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Questions
- Until it was discovered to be toxic, asbestos was commonly used in buildings to guard against what?
- The 1983 holiday film "A Christmas Story" memorably features a kitsch floor lamp in the shape of a what?
- Since the show premiered in 2002", CSI:Miami" has used what song by The Who as its opening theme?
- The slogan "This machine kills fascists" often appeared on the guitars of what musician?
- When asked why he titled his movie "Bananas", what director replied, "Because there are no bananas in it?"
- The famous presidential declaration "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" was in response to what crisis?
- What ballpark's ground rules states it's a double if the "baseball sticks in vines on bleacher wall"?
- The caduceus, a staff entwined with two serpents, is the symbol for what profession?
- What is the subject of the 2011 documentary "Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest"?
- What type of scientist is commonly referred to as a "prehistorian"?
- The game of Scrabble contains only one tile of each of the following rarely used letters, except for which?
- The game of Scrabble contains only two tiles of each of the following more or less rarely used letters, except for which?
- The game of Scrabble contains four tiles of each of the following commonly used letters, except for which?
- The director of what 2010 film has said in interviews that he often gets asked, "Does the top ever stop spinning?"
- Used to test vision, the Snellen eye chart typically has what bold, single letter in the top row?
- What is the name of the novelty tune used as the theme song to Britain's long-running "Benny Hill Show"?
- What would be the name of '60s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary if their last names replaced their first names?
- Starting from the bottom, what is the order of colors found in traditional candy corn?
- Regular brushing and flossing of the teeth are recommended measures for preventing what?
- What city's subway has white-gloved "platform pushers" that cram commuters into crowded trains?
- Sampling a 1984 song and flipping the words in its title, Jay-Z had a top 40 hit in 2010 called what?
- Which of the following superlative phrases is true of Abraham Lincoln?
- Which of the following is a classic men's toiletry brand and not one of the Spice Girls?
- The iconic "Fail Whale" image for a long period of time appeared during periods of high traffic on what popular Internet site?
- What is the common term for the oily "zone" of the face that includes the forehead, nose, and chin?
- The phrase "Pike's Peak or Bust!" was a popular slogan for settlers who moved to Colorado looking for what?
- The reflective surface of the once so modern CD usually consists of an extremely thin layer of what metal?
- To prevent fires, consumers are often warned not to use which of these products in a microwave oven?
- The subject of a much-publicized hoax in 2009, 6-year old Falcon Heene was better known in the media as what?
- Typically flavored with caraway seeds, which of these spirits derives its name from the Latin for "water of life"?
- Since 2008, what U.S. pro sport has held an annual outdoor game at the start of the year called the "Winter Classic"?
- The lambada is a spirited ballroom dance originating in what country?
- What actor plays the mustachioed slacker "Wooderson" in the 1993 indie film "Dazed and Confused"?
- What is Silvio Berlusconi's claim to fame?
- The British Expeditionary Force was the name of the British army that was stationed in which country during World War I?
- Do you remember your president Nixon? Do you remember the bills you have to pay? Name the David Bowie song?
- Dreams From My Father is an autobiography of which US president?
- Polls are for strippers and cross-country skiers is a quote by who?
- The Peasants are coming with Pitchforks became a slogan for whose presidential primaries campaign?
- A blue whale has a heart roughly the size of a what?
- A caucus is originally the name given to a closed meeting of regular party members in which of these country's?
- A 'drey' is the nest of which rodent?
- A famous saint, along with her companions, was murdered by the Huns in Cologne in A.D 454. Her funeral procession was captured in a painting by Vittore Carpaccio and her name is?
- A jazz icon of the swing era and beyond, what did Gene Krupa play?
- A person who specializes in the study of plants is called what?
- A rebellion in the autonomous republic of Abkhazia broke out in the 1990s against which of these Eastern European and former Soviet Union countries?
- A revolutionary dictatorship established during a transition from capitalism to communism after a socialist revolution is known by what Marxist term?
