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nov1 Animals & Nature Most species of which aquatic creature have an eye at the end of each arm? Lobster Sea star O Sea otter Dolphin Biographies Legally banning him from playing outside his home country, the president of which country declared soccer star Pel'e to be a national treasure? Nigeria Italy Portugal Brazil O History & Society Discovered in 1799 by Napoleon's army during the French invasion of Egypt, which artifcat was crucial to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics? Rosetta Stone O Holy Grail Dead Sea Scrolls Terra-cotta army Anything Goes A renowned inventor, tycoon, and playboy, Howard Hughes served as inspiration for which Marvel Comics character? Tony Stark (Iron Man) O Charles Xavier (Professor X) Bruce Banner (the Hulk) Logan (Wolverine) Vocab Often spreading their beliefs on social media, people who act morally superior to others can be described as... sanctimonious O prodigious fastidious pertinacious Science & Tech In 1984 which company, named for its innovation in car radios, manufactured the first commercially available mobile phone? Atari Motorola O IBM Samsung Arts & Culture Dubbed "The Father of Science Fiction," H.G. Wells wrote all of the following novels except... /The War of the Worlds/ /The Invisible Man/ /Brave New World/ O /The Island of Doctor Moreau/ Money & Numbers Making a mere $6 million per season of /Only Murders in the Building/, which actress earns much of her $1.3 billion net worth from her Rare Beauty makeup line? Miley Cyrus Selena Gomez O Zendaya Jennifer Hudson Geography Featuring a Union Jack along with eight stripes, which is the only U.S. state flag to incorporate the national flag of another country? Louisiana New Mexico Hawaii O Tennessee nov2 Geography Officially still part of the Netherlands, which Caribbean island has Dutch as one of its two official languages? Cuba Aruba O Puerto Rico Jamaica Biographies Getting nods for writing, directing, and producing 2021's /Belfast/, which actor has received Oscar nominations in a record seven different categories? Daniel Radcliffe Patrick Stewart Kenneth Branagh O Hugh Grant Arts & Culture Initially conceived for an exhibit called "The Gates of Hell," Auguste Rodin's sculpture /The Thinker/ is probably based on which author? Dante O Mark Twain Plato Alexandre Dumas Anything Goes Which groundbreaking '80s crime show did an NBC executive memorably describe as "MTV /Cops/"? /Murder, She Wrote/ /Magnum, P.I./ /Miami Vice/ O /Hill Street Blues/ Animals & Nature Dotting the landscape of the Mojave Desert, which of these "trees" is actually a yucca plant? Palm tree Tulip tree Willow tree Joshua tree O Money & Numbers At a 1994 auction, Bill Gates paid more than $30 million for "Codex Leicester," a 500-year-old notebook of scientific writings and sketches by whom? Isaac Newton Leonardo da Vinci O Aristotle Charles Darwin Vocab The sentence "The knight would polish his armor every night" contains an example of... homographs homophones O onomatopoeias heteronyms Science & Tech In her best-selling 1962 book, /Silent Spring/, marine biologist Rachel Carson warned of the negative environmental impact of... controlled burns fracking pesticides O overfishing History & Society After many members of his Wild Bunch gang had been captured or killed by the turn of the 20th century, which Wild West figure continued his outlaw ways in South America? Butch Cassidy O Ike Clanton Billy the Kid Buffalo Bill Cody nov3 Money & Numbers Pictured alongside Mount Cook, a portrait of explorer Sir Edmund Hillary appears on which country's $5 banknote? Italy Spain New Zealand O Belize Vocab Which of the following TV dads would be considered the most Machiavellian? Mike Brady Herman Munster Homer Simpson Tony Soprano Geography Wedged in an inlet between the Arabian Peninsula and Africa, which body of water is named for the blooms of algae that live there? Red Sea O Hudson Bay Ionian Sea Lake Erie Arts & Culture Citing "patent desecration," the U.S. Department of the Interior revoked Alfred Hitchcock's permit to shoot the climactic scene for /North by Northwest/ at which location? Hollywood Sign Washington Monument Old Faithful Mount Rushmore O Science & Tech Discovered by Paul-'Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, which