months before?
^ Jane Pierce
A Mary Lincoln
B Jane Pierce
C Dolly Madison
D Julia Tyler

#Q How many of Mary Lincolns children died during her lifetime?
^ 3
A 2
B 3
C 1
D 4

#Q What was president Grants wifes first name?
^ Julia
A Sarah
B Mary
C Julia
D Ida

#Q What was Grover Clevelands nickname for his wife Frances?
^ Frank
A Franny
B Fran
C Francie
D Frank

#Q This best selling author, whose works include Six of Oneand In Her Day, has once said: One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.
^ Rita Mae Brown
A V.C. Andrews
B Laura Van Wormer
C Barbara Hall
D Rita Mae Brown

#Q Randy K. Milholland said: The shortest verse in the Bible is Jesus wept. The only thing wrong with it is the past tense.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Who said: Death doesnt really worry me that much, Im not frightened about it... I just dont want to be there when it happens.?
^ Woody Allen
A Woody Allen
B Lenny Bruce
C Steve Allen
D Chevy Chase

#Q Who said: Honesty is the best policy?
^ Ben Franklin
A Ben Franklin
B Abraham Lincoln
C Thomas Jefferson
D George Washington

#Q This actress said: When things are perfect, thats when you need to worry most.
^ Drew Barrymore
A Drew Barrymore
B Sheryl Crow
C Abigail Adams
D Mary Tyler Moore

#Q Drew Barrymore said: A fish may love a bird, but where would they live? .
^ True
A False
B True

#Q This author is quoted as saying: All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting.
^ George Orwell
A George Orwell
B Leonard Tolstoy
C George Bernard Shaw
D Mark Twain

#Q Benedict Arnold once said: A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q This famous female singer said: I modelled my looks on the town tramp.
^ Dolly Parton
A Whitney Houston
B Dolly Parton
C Madonna
D Pink

#Q This person said: A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.
^ Thomas Jefferson
A John Adams
B Ben Franklin
C Thomas Jefferson
D King George

#Q This famous redhead, who established hegemony over most of continental Europe, was eventually defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
^ Napoleon Bonaparte
A Napoleon Bonaparte
B Richard the Lionheart
C Henry VIII
D Oliver Cromwell

#Q This redhead, who entered the English Civil War on the side of the Roundheads, managed to overthrow the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth.
^ Oliver Cromwell
A Thomas Cromwell
B Horatio Nelson
C Francis Drake
D Oliver Cromwell

#Q This redhead, nicknamed the Virgin Queen, was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
^ Elizabeth I
A Elizabeth I
B Lady Jane Grey
C Victoria
D Mary I

#Q This charismatic leader was King of Germany, Italy, and Burgundy, and was finally crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV.
^ Frederick I Barbarossa
A Pepin the Short
B Henry V
C Frederick I Barbarossa
D Charlemagne

#Q This red-haired Italian military and political figure has been dubbed the Hero of the Two Worlds due to his military expeditions in both South America and Europe.
^ Giuseppe Garibaldi
A Enrico Fermi
B Benito Mussolini
C Giuseppe Mazzini‎
D Giuseppe Garibaldi

#Q Which American President was NOT a redhead?
^ Abraham Lincoln
A George Washington
B Martin Van Buren
C Abraham Lincoln
D Thomas Jefferson

#Q Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders, this red-haired British Prime Minister once said, If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favorable reference to the devil in the House of Commons.
^ Winston Churchill
A Philip Snowden
B Sir John Moore
C Neville Chamberlain
D Winston Churchill

#Q Name the red-haired leader of the Bolsheviks who led the October Revolution of 1917 in Russia.
^ Vladimir Lenin
A Vyacheslav Molotov
B Leonid Breznev
C Joseph Stalin
D Vladimir Lenin

#Q This red-haired US general, who developed a strong reputation during the Civil War, was defeated and killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876.
^ General G.A. Custer
A General G.A. Custer
B Ulysses S. Grant
C Robert E. Lee
D John Adams

#Q This famous redhead is an Apache helicopter pilot in the British Army Air Corps. In August 2011, it was announced that he had asked for a seat on one of the first Virgin Galactic sub-orbital flights.
^ Prince Harry of Wales
A Prince Edward
B Prince William of Wales
C Prince Harry of Wales
D Prince Charles

#Q William II was which son in birth order of William I, or William the Conqueror?
^ Third
A First
B Fourth
C Third
D Second

#Q Which of his sons became king after William the Conquerors death?
^ William Rufus
A William Rufus
B Robert Curthose
C Henry I
D Richard I

#Q Who was the King of England before William I?
^ Harold II
A Stephen I
B Lanfranc I
C Edward the Confessor
D Harold II

#Q William II reigned England in which of these time periods?
^ 1087 to 1100
A 1087 to 1100
B 1090 to 1100
C 1066 to 1087
D 1087 to 1098

#Q How many children did William II of England have?
^ 0
A 7
B 4
C 0
D 12

#Q William II of England was a very religious king.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q At the time William II of England was crowned king, Normandy was a part of England.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Who led the revolt against England in 1088 to take the throne from William II of England?
^ Odo of Bayeaux
A Odo of Bayeaux
B Henry, the younger brother of William II
C Archbishop Lanfranc
D Robert Curthose

#Q Which of the following kingdoms did William II of England gain during his rule?
^ None of these
A Vexin
B None of these
C Wales
D Ireland

#Q William II (or “Rufus”) of England died in which of the following years?
^ 1100
A 1077
B 1099
C 1089
D 1100

#Q In the 1997 movie, Amistad Anthony Hopkins played this former US President.
^ John Quincy Adams
A John Adams
B John Hammond
C John Quincy Adams
D Thomas  Jefferson

#Q Van Heflin played this tailor who became President.
^ Andrew Johnson
A Martin Van Buren
B Henry Clay
C Andrew Johnson
D Harry Truman

#Q James Brolin played this President in 2008. Timothy Bottom played him in the 2002 movie The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course.
^ George W. Bush
A John F. Kennedy
B Lyndon Baines Johnson
C George W. Bush
D Barack Obama

#Q Jeff Daniels played this President in 2000s The Crossing. Duke R. Lee played him in 1923s In the Days of Daniel Boone.
^ George Washington
A Charles Addams
B George Washington
C John Adams
D George W.H. Bush

#Q William Daniels, Mr. Feeney from Boy Meets World, portrayed this President in the movie version of 1776.
^ John Adams
A John Adams
B Millard  Filmore
C Charles Addams
D James  Madison

#Q Tom Selleck played this President in Ike: Countdown to D-Day.
^ Dwight D. Eisenhower
A Harry S Truman
B Noah Webster
C Franklin Delano Roosevelt
D Dwight D. Eisenhower

#Q Ken Howard played this President in 1776 and Independence.
^ Thomas Jefferson
A Andrew Jackson
B James Knox Polk
C Thomas Jefferson
D Ben Franklin

#Q Although 1946s Magnificent Doll was really more about the First Lady than the President, the movie featured Burgess Meredith as this President.
^ James Madison
A Benjamin Franklin
B Thomas Jefferson
C James Madison
D James Monroe

#Q Frank Langella played this president in a 2008 film.
^ Nixon
A Nixon
B Barack Obama
C J.F.Kennedy
D John Adams

#Q He may not have been the greatest US President in ability but he probably was great in girth. Wilford Brimley played this President in 2008s The Rise  of  Theodore Roosevelt.
^ William Howard Taft
A Woodrow Wilson
B William Howard Taft
C William McKinley
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q In The Presidents Lady and in The Buccaneer, Charlton Heston played this President who probably killed a man in a duel concerning his wifes reputation.
^ Andrew Jackson
A James Knox  Polk
B Andrew Jackson
C Oscar Madison
D James Madison

#Q This Presidents crowning achievement  was The Guano Treaty Act. He was portrayed by Millard Vincent in 1939s The Monroe Doctrine.
^ Millard Fillmore
A Millard Fillmore
B James Monroe
C Alexander Hamilton
D James Madison

#Q Hal Holbrook toured the country in a one man show about this President. Raymond Massey, Henry Fonda and John Carradine won much fame for  playing this great man.
^ Abraham Lincoln
A George Washington
B Franklin Delano Roosevelt
C Thomas Jefferson
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q Kevin Kline played this hard-drinking President in 1999s Wild Wild West.
^ Grant
A Johnson
B Grant
C Eisenhower
D Hamilton

#Q Ralph Bellamy played this President in 1960s Sunrise at Campobello and in the stage version of the same name. Edward Herrmann played him in  1982s Annie.
^ FDR
A LBJ
B HST
C JFK
D FDR

#Q James Whitmore played this President in 1975s Giveem Hell Harry.
^ Truman
A Truman
B Clinton
C Nixon
D Kennedy

#Q Who played Bill Clinton in Austin Powers:The Spy Who Shagged Me?
^ Tim Robbins
A Timothy Bottoms
B Kevin Kline
C Tim Robbins
D Craig  Barnett

#Q Michael Jordan returned to the NBA twice. After his first return in 1995, he led the Chicago Bulls to three titles. What statement is true about his second return in 2001?
^ He joined the Washington Wizzards but his team did not did not qualify for the play-offs.
A He joined the Washington Wizzards but his team did not did not qualify for the play-offs.
B He returned to the Chicago Bulls, but played mostly as a substitute.
C He played for the Washington Wizzards and led them to their first title ever.
D He led the Chicago Bulls to another title.

#Q Lance Armstrong had won 7 times the prestigious Tour de France cycling race before retiring. He returned in 2009. What result did he achieve in the Tour?
^ He came third.
A He won it again.
B He came third.
C He finished 100th, with a huge gap to the winner.
D He didnt manage to finish.

#Q F1 driver Michael Schumacher decided to return to the track for the 2010 season. Which team did he join?
^ Mercedes
A Mercedes
B Ferrari
C Toyota
D Williams

#Q Did Muhammad Ali return to boxing after his retirement in 1978?
^ Yes and he lost to Larry Holmes.
A Officially yes, but due to his Parkinsons disease he never fought again.
B Yes and he lost to Larry Holmes.
C Yes, he beat George Foreman in the famous fight in Kinshasa.
D No

#Q Pele, probably the most famous soccer player ever, retired in 1974 after having won three world championships with Brazil. He returned a few months later and joined which club?
^ New York Cosmos, USA
A Real Madrid, Spain
B Santos, Brazil
C New York Cosmos, USA
D He did not join any club, but he still played for the Brazilian national team.

#Q Bjorn Borg shocked the tennis world when he retired in his prime years (he was only 25 and was at the top). What did he achieve when he returned in the early 1990s?
^ He failed to win a single match in 10 consecutive tournaments.
A He became the Olympic Champion.
B He appeared in four Grand Slam finals, but failed to win anything.
C He failed to win a single match in 10 consecutive tournaments.
D He won all Grand Slam tournaments.

#Q Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean amazed the world performing to Ravels Bolero during the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo. 10 years later they skated at another Olympics. Did they win another medal?
^ Yes, they won bronze.
A No, their comeback was a complete disaster.
B They won, but were disqualified for cheating.
C Yes, they won bronze.
D Yes, they performed to the same music and won gold again.

#Q Swimming champion Dara Torres retired and returned two times. Which statement about her comebacks is true?
^ She won a gold medal and four other medals in Sydney (2000) and three silver medals in Beijing (2008).
A She won 3 Olympic silver medals the first time, but failed to qualify the second time for the Beijing Olympic team.
B Her first return in 2000, after giving birth, was a disaster, but the second time she won 5 medals at the Olympics in Sydney.
C She won a gold medal and four other medals in Sydney (2000) and three silver medals in Beijing (2008).
D Her first return, in Sydney, earned her 3 silver medals but the second time, in Beijing, she was not successful.

#Q Janne Ahonen, a top sportsman from Finland, retired in 2008, only to return to his sport a year later. What is his sport?
^ Ski jumping
A Nordic combined
B Ski jumping
C Javelin
D WRC rallies

#Q George Foreman returned to boxing after a 12-year break to become the oldest heavy weight champion ever. How old was he when he beat Michael Moorer?
^ 45
A 51
B 45
C 48
D 42

#Q What is the name of the electrical engineer who invented holography?
^ Dennis Gabor
A George William Manby
B Dennis Gabor
C Gordon Gould
D William Herschel

#Q This German chemist was the first to develop stable, medically useful forms of heroin and aspirin.
^ Felix Hoffmann
A Karl Ferdinand Braun
B Moritz von Jacobi
C Eugen Baumann
D Felix Hoffmann

#Q What American scientist invented the computer mouse?
^ Douglas Engelbart
A Richard Hall Gower
B Douglas Engelbart
C Robert Fulton
D Samuel Guthrie

#Q Stainless steel, initially called rustless steel, is believed to have been invented by this man.
^ Harry Brearley
A Alexandru Ciurcu
B Joseph Day
C Harry Brearley
D All of these

#Q What is the name of the American who patented the first artificial heart?
^ Paul Winchell
A Paul Winchell
B Robert Goddard
C Josephine Cochrane
D Samuel Colt

#Q This man received the patent for inventing the first practical telephone.
^ Alexander Graham Bell
A Arnold O. Beckman
B Alexander Graham Bell
C Alexander Bereznyak
D Willem Einthoven

#Q What German physiologist created the prototype of the modern contact lenses?
^ Adolf Eugen Fick
A Fritz Klatte
B Karl Drais
C Adolf Eugen Fick
D Konrad Zuse

#Q This inventor received the patent for the first fountain pen on May 25, 1827.
^ Petrache Poenaru
A Alexander Prokhorov
B John Napier
C Petrache Poenaru
D Jules Montenier

#Q This American chemist is the inventor of Nylon.
^ Wallace Carothers
A Tommy Flowers
B Wallace Carothers
C Sir Henry Cole
D Clarence Birdseye

#Q What English social reformer and teacher invented the postage stamp?
^ Rowland Hill
A Joseph Henry
B Rowland Hill
C John Mason
D Frank Hornby

#Q What is the meaning of the female name Katherine and its versions Catherine, Cathy, Kat, Kate?
^ Purity
A Sacrifice
B Purity
C Patience
D Sanctity

#Q Of what origin is the very popular male name William?
^ Old Germanic
A Arabic
B Old Germanic
C Slavic
D Hebrew

#Q What is the meaning of the popular name Rachel, derived from the Hebrew name Rahel?
^ Ewe
A Food
B Wife
C Righteous woman
D Ewe

#Q The names Sean, Shane, Shaine, Shaun, and Shawn all mean what?
^ God is gracious
A God is love
B God is with us
C God is gracious
D God is light

#Q Tthe male name Samuel and its derivatives Sam and Sammie all mean what?
^ God has heard
A Touched by God
B God has heard
C God has blessed me
D God is generous

#Q What do the female names Eve, Evelyn, Evita, Ava, Eva, Evie all mean?
^ Living
A Woman
B Sinful
C Living
D Curiosity

#Q What is the meaning of the popular female names Sarah, Sara and Sally?
^ Princess
A Justice
B Princess
C Holy water
D Integrity

#Q Of what origin is the male name Jacob and its derivatives James, Jim, Jimmy?
^ Hebrew
A Old English
B Hebrew
C Greek
D Latin

#Q What is the meaning of the popular male names Richard, Riccardo, Ricky?
^ Powerful leader
A Powerful leader
B King of the army
C Father of the people
D Strong hand

#Q What is the meaning of the very popular male name David and its derivative, Dave?
^ Beloved
A Blessed
B Beloved
C Only one
D King

#Q Which of the following is not among the categories in which the Nobel Prize is awarded?
^ Biology
A Chemistry
B Biology
C Physiology or Medicine
D Literature

#Q In 1888, a newspaper in this country published an erroneous premature obituary of Alfred Nobel condemning him for his invention of dynamite.
^ France
A Sweden
B Germany
C England
D France

#Q This American author, who won the Pulitzer Prize for the novel Humboldts Gift, was also awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work.
^ Saul Bellow
A William Faulkner
B Saul Bellow
C Mark Twain
D Harper Lee

#Q What Academy Award-winning movie told the story of John Forbes Nash, the recipient of the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics?
^ A Beautiful Mind
A Arrested Development
B A Beautiful Mind
C Cinderella Man
D A Good Year

#Q During the first half of the 20th century, four members of the Curie family won 5 Nobel Prizes altogether. Which one of them did not win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
^ Pierre Curie
A Frederic Joliot-Curie
B Pierre Curie
C Maria Skłodowska-Curie
D Irène Joliot-Curie

#Q This prize is often described as the Nobel Prize of Mathematics but unlike the Nobel Prizes it is awarded once every four years.
^ the Fields Medal
A the Wolf Prize in Mathematics
B the Fields Medal
C the Webby Award
D the Abel Prize

#Q Bertha Kinsky, Alfred Nobels secretary and housekeeper, was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in this category.
^ Peace
A Economics
B Peace
C Chemistry
D Literature

#Q Which of the following European dictators was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?
^ All of these
A Joseph Stalin
B Adolf Hitler
C Benito Mussolini
D All of these

#Q The reason why there is no Nobel Prize in Mathematics is that a mathematician had an affair with Alfred Nobels wife.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q With the exception of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Prizes are presented at an annual ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden. In what capital city ise the Nobel Peace Prize presented?
^ Oslo, Norway
A Copenhagen, Denmark
B Paris, France
C Brussels, Belgium
D Oslo, Norway

#Q George Washington was the first President to be inaugurated in two different cities.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What year was the Whiskey Rebellion put down by George Washingtons militia force?
^ 1794
A 1770
B 1794
C 1776
D 1787

#Q What treaty called for British troops to give up forts in the western frontier in 1796?
^ Jays Treaty
A Jays Treaty
B XYZ Treaty
C Treaty of Paris
D Versailles Treaty

#Q After retirement as President, George Washington was called to duty one more time as Commander in Chief of the army.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q How did George Washington die?
^ complications from a throat infection
A complications from a throat infection
B horse riding accident
C in the line of duty
D in his sleep

#Q When George Washington retired to Mount Vernon at age 65 he became reclusive seeing very few people other than Martha.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Which German naturalist, explorer, and geographer introduced a new section in geography called Geography of Plants”?
^ Alexander von Humboldt
A Alexander von Humboldt
B Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
C Wilhelm von Humboldt
D Friedrich Schiller

#Q This famous Venetian adventurer and author wrote an autobiography, titled Histoire de ma vie.
^ Giacomo Casanova
A Don Juan
B None of these
C Giacomo Casanova
D Grigori Razputin

#Q Which statement is true about Mata Hari?
^ All of these
A She was an exotic dancer.
B She was an accused spy.
C She was a courtesan.
D All of these

#Q What statement is true about British explorer Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton?
^ All of these
A He translated One Thousand and One Nights into English.
B He traveled in disguise to Mecca.
C Traveled with John Hanning Speke in search of the source of the Nile.
D All of these

#Q Time magazine named this person one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century and an Alberto Korda photograph of him was said to be the most famous photograph in the world.
^ Ernesto Che Guevara
A Mikhail Gorbachev
B Sir Winston Churchill
C Ernesto Che Guevara
D George Bush

#Q Name the explorer who captained the ship Calypso from 1951 to 1996.
^ Jacques-Yves Cousteau
A Jacques-Yves Cousteau
B None of these
C Jacques Pikard
D Auquste Picard

#Q She became famous as the woman who captured the heart of Englands naval hero Horatio Nelson.
^ Emma Hamilton
A Jane Austen
B Virginia Woolf:
C Emma Hamilton
D Anna Laetitia Aikin

#Q This British officer took part in the Arab revolt against Ottoman Turkish rule of 1916–18.
^ None of these
A None of these
B Horatio Nelson
C John J. Pershing
D Thomas Edward Lawrence

#Q Sir Francis Drake was an English pirate, sailor, and hero of many battles at sea.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q You are stopped by a police officer while driving. He gives you a speeding ticket and then searches your  car. You protest his right to search. He then alludes to this US Supreme Court Case.
^ Terry v Ohio
A Lawrence  v Terry
B Terry v L.A.P.D.
C Terry v U.S.
D Terry v Ohio

#Q This American actress has starred in The Conversation, Young Frankenstein, Close Encounters of  the Third Kind and Tootsie. Her career has been adversely affected by Multiple Sclerosis and a brain aneurysm.
^ Teri Garr
A Terri Flynn
B Teri Quinn
C Teri Garr
D Teri Flynn

#Q This great jazz trumpeter was the only  African-American musician in the band on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
^ Clark Terry
A Clark Terry
B Terry Pritchard
C Jack Terry
D Terry Clarke

#Q He was the brains behind the cartoons Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle.
^ Paul Terry
A Teri OQuinn
B Terry Clark
C Terry Pritchard
D Paul Terry

#Q He was a right-handed pitcher for the Yankees, Athletics, Indians and Mets. In 1962 he was the World Series MVP and won the Babe Ruth Award.
^ Ralph Terry
A Abner  Terry
B Ralph Terry
C Terry Pritchard
D Bill Terry

#Q Terry Gene Bollea is a famous athlete better known by this name.
^ Hulk Hogan
A Hulk Hogan
B Mohammed Ali
C Gerald Ford
D Warren Beatty

#Q He is one of the best quarterbacks in the history of the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has also been a fairly successful actor and sports analyst.
^ Terry Bradshaw
A Brad  Terry
B Terry Clark
C Terry Bradshaw
D Stanley Terry

#Q Who was the only American-born member of Monty Python?
^ Terry Gilliam
A Terry Jones
B Terry Gilliam
C Terry Idle
D Terry Cleese

#Q Who was manager of the Boston Red Sox when they won their first World Series in over 90 years?
^ Terry Francona
A Abner Terry
B Terry Barr
C Terry Francona
D Terry Baker

#Q In his 31-year career, this driver, nicknamed The Iceman, has won over 20 major NASCAR races.
^ Terry Labonte
A Terry Wine
B Terry Pratchett
C Abner Terry
D Terry Labonte

#Q When this Terry was only 6, she appeared in a widely popular movie.
^ The dog who played Toto
A The dog who played Toto
B The young sister in E.T.
C The horse in Seabiscut
D The young child in  Poltergeist

#Q In 1954 this first baseman was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
^ Bill Terry
A Terry Francis
B Bill Terry
C Ron Terry
D Abner Terry

#Q TERI is a private, non-profit agency that deals with this subject.
^ The improvement of the lives of people with autism
A The support of  young actors and actresses
B None of these
C The improvement of the lives of people with autism
D The improvement of the lives of retired persons

#Q In which sport was Terry Sawchuck famous?
^ Hockey
A Swimming
B Soccer
C Hockey
D Weightlifting

#Q Who was the winner in Season 2 of Americas Got Talent?
^ Terry Fator
A Steve Terry
B Terry Winters
C Abner Terry
D Terry Fator

#Q Which of the following US Presidents was related to 11 former presidents, either by blood or marriage?
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Theodore Roosevelt
B Herbert Hoover
C Zachary Taylor
D Franklin D. Roosevelt

#Q Which US President had 15 children, 8 by his first wife and 7 by his second wife?
^ John Tyler
A Zachary Taylor
B James Polk
C John Tyler
D Andrew Johnson

#Q Which US President loved to cook and developed a recipe for vegetable soup?
^ Dwight D. Eisenhower
A George Washington
B Dwight D. Eisenhower
C Harry S. Truman
D Calvin Coolidge

#Q What US President has worn a Nazi uniform?
^ Ronald Reagan
A Woodrow Wilson
B Ronald Reagan
C Thomas Marshall
D John F. Kennedy

#Q William Taft was the heaviest president of the United States.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What do these US Presidents have in common: George Washington, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, James Polk, James Buchanan and Warren Harding.
^ They had no children.
A They had no children.
B All of these
C They served as odd-number Presidents (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th...)
D They never married.

