Jeopardy Pt. 9
An amendment to the US Constitution must be ratified by what percentage of all the states?
75%
How many main islands make up the state of Hawaii?
8
counting the coxswain, how many people are in a crew boat?
9
American physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light. In 1907 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics, becoming the first American to win the Nobel Prize in a science.
Albert Michelson
Seven Years War (aka French and Indian War). The battle, in September 1759, was fought by the British against the French Army on a plateau just outside the walls of Quebec City. Britain wins, gets the city.
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
What two US state capitals are on the mississippi river?
Baton Rouge and St. Paul
What company designed and built B-52 bombers starting in 1952?
Boeing
among the largest global aircraft manufacturers; it is the second-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2015 revenue, and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value
Boeing
What city was the first in the US with a subway system?
Boston
officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. Unsuccessful.
Boxer Rebellion
What nickname did the Western press give to members of the Fists of Righteous Harmony in China?
Boxers
In croquet, scoring more than one wicket in a single turn
Break
1873 federal acts under the Grant administration. Postal service is now: Anti-obscenity, anti-sex toys, anti-contraceptives, anti-sex letters.
Comstock laws
1909 mass media company located at One World Trade Center.
Conde Nast
The city of Rome was the largest city in the world c. 100 BC - c. AD 400, with _________________ becoming the largest around AD 500
Constantinople
the publication of his (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), just before his death in 1543, was a major event in the history of science
Copernicus
Third largest city in Ireland, one of the oldest. In the Munster province.
Cork
The novel's full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of _________________ the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account).
David Copperfield
an American voice actor. He worked mostly for the Hanna-Barbera animation production company where he originated the voices of many familiar characters, including Wally Gator, Yogi Bear, Elroy Jetson, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, Spike the Bulldog, and Huckleberry Hound.
Daws Butler
a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men—100 out of some 300 attendees at the first women's rights convention to be organized by women
Declaration of Sentiments
the only strictly marine herbivorous mammal. It is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees. In Phillipines area
Dugong
mexico remained under Spanish control for nearly 300 years until the Mexican people, led by a priest named _________, rose up against the Spanish on September 16, 1810
Father Hidalgo
His 1949 release "The Fat Man" is widely regarded as the first million-selling Rock 'n Roll record.
Fats Domino
On March 11, the Great East Japan earthquake strikes northeastern Japan. It results in a huge tsunami. The ____________ nuclear reactor is damaged and leaks, prompting a global nuclear scare.
Fukushima
The forum originated with a 1975 summit hosted by France that brought together representatives of six governments: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States and it was called this:
G6 (group of 6)
Group formed with six countries in 1975, then added canada in 76 and russia in 1997 to be known as
G8
One of the largest and most violent anti-globalization movement protests occurred for the 2001 __________ in Italy, making future meetings more remote.
G8 summit
In 1633 _________ was convicted of grave suspicion of heresy for "following the position of Copernicus, which is contrary to the true sense and authority of Holy Scripture"
Galileo
In 1953, she got famous in John ford's Mogambo with Clark Gable. Got Oscar nom for it. Then won Best Actress in 1954 for The Country Girl. Also in High Noon.
Grace Kelly (1929-1982)
What is it called in 1290 when the scottish throne was open and they were trying to find someone to take it and maintain Scottish independence?
Great Cause
What took place on Isla Nublar?
Jurassic Park
1950-1983. Singer, in a band with her brother. Drummer. "Close to you" "rainy days and mondays" "top of the world" "we've only just begun"
Karen Carpenter
a space observatory launched by NASA to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars. 2009
Kepler
this space thing's sole scientific instrument is a photometer that continually monitors the brightness of approx 150,000 main sequence stars in a fixed field of view
Kepler
It was the third translation into English approved by the English Church authorities: The first had been the Great Bible, commissioned in the reign of King Henry VIII (1535), and the second had been the Bishops' Bible, commissioned in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1568)
King James Bible
The _________________ (1611) is said to be unrivaled in its accuracy and literary beauty. In addition to 54 scholars, Shakespeare mostly likely helped with the translation.
King James Bible
True _______ beef comes from only 262 farms in the Tajima region, of which _______ is the capital, and each of which raises an average of 5 of the animals at a time
Kobe
Orange County, CA. This estate is also known as President Richard Nixon's Western White House, used while living and working outside of the official presidential residence
La Casa Pacifica
1922-2002. MLB player. nicknamed Old Sarge. won 124 games, still the record for relief pitchers. After retiring as a player in 1972 Wilhelm held longtime coaching jobs with the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.
Hoyt Willhelm
What two lakes meet at the Straits of Mackinac?
Lake Michigan. Lake Huron.
______________ has the highest elevation and is oldest city in North America.
Mexico City
______________ is built over the ruins of a great Aztec city, Tenochtitlán
Mexico City
Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his artistic versatility was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival, the fellow Florentine and client of the Medici, Leonardo da Vinci.
Michaelangelo
b. 1927. In 1964,Poitier became the first Bahamian and first black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his role in ____________
Lilies of the Field
its capital and largest city is Vilnius.
Lithuania
The official language of Lithuania is _____________-. However, you will find majority of the people speaking Russian and English also.
Lithuanian
A black hole, once a supermassive star, named Sagittarius A* sits at the center of the __________________
Milky Way Galaxy
Her first appearance was in a short story published in The Royal Magazine in December 1927, "The Tuesday Night Club", which later became the first chapter of The Thirteen Problems (1932). Her first appearance in a full-length novel was in The Murder at the Vicarage in 1930.
Miss Marple
2005. ten concerts held to raise awareness of african crises. The locations were London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Philadelphia, Barrie, Chiba, Johannesburg, Moscow, Cornwall and Edinburgh.
Live 8
It was one of the most monumental stage shows in history, with Phil Collins flying on Concorde so that he could play at both Wembley and Philadelphia on the same day.
Live Aid
On 13 July 1985, Geldof and Ure organised ___________, a huge event staged simultaneously at the Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia
Live Aid
what show was about an Oceanic Airlines plane?
Lost
Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it's renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery.
Machu Picchu
the longest river system in Canada, and has the second largest drainage basin of any North American river after the Mississippi River. entirely within the Canadian Northwest Territories
Mackenzie River
a region of NE China, historically the home of the rulers of China from 1644 to 1912: includes part of Inner Mongolia
Manchuria
Mukden Incident: a staged event engineered by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion in 1931 of northeastern China, known as ____________
Manchuria (in green)
1947-1977. an English singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and poet. He was best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex. He was one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement of the 1970s
Marc Bolan
The other character at the Alice in Wonderland tea party, also gets its name from the phrase "mad as a ____________"
March Hare
1879-1966. popularized the term "birth control", opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, and established organizations that evolved into the Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Margaret Sanger
In 1916, she opened the first birth control clinic in the United States, which led to her arrest for distributing information on contraception, after an undercover policewoman bought a copy of her pamphlet on family planning.
Margaret Sanger
Which US space probe was first to orbit another planet? (Mars 1971)
Mariner 9
an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. First film "Humor Risk" and last "the story of mankind"
Marx Brothers
a retired american runner, 17 world records in her time. famously tripped during 1984 olympics by Zola Budd.
Mary Decker
The first ascent of this swiss mountain was finally made in 1865 from Zermatt by a party led by Edward Whymper which ended disastrously when four of its members fell to their deaths on the descent.
Matterhorn
First book of the new testament of the bible
Matthew
The Sermon on the Mount is the longest piece of teaching from Jesus in the New Testament, and occupies chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the Gospel of _________
Matthew
a fictional character appearing in 12 of Agatha Christie's crime novels and in 20 short stories. She is an elderly spinster who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective
Miss Marple
Jefferson City is the capital of which US state?
Missouri
Kingdom to the southeast of Israel along the dead sea. Often in conflict with Israel
Moab (#6 in picture)
Who is the prime minister of India since 2014?
Modi (Narendra Modi)
Chinese city whose name means "southern capital" and was capital from 220 to 589.
Nanking (nanjing)
Its historic city centre is the largest in Europe and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a wide range of culturally and historically significant sites nearby, including the Palace of Caserta and the Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Naples
the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe that was dominant before the development of modern science. It is considered to be the precursor of natural science.
Natural philosophy
Dinétah is the traditional homeland of the _______ tribe of Native Americans. In the ________ language, the word "Dinétah" means "among the people" or "among the ________"
Navajo
What famous rapper's real name is Christopher Wallace?
Notorious BIG
Construction of the basilica, built over the historical site of the Circus of Nero, began during the reign of Emperor Constantine I. Stood 300s-1500s.
Old St. Peter's Basilica
Who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates?
Paul Allen
American folklore figure who is claimed by Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. was oral tradition, written down in 1916 pamphlet
Paul Bunyan
(1860) a poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies
Paul Revere's Ride
Longfellow poem. The poem is spoken by the landlord of the Wayside Inn and tells a partly fictionalized story of American history
Paul Revere's Ride
It was first published in the January 1861 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It was later retitled "The Landlord's Tale" in the collection Tales of a Wayside Inn.
Paul Revere's Ride (Longfellow)
Who wrote Graceland, winner of a grammy in 1987?
Paul Simon
In 1938, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Pearl S. Buck
1892-1973. American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in Zhenjiang, China. Her novel was the best-selling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932
Pearl S. Buck (the good earth)
Beijing, formerly romanized as ____________, the capital of the People's Republic of China, the world's second most populous city proper, and most populous capital city. Northern china.
Peking
This term meaning restructuring is sometimes argued to be a significant cause of the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, and the end of the Cold War
Perestroika
Sasanian Empire is the last period of the _________ Empire before the rise of Islam, named after the House of Sasan, which ruled from 224 to 651 AD. Rivals of Byzantine empire. Zoroastrianism
Persian
He is traditionally counted as the first Bishop of Rome—or pope—and also by Eastern Christian tradition as the first Patriarch of Antioch.
Peter
Pope Gregory I called him repeatedly the "Prince of the Apostles". According to Catholic teaching, Jesus promised him in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18
Peter
1672-1725. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire. Jointly ruled with brother Ivan V for first 14 years. Westernized Russia.
Peter the great (peter I)
His 1907 "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" ("The Young Ladies of Avignon"), an abstract portrait of five prostitutes, is considered one of his most revolutionary pieces. His use of Primitivism and deconstructed perspective radically departed from traditional European painting.
Picasso
___________ was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, into a middle class family. However, he spent most of his adult life in France.
Picasso
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut studio album by the English rock band _______
Pink Floyd
H.J. Heinz Company is based in which American City?
Pittsburgh
An island country in micronesia in the central pacific. Now called Nauru, but once named ________ Island
Pleasant island
An island country in micronesia in the central pacific. Now called Nauru, but once named ________ Island
Pleasant island (third smallest country in the world)
From the greek for "having learned much" and known in Latin as Universal Man
Polymath
Sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico by GM,________ was advertised as the performance division of General Motors from the 1960s onward.
