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1A&LArchitectureWhich civilization were the first builders to fully appreciate the advantages of the arch, the vault and the dome?Roman
2A&LArtsWho sculptured the famous 1902 sculpture "The Thinker"?Auguste Rodin
3A&LAuthorWho wrote "The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank", "If Life Is a Bowl Cherries, What Am I Doing In the Pits?", and "Motherhood : The Second Oldest Profession"?Erma Bombeck
4A&LBibleAccording to the bible, who was 600 years old when "the waters of the flood were upon the earth"?Noah
5A&LChildrenWhat was the name of the baby pig that "Dr. Dolittle" talked to?"Gub Gub"
6A&LComicsWhat is the name of the General's secretary in the "Beetle Bailey" comic strip?"Miss Buxley"
and
"Private Blips"
7A&LFictionWhat is the "Answer to the Great Question Of Life, the Universe and Everything", according to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"?42
8A&LFictionWhat is the name of the family in John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath"?"Joads"
9A&LFictionWhich 1929 author wrote "A Farewell To Arms"?Ernest "Papa" Hemingway
10A&LLanguageWhat was the last letter added to the modern English alphabet?"J"
11A&LNonfictionAccording to Ben Franklin "Early to bed and early to rise, makes one …" what?Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
12A&LPlayShakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is set in which country - England, Greece, Italy, or Spain?Greece
13GeographyUnited StatesAccording to United States Geological Survey, what are the two most "earthquake-prone states"?Alaska and California
14GeographyUnited StatesIsa Lake (in Yellowstone National Park) is the only lake in the world, on the continental divide, which drains to two different oceans, backwards - True or False?True
(east side drains to Pacific and west side drains to Atlantic)
15GeographyUnited StatesThe Rio Grande river empties into which body of water - Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, or the Sea of Cortez?Gulf of Mexico
16GeographyUnited StatesWhat is the most populated U. S. city in the Central Time Zone?Chicago
17GeographyUnited StatesWhat U. S. state shares the longest border with Kentucky?Tennessee
18GeographyUnited StatesWhich U. S. State has "counties" called "parishes"?Louisiana
19GeographyWorldAgra's "Taj Mahal" is located in which country?India
20GeographyWorldWhat two "European" countries, with names beginning with "U", were listed on worldatlas.com in 2004?Ukraine
United Kingdom
21GeographyWorldWhat country emerged constitutionally as Pakistan in 1947, then East Pakistan in 1952, and finally became independent in 1971?Bangladesh
22GeographyWorldWhat do these 20th century countries have in common today - East Germany, Prussia, Soviet Union, South Vietnam, and United Arab Republic?the are countries that no longer exist
23GeographyWorldWhich city is the capital of Myanmar (formerly Burma) - Bangkok, Hanoi, or Yangon?Yangon (Rangoon)
24GeographyWorldWhich one of these countries does NOT border on Russia - Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Poland, or Ukraine?Lithuania
25HistoryUnited StatesWhat airline was "The Official Airline of Disneyland and Walt Disney World" in 1989?Delta Airlines
26HistoryUnited StatesWhat is the most consumed hot beverage in the world?
                       or
What is the most widely consumed hot beverage in the world?

(I'm taking a poll on this question - how should it be properly worded & which should be the correct answer?)
Tea?
(1.8 billion kilograms consumed each year by 40% of the world population)
Coffee?
