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  • This quiz has been taken 1,295 times
  • The average score is 107 of 299

Answer Stats

QuestionsAnswer% Correct
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HORSE-LIKE ANIMAL WITH BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES?Zebra
99%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LONG SLEEP SOME ANIMALS GO THROUGH DURING THE ENTIRE WINTER?Hibernation
97%
WHICH PRECIOUS GEM IS RED?RUBY
94%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RUBBER OBJECT THAT IS HIT BACK AND FORTH BY HOCKEY PLAYERS?Puck
93%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “ROMEO AND JULIET”?SHAKESPEARE
92%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A DRIED GRAPE?RAISIN
88%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SUPPOSEDLY UNSINKABLE SHIP THAT SUNK ON ITS MAIDEN VOYAGE IN 1912?TITANIC
88%
WHAT ANIMAL RUNS THE FASTEST?CHEETAH
87%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MOLTEN ROCK THAT RUNS DOWN THE SIDE OF A VOLCANO DURING AN ERUPTION?LAVA
87%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SEVERE HEADACHE THAT RETURNS PERIODICALLY AND OFTEN IS ACCOMPANIED BY NAUSEA?MIGRAINE
87%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMIC STRIP CHARACTER WHO EATS SPINACH TO INCREASE HIS STRENGTH?POPEYE
87%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A GIANT OCEAN WAVE CAUSED BY AN EARTHQUAKE?TSUNAMI
87%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE REMAINS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE FOUND IN STONE?FOSSILS
86%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF FRANCE?PARIS
85%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS MAKE THEIR FOOD?PHOTOSYNTHESIS
85%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHORT PLEATED SKIRT WORN BY MEN IN SCOTLAND?KILT
83%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST OCEAN ON EARTH?PACIFIC
83%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST PERSON TO SET FOOT ON THE MOON?ARMSTRONG
82%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CRIME IN WHICH A BUILDING OR PROPERTY IS PURPOSELY SET ON FIRE?ARSON
82%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF AN INABILITY TO SLEEP?INSOMNIA
82%
WHICH SPORT IS ASSOCIATED WITH WIMBLEDON?TENNIS
81%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ISLAND-CITY BELIEVED SINCE ANTIQUITY TO HAVE SUNK INTO THE OCEAN?ATLANTIS
80%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LIZARD THAT CHANGES ITS COLOR TO MATCH THE SURROUNDINGS?CHAMELEON
79%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE VILLAINOUS CAPTAIN IN THE STORY “PETER PAN”?HOOK
79%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BROTHERS WHO FLEW THE FIRST AIRPLANE AT KITTY HAWK?WRIGHT
79%
WHICH SPORT USES THE TERMS “GUTTER” AND “ALLEY”?BOWLING
78%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF TARZAN’S GIRLFRIEND?JANE
78%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BIRD THAT CANNOT FLY AND IS THE LARGEST BIRD ON EARTH?OSTRICH
78%
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN CUTTING THE BODY?SURGEON
78%
WHAT IS THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?JUPITER
77%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF DOROTHY’S DOG IN “THE WIZARD OF OZ”?TOTO
76%
FOR WHICH COUNTRY IS THE RUPEE THE MONETARY UNIT?INDIA
75%
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A CYCLONE THAT OCCURS OVER LAND?TORNADO
75%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CITY IN ITALY THAT IS KNOWN FOR ITS CANALS?VENICE
75%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE THICK LAYER OF FAT ON A WHALE?BLUBBER
74%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE GOLDFISH IN THE STORY OF PINOCCHIO?CLEO
74%
WHO WAS THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN WHO JOINED FORCES WITH MARK ANTONY OF ROME?CLEOPATRA
73%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT USED AT SEA TO PLOT POSITION RELATIVE TO THE MAGNETIC NORTH POLE?COMPASS
73%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LEGENDARY ONE-EYED GIANT IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY?CYCLOPS
72%
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR A MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN DISEASES OF THE SKIN?DERMATOLOGIST
72%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A YOUNG SHEEP?LAMB
72%
WHAT IS THE ONLY LIQUID METAL AT ROOM TEMPERATURE?MERCURY
72%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO PROPOSED THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY?EINSTEIN
70%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF RUSSIA?MOSCOW
70%