Pontiac
The building is shaped as a flame of a bonfire rising into the sky, a design that has no parallel in Russian architecture. Built 1555-1561 by Ivan the Terrible.
Saint Basil's Cathedral
Liza Minelli played what character in the 1972 film "Cabaret"?
Sally Bowles
Apia is the capital of what?
Samoa
1951-1990. a Liberian politician who served as the Liberian leader from 1980 to 1990. Came to power in violent coup detat. Was killed himself in public on TV in 1990.
Samuel Doe
What two Canadian provinces have capitals named for the same person?
Saskatchewan (Regina). British Columbia (Victoria)
1797-1883. She escaped slavery with her infant daughter in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, in 1828 she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.
Sojourner Truth
Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title "Ain't I a Woman?,"
Sojourner Truth
She gave herself the name __________ in 1843 after she became convinced that God had called her to leave the city and go into the countryside "testifying the hope that was in her".
Sojourner Truth
an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. widely regarded as unbeatable, he lost the title in 1964 to Cassius Clay (later known as Muhammad Ali), who entered as a 7-1 underdog.
Sonny liston
The black-and-white painting reflects the destruction of the town of Guernica on April 26, 1937, by Franco's German and Italian allies in what war?
Spanish Civil War
It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in European history. The revolutions were essentially democratic and liberal in nature, with the aim of removing the old monarchical structures and creating independent nation states. The first revolution began in January in Sicily.
Spring of Nations (Revolution of 1848)
a series of violent actions initiated against African Americans by a mob of about 5,000 white Americans and European immigrants between August 14-16, 1908.
Springfield race riot
the feast day of the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of his death in 589 AD. Everyone wears leeks.
St. David's Day
347-420ad. He is best known for his translation of most of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate), and his commentaries on the Gospels.
St. Jerome
the burial site of Saint Peter, chief among Jesus's Apostles and also the first Bishop of Rome. Saint Peter's tomb is supposedly directly below the high altar
St. Peter's Basilica
a mid-19th century American art movement embodied by a group of landscape painters whose aesthetic vision was influenced by Romanticism. The paintings for which the movement is named depict the Catskill, Adirondack, and White Mountains
Hudson River School
____________ was historically called acidum salis, muriatic acid, and spirits of salt because it was produced from rock salt and "green vitriol"
Hydrochloric acid
an instant messaging client that was first developed and popularized by the Israeli company Mirabilis in 1996. AOL bought it in 1998
ICQ
While it is neither the mother church of the Catholic Church nor the cathedral of the Diocese of Rome, __________ is regarded as one of the holiest Catholic shrines.
St. Peter's Basilica (Vatican city)
The deception was soon exposed by the Lytton Report of 1932, leading __________ to diplomatic isolation and its March 1933 withdrawal from the League of Nations
Japan
The imperial family of _________ descends from an unbroken lineage of nearly 2,000 years. No other royal family in history has held its position for so long.
Japan
these two countries still haven't signed a peace treaty to end World War II due to a dispute over the Kuril Islands.
Japan and Russia
The shortest verse in the Bible is John 11:35, which states, "_______________"
Jesus wept
an American professional baseball pitcher (1955-1971) and later a politician who represented constituents from Kentucky. He is the sole Major League Baseball athlete to have been elected to both the United States Senate and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jim Bunning
He had two trademarks on the radio: "Inka Dinka Doo" as his opening theme, and the invariable signoff that became another familiar national catchphrase: "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."
Jimmy Durante
He often referred to his nose as the Schnozzola (from the Yiddish slang word "Schnoz" [big nose]), and the word became his nickname.
Jimmy Durante
He worked to ratify the United States Constitution in New York in 1788. He was a co-author of The Federalist Papers along with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, and wrote five of the 85 essays.
John Jay
one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, negotiator and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, second Governor of New York, and the first Chief Justice of the United States
John Jay
10bc-36ad. Figure in Christianity, Islam, Bahai. Prophet in each. used baptism as the central symbol or sacrament of his messianic movement. Most scholars agree that he baptized Jesus. Called The Forerunner.
John the Baptist
Christians commonly refer to him as the precursor or forerunner of Jesus
John the Baptist
He was very politically active, and is considered an important revolutionary philosopher and political theorist. Through his writings and political activity, he became a symbol of Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century, and is referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence."
Jose Marti
a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and political leader, serving in various roles from 1943 until his death in 1980
Josip Broz Tito
Who won the Spanish Civil War?
The nationalists (led by franco)
Fairytale by danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. The story centres on the struggle between good and evil as experienced by Gerda and her friend, Kai.
The snow queen
Expected to continue Franco's legacy, this new king of spain in 1975, however, soon after his accession introduced reforms to dismantle the Francoist regime and begin the Spanish transition to democracy.
Juan Carlos
Jerusalem was the capital of this iron age kingdom around 1000bc-585bc.
Judah
The artist ____________ is generally acknowledged as the founder of the Hudson River School
Thomas Cole
Ontario city named after a bay at the head of lake superior.
Thunder Bay
It is also well remembered for its title sequence, which opens with an often-quoted countdown by the character of Jeff: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1: _____________ Are Go!"
Thunderbirds
It was produced between 1964 and 1966 using a form of electronic marionette puppetry (dubbed "Supermarionation") combined with scale model special effects sequences. Set in the 2060s. British.
Thunderbirds
Roman emperor, succeeded Augustus. 14-37ad. Stepson of Augustus. one of the greatest Roman generals; his conquests laid the foundations for the northern frontier. Next was Caligula
Tiberius
the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The name originally referred to a specific place: West 28th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Manhattan,
Tin Pan Alley
Home to 33 million people, the _____-Yokohama metropolitan area is the largest populated metropolitan region in the world
Tokyo
Shinjuku station, _______'s main train station, is the busiest in the world with over 2 million people passing through it every day
Tokyo
Who is Thomas John Woodward better known as?
Tom Jones
a 1970 Japanese-American biographical war drama film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Title is a Japanese codeword to indicate a successful surprise.
Tora Tora Tora
The __________________ established Mexican independence from Spain at the conclusion of the Mexican War of Independence. It was signed on August 24, 1821. Spain didn't recognize it for 15 years.
Treaty of Córdoba
The ______________, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Great Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.
Treaty of Paris
The ___________, also known as the Berlin Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan signed in Berlin on 27 September 1940
Tripartite Pact
In 1940, this was signed by Joachim von Ribbentrop, Galeazzo Ciano and Saburō Kurusu
Tripartite Pact (Berlin Pact)
Which metal has the chemical symbol "W"?
Tungsten
It runs 2,369 miles, from Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canada-US border, south to Key West, Florida, making it the longest north-south road in the United States
US Route 1
The highway connects most of the major cities of the East Coast—including Miami, Jacksonville, Richmond, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston, passing from the Southeastern United States to New England.
US Route 1
What has Charlotte Amalie as a capital?
US virgin islands
The border between Mexico and the United States is the second largest border in the world. What's the longest?
US/Canada border
What classic novel's subtitle is "Life Among the Lowly"?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Largest university in Argentina
University of Buenos Aires
Largest university in Germany
University of Hagen
Largest university in Finland
University of Helsinki (1640)
Largest university in Canada
University of Quebec
Largest university in austria
University of Vienna (1365)
Largest university in Croatia
University of Zagreb (1669)
At the End of the franco-prussian war. Princes of the German states, excluding Austria, gathered here to proclaim Wilhelm I of Prussia as German Emperor. 1871 unification of germany
Versailles
Norse settlement on the tip of Newfoundland in modern day canada.
Vinland
the principal Latin version of the Bible, prepared mainly by St. Jerome in the late 4th century, and (as revised in 1592) adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church.
Vulgate
"The Say Hey Kid" born 1931. Centerfielder. spent almost all of his 22-season career playing for the New York/San Francisco Giants. Many many all star games.
Willie Mays
Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army", he served on active duty as a general longer than any other person in American history, is ranked by many historians as the best American commander of his time. 53 year career. Provided the strategy used to win the civil war.
Winfield Scott
a talented mortal weaver who challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, to a weaving contest; this hubris resulted in her being transformed
arachne
What is the Spanish word for navy?
armada
a disturbance or abnormality in the heart's normal pattern
arrythmia
an invertebrate animal of the same large phylum, such as an insect, spider, or crustacean.
arthropod
a specific type of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), characterized by extreme attention to details, non verbal communication and deficient social understanding
aspergers
the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
asthenosphere
What company, founded in 1885, is the oldest telecommunications company in the US?
at&t
a company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Dallas, Texas. It is the world's largest telecommunications company, the second largest provider of mobile telephone services, and the largest provider of fixed telephone services in the United States
at&t
the first Roman emperor, also called Octavian, established Pax Romana.,
augustus
What is the largest country entirely within the Southern Hemisphere?
australia
What does David Copperfield find success as in his eponymous novel?
author
a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
bacterium
The national currency of Panama is named for what Pacific explorer?
balboa
A word meaning whalebone. And a kind of whale with a lot of whalebone.
baleen
Name for the states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
baltic states
What city has the headquarters for the NAACP?
baltimore, Maryland
What nation's legislative body is named The Jatiyo Sangshad?
bangladesh
The Japanese word _________ literally means "10 thousand years" and was traditionally used to wish the emperor a long life. Today, it is closer to a cheer like "Hip Hip Hooray!"
banzai
What was the name of the first space-ready orbiter of NASA's space shuttle program?
columbia
Which Space Shuttle broke apart during re-entry in February, 2003?
columbia
Title for person. Its oldest use is to indicate a saint who has suffered persecution and torture for the faith but not to the point of death.
confessor
In which US state is Yale University located?
connecticuit (new haven)
he developed his theory of a heliocentric solar system while working to create a better calendar for the Catholic Church in 1514.
copernicus
a small or lesser crown usually signifying a rank below that of a sovereign.
coronet
espresso with a small amount of steamed milk to decrease the acidity
cortado
A statue of Lady Godiva stands in the centre which English city?
coventry
the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant"
coxswain
a descendant of Spanish or other European settlers in the Caribbean or Central or South America.
creole
a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin stage.
creole
What is the sport of rowing often called in the US?
crew
an X-shaped highway warning sign at a highway-railroad intersection.
crossbuck
Which is the largest of the Caribbean islands?
cuba
What art movement was inspired by Iberian sculpture, African masks, and Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne, among others?
cubism
a young swan.
cygnet
The _______ is the national flower of Wales and the symbol of cancer charities in many countries.
daffodil
What is a common name for Narcissus plants?
daffodil (also jonquil)
Gallipoli campaign of ww1 was also known as ____________ campaign
dardanelles
What is the world's largest diamond company?
de beers
"Der Tod in Venedig" is what novella in german?
death in venice
formation of blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein, usually in the legs
deep vein thrombosis
What does "Fidei defensor" mean?
defender of the faith
Before becoming Vice-President, Joe Biden represented what state in the US Senate?
delaware
What is April's birthstone?