element is named for a Latin term for ancient France? Germanium Gallium O Moscovium Polonium Biographies Four decades before becoming a Golden Girl, which actress served as a Marine Corps truck driver and dispatcher during World War II? Lucille Ball Florence Henderson Bea Arthur O Angela Lansbury Anything Goes Earning an extra 50 points, a Scrabble play that uses all seven of a player's tiles is called a... Jackpot Home run Bingo O Swish History & Society Which woman was the third of King Henry VIII's six wives, the one who gave birth to his male heir? Jane Seymour o Anne Boleyn Catherine Parr Catherine of Aragon Animals & Nature Often seen on menus under its Hawaiian name to differentiate it from the sea mammal, dolphinfish is also known as... tilapia sturgeon mahi-mahi O barracuda nov4 Geography Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, the statue /The Little Mermaid/ is a popular attraction in which city? Barcelona Moscow Copenhagen O Rome Anything Goes Borrowing from the name of a famous food brand, a Philadelphia sushi roll has which key ingredient? Peanut butter Cream cheese O Apple sauce Salsa Biographies In 1962 seven-year old prodigy Yo-Yo Ma played which instrument in front of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy? Piano Cello O Drums Trumpet Science & Tech Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, is larger than which planet, the smallest in our solar system? Earth Neptune Mercury O Uranus History & Society Enraging American colonists, in 1773 British Parliament granted the East India Company a virtual monopoly on which commodity? Tea O Tobacco Rice Corn Vocab With an average weight less than six pounds, the Chihuahua can be described as what? /Monolithic/ /Gargantuan/ /Elephantine/ /Diminutive/ O Arts & Culture In /Peter Pan/ the titular character whisks Wendy, Michael, and John to what fictional place? Never Land O Camelot Xanadu Narnia Animals & Nature With a green bumpy skin resembling the reptile, which fruit is also known as an "alligator pear"? Apple Kiwi Avocado O Watermelon Money & Numbers Which person has appeared on currency from more than 30 countries, including Bermuda, Fiji, and New Zealand? Julius Caesar Queen Elizabeth II O Alexander the Great Napoleon nov5 Geography Originally planning to dye a section of Lake Michigan, which city has turned its namesake river green each St. Patrick's Day since 1962? Chicago O Philadelphia Cleveland Baltimore Animals & Nature First used on Reddit in 2014 and later in /Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2/, the term "trash panda" often refers to which animal? Raccoon O Mole Ferret Chipmunk Vocab "Step on no pets," which reads the same forward or backward, is an example of what? Idiom Conjunction Palindrome O Onomatopoeia Money & Numbers Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase was the first person on which bill, later replaced by Pres. George Washington in 1869? $50 bill $20 bill $1 bill O $5 bill Science & Tech Responsible for helping regulate metabolism, which gland is butterfly shaped and found in the front of the neck? Pituitary Hypothalamus Thyroid O Pancreas History & Society In the 1980s what Russian leader promoted the idea of /glasnost/, which called for more free and open discussions? Mikhail Gorbachev O Nikita Khrushchev Vladimir Lenin Boris Yeltsin Arts & Culture In Greek mythology Poseidon's son Triton is half man, half what? Lion Eagle Fish O Dog Biographies Which president used grass-eating sheep to maintain the White House lawn as a way to save money during World War I? Andrew Jackson Woodrow Wilson O Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Anything Goes All 33 participants in which sporting event submit their preferred variety of milk in case they win? Super Bowl Indianapolis 500 O World Cup World Series nov6 Animals & Nature Every spring Washington, D.C., holds a festival celebrating the blossoming of which trees, gifted to them from Japan in 1912? Pine trees Weeping willow trees Cypress trees Cherry trees O Vocab If an athlete's suspension has been curtailed, it has been what? /Fully served/ /Shortened/ O /Lengthened/ /Announced/ Anything Goes What is the only mythological animal in the Chinese zodiac? Sphinx Unicorn Minotaur Dragon O Biographies Neil Diamond said which child of a