WHAT IS THE TERM IN GOLF REFERRING TO A SCORE OF ONE UNDER PAR ON A PARTICULAR HOLE?BIRDIE
69%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE POKER HAND IN WHICH ALL OF THE CARDS ARE OF THE SAME SUIT?FLUSH
69%
WHAT KIND OF METAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH A 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY?GOLD
69%
OF WHICH COUNTRY IS BAGHDAD THE CAPITAL?IRAQ
69%
FOR WHICH COUNTRY IS THE YEN THE MONETARY UNIT?JAPAN
69%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CRIME IN WHICH A PERSON PURPOSELY BETRAYS HIS COUNTRY?TREASON
69%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FAMOUS MAGICIAN AND ESCAPE ARTIST WHO DIED OF APPENDICITIS?HOUDINI
68%
IN WHICH SPORT DOES A RIDER ON HORSEBACK HIT A BALL WITH HIS MALLET?POLO
68%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CHAPEL WHOSE CEILING WAS PAINTED BY MICHELANGELO?SISTINE
68%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FIRST ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE PUT IN ORBIT BY RUSSIA IN 1957?SPUTNIK
68%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPEAR LIKE OBJECT THAT IS THROWN DURING A TRACK MEET?JAVELIN
67%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHIP THAT CARRIED THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICA IN 1620?MAYFLOWER
67%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE OCEAN THAT IS LOCATED BETWEEN AFRICA AND AUSTRALIA?INDIAN
66%
WHICH TYPE OF SNAKE DO ASIAN SNAKE-CHARMERS USE?COBRA
65%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LIQUID PORTION OF WHOLE BLOOD?PLASMA
65%
WHICH COUNTRY WAS THE FIRST TO USE GUNPOWDER?CHINA
64%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF BATMAN’S SECRET IDENTITY IN THE BATMAN COMICS?WAYNE
64%
WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN SOUTH AMERICA?AMAZON
63%
WHAT IS THE UNIT OF SOUND INTENSITY?DECIBEL
63%
WHAT IS THE WORD THAT MEANS A NAUTICAL MILE PER HOUR?KNOT
63%
WHAT ITALIAN CITY WAS DESTROYED WHEN MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTED IN 79 A.D.?POMPEII
63%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF DEER MEAT?VENISON
63%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGE IN WHICH MOUNT EVEREST IS LOCATED?HIMALAYAS
62%
OF WHICH COUNTRY IS BUENOS AIRES THE CAPITAL?ARGENTINA
61%
IN WHAT EUROPEAN CITY IS THE PARTHENON LOCATED?ATHENS
61%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PALACE IN LONDON IN WHICH THE MONARCH OF ENGLAND RESIDES?BUCKINGHAM
61%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF KING ARTHUR’S SWORD?EXCALIBUR
61%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK “1984”?ORWELL
61%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGE HAIRY SPIDER THAT LIVES NEAR BANANAS?TARANTULA
61%
IN WHICH CITY IS HEATHROW AIRPORT LOCATED?LONDON
60%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PROJECT WHICH DEVELOPED THE ATOMIC BOMB DURING WORLD WAR II?MANHATTAN
60%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BASEBALL PLAYER WHO HAD THE MOST HOME RUNS IN A SINGLE SEASON PRIOR TO 1961?RUTH
60%
WHAT IS THE TERM FOR HITTING A VOLLEYBALL DOWN HARD INTO THE OPPONENT’S COURT?SPIKE
60%
IN WHAT PARK IS “OLD FAITHFUL” LOCATED?YELLOWSTONE
60%
IN WHICH SPORT IS THE STANLEY CUP AWARDED?HOCKEY
59%
WHICH PLANET WAS THE LAST TO BE DISCOVERED?NEPTUNE
59%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO SHOWED THAT LIGHTNING IS ELECTRIC?FRANKLIN
58%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A DRIED PLUM?PRUNE
58%
THE DEEPEST PART OF THE OCEAN IS LOCATED AT WHICH TRENCH?MARIANA
57%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE EXTINCT REPTILES KNOWN AS “TERRIBLE LIZARDS”?DINOSAURS
56%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO ASSASSINATED ABRAHAM LINCOLN?BOOTH
54%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE KIND OF CAT THAT SPOKE TO ALICE IN THE STORY “ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND”?CHESHIRE
54%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF AN AIRPLANE WITHOUT AN ENGINE?GLIDER
54%
WHAT ISLAND IS THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA?GREENLAND
54%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ORGAN THAT PRODUCES INSULIN?PANCREAS
54%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF SOCRATES’ MOST FAMOUS STUDENT?PLATO
53%
WHAT IS THE UNIT OF ELECTRICAL POWER THAT REFERS TO A CURRENT OF ONE AMPERE AT ONE VOLT?WATT
53%
IN WHAT ANCIENT CITY WERE THE “HANGING GARDENS” LOCATED?BABYLON
51%
WHAT ARE PEOPLE WHO MAKE MAPS CALLED?CARTOGRAPHERS
51%
WHICH GAME USES A RUBBER BALL AND LITTLE METAL PIECES?JACKS
51%
WHAT BRAND OF CIGARETTE WAS FIRST TO HAVE THE FLIP-TOP BOX?MARLBORO
51%
IN WHICH GAME ARE THE STANDARD PIECES OF STAUNTON DESIGN?CHESS