#Q Who is the first US President born on the 4th of July?
^ Calvin Coolidge
A Calvin Coolidge
B Rutherford Hayes
C James Garfield
D Woodrow Wilson

#Q Which of these US Presidents did not die on July 4?
^ Herbert Hoover
A Thomas Jefferson
B John Adams
C James Monroe
D Herbert Hoover

#Q Which US President was fined $20 for speeding with his horse and carriage?
^ Ulysses Grant
A Ulysses Grant
B James Buchanan
C Millard Fillmore
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q Ariel Sharon, the 11th Prime Minister of Israel, was born in what year?
^ 1928
A 1916
B 1939
C 1947
D 1928

#Q Which best describes former Prime Minister Ariel Sharons family life?
^ He was married twice and has three sons.
A He was married twice and has three sons.
B He was married twice, divorced twice and has four sons.
C He was married once and has two daughters and two sons.
D He was never married but has four adopted sons.

#Q When did Ariel Sharon first fly to Israel?
^ in 1945
A in 1948
B in 1947
C in 1945
D in 1942

#Q Which of the statements describes most accurately Ariel Sharons education?
^ He obtained an undergraduate degree from Hebrew University and a degree from Tel Aviv University.
A He never attended college of university after high school.
B He attended Hebrew University but never graduated.
C He got an undergraduate degree from Tel Aviv University and did the rest of his education in the Israel Defence Forces.
D He obtained an undergraduate degree from Hebrew University and a degree from Tel Aviv University.

#Q When did Sharon, a Major General by rank, retire from his military career?
^ 1972
A 1967
B 1969
C 1972
D 1997

#Q In which year did Ariel Sharon return to the Israel Defence Forces after his retirement?
^ 1973
A 1993
B 1983
C 1977
D 1973

#Q What was the name of the first political party of Prime Minister Sharon?
^ Likud
A Whig
B Labor
C Likud
D Ha Eretz

#Q Which statement best describes Ariel Sharons political life?
^ He held many positions in his first political party but finally formed a new one.
A He was the first Prime Minister of Israel to form a party of his own.
B He held many positions his first political party and never left it.
C He retired from politics in 1999 but still gives speeches for his first party.
D He held many positions in his first political party but finally formed a new one.

#Q Unit 101 was an Israeli organization closely connected to Ariel Sharons life. What type of organization was it?
^ A commando special operations group formed by Sharon in 1953
A A commando special operations group formed by Sharon in 1953
B A mechanized brigade founded by Sharon to push the Syrians away from Tiberius
C A division of soldiers ordered by Sharon to attack Tyre in Lebanon
D A secret group of naval operatives similar to the USA’s Navy SEALs

#Q In 1981, Arabs attacked farming settlements in northern Israel by assaults and by shooting missiles into the farms. In order to stop this, Ariel Sharon launched what  military operation?
^ Operation Peace for the Galilee
A Operation Peace for the Negev
B Operation Northern Lights
C Operation Peace for the Galilee
D Operation Peace for the Eilat

#Q As Minister of Construction and Housing, Ariel Sharon was unsuccessful in finding homes for the immigrants except for those willing to live on kibbutzim.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q December 18, 2005 and January 4, 2006 were critical dates in Ariel Sharons life. What happened on these dates?
^ He suffered ischemic strokes.
A He survived two assassination attempts.
B He was forced to rejoin the army after his retirement because of military conflicts.
C He suffered ischemic strokes.
D He lost leadership in his two main political parties.

#Q What is Fidel Castros real name?
^ Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
A Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
B Juan Jesus Fidel Castro-Mejias
C Fidel Ramon Castro Ruiz
D Fidel Jesus Castro Biran

#Q Fidel Castro once swam across the Rio Grande to sneak into the USA .
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In 1945 Fidel Castro entered the University of Havana. Besides studying law there he played which position for the schools baseball team?
^ Left-handed pitcher
A Right-handed pitcher
B Left-handed pitcher
C First base
D Centerfield

#Q Which political group did Fidel Castro join during his college days?
^ Partido Ortodoxos
A Partido Socialismo
B Partido Ortodoxos
C Partido Socialisto de Eduardo Chibas
D Partido Communisto de Habana

#Q What honor did Fidel Castro win in 1944?
^ Best Cuban Athlete
A Best Cuban Athlete
B Best Cuban Eagle Scout
C Best Student Debater
D Best History Student

#Q Who became leader of Cuba after a coup d etat in 1940?
^ Fulgencio Batista
A Hector Alejandro Batista Gonsalves
B Meyer Lansky
C Juan Jesus Batista
D Fulgencio Batista

#Q Where was the failed attack on the Cuban army, led by Fidel Castro in 1953?
^ Moncada Barracks
A Santiago
B Guantanamo Bay
C Moncada Barracks
D Manzanillo

#Q When did Fidel Castro and his group assume power?
^ 1959
A 1971
B 1965
C 1959
D 1966

#Q Why did the USA declare an embargo on all trade to and from Cuba on October 27, 1962?
^ American spy planes found Russian-made missiles in Cuba.
A The American mob had been forced to leave Cuba.
B American spy planes found Russian battleships in Cuba.
C American spy planes found Russian fighter jets in Cuba.
D American spy planes found Russian-made missiles in Cuba.

#Q Which famous American wrote the song A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
^ Bob Dylan
A Woody Guthrie
B Graham Nash
C Bob Dylan
D Arlo Guthrie

#Q What settled the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis?
^ Russia took away the missiles in Cuba and the USA took away its missiles and spy equipment  in Turkey
A Russia took away its battleships from Cuba  and the USA removed its carriers from the North Sea.
B Russia took away its jet fighters from Cuba and the USA removed their jet fighters from Finland and Holland.
C Russia removed its missiles in Cuba and the US Army withdrew soldiers from West Germany.
D Russia took away the missiles in Cuba and the USA took away its missiles and spy equipment  in Turkey

#Q Which statement is not true?
^ Religion is greatly oppressed in Cuba.
A One of Fidel Castros top aides was Che Guevara.
B Fidel Castro was the longest reigning ruler of the 20th century
C Religion is greatly oppressed in Cuba.
D In 2005 and 2006, Forbes magazine claimed that Fidel Castro was worth between $500 million and $900 million.

#Q The 6th Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Wolfovitch Begin was born in what year?
^ 1913
A 1913
B 1929
C 1932
D 1919

#Q Menachem Begin was a member of the Betar Movement, which is what kind of organization?
^ A Zionist youth group formed in 1929 at first to defend Jewish youth in Poland and then throughout Europe
A An organization begun in Warsaw  that fought against anti-semites in Russia
B A Zionist youth group formed in 1929 at first to defend Jewish youth in Poland and then throughout Europe
C An organization formed by Begin to help the legal and  political status of Jews in Poland
D An organization whose aim was to bring as many  European Jewish youth to Israel as was  possible.

#Q Why  was Menachem Begin released  from Siberia in 1941?
^ Because of the the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
A He was not released. He escaped and made his way to Turkey and then to Israel.
B Stalin personally required his knowledge and  abilities
C Because of the the Sikorski-Mayski Agreement
D His term was up

#Q What Zionist group did Menachem Begin join in 1942?
^ Irgun
A Irgun
B Jewish Legion
C Haganah
D Palmach

#Q What was the aim of Altalena Affair that took place in June, 1948?
^ All of these
A to kill Menachem Begin
B to stop military equipment from reaching Israel
C All of these
D to sink the Altalena

#Q The right-wing Israeli political party Likud was formed in what year?
^ 1965
A 1955
B 1975
C 1985
D 1965

#Q When did Menachem Begin become the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel?
^ 1977
A 1976
B 1977
C 1975
D 1974

#Q The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in what year?
^ 1978
A 1981
B 1979
C 1978
D 1980

#Q The Israeli air strike against the Iraqi Osirak nuclear reactor, ordered by Menachem Begin, is known under what name?
^ Operation Opera
A Operation Theatre
B Operation Violin
C Operation Opera
D None of these

#Q When did Prime Minister Menachem Begin  retire from public office?
^ 1983
A 1992
B 1987
C 1983
D 1997

#Q Where was George Washington inaugurated as first President of the United States?
^ New York City
A Philadelphia
B Washington, D.C.
C Annapolis
D New York City

#Q Who was George Washingtons first Secretary of Defense?
^ This cabinet position did not exist
A Pickering
B Knox
C This cabinet position did not exist
D Hamilton

#Q What was George Washingtons first residence as President?
^ Osgood House
A Osgood House
B The White House
C Blair House
D Morris House

#Q How many states comprised the Union when George Washington became President?
^ 11
A 16
B 11
C 13
D 15

#Q What were the first three executive departments during George Washingtons tenure as President?
^ War, State, Treasury
A Defense, State, Education
B Navy, Education, Treasury
C Agriculture, Treasury, State
D War, State, Treasury

#Q What was the population of the US in 1790?
^ 4 million
A 10 million
B 20 million
C 1 million
D 4 million

#Q She was born in 1981 in New York and is the daughter of a real estate magnate.
^ Ivanka Trump
A Paris Hilton
B Nicky Hilton
C Ivanka Trump
D Anna Anisimova

#Q This socialite, model actress, singer, fashion designer said Dress cute wherever you go, life is too short to blend in.
^ Paris Hilton
A Claudia Schiffer
B Anna Nikole Smith
C Paris Hilton
D None of these

#Q This American actress and comedian starred in the 1996 movie Father’s Day as Carrie Lawrence.
^ Julia Louis-Dreyfus
A Mishel Pheifer
B Julia Roberts
C Julia Louis-Dreyfus
D Meg Ryan

#Q Which of these ladies has been called the Russian Paris Hilton?
^ Anna Anisimova
A Anna Anisimova
B Ekaterina Maximova
C Alexandra Kollontai
D Anna Pavlova

#Q This lady is an equestrian professional. She was featured in the HBO documentary Born Rich.
^ Georgina Bloomberg
A Jillian Terceira
B Georgina Bloomberg
C None of these
D Melissa Pereech

#Q Born on January 5, 1984, she is the great-granddaughter of media tycoon William Randolph Hearst.
^ Amanda Hearst
A None of these
B Patty Hearst
C Amanda Hearst
D Anne Hearst

#Q Fashion model Lydia Hearst-Shaw is heiress to the media empire established by William Randolph Hearst.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q This socialite and fashion designer married businessman Todd Andrew Meister in 2004.
^ Nicky Hilton
A Dylan Lauren
B Paris Hilton
C Nicky Hilton
D Aerin Lauder

#Q Her parents are co-founders of a pioneering cosmetics company.
^ Aerin Lauder
A Aerin Lauder
B Dylan Lauren
C Estee Lauder
D None of these

#Q Her fathers is a clothing designer and one of her brothers is a filmmaker.
^ Dylan Lauren
A Donna Karan
B Donatela Versache
C Dylan Lauren
D Diane von Furstenberg

#Q This national scientists of the Philippines is the inventor of the videophone.
^ Gregorio Zara
A Gregorio Zara
B Nina Chua
C Carmen Velasquez
D Jose N. Rodriguez

#Q This person is the inventor of the Lunar Rover, more popularly known as the Moon Buggy.
^ Eduardo San Juan
A Eduardo San Juan
B Dr. Abelardo Aguilar
C Edward Caro
D Agapito Flores

#Q Filipino inventor Fe del Mundo announced that he had invented a car that runs with water as fuel.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q A Filipino scientist was reportedly the one who discovered the erythromycin in 1949.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Who was the Filipino that introduced the first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator and participated in developing the Ethernet controller chip that made the Internet possible?
^ Diosdado Banatao
A Edgardo Vazquez
B Gregorio Zara
C Diosdado Banatao
D Rudy Lantano Sr

#Q This liquid allegedly developed by Filipino Department of Science and Technology is an iodine-rich drinking water that treats micronutrient deficiencies responsible for goiter, mental and physical retardation, and birth defects.
^ Tubig Talino
A Goiter Program
B EPI
C Tubig Talino
D Talino Life Program

#Q The name of what Filipino popular means of public transportation evolved from a military designation of a light vehicle first used by the Americans in World War II?
^ Jeepney
A Buggy
B SUV
C Jeepney
D GI vehicles

#Q What Welsh pirate was known for his love of fine clothing and jewelry?
^ Bartholomew Roberts
A Edward Teach
B Francis Drake
C Bartholomew Roberts
D Henry Morgan

#Q What French pirate was given the title Baron by Napoleon Bonaparte?
^ Robert Surcouf
A Edward Teach
B Mishel D’Gramon
C Jan David No
D Robert Surcouf

#Q According to rumors this Scottish sailor left behind a great treasure.
^ William Kidd
A Henry Morgan
B Francis Drake
C William Kidd
D Edward Teach

#Q What notorious English pirate was reported to have lit matches woven into his black beard to intimidate his enemies during battle?
^ Edward Teach
A Bartholomew Roberts
B John Rackham
C John Cabot
D Edward Teach

#Q This famous English pirate and politician of the Elizabethan era sailed around the world, returning to England in 1580.
^ Francis Drake
A Amerigo Vespucci
B Bartholomew Roberts
C Francis Drake
D Marco Polo

#Q This Welsh privateer was knighted in 1674 and the following year he took up the post of Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica.
^ Henry Morgan
A Henry Morgan
B John Cabot
C William Kid
D Robert Morgan

#Q Why were popular female pirates Аnne Bonny and Mary Read not executed after they were captured?
^ because they were pregnant
A because they escaped from prison
B because they were pregnant
C because they were women
D because they were found innocent

#Q What famous pirate was arrested and conducted to the Kingdom of England in 1672 because he violated a peace treaty between England and Spain?
^ Henry Morgan
A Francis Drake
B Henry Morgan
C John Cabot
D Eduard Morgan

#Q Ching Shih was a prominent Chinese female pirate active during what century?
^ 19th
A 20th
B 19th
C 18th
D 17th

#Q What legendary French corsair was nicknamed King of Corsairs due to his gallantry and chivalry?
^ Robert Surcouf
A Jacques Tavernier
B Michel de Grammont
C Robert Surcouf
D Emanuel Wynn

#Q The Bermuda Triangle is located in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In what year did Flight 19, a training flight of TBM Avenger bombers, go missing while over the Atlantic?
^ 1945
A 1945
B 1955
C 1918
D 1977

#Q The loss of this US vessel with all 306 crew and passengers in 1918 was credited to the Bermuda Triangle.
^ USS Cyclops
A Douglas DC-3
B USS Cyclops
C Mary Celeste
D G-AHNP Star Tiger

#Q In the 1970s, American author and pilot Larry Kusche made the following conclusion regarding the Bermuda Triangle.
^ All of these
A Most of the incidents had been caused by storms or accidents.
B Some of the incidents credited to the Triangle actually happened far from the Triangle.
C The Triangle was a manufactured mystery.
D All of these

#Q Edgar Cayce, who was believed to be psychic, suggested that the Bermuda Triangle was the location of which of the following?
^ Atlantis
A an alien base
B Atlantis
C a Nazi navy base
D a US Navy base

#Q The Bermuda Triangle area is among the most heavily-sailed shipping lanes in the world.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q The disappearance of Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of former US Vice President Aaron Burr, has been cited in relation to the Bermuda Triangle. She was a passenger aboard what ship when she disappeared?
^ The Patriot
A The Patriot
B Douglas DC-3
C USS Cyclop
D Flight 19

#Q What Steven Spielberg film suggests that Flight 19 was abducted by aliens?
^ Close Encounters of the Third Kind
A Indiana Jones
B Jurassic Park
C Star Wars
D Close Encounters of the Third Kind

#Q It was proven in the 1980s that some of the Bermuda Triangle incidents were related to compass problems.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q What aircraft disappeared in 1948 while on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miami?
^ Douglas DC-3
A USS Cyclops
B Raifuku Maru
C Douglas DC-3
D Sulphur Queen

#Q Senator Ted Kennedys Irish inherent eloquence made him a powerful orator, none more so than when he delivered these words need not be idealized, or enlarged in death beyond what he was in life; to be remembered simply as a good and decent man, who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. Who was eulogized in Senator Kennedys speech?
^ Robert F. Kennedy
A Martin Luther King, Jr.
B Robert F. Kennedy
C John F Kennedy, Jr.
D John F. Kennedy

#Q Senator Ted Kennedy made a sudden, dramatic appearance in the summer of 2008 to cast the decisive vote for a cause he had fought for during his senate career. For what cause did Senator Kennedy come to vote Aye?
^ Medicare
A No Child Left Behind
B Medicare
C Age discrimination
D Immigration

#Q Ted Kennedy was approached by the Green Bay Packers to play professional football.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q From the floor of the Senate, Ted Kennedy described this mans America as one in which women would be forced into back-alley abortions, blacks would sit at segregated lunch counters, rouge police could break down citizens doors in midnight raids......the doors of the Federal courts would be shut on the fingers of millions of citizens. Who was the nominee to the U. S. Supreme Court that was the subject of Kennedys speech?
^ Robert Bork
A Harriet Miers
B Clarence Thomas
C Robert Bork
D Abe Fortas

#Q Ted Kennedys hopes for becoming President of the United States were dealt a crushing blow on the night of July 18, 1969 in the swirling waters off Dike Bridge. Who was the young girl who died that night in an accident that is known as the Chappaquiddick incident?
^ Mary Jo Kopechne
A Easter Newberg
B Cricket Keough
C Mary Jo Kopechne
D Mary Ellen Lyons

#Q For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose care have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die. These are words from Ted Kennedys concession speech after his failed run for the 1980 Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Who defeated Kennedy in his only bid for the Presidency?
^ Jimmy Carter
A Jimmy Carter
B Robert Dole
C Michael Dukakis
D Walter Mondale

#Q In April 2009, Senator Ted Kennedy was asked to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day for this major league team. In what stadium would you be sitting to watch Senator Kennedys first pitch?
^ Fenway Park
A Candlestick Park
B Fenway Park
C Wrigley Field
D Yankee Stadium

#Q Although Ted Kennedy enjoyed great success in the Senate, his behavior in his personal life
was bringing negative press. His drinking and parting was spotlighted, when on March 29, 1991, after a night of hard parting at Au Bar with his son and nephew, a young woman brought rape charges against his nephew. Who is the nephew who stood trial in 1991?
^ William Kennedy Smith
A Joseph Patrick Kennedy
B William Kennedy Smith
C Michael Skakel
D David Kennedy

#Q Who was Ted Kennedy speaking of with these lines, He had every gift but length of years.
^ John F. Kennedy, Jr
A John F. Kennedy, Jr
B Martin Luther King
C David Kennedy
D Robert Kennedy

#Q Who delivered the eulogy at Senator Ted Kennedy funeral?
^ President Obama
A Joseph Patrick Kennedy
B President Obama
C Caroline Kennedy
D Christopher Dodd

#Q What is the meaning of the Hebrew name Michael?
^ Who is like God?
A Who loves like God?
B Who creates like Gog?
C Who is like God?
D Who saves like God?

#Q What is the meaning of the Hebrew name Elizabeth, Elisabeth or Elisheva?
^ My God is an oath.
A My God is a blessing.
B My God is love.
C My God is light.
D My God is an oath.