president had inspired one of his biggest hits while performing at her 50th birthday party in 2007? Malia Obama Caroline Kennedy O Jenna Bush Chelsea Clinton Arts & Culture In 2005 the Vatican appointed Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone to refute the "errors" in which novel? /The Five People You Meet in Heaven/ /Wicked/ /The Da Vinci Code/ O /Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire/ Geography Which of these tourist destinations is located on Steve Irwin Way? Globe Theatre Buckingham Palace Australia Zoo O Independence Hall Science & Tech In 2014 what band's /Songs of Innocence/ album was automatically downloaded into users iTunes, initially without a way to delete it? Green Day Coldplay The Rolling Stones U2 O History & Society Which country's flag once featured orange, a reference to the prince of Orange, before its current red-white-blue coloring? Italy The Netherlands O Germany Spain Money & Numbers The 25,000 dinar note of which country features an engraving of Hammurabi on the back? Japan Iraq O India Spain nov7 Arts & Culture Measuring up to 12 feet long by 10 inches wide, an obi is a satin or silk sash used to belt what garment? Dashiki Cassock Kimono O Lederhosen Biographies More than just a pretty face, which supermodel was co-valedictorian of Illinois's DeKalb High School in 1984? Heidi Klum Gisele B:undchen Twiggy Cindy Crawford O Money & Numbers Which movie star claims he became a millionaire from real-estate investments before starring in hit movies like /Conan the Barbarian/? Sylvester Stallone Jean-Claude Van Damme Arnold Schwarzenegger O Bruce Willis Animals & Nature Which gem is vividly blue and named for the African country where it is exclusively found? Tanzanite O Morganite Turquoise Citrine Vocab Which of these horror movie creatures is amorphous? The Blob O The Mummy Dracula Frankenstein Science & Tech Running from the pelvis to the thigh, what is the longest nerve in the human body? Ulnar Optic Sciatic O Radial Anything Goes In 2024 Robert Downey, Jr., took a picture with the Hall of Fame plaque of Cal Ripken, Jr., known as baseball's... Thor Iron Man O Hulk Superman Geography One of Rome's busiest monuments, which landmark is connected to an aqueduct built by ancient Romans? Pantheon Colosseum St. Peter's Basilica Trevi Fountain O History & Society After more than 200 years of independence, what country swore in its first female president in 2024? India Mexico O Germany United Kingdom nov8 Vocab If a person's opinion on a political candidate is malleable, it is what? /Changeable/ O /Dependable/ /Unpopular/ /Enthusiastic/ Arts & Culture Alice Walker is the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for what novel, later adapted into a 1985 Steven Spielberg film? /Waiting to Exhale/ /The Color Purple/ O /Beloved/ /I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings/ Money & Numbers M-aori political and cultural leader -Apirana Ngata appears on the $50 note of which country? Pakistan New Zealand O Madagascar Japan Anything Goes The person who runs the last leg of a relay race is known as the what? Cross Bellwether Stalwart Anchor O Geography Both mentioned in hit songs, Copacabana and Ipanema are adjacent beaches found in which city? Rio de Janeiro O Hong Kong Miami Marseille History & Society At the start of his more than 26-year reign in 1978, Karol Wojty/la took what name as pope? Benedict IV John Paul II O Leo V Felix III Animals & Nature Though often said to be "playing," the catatonic defense mechanism of which animal is involuntary? Red fox Chipmunk Opossum O Weasel Science & Tech Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 2015, Alphabet is the parent company of which tech brand? Facebook Microsoft Google O Apple Biographies During Prohibition in the U.S., what foreign dignitary was given a prescription allowing them to drink an unlimited amount of alcohol? Queen Victoria Fidel Castro Winston Churchill O Angela Merkel nov9 Arts & Culture Visitors must wear foam slippers when visiting the New York art studio of what noted "splatter painter"? Roy Lichtenstein Jasper Johns Willem de Kooning Jackson Pollock O Vocab A minivan that has comfortable seating for the whole family might be said to be... /grandiloquent/ /commodious/ O /ephemeral/ /noisome/ Geography Situated in