(2.8 billion kilograms consumed each year by 30% of the world population)
27HistoryUnited StatesWhat is the term for a shirt sleeve badge indicating the wearer's rank and service (also a brand of gasoline)?Chevron
28HistoryUnited StatesWhich was the first "Public Building" in Washington D. C.?White House
29HistoryUnited StatesWho was the first U. S. President to be a graduate of West Point?Ulysses Simpson Grant
30HistoryUnited StatesWho was the only U. S. President to have graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis?James "Jimmy" Earl Carter
31HistoryWorldHow many letters make up "Roman Numerals"?seven (7)
(I, X, V, C, M, D, L)
32HistoryWorldThe "Gold Eagle", "Kangaroo Nugget", "Kuger-Rand", "Maple Leaf" and "Vienna Philharmonic" are all gold coins issued by what five different countries?Australia Kangaroo Nugget, Austria Vienna Philharmonic, Canada Maple Leaf,
South Africa
Kuger-Rand,
USA
Gold Eagle
33HistoryWorldWhat was the largest aircraft ever built?German Zeppelins
"Hindenburg" and "Graf Zeppelin II"
34HistoryWorldWhich "Commodore" forced Japan to "open" its ports to the United States in 1854 - Jones, Perry, or Rodney?Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry
35HistoryWorldWhich title (name) is most commonly applied to "Charles the Great" also called "Charles I" (the first "Holy Roman Emperor")?"Charlemagne"
36HistoryWorldWho invented the game of monopoly in 1933 - Charles Darrow, Clarence Darrow, or Tom Doherty?Charles Darrow
37Movies1929-What were presented, for the first time, at Hollywood's Roosevelt Hotel, May 16th 1929?Academy Awards ("Oscars")
38Movies1951What is the name of Charlie Allnut's boat in the classic Humphrey Bogart movie "The African Queen"?"African Queen"
39Movies1965In the musical "The Sound of Music", how many children were there in the Von Trapp family?Seven (7)
(Liesl, Friedrich, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta, Gretl)
40Movies1970Which actor was smokin in "Kelly's Heroes" as "Sgt. Oddball", the spaced-out hippie, tank commander?Donald Sutherland
41Movies1977Who played "God", in the 1977 movie "Oh, God!"?George Burns
42Movies1983What is the title of the 1983 Streisand movie about a feisty young woman who wants to become a Rabbi?"Yentl"
43Movies1987Who portrayed 1959 rock 'n roll singer "Richie Valens" in the 1987 movie "La Bamba"?Lou Diamond Phillips
44Movies1988What 1988 movie starred Emilio Estevez and Richard Dreyfuss as Seattle cops waiting for the bad guys?"Stakeout"
45Movies1992What actor played the coach in the original "Mighty Ducks"?Emilio Estevez
46Movies1995In the 1995 movie "French Kiss", who co-starred with Meg Ryan as the French man - "Luc"?Kevin Kline
47Movies1995-2008What is the name of the fictional pizzeria restaurant in "Toy Story" (and referenced in every Pixar movie to date)?"Pizza Planet"
48Movies2001Who won the 2001 Best Actress Oscar - Halle Berry ("Monster's Ball"), Nicole Kidman ("Moulin Rouge"), or  Renée Zellweger ("Bridget Jones's Diary")?Halle Berry
("Monster's Ball" playing "Leticia Musgrove")
49Music1962-Where was country singer Clint Black born - Long Branch (NJ), Longview (TX), or Macon (GA)?Long Branch (NJ) (2/4/1962)
50Music1966What Beatles ballad, including the French lyrics, won the 1966 Grammy as "Song of the Year"?"Michelle"
51Music1966Who sang the 1966 top hit "Strangers in the Night"?Frank Sinatra
52Music1966
2000
What #2 country hit for the 1966 Statler Brothers hit the country charts again in 2000 for Eric Heatherly?"Flowers on the Wall"
53Music1967Which Beatles album featured the song "I Am The Walrus" and "All You Need Is Love"?"Magical Mystery Tour"
54Music1976When Jeff Hanna left the "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band" in 1976, the group changed its name to the "Stone Ponys" - True or False?False
(They became the "Dirt Band" 1976-82)
55Music1981-88How many "Boys" made up the pop group "The Pet Shop Boys"?Two (2)
56Music1983How many times did Boy George spit out "Karma" before getting down to "Chameleon"?Five (5)
57Music1983The song "Flashdance…What A Feeling", from the movie "Flashdance", was a #1 pop hit for Donna Summer - True or False?false
(#1 Irene Cara)
58Music1993What Aerosmith song said "There's something wrong with the world today - I don't know what it is."?"Livin' on the Edge"
59MusicClassicalWhich instrument represents the "cat" in Prokofiev's symphonic fairy tale "Peter and The Wolf" - Flute, Oboe, or Trumpet?Oboe
60MusicYearThe following songs were all #1 pop hits in which year - "Abracadabra", "Centerfold", "Eye of the Tiger", and "Man-eater"?1982