diamond
Who did Lionel Richie duet with on the 1981 #1 smash "Endless Love"?
diana ross
divided the roman empire up into 2 units, issued the edict of prices, helped stop the decline of the empire. 284 to 305
diocletian
this roman emperor did the empire's last, largest, and bloodiest official persecution of Christianity, failed to eliminate Christianity in the empire; indeed ~20 years later, Christianity became the empire's preferred religion under its first Christian emperor, Constantine
diocletian
Which musical term denotes that a piece is to be played "very sweetly"?
dolcissimo
during President William Howard Taft's term— was a form of American foreign policy to further its aims in Latin America and East Asia through use of its economic power by guaranteeing loans made to foreign countries
dollar diplomacy
the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.
dollar diplomacy
who played drums in the eagles?
don henley
the nest of a squirrel, typically in the form of a mass of twigs in a tree.
drey
what king was killed by macbeth?
duncan
a bacterium commonly found in the intestines of humans and other animals, where it usually causes no harm. Some strains can cause severe food poisoning
e. coli
What is the more common name for Tympanum?
eardrum
The elite universities and financial institutions of major cities in the northeastern United States. These institutions, by virtue of their long-standing economic and social dominance, are often believed to exert an influence out of proportion to their size.
eastern establishment
What actor died nine days after completing his final movie "Soylent Green"?
edward g robinson
What is Albumen more commonly known as?
egg white
What modern day country is the Lighthouse of Alexandria located in?
egypt
Muhammad Naguib was the first president of what?
egypt (1953-54)
Which supermodel is nicknamed "The Body"?
elle macpherson
who had Colonel Tom Parker as a manager for decades?
elvis presley
Rome's "Crisis of the third century" saw 26 what in 50 years?
emperors
any of various disorders marked by abnormal electrical discharges in the brain and typically manifested by sudden brief episodes of altered or diminished consciousness
epilepsy
crystals of hydrated magnesium sulfate used as a purgative or for other medicinal use.
epsom salt
a tax levied on the net value of the stuff of a deceased person before distribution to the heirs.
estate tax
An organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane and whose DNA is bound together by proteins (histones) into chromosomes
eukaryote
a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.
exoplanets
a circular area of grass that is darker in color than the surrounding grass due to the growth of certain fungi.
fairy ring
an unusual and complex form of superior mirage that is seen in a narrow band right above the horizon. It is the Italian name for the Arthurian sorceress
fata morgana
What feline was the first-ever character balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
felix the cat
a kind of dough that can be stretched into thin sheets, used in layers to make pastries, especially in eastern Mediterranean cooking.
filo
In the beer world, what does the abbreviation F.G. stand for?
final gravity
Dale Arden, Princess Aura, and Dr. Hans Zarkov are characters from which classic American comic strip?
flash gordon
Which Renaissance City was severely flooded in November 1966?
florence
what italian republic was michaelangelo born in?
florence
Shark Island was an infamous Civil War-era prison in what US state?
florida
what state has more tornadoes per mile than any other state?
florida
a luxury food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened.
foie gras
In the Twelve Days of Christmas what did my true love send to me on the fourth day?
four calling birds
any other domesticated bird kept for its eggs or flesh, e.g., the turkey, duck, goose, and guineafowl.
fowl
What made-up expletive is "Battlestar Galactica's" dirty word of choice?
frak
What is the largest country wholly within Europe?
france
a Spanish general who ruled over Spain as a military dictator from 1939, after the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War, until his death in 1975
francisco franco
What kind of twins are also called "dizygotic"?
fraternal twins (two sep. eggs)
Who was born as Frederick Austerlitz?
fred astaire
a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
fresco
What TV show takes place in the fictional city of Dillon, Texas?
friday night lights
a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries, with the seven largest advanced economies in the world. (European union is also represented
g7
the small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine.
gallbladder
Japanese for "person of the arts" and were originally male court jesters
geisha
What is an emasculated stallion called?
gelding
On what soap opera did John Stamos play character Blackie Parrish?
general hospital
a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name
genus
What US state has been led by Zell Miller and Alexander Stephens?
georgia
Which state is home to Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge?
georgia
what is the kriegsmarine?
german navy (1935-1945)
What country is Hamelin in?
germany
Two quotes from her works have become widely known: "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose" and "there is no there there", with the latter often taken to be a reference to her childhood home of Oakland, California.
gertrude stein
relating to or denoting stocks or other securities that are regarded as extremely reliable investments.
gilt-edged (stock)
It has been used in Russian to mean "openness and transparency" since at least the end of the eighteenth century
glasnost
Which desert is found in South East Mongolia and Northern China?
gobi desert
Since 1909, what women's magazine has guaranteed its advertiser's products with a "seal of approval"?
good housekeeping
a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet, deposition of chalkstones, and episodes of acute pain.
gout
a channel in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city.
grand canal
what happened in italy on july 18th 64ad?
great fire of rome
What was Spencer Tracy's last film?
guess who's coming to dinner
What branch of medicine has a name which literally means "the science of women"?
gynecology
Which is the only French-speaking republic in the Americas?
haiti
Who recorded Big Rock Candy Mountain in 1928?
harry mcclintock
founded in 1636, it claims to be "the oldest institution of higher education in the United States".
harvard university
the full moon that is seen nearest to the time of the autumnal equinox.
harvest moon
What actress starred simultaneously on "Dynasty" and "T.J. Hooker" during the early 1980s?
heather locklear
an escape of blood from the blood vessels.
hemmorrhage
Who was the first British Monarch to be given the title "Defender of the Faith"?
henry the 8th
a broad term, encompassing the design, display, and study of armorial bearings, as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank, and pedigree
heraldry
a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it
hernia
What form of writing is literally translated to "sacred writings"?
hieroglyphics
Radiohead took the title of their album Paranoid Android from what book series?
hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
Which European region's name is derived from the term "hollow land"?
holland
Where is the Volleyball Hall of Fame located?
holyoke, massachusetts
Raw _______ meat is considered a delicacy in Japan. It is called basashi and is sliced thinly and eaten raw
horse
What is "hotel-Dieu" in France?
hospital
What famous magician died on Halloween Day in 1926?
houdini
What old TV puppet show was hosted by "Buffalo" Bob Smith?
howdy doody
What group of artists was known for its paintings of the Catskill Mountains?
hudson river school
a many-headed serpent or monster in Greek mythology that was slain by Hercules and each head of which when cut off was replaced by two others
hydra
the simplest chlorine-based acid system containing water.
hydrochloric acid (HCl)
abnormally low blood pressure.
hypotension
What was the first rap single to hit number one on Billboard's Hot 100?
ice ice baby
What is IRC an acronym for?
internet relay chat
a compound of iodine with another element or group
iodide
Goitre is mostly caused by what deficiency?
iodine
If you do not have enough _______ in your body, you cannot make enough thyroid hormone. Thus, _______ deficiency can lead to enlargement of the thyroid
iodine
a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period.
isobar
The largest wildcat in North America is the ________, which can be found in Mexico's southern jungles
jaguar
a large, heavily built cat that has a yellowish-brown coat with black spots, found mainly in the dense forests of Central and South America. largest cat in the americas
jaguar
Which is the third largest Caribbean island?
jamaica
What country is composed of 6800 islands?
japan
What woman's name is the correct term for a female donkey?
jenny
1571-1630. German astronomer. He is best known for his laws of planetary motion, based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. These works also provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation.
johannes kepler
first us president to live in the whitehouse, in 1800
john adams
Who was America's first billionaire?
john d rockefeller
who is the liverpool airport named after?
john lennon
Who's bandleader was Doc Severinsen
johnny carson
Which real person took a last name meaning Man of Steel?
joseph stalin
Hurricane season in the North Atlantic officially begins on the first day of what month?
june
japanese film genre that means "strange beast"
kaiju
What band did the song "dust in the wind"?
kansas
It literally means "empty hands" and uses trained movements of the hands, arms, and legs for self-defense.
karate
in what present-day country was the first space launch facility located?
kazakhstan
What country music artist was married briefly to actress Renee Zellweger?
kenny chesney
a fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair, feathers, hoofs, claws, horns, etc.
keratin
In what organ of the human body would you find the nephrons?
kidneys
What is the only weight in the International Radio Alphabet?
kilo
a large peninsula in eastern Canada. It is bounded by the Hudson Bay to the west
labrador peninsula
a lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. Glacial lake.
lake geneva
what is also known as Lac Leman?
lake geneva
What Italian dish's name translates literally as "cooking pot"?
lasagna
Which side of the brain is responsible for logic and rational thought?
left
plant (member of the pea family), especially one grown as a crop
legume
Most common form of cancer in children.
leukemia
characterized by abnormal increase of WBCs, which in turn suppress the production of normal blood cells
leukemia
white blood cells
leukocytes
If music was played leggiero, how should it be done?
lightly
a soft brownish coal showing traces of plant structure, intermediate between bituminous coal and peat. the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat content.
lignite
the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ's coming. from the latin for "edge or boundary" as it's the edge of hell.
limbo
In what Irish city did Frank McCourt set his memoir "Angela's Ashes"?
limerick
the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust.
lithosphere
What sporting event is also called "birling"?
log rolling
a sport in which two contestants stand on a floating log and try to knock each other off by spinning it with their feet.
log rolling (birling)
What manager founded the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC?
lou pearlman
biblical character who's name is Latin for "light bringing"
lucifer
French word for sled
luge
type of leukocyte that allows the body to remember and recognize previous invaders, and helps destroy them
lymphocytes
What model of automatic rifle was the most common used by American soldiers in South Vietnam?
m-16
a medium-sized, chiefly forest-dwelling Old World monkey that has a long face and cheek pouches for holding food. Often invasive species
macaque
Japanese __________, or snow monkeys, are the fabled animals that "see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil."
macaques
What new Wonder of the World is located in Peru?
machu picchu
A predatory marine fish with a greenish-blue back, important as a food fish. Scomber and other genera, family Scombridae
mackerel
what has the capital Antananarivo?
madagascar
What does barley become when prepared for brewing?
malt
barley or other grain that has been steeped, germinated, and dried, used especially for brewing or distilling and vinegar-making.
malt
an aquatic mammal with a rounded tail flipper, living in shallow coastal waters and adjacent rivers of the tropical Atlantic.
manatee (sea cow)
b. 1942. a Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand.
manolo blahnik
the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core, believed to consist of hot, dense silicate rocks
mantle
Based on total pop chart success, what woman was named "Artist of the Decade" for the 1990's by Billboard magazine?
mariah carey
Who was the first woman to be entombed at the Pantheon on her own merit?
marie curie
a small Central and South American monkey with a silky coat and a long nonprehensile tail.
marmoset
a mammal of an order whose members are born incompletely developed and are typically carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother's belly. mainly in Australia and New Guinea, although three families live in America.
marsupial
what kind of mammal is the tasmanian devil?
marsupial
a chiefly arboreal weasellike mammal found in Eurasia and North America, hunted for its fur in many northern countries.