- A signatory to the Declaration of Independence and later the first vice-president of the USA. What is his name?
- A Visigoth led the Roman army against the Germanic invasion of Italy in A.D. 401, only to capture Rome for himself in 410. What is his name?
- Abbot Odo reformed all aspects of Western European Christianity, and the Benedictine order. From where was this reform spearheaded?
- About whom did Shakespeare write: "Age cannot wither her, nor custom state her infinite variety"?
- According to the legend, how did Achilles die?
- According to the Twentieth amendment the president's term of office begins at noon on January 20 of the year following the election. What is this day known as?
- Acta Diurna was the government newspaper of which ancient country?
- Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet in 1798 in which of these battles?
- After Babylonian conquest in 586 BC and following the Roman sack of Jerusalem in AD 70, the dispersal of Jews that resulted is known as what?
- After Lenin assumed control of Russia he quickly signed a treaty with what nation?
- After the Battle of Actium won by Octavian, which famous Roman who had lost the battle commited suicide shortly after followed by his lover Cleopatra?
- After the Norman conquest of England, a scholar by the name of Nicholas Breakspear was the first and last Englishman to become Pope. Who?
- After whom was the Greek city Athens named?
- Against the forces of which country did the Ethiopians win the battle of Adowa in 1896?
- Bovista aestivalis or puffballs are all types of which fruiting body?
- Also known as the battle of Arbela, which battle on 331 BC saw the forces of Alexander the Great defeat a large Persian army and decide the fate of the Persian Empire?
- Althing is the Parliament of which of these countries, the oldest parliament in the world?
- America was named after which of the following?
- Among the animal signs used in the Harappan script, which was the commonest?
- An estimated how many Popes have been murdered?
- And his mama cries' is a line from which Elvis Presley song?
- Apart from Anne Boleyn, which other of his wives did Henry VIII of England have executed?
- Apart from womanizing and producing films, what was the other passion of Howard Hughes?
- Approximately how many convicts did Australia accept between 1788 and 1868?
- Arabs brought Islam to Persia in which century?
- As a condition of the armistice ending WWI, what did Germany NOT have to surrender?
- As victorious Arab armies crossed into Spain and Portugal and aimed at penetrating France, they were defeated by Frankish forces under a brilliant general in AD 732. Who?
- As well as being an Archbishop, Archbishop Makarios III was also the president of which country?
- Who is Maria Eva Duearte better known as?
- Aspen Lodge is a US presidential residence at the county retreat of what camp?
- At 6 feet, 4 inches (1.9 meters), who was the tallest U.S. President?
- At the confluence of which two rivers did the Sumerian civilization exist?
- At the end of the 18th century, where did a man named Toussaint-L'Ouverture lead a rebellion?
- At what age was Ronald Reagan first elected president?
- At which location in Dallas was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
- Augustus was releated to Julius Caesar how?
- Barbara Walters was chosen to be moderator at the third presidential debate between who?
- Before becoming communist revolutionary and the Cuban leader, Fidel Castro worked as what?
- Benjamin Mkapa became president of which African country in their first ever multi party election in 1995?
- Besides Apple, what other company was founded by Steve Jobs?
- Between 1845 and 1872 what conflict raged on?
- Between 1971 and 1979, Idi Amin was the ruler and dictator of which of these African countries?
- Between 1975 and 1976, the United Kingdom fought the third 'Cod War' with which country as they battled for fishing rights in the North Atlantic?
- There was a controversy almost immediately after President Clinton left office over something that the first couple took with them from the White House. What did the Clintons take and later return?
- Bill Clinton was impeached on two charges. One was perjury but what was the other?
- Both of Ronald Reagan's wives were actresses. Can you name his first wife?
- The two ancient Egyptian granite obelisks built at Heliopolis in the 15th century BC by Thothmes III were moved to Alexandria by the Roman emperor Augustus around 14BC. What were they called?
- Dennis Gabor won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1971 after he invented what?
- Disneyland in California opened during whose presidency?