50%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF DENMARK?COPENHAGEN
50%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SCIENTIST WHO DISCOVERED RADIUM?CURIE
50%
OF WHICH COUNTRY IS BUDAPEST THE CAPITAL?HUNGARY
50%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF BATMAN’S BUTLER?ALFRED
49%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE ZEPPELIN THAT EXPLODED IN LAKEHURST N.J. IN 1937?HINDENBURG
49%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE DESERT PEOPLE WHO WANDER INSTEAD OF LIVING IN ONE PLACE?NOMADS
49%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ROMAN EMPEROR WHO FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNED?NERO
48%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CONSTELLATION THAT LOOKS LIKE A FLYING HORSE?PEGASUS
48%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SINGER WHO RECORDED “HEARTBREAK HOTEL” AND “ALL SHOOK UP”?PRESLEY
48%
WHAT IS THE PALACE BUILT IN FRANCE BY KING LOUIS XIV?VERSAILLES
48%
WHICH SPORT USES THE TERMS “STONES” AND “BROOMS”?CURLING
46%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “OLIVER TWIST”?DICKENS
46%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE THE SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES?DOYLE
45%
OF WHICH COUNTRY IS NAIROBI THE CAPITAL?KENYA
45%
WHAT IS THE PROPER NAME FOR A BADMINTON BIRD?SHUTTLECOCK
45%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SECOND U.S. PRESIDENT?ADAMS
44%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF NEW YORK?ALBANY
44%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA?OTTAWA
44%
FOR WHICH COUNTRY IS THE DRACHMA THE MONETARY UNIT?GREECE
43%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF FINLAND?HELSINKI
43%
WHO WAS THE LEADER OF THE ARGONAUTS?JASON
43%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED DYNAMITE?NOBEL
43%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF AUSTRALIA?CANBERRA
42%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES MILEAGE?ODOMETER
41%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO ASSASSINATED PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY?OSWALD
41%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NORTH STAR?POLARIS
41%
IN WHICH TYPE OF SKI RACE DOES THE DOWNHILL SKIER MAKE SHARP TURNS AROUND POLES?SLALOM
41%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST SIGNER OF THE “DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE”?HANCOCK
40%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COLLAR BONE?CLAVICLE
38%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO RODE HORSEBACK IN 1775 TO WARN THAT THE BRITISH WERE COMING?REVERE
38%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO SUPPOSEDLY DESIGNED AND SEWED THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG?ROSS
38%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE THREE-LEAF CLOVER THAT IS THE EMBLEM OF IRELAND?SHAMROCK
38%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE PHONOGRAPH?EDISON
37%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO BEGAN THE PROFESSION OF NURSING?NIGHTINGALE
37%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CHINESE RELIGION FOUNDED BY LAO TSE?TAOISM
37%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LIGHTEST WOOD KNOWN?BALSA
36%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ASTRONOMER WHO PUBLISHED IN 1543 HIS THEORY THAT THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN?COPERNICUS
36%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF JAMAICA?KINGSTON
36%
WHAT IS THE ONLY WORD THAT THE RAVEN SAYS IN EDGAR ALLEN POE’S POEM “THE RAVEN”?NEVERMORE
36%
WHICH BREED OF CAT HAS BLUE EYES?SIAMESE
36%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE CRIMINAL WHO WAS KNOWN AS “SCARFACE”?CAPONE
35%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SINGER WHO POPULARIZED A DANCE KNOWN AS THE “TWIST”?CHECKER
35%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BOXER WHO LATER BECAME KNOWN AS MUHAMMAD ALI?CLAY
35%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO BEGAN THE REFORMATION IN GERMANY?LUTHER
35%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE PEQUOD IN THE BOOK “MOBY DICK”?AHAB
34%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTRESS WHO RECEIVED THE BEST ACTRESS AWARD FOR THE MOVIE “MARY POPPINS”?ANDREWS
34%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE COSMONAUT WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO ORBIT AROUND THE EARTH?GAGARIN
34%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FURRY ANIMAL THAT ATTACKS COBRA SNAKES?MONGOOSE
34%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF THE JAMES BOND NOVELS?FLEMING
33%
IN WHICH CITY IS MICHELANGELO’S STATUE OF DAVID LOCATED?FLORENCE