the Pyrenees mountains, the tiny country of Andorra is bordered by which two countries? Spain and France O Iran and Iraq India and Nepal Brazil and Argentina Money & Numbers Which number comes next in this series: million, billion, trillion... decillion quintillion quadrillion O septillion History & Society Provoked by widespread anti-war protests, in 1971 Pres. Richard Nixon signed the 26th Amendment, which did what? Allowed women to vote Eliminated poll taxes Set presidential term limits Lowered the voting age to 18 O Anything Goes Inspired by buried treasure in the movie /It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World/, which fast food chain has two crossed palm trees in front of most locations? Shake Shack Arby's Burger King In-N-Out O Science & Tech Which planet, the second from the Sun, is sometimes visible during daytime with the naked eye? Saturn Venus O Neptune Mercury Biographies Standing six feet four inches, who wrestled over 300 matches before becoming president, including a victory over the town bully of New Salem, Illinois? Thomas Jefferson Harry S. Truman Abraham Lincoln O John F. Kennedy Animals & Nature Able to replace lost ones within an hour, which animal can have over 30,000 teeth during its lifetime? Dolphin Crocodile Great white shark O Beaver nov10 Vocab A critic that calls a play /insipid/ thinks that it was... inspiring too short dull O witty Science & Tech An A1C test, also called a glycated hemoglobin test, determines if someone has which medical condition? Arthritis Pinkeye Parkinson disease Diabetes O Arts & Culture Sitcom star Jim Parsons plays the fourth wall-breaking Stage Manager in the 2024 Broadway revival of which play? /The Glass Menagerie/ /Death of a Salesman/ /Our Town/ O /The Lion King/ Geography Which of these countries is completely surrounded by South Africa? Madagascar Lesotho O Ethiopia Ghana History & Society The only female Medal of Honor recipient, surgeon Mary E. Walker, operated near the front lines at Fredericksburg and Chattanooga during which war? American Civil War O American Revolutionary War Mexican-American War War of 1812 Anything Goes Oracle Park, located at 24 Willie Mays Plaza, is the home of which Major League Baseball team? San Francisco Giants O Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees Animals & Nature Though it can't go far and lacks stability because of its plumage, which bird can fly? Kiwi Ostrich Emu Peacock O Biographies Who was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his innovative electric guitar, although he never learned how to play it? Leo Fender O Henry E. Steinway Torakusu Yamaha Avedis Zildjian Money & Numbers The 2024 U.S. quiarter showing "Queen of Salsa" Celia Cruz includes which word, which she sang to honor enslaved Cuban plantation workers? Arroz Huevos Az'ucar O Leche nov11 Anything Goes In 1964 the Rolling Stones recorded an original song, with lyrics referencing "snap," "crackle," and "pop," for which product? Jiffy Pop Popcorn Kellogg's Rice Krispies O Nestl'e Crunch Slim Jim Beef Jerky Science & Tech During the Vietnam War, American soldiers would use which toy as a makeshift antenna for mobile radios? Slinky O Lincoln Log Matchbox car Jump rope Money & Numbers Making an inspection in 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt is the only U.S. president to have personally accessed the gold vault of which fort? Fort Benning Fort Bragg Fort Knox O Fort Hood History & Society Shortly after his legendary ride from Boston to Lexington, which U.S. patriot was captured and had his horse confiscated by British troops? Paul Revere O Alexander Hamilton Patrick Henry Benedict Arnold Geography Greeted by Canadian customs agents when he finished, in 2012 Nik Wallenda became the first to directly cross which landmark on a tightrope? Golden Gate Bridge Hoover Dam Grand Canyon Niagara Falls O Arts & Culture During the hora dance at a Jewish wedding, the bridge and groom are typically... blown kisses by guests pelted with flower petals blindfolded lifted on chairs O Vocab Which bird of prey's name is derived from a French word meaning "to tear," which it does to carrion with its long, hooked beak? Owl Vulture O Eagle Falcon Animals & Nature Which dog breed is named for a region of Croatia from where it originated? Cocker Spaniel