- During a news conference in Baghdad what did an Iraqi journalist hurl at George W. Bush?
- During Jimmy Carter's presidency a nuclear meltdown at a plant in Pennsylvania occurred. This became known as what?
- During the American Civil War, who was the leader of the Confederacy?
- During the Second World War, what was the code name for the project developing the atom bomb?
- During the Vietnam War, US planes sprayed a dangerous weed killer called what on the forests of Vietnam?
- Enforced in 1379 it launched the Peasants' Revolt and when it was reintroduced in 1990 in England and Wales it was provoking widespread protest. What is it?
- First Lady Barbara Bush became Honorary Chairman of the Barbara Bush Foundation for which cause?
- Henry V of England defeated the French on 25 October 1415 in which of these battles in the Hundred Years' War?
- Following the death of Mao Zedong the leader of China, what was the name of the group that tried to take control of the country?
- Following the settling of Vikings in the 9th century in North East England, what was the name for the area of the country where they were in charge and Danish customs and language were used?
- Former Tory minister Jonathan Aitken was sentenced to 18 months in jail in 1999 for what crime?
- General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at what location which ended the American Civil War?
- Gregor Mendel was the founder of what science?
- Gro Harlem Brundtland became the first woman prime minister of her country in 1981 in which of these countries?
- How many atomic tests did India conduct in 1998, despite worldwide disapproval?
- How many bones are in the adult human body?
- How many karat is pure gold?
- How many yards are in a mile?
- How many feet are in a mile?
- How many Great Lakes are there?
- How many legs does a centipede have?
- How many of Magellan's five ships completed the voyage around the world?
- How many teeth does a typical adult human being have?
- How many weeks is a normal pregnancy composed of?
- How many years did the war in Bosnia last in the 1990's?
- How was James Garfield killed?
- Imre Nagy was the premier of which of these European countries?
- In 1730, John Hadley invented which of these navigational pieces of equipment?
- In 1792, Thomas Jefferson founded what US political party?
- In 1816, David Brewster invented which of these optical toys?
- In 1902, King Edward VII founded which of these British orders of chivalry?
- In 1947, which US federal council was established under the National Security Act?
- In 1949, which organization was established between Western Europe and the United States to defend against any threat from the USSR?
- In 1953, what was the surname of the couple that were executed in the United States after providing Russia with atomic secrets?
- In 1954, President Eisenhower of the USA stated what theory that said when countries came under communist rule, neighbouring countries would become communist as well?
- In 1954, what was the name of the policy that began the desegregation of schools in the United States?
- In 1972, the British Embassy was burned down in which of these cities?
- In 1975, Angola became an independent country after being ruled by which of these countries?
- In 1975, the African country Mozambique gained independence after being ruled by which of these European countries?
- In 1976, which World War II pilot who was disabled since 1931 was knighted for his work with disabled people?
- In 1978, Israel and Egypt reached an accord in the United States which became known as what?
- In 1987, an annoucement from US Treasury Secretary James Baker started what event?
- In 1992, while at a formal dinner in Japan which president became ill and vomited on the prime minister of Japan, and then fainted?
- In 1994, Prince Charles had two blank shots fired at him by a student in which country?
- In 1995 under president Clinton's presidency Timothy McVeigh set off a bomb in which US city killing 168 people?
- In 1995, which of these people unsuccessfully challenged the then UK Prime Minister John Major to the leadership of the Conversvative Party?
- In 1996, Bill Clinton defeated which Republican party candidate to the US Presidency?
- In 1996, the sale of arms to Iraq was the basis of what largely secret report produced in the UK?
- In 2004, what did the French National Assembly ban in schools?
- In 2019, who was the monarch of England?
- In 2009 Bill Clinton attended the unveiling of an 11-foot bronze statue of himself along a boulevard in which then-region of south-eastern Europe?
- In a 1981 assassination attempt, Pope John Paul II was wounded in which city?
- In Albert Einstein's famous equation, E=MC^2, what does C represent?