marten
What film, starring Ernest Borgnine as a lonely butcher, won an Oscar for "Best Picture"?
marty
What drink is made from fermented water, yeast and honey?
mead
a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deity associated with _________
medicine
what was the spinoff of beverly hills 90210?
melrose place
(in Latin America) a man of mixed race, especially the offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian.
mestizo
a Chilean politician who was the President of Chile twice, from 2006 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2018, the first woman in her country
michelle bachelet
abnormal smallness of the head, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development.
microcephaly
the period of European history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople (1453), or, more narrowly, from c. 1100 to 1453.
middle ages
The city of Baton Rouge is located on the shores of what river?
mississippi river
Omaha, Kansas City, and Sioux City all lie on which river?
missouri river
(in Hinduism and Jainism) release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma. the transcendent state attained as a result of being released from the cycle of rebirth.
moksha
What tool did Charles Moncke invent?
monkey wrench
an adjustable wrench with large jaws that has its adjusting screw contained in the handle.
monkey wrench
What is the name of the credit ratings for Investments?
moody's
Larry Holmes was the only person to knock out who?
muhammad ali
an inflammatory disease where the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord become damaged.
multiple sclerosis
a contagious and infectious viral disease causing swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face, and a risk of sterility in adult males.
mumps
What city hosted the 1972 Olympic games?
munich
founded in 1551 by Charles V of Spain and is the oldest university in North America
national university of mexico (mexico city)
unable to see things clearly unless they are relatively close to the eyes, owing to the focusing of rays of light by the eye at a point in front of the retina; myopic.
nearsighted
His first ambition when he ascended to the throne in 605bc was to expand his empire, taking Jerusalem and Judah, and attacking Egypt
nebuchadnezzar ii
king of Babylon c. 605 BC - c. 562 BC, the longest and most powerful reign of any monarch in the Neo-Babylonian empire.
nebuchadnezzar ii
a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.
nebula
in medicine, a clouded spot on the cornea causing defective vision.
nebula
who sang the song "cherry, cherry"?
neil diamond
each of the functional units in the kidney, consisting of a glomerulus and its associated tubule, through which the glomerular filtrate passes before emerging as urine.
nephron
who was emperor during the great fire of rome?
nero
The deepest cave in the continental US, Lechuguilla Cave, is in what state?
new mexico
Which US state is known as the "Land of Enchantment"?
new mexico
the phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from earth, or shortly thereafter when it appears as a slender crescent.
new moon
a cloud that produces precipitation. Usually the precipitation reaches the ground as rain, hail, snow, or sleet. Often very tall.
nimbus
is a blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its branches by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body throughout the blood stream
pulmonary embolism
Current iteration of the magazine started in 1983. The current editor is Radhika Jones.
Vanity Fair
Due to the great depression, what magazine was folded into Vogue in 1936?
Vanity Fair
1. an orange-yellow flavoring, food coloring, and dye made from the dried stigmas of a crocus. 2. an autumn-flowering crocus with reddish-purple flowers, native to warmer regions of Eurasia. Enormous numbers of flowers are required to produce a small quantity of the large red stigmas used for the spice.
saffron
a celestial object, thought to be a rapidly rotating neutron star, that emits regular flashes of radio waves and other electromagnetic radiation at rates of up to one thousand per second.
pulsar
a traditional puppet show in which main character fights comically with his wife
punch and judy
What are baby sharks known as?
pups
the last imperial dynasty of China, established in 1636 and ruling China from 1644 to 1912. It was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China.
qing dynasty
What Christian movement was founded by George Fox?
quakers
What band released the hit song "Radio Gaga"?
queen
Almost all human cases of rabies were fatal until a vaccine was developed in 1885 by Louis Pasteur and Émile Roux.
rabies
virus. is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated.
rabies
what kind of snake is a sidewinder?
rattlesnake
What Madonna video won the 1998 MTV Video of the Year Award?
ray of light
What color stars are relatively small and cool?
red
Which is the only body cell with no nucleus?
red blood cell
in Moscow, Russia. It separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and now the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod
red square
Which US state is nicknamed the "Ocean State"?
rhode island
what part of the food does the word "sushi" refer to?
rice
The only president to die during the 1990s?
richard nixon
A large area of the earth in which plates of the earth's crust are moving away from each other, forming an extensive system of fractures and faults.
rift zone
What was the capital city of Portugal between the years 1808 and 1821?
rio de janeiro
What is the NATO phonetic alphabet word for "R"?
romeo
an individual retirement account allowing a person to set aside after-tax income up to a specified amount each year. Both earnings on the account and withdrawals after age 59½ are tax-free.
roth ira
In 1917, Finland declared its independence from what country?
russia
weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur. a marten, especially Mustela americana. the fur
sable
Any quantity of billions upon billions of things, such as the number of stars in the universe, is known as a "_________," after the cosmologist
sagan
Who was the first female American in space?
sally ride
a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in California's Imperial and Coachella valleys
salton sea
What detective was created by Dashiell Hammett in his novel, "The Maltese Falcon"?
sam spade
What's the triangular Asian pastry containing spiced meat?
samosa
In what city would you find Balboa Park?
san diego
What is the name of the dog in the musical "Annie"?
sandy
Which US state capital is both the oldest and the highest in the country?
santa fe
most populated city in brazil?
sao paulo
Raw fish sliced and served alone without rice is called
sashimi
Francis Bacon was knighted in 1603 for his proposals related to the unification of England and which other country?
scotland
what us city is the emerald city?
seattle
What month features the harvest moon?
september
At age 17, who played the title schoolgirl in "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer"?
shirley temple
What country's civil war is the setting for the film "Blood Diamond"?
sierra leone
freetown is the capital of what country?
sierra leone
What band sang the song during the opening and closing credits in the film "The Breakfast Club"?
simple minds
cut from the back of the animal. In a common U.S. butchery, the steak is cut from the rear back portion of the animal, continuing off the short loin from which T-bone, porterhouse, and club steaks are cut.
sirloin
the choicer part of a loin of beef.
sirloin
How many players are there in a standard ice hockey team?
six
what disney princess is also known as Aurora and Rose?
sleeping beauty
a one-masted sailboat with a fore-and-aft mainsail and a jib.
sloop
Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour.
soba
pedology is the study of what?
soils
The card game "Penguin" is a variation of what other card game?
solitaire
Who did Muhammad Ali defeat to gain the World Heavyweight boxing title for the first time?
sonny liston
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were born in which US state?
south dakota
a rocket-launched spacecraft, able to land like an unpowered aircraft, used to make repeated journeys between the earth and earth orbit.
space shuttle
(1936-1939) was an armed conflict between the Republicans and Nationalists led by General Francisco Franco.
spanish civil war
what violent event was a catalyst for the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), organized to work on civil rights for African Americans
springfield race riots (1908)
The majority of the World's real cinnamon comes from what island nation?
sri lanka
located northeast of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the only natural major waterfall on the Upper Mississippi River.
st. anthony falls
Where was Budweiser first brewed?
st. louis
croquet. the most common name for the peg in the middle of the six-wicket court or on either end of the 9-Wicket or Backyard court.
stake
Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's film The Hidden Fortress was the basis for what sci fi film?
star wars
A department of the federal executive branch primarily responsible for making and conducting foreign policy.
state department
According to Exodus, what is the seventh plague of Egypt?
storms of fire
what constitutes 99% of the total mass of our solar system
sun
what massive sporting event was named after a bouncy Wham-o toy?
super bowl (superball)
a star that has collapsed in on itself
supernova
the quran is divided into 114 what?
suras (chapter/section)
What country produced Saab automobiles?
sweden
what country is greta garbo from?
sweden
On which harbour is the Sydney Opera House located?
sydney harbour
(devours invaders) that have been tagged by antibodies or cells that have been infected; can also release toxic chemicals to kill the invaders
t cells
Moroccan stews are cooked and served in a pot called what?
tagine
Dodoma is the capital of which African country?
tanzania
Originally, the term "_______________" referred to a person who drove a team of draft animals, usually a wagon drawn by oxen, horses, or mules.
teamster
___________, in modern American English, are truck drivers, or a member of the International Brotherhood of ____________, a labor union in the United States and Canada
teamsters
What do the two T's in AT&T stand for?
telephone and telegraph
What state borders Alabama to the north?
tennessee
also known as lockjaw
tetanus
an acute infectious bacterial disease characterized by tonic spasm of voluntary muscles especially of the jaw and which is usually introduced through a wound
tetanus
What state borders all these: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma
texas
What company introduced the first hand-held calculator in 1967?
texas instruments
any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the full moon and the new moon. It is a moon that is getting smaller every night.
waning moon
What does WD stand for in WD 40?
water displacement
The moon phase between First quarter and Full moon
waxing gibbous
the moon at any time after new moon and before full moon, so called because its illuminated area is increasing
waxing moon
the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1946. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force).
wehrmacht
What was the name given to the first German democracy established in 1919?
weimar republic
In what Australian state would you find Fremantle?
western australia
What two mammals spend their entire lives in the water?
whales and manatees
What 1984 song by Prince was his first to hit #1 on the Billboard charts?
when doves cry
____________ are produced in the thymus, spleen, and inside bone marrow.
white blood cells
life insurance that pays a benefit on the death of the insured and also accumulates a cash value.
whole life insurance
a contagious bacterial disease chiefly affecting children, characterized by convulsive cough
whooping cough
croquet. Called a Hoop in commonwealth countries, called what in america?
wicket
What color is the complimentary color opposite of Violet on the color wheel?
yellow
It developed as a fusion of German dialects with Hebrew, Aramaic, Slavic languages.
yiddish
Bhakti, hatha, and kriya are all varieties of what?
yoga
What is the name of the Canadian territory that shares a land border with Alaska?
yukon territory
Lusaka is the capital of which African country?
zambia
What novelist of westerns went by his middle name, since his first was Pearl?
zane grey
What astronomical unit of distance equals about 5.88 trillion miles?
1 light year
1. What is the original name of the roman empire's second capital? 2. What did the emperor rename it?
1. Byzantium 2. Constantinople
The 1_________, its name changed to 2________ from 2014 due to the suspension of Russia's participation, was an inter-governmental political forum from 1997 until 2014
1. G8 2. G7
After the Greek War of Independence (1821-32), 1._________ was offered the crown of Greece but turned it down, believing it to be too precarious. Instead, he accepted the kingship of the newly established Kingdom of 2.__________ in 1831.
1. Leopold 2. Belgium
Rome was 1. ________ for 500 years. Then a 2. ___________ for 1500 years.
1. Republic 2. Empire
1. Scandanavian term for slave/serf during viking age. 2. Word for nobleperson in viking age.
1. Thrall 2. Jarl
1. Responsible for the 410 sack of rome. 2. Responsible for the 455 sack of rome
1. Visigoths 2. Vandals
Mexican history: 1. 1810-1821 - led by Father Hidalgo. and 2. 1910-1920 led by Emiliano Zapata
1. War for Mexican Independence. 2. Mexican Revolution
1882-1956. an English author, best known for his books about 1._________________ and for various poems. 2.________ was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of that character overshadowed all his previous work. He served in both World Wars, joining the British Army in World War I, and was a captain of the British Home Guard in World War II.