Dalmatian O Labrador Retriever Great Dane Biographies Dying two years before /Ghostbusters/ (1984) premiered, which hard-partying /Saturday Night Live/ cast member inspired the design of Slimer? Phil Hartman John Belushi O Chris Farley Norm Macdonald nov12 Animals & Nature Racking up 38 arrests and millions of dollars in fines, "Operation Crash" cracked down on the illegal trafficking of which animal part? Tiger pelt Elephant tusk Rhino horn O Peacock feather Biographies Which longtime television host began wearing his signature suspenders after losing weight following quintuple bypass surgery in 1987? Larry King O Ryan Seacrest Regis Philbin Dick Clark Arts & Culture Which classic work of literature tells the story of migrant ranch hands George and Lennie? /Lord of the Flies/ /The Bonfire of the Vanities/ /On the Road/ /Of Mice and Men/ O Anything Goes In 2024, which juice brand denied rumors that it would replace its trademark silver pouch with plastic bottles? Ocean Spray SunnyD Hi-C Capri Sun O Science & Tech The breaking of supposedly unbreakable windows marred the 2019 unveiling event of which automaker's Cybertruck? Tesla O Ford Chevrolet Rivian Money & Numbers Which historical figure appears on several denominations of Mongolian currency? Mao Zedong Hirohito Genghis Khan O Kim Jong Il Vocab Complete the sentence with the correct spelling: Although Ally's pitbull looks ___ when he barks, he's actually a sweet, cuddly dog. vishous vicious O vicius viscous History & Society In 2008 a journalist threw his shoes at which U.S. president while that president was speaking in Iraq? George W. Bush O Bill Clinton Donald Trump Barack Obama Geography Someone standing on the observation deck of the Willis Tower, once the tallest building in the world, will have a bird's-eye view of which U.S. city? Seattle Chicago O New York City nov13 Biographies Following Samoan tradition to ink family history on one's body, which Hollywood star spent 60 hours getting his chest and arm tattooed? Johnny Depp Colin Farrell Ben Affleck Dwayne Johnson O Anything Goes Calling it "one of the most satanic shows in the history of humanity," Pope John Paul II urged a boycott of which singer's 1990 Blond Ambition tour? Whitney Houston Dolly Parton Cyndi Lauper Madonna O Money & Numbers Which of these movie titles contains a prime number? /21 Jump Street/ /The 40-Year-Old Virgin/ /27 Dresses/ /127 Hours/ O History & Society While campaigning for the 2020 presidential election, which candidate rode in a bus emblazoned with the expression "No Malarkey!"? Bernie Sanders Pete Buttigieg Elizabeth Warren Joe Biden O Geography Featuring eight hairpin turns in just a single block, Lombard Street is situated on a steep hill in which city? Nashville Dallas Cleveland San Francisco O Science & Tech Used by ancient Egyptians to make glass, which chemical element is now frequently a key component of electronics? Chlorine Uranium Silicon O Lead Vocab Originally used as a compliment, which of these words now means "conspicuously bad"? Egregious O Sumptuous Stringent Effectual Animals & Nature Used to help with echolocation, the round mass of fat called a "melon" is found on the forehead of which sea creature? Walrus Snow crab Beluga O Seahorse Arts & Culture A fountain in Vienna depicting characters Pamina and Tamino passing a trial by water using a magical flute is dedicated to which composer? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart O Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Fr'ed'eric Chopin Ludwig van Beethoven nov14 Anything Goes A reason its production team might be "pretty, pretty, pretty" mad, which sitcom lost each of its 11 outstanding comedy series Emmy nominations? /Curb Your Enthusiasm/ O /Cheers/ /The Office/ /Modern Family/ Arts & Culture Flailing their arms and legs to the music, 1920s "flappers" were most associated with which dance craze? Charleston O Jive Cha-cha Lambada Geography Which monument did barrister Cecil Chubb, its last private owner, buy in 1915 for (poundsign)6,600 as a gift for his wife? Eiffel Tower Leaning Tower of Pisa Stonehenge O Notre-Dame Cathedral Money & Numbers From 1896 to 1899 an estimated 100,000 prospectors rushed to search for gold in Klondike, a region in which geographical area? Yukon territory O Swiss Alps Amazon Rainforest Sahara