33%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED “GUERNICA”?PICASSO
33%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NAVIGATION INSTRUMENT USED AT SEA TO PLOT POSITION BY THE STARS?SEXTANT
32%
WHAT ARE PEOPLE CALLED WHO EXPLORE CAVES?SPELUNKERS
32%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE APOLLO LUNAR MODULE THAT LANDED THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON?EAGLE
31%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA”?HEMINGWAY
31%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST PERSON TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST?HILLARY
31%
WHAT IS THE NAME FOR THE ASTRONOMICAL BODIES THAT ENTER THE EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE?METEORS
31%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF CHILE?SANTIAGO
31%
WHAT WAS FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S PROFESSION?ARCHITECT
30%
WHO WAS THE MOST FAMOUS GREEK DOCTOR?HIPPOCRATES
30%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AMERICAN WHO STARRED IN THE 1936 OLYMPICS?OWENS
30%
WHAT IS THE LONGEST RIVER IN ASIA?YANGTZE
30%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE UNIT OF MEASURE THAT REFERS TO A SIX-FOOT DEPTH OF WATER?FATHOM
29%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LONE RANGER’S INDIAN SIDEKICK?TONTO
29%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FOUNTAIN IN ROME INTO WHICH COINS ARE THROWN FOR GOOD LUCK?TREVI
29%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGE THAT SEPARATES ASIA FROM EUROPE?URAL
29%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WROTE “CANTERBURY TALES”?CHAUCER
28%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “BRAVE NEW WORLD”?HUXLEY
28%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RIVER ON WHICH BONN IS LOCATED?RHINE
28%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SHIP ON WHICH CHARLES DARWIN MADE HIS SCIENTIFIC VOYAGE?BEAGLE
27%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE ISLAND ON WHICH NAPOLEON WAS BORN?CORSICA
27%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO FIRST STUDIED GENETIC INHERITANCE IN PLANTS?MENDEL
27%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS PRESIDENT DIRECTLY AFTER JAMES MADISON?MONROE
27%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BRITISH ADMIRAL WHO WON THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR?NELSON
27%
WHAT KIND OF POISON DID SOCRATES TAKE AS HIS EXECUTION?HEMLOCK
26%
OVER WHICH RIVER IS THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE?HUDSON
26%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MYTHICAL GIANT LUMBERJACK?BUNYAN
25%
THE GENERAL NAMED HANNIBAL WAS FROM WHAT CITY?CARTHAGE
25%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE COMMANDER WHO LOST THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN RIVER?CUSTER
25%
WHO IS KNOWN AS “THE FATHER OF GEOMETRY”?EUCLID
25%
WHAT FAMOUS KNOT DID ALEXANDER THE GREAT UNDO?GORDIAN
25%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MALE STAR OF THE MOVIE “CASABLANCA”?BOGART
23%
IN WHICH COUNTRY IS ANGEL FALLS LOCATED?VENEZUELA
23%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF GERMANY’S LARGEST BATTLESHIP THAT WAS SUNK IN WORLD WAR II?BISMARCK
22%
WHO WAS THE FIRST RULER OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE?CHARLEMAGNE
22%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RIVER THAT RUNS THROUGH ROME?TIBER
22%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED “THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY”?DALI
21%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SUBMARINE IN JULES VERNE’S “20,000 LEAGUES BENEATH THE SEA”?NAUTILUS
21%
IN WHICH GAME ARE MEN CROWNED?CHECKERS
20%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE HILLBILLY FAMILY THAT HAD A FAMOUS FEUD WITH THE MCCOY FAMILY?HATFIELD
20%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST PERSON TO COMPLETE A SOLO FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN?LINDBERGH
20%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES “BABY RUTH” CANDY BARS?NESTLE
20%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO IS REGARDED AS THE NATIONAL POET OF SCOTLAND?BURNS
19%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF DELAWARE?DOVER
19%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE INVENTOR OF THE WIRELESS RADIO?MARCONI
19%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE TELEGRAPH?MORSE
19%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SUBSTANCE DERIVED FROM A WHALE THAT IS USED TO MAKE PERFUME?AMBERGRIS
18%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE UNDER THE PSEUDONYM OF MARK TWAIN?CLEMENS