1. Winnie-the-pooh 2. A. A. Milne
the inactivated polio vaccine was developed by 1. ______ and came into use in 1955. The oral polio vaccine was developed by 2. _________ and came into commercial use in 1961
1. salk 2. sabin
How old is a Jewish boy who has a bar mitzvah?
13
What is the last event in a decathlon?
1500 meters
What year did the American Revolutionary War begin?
1775
What were the starting and ending decades of J Edgar Hoover's run as head of FBI?
1920s and 1970s
The Central and Eastern European upheavals of what year are often called the Autumn of Nations (a reference to the Spring of Nations in 1848)
1989
How many standard bottles of wine are there in a Nebuchadnezzar?
20 bottles
What do the angles inside a square add up to?
360
What number of latitudinal parallel separates North and South Korea?
38th north
What Clorox "formula" was named in honor of its inventor's birthday
409
Which Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees the right to a speedy trial?
6th
How many territories does India have?
7
albums: "high voltage, back in black, dirty deeds done dirt cheap, for those about to rock"
AC/DC
________ began its history as Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, a subsidiary of the Bell Telephone Company, founded by Alexander Graham Bell in 1880.
AT&T
In 1909, this money was redesigned to celebrate the 100th birthday of him making him the first American President to be featured on a circulating coin
Abraham Lincoln
a ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo in the first half of the 16th century. He reigned over the Kongo Empire from 1509 to late 1542 or 1543
Afonso I
1890-1976 author of: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Death on the Nile, The Murder at the Vicarage, Partners In Crime, The ABC Murders
Agatha Christie
Guinness World Records lists her as the best-selling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly 2 billion copies, and her estate claims that her works come third in the rankings of the world's most-widely published books, behind only Shakespeare's works and the Bible.
Agatha Christie
She wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature.
Agatha Christie
These Islands are most known for the battles and skirmishes that occurred there during the _____________ Campaign of World War II. It was one of only two attacks on the United States during that war.
Aleutian Islands
This character first appeared in Along Came a Spider and was played by Morgan Freeman?
Alex Cross
a fictional character created by author James Patterson. He is the protagonist of the series of books about a former FBI agent and psychologist who works in Washington, D.C.
Alex Cross
1839-1899. an Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life in France, but retained British citizenship. He was the most consistent of the Impressionists in his dedication to painting landscape en plein air. most important work was his series of paintings based around Hampton on the river Thames?
Alfred Sisley
Due to its location, almost equidistant from New York City, Frankfurt, and Tokyo, _____________ lies within 9 1⁄2 hours by air of nearly 90% of the industrialized world. For this reason, the _________ International Airport is a common refueling stop for many international cargo flights and is home to a major FedEx hub.
Anchorage
Novel setup: On a hot August day in the late 1930s, eight people arrive on a small, isolated island off the Devon coast of England. Each has an invitation tailored to his or her personal circumstances, such as an offer of employment or an unexpected late summer holiday
And Then there were None
Agatha Christie's best selling novel, one of the best selling of all time
And then there were none
a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5mil lightyears from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. Its name stems from the area of the sky in which it appears
Andromeda galaxy
who played Jessica Fletcher on a long running mystery show?
Angela Lansbury (murder she wrote)
German chancellor since 2005
Angela Merkel
also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the West Indies. The name means "ancient" in Spanish.
Antigua
an American politician who served as the 34th mayor of Chicago, Illinois from April 7, 1931 until his assassination in 1933.
Anton Cermak
an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles. He was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980
Arthur Ashe
1881-1938. founder of republic of turkey, first president (1923-1938). Helped win Battle of Gallipoli in WW1.
Ataturk
The longest battle of WWII was the Battle of the _____________, which lasted from 1939-1945
Atlantic
a city in New Zealand's North Island. It is the largest urban area in the country
Auckland
In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first ________________ to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.
Barbarian
Bob Geldof and Midge Ure of Ultravox wrote "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise funds for ethiopia. The song was recorded by various artists under the name of ________________. 1984
Band Aid
1916 french battle. The battle was intended to hasten a victory for the Allies and was the largest battle of the First World War on the Western Front. one million men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history.
Battle of the Somme
German art/design style started in Weimar in 1919. Deliberate lack of ornamentation.
Bauhaus
a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. Despite its name, it didn't originally have an architecture school.
Bauhaus
Which famous classical composer's music was featured in the film "Clockwork Orange"?
Beethoven
Capital city located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans
Belgrade
an American singer and songwriter. She gained worldwide fame as the lead singer of The Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo act. "I get weak"
Belinda Carlisle
a member of an indigenous people of North Africa. The majority of them are settled farmers or (now) migrant workers.
Berber
1803-1869. a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique, Harold en Italie, Roméo et Juliette, Grande messe des morts (Requiem), L'Enfance du Christ, Benvenuto Cellini, La Damnation de Faust, and Les Troyens.
Berlioz
from the Greek which means "the scrolls" or "the books." The word is derived from the ancient city which was the official supplier of paper products to the ancient world
Bible
Sibling of a president who was candidate for mayor of Plains, GA
Billy Carter
In 1984 he and Midge Ure founded the charity supergroup Band Aid to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Also Live Aid and Live 8. He currently serves as an adviser to the ONE Campaign, founded by fellow Irishman Bono
Bob Geldof
b. 1951. Irish singer and activist. 70s/80s punk rock, The Boomtown Rats. "Rat Trap" "I don't like mondays" co-wrote "do they know it's christmas" and starred in Pink Floyd's the wall
Bob Geldof
Who squared off in the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915/1916?
British empire/france vs. Ottoman Empire
1929-2006. an American musician, singer, songwriter and band leader who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band the Buckaroos. Bakersfield California sound.
Buck Owens
Greek: Hermes's staff. Roman: Mercury's staff. Not the Medicinal symbol, which has one snake and no wings. It's a symbol of commerce
Caduceus
what state was nixon from, and he represented it.
California
roman emperor. uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity., Only ruled for four years, mentally unstable. He had an affair with his sister and named them both as Gods. He also named his horse a consul.
Caligula
what country has the motto From Sea to Sea?
Canada
What do these have in common?Beijing, Nanjing, Luoyang and Xi'an
Capitals of China (throughout history)
who won gold medals in long jump at four consecutive Summer Olympics?
Carl Lewis
Oregon's Mount Hood is located in what mountain chain?
Cascade mountains
Region in Northeast spain that has been calling for independence
Catalonia
The ____________ region, in northeastern Spain, is known for the lively beach resorts of Costa Brava as well as the Pyrenees Mountains. Barcelona, the regional capital, has a historic Gothic Quarter, La Rambla pedestrian mall.
Catalonia
the second wife of Peter the Great and Empress of Russia from 1725 until her death in 1727.
Catherine I
a slicing technique in which leafy green vegetables such as spinach, sorrel, or Swiss chard, or a flat-leaved herb like basil, are cut into long, thin strips. French.
Chiffonade
What country is officially known as the people's republic of __________
China
1933 - . an American actress, dancer, and singer best known for her roles in musical theatre. She is the first Hispanic woman and the first Latino Americanto receive a Kennedy Center Honors award (December 2002). She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
Chita Rivera
this title comes from the greek for "the anointed"
Christ
What became the tallest building in the world in 1929?
Chrysler Building
b. 1923. a former United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot. In 1947, he became the first pilot confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight.
Chuck Yeager
on October 14, 1947, he flew the experimental Bell X-1 at Mach 1 at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 m).
Chuck Yeager
bloody Mary is made with Tomato juice and bloody Caesar is made with _______________
Clamato juice
who defended Leopold and Loeb in court?
Clarence Darrow
Due to a limp, his potential enemies did not see him as a serious threat. His survival led to his being declared Emperor by the Praetorian Guard after his nephew Caligula's assassination, at which point he was the last man of his family.
Claudius
Roman emperor 41 to 54. Began conquest of Britain. Built roads. Constantly had to fight for position. Followed by his son Nero.
Claudius
stadium who's fans are called The Dawg Pound
Cleveland Brown
a land of plenty in medieval myth, an imaginary place of extreme luxury and ease where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand and where the harshness of medieval peasant life does not exist. Middle french for land of plenty
Cockayne
It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission in 2003
Columbia
harlem night club. The club operated most notably during the United States' era of Prohibition. The club was a whites-only establishment, but featured many of the most popular black entertainers of the era.
Cotton club
___________ are descendants of the Spanish people who first arrived in Mexico.
Creoles
What band did Boy George start out with and record Karma Chamelon and Do you really want to hurt me?
Culture Club
Many elements of the novel follow events in Dickens's own life, and it is often considered his veiled autobiography. It was Dickens' favourite among his own novels. He wrote "like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is _____________."
David Copperfield
________________________ has been one of the subsidiary titles of the English and later British monarchs since it was granted on 11 October 1521 by Pope Leo X to King Henry VIII of England and Ireland.
Defender of the Faith
Which French artist, born in 1834 was best known for his paintings of ballet dancers?
Degas
an English singer and songwriter. attained international success with her debut album No Angel (1999). Real name: Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong
Dido
It was not until the 284ad reign of ___________ that the empire was fully stabilized with the introduction of the Tetrarchy, which saw four emperors rule the empire at once.
Diocletian
This character created by Hugh Lofting first appeared in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. The novel series is set in early Victorian England.
Doctor Dolittle
His touchdown pass in a game against Miami on November 23, 1984 (dubbed "The Pass") is considered among the greatest moments in college football and American sports history
Doug Flutie
He was twice British prime minister as part of the Tory party: from 1828 to 1830, and for a little less than a month in 1834. He oversaw the passage of the Catholic Relief Act 1829, but opposed the Reform Act 1832. He remained Commander-in-Chief of the British Army until his death.
Duke of Wellington
His victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 puts him in the first rank of Britain's military heroes.
Duke of Wellington
Cable network HQd at Bristol, CT
ESPN
The US Army's elite 101st Airborne Division is known as the "Screaming" what?
Eagles
What does the "lithosphere" refer to?
Earth's crust
The zone of conflict in central and eastern Europe during the First World War (1914-18), and in eastern Europe and the Soviet Union during the Second World War (1939-45)
Eastern Front
1957, who was the first president to fly in a helicopter?
Eisenhower
1815-1902. Her Declaration of Sentiments, presented at the Seneca Falls Convention held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, is often credited with initiating the first organized women's rights and women's suffrage movements in the United States.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
she died in 1902, having written both The Woman's Bible and her autobiography Eighty Years and More, and many other articles and pamphlets about female suffrage and women's rights.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Before she began the novel, Austen wrote, "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like." In the first sentence, she introduces the title character as "_______ Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich."