#Q What does the Hebrew name Isaac mean?
^ Laughter
A Honey
B River
C Summer
D Laughter

#Q What is the meaning of the Hebrew name Sarah?
^ Princess
A Flower
B Delicate
C Princess
D Wind

#Q What does the biblical name Benjamin mean in Hebrew?
^ Son of my right hand
A Man of many blessings
B He who carries the light with him
C Son of my right hand
D He who is blessed and well

#Q Which of these titles were Prince William and Kate Middleton granted upon marriage by Elizabeth II?
^ Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
A Duke and Duchess of York
B Prince and Princess of Buckingham
C Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
D Prince and Princess of Wales

#Q What is Kate Middleton prohibited to do after becoming a member of the British royal family on April 29, 2011?
^ all of these
A sign unoffcial documents
B play Monopoli
C all of these
D run for public office

#Q What US building was lit in red, white, and blue at sunset on 29 April 2011, to mark the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton?
^ Empire State Building
A Empire State Building
B Sears Tower
C The Chrysler Building
D US Capitol Building

#Q Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton in October 2010 while on a private holiday in this country.
^ Kenya
A Nigeria
B the Republic of Seychelles
C Kenya
D Australia

#Q Prince William and Kate Middleton share common ancestors.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Name the venue, known as Royal Peculiar, where Prince William and Cathrine Middleton got married.
^ Westminster Abbey
A Buckingham Palace
B Windsor Castle
C St. Pauls Cathedral
D Westminster Abbey

#Q Who read an extract from the New Testaments Epistle to the Romans during Prince William and Kate Middletons wedding ceremony?
^ Kate Middletons brother, James
A Kate Middletons sister, Pippa
B Kate Middletons brother, James
C Prince Williams brother, Harry
D Kate Middletons father, Michael

#Q At the time of her wedding Cathrine Middleton, who has been dubbed Waity Katie, became the oldest royal bride in history. How old was she when she walked down the aisle?
^ 30
A 28
B 31
C 29
D 30

#Q Which of these celebrities was NOT invited to Prince William and Cathrine Middletons wedding?
^ Ewan McGregor
A Elton John
B David Beckham
C Rowan Atkinson
D Ewan McGregor

#Q What English designer created Kate Middletons bridal gown, which was made of satin and featured a hand-made lace bodice?
^ Sarah Burton
A Elizabeth Emanuel
B Victoria Beckham
C Stella McCartney
D Sarah Burton

#Q Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine ran on the ticket with sitting Vice President Hubert Humphrey in 1968.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Which senator represented California from 1969-1993?
^ Alan Cranston
A Albert Gore Sr.
B Alan Cranston
C Victor Ramos
D Terrance Day

#Q After serving 5 US Presidents, Senator Elizabeth Dole won election to the Senate from North Carolina in 2002.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q This senator served Ohio in the US Senate from 1976 to 1995 as a Democrat.
^ Howard Metzenbaum
A Paul Simon
B Howard Metzenbaum
C Robert Taft Jr.
D Paul ONeill

#Q John L. McClellan served as Arkansas senator from 1942-1977.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which low-keyed US senator served Maryland from 1977 to 2006?
^ Paul Sarbanes
A Paul Simon
B Paul Sarbanes
C Paul Laxalt
D Paulie Shore

#Q Morris K. Udall, from Arizona served in the US Senate until 1991 and wrote an autobiography entitled Too Funny to Be President.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In 1981, Senator Charles Grassley started representing Iowa as a Democrat.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In what state was Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) born and from what college did he get his undergraduate degree?
^ New York; Harvard
A New York; Harvard
B New York; Princeton
C New Jersey; Columbia
D Massachusetts; Harvard

#Q What was the last public office that FDR held before being elected president?
^ governor of New York
A governor of Massachusetts
B vice-president of the United States
C governor of New York
D senator from Massachusetts

#Q Who did FDR defeat to win the presidential election in 1932?
^ Herbert Hoover
A Herbert Hoover
B Calvin Cooledge
C Woodrow Wilson
D None of these

#Q FDR was confined to a wheelchair throughout his presidency due to which of the following?
^ polio
A muscular dystrophy
B a failed assassination attempt while he was a candidate for the presidency
C polio
D an automobile accident

#Q The New Deal was a series of economic programs passed during the first term of FDR. Part of the New Deal were the PWA (Public Works Administration) and the WPA (Works Progress Administration) which were intended to do which of the following?
^ all of these
A all of these
B inject money into the economy
C build useful public projects such as roads, schools, etc.
D provide jobs for the unemployed

#Q Which of the following programs, started as part of the New Deal, did NOT last into the 21st century?
^ National Recovery Board
A Tennessee Valley Authority
B Social Security
C Securities and Exchange Commission
D National Recovery Board

#Q Roosevelt was very effective in communicating with the American people by radio. What did he call his best known radio broadcasts to the American people?
^ Fireside Chats
A The US Today
B The Presidents Report
C The FDR Hour
D Fireside Chats

#Q Which of the following were most likely to dislike and oppose Franklin D. Roosevelt?
^ wealthy people
A working class people
B Afro-Americans
C people living in large cities
D wealthy people

#Q FDR favored helping Britain in its fight with Germany after 1939. However, he was limited in ability to send military equipment to Britain because of strong opposition. Which of the following most strongly influenced FDR to go slow on aid to Britain?
^ isolationists
A socialists
B isolationists
C anti-war groups
D the German-American Bund

#Q After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt went before Congress to call for a declaration of war on Japan. What was his memorable phrase for the day of the attack?
^ date that will live in infamy
A a turning point of history
B None of these
C day of the Jap sneak attack
D date that will live in infamy

#Q This person helped Franklin D. Roosevelt by mixing with the US people and relaying their ideas and feelings to the president.
^ his wife Eleanor Roosevelt
A his vice president John Garner
B his son Elliot Roosevelt
C his wife Eleanor Roosevelt
D his secretary of state Cordell Hull

#Q Which statement is true about FDR?
^ He was the first US President to be elected for four presidential terms.
A He was the first US President to die of natural causes while in office.
B He was the first US President to be elected for four presidential terms.
C all of these
D He was the first US President to act as commander-in-chief of the armed forces during wartime.

#Q Where did George Washington and his troops enter winter quarters after Trenton and Princeton in early 1777?
^ Morristown
A Morristown
B Brandywine
C Cambridge
D Valley Forge

#Q During the Revolutionary War, George Washington sent armed schooners to prey on enemy shipping for supplies.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Throughout the American War for Independence, Martha Washington traveled with her husband George Washington a majority of the time and was close by.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What happened to John McCain III while serving in Vietnam?
^ He became a prisoner of war.
A He became a prisoner of war.
B He won the Medal of Honor.
C His tank was blown up.
D He almost died of Malaria.

#Q What branch of service did John McCain III serve in?
^ Navy
A Air Force
B Army
C Navy
D Marines

#Q John McCain III cant comb his hair.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What college did John McCain III attend?
^ United States Naval Academy
A United States Military Academy
B Yale
C United States Naval Academy
D Harvard

#Q What year was John McCain III born?
^ 1936
A 1938
B 1935
C 1936
D 1934

#Q In 1987, John McCain III assumed office as a Senator from this state.
^ Arizona
A Arizona
B New Mexico
C Florida
D Georgia

#Q Which Southeastern state primary was crucial in the 2000 election battle between George W. Bush and John McCain?
^ South Carolina
A Alabama
B South Carolina
C North Carolina
D Georgia

#Q In 2008, this newspaper reported on John McCains relationship with a lobbyist in Washington?
^ New York Times
A Time Magazine
B Washington Post
C Atlanta Journal Constitution
D New York Times

#Q What aircraft did John McCain III fly while in the military?
^ A-4 Skyhawk
A A-10 Thunderbolt
B F-15 Eagle
C F-104 Starfighter
D A-4 Skyhawk

#Q How many medals did John McCain III receive while in the military?
^ 5
A 8
B 5
C 6
D 1

#Q Which statement is true?
^ At age 37 King James commissions a translation of the Bible.
A At age 37 Tom Monaghan founds the Dominos Pizza chain.
B At age 37 Franz Kafka publishes The Metamorphosis.
C At age 37 King James commissions a translation of the Bible.
D At age 37 Emperor Nero fiddles while Rome burns.

#Q Who portrayed Jesse James in the 2007 movie The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Bob Ford?
^ Brad Pitt
A Keifer Sutherland
B Brad Pitt
C John Travolta
D Charlie Sheen

#Q Who played Jesse James in the 1966 horror fantasy movie Jesse James Meets Frankensteins Daughter?
^ John Lupton
A John Lipton
B John Lupton
C Elton John
D John Wayne

#Q Who played Jesse James in the1939 film Jesse James at Bay?
^ Roy Rogers
A Roy Rogers
B Jimmy Stewart
C John Wayne
D Audie Murphy

#Q Did Robert Wagner play Jesse in the 1957 movie The True Story of Jesse James?
^ Yes
A Yes
B No

#Q In 624, this priestess led the Arabian Quraish against Muhammad.
^ Hind - Al - Hunnud
A Nusaybah bint Ka’ab
B Aisyah
C Hind - Al - Hunnud
D Khadijah

#Q In 1945, Fidel Castro entered the University of Havana to study what major subject?
^ Law
A Medicine
B Agriculture
C Arts
D Law

#Q When Fidel Castro was a teenager, he chose the middle name Alejandro referring to which historical figure?
^ Alexander the Great
A Alexander Pope
B Alexander the Great
C Alejandro Escovedo
D Alexander Graham Bell

#Q Cuban political leader Fidel Castro has three sisters. Two of them are named Juanita and Emma. What is the name of the third one?
^ Angela
A Salma
B Kim
C Angela
D Jessica

#Q What revolutionary organization did Fidel Castro lead in order to overthrow the regime of Fulgencio Batista in Cuba in 1959?
^ The 26th of July Movement
A The American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
B The 26th of July Movement
C The Cuban Army
D The Communist Party of Cuba

#Q What is Fidel Castros astrological sign?
^ Leo
A Scorpio
B Gemini
C Leo
D Aquarius

#Q Where did Cuban political leader Fidel Castro meet  Ernesto Che Guevara for the first time?
^ Mexico
A Argentina
B Cuba
C Mexico
D Bolivia

#Q In July 2006, Fidel Castro transferred his duties to his brother Raúl, Vice President of the Cuban Council of State for what reason?
^ To recover from surgery.
A Fidel Castro retired from the position of President of the Republic of Cuba.
B To recover from surgery.
C His brother overthrew his government.
D He changed his political views.

#Q What is the name of Fidel Castros second wife, mother of five of his sons?
^ Dalia Soto del Valle
A Naty Revuelta
B Mirta Díaz-Balart
C Alina Fernández-Revuelta
D Dalia Soto del Valle

#Q What rank does Cuban leader Fidel Castro hold in the Cuban military?
^ Comandante en Jefe
A Primer Teniente
B General de Brigada
C Comandante en Jefe
D General de Ejército

#Q This prominent American director, famous for the movies Alexander, Nixon and JFK, also directed the film Comandante in 2003 in which he interviewed Fidel Castro.
^ Oliver Stone
A Steven Spielberg
B Barry Sonnenfeld
C Oliver Stone
D Steven Soderbergh

#Q What does the name Joseph or Yosef mean according to the Bible?
^ May Yahweh add another son for me
A May Yahweh add to his years
B May Yahweh add another son for me
C May Yahweh bless his home
D May Yahweh illuminate his way through the darkness

#Q What is the meaning of the name Solomon?
^ Peace
A Wisdom
B Brave
C King
D Peace

#Q The biblical name Delilah originated from a Hebrew word with this meaning.
^ Weak, poor
A Weak, poor
B Hypocritical, deceptive
C Bad, evil
D Seductive, tempting

#Q What is the meaning of the names Judah, Jude and Judas?
^ Praised
A Lean
B Praised
C Fallen
D Treacherous

#Q What is the meaning of the biblical name Noah?
^ Consolation
A He who creates with his hands
B Consolation
C The one who saves us
D Resilience

#Q What does the biblical name Rebekah or Rebecca mean?
^ Captivating
A Captivating
B Kind-hearted
C Wife
D Obedient

#Q What does the Hebrew name Gabriel mean?
^ God is my strength
A May God be with us
B God is above all
C God is the way
D God is my strength

#Q Who invented the the first friction match?
^ John Walker
A Joseph Woodlock
B Peter Smith
C John Walker
D Steven Brown

#Q The earliest production of soap is believed to date back to this period.
^ 3rd millennium BC
A 4th century BC
B 7th millennium BC
C 3rd millennium BC
D 1st century AD

#Q The first university or academy in the world was founded by this person in Ancient Greece.
^ Plato
A Alexander of Macedonia
B Plato
C Aristotle
D Socrates

#Q In what part of the world were the first known soft drinks developed?
^ the Near East
A the Near East
B Japan
C Africa
D All of these

#Q In what century was the earliest recorded reservoir pen created?
^ 10th century
A 10th century
B 5th century
C 17th century
D 14th centry

#Q In what country was the first reported working telescope created?
^ The Netherlands
A Egypt
B China
C The Netherlands
D Greece

#Q The earliest recorded vaccination in history was carried out during the 17th century against this disease.
^ Smallpox
A Rabies
B Tuberculosis
C Smallpox
D Plague

#Q Kim Jong il is a harsh critic of Hollywood and looks down upon the movie industry with contempt.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Kim Jong il wrote a book on this subject.
^ Opera
A Chinese history
B Opera
C Chess
D Sports cars

#Q Who was Kim Jong-ils father?
^ Kim il Sung
A Sun Hae Rok
B Park Chung Hee
C Syngman Rhee
D Kim il Sung

#Q According to Soviet records, Kim Jong-il  was born on February 16, 1941 near this city.
^ Khabarovsk, USSR
A Pyongyang, North Korea
B Khabarovsk, USSR
C Seoul, South Korea
D Beijing, China

#Q Kim Jong il wrote a book on film making.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q With Kim Jong il as executive producer, Shin Sang Ok produced seven films while captive in North Korea. One of these films was a monster movie similar to the Godzilla series. What was its title?
^ Pulgasari
A Varan
B Yongari
C Gorath
D Pulgasari

#Q In October 2006 the North Korean government claimed to have done this.
^ Successfully tested a nuclear weapon underground
A Successfully tested a nuclear weapon underground
B Constructed a hydro-electric dam
C Built an auto assembly plant
D Sent a satellite to Mars

#Q Kim Jong il is officially known as which of the following.
^ Dear leader
A Supreme being
B Great leader
C Dear leader
D Beloved father

#Q During a meeting in October 2007 with South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun, Kim Jong il stated that he was an expert in this field.
^ The Internet
A Graphic design
B The Internet
C Calligraphy
D Building personal computers

#Q Of what origin is Steve Jobs biological father with whom he remained estranged?
^ Syrian
A Jewish
B German
C Lybian
D Syrian

#Q What is the occupation of Steve Jobs biological sister, Mona Simpson, with whom he enjoyed a close relationship?
^ novelist
A speech language pathologist
B lawyer
C musician
D novelist

#Q Who did Steve Jobs refer to when saying, Hed be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger.?
^ Bill Gates
A Bill Gates
B Mark Zuckerberg
C Paul Allen
D Barack Obama

#Q Which of these was Steve Jobs mantra that he borrowed from the Whole Earth Catalog?
^ Stay hungry, stay foolish.
A Infinite Creative energy in manifestation and activity.
B The creator of all is One. Truth is His name.
C The ecstasy of consciousness is my beloved.
D Stay hungry, stay foolish.

#Q What famous dystopian English novel inspired the television commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh personal computer?
^ Nineteen Eighty-Four
A Nineteen Eighty-Four
B Fahrenheit 451
C Lord of the Flies
D Catch-22

#Q What company was Steve Jobs fired from in 1985?
^ Apple
A Atari
B Hewlett-Packard
C NeXT
D Apple

#Q Which of these films was NOT produced by Pixar, the company Steve Jobs acquired in 1986?
^ The Princess and the Frog
A Ratatouille
B Finding Nemo
C The Princess and the Frog
D Toy Story

#Q What computer engineer and programmer co-founded Apple together with Steve Jobs?
^ Steve Wozniak
A Paul Allen
B Shawn Fanning
C Eduardo Saverin
D Steve Wozniak

#Q What religion did Steve Jobs adopt in the mid-1970s?
^ Buddhism
A Buddhism
B Islam
C Judaism
D Rastafari

#Q Where did Steve Jobs study for one semester following his high school graduation?
^ Reed College
A Berkeley College
B Reed College
C Stanford University
D Harvard University

#Q In what war had Neil Armstrong served before becoming an astronaut?
^ Korean War
A Vietnam War
B First Indochina War
C WWII
D Korean War

#Q In 1947, Neil Armstrong began studying aerospace engineering at this university, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Kappa Kappa Psi.
^ Purdue University
A University of Pennsylvania
B Arkansas Tech University
C Purdue University
D Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#Q In his non-fiction book The Right Stuff, this best-selling author and journalist introduced Neil Armstrong with the words, A lot of people couldnt figure out Armstrong.
^ Tom Wolfe
A Norman Mailer
B James T. Farrell
C Tom Wolfe
D Truman Capote

#Q In 1972, Neil Armstrong was welcomed in this country where his ancestors were born.
^ Scotland
A Sweden
B Austria
C Scotland
D Wales

#Q Neil Armstrong first flew into space in 1966 as the command pilot of this mission.
^ Gemini 8
A Gemini 8
B Apollo 11
C Apollo 13
D Gemini 18

#Q Which crewman of Apollo 11 had made a spaceflight before the Apollo 11 mission?
^ All of these
A Michael Collins
B All of these
C Neil Armstrong
D Buzz Aldrin

#Q What was the name given by Neil Armstrong to the landing site on the moon where the Apollo 11 Lunar Module made the first moon landing?
^ Tranquility Base
A Eagle
B Eagle Nest
C Sea of Tranquility
D Tranquility Base

#Q After retiring from space flight in 1970, Neil Armstrong accepted a teaching position in the Department of Aerospace Engineering of this university.
^ University of Cincinnati
A Purdue University
B Massachusetts Institute of Technology
C University of Southern California
D University of Cincinnati

#Q In 2008, Quincy Jones presented Neil Armstrong and Senator John Glenn with platinum copies of this popular moon song.
^ Fly Me to the Moon
A To the Moon and Back
B The Dark Side of the Moon
C Fly Me to the Moon
D Man on the Moon

#Q The Armstrong Air and Space Museum is located in this town, which is Neil Armstrongs birthplace.
^ Wapakoneta, Ohio
A San Francisco, California
B Wapakoneta, Ohio
C Cincinnati, Ohio
D Springfield, Ohio

#Q Where was Senator Joe Biden born?
^ Scranton, PA
A Scranton, PA
B Honolulu, Hawaii
C Dover, DE
D Wilmington, DE

#Q Joe Biden graduated from this college in 1965.
^ Delaware
A Delaware
B Harvard
C Hawaii
D Yale

#Q What happened to Joe Bidens first wife?
^ She died in a car crash.
A She died in a car crash.
B She divorced Joe Biden in 1972.
C She died in an airplane crash.
D She died of cancer in 1972.

#Q What office did Joe Bidens son, Beau, hold in 2006?
^ Attorney General of Delaware
A Governor of Delaware
B Attorney General of Delaware
C Professor of American History at Marshall University
D Lt. Governor of  Delaware

#Q Joe Biden remarried in 1977.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What is Joe Bidens religion?
^ He is Catholic.
A He is Catholic.
B He is a Mormon.
C He is Northern Baptist.
D He is Methodist.

#Q Joe Biden was less than thirty years old when he was elected Senator.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In 2002, Senator Joe Biden voted against the Authorization for use of military force against Iraq.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Joe Bidens work on behalf of the minorities in this area was very important in getting President Clinton to plan a military intervention in the area.
^ The Balkans
A The Balkans
B Sudan
C The Baltic
D Somalia

#Q Find the incorrect statement regarding Joe Biden.
^ Joe Bidens second wife is a lawyer.
A Joe Biden overcame a tumor.
B Joe Bidens second wife is a lawyer.
C Joe Biden was a stutterer.
D Joe Biden has cast over 10,000 votes in Congress.

#Q What Governor appointed Major George Washington to lead a mostly diplomatic party to the Ohio Valley to confront the French?
^ Dinwiddie
A Botetourt
B Clinton
C Dinwiddie
D Shirley

#Q What French officer was killed in 1754 by Washingtons army about six miles from future Fort Necessity?
^ Jumonville
A Montcalm
B Le Boeuf
C Jumonville
D Saint-Pierre

#Q What year did George Washington marry the widow Martha Custis?
^ 1759
A 1773
B 1759
C 1762
D 1751

#Q What were the names of George Washingtons two step-children?
^ Jacky and Patsy
A William and Ida
B Peter and Anne
C James and Maria
D Jacky and Patsy

#Q Like most Virginia planters, George Washington was a one-crop (tobacco) farmer.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q George Washington was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What passion did George Washington and King George III share?
^ Agriculture
A Surveying
B Soldiering
C Growing Tobacco
D Agriculture

#Q Where was George Washington chosen as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
^ Philadelphia
A Philadelphia
B Williamsburg
C New York
D Boston

#Q Sarah Palin is the ___ Governor of Alaska.
^ 11th
A 15th
B 17th
C 11th
D 9th

#Q Sarah Palin was born in Texas.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Sarah Palin is against abortion and the death penalty.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q When did Sarah Palin start her public service career?
^ 1992
A 1992
B 2005
C 1999
D 1989

#Q Which of these terms has Sarah Palin used to describe herself?
^ fiscal conservative
A fiscal liberal
B republican nationalist
C fiscal conservative
D soccer mom

#Q In 2006, Sarah Palin became Alaskas 2nd female Governor.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What sport did Sarah Palin play in high school?
^ basketball
A basketball
B volleyball
C hockey
D softball

#Q What is the name of Sarah Palins husband whom she married in 1988?
^ Todd
A John
B Steve
C Tim
D Todd

#Q Who did Sarah Palin beat out to get on the ticket with Senator John McCain?
^ Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman and Tom Ridge
A Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman and Geraldine Ferraro
B Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman and Tom Ridge
C Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Roger Moore and Tom Ridge
D Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman and Tom Ridge

#Q Ted Kennedy was the youngest of how many children?
^ 9
A 2
B 7
C 3
D 9

#Q Senator Ted Kennedy was married 4 times.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q In what year did Ted Kennedy run for President?
^ 1980
A 1976
B 1992
C 1980
D 1964

#Q In 1956 Ted Kennedy was a starting end on what Ivy League football team?
^ Harvard
A Yale
B Boston College
C Harvard
D Princeton

#Q In 1969 Ted Kennedy plead guilty to what charge?
^ Leaving the scene of an accident
A Embezzlement
B Leaving the scene of an accident
C Drunk driving
D Armed robbery

#Q Ted Kennedy was a Bill Clinton supporter.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What was the cause of Ted Kennedys death?
^ cancer
A car crash
B suicide
C cancer
D heart attack

#Q Joseph Kennedy Sr., the patriarch of the Kennedy clan, was not in the political arena.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Ted Kennedy served how many terms in the senate and for what party?
^ 9 - Democratic
A 5 - Democratic
B 10 - Republican
C 6 - Republican
D 9 - Democratic

#Q Which of the following periods was part of the Age of Exploration?
^ 15th - 17th Century
A 15th - 17th Century
B 14th - 15th Century
C 18th - 19th Century
D 13th- 15th Century

#Q What were the most popular and desired trading goods during the Age of Discovery?
^ gold, silver and spices
A gold, silver and spices
B plants and animals
C foods, wines and slaves
D gold and iron