18%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WROTE THE “STAR SPANGLED BANNER”?KEY
18%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE COMPOSER WHO WROTE THE OPERA “DON GIOVANNI”?MOZART
18%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE SKY EXCLUDING THE SUN?SIRIUS
18%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS THE RADIO BROADCASTER FOR THE “WAR OF THE WORLDS”?WELLES
17%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE PLAYWRIGHT WHO WROTE “A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE”?WILLIAMS
17%
IN WHICH CITY IS THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY LOCATED?ANNAPOLIS
16%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MANSION IN VIRGINIA THAT WAS THOMAS JEFFERSON’S HOME?MONTICELLO
16%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE”?POE
16%
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF KENTUCKY?FRANKFORT
15%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PLAYED RHETT BUTLER IN “GONE WITH THE WIND”?GABLE
15%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF “LITTLE WOMEN”?ALCOTT
14%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO RECEIVED THE BEST ACTOR AWARD FOR THE MOVIE “ON THE WATERFRONT”?BRANDO
14%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED THE SHERIFF IN THE MOVIE “HIGH NOON”?COOPER
13%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE DOCTOR WHO FIRST DEVELOPED A VACCINE AGAINST POLIO?SALK
13%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF AN ILLEGAL MOVE BY A BASEBALL PITCHER THAT RESULTS IN ALL RUNNERS ADVANCING ONE BASE?BALK
12%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST MAN TO RUN THE MILE IN UNDER FOUR MINUTES?BANNISTER
12%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MOVIE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED SPARTACUS?DOUGLAS
12%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SMALL JAPANESE STOVE USED FOR OUTDOOR COOKING?HIBACHI
12%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE COMPOSER OF THE “MAPLE LEAF RAG”JOPLIN
12%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE LARGEST DESERT ON EARTH?ANTARTICA
11%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FRENCH AUTHOR WHO WROTE “THE STRANGER”?CAMUS
11%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF BUFFALO BILL?CODY
11%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO SUPPOSEDLY KILLED JESSE JAMES?FORD
11%
IN ADDITION TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND THE BELMONT STAKES WHAT HORSE RACE COMPRISES THE TRIPLE CROWN?PREAKNESS
11%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE HUSBAND-WIFE SPIES WHO WERE ELECTROCUTED IN 1951 FOR PASSING ATOMIC SECRETS TO RUSSIA?ROSENBERG
11%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL’S ASSISTANT?WATSON
11%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE FEMALE STAR OF THE MOVIE “CASABLANCA”?BERGMAN
10%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TOWN THROUGH WHICH LADY GODIVA SUPPOSEDLY MADE HER FAMOUS RIDE?COVENTRY
10%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE DISCOVERER OF THE VACCINATION FOR SMALLPOX?JENNER
10%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE EUROPEAN AUTHOR WHO WROTE “THE TRIAL”?KAFKA
10%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE TWENTY-FIRST U.S. PRESIDENT?ARTHUR
9%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE CUBAN LEADER THAT CASTRO OVERTHREW?BATISTA
9%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE JUDGE WHO WAS KNOWN AS “THE LAW WEST OF THE PECOS”?BEAN
9%
WHAT IS THE CITY IN WHICH THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IS LOCATED?COOPERSTOWN
9%
IN WHICH CITY DOES THE COTTON BOWL TAKE PLACE?DALLAS
9%
ANDY GRIFFITH WAS THE SHERIFF OF WHAT TOWN ON TELEVISION’S “ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW”?MAYBERRY
9%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF ROY ROGERS’ HORSE?TRIGGER
9%
WHICH GAME USES A DOUBLING CUBE?BACKGAMMON
8%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE CAPTAIN OF THE BRITISH SHIP “BOUNTY” WHEN THE MUTINY OCCURRED?BLIGH
8%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE CRIMINAL WHO WAS KILLED BY FBI AGENTS OUTSIDE OF A CHICAGO MOVIE THEATER?DILLINGER
8%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE UNSUCCESSFUL AUTO THAT WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FROM 1957–1959?EDSEL
8%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE VILLAINOUS PEOPLE WHO LIVED UNDERGROUND IN H. G. WELLS’S BOOK “THE TIME MACHINE”?MORLOCKS
8%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE RUBBER ROLLER ON A TYPEWRITER?PLATEN
8%
WHAT IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN SOUTH AMERICA?ACONCAGUA