Emma
1901=1989. Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989. After Japan's ww2 surrender he was not prosecuted for war crimes as many other leading government figures were, and his degree of involvement in wartime decisions remains controversial.
Emperor Hirohito
a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters
Equal Rights Amendment (1921)
950-1003. a Norse explorer, remembered in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first settlement in Greenland.
Erik the Red
1909-1959. Australian born, american actor. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films, as well as frequent partnerships with Olivia de Havilland. Played Robin Hood (1938)
Errol Flynn
a city designated by the European Union (EU) for a period of one calendar year during which it organises a series of events with a strong pan-European dimension.
European Capital of Culture
What 1999 movie was based on a 1926 novella by the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler, Traumnovelle? (also known as dream story)
Eyes Wide Shut
an American pianist and singer-songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 hits. His humility and shyness may be one reason his contribution to the genre has been overlooked
Fats Domino
a British television sitcom broadcast on BBC2 in 1975 and 1979. Only 12 episodes were made (two series of six episodes each). Basil and Sybil.
Fawlty Towers
Current king of spain, son of the first post-Franco king who ruled 1975-2014.
Felipe the 6th
It will always be less than the original because during fermentation heavy sugars are converted to lighter carbon dioxide and alcohol. It is reduced both by the reduced sugar content, and because alcohol is lighter than water.
Final gravity
The phrase "_____________" is a twentieth-century appellation, coined by Warren G. Harding in 1916. Prior to, and during the 19th century, they were referred to as simply the "Fathers"
Founding Fathers
After a failed coup against the left-leaning, non-monarchists in power, he became his faction's only leader and gained support from nazi germany and fascist Italy to take on the republican side of spain.
Francisco Franco
1471-1541. a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that conquered the Inca Empire. He captured and killed Incan emperor Atahualpa, and claimed the lands for Spain.
Francisco Pizarro
Who was chicago mayor Anton Cermak shaking hands with (and was probably the original target) when he was shot and killed in 1933?
Franklin Roosevelt
Who was the first US president to appear on television?
Franklin Roosevelt
1807-1882. an Italian general and nationalist. A republican, he contributed to the Italian unification and the creation of the Kingdom of Italy. He is considered one of the greatest generals of modern times and one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"
Garibaldi
In the popular telling of his story, he is associated with the red shirts worn by his volunteers in lieu of a uniform.
Garibaldi
has been called the "Hero of the Two Worlds" because of his military enterprises in Brazil, Uruguay and Europe. He personally commanded and fought in many military campaigns that led eventually to the Italian unification.
Garibaldi
Who won best actor in 1972 and best supporting actor in 1993?
Gene Hackman (french connection, unforgiven)
Moon: having the observable illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle. After a half moon
Gibbous
In the late 1980s, it was a term popularised by Mikhail Gorbachev as a political slogan for increased government transparency in the Soviet Union.
Glasnost
a natural canyon in the Vermilion Cliffs area of southeastern and south-central Utah and north-central Arizona in the United States. Like the Grand Canyon to the south, _________ is part of the immense system of canyons carved by the Colorado River and its tributaries.
Glen Canyon
an Austro-Hungarian Navy officer. His naval exploits during World War I earned him numerous decorations. lost his first wife to scarlet fever in 1922. Five years later, he later remarried to his children's tutor, Maria Augusta Kutschera
Georg Von Trapp
the second highest award of the United Kingdom honours system. It is awarded "for acts of the greatest heroism or for most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger", not in the presence of the enemy, to members of the British armed forces and to British civilians.
George Cross
He was replaced as the director of Gone with the Wind (1939), but he went on to direct The Philadelphia Story (1940), Gaslight (1944), Adam's Rib (1949), Born Yesterday (1950), A Star Is Born (1954), Bhowani Junction (1956), and My Fair Lady (1964).
George Cukor
Pablo Picasso, along with _______________ (1882-1963), is considered the inventor of the modern art movement called Cubism, a style that reduces subjects to geometric forms.
Georges Braque
a French politician, physician, and journalist who was Prime Minister of France during the First World War. A leader of the Radical Party, he played a central role in the politics of the French Third Republic
Georges Clemenceau
Official language of Liechtenstein
German
Most historians agree that WWII began when _____________ on September 1, 1939
Germany invaded Poland
1874-1946. an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. In 1933, she published a quasi-memoir of her Paris years, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas,
Gertrude Stein
She moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of her life. She hosted a Paris salon, where the leading figures of modernism in literature and art, such as Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sinclair Lewis, Ezra Pound, Sherwood Anderson and Henri Matisse, would meet
Gertrude Stein
The film is notable for being the ninth and final on-screen pairing of Tracy and Hepburn, with filming ending just 17 days before Tracy's death. The film was released in December 1967, six months after his death
Guess Who's Coming to dinner
a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and stretches to the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Gulf Stream
The two less developed Marx Brothers
Gummo and Zeppo
Roman Emperor 117-138. who was the adoptive son of Trajan., supported the arts. Built a huge wall around the border and encouraged frontier peoples to enter the army
Hadrian
Roman emperor. He earned further disapproval among the elite by abandoning Trajan's expansionist policies and recent territorial gains in Mesopotamia, Assyria and Armenia, and parts of Dacia. He preferred to invest in the development of stable, defensible borders, and the unification, under his overall leadership, of the empire's disparate peoples
Hadrian
1967 off broadway. The musical's profanity, its depiction of the use of illegal drugs, its treatment of sexuality, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused much comment and controversy.
Hair
Music Galt MacDermot Lyrics Gerome Ragni James Rado Book Gerome Ragni James Rado 1967.
Hair
a primary Moon phase when we can see exactly half of the Moon's surface illuminated
Half moon (first quarter moon)
What singer was declared dead on New Years' Day in 1953 at the age of 29?
Hank Williams
The show was inspired by Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, the major difference being that _________ was far less topical, and was centered on rural culture
Hee Haw
What tv show took place in kornfield kounty? 655 episodes between 1969-1993.
Hee Haw
started in 1974. To her Japanese fans, she is known as Kitty Chan
Hello Kitty
The first authorized Bible printed in English is the Great Bible of 1539. ____________ of England declared that it should be read aloud during the church services in the Church of England
Henry the 8th
Pompeii, along with __________ and many villas in the surrounding area was buried under (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Herculaneum
suffering the same fate, __________ was a wealthier town than Pompeii, possessing an extraordinary density of fine houses with, for example, far more lavish use of coloured marble cladding.
Herculaneum
a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The second-largest museum in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Empress Catherine the Great.
Hermitage Museum
the 27th Prime Minister of Japan during much of World War II, from October 17, 1941, to July 22, 1944. As Prime Minister, he was responsible for ordering the attack on Pearl Harbor, which initiated war between Japan and the United States
Hideki Tojo
1899-1981. one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s. an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader.
Hoagy Carmichael
He is best known for composing the music for "Stardust", "Georgia on My Mind" (lyrics by Stuart Gorrell), "The Nearness of You", and "Heart and Soul" (in collaboration with lyricist Frank Loesser), four of the most-recorded American songs of all time.
Hoagy Carmichael
Largest university in India, named after the prime minister
Indira Gandhi national open University
Company that is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers (PCs).
Intel
It is the world's second largest and second highest valued semiconductor chip makers based on revenue after being overtaken by Samsung.
Intel
The company's name was conceived as portmanteau of the words integrated and electronics, with co-founder Noyce having been a key inventor of the integrated circuit (microchip).
Intel
From a concept originated in 1922, the ____________ is presented to Canadian Engineering graduates in a closed ceremony known as The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer, developed with the assistance of English poet Rudyard Kipling.
Iron Ring
The story is set in 1194, after the failure of the Third Crusade, when many of the Crusaders were still returning to their homes in Europe. the story of one of the remaining Anglo-Saxon noble families at a time when the nobility in England was overwhelmingly Norman.
Ivanhoe
an historical novel first published in 1820 in three volumes and subtitled A Romance. At the time it was written it represented a shift by the author away from fairly realistic novels set in Scotland in the comparatively recent past, to a somewhat fanciful depiction of medieval England
Ivanhoe (sir walter scott)
She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those two events at four different Olympic Games. Sports Illustrated for Women magazine voted ___________ the Greatest Female Athlete of All-Time. She is on the Board of Directors for USA Track & Field
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1877-1937. an American inventor and entrepreneur who patented the first electric razor
Jacob Schick
Among his works are the Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch and Wizard, and Private series, as well as many others. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books
James Patterson
Capital is Riga. 25% russians. Russian is the inter-ethnic language.
Latvia
The son of the founder of Greenland
Leif Arikson
He was the first known European to have discovered continental North America (excluding Greenland), before Christopher Columbus.
Leif Erikson (970-1020)
Unlike the Nobel Prize, the ________ was usually awarded to several people a year rather than to just one individual. The prize was mainly awarded to prominent Communists and supporters of the Soviet Union who were not Soviet citizens.
Lenin Peace Prize
1790-1865. a German prince who became the first King of the Belgians following the country's independence in 1830. He reigned between July 1831 and December 1865.
Leopold I
A civil war began in December 1989, when rebels entered _________ through Ivory Coast with the intent of capturing Samuel Doe. He was captured and overthrown on 9 September 1990. He was tortured during interrogation and executed.
Liberia
Country on the west african coast. English is official language, many are spoken. Declared its independence in 1847. (US recognizes it in 1862). Flag based on US flag.
Liberia
Principality in Central Europe. Fourth smallest country in Europe. Capital: Vaduz
Liechtenstein
Which country lies between Switzerland and Austria?
Liechtenstein
What company was founded in 1976 by "the two Steves"?
apple computer
What is the capital of liberia?
Monrovia
a North African country bordering the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Capital Rabat
Morocco
originally an acronym of Massive Ordnance AirBurst), it came to stand for:
Mother of all bombs
Civil rights organization founded in the US in 1909
NAACP
The ________ bestows annual awards to people of color in two categories: Image Awards are for achievement in the arts and entertainment, and Spingarn Medals are for outstanding achievement of any kind
NAACP
Group founded by WEB Dubois, Mary white ovington, and moorfield storey.
NAACP (1909)
He invented the game of basketball at age 30 in 1891. He wrote the original basketball rule book and founded the University of Kansas basketball program
Naismith (James Naismith)
1839-1925. an American military general who served in the American Civil War, the American Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War. From 1895 to 1903, he served as the last Commanding General of the United States Army before the office was abolished.
Nelson Miles
It's said he played the fiddle while rome burned
Nero
the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Central and South America and Mexico
New World monkeys
What is the first phase of the moon and the last?
New moon. Waxing Crescent
President during apollo 11 moon landing, started the Environmental protection agency, enforced desegregation, established diplomatic relations with China
Nixon
______ drama is the oldest surviving theatrical form in the world, dating back to the 14th century.
Noh
It was established in 1961 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. An initiative of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito.
Non-aligned movement
a group of states that are not formally lined up with or against any major power bloc. As of 2012, the movement has 120 members.