#Q In what country were the first ocean-going vessels developed during the 15th century?
^ Portugal
A Mongol Empire
B Portugal
C Spain
D Ottoman Empire

#Q The rise of what country limited the possibilities of European overland trade during the 14th and 15th century?
^ Ottoman Empire
A Portugal
B Norway
C Mongol Empire
D Ottoman Empire

#Q The travels of what famous sailor are described in a 13th century travel book known as The Million?
^ Marco Polo
A Christopher Columbus
B Jan Kalvin
C Fernando Magellan
D Marco Polo

#Q Who was the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India during the Age of Discovery?
^ Vasco da Gama
A Fernando Magellan
B Martin Luter
C Vasco da Gama
D Giovanni da Verrazano

#Q Madeira, discovered by Portuguese sailors between 1418 and 1420, is an archipelago located in this ocean.
^ Atlantic Ocean
A Atlantic Ocean
B North Ocean
C Indian ocean
D Pacific Ocean

#Q Who is traditionally regarded as the discoverer of the New World?
^ Christopher Columbus
A Amerigo Vespucci
B Christopher Columbus
C Marco Polo
D Fernando Magellan

#Q The first Northern European mission exploring North America was led by Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot).
^ True
A False
B True

#Q The term Old World was used to refer to Europe, Asia and Africa.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q She was Queen consort of England from 1486 until 1503 and mother of King Henry VIII of England.
^ Elizabeth of York
A Mary, Queen of France
B Elizabeth I
C Elizabeth of York
D Katherine Tudor

#Q What English noblewoman was known as The Nine Days Queen?
^ Lady Jane Grey
A Lady Jane Grey
B Katharine of Aragon
C Jane Seymor
D Anne Boleyn

#Q Mary I, usually remembered as Bloody Mary, was Queen of England and Ireland and Queen consort of this country.
^ Spain
A Spain
B Austria
C The Netherlands
D France

#Q Known as the Virgin Queen, she was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
^ Elizabeth I
A Elizabeth I
B Victoria
C Mary I
D Mary II

#Q Queen Anne, who ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1702, belonged to this dynasty.
^ Stuarts
A Stuarts
B Windsor
C Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
D Tudors

#Q Name the queen whose reign of 63 years and 7 months was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.
^ Victoria
A Mary I
B Elizabeth I
C Elizabeth II
D Victoria

#Q What British monarch fell in love with her future husband, Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, at the age of 13?
^ Elizabeth II
A Mary I
B Elizabeth II
C Elizabeth I
D Victoria

#Q Name Henry Is daughter who was the first female ruler of the Kingdom of England.
^ Matilda
A Matilda
B Anne
C Katherine of Aragon
D Elizabeth I

#Q What do Mary I and Elizabeth I have in common?
^ All of these
A They were both daughters of Henry VIII.
B They were both born princesses but were later declared illegitimate.
C They both produced no heirs to the throne.
D All of these

#Q Which of these queens is not correctly matched with the dynasty to which she belonged?
^ Victoria - Windsor
A Anne - Stuarts
B Victoria - Windsor
C Mary I -Tudors
D Elizabeth I - Tudors

#Q Which term is derived from the name of a 19th century land agent in Ireland?
^ Boycott
A Boycott
B Banting
C Bowler
D Bowdlerise

#Q What is Greshams Law?
^ Bad money drives good money out of circulation.
A Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.
B It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take this law into account.
C Bad money drives good money out of circulation.
D Everything is related to everything else, but near things are more related than distant things.

#Q Which of these scientists does not have an internationally accepted SI (système internationale) physical unit named after him?
^ James Clerk Maxwell
A Michael Faraday
B Joseph Henry
C James Clerk Maxwell
D Nikola Tesla

#Q The work of Thomas Bowdler gave rise to the verb to bowdlerize. What is bowdlerization?
^ Editing a book, film or play to make it suitable for children or people who are easily offended
A Editing a book, film or play to make it suitable for children or people who are easily offended
B Making an instrument sterile, by boiling or heating, so that it can be used in a medical procedure
C The neutering of stray cats and dogs to keep their numbers down
D Treating yarn or thread so that when it is dyed the colour will be fixed and not wash out or fade

#Q If a mathematician has an Erdős number of 2, what does it mean?
^ The mathematician has written a paper with someone who has written an academic paper with Paul Erdős.
A The mathematician was a student of a student of Paul Erdős.
B The mathematician was a student of Paul Erdős.
C The mathematician has written a paper with someone who has written an academic paper with Paul Erdős.
D The mathematician has written an academic paper with Paul Erdős.

#Q Banting is what William Banting became well-known for doing. What is it?
^ Dieting to lose weight
A Dieting to lose weight
B Plagiarising by translating and adapting foreign language publications
C Counterfeiting small coins
D Suing people for pleasure or spite, with little regard for the costs

#Q Emedeo Avogadro has both a physical law and a physical constant (a number) named after him.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which is the odd one out of the following?
^ (General Ambrose) Burnside
A (Giuseppe) Garibaldi
B (Abraham) Lincoln
C (General Ambrose) Burnside
D (Anthony) Van Dyke

#Q What are the islets of Langerhans, named for Paul Langerhans?
^ Regions of the pancreas containing cells that produce hormones
A Parts of the human retina where (intensity-sensitive) rod cells cluster among the (colour-sensitive) cone cells
B A region of partly submerged reefs off the southern coast of Java
C A cluster of relatively stable dark spots on Jupiter
D Regions of the pancreas containing cells that produce hormones

#Q The word nasty originally referred to Thomas Nast who was a 19th century caricaturist with a particularly merciless, biting wit.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone. Which president said it?
^ John F. Kennedy
A Jimmy Carter
B John F. Kennedy
C Barack Obama
D Harry Truman

#Q What president said, There is absolutely no circumstance whatever under which I would accept that spot. Even if they tied and gagged me, I would find a way to signal by wiggling my ears.?
^ Ronald Reagan
A Ronald Reagan
B George W. Bush
C Barack Obama
D George H.W. Bush

#Q Who does this quote belong to: It was absolutely involuntary. They sank my boat.?
^ John F. Kennedy
A Lyndon Johnson
B John F. Kennedy
C Richard Nixon
D Jimmy Carter

#Q Which president made this declaration: A conservative is a man with two perfectly good legs who, however, has never learned how to walk forward.
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Franklin D. Roosevelt
B Bill Clinton
C Jimmy Carter
D Harry Truman

#Q Who said, If I were a single man, I might ask that mummy out. Thats a good-looking mummy.?
^ Bill Clinton
A Jimmy Carter
B Bill Clinton
C Franklin D. Roosevelt
D Ronald Reagan

#Q Who made the statement, There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.?
^ Gerald Ford
A Richard Nixon
B Dwight Eisenhower
C Gerald Ford
D Jimmy Carter

#Q Which president made this remark: I heard theres rumors on the Internets that were going to have a draft.?
^ George W. Bush
A Barack Obama
B Bill Clinton
C Jimmy Carter
D George W. Bush

#Q He was elected president after this remark: Ive now been in 57 states -- I think one left to go.
^ Barack Obama
A George W. Bush
B Gerald Ford
C Barack Obama
D Bill Clinton

#Q When I take action, Im not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. Its going to be decisive. Who said it?
^ George W. Bush
A Barack Obama
B George H.W. Bush
C Bill Clinton
D George W. Bush

#Q Not wanting to boast, this president said: If I had to name my greatest strength, I guess it would be my humility. Greatest weakness, its possible that Im a little too awesome.
^ Barack Obama
A Barack Obama
B Ronald Reagan
C George W. Bush
D Harry Truman

#Q What is the literal meaning of the biblical name Jeremiah?
^ Jehovah exalts
A Jehovah blesses
B Jehovah adds
C Jehovah exalts
D Jehovah comforts

#Q What is the meaning of the biblical names Luke and Lucas?
^ Luminous
A Warm
B Luminous
C Righteous
D Green

#Q What is the meaning of the biblical name Paul?
^ Small
A Small
B Masculine
C Wild
D Diverse

#Q What does the biblical name Ruth mean in Hebrew?
^ Companion
A Forgiveness
B Companion
C Beloved
D Loyalty

#Q What does the biblical name Thomas mean?
^ Twin
A Twin
B Brother
C Grandfather
D Cousin

#Q What is the literal translation of the Hebrew name Isaiah?
^ Yahweh is salvation.
A Yahweh is love.
B Yahweh is salvation.
C Yahweh is consolation.
D Yahweh is peace.

#Q What does the name of Eve, the first woman, mean in Hebrew?
^ Living
A Woman
B Living
C Sin
D Second

#Q What is the meaning of the biblical name Matthew in Hebrew?
^ Gift of God
A Lamb of God
B Gift of God
C Blessing of God
D Child of God

#Q Which Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, originally elevated to the Speakership on January 6, 1999, surpassed Joseph Gurney Cannon as the longest-serving Republican Speaker in history on June 1, 2006?
^ Dennis Hastert
A Joseph G. Cannon
B Dennis Hastert
C Nicholas Longworth
D Newt Gingrich

#Q This politician and humanitarian is the first woman to have been first lady of two different countries.
^ Graça Machel
A Lyudmila Putina
B Sonia Gandhi
C Eva Peron
D Graça Machel

#Q The first lady of this European country died in a plane crash on 10 April 2010.
^ Poland
A Russia
B France
C Ukraine
D Poland

#Q Before marrying Carla Bruni in 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy was married to this former fashion model that he called his strength and [his] Achilles heel.
^ Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz
A Marie-Dominique Culioli
B Bernadette Chirac
C Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz
D Inès de la Fressange

#Q Suzanne Mubarak was First Lady of this African country from 1981 until 2011.
^ Egypt
A Libya
B Egypt
C Algeria
D Morocco

#Q In 1974, this first lady of Argentina succeeded her husband as president of the country thus becoming the first non-royal female head of state in the Western Hemisphere.
^ Isabel Martínez de Perón
A Eva Perón
B Corazon Aquino
C Isabel Martínez de Perón
D Cristina Fernández

#Q She was first lady of Russia from 2000 until 2008 when her husbands tenure as President ended and he was appointed prime minister of Russia.
^ Lyudmila Putina
A Svetlana Medvedeva
B Raisa Gorbatchova
C Naina Yeltsina
D Lyudmila Putina

#Q This British barrister expected her husband to take paternity leave when their fourth child was born in 2000.
^ Cherie Blair
A Sarah Brown
B Norma Johnson
C Margaret Thatcher
D Cherie Blair

#Q This Italian lady was quoted as saying that Barack Obama is handsome three months after her husband, the outspoken Italian premier, sparked controversy by describing the US president as tanned.
^ Veronica Lario
A Flavia Franzoni
B Carla Bruni
C Ornella Muti
D Veronica Lario

#Q This US first lady met her husband in the 1930s at a Little Theater group when they were cast together in a mystery drama.
^ Pat Nixon
A Jacqueline Kennedy
B Nancy Reagan
C Lady Bird Johnson
D Pat Nixon

#Q Which US first lady is NOT correctly matched with her nickname?
^ Julia Tyler - Shadow of the White House
A Mamie Eisenhower - Sleeping Beauty
B Claudia Taylor Johnson - Lady Bird
C Lucy Webb Hayes - Lemonade Lucy
D Julia Tyler - Shadow of the White House

#Q Prince William first met Cathrine Middleton in 2001 when they were both studying at this university.
^ University of St Andrews
A University of Aberdeen
B University of Oxford
C University of St Andrews
D University of Bradford

#Q Kate Middletons iconic black see-thru dress that caught Prince Williams attention at a charity fashion show has been sold for a staggering 65,000 pounds. Who designed the once-30 pounds dress while studying fashion design?
^ Charlotte Todd
A John Galliano
B Charlotte Todd
C Sarah Burton
D Stella McCartney

#Q What is the large central gemstone in Lady Dianas famous diamond engagement ring, which Prince William gave to Cathrine Middleton?
^ blue sapphire
A blue sapphire
B black onyx
C blue topaz
D green emerald

#Q Who conducted the royal wedding ceremony on 29 April 2011?
^ The Archbishop of Canterbury
A The Archbishop of Canterbury
B The Supreme Governor of the Church of England
C The Bishop of Birmingham
D The Bishop of Cambridge

#Q Which of these notable people declined the invitation to the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton?
^ All of these
A Margaret Thatcher
B The Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan
C The King of Spain
D All of these

#Q Who is the owner of the blue Aston Martin DB6 in which Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton departed their wedding reception?
^ Prince Charles
A Prince William
B Prince Charles
C Prince Harry
D Queen Elizabeth II

#Q This English singer-songwriter, who was the only live performer at the wedding reception of Prince William and Kate Middleton, sang her rendition of Elton Johns Your Song for the couples first dance.
^ Ellie Goulding
A Amy Winehouse
B Ellie Goulding
C Lady Gaga
D Kate Bush

#Q Queen Elizabeth II attended Prince William and Cathrine Middletons wedding wearing a dress and accompanying overcoat designed by Angela Kelly. What color were they?
^ yellow
A beige
B pink
C yellow
D blue

#Q Who lent Kate Middleton the Cartier halo-style tiara for the customary bridal theme of something borrowed?
^ Queen Elizabeth II
A Kates sister, Pippa
B Camilla Parker Bowles
C Queen Elizabeth II
D Kates mother, Carole

#Q Name Prince William and Kate Middletons honeymoon location where they spent 10 days in a secluded villa.
^ the Seychelles
A the Maldives
B the Seychelles
C Kenya
D Jordan

#Q What Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet and dramatist contributed greatly to the Theatre of the Absurd?
^ Samuel Beckett
A Oliver Goldsmith
B Oscar Wilde
C James Joyce
D Samuel Beckett

#Q This Irishman, known as the frontman of a famous band, has participated in numerous global charity projects.
^ Bono
A Roy Orbison
B Sting
C Bono
D Rod Stewart

#Q This Irish-born stage and film actor and director is famous for his film adaptations of Shakespearean plays.
^ Kenneth Branagh
A Gabriel Byrne
B Pierce Brosnan
C Kenneth Branagh
D Colin Farrell

#Q Which Irish-born actress portrayed Jane in the Tarzan film series opposite Johnny Weismuller?
^ Maureen OSullivan
A Maureen OHara
B Brenda Flicker
C Maureen OSullivan
D Geraldine Fitzgerald

#Q This Irish writer and poet, who became one of the most well-known personalities of his day, was a spokesman for aestheticism. He was known for his biting wit and flamboyant dress.
^ Oscar Wilde
A Harold Pinter
B Oscar Wilde
C Samuel Beckett
D William Butler Yeats

#Q Name the Irish writer who created the classic Gothic novel Dracula.
^ Bram Stoker
A Joseph OConnor
B Robert Wilson
C Arthur Conan Doyle
D Bram Stoker

#Q What Irish actor rose to stardom with his part in Joel Schumachers movie Tigerland, which is set during the Vietnam War?
^ Colin Farrell
A Colin Farrell
B Colin Firth
C Brendan Gleeson
D Pierce Brosnan

#Q This Irish singer performed with her familys band Clannad before gaining fame with her solo album Watermark in 1988.
^ Enya
A Andrea Corr
B Dolores O’Riordan
C Sinead OConnor
D Enya

#Q Name the Irishman directed the films My Left Foot, In the Name of The Father and The Boxer.
^ Jim Sheridan
A Pat OConnor
B Jim Sheridan
C David Gleeson
D Martin Duffy

#Q This Irish author and satirist is best known for creating a character who was first a surgeon and then a captain of several ships.
^ Jonathan Swift
A Alexander Pope
B Jonathan Swift
C John Gay
D Daniel Defoe

#Q Which of the following are not American twins?
^ Brett and Josh Morris
A Brett and Josh Morris
B Jarron and Jason Collins
C Tom and Terry Brands
D Alvin and Calvin Harrison

#Q Football twins, Marcin and Michal Zewlakow, became the first twins to play for Poland when they were picked for the lineup to face France in February 2000.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Which of the following Swedish twin pairs are not ice hockey players?
^ Andreas and Thomas Ravelli
A Henrik and Joel Lundqvist
B Andreas and Thomas Ravelli
C Patrick are Peter Sundstorm
D Daniel are Henrik Sedin

#Q Which of the following sports celebrities has twin sons?
^ Raul
A Roger Federer
B Raul
C Kurt Warner
D Lance Armstrong

#Q What is the meaning of the biblical name Simon translated from Hebrew?
^ He has heard.
A He knows all.
B He has heard.
C He has spoken.
D He will never abandon us.

#Q The name John, originating from the Hebrew Yohanan, means which of the following?
^ God is gracious
A God is love
B God is gracious
C God is everything
D God is everywhere

#Q The biblical name Rachel is related to what animal?
^ Ewe
A Ewe
B Bee
C Hen-swan
D Doe

#Q What is the meaning of the biblical name Andrew, which has a Greek origin?
^ Masculine
A Alternative
B Secret
C Stormy
D Masculine

#Q What is the meaning of the Greek name Stephen, or Steven?
^ Crown
A Will
B King
C Crown
D Throne

#Q What is the meaning of the names Ann, Anna or Anne?
^ Gracious
A Gracious
B Eternal
C Calm
D Delicate

#Q What does the biblical name Satan mean in Hebrew?
^ Accuser
A Accuser
B Demon
C Cunning
D Fallen

#Q What do Albert Camus and Vladimir Nabokov have in common?
^ Both were (football) goalkeepers in their youth.
A They grew up trilingual.
B Both were (football) goalkeepers in their youth.
C Both won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
D Their fathers were murdered.

#Q What do Azerbaijan and Russia have in common?
^ They have an exclave (a part of their territory that is separated from the main territory) that is not an enclave of another country.
A They have an enclave (a part of another nations territory completely surrounded by their own territory).
B They have a coastline on the Black Sea.
C They have an exclave that is an enclave of another country.
D They have an exclave (a part of their territory that is separated from the main territory) that is not an enclave of another country.

#Q What do Kaiser Wilhelm II of Prussia, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and King George V of England have in common?
^ George V was first cousin to both Kaiser Wilhelm and Tsar Nicholas.
A Kaiser Wilhelm was first cousin to both George V and Tsar Nicholas.
B They were all grandchildren of Queen Victoria.
C George V was first cousin to both Kaiser Wilhelm and Tsar Nicholas.
D Tsar Nicholas was first cousin to both Kaiser Wilhelm and George V.

#Q What do Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan have in common?
^ They are doubly landlocked - they are surrounded by countries with no seashore.
A They do not print their own currency but use a more powerful neighbours currency.
B They are sandwiched between two countries.
C The national sport of both is falconry.
D They are doubly landlocked - they are surrounded by countries with no seashore.

#Q What do Dan Aykroyd and Joseph Stalin have in common?
^ Both are said to have/had syndactyly - i.e. webbed toes.
A Both are said to have/had syndactyly - i.e. webbed toes.
B Their mothers came from Georgia.
C Both have/had heterochromia - i.e. with eyes of different colour (one brown and one green eye each).
D Both studied for the priesthood but were expelled from their seminary.

#Q What do Tsaritsyn and Volgograd have in common?
^ These are names for the same city at different times in its history.
A Cities of this name are found in both Russia and Kazakhstan.
B They both lie on the shores of Lake Ladoga.
C Both have asteroids named after them.
D These are names for the same city at different times in its history.

#Q What do Drew Barrymore and Gywneth Paltrow have in common?
^ They both have Stephen Spielberg as a godfather.
A They have a grandfather in common.
B They both were briefly married to Canadian comics.
C They both have children whose names are fruits.
D They both have Stephen Spielberg as a godfather.

#Q What do Ankara, Canberra and Ottawa have in common?
^ They are national capitals which are not the largest cities in their country.
A They are national capitals which are not the largest cities in their country.
B They were new cities created expressly to be the capital of their countries.
C They are national capital cities which are not situated on rivers.
D All of these

#Q What do Art Garfunkel, Tom Lehrer and Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber) have in common?
^ They all gained degrees in mathematics.
A They all gained degrees in mathematics.
B They were all accredited adult volunteers in the Boy Scouts of America.
C They were all undergraduates at Harvard.
D They were all charged with either slander or libel.

#Q What do the Turkish towns of Bodrum and Efes have in common?
^ They are the sites of two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
A These twin towns stand opposite each other at the Black Sea end of the Bosphorus channel.
B Both towns were completely destroyed by the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake.
C They are the sites of two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
D The site of ancient Troy is flanked by these two towns.

#Q Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which of the following was a leading British engineer and architect of the 19th century?
^ Isambard Kingdom Brunel
A Horatio Nelson
B Graham Swift
C Isambard Kingdom Brunel
D Sir Isaac Newton

#Q Princess Diana supported the international campaign to ban landmines.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Which of the following statements about Charles Darwin is true?
^ All of these
A He was a geologist.
B All of these
C He was a biologist.
D He is the author of the evolution theory.