7%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE WIND SPEED?ANEMOMETER
7%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE WOMAN WHO FOUNDED THE AMERICAN RED CROSS?BARTON
7%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED DR. WATSON IN THE SHERLOCK HOLMES SERIES?BRUCE
7%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE CHARACTER PORTRAYED BY ROBERT STACK ON THE TELEVISION SHOW “THE UNTOUCHABLES”?NESS
7%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR IN THE ROLE OF PERRY MASON ON TELEVISION?BURR
6%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE BOY IN THE BOOK “TREASURE ISLAND”?HAWKINS
6%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE UNION IRONCLAD SHIP THAT FOUGHT THE CONFEDERATE IRONCLAD MERRIMACK?MONITOR
6%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ARTIST WHO PAINTED “AMERICAN GOTHIC”?WOOD
6%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE DOCTOR WHO PERFORMED THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT?BARNARD
5%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR WHO WROTE “BROTHERS KARAMAZOV”?DOSTOYEVSKI
5%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE PILOT OF THE U-2 SPY PLANE SHOT DOWN OVER RUSSIA IN 1960?POWERS
5%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WROTE THE SONG “HOW DEEP IS THE OCEAN”?BERLIN
4%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE POET WHO ORIGINALLY WROTE “DON JUAN”?BYRON
4%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MOST POPULAR PIN-UP GIRL OF WORLD WAR II?GRABLE
4%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO SAID “I ONLY REGRET THAT I HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO LOSE FOR MY COUNTRY”?HALE
4%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FIRST AMERICAN AUTHOR TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE?LEWIS
4%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE UNION GENERAL WHO DEFEATED THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AT THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG?MEADE
4%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF BILLY THE KID?BONNEY
3%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR KNOWN AS “THE MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES”?CHANEY
3%
IN WHAT PROFESSION WAS EMMETT KELLY?CLOWN
3%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE BASEBALL PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES?COBB
3%
WHAT IS JOHN KENNETH GALBRAITH’S PROFESSION?ECONOMIST
3%
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3%
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3%
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2%
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2%
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2%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE VENTRILOQUIST WHO PROVIDED THE VOICE FOR CHARLIE MCCARTHY?BERGEN
2%
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2%
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2%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF ROY ROGER’S DOG?BULLET
2%
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2%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF DAGWOOD’S BOSS IN THE COMIC STRIP “BLONDIE”?DITHERS
2%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE SINGER WHO MADE A HIT RECORDING OF THE SONG “WHO’S SORRY NOW”?FRANCIS
2%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE INVENTOR OF THE STEAMBOAT “CLERMONT”?FULTON
2%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYER KNOWN AS “THE GALLOPING GHOST”?GRANGE
2%
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2%
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2%
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2%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED SERGEANT FRIDAY ON “DRAGNET”?WEBB
2%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE AUTHOR OF “OUR TOWN”?WILDER
2%
WHAT WAS THE LAST NAME OF THE ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED THE FATHER ON THE TELEVISION SHOW “FATHER KNOWS BEST”?YOUNG
2%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO WAS THE VOICE OF MR. MAGOO?BACKUS
1%
WHAT IS THE NAME OF A NUMBER TWO WOOD IN GOLF?BRASSIE
1%
WHAT IS THE LAST NAME OF THE MAN WHO CREATED THE COMIC STRIP “LI’L ABNER”?CAPP
1%
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1%
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF GENE AUTRY’S HORSE?CHAMPION
1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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1%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%

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