61S&LBaseballIn major league baseball, if a fielder holds a fly ball for two seconds it's a catch - True or False?False
(a catch is legal when umpire judges fielder has COMPLETE control of ball)
62S&LBaseballThe Toronto Blue Jays belong to which baseball league - American League or National League?American League (AL)
63S&LBaseballWho was the 27th and last major league baseball player to get 3,000 career hits?Craig Biggio
(Houston Astros 6/28/07 3013)
64S&LBeerThe word "Ale" comes from a Viking word for beer - True or False?True
65S&LCollegeWhat is the only Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) school with a nickname that did not end with an "S"?Wolfpack
(North Carolina State)
66S&LFood/BeverageWhat chicken dish was named after Edward VII, "King of England"?"Chicken ala King"
67S&LGamesWhat is the "Dart term" for the line behind which darts players stand when throwing - Notch, Oche, or Stripe?Oche
(pronounced like hockey without the initial h)
68S&LGolfIs it permissible to use a club other than a putter to play a stroke on the putting green?Yes
(Rules do not stipulate type of club that must be used for making a putt or anyplace on the golf course)
69S&LGolfWhat is the golf term for the amount of lateral slope to a 'Putt'?Break
70S&LGolfWhat is the name of the Golf Scoring System in which "high score" wins?"Stableford"
71S&LHobbyWhat is still the most popular hobby in America?Coin Collecting
72S&LMisc.What is the highest rank of the Boy Scouts?Eagle
73S&LRacingIn May 2009, who became the first filly to win the Preakness in 85 years?"Rachel Alexandra"
74S&LTrack&FieldWho was the first woman to run the mile in under 4½ minutes?Mary Decker Slaney
75S&NAnatomyWhat is the more common name for the "Sternum Bone" in a human body?Breastbone
76S&NAstronomyHow many degrees from vertical is the tilt of the earth's axis (in the plane of the Sun) - 13½°, 18½°, or 23½°?23½°
77S&NBotanyWhat is the state tree for California?Redwood
78S&NChemistryDry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide - True or False?True
79S&NComputerWhat does "ROM" stand for in computer terminology?Read Only Memory
80S&NGeologyWhich is bigger - an Acre or a Hectare?Hectare
(2.471 acres)
81S&NInventionsVan Leeuwenhoek is credited with inventing what Scientific Instrument - Microscope, Stethoscope, or Telescope?Microscope
82S&NMathIf "nine thousand, nine hundred and nine" is written 9,909, how should "twelve thousand, twelve hundred, and twelve", be written?13,212
83S&NMedicineWhat oath begins "I swear by Apollo, the physician …"?Hippocratic Oath
(Physician's Oath)
84S&NPhysicsWhat is the term (word) for the upward force exerted on a submerged (or floating) object in a liquid?Buoyancy
85S&NPhysicsWho postulated that "For every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction"?Sir Isaac Newton
86S&NTechnologyWhich was invented first - the bicycle or the sewing machine?Bicycle
(1839-MacMillan)
Sewing Machine
(1846-Howe)
87S&NZoologyDo all birds hatch from eggs?yes
88S&NZoologyWhat Butterfly migrates to Mexico in the fall, and returns to the U. S. each spring?Monarch
89TV1957-59Guy Williams played what Spanish-masked hero in a 1957 TV series by Disney?"Zorro"
90TV1966Several TV shows have become movies (with same cast and show title), but what comic book turned TV series was the first?"Batman"
91TV1966-69According to the 1966 introduction, "Star Trek's" Enterprise was on a mission for how many years?Five (5)
92TV1975What "pony-tailed stand-up-comic" knew more than "seven dirty words" and hosted the first "Saturday Night Live" show October 11, 1975?George Carlin
93TV1984What star of "Airwolf" had a personalized license plate that read "BORG9"?Ernest Borgnine
94TV1989What series won the 1989 Emmy for "Best Comedy Series"?"Cheers"
95TV1991-94What was "Doug's" last name on Nickelodeon's animated show "Doug"?"Funnie"
(Douglas "Doug" Yancy Funnie)
96TV1993-98What "Queen Latifah" sitcom centered on four women and two men living in a brownstone in Brooklyn, New York?"Living Single"
97TV1995-96Which program, according to Nielsen rating 9/95- 5/96, had the larger audience share - "NFL Monday Night Football" or "Home Improvement"?"NFL Monday Night Football"
98TV2000With Julie Chen as host, what TV show debut had 10 strangers share a German house, constantly watched by dozens of cameras?"Big Brother"
99TV2000-03On the animated series "Clifford the Big Red Dog", "Clifford" lives on which island - "Barclay", "Birdwell", or "Blefuscu"?"Birdwell Island"
100TVYearWhat year did "American Idol" debut?2002     (6/11/2002)

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