#Q Which of the following works was written by William Shakespeare?
^ All of these
A Romeo and Juliet
B All of these
C A Midsummer Nights Dream
D King Lear

#Q Isaac Newton described universal gravitation.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Who inherited the throne after the death of her half-sister Mary I Tudor, known as Bloody Mary?
^ Elizabeth of England
A Emma of Normandy
B Catherine of Aragon
C Eleanor of Aquitaine
D Elizabeth of England

#Q On 8 December 1980 he was shot in New York City.
^ John Lennon
A George Harrison
B John Lennon
C Paul McCartney
D Ringo Starr

#Q He was a naval commander who led the British forces to victory during the Napoleonic Wars.
^ Horatio Nelson
A Horatio Nelson
B Martin Frobisher
C James Houck
D Francis Drake

#Q Oliver Cromwell overthrew the English monarchy.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What does author Charlaine Harris write about?
^ Vampires, were-people, fairies and other paranormal creatures
A Vikings, Visigoths, and Druids
B Romances in Victorian-era England
C Vampires, were-people, fairies and other paranormal creatures
D The Knights Templar

#Q Which of the following does Katherine Kurtz write about?
^ All of these
A A magical race of people called the Deryni
B The Knights Templar in Scotland
C Psychic practitioners called Adepts
D All of these

#Q While best known as the author of The Godfather, Mario Puzo also wrote a novelization about which of the following?
^ The Borgia family
A The Sacco-Vanzetti Case
B The Borgia family
C Amerigo Vespucci
D The Machiavelli family

#Q Which American author chose the deep south for her subject matter and wrote only one published book in her lifetime?
^ Both of these
A Neither of these
B Harper Lee
C Both of these
D Margaret Mitchell

#Q This author of military and detective fiction has written a popular series about the US Marine Corps, the Philadelphia Police Dept., and a WWII series, set mainly in Argentina.
^ W.E.B. Griffin
A Eric Van Lustbader
B Robert Ludlum
C Tom Clancy
D W.E.B. Griffin

#Q This author fictionalized notorious and sensational murders of famous people, most notably the OJ Simpson case.
^ Dominick Dunne
A Dominick Dunne
B Darwin Porter
C Ann Rule
D Kitty Kelley

#Q Michael Connelly has authored a series of police procedurals featuring this detective.
^ Hieronymous Bosch
A Virgil Flowers
B Lincoln Rhymes
C Hieronymous Bosch
D Alex Delaware

#Q Harlan Coben has written a series of books featuring Myron Bolitar. What is Bolitars profession?
^ Sports Agent
A Medical Examiner
B Mystery Author
C Crime Scene Specialist
D Sports Agent

#Q What is the profession of a famous fictional character created by Kathy Reichs?
^ a forensic anthropologist
A a medical examiner
B a psychiatrist
C a forensic anthropologist
D a reporter

#Q What character is featured in John Sanford third series of novels, which includes The Fools Run and The Empress File?
^ a computer whiz operating somewhat outside the law
A a paranoid newspaper reporter
B an internal affairs captain enforcing the law
C a psychic who assists the FBI
D a computer whiz operating somewhat outside the law

#Q This author has written sweeping historical sagas about various locales including Hawaii, Alaska, Poland, Texas, the South Pacific and the Caribbean.
^ James Michener
A Sidney Sheldon
B James Clavell
C Irving Stone
D James Michener

#Q Which of these authors writes about agents of the National Underwater and Marine Agency?
^ Clive Cussler
A Jefferson Bass
B Morris West
C Clive Cussler
D John Connolly

#Q While Patricia Cornwall is known primarily for her series featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, she also wrote a biography of this person.
^ Ruth Graham
A Amelia Earhardt
B Ruth Graham
C Margaret Sanger
D Margaret Mead

#Q This author is known for the series about detective Dave Robicheaux.
^ James Lee Burke
A Andrew Gross
B Robert Parker
C Carol OConnell
D James Lee Burke

#Q Name the sociopathic vigilante who is the protagonist of Jeff Lindsays series of novels.
^ Dexter Morgan
A Scot Harvath
B Milo Sturgis
C John Carr
D Dexter Morgan

#Q Marie Antoinette was married to Louis XVI of France.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Maria Antoinette had a simple and careless childhood in the Hofburg.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which statement regarding Marie Antoinettes marriage is true?
^ All of these
A She was officially handed over to her French bearers on an island on the Rhine River.
B She was 15 when she married Louis XVI.
C All of these
D During the marriage negotiations, the French lamented the crookedness of her teeth.

#Q When did Marie Antoinette marry the Dauphin of France?
^ 1770
A 1880
B 1793
C 1755
D 1770

#Q Marie Antoinette was tried by the Revolutionary Tribunal on 14 October 1793. What was she accused of?
^ All of these
A All of these
B sending millions of livres of treasury money to Austria
C incest with her son
D plotting to kill the Duke of Orléans

#Q Marie Antoinette and her husband, the Dauphin of France, consummated their marriage on the wedding night.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Marie Antoinette spent a lot money on gambling.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What did Maria Teresa do to save the marriage of her daughter, Marie Antoinette?
^ She sent her son, Emperor Joseph, to talk to Louis and Marie Antoinette.
A None of these
B She sent her son, Emperor Joseph, to talk to Louis and Marie Antoinette.
C She gave her the Petit Trianon as a present.
D Both of these

#Q Marie Antoinette gave birth to four children.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Where was Marie Antoinette placed house arrest after the French Revolution broke out?
^ Tuileries Palace
A Pharo Palace
B Parc Longchamp
C Tuileries Palace
D Trianon

#Q What famous English author named one of his famous fun-loving characters after his son Christopher?
^ A. A. Milne
A J. M. Barrie
B A. A. Milne
C Beatrix Potter
D Lewis Carol

#Q Who directed the 1978 movie Midnight Express, which tells the harrowing story of an American college student visiting Turkey?
^ Alan Parker
A Alan Parker
B Alfred Hitchcock
C Danny Boyle
D Ridley Scott

#Q This English actor, who rose to stardom after appearing in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral, has repeatedly claimed that acting is not a true calling but just a job he fell into.
^ Hugh Grant
A Hugh Grant
B Rowan Atkinson
C Colin Firth
D Jude Law

#Q The SI unit of capacitance is named after this English scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.
^ Michael Faraday
A Isaac Newton
B Michael Faraday
C Alexander Graham Bell
D Alexander Fleming

#Q This English singer-songwriter recorded the songs Rolling in the Deep and Someone Like You for her second studio album 21.
^ Adele
A Adele
B Amy Winehouse
C Kate Bush
D Lady Gaga

#Q Which of these musicals was NOT composed by multiple award-winning English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber?
^ Grease
A Jesus Christ Superstar
B Evita
C Cats
D Grease

#Q This popular character, created by English author Daniel Defoe, has a companion named Friday.
^ Robinson Crusoe
A Peter Pan
B Gulliver
C Samuel Pickwick
D Robinson Crusoe

#Q This major figure in the music industry became popular in the US when his 1975 hit Fame reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
^ David Bowie
A David Bowie
B Elton John
C Boy George
D Rod Stewart

#Q In 2007, this English fashion designer sparked controversy when she created a silver necklace featuring a single leg. The necklace was an apparent attack on her fathers estranged wife Heather Mills, an amputee.
^ Stella McCartney
A Vivienne Westwood
B Stella McCartney
C Victoria Beckham
D Ann Taylor

#Q Name the author of of the novels Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse, who was a prominent figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group.
^ Virginia Woolf
A Mary Shelley
B Virginia Woolf
C Ann Radcliffe
D Daphne du Maurier

#Q These presidents coupled up to discuss their former secretarial jobs. Which pair doesnt fit with the others?
^ John Adams  John Tyler
A James Madison  James Buchanan
B Thomas Jefferson  Martin Van Buren
C John Adams  John Tyler
D James Monroe  John Quincy Adams

#Q As far as inaugurations are concerned, which pair does not belong with the others?
^ George Washington  John Tyler
A James Madison  Andrew Jackson
B John Adams  William Henry Harrison
C George Washington  John Tyler
D Thomas Jefferson  Martin Van Buren

#Q Birthdays were discussed amid laughter and merriment. Which two were not on the same page?
^ Ronald Reagan  Barack Obama
A George W. Bush  Bill Clinton
B Jimmy Carter  George H.W. Bush
C Ronald Reagan  Barack Obama
D Gerald Ford  Richard Nixon

#Q Talking about vice presidents, one pair was at odds and evens with the others. Which pair doesnt fit?
^ James Madison  Andrew Jackson
A Martin Van Buren  James K. Polk
B James Monroe  John Quincy Adams
C George Washington  John Adams
D James Madison  Andrew Jackson

#Q As far as vice presidents are concerned, some were fortunate, some not. Which pair is different from the other three?
^ Grover Cleveland  Rutherford B. Hayes
A Andrew Johnson  Chester A. Arthur
B Calvin Coolidge  Harry S. Truman
C John Tyler  Millard Fillmore
D Grover Cleveland  Rutherford B. Hayes

#Q They now began talking about their early childhoods. Which pair couldnt seem to understand references made by each other?
^ Zachary Taylor  Chester A. Arthur
A Andrew Jackson  James K. Polk
B Lyndon Johnson  George H.W. Bush
C Zachary Taylor  Chester A. Arthur
D John Adams  John F. Kennedy

#Q They all discussed the pros and cons of running a state but one pair was not so current in their views. Which pair seemed too far removed?
^ Calvin Coolidge  Theodore Roosevelt
A Rutherford B. Hayes  Jimmy Carter
B William McKinley  Woodrow Wilson
C Calvin Coolidge  Theodore Roosevelt
D Franklin D. Roosevelt  Grover Cleveland

#Q A discussion ensued about jobs and work before their election to the presidency. Which couple didnt understand each other?
^ Herbert Hoover  Theodore Roosevelt
A William H. Harrison  Dwight D. Eisenhower
B Warren G. Harding  Harry S. Truman
C Herbert Hoover  Theodore Roosevelt
D George H.W. Bush,  George W. Bush

#Q Everyone was discussing their time in Congress. Which two could not agree on the benefits of certain policies in reference to their individual states?
^ Franklin Pierce  Martin Van Buren
A Andrew Jackson  Andrew Johnson
B Franklin Pierce  Martin Van Buren
C William H. Harrison  Warren Harding
D John Quincy Adams  John F. Kennedy

#Q Legislative discussion took place but which two were not in the same boat when discussing policy?
^ Gerald Ford  Millard Fillmore
A Gerald Ford  Millard Fillmore
B James Madison  John Tyler
C James A. Garfield  Rutherford B. Hayes
D Lyndon Johnson  George H.W. Bush

#Q Talks about wives saddened all but two of these. Which pair did not seem melancholy at all?
^ Calvin Coolidge  Ronald Reagan
A Andrew Jackson  Richard Nixon
B James Monroe  Rutherford B. Hayes
C Calvin Coolidge  Ronald Reagan
D John Adams  Chester A. Arthur

#Q Three pairs totally agreed on policy. Which pair was constantly bickering?
^ John Adams  James Madison
A Zachary Taylor  John Tyler
B John Adams  James Madison
C Thomas Jefferson  James Monroe
D William Henry Harrison  Millard Fillmore

#Q They all were concerned with their legacy of learning. What two were sorely disappointed?
^ Andrew Jackson  James K. Polk
A Andrew Jackson  James K. Polk
B Warren Harding  Franklin Pierce
C Thomas Jefferson  Harry Truman
D Martin Van Buren  Millard Fillmore

#Q Discussing their memoirs, one pair found that writing them would not have been as easy if they followed the method of the other three pairs. Which pair would that be?
^ Herbert Hoover  Harry Truman
A Herbert Hoover  Harry Truman
B Franklin Roosevelt  Richard Nixon
C George W. Bush  Lyndon Johnson
D John F. Kennedy  Jimmy Carter

#Q They certainly were a knowledgeable bunch on foreign affairs except one pair. Which two could not draw on much worldly experience?
^ James Madison  Andrew Jackson
A William Henry Harrison  James Buchanan
B James Madison  Andrew Jackson
C James Monroe  John Quincy Adams
D John Adams  Thomas Jefferson

#Q This New Yorker is best known for his short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle.
^ Washington Irving
A Joseph Heller
B James Fenimore Cooper
C Washington Irving
D Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#Q This author, raised in Brooklyn, New York, wrote The Naked and the Dead.
^ Norman Mailer
A Tom Wolfe
B Truman Capote
C Norman Mailer
D Hunter S. Thompson

#Q This author, who was born and raised in New York City, is best known for her first novel Fear of Flying.
^ Erica Jong
A Kate Chopin
B Ayn Rand
C Sylvia Plath
D Erica Jong

#Q One of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism, he was the author of The Ambassadors and The Portrait of a Lady.
^ Henry James
A Henry James
B Theodore Dreiser
C Henry David Thoreau
D John Dos Passos

#Q This poet and essayist, often called the father of free verse, penned the poetry collection Leaves of Grass, which was initially described as obscene for its overt sexuality.
^ Walt Whitman
A Walt Whitman
B Carl Sandburg
C Robert Frost
D T. S. Eliot

#Q This American author, noted for his complex novels, wrote Gravitys Rainbow and The Crying of Lot 49.
^ Thomas Pynchon
A William Faulkner
B Saul Bellow
C William Saroyan
D Thomas Pynchon

#Q Who penned the epic Cold War history Underworld and the 2007 novel Falling Man, which focuses on the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center?
^ Don DeLillo
A William Burrows
B Don DeLillo
C Jack Kerouak
D Ken Kesey

#Q This novelist depicted the fictional characters Doctor Daneeka, Snowden, Milo Minderbinder, who are stationed on an island off the coast of Italy during World War II.
^ Joseph Heller
A Joseph Heller
B J.D. Salinger
C Edith Warton
D Isaac Asimov

#Q What is the subtitle of Herman Melvilles popular novel Moby-Dick, which tells the story of a wandering sailor?
^ The Whale
A The Marlin
B The Shark
C The Whale
D The Blue Abyss

#Q What American novelist, short story writer, and designer won the Pulitzer Prize for the 1920 novel The Age of Innocence?
^ Edith Wharton
A Edith Wharton
B Henry Miller
C Nora Ephron
D Nathaniel West

#Q What comedian said, I couldnt wait for success, so I went ahead without it.?
^ Jonathan Winters
A Groucho Marx
B Steve Martin
C Jimmy Durante
D Jonathan Winters

#Q What famous comedian said, You know youre getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. Its like, See if you can blow this out.?
^ Jerry Seinfeld
A Jerry Seinfeld
B George Burns
C Steve Martin
D Fred Allen

#Q What comedian made the following statement: All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.?
^ Red Skelton
A Jay Leno
B George Gobel
C Red Skelton
D Ernie Kovacs

#Q What comedian said, Sometimes I think war is Gods way of teaching us geography.?
^ Paul Rodriguez
A David Letterman
B Don Knotts
C Sid Caesar
D Paul Rodriguez

#Q What comedian uttered the following words, I think if I took therapy, the doctor would quit. Hed just pick up the couch and walk out of the room.?
^ Don Rickles
A Groucho Marx
B Don Rickles
C Jonathan Winters
D Rodney Dangerfield

#Q What comedian said, Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read.?
^ Groucho Marx
A George Burns
B Jay Leno
C Groucho Marx
D Jimmy Durante

#Q Who said, A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.
^ Steve Martin
A Jay Leno
B Red Skelton
C Steve Martin
D Groucho Marx

#Q This comedian said, Dont forget Mothers Day. Or as they call it in Beverly Hills, Dads Third Wife Day.
^ Jay Leno
A Jay Leno
B David Letterman
C Jimmy Fallon
D Conan OBrien

#Q What comedian said, Television: A medium. So called because its neither rare nor well done.?
^ Ernie Kovacs
A George Gobel
B Fred Allen
C Ernie Kovacs
D Steve Allen

#Q What comedian said, Its so warm now, and Thanksgiving came so early - is it just me, or does it not really feel like Ramadan??
^ David Letterman
A David Letterman
B Jimmy Fallon
C Conan OBrien
D Jay Leno

#Q This comedian said, My uncle was the town drunk - and we lived in Chicago.
^ George Gobel
A Red Skelton
B Fred Allen
C Rodney Dangerfield
D George Gobel

#Q What comedian made this remark: My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.?
^ Jimmy Durante
A Rodney Dangerfield
B George Carlin
C Don Rickles
D Jimmy Durante

#Q Who said, When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick.?
^ George Burns
A George Burns
B Sid Caesar
C Milton Berle
D George Jessel

#Q What comedian said, I dont have to look up my family tree, because I know that Im the sap.?
^ Fred Allen
A Red Skelton
B Fred Allen
C Groucho Marx
D George Jessel

#Q Who said, I dont weigh a pound over one hundred and eighty and, whats more, I never did.?
^ Fatty Arbuckle
A Fatty Arbuckle
B Oliver Hardy
C Jackie Gleason
D John Candy

#Q What comedian said, I havent spoken to my wife in years. I didnt want to interrupt her.?
^ Rodney Dangerfield
A Henny Youngman
B Redd Foxx
C Rodney Dangerfield
D Jackie Gleason

#Q How did Karl Rove say he lost his first political battle?
^ The neighbor beat him up.
A He campaigned for a Democrat.
B The neighbor beat him up.
C It never happened.
D He misread the polls.

#Q Karl Rove was abandoned by his biological father at an early age.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Karl Roves mother committed suicide.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Karl Rove stole campaign letterheads from this Democrats campaign office in 1970 and printed the statement: free beer, free food and a good time for nothing under the letterhead. No one learned of the crime until 1973. This state treasurer still won the election regardless of Karl Roves trickery.
^ Alan J. Dixon
A Wallace F. Bennett
B Alan J. Dixon
C Adlai Stevenson, III
D Ralph Tyler Smith

#Q While working with Donald Segretti, one of the Watergate conspirators, Karl Rove managed to paint this presidential hopeful as a liberal peacenik even though the presidential candidate had a military career as a WW II pilot.
^ George McGovern
A George McGovern
B George Wallace
C Hubert Humphrey
D Edmund S. Muskie

#Q Karl Rove was married in 1977 and divorced in 1980.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Karl Rove worked for Bill Clements 1978 gubernatorial campaign in Texas. What distinction does Clements have in Texas history?
^ He was the first Republican Governor of Texas in over 100 years.
A He served the shortest term of any state party chairman in the history of Texas.
B He was the first Republican Governor of Texas in over 100 years.
C He was the first black candidate for the Texas State Senate running as a Republican.
D He won by the largest vote in Texas history.

#Q Karl Rove is often referred to as Bushs ____________.
^ Brain
A Brain
B Bully
C Right Hand Man
D Babe

#Q In what year was Robert McNamara born?
^ 1916
A 1916
B 1912
C 1920
D 1950

#Q Robert McNamara was the 11th US Secretary of Defense.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q After his wifes death in 1981 Robert McNamara was involved with Katharine Graham who ran what popular news publication?
^ The Washington Post
A The Washington Post
B Entertainment Weekly
C The Sun Times
D The Wall Street Journal

#Q Robert McNamara served as Secretary of Defense under which 2 Presidents?
^ Kennedy/Johnson
A Nixon/Ford
B Kennedy/Johnson
C Adams/Garfield
D Carter/Haag

#Q In 1960, Robert McNamara became the president of what popular auto manufacturer?
^ Ford
A Ford
B Honda
C Lincoln
D GMC

#Q Robert McNamara was not a member of the Armed Forces.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense during what war?
^ Vietnam War
A Vietnam War
B Korean War
C WW II
D WW I

#Q Robert McNamaras first wife Margaret McNamara, a former teacher, used her position as a Cabinet spouse to launch a reading program for young children. What was the name of the program?
^ Reading Is Fundamental
A No Child Left Behind
B Reading Rainbow
C Children Against Illiteracy
D Reading Is Fundamental

#Q Robert McNamara died in the same city he was born in.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q The Cherokee people call themselves Tsalagi. What does this mean?
^ Principal people
A People of the land
B Great tribe
C Fathers of the mountain
D Principal people

#Q What song was traditionally performed at the wedding ceremonies of the Mohawk nation of North America?
^ Rabbit Dance Song
A Buffalo Dance Song
B Fox Dance Song
C Rabbit Dance Song
D Bear Dance Song

#Q What was the main food source for the Abenaki tribe of North America in the past?
^ Crops
A Fish
B Crops
C Cattle
D Game

#Q The bark of what tree did the Ojibwe tribe from North America use for making canoes and scrolls?
^ Birch
A Chestnut
B Birch
C Ebony
D Beech

#Q What is the name of the dwellings used by the Navajo people of North America?
^ Hogans
A Teepee
B Wigwam
C Hogans
D Wikiup

#Q The Seneca nation of North America referred to themselves as Onondowaga. What does this mean?
^ People of the Great Hill
A People of the Sun and the Moon
B People of the Wise Spirits
C People of the Broad Plain
D People of the Great Hill

#Q What author wrote his novel The Last of the Mohicans based on the Mahican tribe of North America?
^ James Fenimore Cooper
A L. Frank Baum
B Henry James
C V. C. Andrews
D James Fenimore Cooper

#Q What statement is true about the Apache tribes from North America?
^ They were fierce warriors.
A None of these
B They were timid people.
C They were good diplomats.
D They were fierce warriors.

#Q What was the most precious gift for the Comanche Native American tribe?
^ Children
A Children
B Food
C The sun
D Rain

#Q Which of these ethnic groups belongs to the Sioux Native American people?
^ All of these
A Yanktons
B All of these
C Lakota
D Santee

#Q In what country was Isaac Newton born?
^ England
A Austria
B England
C France
D Scotland

#Q What was the name of Isaac Newtons wife?
^ None of these
A Katherine
B Anne
C Vivienne
D None of these

#Q At the Trinity College in Cambridge, Isaac Newton was taught solely according to the ideas of which ancient philosopher?
^ Aristotle
A Plato
B Cicero
C Diogenes
D Aristotle

#Q The falling of what fruit on the ground inspired Isaac Newton to formulate his theory of gravitation?
^ Apple
A Apple
B Pear
C Peach
D Orange

#Q What important position did Isaac Newton assume in 1696?
^ Warden of the Royal Mint
A Warden of the Louvre
B Warden of the Royal Mint
C Warden of the Royal Crown
D Warden of the Royal Treasury

#Q Apart from his work in the field of physics, Isaac Newton is known for exploring which of the following on a daily basis?
^ Bible
A Plant species
B Anatomy of animals
C Bible
D Art

#Q Isaac Newton’s mother removed him from school as she wanted him to be which of the following?
^ Farmer
A Painter
B Tailor
C Merchant
D Farmer

#Q What object did Isaac Newton use to demonstrate the decomposition of white light into a color spectrum?
^ Prism
A Mirror
B Pyramid
C Prism
D Lens

#Q After Isaac Newtons death, chemical analysis showed that he had been exposed to immense amounts of which of the following?
^ Mercury
A Alcohol
B Nicotine
C Mercury
D Arsenic

#Q Which of these is true about Isaac Newton?
^ He was the first scientist in history to be knighted.
A He had thirteen children.
B He died of smallpox.
C All of these
D He was the first scientist in history to be knighted.

