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Which US President issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Abraham Lincoln

Who wrote "Mein Kampf" while in prison?

Adolf Hitler

The aardvark is native to which continent?

Africa

In "Toy Story", who receives Buzz Lightyear for his seventh birthday and a puppy for his eighth?

Andy

Who was William Shakespeare's wife?

Anne Hathaway

What "king" of golf lent his name to a mixture of iced tea and lemonade?

Arnold Palmer

What happens when you roll three consecutive doubles in a game of Monopoly?

You go to jail

What Biblical figure's wife was turned into a pillar of salt?

Lot

What is Jama Claxton's middle name?

Lynn

What is the main language of Brazil?

Portuguese

In the book "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series, who is Percy's father?

Poseidon

On which river does Washington D.C. stand?

Potomac

What does the Latin word "verbatin" translate into?

Word for word

What Ivy League University is located in New Haven, Connecticut?

Yale

What year were the Olympic Games hosted in the US for the first time?

1904

When did World War I begin?

1914

What is the alphanumeric address of Sherlock Holmes?

221B Baker Street

How many holes can be found in the standard bowling ball?

3

Technically, what type of fruit is a pineapple?

A berry

What metal item on the end of a kite string gave off the sparks in Benjamin Franklin's 1752 experiment?

A key

Which male vocal range is pitched between tenor and bass?

Baritone

What name is given to the shellfish that cling to the bottom of ships?

Barnacles

What ice cream chain once sold a ketchup-flavored ice cream?

Baskin-Robbins

What is the largest rodent in the US?

Beaver

What is campanology the study of?

Bells

What piece on a chess board can only move on one color?

Bishop

What color is produced by the complete absorption of light rays?

Black

Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Scott Raynor formed which band?

Blink-182

What color is the little engine in the children's book "The Little Engine That Could"?

Blue

Sweet baby broccoli is another name for what vegetable?

Broccolini

Who created the children's land of Narnia?

C.S. Lewis

What popular brand of soup was introduced in 1897?

Campbell's

The beaver is the national emblem of which country?

Canada

Which 1976 film is about a persecuted schoolgirl with psychokinetic powers who wreaks havoc on prom night?

Carrie

"Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything" is a Nike advertisement associated with which NFL player?

Colin Kaepernick

What was the original brand of cereal whose mascot was Chip the Wolf?

Cookie Crisps

What was patented by Eli Whitney in 1749?

Cotton gin

What does CSI stand for in the TV show by the same name?

Crime Scene Investigation

What is the term for a wolf's home?

Den

What is Scrooge's first name?

Ebenezer

Who is the pre-Civil War author of a short story about a beating heart beneath the floorboards?

Edgar Allan Poe

Which video game studio created the popular online game Fortnite?

Epic Games

In NATO's phonetic alphabet, what is the letter "F" referred to as?

Foxtrot

Who was the king of Britain during the American Revolutionary War?

George III

Eric Arthur Blair was the real name of which author?

George Orwell

Which US state is home to CNN?

Georgia

What is the core in most pencils made from?

Graphite

What is the capital of Cuba?

Havana

Some animals spend the winter in a sleep-like state known as what?

Hibernation

What is the name for the upper arm bone found in humans?

Humerus

Where does Yogi Bear live?

Jellystone National Park

What children's game takes its name from the Swahili word for "build"?

Jenga

Who wrote the American realist novel "The Grapes of Wrath"?

John Steinbeck

Which planet is famous for its Big Red Spot?

Jupiter

Who was originally created from a green spring coat that Elizabeth Henson had thrown out?

Kermit the Frog

What *known* city is Jama Claxton from?

Kokomo

What is food that is permitted to be eaten under Jewish dietary laws known as?

Kosher

Where does Spongebob Squarepants work?

Krusty Krab

In which Disney film do two cats sing "The Siamese Cat song"?

Lady and the Tramp

Who was the male star of the 1997 film "Titanic"?

Leonardo DiCaprio

What is the symbol of the Zodiac sign Leo?

Lion

What type of leaf is depicted on the national flag of Canada?

Maple leaf

What Roman committed suicide in 30 BC after hearing a false report on Cleopatra's death?

Marc Antony

What video game was originally given the name Jumpman?

Mario

What is the name for the pigment found in your skin and hair that gives them color?

Melanin

Tenochtitlan, founded in 1324, is now known as what city?

Mexico City

Which basketball superstar had a major role in the 1996 movie "Space Jam"?

Michael Jordan

Who launched her signature fragrance, "Moi", in 1998?

Miss Piggy

Who was the Roman god of the sea?

Neptune

The United States Supreme Court consists of how many judges?

Nine

What is Marilyn Monroe's real name?

Norma Jeane Mortenson

The port city of Sandusky, home to amusement park Cedar Pointe, is located in which state?

Ohio

Which bird lays the largest egg? Emu or ostrich?

Ostrich

The Louvre is located in which European City?

Paris

Which US state was established by William Penn in 1681?

Pennsylvania

What is the English translation for the name of the German automaker Volkswagen?

People's car

What 1904 play was subtitled "The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up"?

Peter Pan

The ailment known as conjunctivitis is also known by what colorful name?

Pink eye

What is the ballet term for a 360 degree turn on one foot?

Pirouette

According to legend, who saved the life of colonist John Smith?

Pocahontas

What is the name of the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph that was released in 2018?

Ralph Breaks the Internet

What four-letter word describes an arena for public roller-skating?

Rink

What common kitchen item is made up of sodium and chlorine atoms?

Salt

Who tells the stories in "One Thousand and One Nights"?

Scheherazade

What is the longest nerve in the human body?

Sciatic

What company printed its first mail-order catalog in 1887?

Sears

From what language did English borrow the word "rodeo"?

Spanish

Tips of damaged hair are called what?

Split ends

What is James P. Sullivan's nickname in the movie "Monsters, Inc."?

Sully

How many lords are leaping in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"?

Ten

In what city would you find the Wizard of Oz?

The Emerald City

What is the name of the calendar we use today?

The Gregorian calendar

In what two-act ballet does a toymaker's goddaughter travel to the Land of Sweets on Christmas Eve?

The Nutcracker

What is Shawshank in the movie The Shawshank Redemption?

The prison

What major river runs through Rome?

Tiber

Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" song was featured as the main theme song to which 90s movie?

Titanic

What President delivered his "Fourteen Points" speech in Congress in 1918?

Woodrow Wilson

What layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth?

Troposphere

The traditional chef's hat has 100 pleats, which symbolizes the number of what?

Ways to cook an egg

What color flag is the signal for surrender?

White


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