- In July 2011 a statue of which president was unveiled at the American Embassy in London to mark the centenary of the former U.S. president's birth?
- In the British Royal Air Force, what is the highest military rank attainable?
- Who elects the president in the event that there is no clear winner following the United States Electoral College vote?
- In the Nuremberg trials, how many Nazi leaders were sentenced to death?
- In the year 2000, white owned farms were forcibly taken by black citizens backed by the government in which of these African countries?
- In what country did the Zimmermann Telegram, that in 1917 proposed a military alliance between a country and Mexico originate?
- In what country was gunpowder invented?
- In what country was movable type printing invented?
- In what year did King John of England sign the Magna Carta?
- In what year was the former republic of Czechoslovakia formed?
- In what year was the Rubik's Cube invented?
- In which category do the following fish belong: angel fish, oscar, yellow lab?
- In which country was Sudetenland which was occupied by Hitler's army in 1938?
- In which French city was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?
- In which state is the historical city of Gettysburg?
- In which year did the Watergate scandal occur leading ultimately to Richard Nixon's resignation?
- In which year were the first women ordained as Church of England priests?
- In which year were the first female bishop of London installed?
- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called for exile of which Palestinian leader in 2002?
- Jimmy Carter was governor of which state?
- John Hinckey Jr. attempted to assassinate which president?
- John Kerry appeared in a cameo as himself in a 1992 episode of which hit television sitcom?
- Juan Peron was the President of which of these South Amercian countries?
- Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon to battle an army led of which of these people during the Great Roman Civil War also known as Caesar's Civil War?
- George V of the United Kingdom and Czar Nicholas II of Russia were physically similar and related in what way?
- Kim Campbell became the first female Prime Minister of which country in 1993?
- Following Kurdistan Workers' Party leader Abdullah Öcalan's capture, Kurdish protestors took occupancy of which European embassy in London in 1999 with one fifteen-year-old girl setting fire to herself?
- Maybellene was the first recording of which rock and roll icon?
- Michelle Bachelet was sworn in as the first female President of which country in 2006?
- Michelle Obama launched which campaign to help tackle childhood obesity on February 9, 2010?
- Of the world powers in World War I, which empire did not realize the value of coded messages and used an overcomplicated version of the Vigenère Cipher broken within three days by Austro-Hungarian cryptanalyst Hermann Pokorny?
- On 22nd October 1995, the 50th anniversary of the foundation of which of these organizations was celebrated in New York City?
- On 7 May 1915, what famous British ship was sunk by German submarines, killing 1,200 on board?
- On his ranch in Crawford, Texas, George W. Bush kept his pet, a longhorn cow named what?
- Only one president has received 100% of the electoral college votes. Name him!
- President Andrew Johnson purchased Alaska from which country in 1867?
- While watching a football game on television in his living room, president George W. Bush choked on what, causing him to faint and bruise his face?
- President Obama was born in which US state?
- President Thomas Jefferson purchased what from Napoleon in 1803?
- The Presidents of the United States of America had a 1996 hit with which fruity song?
- Prince Charles and Princess Anne famously disagreed on which of these controversial topics in the year 2000?
- Prince Phillip was what relation to Queen Elizabeth II before they were married?
- Consumer goods such as pet food, toys, toothpaste and lipstick produced in what country were banned for safety violations worldwide in 2007?
- Prussia, Austria and Italy formed what in 1882?
- Queen Elizabeth II and France's President Mitterrand inaugurated the Channel Tunnel between England and France in which of these years?
- Queen Elizabeth II was corinated in which of these years?
- Queen Victoria belonged to which of these royal houses?
- Raymond Lee Harvey was arrested as it was believed he was part of a four man operation to assassinate which president?
- REM sleep is dream sleep. What does "REM" stand for?
- Richard Nixon beat which Democratic party candidate when he was re-elected as the President of the United States in 1972?
- Sarah Palin gave a disastrous 2008 interview with which CBS journalist?