#Q Charles De Gaulle served as president of France from 1959 to 1969.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q This notable microbiologist created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax.
^ Louis Pasteur
A Jacques Monod
B Pascale Cossart
C Edmond Nocard
D Louis Pasteur

#Q Pierre Abbe founded a charitable movement aimed at helping poor and homeless people.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Name the first scientist honored with two Nobel Prizes - in physics and chemistry.
^ Marie Curie
A Henri Becquerel
B Marie Curie
C None of these
D Pierre Curie

#Q This French comedian and actor is known for his irreverent attitude towards politics.
^ Mishel Colucci
A Marcel Dalio
B Michel Creton
C Michel Auclair
D Mishel Colucci

#Q Victor Hugo is the author of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Misérables.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q This actor appeared in the movies Christmas Tree (1969) , All the Gold in the World (1961) and Hunchback (1959).
^ André Bourvil
A Lui De Fines
B André Bourvil
C Gérard Depardieu
D None of these

#Q What is the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, the 17th century satirical author and actor who is considered to be the father of French comedy.
^ Molière
A Molière
B Jean-Paul Sartre
C Stendhal
D None of these

#Q Jacques Cousteau was an underwater explorer, researcher and TV show host.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q This French singer became universally regarded as a cultural icon and symbol of France. Her nickname is a colloquialism for sparrow.
^ Édith Piaf
A Édith Piaf
B Marie-France Boyer
C Dalida
D Joséphine de La Baume

#Q This Scottish physician is one of the founders of the University of London and the inventor of the waterbed.
^ Neil Arnott
A Murdoch Cameron
B Matthew Hay
C Neil Arnott
D David Ferrier

#Q This famous English philosopher, also known as Doctor Mirabilis, is the inventor of the magnifying glass.
^ Roger Bacon
A Roger Bacon
B Walter Burley
C John Locke
D Humphry Ditton

#Q This Swedish inventor is responsible for the seatbelt, and has also helped with the development of the ejection seat in airplanes.
^ Nils Bohlin
A John Ericsson
B Nils Bohlin
C Gustaf Dalén
D Oscar Kjellberg

#Q This English inventor, to whom we owe the modern fire extinguisher, has also developed a device for saving life from shipwrecks.
^ George William Manby
A James Henry Atkinson
B George William Manby
C Dan Albone
D Frederick Bakewell

#Q This American physicist of Bulgarian descent is the inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer.
^ John Atanasoff
A Carl Djerassi
B Victor Ninov
C Assen Jordanoff
D John Atanasoff

#Q Which of these French chemists invented margarine in 1869?
^ Hippolyte Mège-Mouriés
A Edmond Frémy
B Hippolyte Mège-Mouriés
C Mathieu Orfila
D Jean Fréchet

#Q Which of these was invented by Whitcomb Judson?
^ the zipper
A the shovel
B the comb
C the spatula
D the zipper

#Q Which of these Swedish inventors is responsible for the adjustable spanner and the pipe wrench?
^ Johan Petter Johansson
A Johan Petter Johansson
B Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist
C Carl Munters
D Jonas Lidströmer

#Q This American film producer, considered to be the father of American animation, is the inventor of the stop-motion film.
^ J. Stuart Blackton
A John Bunny
B Ronald A. Reader
C J. Stuart Blackton
D Albert E. Smith

#Q Which of these American inventors made the first dishwasher?
^ Josephine Cochrane
A Victor G Bloede
B Josephine Cochrane
C Lewis Archer Boswell
D Bill Booth

#Q Pamela Anderson was born on July 1, 1967 in this country.
^ Canada
A Australia
B France
C Canada
D United States

#Q Of what descent is Pamela Anderson?
^ Russian and Finnish
A Russian
B Russian and Scottish
C Russian and Finnish
D Finnish

#Q What was Pamela Andersons occupation in Vancouver, Canada, where she moved after graduating from high school?
^ Fitness instructor
A Florist
B Hair stylist
C Fitness instructor
D Beautician

#Q What was the name of Pamela Andersons first husband, whom she married on February 19, 1995?
^ Tommy Lee
A Tommy Lee
B Robert J. Ritchie
C Marcus Schenkenberg
D Bret Michaels

#Q What caused Pamela Anderson to become a vegetarian when she was a child?
^ She saw her father cleaning a killed animal.
A All of these
B Her mother was a vegetarian and she talked her into it.
C She heard from TV that meat can cause cancer.
D She saw her father cleaning a killed animal.

#Q What is the name of the book written by Pamela Anderson and published in 2004?
^ Star
A Lost
B Pink
C Blonde
D Star

#Q What was the name of Pamela Andersons character on the popular TV show Baywatch?
^ C. J. Parker
A C. J. Parker
B Caroline Holden
C Shauni McClain
D Donna Marco

#Q What was the title of the TV series in which Pamela Anderson starred from 1998 to 2002?
^ V.I.P.
A V.I.P.
B M.V.P.
C R.I.P.
D FBI

#Q In which of the movies from the Scary Movie sequence did Pamela Anderson appear?
^ Scary Movie 3
A Scary Movie 3
B Scary Movie 4
C Scary Movie 5
D Scary Movie 2

#Q What superhero character did Pamela Anderson portray in the 2008 spoof movie Superhero Movie?
^ Invisible Girl
A Catwoman
B Invisible Girl
C Human Torch
D Hourglass

#Q To what Egyptian Pharaoh was the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti married?
^ All of these
A Echnaton
B All of these
C Akhenaten
D Amenhotep IV

#Q What important change did the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti and her husband introduce to Ancient Egypt?
^ They changed the religion
A They banned slavery
B They made the army exclusively professional
C They introduced the 24-hour division of the day
D They changed the religion

#Q The Egyptian Queen Nefertiti has always been admired as a representation of beauty. What part of her body is considered especially attractive?
^ Neck
A Eyes
B Lips
C Neck
D Hands

#Q What sculptor is widely believed to have worked on the famous bust of Nefertiti?
^ Thutmose
A Benvenuto Cellini
B Donatello
C Claus Sluter
D Thutmose

#Q Which of these titles found in the Karnak temple complex refer to Queen Nefertiti?
^ Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt
A Queen of our hearts
B Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt
C Merciful Queen
D Mistress of the whole world

#Q What Egyptian Pharaoh is believed to have acceded to the Egyptian throne after Queen Nefertiti?
^ Tutankhamun
A Tutankhamun
B Ramesses I
C Khafra
D Thutmose III

#Q How many children did Queen Nefertiti and her husband have according to archaeological findings?
^ Six daughters
A Nine sons
B Twelve sons
C Five sons and four daughters
D Six daughters

#Q What specific archaeological finding suggests that Queen Nefertiti was given unprecedented power in Egypt?
^ She was depicted the same size as the king
A She was described in words that were used only for kings before that
B She was portrayed in kings attire
C She was depicted with a cobra on her head
D She was depicted the same size as the king

#Q What is believed to have caused Queen Nefertitis death?
^ Plague
A Suicide
B Murder
C Plague
D Puerperal fever

#Q Which of these legendary musicians released his album Nefertiti in 1968?
^ Miles Davis
A Jimi Hendrix
B Miles Davis
C Elvis Presley
D John Lennon

#Q This Italian actress, filmmaker and author is perhaps best known for her roles in the movies Blue Velvet and Death Becomes Her.
^ Isabella Rossellini
A Claudia Cardinale
B Monica Belluci
C Gina Lollobrigida
D Isabella Rossellini

#Q What prominent Italian actor starred in Federico Fellinis comedy-drama films La Dolce Vita and 8½?
^ Marcello Mastroianni
A Alberto Sordi
B Marcello Mastroianni
C Giuliano Gemma
D Rudolph Valentino

#Q This Italian actor, sometimes credited as Montgomery Wood, starred in spaghetti westerns such as A Pistol for Ringo, Blood for a Silver Dollar and Day of Anger.
^ Giuliano Gemma
A Raoul Bova
B Roberto Benini
C Giuliano Gemma
D Franco Nero

#Q This Italian actress and fashion model played the title role in the Italian romantic drama film Malena. She was also featured in the Hollywood movies Tears of the Sun and The Passion of the Christ.
^ Monica Bellucci
A Mira Sorvino
B Monica Bellucci
C Claudia Cardinale
D Ornella Mutti

#Q This movie legend has won more than fifty international awards, including two Academy Awards. She gained international fame with the movies Desire Under the Elms and Houseboat.
^ Sophia Loren
A Sophia Loren
B Gina Lollobrigida
C Giulietta Masina
D Claudia Cardinale

#Q What Italian actor won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1997 tragicomedy Life Is Beautiful?
^ Roberto Benigni
A Franco Nero
B Rudolph Valentiono
C Roberto Benigni
D Alberto Sordi

#Q In 1967, this Italian actor portrayed Lancelot in the movie Camelot where he met his long time romantic partner and future wife, Vanessa Redgrave.
^ Franco Nero
A Franco Nero
B Marcello Lippi
C Marcello Mastroianni
D Roberto Rosselini

#Q This actress starred in the Academy Award-winning movies La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, both of which were directed by her husband Federico Fellini.
^ Giulietta Masina
A Stefania Sandrelli
B Sophia Loren
C Valentina Cervi
D Giulietta Masina

#Q In 1950, this Italian actress, photojournalist and sculptress refused Howard Hughes invitation to make Hollywood films, preferring to work in Europe. Nevertheless, her appearance in Italian films like Bread, Love and Dreams and Woman of Rome brought her to the attention of Hollywood.
^ Gina Lollobrigida
A Sophia Loren
B Gina Lollobrigida
C Francesca Bertini
D Giulietta Masina

#Q This Italian actress appeared in some of the most prominent European films of the 1960s and 1970s, including Federico Fellinis 8½ and Sergio Leones epic Once Upon a Time in the West.
^ Claudia Cardinale
A Ornella Mutti
B Isabella Rossellini
C Gina Lollobrigida
D Claudia Cardinale

#Q Who was a tailor before assuming the Office of the President?
^ Andrew Johnson
A Andrew Johnson
B Millard Fillmore
C Ronald Reagan
D James Madison

#Q Who was a sheriff before being elected President of the United States?
^ Grover Cleveland
A James Polk
B Rutherford Hayes
C Grover Cleveland
D Richard Nixon

#Q Who was a school principal before assuming the role of President of the United States?
^ Chester Arthur
A Franklin Pierce
B Chester Arthur
C John Adams
D Martin Van Buren

#Q Which President was a former newspaper publisher?
^ Warren Harding
A Zachary Taylor
B Warren Harding
C James Garfield
D William Taft

#Q Which President was a lifeguard in his early years?
^ Ronald Reagan
A Ronald Reagan
B Bill Clinton
C Gerald Ford
D John F. Kennedy

#Q Who was a male model before becoming President of the United States?
^ Gerald Ford
A Richard Nixon
B Gerald Ford
C Bill Clinton
D Lyndon Johnson

#Q Who was a geologist and mining engineer before delving into the depths of the Presidency?
^ Herbert Hoover
A Zachary Taylor
B William Taft
C Millard Fillmore
D Herbert Hoover

#Q Which President was a ferry boat operator in his early years?
^ Abraham Lincoln
A Harry Truman
B Ulysses S. Grant
C Abraham Lincoln
D Andrew Jackson

#Q Which President was an elevator operator in his young years?
^ Lyndon Johnson
A Bill Clinton
B Lyndon Johnson
C Richard Nixon
D George W. Bush

#Q Who was a cattle rancher before becoming President?
^ Theodore Roosevelt
A Theodore Roosevelt
B Chester Arthur
C James Garfield
D Millard Fillmore

#Q Amerigo Vespucci was born on March 9, 1454.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Where was the birth place of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci?
^ In a small village south of Florence
A In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B In a small village north of Seville
C Lisbon, Portugal
D In a small village south of Florence

#Q Amerigo Vespucci assumed invitation by Spain to participate in a several voyages from 1499 to 1502 to explore which region?
^ The east cost of South America
A The north cost of North America
B The Madeira islands
C The east cost of South America
D Australasia

#Q Which famous ruler and politician whose death marked the end of Golden Age of Florence did explorer Amerigo Vespucci work for?
^ Lorenzo de Medici
A John Cabot
B Martin Waldseemuller
C Lorenzo de Medici
D Leonardo da Vinchi

#Q In 1508 Amerigo Vespucci was a chief of navigation of voyages to the Indies.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Who published the book “Four Voyages of Amerigo Vespucci” in Latin translation?
^ Martin Waldseemuller
A Lorenzo de Medici
B Martin Luther
C King Ferdinand
D Martin Waldseemuller

#Q Fernando Magellan was the first to create a world map and to name the newly discovered continent America after Amerigo Vespucci.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q On his second voyage in 1499 - 1500 Amerigo Vespucci joined an expedition with what other famous explorer?
^ Alonso de Ojeda
A John Cabot
B Marco Polo
C Alonso de Ojeda
D Fernando Magellan

#Q Amerigo Vespuccis third voyage was commanded by Goncalo Coelho in the service of which country?
^ Portugal
A Portugal
B Brazil
C Ottoman Empire
D Spain

#Q Amerigo Vespucci died on February 22, 1512 on the newly discovered continent of South America.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q What French actress won a Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of famous singer Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose?
^ Marion Cotillard
A Juliette Binoche
B Sophie Marceau
C Audrey Tautou
D Marion Cotillard

#Q What French actress and model made her film debut in Bernardo Bertoluccis controversial film, The Dreamers?
^ Eva Green
A Eva Green
B Maria Schneider
C Audrey Tautou
D Juliette Binoche

#Q This French actress said that starring in Bernardo Bertoluccis movie Last Tango in Paris was her lifes only regret.
^ Maria Schneider
A Isabelle Adjani
B Eva Green
C Maria Schneider
D Emmanuelle Béart

#Q This sex symbol of the 1960s came into the public spotlight with the movie And God Created Woman in which she plays a sensual 18-year old orphan challenging small-town morals.
^ Brigitte Bardot
A Simone Signoret
B Jeanne Moreau
C Catherine Deneuve
D Brigitte Bardot

#Q This renowned French actress played enigmatic and mysterious beauties in the movies Repulsion and Belle de Jour.
^ Catherine Deneuve
A Nathalie Delon
B Romi Schneider
C Catherine Deneuve
D Simone Signoret

#Q What French actress starred in Louis Malles films Elevator to the Gallows and The Lovers?
^ Jeanne Moreau
A Catherine Deneuve
B Isabelle Adjani
C Jeanne Moreau
D Brigitte Bardot

#Q This French actress played a French literature teacher in the movie Skirt Day, a vengeful woman in One Deadly Summer and the French Queen Margaret of Valois. She received Cesar Awards for all these roles.
^ Isabelle Adjani
A Audrey Tautou
B Marion Cotillard
C Sophie Marceau
D Isabelle Adjani

#Q This French actress gained international fame with her performances in Braveheart and the James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough.
^ Sophie Marceau
A Laetitia Casta
B Emmanuelle Béart
C Sophie Marceau
D Catherine Deneuve

#Q What actress received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Anthony Minghellas movie The English Patient?
^ Juliette Binoche
A Isabelle Huppert
B Vanessa Pardis
C Juliette Binoche
D Annie Girardot

#Q This actress became the first French person to win an Academy Award, for her role in the film Room at the Top.
^ Simone Signoret
A Michelle Morgan
B Anouk Aimee
C Fanny Ardant
D Simone Signoret

#Q According to Greek mythology, Helen of Troy was a daughter of this Greek deity.
^ Zeus
A Athena
B Hera
C Aphrodite
D Zeus

#Q To what musical instrument is Ella Fitzgeralds voice often compared, based on her improvisational ability?
^ Horn
A Violin
B Horn
C Flute
D Guitar

#Q What is the name of the TV sitcom which aired from 1992 to 1999 and starred Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser?
^ Mad About You
A Im With Her
B Mad About You
C You Are My All
D Picture Perfect

#Q In which of the Batman movies has Australian model Elle Macpherson appeared?
^ Batman  Robin
A Batman  Robin
B All of these
C Batman Begins
D Batman Forever

#Q What is the name of the character portrayed by actress Ellen Pompeo in the TV series Greys Anatomy?
^ Meredith Grey
A Christina Grey
B Elizabeth Grey
C Meredith Grey
D Melissa Grey

#Q Saint Helena was the mother of this Emperor of the Roman Empire.
^ Constantine the Great
A Constantine the Great
B Julius Caesar
C Alexander the Great
D Nero

#Q What animal character did actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres voice in the 1998 comedy movie Dr. Dolittle?
^ Dog
A Guinea pig
B Raccoon
C Pigeon
D Dog

#Q In 2001, English actress Helena Bonham Carter and this famous film director started a romantic relationship which grew into a domestic partnership.
^ Tim Burton
A Luc Besson
B Tim Burton
C Oliver Stone
D Ridley Scott

#Q In what music video did model Helena Christensen appear in 1991?
^ Wicked Game
A Wicked Game
B I Cant Dance
C Black Or White
D Losing My Religion

#Q In which of these Steven Soderbergh movies has actress Ellen Barkin appeared?
^ Oceans Thirteen
A Oceans Thirteen
B Oceans Eleven
C All of these
D Oceans Twelve

#Q Where was John Davison Rockefeller born?
^ Richford, New York
A Cleveland, Ohio
B New York City
C Richford, New York
D Newark, New Jersey

#Q John D. Rockefeller adhered to total abstinence from alcohol and tobacco throughout his life.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What was John D. Rockefellers first job, which he started when he was 16?
^ Assistant bookkeeper
A None of these
B Lumberman
C Assistant bookkeeper
D Traveling salesman

#Q John D. Rockefeller and Laura Celestia Cettie Spelman had four daughters and one son together.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q The Standard Oil Company was founded by John D. Rockefeller after which war?
^ American Civil War
A American Civil War
B None of these
C World War II
D World War I

#Q John D. Rockefeller fought in the American Civil War.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q What caused John D. Rockefellers death?
^ arteriosclerosis
A heart attack
B lung cancer
C none of these
D arteriosclerosis

#Q The mission of which organization is to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world?
^ Rockefeller Foundation
A Rockefeller University
B Rockefeller Centre
C Rockefeller Foundation
D Standard Oil

#Q Which of the following women was married to John D. Rockefeller?
^ Laura Celestia Spelman
A All of these
B Martha Baird Allen
C Laura Celestia Spelman
D Abby Greene Aldrich

#Q Where is Rockefeller Center located?
^ New York City
A Boston
B Washington, Dc
C None of these
D New York City

#Q In what country was Che Guevara born?
^ Argentina
A Guatemala
B Puerto Rico
C Cuba
D Argentina

#Q Che Guevara suffered from this medical condition throughout his life.
^ Asthma
A Eczema
B Asthma
C Rheumatism
D Migraine

#Q Che Guevara was nicknamed Chancho by his schoolmates. What does this word mean?
^ Pig
A Pig
B Horse
C Tiger
D Snake

#Q What art was Che Guevara largely interested in?
^ Poetry
A Painting
B Poetry
C Sculpture
D All of these

#Q What did Che Guevara study in the University of Buenos Aires?
^ Medicine
A Medicine
B Mathematics
C Political science
D Geography

#Q What is the name of the narrative written by Che Guevara as an account of his journey to Latin America?
^ ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’
A ‘The Road to Hell’
B ‘The Travels of Che’
C ‘The Diaries of a Rebel’
D ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’

#Q What were Che Guevara’s last words according to popular belief?
^ ‘Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.’
A None of these
B ‘Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.’
C ‘This is not the end, mark my words.’
D ‘I’m not dying in vain.’

#Q The Maryland Institute College of Art gave Che Guevara’s photo this title.
^ Most famous photograph in the world
A Most inspiring photograph of the century
B Most iconic photograph in the world
C Most famous photograph in the world
D All of these

#Q What is the name of Che Guevara’s first wife, whom he married in 1955?
^ Hilda
A Maria
B Hilda
C Aleida
D Anna

#Q What is the title of Che Guevaras very last diary?
^ Bolivian Diary
A The African Dream
B Back on the Road
C The Diary of Che Guevara
D Bolivian Diary

#Q To what island did Mata Hari and her husband Rudolph MecLeod move?
^ Java
A Bali
B Java
C Madagascar
D Sumatra

#Q In what country was Mata Hari born?
^ The Netherlands
A The Netherlands
B Spain
C Germany
D Austria

#Q What actress starred in the leading role in the 1931 movie Mata Hari?
^ Greta Garbo
A Grace Kelly
B Ingrid Bergman
C Marlene Dietrich
D Greta Garbo

#Q Which of the following is Mata Haris birth name?
^ Margaretha Gertruida Zelle
A Margaretha Gertruida Zelle
B Gretha MacLeod
C None these
D Marguerite Campbell

#Q Until age 13, Mata Hari attended only expensive schools.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q On 13 February 1917, Mata Hari was arrested and accused of spying for Germany.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q How did Mata Hari die?
^ She was executed by firing squad.
A She was poisoned.
B She was hanged.
C She was executed by firing squad.
D She committed suicide.