desert Vocab Because they live "under" the Mackinac Bridge, residents of the Lower Peninsula of which state are sometimes called "trolls"? Maryland Massachusetts Florida Michigan O Science & Tech The majority of electric cars currently in production run on batteries using which metal? Lithium O Copper Magnesium Zinc History & Society The founder of formal logic, which philosopher founded the Lyceum school in Athens in 335 bce? Dante Voltaire Confucius Aristotle O Biographies As other writing tools made noises that could be picked up by his mic, which game show host preferred a Crayola crayon to mark out selected clues? Pat Sajak Bob Barker Regis Philbin Alex Trebek O Animals & Nature A delicacy at sushi restaurants, /toro/ is fatty meat taken from the belly of which fish? Tuna O Eel Cod Salmon nov15 Anything Goes Beginning an annual tradition, in 1967 a McDonald's franchisee in Connecticut added mint to its milkshakes in honor of which holiday? Thanksgiving Day St. Patrick's Day O Valentine's Day Independence Day Geography Famed for its native carnivorous marsupial, which of Australia's six states is an island? Queensland Tasmania O Victoria New South Wales Biographies Often praising his influence on her writing, Ruth Bader Ginsburg had which author as a college professor before he published /Lolita/? James Joyce Kurt Vonnegut Vladimir Nabokov O Ernest Hemingway Arts & Culture Featuring a straight cut and a stand-up collar, the Nehru jacket takes its name from a former prime minister of which country? Russia India O Mexico Egypt Science & Tech The original logo for which tech giant featured a likeness of Isaac Newton? Microsoft Apple O Google Facebook History & Society Taking power after the assassination of Julius Caesar, who was the first emperor of Rome? Augustus O Nero Caligula Claudius Vocab Describing a computer network in a world of artificially intelligent beings, author William Gibson coined which tech term in 1982? Augmented reality Cyberspace O Robot Blockchain Money & Numbers Originally referencing the old Spanish dollar coins that broke into eight pieces, the term /two bits/ describes the value of which coin? Penny Dime Nickel Quarter O Animals & Nature Found in the rainforests of South America and measuring 11 inches long, the massive Goliath birdeater is what kind of spider? Black widow Wolf spider Tarantula O Brown recluse nov16 Biographies Famous for doing his own stunts, which actor jumped off his house using a sheet for a parachute when he was four years old? Nicolas Cage Tom Cruise O Vin Diesel Bruce Willis Anything Goes Fans of which band, broken up since 1982, can visit a custom-built stadium in London to watch a holographic version sing hits like "Waterloo"? Oasis ABBA O The Grateful Dead The Beach Boys Animals & Nature Blooming with purple florets if not harvested, which vegetable is botanically a flower bud? Watercress Artichoke O Fennel Beet Vocab Skunks and opossums are crepuscular, meaning that they... play dead to avoid predators are most active at dawn and dusk O have no tails eat both plants and animals Geography Zulu, Xhosa, and English are among the 12 official languages of which country? South Africa O Paraguay Indonesia Libya History & Society Which of the following rights is /not/ granted by the Bill of Rights? Right to a fair and speedy jury trial Right to freedom of the press Right to bear arms Right for the government to tax income O Arts & Culture Playwright Jonathan Larson tragically died the morning of the first Off-Broadway performance of which acclaimed musical? /Cats/ /Les Mis'erables/ /Rent/ O /The Book of Mormon/ Money & Numbers Which scientist, born in the Austrian Empire, now appears on the Serbian 100 dinar note? Louis Pasteur Nikola Tesla O Thomas Edison Albert Einstein Science & Tech Often replacing the phrase /cycles per second/, hertz is a standard unit that measures... temperature force pressure frequency O nov17 Arts & Culture Wanting more comfortable attire when he played, tennis champion Ren'e Lacoste popularized a short-sleeved version of which shirt? Crew neck Polo O Muscle tee Rugby Biographies Favoring publicity over profits, who allowed anyone to reprint at no cost his 1855 autobiography, which detailed many of his deceits? John D. Rockefeller P.T. Barnum O Charles Ponzi Uri Geller Science & Tech