Non-aligned movement
What is March's birthstone?
aquamarine
an English actor known for his upper-middle class, macho image, hellraiser lifestyle, and "tough guy" roles. Notable films include The Trap (1966), playing Bill Sikes in the Best Picture Oscar winner Oliver! (1968). Last role: Gladiator
Oliver Reed (1938-1999)
After romantic relationships with Howard Hughes, James Stewart, and John Huston, she married author Marcus Goodrich, with whom she had a son, Benjamin. Following her divorce from Goodrich in 1953, she moved to Paris and has lived there since. Currently 102 years old.
Olivia de Havilland
b. 1916. She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939), and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949).
Olivia de Havilland
The first great civilization in Mexico were the ________ (1400-300 B.C.) who established many cities along the eastern coast of Mexico
Olmecs
__________________ was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. The operation was launched on 6 June 1944 with the Normandy landings
Operation Overlord
The order is awarded to those who have made distinguished achievements in international relations, promotion of Japanese culture, advancements in their field, development in welfare or preservation of the environment. Prior to the end of World War II, it was also awarded for exemplary military service.
Order of the Rising Sun
An _________ is a set of conventions for writing a language. It includes norms of spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word breaks, emphasis, and punctuation.
Orthography
a conservative Prussian statesman who dominated German and European affairs from the 1860s until 1890 and was the first Chancellor of the German Empire between 1871 and 1890.
Otto von Bismarck
Who won the Battle of Gallipoli?
Ottoman Empire (stopped allied capture of Constantinople)
______________ killed more than 30 Americans in a pair of attacks in 1916. That drew the deployment of a U.S. military expedition into Mexico, but he eluded capture during the 11-month manhunt. Pardoned by Mexican President Adolfo de la Huerta in 1920, he retired to a quiet life at his ranch until his assassination.
Pancho Villa
a famed Mexican revolutionary and guerilla leader. He joined Francisco Madero's uprising against Mexican dictator President Porfirio Díaz in 1909, and later became leader of the División del Norte cavalry and governor of Chihuahua.
Pancho Villa
Northern Ireland is currently a majority [what religion] country.
Protestant
They look like blinking stars.
Pulsars
What college is located in West Lafayette Indiana?
Purdue university
What was the last imperial dynasty of China?
Qing Dynasty
a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded c. 1650 and devoted to peaceful principles
Quaker
Central to their belief is the doctrine of the "Inner Light," or sense of Christ's direct working in the soul. This has led them to reject both formal ministry and all set forms of worship.
Quakers
Born Dana Owens, 1970, Newark NJ.
Queen Latifah
What cartoonist created the bearded guru named Mr. Natural?
R Crumb
What is the capital of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan?
Regina
Originally published as a short story in Playboy Magazine, it became an international bestseller when published as a novel. The bulk of the novel concerns the three children of German Americans Mary Pease and Axel Jordache - the eldest, Gretchen, the middle child, Rudolph, and the youngest, Thomas. It chronicles their experiences from the end of World War II until the late 1960s.
Rich Man, Poor Man (irwin shaw)
What famous historical figure turns out to be the disguised Black Knight in Sir Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe"?
Richard the Lion hearted
one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. He fought successfully during his reign to regain Scotland's place as an independent country and is today revered in Scotland as a national hero.
Robert I (Robert the Bruce)
His best-known television roles include suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; wealthy detective Harry Rule in the 1970s series The Protectors; Morgan Wendell in the 1978-79 mini series Centennial; formidable General Hunt Stockwell in the fifth season of the 1980s series The A-Team
Robert Vaughn
French sculptor. The Age of Bronze (L'age d'airain), 1877 The Walking Man (L'homme qui marche), 1877-78 The Burghers of Calais (Les Bourgeois de Calais), 1889 The Kiss, 1889
Rodin
at Live 8 in 2005, Pink Floyd's performance in London was their first since 1981 to include original bassist, ____________
Roger Waters
What was divided in 395ad?
Roman empire (west and east)
four churches in the world that hold the rank of Major Basilica, all four of which are in which city?
Rome
Period of Picasso lasted from 1904 to 1906 This period signifies the time when the style of Pablo Picasso's painting used cheerful orange and pink colors in contrast to the cool, somber tones of the previous Blue Period.
Rose Period
The plant has also been used as a symbol for remembrance during war commemorations and funerals. Mourners would throw it into graves as a symbol of remembrance for the dead.
Rosemary
The country with the largest number of WWII causalities was __________, with over 21 million
Russia
an empire that existed across Eurasia and North America from 1721, following the end of the Great Northern War, until the Republic was proclaimed by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917
Russian Empire
Which river carved the Grand Canyon?
colorado river
a stock clown character of the commedia dell'arte. Means "little skirmisher." Usually attired in black Spanish dress and burlesquing a Don, he was often beaten by Harlequin for his boasting and cowardice.
Scaramouche
With the death of King Alexander III in 1286, the crown of __________ passed to his only surviving descendant, his three-year-old granddaughter Margaret, the Maid of Norway
Scotland
1970-1989. nicknamed Big Red. in 1973 became first triple crown winner in 25 years. His record-breaking victory in the Belmont Stakes, which he won by 31 lengths, is widely regarded as one of the greatest races of all time.
Secretariat
Condition Patton didn't believe in, leading to him slapping some people and got in trouble with Eisenhower.
Shell shock (PTSD)
In 1864, ___________ succeeded Grant as the Union commander in the western theater of the war. He proceeded to lead his troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that contributed to the re-election of Abraham Lincoln.
Sherman
What Hindu god is known as "The Destroyer"?
Shiva
After Hirohito's death in 1989, he became known by this posthumous name, also a name of his era- the Period of peace/harmony.
Showa (Emperor Showa)
a commonly used name for events between 1987 and 1991 that led to the restoration of the independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Singing Revolution
1959 cartoon character. best known for his catchphrases: "Heavens to Murgatroyd!", "Exit, stage left!", and "Heavens to Betsy!" Mountain lion, wants to be an actor.
Snagglepuss
Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, ____________ is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world
St. Peter's Basilica (vatican city)
Between 1713 and 1728 and in 1732-1918, ______________ was the capital of Imperial Russia.
St. Petersburg
Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012. Important port on Baltic sea
St. Petersburg
it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703. Name was changed in 1914, then 1924, then back to original name in 1991.
St. Petersburg
Earning six Grammy Awards and ten Austin Music Awards, he was inducted posthumously into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2000, and the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2014. Rolling Stone ranked Vaughan as the twelfth greatest guitarist of all time. Died in 1990 at 35.
Stevie Ray Vaughan
What miraculous transformation does the Devil first tempt Jesus to try in the wilderness?
Stones into bread
In 1956, Egyptian President Nasser seized the ___________ from its French and British owners, sparking an invasion by those Western nations and their ally, Israel. became a Cold War confrontation and a test of the United Nations
Suez Canal
On October 29, 1956, Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the _________ after Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-70) nationalized it in July of that same year
Suez Canal
1866-1925. Founding father of the Republic of China
Sun Yat-sen
1866-1925. leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party, known as the father of modern China. Influential in overthrowing the Qing (Manchu) dynasty (1911/12), he served as the first provisional president of the Republic of China (1911-12) and later as de facto ruler (1923-25).
Sun Yat-sen
an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17.
Susan B. Anthony
What country is officially known as "Republic of China" and formally known as "Formosa"
Taiwan
The size of a small dog, the _______________ became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936.
Tasmanian devil
(1961) is a biographical novel of Michelangelo Buonarroti written by American author Irving Stone. Stone lived in Italy for years visiting many of the locations in Rome and Florence, worked in marble quarries, and apprenticed himself to a marble sculptor.
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Band from Athens GA that includes Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland, Kate Pierson.
The B-52s
Vienna and Belgrade lie on the banks of which river?
The Danube
The race serves as the middle leg of the British Triple Crown, preceded by the 2000 Guineas and followed by the St Leger, although the feat of winning all three is now rarely attempted. It is Britain's richest horse race, and the most prestigious of the five Classics.
The Derby (Epsom Derby)
book about life in china before WW1. It is the first book in a trilogy that includes Sons (1932) and A House Divided (1935).
The Good Earth
Comprising 11,995 lines, 15 books and over 250 myths, the poem chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar within a loose mythico-historical framework.
The Metamorphoses (Ovid, 8 AD)
What musical famility's two oldest brothers, Virl and Tom, were born deaf?
The Osmonds
What is the world's smallest monkey?
The Pygmy marmoset
Book and movie about the Mercury Seven, the pilots engaged in U.S. postwar research with experimental rocket-powered, high-speed aircraft
The Right Stuff (tom wolfe)
It includes some of the best known teachings of Jesus, such as the Beatitudes, and the widely recited Lord's Prayer. ________________ is generally considered to contain the central tenets of Christian discipleship.
The Sermon on the Mount (in matthew)
The work is a unique depiction of the lifestyles of high courtiers during the Heian period, written in archaic language and a poetic and confusing style that make it unreadable to the average Japanese without dedicated study. Often called the first novel.
The Tale of Genji
a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu in the early years of the 11th century
The Tale of Genji
The Pink floyd album's title, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, refers to the god Pan, as depicted in the book _________________.
The Wind in the Willows
He became a star in the Broadway musical comedy Poppy (1923), in which he played a colorful small-time con man. His subsequent stage and film roles were often similar scoundrels, or else henpecked everyman characters.
WC Fields
His comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs and children.
WC Fields
comedian, writer, actor, born 1880 as William Claude Dukenfield
WC Fields
Operation Fortitude was a decoy plan from the US during what war?
WW2
A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe. Organized in 1955 in answer to NATO, it included Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the Soviet Union.
Warsaw Pact
The Revolutions of 1989 led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin wall, dissolution of Yugoslavia, and the dissolution of what multi-country agreement?
Warsaw Pact
was signed in Poland in 1955 and was officially called 'The Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation and Mutual Assistance'.
Warsaw Pact
What two late-1950s Broadway musicals featured songs titled "Maria"?
West Side Story and The Sound of Music
The zone of fighting in western Europe in World War I, in which the German army engaged France, the UK (and its dominions), and, from 1917, the US.
Western Front
What was dissolved in 476?
Western Roman Empire
First painting by an american to be displayed at The Louvre
Whistler's mother
He accepted the surrender of all the Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida in April 1865, after having been present at most major military engagements in the western theater.
William Tecumseh Sherman
When Grant assumed the U.S. presidency in 1869, ________ succeeded him as Commanding General of the Army, in which capacity he served from 1869 until 1883. As such, he was responsible for the U.S. Army's engagement in the Indian Wars over the next 15 years.
William Tecumseh Sherman
_________ is a Germanic language extremely close to High German -- so close that most modern speakers of standard German have little trouble understanding it. The number of speakers is constantly dropping since it was a diaspora language spoken in Europe
Yiddish
a socialist state that existed from its foundation in the aftermath of World War II until its dissolution in 1992. Made up of six socialist republics. Capital: Belgrade
Yugoslavia
1872-1939. an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier
Zane Grey
Riders of the Purple Sage (1912) was his best-selling book.