#Q Mata Hari and her husband Rudolph MacLeod had two children.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Mata Hari studied to be a kindergarten teacher.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In Paris, Mata Hari performed as a circus juggler, using the name Lady MacLeod
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Eva Perón was the first wife of Juan Perón (1895–1974) who served as President of Argentina.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Eva Duarte Peron was the youngest of five children born to Juan Duarte and Juana Ibarguren.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q At the age of sixteen, Evita left high school and went to Buenos Aires to pursue her dream of becoming a singer.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q After Juan Peron was arrested in 1945, Evita organized a mass demonstration that led to his release. What happened a few days after his release?
^ Eva and Juan Perón were married.
A Eva and Juan Perón were married.
B Eva became a vice presidential candidate.
C Juan Perón was convicted.
D None of these

#Q Eva Peron launched an active campaign for national womens suffrage.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Eva Peron supported workers demands for higher wages and backed a number of social welfare measures.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q What was the purpose of the María Eva Duarte de Perón Welfare Foundation which was established in June 1947?
^ Both of these
A to support people in Latin American countries suffering from disasters
B distribution of food, clothing, medicine, and money to needy people throughout Argentina
C Both of these
D None of these

#Q Which of the following statements is true about Eva Peron?
^ All of these
A In 1952 she was proclaimed a spiritual leader of Argentina.
B She served as head of the Ministry of Labor in Argentina.
C She was invited to run for vice-president.
D All of these

#Q Eva Peron died before reaching the age of 35.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q The 1996 movie Evita starred Madonna and Antonio Banderas.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q This French actor won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in the movie Green Card.
^ Gérard Depardieu
A Jean-Paul Belmondo
B Vincent Cassel
C Jean Reno
D Gérard Depardieu

#Q This popular French actor served in the French Indochina war but was dishonarably discharged from the military. He rose t stardom after he played the title role in the movie Rocco and His Brothers.
^ Alain Delon
A Fernandel
B Jean Gabin
C Alain Delon
D Michel Piccoli

#Q In 1944, this French actor and singer was discovered by Édith Piaf in Paris and she made him part of her act. He was married to Simone Signored and they co-starred in several films.
^ Yves Montand
A Pierre Richard
B Philippe Noiret
C Jean Gabin
D Yves Montand

#Q This French actor is famous for portraying fictional detective Jules Maigret. He also starred in Jean Renoirs acclaimed anti-war film La Grande Illusion.
^ Jean Gabin
A Louis de Funès
B Michel Piccoli
C Jean-Paul Belmondo
D Jean Gabin

#Q This French actor is best known to English-speaking audience for his roles in Black Swan and Oceans Twelve.
^ Vincent Cassel
A Vincent Cassel
B Christopher Lambert
C Bruno Cremer
D Vincent Perez

#Q This French actor rose to fame with the success of the comedy movie The Policeman from Saint-Tropez.
^ Louis de Funes
A Fernandel
B Claude Brasseur
C Jean-Louis Trintignant
D Louis de Funes

#Q This actor became famous after his performance opposite Brigitte Bardot in Roger Vadims drama movie And God Created Woman.
^ Jean-Louis Trintignant
A Jean-Louis Trintignant
B Jean-Paul Belmondo
C Jean Gabin
D Philippe Noiret

#Q This comedy actors horse-like teeth became part of his trademark. He first gained popularity in French vaudeville and operettas. His first Hollywood movie was Around the World in Eighty Days.
^ Fernandel
A Andre Bourvil
B Louis de Funes
C Pierre Richard
D Fernandel

#Q This American-born French actor played Connor MacLeod in the Highlander film series.
^ Christophe Lambert
A Olivier Martinez
B Michael Lonsdale
C Gaspar Ulliel
D Christophe Lambert

#Q He played the villainous Sir Hugo Drax in the James Bond film, Moonraker and French detective Lebel in The Day of the Jackal.
^ Michael Lonsdale
A Yves Montand
B Michael Lonsdale
C Jean Rochefort
D Bruno Cremer

#Q On 8 April 2009 about 400 miles (640 km) east of Mogadishu, the Danish owned cargo ship MV Maersk Alabama was captured by pirates. What was the nationality of the whole crew?
^ American
A French
B Australian
C American
D English

#Q On 4 April 2009 the French yacht Tanit was captured by pirates and all five people, including a 3-year-old child, were taken hostages. What was the outcome?
^ The French forces rescued four of the hostages,including the child, and the fifth one was killed.
A The French forces rescued four of the hostages,including the child, and the fifth one was killed.
B The French forces rescued the people, but the child was killed.
C The pirates demanded a ransom, and the hostages were released after they got the money.
D The hostages managed to free themselves.

#Q On January 1, 2009 Somali pirates hijacked the Egyptian cargo ship Blue Star with 28 crew aboard. What kind of ransom did the pirates demand?
^ US$ 1,000,000
A 100 pounds of gold
B They demanded the release of a fellow-pirate that was captured earlier.
C US$ 1,000,000
D None of these

#Q Which of these statements is true about the Somali pirates in general?
^ All of these
A Most of them were young, around 20-35 years old.
B Most of them came from Puntland, a region in northeastern Somalia.
C There were at least five pirate gangs and a total of 1,000 armed men.
D All of these

#Q According to a BBC report, most of the Somali pirates fall into this category.
^ All of this
A Local Somali fishermen
B All of this
C Technical experts
D Ex-militiamen

#Q Somali pirates were known for getting their weaponry from this country.
^ Yemen
A Yemen
B Ethiopia
C Saudi Arabia
D Oman

#Q What predominant type of weapons was used by the Somali pirates?
^ All of these
A AKM assault rifles
B All of these
C RPG-7 rocket launchers
D Semi-automatic pistols such as the TT-30

#Q On 28 January 2009, Japan announced its intention of sending a naval task force to support the international forces fighting against Somalian piracy. Why was this decision unusual for Japan?
^ The constitution of Japan allows the use of the military forces only for defence.
A The constitution of Japan allows the use of the military forces only for defence.
B All of these
C Japan and Somalia had a Peace agreement.
D The Japanese military is very small.

#Q When did the UN Security Council adopt a resolution allowing international land and sea occupations in the pursuit of pirates?
^ On December 17, 2008
A On July 10, 2009
B On September 1, 2007
C On December 17, 2008
D Such a resolution can never be approved by Somalia.

#Q What was the name of the anti-piracy campaign of the European Union that started on 2 January 2009 with the capturing of eight Somali pirates?
^ Operation Atlanta
A Operation Somalia
B Operation Atlanta
C Operation Seizure
D Operation Marine

#Q The 2008 book Love Letters of Great Men plays a key role in the plot of this movie.
^ Sex and the City
A Shakespeare in Love
B Youve Got Mail
C Message in a Bottle
D Sex and the City

#Q In the movie Message in a Bottle, what is the occupation of Theresa Osborne, who becomes fascinated by a mysterious, intriguing love letter, found in a bottle in the sand?
^ researcher for a major newspaper
A psychologist
B screenwriter
C playwright
D researcher for a major newspaper

#Q In The Police song Message in a Bottle, a castaway on an island sends out a message in a bottle to seek love. What does he find on the shore a year later?
^ a hundred billion bottles
A a lake of tears
B a hundred billion Valentines
C a hundred withered flowers
D a hundred billion bottles

#Q What famous person wrote a love letter that contains the line, Sweet, incomparable Josephine, what a strange effect you have on my heart?
^ Napoleon Bonaparte
A Vincent van Gogh
B King Henry VIII of England
C Victor Hugo
D Napoleon Bonaparte

#Q This Irish author wrote to his wife Nora Barnacle You are my only love. You have me completely in your power. They had their first romantic liaison on June 14 1904, the date that is the setting of one of his most notable novels.
^ James Joyce
A Robert Louis Stevenson
B Oscar Wilde
C George Bernard Shaw
D James Joyce

#Q Passionate love letters were part of this couples timeless romance. They sometimes addressed each other as Dearest Scrupelshrumpilstilskin and Dearest Hubs.
^ Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
A John Lennon and Yoko Ono
B Ronald and Nancy Reagan
C Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor
D Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn

#Q This US President and his wife, Abigail, exchanged over 1,100 letters.
^ John Adams
A John Adams
B Thomas Jefferson
C George Washington
D James Madison

#Q Which Queen of England received from her future husband Henry VIII a love letter that contained the following line:My mistress and friend: I and my heart put ourselves in your hands..?
^ Anne Boleyn
A Anne Boleyn
B Jane Seymor
C Catherine of Aragon
D Catherine Parr

#Q This Hollywood legend wrote to his girlfriend Barbara Glenn, Darling I havent written because I have fallen in love and then went on to say that he was referring to his horse Cisco the kid.
^ James Dean
A Spencer Tracy
B James Dean
C Marlon Brando
D Clark Gable

#Q What actress said this: “Its going to seem idiotic to say this, but I think that at a given moment we all need a place to ourselves where we can refuge ourselves and cut ourselves off from the world.”
^ Milla Jovovich
A Marilyn Monroe
B Milla Jovovich
C Paris Hilton
D Lindsay Lohan

#Q “The 100% American is 99% an idiot.” was a remark made by this non-American playwright.
^ George Bernard Shaw
A John Galsworthy
B George Bernard Shaw
C J. B. Priestley
D Noël Coward

#Q “How can I lose to such an idiot?” was a shout by this master of chess.
^ Aaron Nimzovich
A Mikhail Botvinnik
B José Capablanca
C Alexander Alekhine
D Aaron Nimzovich

#Q “While time, the endless idiot, runs screaming round the world.” was said by this American writer of poetry, plays and essays.
^ Carson McCullers
A Kathy Acker
B Carson McCullers
C Elizabeth Alexander
D Mary Higgins Clark

#Q Which famous comedian of silent films said: “Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.”?
^ Charlie Chaplin
A Buster Keaton
B Charlie Chaplin
C Harold Lloyd
D Oliver Hardy

#Q Name the Austrian journalist, writer, satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet who said, “Education is a crutch with which the foolish attack the wise to prove that they are not idiots.”
^ Karl Kraus
A Franz Kafka
B Rudolf Steiner
C Karl Kraus
D Anton Webern

#Q Which famous composer of the 17th  18th century said “If I decide to be an idiot, then Ill be an idiot on my own accord.”?
^ Johann Sebastian Bach
A Antonio Vivaldi
B Johann Sebastian Bach
C Domenico Scarlatti
D George Frideric Handel

#Q “Half the world is composed of idiots, the other half of people clever enough to take indecent advantage of them” was uttered by this writer and Broadway critic.
^ Walter Kerr
A Charles Isherwood
B Peter Debruge
C Ben Brantley
D Walter Kerr

#Q Which one of the Beatles said this: “I resent performing for frisking idiots who dont know anything.”?
^ John Lennon
A Ringo Starr
B George Harrison
C John Lennon
D Paul McCartney

#Q Which American lyrical poet, playwright and feminist wrote “April comes like an idiot, babbling and stewing flowers.”
^ Edna St. Vincent Millay
A Emily Dickinson
B Elizabeth Barrett Browning
C Edna St. Vincent Millay
D Sylvia Plath

#Q This poet, painter and printmaker said, “What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.”
^ William Blake
A Washington Irving
B Robert Louis Stevenson
C Edgar Allen Poe
D William Blake

#Q What famous playwright wrote: “Life is a tale told by an idiot -- full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”?
^ William Shakespeare
A William Shakespeare
B Ben Jonson
C Christopher Marlow
D Philip Marlowe

#Q “Cluelessness - There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.” is a quote by this American sociologist and author.
^ Larry Kersten
A James Hughes
B Benjamin H. Bratton
C Larry Kersten
D Alfred R. Lindesmith

#Q “The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot.” is a quote from this winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary.
^ Dave Barry
A Jimmy Breslin
B Dave Barry
C Art Buchwald
D Charles Krauthammer

#Q In what century did Greek philosopher Plato live?
^ 5th-4th century BC
A 6th-7th century BC
B 1st-2nd century BC
C 9th-10th century BC
D 5th-4th century BC

#Q According to Plato, the structure of society corresponds to the structure of which of the following?
^ Human soul
A Human soul
B Animal herds
C Family
D Human body

#Q In Plato’s opinion, human society should be governed by people who possess these main virtues.
^ Wisdom and reason
A Compassion and charity
B Rhetoric and persuasion
C Wisdom and reason
D None of these

#Q Platos influence has been especially strong in which of the following subjects?
^ Mathematics
A Psychology
B Literature
C Mathematics
D None of these

#Q Plato believed that reality could not be perceived by which of the following type of people?
^ Those who use their senses
A Those who use their senses
B Those who have immense imagination, people of arts
C Those who live with thoughts of their past of future
D Those who put their own happiness above everything and everyone else

#Q What family relationship occupied much of the thoughts of Greek philosopher Plato?
^ Father-son relationship
A Father-son relationship
B Brother-sister relationship
C Father-daughter relationship
D Mother-son relationship

#Q What was the name of the famous ancient school founded by Plato in Athens?
^ Academy
A Assembly
B College
C Academy
D University

#Q Plato was the middle name of Aristotle Onassis, the prominent shipping magnate of the 20th century.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In what present day country was Aristotle Onassis born?
^ Turkey
A Turkey
B Macedonia
C None of these
D Greece

#Q Where did Aristotle Onassis go after leaving his home country in 1923.
^ Buenos Aires, Argentina
A Bogota, Colombia
B Boston, USA
C Sao Paulo, Brazil
D Buenos Aires, Argentina

#Q Aristotle Onassis father had a fleet of how many ships?
^ 10
A 10
B 20
C 5
D 15

#Q At the age of 16, Aristotle Onassis spoke four languages.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Aristotle Onassis had a notorious affair with this opera diva.
^ Maria Callas
A Monserat Caballe
B Nellie Melba
C Maria Callas
D Magda Olivero

#Q In 1954, Aristotle Onassis was investigated by the FBI for fraud against the U.S. government.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Which of these women is the mother of Aristotle Onassis’ two children?
^ Athina Livanos
A Jacqueline Kennedy
B Athina Livanos
C Maria Callas
D Christina Onassis

#Q What member of Aristole Onasis family died in a plane crush?
^ his son
A his daughter
B his son
C his first wife
D his mother

#Q Athina Onassis Roussel is the granddaughter of Aristotle Onassis.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q In which country was David Beckham born on May 2, 1975?
^ England
A Wales
B England
C Scotland
D Ireland

#Q What was David Beckhams dream job back when he was a child?
^ Football player
A Football player
B Hairdresser
C Physician
D Tattoo artist

#Q David Beckhams parents were ardent fans of this football team, and they passed the passion to their son.
^ Manchester United
A Tottenham Hotspur
B Milan
C Real Madrid
D Manchester United

#Q What was the first football club for which David Beckham played professionally?
^ Tottenham Hotspur
A Liverpool
B Manchester United
C Chelsea
D Tottenham Hotspur

#Q What is the name of David Beckhams first-born son?
^ Brooklyn
A Romeo
B Brooklyn
C Cruz
D Joseph

#Q Who became the godfather of David and Victoria Beckhams sons Brooklyn and Romeo?
^ Elton John
A Prince Charles
B Jay Leno
C Elton John
D Tom Jones

#Q What is the title of the 2002 movie that involved David Beckhams name?
^ Bend It Like Beckham
A Kick It Like Beckham
B Bend It Like Beckham
C Score It Like Beckham
D Twist It Like Beckham

#Q Why did David Beckham have numerous tattoos done all over his body?
^ He was addicted to it.
A He was addicted to it.
B He wanted to feel more colorful.
C His father had many tattoos, he followed his example.
D Victoria liked him that way.

#Q What TV host made David Beckham take off his Shirt on their TV show in April 2008?
^ Ellen DeGeneres
A David Letterman
B Oprah
C Ellen DeGeneres
D Jay Leno

#Q What is the name of the fragrance for men released by David Beckham in 2007?
^ David Beckham Instinct
A David Beckham Thunder
B David Beckham Reflex
C David Beckham Insomnia
D David Beckham Instinct

#Q What was the shortest way to a womans heart according to Casanova?
^ Gratitude
A Alcohol
B Gratitude
C Money
D Power

#Q What is the title of the popular partly autobiographical book written by Casanova?
^ Story of My Life
A Casanova
B Story of My Life
C Walking on Clouds
D The Way to Paradise

#Q What is the first name of Casanova, the most popular lover ever born?
^ Giacomo
A Gianni
B Giuseppe
C Giovanni
D Giacomo

#Q Casanova graduated from the University of Padua, Italy, with a degree in this academic field.
^ Law
A Art
B Medicine
C Law
D Mathematics

#Q Casanova had a brief career in this institution.
^ Church
A All of these
B Prison
C Church
D Mental institution

#Q How did Casanova once save the life of a Venetian nobleman of the Bragadin family?
^ By having him bled
A By having him bled
B By putting leeches all over his body
C By performing CPR on him
D By applying a mercury-based ointment all over his body

#Q Casanova was good at playing this musical instrument and he even became a professional musician for some time.
^ Violin
A Harpsichord
B Harp
C Violin
D Trumpet

#Q Apart from women, this remained Casanovas uncontrollable passion throughout his whole life.
^ Gambling
A Lying
B Gambling
C Stealing
D Painting

#Q These are believed to have been the very last words of Casanova before his death.
^ I have lived as a philosopher and I die as a Christian.
A The mind succumbs to an apathy against which nothing avails.
B I have lived as a philosopher and I die as a Christian.
C I am writing My Life to laugh at myself, and I am succeeding.
D The cruelty of boredom!



#Q This prolific writer and actress co-starred with her husband, Roy Rogers, in the popular television series, The Roy Rogers Show.
^ Dale Evans
A Dale Evans
B Dale Benningfield
C Dale James
D Dale Garrett

#Q This character from the sitcom Green Acres, portrayed by Eva Gabor, was the wife of Oliver Wendell Douglas, a successful New York City attorney.
^ Lisa Douglas
A Lisa Douglas
B Hilary Douglas
C Margaret Douglas
D Ashley Hunt

#Q This character, portrayed by Ellen Corby, was married to Zeb Walton in the TV series, The Waltons.
^ Esther
A Bonnie
B Esther
C Louise
D Susie

#Q What was the name of Fred Astaires famous dancing partner in the films Roberta, The Gay Divorcee and Shall we Dance?
^ Ginger Rogers
A Jamie Foxx
B Ginger Rogers
C Linda Lavin
D Bonnie Barrow

#Q In the TV series The Brady Bunch, this widowed architect married Carol Martin.
^ Mike Brady
A Jim Brady
B Mike Brady
C Tom Brady
D Jon Brady

#Q This famous alcoholic actor starred in The Bank Dick. He was also quoted saying I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast.
^ W.C. Fields
A Calvin Cooliage
B Jimmy Durante
C W.C. Fields
D George Burns

#Q Which famous alcoholic film actor is best known for his romantic swashbuckler roles such as his role in The Adventures of Robin Hood?
^ Errol Flynn
A Kevin Costner
B Errol Flynn
C Robert Conrad
D Carroll OConner

#Q Name the famous alcoholic who was Republican Senator from Wisconsin between 1947 and 1957 and made freewheeling accusations of communist sympathies against people in the U.S. government.
^ Joseph McCarthy
A Joseph McCarthy
B Richard Nixon
C George Orwell
D John F Kennedy

#Q What is the name of the fictional alcoholic from The Andy Griffith Show?
^ Otis Campbell
A Otis Campbell
B Gomer Pyle
C Floyd Lawson
D Opie Taylor

#Q Which alcoholic singer and movie actor was partnered with Jerry Lewis for many years?
^ Dean Martin
A Dean Martin
B Bob Hope
C Henny Youngman
D Victor Hugo

#Q This famous American poet and short story writer, alleged to have died as a result of alcoholism, wrote the poem The Raven.
^ Edgar Allan Poe
A Mark Twain
B Agatha Christie
C Edgar Allan Poe
D Jules Verne

#Q What was the name of the animated alcoholic which was known for his belches on The Simpsons?
^ Barney Gumble
A Moe Szyslak
B Barney Gumble
C Ralph Wiggum
D Ned Flanders

#Q Which politician, who suffered from alcoholism, was the 14th President of the United States?
^ Franklin Pierce
A Millard Fillmore
B Abraham Lincoln
C Franklin Pierce
D James Buchanan

#Q Which American jazz singer, a famous alcoholic, was also known as Lady Day?
^ Billie Holiday
A Ella Fitzgerald
B Sarah Vaughan
C Karen Carpenter
D Billie Holiday

#Q This popular American film actress and pin-up model, who starred in I Married a Witch in 1942, died as a result of her drinking problem.
^ Veronica Lake
A Dorothy Lamour
B Bette Davis
C Paulette Goddard
D Veronica Lake

#Q Which Shakespearean actor, suffering from alcoholism, was nicknamed The Great Profile?
^ John Barrymore
A Lionel Barrymore
B John Barrymore
C Charlie Chaplin
D Errol Flynn

#Q Which American author, who frequently exhibited eccentric behavior, due to his alcoholism, wrote In Cold Blood and Breakfast at Tiffanys?
^ Truman Capote
A Truman Capote
B Bill Bradley
C Mark Twain
D Frank Capra

#Q This Dave went all the way from driving a talking car to judging whether or not Americas Got Talent.
^ David Hasselhoff
A David Hasselhoff
B David Schwimmer
C David Dukes
D Dave Coulier

#Q This would-be jockey became the heartthrob of the made for TV band The Monkees.
^ Davy Jones
A Davy Jones
B Dave Coulier
C Dave Thomas
D David Cross

#Q Dave Couliers first starring TV role was in the Nickelodeon Classic Show Cut it Out!.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Dave Thomas named his restaurant chain after his daughter.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Dave Thomas co-starred with which SCTV veteran in the cult classic Strange Brew?
^ Rick Moranis
A John Candy
B Rick Moranis
C Eugene Levy
D Steve Martin

#Q David Duke, the former Republican representative for Louisiana, is famous for heading what other organization?
^ Ku Klux Klan
A 4H Club
B NAACP
C Black Panthers
D Ku Klux Klan

#Q This humor columnist was syndicated nationwide before he retired in 2005.
^ Dave Barry
A Dave Reddy
B Dave Bush
C Dave Loder
D Dave Barry

#Q David became the first King of Israel after slaying Goliath.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q David Schwimmer, who co-starred in the television show Friends, plays a hypochondriac character in which animated movie?
^ Madagascar
A Toy Story
B Cars
C Finding Nemo
D Madagascar

#Q Which Canadian actor lived on the Dog Creek Reserve until he was 8?
^ Adam Beach
A Chief Dan George
B Adam Beach
C Lorne Greene
D Graham Greene

#Q This B-movie actress was born on March 10, 1957, in St. Johns, Newfoundland.
^ Shannon Tweed
A Neve Campbell
B Dorothy Stratten
C Pamela Anderson
D Shannon Tweed

#Q Which actress was born on October 17, 1948 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories?
^ Margot Kidder
A Fay Wray
B Margot Kidder
C Kate Ried
D Catherin Ohara

#Q He was born in Wilmot Nova Scotia in 1844, and was the first man to sail around the world alone.
^ Josua Slocum
A Rick Hansen
B William Barker
C Grham Greene
D Josua Slocum

#Q Which famous person was born on October 25, 1912  in Hamilton, Ontario?
^ Jack Kent Cooke
A Jack Warner
B James J Hill
C Jack Kent Cooke
D Conrad Black

#Q This Canadian author is known for his novel which was adapted into a Kevin Costner movie.
^ W.P. Kinsella
A Farley Mowat
B Leonard Cohen
C W.P. Kinsella
D W.O. Mitchell

#Q Which celebrity was born Eileen Regina Edwards, in Windsor, Ontario?
^ Shania Twain
A Shania Twain
B Pamela Anderson
C Terry Clark
D Ann Murray

#Q Which Canadian is the inventor of basketball?
^ James Naismith
A Paul Tracey
B James Naismith
C Ned Hanlan
D Bobby Orr

#Q Which famous journalist was born in Toronto Ontario on July 29, 1938?
^ Peter Jennings
A Peter Kent
B Peter Jennings
C Tom Brokaw
D Brian Williams

#Q This famous Canadian actor, who starred in over 100 movies and TV shows, is best known for playing either cowboys or ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.
^ Glenn Ford
A Norm Macdonald
B Lorne Greene
C Glenn Ford
D Barry Morse

#Q Which of Henry VIIIs chancellors had an international reputation as a great Renaissance Humanist?
^ Sir Thomas More
A Bishop Gardiner
B Richard Cromwell
C Sir Thomas More
D Cardinal Wolsey

#Q While Elizabeth I never married, she retained a lifelong attraction to her Master of Horse, Robert Dudley, who was honored with this title.
^ Earl of Leicester
A Queens consort
B Earl of Essex
C Earl of Leicester
D Prime Minister

#Q Elizabeth Is privateers, known as Sea Dogs, were a colorful chapter in her reign. One of these claimed international celebrity by circumnavigating the globe. Name him.
^ Francis Drake
A Richard Hackluit
B Walter Rawleigh
C Martin Frobisher
D Francis Drake

#Q Bloody Mary was the pejorative nickname given to Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q It is one of those dynastic ironies that the great royal enemy of Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, was also related to her in what way?
^ He was her brother-in-law.
A He was her cousin.
B He was her uncle.
C He was her brother-in-law.
D He was her father-in-law.