The Mars rover Curiosity found organic molecules containing which element, considered the building block of life? Iron Nitrogen Carbon O Calcium Vocab Which of the following best describes a /quotidian/ task? It is very foolish. It requires a lot of strength. It happens daily. O It is highly dangerous. History & Society Working alongside "Calico Jack" in the early 18th century, Anne Bonny was a rare female... doctor admiral pirate O priest Animals & Nature Staged footage in the 1958 Disney nature film /White Wilderness/ led to the common misconception that which rodent commits mass suicide? Guinea pig Chinchilla Lemming O Marmot Money & Numbers After inflation climbed nearly by 2,500 percent the previous year, which country introduced its new currency, the real, in 1994? Philippines China Brazil O Yugoslavia Anything Goes In 2020, when the South by Southwest festival was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Block by Blockwest was hosted by which online video game? /Fortnite/ /World of Warcraft/ /Minecraft/ O /League of Legends/ Geography According to one theory, a judge named which Florida city for a character from William Shakespeare's play /As You Like It/? Jacksonville Pensacola Sarasota Orlando O nov18 History & Society A handwritten and signed copy of which document is on display in the White House's Lincoln Bedroom? Louisiana Purchase Declaration of Independence Bill of Rights Gettysburg Address O Science & Tech In 2017 which tech entrepreneur bough the domain X.com from his former company PayPal? Bill Gates Jeff Bezos Elon Musk O Mark Zuckerberg Money & Numbers Reaching the age of maturity a bit ahead of the boys, Jewish girls in Orthodox communities commonly become a bat mitzvah at which age? 17 years old 20 years old 12 years old O 15 years old Vocab /Salve/ is useful for performing which of these activities? Washing clothes Treating a sunburn O Tuning an instrument Fixing a car Anything Goes The Nintendo Entertainment System Action Set included a "light gun" and a dual cartridge of /Super Mario Bros./ and which other game? /Punch-Out!!/ /Duck Hunt/ O /The Legend of Zelda/ /Mega Man/ Arts & Culture Mel Blanc's headstone reads "That's All Folks!," borrowing a phrase commonly said by which cartoon character he voiced? Daffy Duck Bugs Bunny Porky Pig O Pep'e Le Pew Geography Part of Pamplona, Spain's Fiesta de San Ferm'in, the /encierro/ ("enclosing") is commonly called what in English? Carnival The running of the bulls O Burning Man The Day of the Dead Animals & Nature A reference to how it pulls itself up onto ice floes, the Latin name for which animal translates as "tooth-walking sea horse"? Penguin Polar bear Seal Walrus O Biographies Howard University's College of Fine Arts is named in honor of which actor, an alumnus best known for portraying Black Panther? Michael B. Jordan Sterling K. Brown Chadwick Boseman O Jamie Foxx nov19 Money & Numbers The phrase "Nippon Ginko" appears on the reverse of all banknotes issued by which country? Indonesia Laos Japan O Sri Lanka Geography Inspired by the countdowns used at the local NASA launch complex, which city uses the 321 area code? Cape Canaveral, Florida O Annapolis, Maryland Los Alamos, New Mexico Langley, Virginia Animals & Nature To give herself fuel to increase egg production, the female of which insect typically eats the male after mating? Praying mantis O Cricket Mosquito Ladybug Science & Tech Wanting a product that could be used to build an online shopping empire, Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com selling only what? Electronics Women's clothing Furniture Books O Vocab When Jimmy /deferred/ his admission to college, which decision did he make? Delayed it O Accepted it Rejected it Challenged it History & Society Gen. William Sherman's "March to the Sea" led Union troops pillaging through which Confederate state? Georgia O Alabama Arkansas Tennessee Biographies Instead of /hello/, which word, already used nautically, did Alexander Graham Bell suggest should be said when answering a telephone call? Howdy Ahoy O Hail Salutations Anything Goes The McAloo Tikki Burger is a vegetarian option offered at McDonald's restaurant locations in which country? Japan Brazil India O South Africa Arts & Culture In Greek mythology, who is cursed into falling in love with his