Zane Grey
Ascribed to the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet, it exalts a deity of wisdom, Ahura Mazda (Wise Lord), as its Supreme Being. Monotheistic, one of oldest existing religions.
Zoroastrianism
Religion of ancient persia. Emerged around 600bc.
Zoroastrianism
Who was the first US President born outside the 13 original states?
abraham lincoln
What acid gives vinegar its smell and taste?
acetic acid
Which continent is the natural habitat of the Ostrich?
africa
an agriculture college, or a student at such a school. Kansas State University College of Agriculture and the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences are each an example of an __________.
aggie
Before starting to produce cars in the late 1940s, what did SAAB originally manufacture?
aircrafts
"Friends of Bill W." is another name for what?
alcoholics anonymous
a chain of 14 large volcanic islands and 55 smaller ones belonging to both the U.S. state of Alaska and the Russian federal subject of Kamchatka Krai
aleutian islands
the national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest parliaments in the world
althing
the most common cause of degeneration dementia
alzheimer's
What Texas city is nicknamed "The Yellow Rose of Texas"?
amarillo
What is the last word of the bible?
amen
it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city.
anchorage
a localized, blood filled balloon like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.
aneurysm
What actress earned an Oscar nomination for her first screen appearance in "Gaslight"?
angela lansbury
The Khmer words for "city temple" give what building its name?
angkor wat
refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. They'd been wanting that for a while, but the treaty at the end of ww1 forbade it
anschluss
What kind of farm is a formicarium?
ant farm
Where is over 90% of the world's fresh water supply located?
antarctica
bacterial disease of sheep and cattle, typically affecting the skin and lungs. It can be transmitted to humans, causing severe skin ulceration or a form of pneumonia (also called wool-sorter's disease).
anthrax
Who was assassinated by Khalid Islamboulli in 1981?
anwar sadat
Known as yakyū, it was introduced to Japan by an American teacher named Horace Wilson. The first game was played in Japan in 1873 at Tokyo University. Japan has two professional leagues, the Pacific and Central
baseball
what battle is portrayed on Bayeux Tapestry
battle of hastings
Which great battle took place from July 1 to November 18, 1916?
battle of the somme
Which Bay is located to the north of Spain?
bay of biscay
a large tree with smooth gray bark, glossy leaves, and hard, pale, fine-grained timber. Its fruit is an important food for numerous wild birds and mammals.
beech
this capital's name means northern capital
beijing
Capital and largest city in Northern Ireland. Second Largest city on the island after Dublin
belfast
In which present-day country is the site of the battle of Waterloo?
belgium
What European capital city was the setting for the musical "Cabaret"?
berlin
black coal having a relatively high volatile content. It burns with a characteristically bright smoky flame.
bituminous coal
What color moves first in checkers?
black
What job does Joe teach to Pip in Great Expectations?
blacksmithing
"lightning war" in german
blitzkrieg
Karl Landsteiner won a Nobel prize in 1930 for which medical discovery?
blood groups
any of the various types of human blood whose antigen characteristics determine compatibility in transfusion. The best known ones are those of the ABO system.
blood groups
the phenomenon whereby the moon in total eclipse is illuminated by sunlight filtered and refracted by the earth's atmosphere.
blood moon
denoting companies or their shares considered to be a reliable investment, though less secure than gilt-edged stock.
blue chip (stock)
What is a second full moon in a month called?
blue moon
What of the so-called original six teams was the NHL's first US franchise?
boston bruins
who was born George Alan O'Dowd in 1961?
boy george
What group's honor society is the Order of the Arrow?
boy scouts
what novel is set in 2540 and published in 1932?
brave new world
Which famed hunter, scout, and showman of the Old West nicknamed his rifle "Lucretia Borgia"?
buffalo bill
Robert Leroy Parker was better known as who?
butch cassidy
What Broadway musical featured "The Telephone Hour"?
bye bye birdie
What letter is displayed on a typical hot-water tap in France?
c
what state is home to the Colorado Desert?
california
In 1923, which president started the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony?
calvin coolidge
What city was the first American college located in?
cambridge, ma
What region of italy is home to both Pompeii and Naples?
campania
a double-flowered cultivated variety of clove pink, with gray-green leaves and showy pink, white, or red flowers.
carnation
Who played the male lead in the 1947 film "The Bishop's Wife"?
cary grant
Nepetalactone is the active ingredient in what pet product?
catnip
What structure in the back of the brain governs motor control?
cerebellum
N'Djamena is the capital of which country?
chad
sakura, these, are japan's national flower
cherry blossoms
a fibrous substance consisting of polysaccharides and forming the major constituent in the exoskeleton of arthropods and the cell walls of fungi.
chitin
Who starred as Captain Georg von Trapp in "The Sound of Music"?
christopher plummer
Who did Anthony Eden succeed as Prime Minister in 1955?
churchill
Originally a pejorative term applied to all city-dwellers, it was gradually restricted to Londoners, those born in the Cheapside district, the East End.
cockney
A hobbyist referred to as a "numismatist" studies or collects what?
coins
art form from the french for "to glue"
collage
The Naismith Award is an award given in what field?
college basketball
capital of sri lanka
colombo
(in Buddhism) a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.
nirvana
a colorless gas with a sweetish odor, prepared by heating ammonium nitrate. It produces exhilaration or anesthesia when inhaled and is used as an anesthetic and as an aerosol propellant.
nitrous oxide
At what Seward Peninsula city does the Iditarod end?
nome, alaska
Which US state is home to Cape Lookout National Seashore?
north carolina
a fashionable area of west London, England. It is especially famous for the __________ Carnival, a colourful street festival held there every year on Summer Bank Holiday.
notting hill
a tough, lightweight, elastic synthetic polymer with a proteinlike chemical structure, able to be produced as filaments, sheets, or molded objects
nylon
Which blood type is universal?
o negative
Pearl Harbor is located on which Hawaiian island?
oahu
When an entree is prepared "en brochette", how is it served?
on a skewer
What kind of tea takes its name from the Chinese for "Black dragon"?
oolong
On the taxonimic scale, what level is "Primates"?
order
a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic royal house or organisation to a recipient, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients.
order
diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. it is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth
orion nebula
Who's responsible for "The Ballad of Reading Gaol"?
oscar wilde
Most populous city in Norway. The city's name was spelled Kristiania from 1877 and 1897 by state and municipal authorities, respectively. In 1925 it was renamed ________
oslo
A spat is a baby what?
oyster
What are wrapped in bacon to make the dish "Angels on Horseback"?
oysters
a palatial building, especially in Italy.
palazzo
who was born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski?
pat benatar
a brown, soil-like material characteristic of boggy, acid ground, consisting of partly decomposed vegetable matter. It is widely cut and dried for use in gardening and as fuel.
peat
What nickname is shared by Charles Russell, Harold Reese, and Paul Reubens?
pee-wee
a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s until 1991 and is widely associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost (meaning "openness") policy reform
perestroika
medical term for whooping cough.
pertussis
a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language. they have a limited vocabulary,
pidgin
The endless river, released in 2014, is the final album of what band?
pink floyd
The word "___________" comes from a Greek word meaning "wandering star."
planet
the brightest star in the constellation of Ursa Minor.
polaris (north star)
What company did Edwin Land found in 1937?
polaroid
an infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause temporary or permanent paralysis.
polio
a person who knows and is able to use several languages.
polyglot
a now-defunct car brand that was owned, made, and sold by General Motors. Introduced as a companion make for GM's more expensive line of Oakland automobiles
pontiac
What Notting Hill road is home to London's most famous antique market?
portobello road
Nitre and saltpeter are two names for what white crystalline salt, occurring naturally and produced synthetically, used in fertilizer, as a meat preservative, and as a constituent of gunpowder
potassium nitrate
spider monkeys are the only primates to have what?
prehensile tail
what 1813 book was once called "first impressions"?
pride and prejudice
Predicted course and outcome of a disease.
prognosis
relating to the lungs.
pulmonary
who published the story of "Hansel & Gretel" in 1812?
the brothers grimm
What children's classic first chapter is titled "Into the Primitive"?
the call of the wild
a fresco painting by Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508-1512. It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative
the creation of adam
the group of socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, generally the Soviet Union and the countries of the Warsaw Pact
the eastern bloc
Dustin Hoffman earned his first Oscar nomination for what movie?
the graduate
What movie features three tunnels named Tom, Dick, and Harry?
the great escape
fresco by the Italian Renaissance painter Michelangelo covering the whole altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It is a depiction of the Second Coming of Christ and the final and eternal judgment by God of all humanity
the last judgement
What decoration is called el Nacimiento in spanish?
the nativity ("the birth")
What 1909 Gaston Leroux novel was adapted for both a 1925 film and a 1986 musical?
the phantom of the opera
The zodiac sign "Aries" refers to what animal?
the ram
Between 1964 and 1975, what Motown group scored 37 Top 40 hits?
the temptations
Former French prime minister Georges Clemenceau was called what?
the tiger
The novel is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure, morality and camaraderie, and celebrated for its evocation of the nature of the Thames Valley.
the wind in the willows (kenneth grahame 1908)
was the governing assembly of a northern Germanic society, made up of the free people of the community presided over by lawspeakers ~600ad
thing
The typical octopus has how many hearts?
three
1. infection of the mouth and throat by a yeastlike fungus, causing whitish patches.
thrush
Who wrote the book "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"?
tom wolfe
writer of Bonfire of the Vanities (1987), The Electric koolaid acid test and the right stuff (1979).
tom wolfe
Who won a Grammy Award for his song "I Left my Heart in San Francisco"?
tony bennett
What classic movie, in which Charlton Heston is miscast as a Mexican cop, is sometimes called the last "film noir"?
touch of evil
Whose paintings include "Two Half-Naked Women Seen from Behind in the Rue des Moulins Brothel"?
toulouse-lautrec
Roman emperor., professional soldier from Spain, first non-italian emperor, brought Rome to its height (about the size of the U.S.) (98-117)
trajan
largest moon of Neptune
triton
an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules in the tissues, especially the lungs
tuberculosis
the chemical element of atomic number 74, a hard steel-gray metal of the transition series. It has a very high melting point (3410°C) and is used to make electric light filaments.
tungsten
Which African country has a domain of .tn?
tunisia
What is the NATO phonetic alphabet word for "U"?
uniform
the largest university in the netherlands
utrecht university
these warriors are called Old Norse for "chooser of the slain"
valkyrie
In 1983, who became the first African American to win the Miss America Pageant?
vanessa williams
The Golden and Silver Lions are awarded at which film festival?
venice
Transmission of disease from one generation to the next. mother to infant
vertical transmission
What two-word Latin phrase means "the reverse order"?
vice versa
What common cooking ingredient gets its name from the French words meaning "sour wine"?
vinegar
Kind of beef. name means "japanese cattle"
wagyu