#Q Which of he following famous English dramatists was NOT a part of the Elizabethan era?
^ Richard Sheridan
A William Shakespeare
B Richard Sheridan
C Christopher Marlowe
D Ben Johnson

#Q The Tudor dynasty was founded by a Welsh adventurer, Owen Tudor, who gained prominence by marrying the widow of Henry V, Margaret Beaufort.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Mark Twains well loved story, The Prince and the Pauper involves the adventures of a teenage pauper and this English Prince who exchange their roles and identity.
^ Edward VI, son and heir of Henry VIII
A Edward VI, son and heir of Henry VIII
B James Stuart, the future James I who was the son of Mary Queen of Scots
C Henry Fitzroi, the illegitimate son of Henry VIII
D Arthur, the eldest son of Henry VII

#Q The Tudors are credited with their skillful use of Parliament. Yet, Parliaments met infrequently at the royal pleasure. Elizabeth I ruled almost a half century and called only 4 Parliaments during her entire reign.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Who was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Congress?
^ Jeannette Rankin
A Patsy Mink
B Amelia Earheart
C Jeannette Rankin
D Sally Ride

#Q There were no women among the first 12 astronauts who set foot upon the moon.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What was Billy the Kids real name?
^ Henry McCarty
A William Bonney
B Henry Antrim
C Henry McCarty
D William Anderson

#Q Billy the Kid was virtually unknown in his own lifetime.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Billy the Kid was born November 23 of what year?
^ 1859
A 1859
B 1861
C 1865
D 1852

#Q Billy the Kid was one of the founding members of a vigilante group known as The Regulators.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q It is believed that Billy the Kid was born in this state.
^ New York
A New Mexico
B Wyoming
C New York
D Texas

#Q Billy the Kid was left handed.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q In what state did Billy the Kid die?
^ New Mexico
A New Mexico
B Oklahoma
C Wyoming
D Texas

#Q Billy the Kid killed 21 men in his lifetime.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Which President of the United States said the following, You can teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.?
^ George Bush
A Ronald Reagan
B Bill Clinton
C George Bush
D None of These

#Q Which politician said these words, I think gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.?
^ Arnold Schwarzenegger
A Dan Quayle
B Barack Obama
C Arnold Schwarzenegger
D Al Gore

#Q Which late President of the United States said the following, The world is more like it is now then it ever has before.?
^ Dwight  D. Eisenhower
A Franklin D. Roosevelt
B Dwight  D. Eisenhower
C Woodrow Wilson
D Richard Nixon

#Q This former member of the pop punk band Blink 182 was quoted as saying that he had never been to Kenya because Thats not a place where Im considered good-looking.
^ Mark Hoppus
A Brandon Boyd
B Mark Hoppus
C Tom DeLonge
D Travis Barker

#Q What Prime Minister was quoted as saying A proof is a proof. What kind of proof? Its a proof. And when you have a good proof, its because it is proven.?
^ Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien
A British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
B Canadian Prime Minister Brian Maloney
C Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien
D Australian Prime Minister John Winston Howard

#Q What pro-golfer said, I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.?
^ Greg Norman
A Tiger Woods
B Greg Norman
C Henry Cotton
D John McEnroe

#Q What former Vice President of the United States said the following, We understand the importance of having bondage between the parents and their children.?
^ Dan Quayle
A Dan Quayle
B Walter Mondale
C George H.W Bush
D Al Gore

#Q What brilliant actress said, If youre killed youve lost a very important part of your life.?
^ Brooke Shields
A Julia Roberts
B Brooke Shields
C Sharon Stone
D Juliette Lewis

#Q What famous football player stated, The word genius isnt applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.?
^ Joe Theisman
A Brett Favre
B Joe Namath
C Joe Theisman
D John Elway

#Q Which magazine stated,  We are sorry to announce that Mr. Albert Brown has been quite unwell, owing to his recent death, and is taking a short holiday to recover.?
^ Parish
A Time
B Cosmopolitan
C People
D Parish

#Q Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. graduated with a degree in Sociology from what college?
^ Morehouse College
A Spelman Colege
B Williams College
C Vassar College
D Morehouse College

#Q Martin Luther King, Jr. was president of this civil right organization which he led until his assassination.
^ Southern Christian Leadership Organization
A Congress  on Racial Equality
B Southern Christian Leadership Organization
C Urban League
D Rainbow Coalition

#Q In what year was Dr.  Martin Luther King, Jr. awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
^ 1964
A 1964
B 1966
C 1962
D 1965

#Q The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a large political rally at which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous I have a Dream speech, took place on what date?
^ August 28, 1963
A May 28, 1963
B June 28, 1962
C August 27, 1964
D August 28, 1963

#Q Letter from Birmingham Jail, an open letter by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was first published in which of the following political magazines?
^ The New Leader
A The New Leader
B National Review
C The Nation
D Time Magazine

#Q In which year did Time Magazine name Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Man of the Year?
^ 1963
A 1962
B 1960
C 1964
D 1963

#Q Who stabbed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the chest while he was autographing his recently published book in Harlem, New York?
^ Izola Curry
A Taylor Branch
B Harper Williams
C David Garrows
D Izola Curry

#Q Which of the following is the name of the Memphis motel in which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968?
^ Lorraine Motel
A Stratford Motel
B Bedford Motel
C Peabody Motel
D Lorraine Motel

#Q At what age was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ordained a minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta?
^ 19
A 20
B 23
C 21
D 19

#Q Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded a PhD degree by which university?
^ Boston University
A Bastyr University
B Boston University
C Brenau University
D Atlanta State University

#Q This president was in office from 1789 - 1797. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732 and died of a throat infection on December 14, 1799.
^ George Washington
A Thomas Jefferson
B John Adams
C George Washington
D James Madison

#Q This president was born in Albemarle County, Virginia on April 13, 1743. He was is office 1801 - 1809. He died on July 4, 1826.
^ Thomas Jefferson
A George Washington
B Thomas Jefferson
C James Madison
D John Adams

#Q This U.S. President was in office from 1797 - 1801. He died on July 4, 1826.
^ John Adams
A John Adams
B James Madison
C Thomas Jefferson
D George Washington

#Q This U.S. President is considered to be the Father of the Constitution.
^ James Madison
A Thomas Jefferson
B John Adams
C George Washington
D James Madison

#Q Which U.S. President made the first transcontinental phone call from the Oval Office?
^ Woodrow Wilson
A Calvin Coolidge
B Woodrow Wilson
C Warren G. Harding
D William H. Taft

#Q Is it true that on October 1909, President William H. Taft became the first President to walk into the Oval Office?
^ Yes
A Yes
B No

#Q Dwight D. Eisenhower was in office 1945 - 1953.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Which of the following is a first ladys correct name?
^ Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman
A Edith Kermit Carow Eisenhower
B Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Harding
C Mamie Geneva Doud Roosevelt
D Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman

#Q When was U.S. president James Buchanan in office?
^ 1857 - 1861
A 1869 - 1877
B 1857 - 1861
C 1877 - 1881
D 1861 - 1869

#Q Before becoming the 34th US President, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe.
^ Dwight D. Eisenhower
A Dwight D. Eisenhower
B Lyndon Johnson
C Richard Nixon
D Harry S. Truman

#Q Who defeated John Adams for reelection and became the third President of the United States?
^ Thomas Jefferson
A Abraham Lincoln
B Aaron Burr
C James Madison
D Thomas Jefferson

#Q Which President delivered the famous words, Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.?
^ John F. Kennedy
A John F. Kennedy
B Abraham Lincoln
C George Bush
D Theodore Roosevelt

#Q What US President declared the freedom of the slaves?
^ Abraham Lincoln
A Franklin Roosevelt
B Richard Nixon
C Abraham Lincoln
D James Buchanan

#Q Name the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War, who became the first President of United States.
^ George Washington
A James Monroe
B Thomas Jefferson
C George Washington
D Abraham Lincoln

#Q Who was President of the US, when American astronauts landed on the moon in 1969?
^ Richard Nixon
A Richard Nixon
B Calvin Coolridge
C John F. Kennedy
D Harry Truman

#Q Who is the first president to have won a Pulitzer Prize?
^ John F. Kennedy
A Jimmy Carter
B John F. Kennedy
C Ronald Reagan
D James Garfield

#Q Who assumed the Presidency in 1933, at the depth of the Great Depression?
^ Franklin D. Roosevelt
A Franklin D. Roosevelt
B Richard Nixon
C Dwight Eisenhower
D Warren Harding

#Q On a mission over the Pacific as a torpedo bomber pilot this future US President was shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire.
^ George H.W. Bush
A Bill Clinton
B George H.W. Bush
C Ronald Reagan
D George W. Bush

#Q This US President was shot by a would-be assassin only 69 days after he assumed office.
^ Ronald Reagan
A John F. Kennedy
B Bill Clinton
C George W. Bush
D Ronald Reagan

#Q Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey died in 1978 after a heroic battle with cancer.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q This senator from the state of Washington was nicknamed Scoop and ran unsuccessfully for President.
^ Henry Jackson
A Henry Jackson
B Alan Cranston
C Paul Sarbanes
D Mike Mansfield

#Q As a young boy this senator from Hawaii helped the fallen during and after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
^ Daniel Inouye
A Howard Baker
B Daniel Inouye
C Henry Jackson
D Robert Dole

#Q On June 12, 2006, this senator broke the record for the longest serving senator when he left office at age 100.
^ Strom Thurmond
A Daniel Webster
B Quentin Burdick
C Strom Thurmond
D Howard Metzenbaum

#Q Which of the following was invented by Samuel Leeds Allen?
^ Flexible Flyer
A AM radio
B FM radio
C Flexible Flyer
D Superglue

#Q This was the great invention of Edwin Howard Armstrong.
^ FM radio
A FM radio
B Flexible Flyer
C Am radio
D Fiberglass

#Q Which name does not belong?
^ Brian Lee Chambers
A Rangaswamy Srinivasan
B Samuel Blum
C James Wynne
D Brian Lee Chambers

#Q Harry Coover was trying to develop a gunsight lens when he invented this.
^ Superglue
A the Laser
B the TASER
C the variable focal length eye glass
D Superglue

#Q Which of the following was invented by a banjo player working at a company that made sandpaper?
^ Adhesive tape
A Adhesive tape
B Superglue
C The Laser
D Fiberglass

#Q Which of these men was responsible for the invention of fiberglass?
^ R. Games Slayter
A Leo Busacaglia
B R. Games Slayter
C Bryce W. Harding
D T. Butler Henshaw

#Q This was Stephanie Kwoleks big discovery.
^ Kevlar
A Tylenol
B Kevlar
C the Tuberculossis vaccine
D Vallium

#Q What was B. B. Molloys invention?
^ Prozac
A Fiberglass
B Prozac
C Kevlar
D the TASER

#Q What did Roy J. Plunkett invent?
^ Teflon
A Fluoxamine
B Teflon
C Kevlar
D Prozac

#Q What Genoese explorer sailed off Spain on 3 August 1492 across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the Americas?
^ Christopher Columbus
A Amerigo Vespucci
B Vasco da Gama
C Christopher Columbus
D Francisco Pizarro

#Q This British captain explored the Pacific Ocean and was the first to reach New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii.
^ James Cook
A Mulford B. Foster
B Henry Hudson
C Jeremy Curl
D James Cook

#Q This Venetian explorer, who lived in the 13th-14th century, traveled across Asia and wrote an account of his travels known as Il Milione.
^ Marco Polo
A Bartolomeu Dias
B Pedro Alvares Cabral
C Marco Polo
D Juan Ponce de Leon

#Q What is the name of the first astronaut to walk on the surface of the moon?
^ Neil Armstrong
A Yuri Gagarin
B Buzz Aldrin
C Neil Armstrong
D Michael Collins

#Q What Scottish missionary and explorer of central Africa was the first European to see the Victoria Falls and name them in honor of Queen Victoria?
^ David Livingstone
A John Rae
B Richard Francis Burton
C Henry Morton Stanley
D David Livingstone

#Q What Portuguese explorer was the first to reach the Cape of Good Hope by sailing from Portugal?
^ Bartolomeu Dias
A Giovanni da Verrazzano
B Vasco da Gama
C Bartolomeu Dias
D Hernando de Soto

#Q Who was the first English explorer to sail around the world and return alive in England in 1580?
^ Francis Drake
A Henry Hudson
B Francis Drake
C James Cook
D John Cabot

#Q What is the name of the Spanish explorer who conquered the Inca Empire?
^ Francisco Pizarro
A Francisco Pizarro
B Amerigo Vespucci
C Ferdinand Magellan
D Vasco da Gama

#Q Who was the first explorer to reach the South Pole, and also the first person to reach both the North and South Poles?
^ Roald Amundsen
A Roald Amundsen
B Ernest Shackleton
C Douglas Mawson
D Robert Falcon Scott

#Q This Portuguese explorer became the first European to successfully reach India from Europe around the Cape of Good Hope.
^ Vasco da Gama
A Bartolomeu Dias
B Christopher Columbus
C Vasco da Gama
D Vasco Nunez de Balboa

#Q Malcolm Xs father, Earl Little, was a Baptist minister.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q How many siblings did Malcolm X have?
^ 10
A 10
B 3
C 7
D 6

#Q Malcolm X was a college graduate.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q Who did Malcolm X marry in 1958?
^ Betty Shabazz
A Karen Shabazz
B Betty Shabazz
C Louise Shabazz
D Allah Shabazz

#Q What happened to Malcolm X in 1965?
^ He was shot.
A He was deported.
B He was blacklisted.
C He was shot.
D He was arrested.

#Q Prompted by this person, Malcolm X converted to Islam.
^ his brother
A his father
B an inmate
C his brother
D his mother

#Q Name the First Lady who shared a name with one of the Muppets?
^ Mrs. Roosevelt
A Mrs. Harding
B Mrs. Taft
C Mrs. Roosevelt
D None of these

#Q Most of U.S. First Ladies belonged to which of the following religious denominations?
^ Episcopalian
A Episcopalian
B Quakers
C Presbyterian
D Methodist

#Q Name the First Lady who worked as a nurses aide in 1943?
^ Nancy Reagan
A Mamie Eisenhower
B None of the above
C Nancy Reagan
D Lady Bird Johnson

#Q First Lady Mamie Eisenhower liked watching soap operas.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Which First Lady was in China during the 1900 Boxer Rebellion?
^ Mrs. Hoover
A Mrs. Coolidge
B Mrs. Hoover
C Mrs. Roosevelt
D Mrs. Harding

#Q First Lady Margaret Taylor reportedly prayed nightly for her husbands defeat in elections.
^ True
A True
B False

#Q Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady from 1933 to 1945, once served hot dogs to the King and Queen of England.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Name the First Lady who reportedly allowed her cows to graze on the White House lawn?
^ Eliza McCaudle Johnson
A Julia Dent Grant
B Eliza McCaudle Johnson
C Mary Todd Lincoln
D Jane Pierce

#Q Name the  First Lady who  reportedly crocheted 3500 pairs of slippers?
^ Ida Saxton McKinley
A Frances Cleveland
B Ellen Axson Wilson
C Helen Herron Taft
D Ida Saxton McKinley

#Q Where was American gangster Al Capone born?
^ Brooklyn, New York, U.S
A Palm Island, Florida, U.S
B Naples, Italy
C Florence, Italy
D Brooklyn, New York, U.S

#Q What is the real first name of Al Capone?
^ Alphonse
A Alfredo
B Alan
C Alfred
D Alphonse

#Q Al Capone led a crime syndicate during the Prohibition Era.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q What year was Al Capone convicted by the US federal government for income-tax evasion?
^ 1931
A 1941
B None of these
C 1921
D 1931

#Q What was Al Capones nickname?
^ Scarface
A “Big Al”
B Scarface
C “The Barber”
D “The Fox”

#Q Al Capone had a son known as Sonny.
^ True
A False
B True

#Q Al Capone was the boss of a criminal organization known as the Detroit Outfit.
^ False
A False
B True

#Q The North Side gang shot into Al Capones entourage while he was having lunch at this place?
^ The restaurant of  “Hawthorne Hotel”
A The restaurant of  “Hawthorne Hotel”
B The restaurant of  “Hotel Utica”
C The restaurant of “Warwick New York Hotel”
D The restaurant of  “Jefferson Clinton Hotel”

#Q What happened on Saint Valentines Day in 1929?
^ Al Capone arranged a gangland killing.
A None of these
B Al Capone was convicted by federal government.
C Al Capone arranged a gangland killing.
D Al Capone was killed.

#Q Al Capone resumed his criminal activities after completing his term in Alcatraz.
^ False
A True
B False

#Q Queen Elizabeth I of England is also known under this nickname.
^ All of these
A All of these
B Gloriana
C Good Queen Bess
D The Virgin Queen

#Q Which wife of King Henry VIII of England was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?
^ Anne Boleyn
A Catherine of Aragon
B Jane Seymour
C Anne of Cleves
D Anne Boleyn

#Q What is the meaning of the Latin motto Video et taceo, which was one of the favorite mottoes of Queen Elizabeth I and largely defined her political strategy?
^ I see, and say nothing.
A Looking and contemplating.
B Seeing is believing.
C I see and I desire.
D I see, and say nothing.

#Q What was the name of the first husband of Queen Elizabeth I of England?
^ None of these
A Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
B Lord Robert Dudley
C Francois, Duke of Anjou
D None of these

#Q What dangerous disease did Queen Elizabeth I survive in 1562?
^ Smallpox
A Tuberculosis
B Smallpox
C Hepatitis
D Influenza

#Q What name is given to the speech Queen Elizabeth I of England addressed to the Commons on October 30, 1602?
^ Golden Speech
A Kingly Speech
B Golden Speech
C Diamond Speech
D Speech of Reason

#Q What country sent its fleet to England with the intention to invade the country and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England, but was defeated in 1588?
^ Spain
A France
B Spain
C Scotland
D Russia

#Q What celebrated poet worked during the reign of queen Elizabeth I of England, a.k.a. the Elizabethan era?
^ All of these
A Edmund Spenser
B All of these
C William Shakespeare
D Christopher Marlowe

#Q What Pope said of Queen Elizabeth I of England, She is only a woman, only mistress of half an island, and yet she makes herself feared by Spain, by France, by the Empire, by all?
^ Pope Sixtus V
A Urban VII
B Pope Sixtus V
C Pope John Paul II
D Gregory XIII

#Q What actress portrayed Queen Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 movie Elizabeth?
^ Cate Blanchett
A Reese Witherspoon
B Cate Blanchett
C Kate Winslet
D Keira Knightley

#Q Which of these crops did the Algonquin people of North America grow?
^ All of these
A Sunflower
B Corn
C All of these
D Tobacco

#Q Which of these deities was especially worshiped by the Zuni Native American tribe?
^ Sun Father
A Sun Father
B None of these
C Moonlight-Giving Mother
D Earth Mother

#Q What is the name of the oldest field sport in North America, which is practiced by the Choctaw Native American people?
^ Choctaw stickball
A All of these
B Choctaw stickball
C Chunkey
D Choctaw football

#Q How did the Wyandot peoples of North America mainly provide food for themselves?
^ By growing crops
A By hunting
B By gathering wild plants
C By breeding animals
D By growing crops

#Q The native American tribe, known as Hopi, called themselves Hopituh Shi-nu-mu. What does this mean?
^ The Peaceful People
A Children of the Moon
B The Peaceful People
C Hunters of the Wind
D The River People

#Q Which U.S. state did the Seminole nation originally populate?
^ Florida
A Alabama
B California
C Mexico
D Florida

#Q The Nipmuc tribe is native to this U.S. state.
^ Massachusetts
A Mississippi
B Massachusetts
C Missouri
D Maine

#Q The Mohave indigenous nation of North America called themselves Aha macave. What does this mean in English?
^ People who live along the river
A People who collect flowers
B People who chant prayers
C People who live along the river
D People who chase buffalo

#Q Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Red Cloud, Black Elk and Billy Mills were from this Narive American tribe.
^ Lakota
A Abenaki
B Choctaw
C Lakota
D Zuni

#Q The Iroquois nation of North America call themselves Haudenosaunee. What does this literally mean?
^ They Are Building a Long House
A They Are Looking at the Moon
B They Are Collecting Herbs
C They Are Building a Long House
D They Are Following the Sunrise