own reflection? Narcissus O Hercules Prometheus Icarus nov20 Anything Goes Symbolizing the number of available options, which chain's logo has the number 31 hidden within it? Starbucks Burger King Taco Bell Baskin-Robbins O Biographies Born Robert Zimmerman, which artist's stage name was partly inspired by a Welsh poet? Iggy Pop Fats Domino Alice Cooper Bob Dylan O History & Society Who is the only former U.S. president to reach 100 years of age? John Adams Jimmy Carter O Grover Cleveland Ronald Reagan Animals & Nature Measuring 6 inches long and 6 inches in diameter, the egg of which bird is the largest in the world? Condor Vulture Bald eagle Ostrich O Vocab Which of these is an example of an /oxymoron/? Jumbo shrimp O Zesty lemon Frog legs Goat milk Arts & Culture Comedian Steve Martin learned how to play which instrument by using the clawhammer and three-finger picking techniques? Accordion Harp Banjo O Xylophone Geography With origins dating to the Aztec empire, Mexico's flag shows which animal in an eagle's beak? Fish Turtle Snake O Rat Money & Numbers As the first elected Black president of the country, who is featured on the front of all South African banknotes? Nelson Mandela O Robert Mugabe Haile Selassie Idi Amin Science & Tech Fredric Baur spent two years designing the hyperbolic paraboloid shape of which snack, as well as its tubular container? Pringles O Fritos Doritos Cheetos nov21 Arts & Culture Indiana Jones is often seen wearing which style of hat? Pith helmet Beret Bowler Fedora O Money & Numbers Which number represents a perfect score on the SAT? 2500 1600 O 1200 2000 History & Society Which U.S. president was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his role as founder of the League of Nations"? Franklin D. Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson O John F. Kennedy William McKinley Geography The name of which state comes from the French for "Green Mountains"? Vermont O Oregon Wyoming Minnesota Anything Goes Cocreated by a dentist, which sugary treat was introduced at the 1904 World's Fair under the name "Fairy Floss"? Bubble gum Pixy Stix Saltwater taffy Cotton candy O Biographies Having received her first one when she was a child, Queen Elizabeth II owned which dogs throughout her life? Dalmatians Golden Retrievers Pomeranians Corgis O Science & Tech Still contaminated with radioactive radium, the laboratory notebooks of which scientist are now stored in a lead-lined box at France's national library? Gregor Mendel Marie Curie O Isaac Newton Charles Darwin Vocab Which of the following might be called a /contusion/ by your doctor? High blood pressure Burst appendix Bruise O Stuffy nose Animals & Nature Technically a type of turtle, the tortoise differs from most other types of turtles because... it has a short lifespan it lives only on land O it moves very quickly it can leave its shell nov22 Science & Tech The website Brickipedia has over 40,000 articles covering what? Minecraft Rubik's Cube LEGO O Pok'emon Vocab If you take /umbrage/ at something said about your cooking, you feel what? Adequate Resentful O Joyful Indifferent Arts & Culture In which Shakespeare play does Iago warn the title character of "the green-eyed monster"? /King Lear/ /Othello/ O /Hamlet/ /Macbeth/ Animals & Nature Which animal has no teeth but has a two-foot tongue? Muskrat Gecko Sloth Anteater O Geography Once separate settlements, Palatine Hill, Capitoline Hill, and Aventine Hill are three of the Seven Hills that combined to become which city? Berlin London Rome O Paris Money & Numbers During a U.S. presidential election, how many electoral votes are needed to win? 100 400 530 270 O Biographies A reference to his time working on steamboats, which author's pen name refers to a measure of water 12 feet deep? Lewis Carroll Mark Twain O Dr. Seuss Voltaire Anything Goes Named for the fictional occupant of Kay Thompson's children's books, the Eloise Suite is available to guests of which hotel? The Plaza O The Waldorf-Astoria The Watergate The Bellagio History & Society Believing it was the body's essence, Egyptian embalmers would keep which organ inside the body during mummification? Lungs Colon Heart O Stomach nov23 Vocab Someone who graciously welcomes a guest is acting what? /Congenial/ O /Aloof/ /Diffident/ /Callous/ Animals & Nature Indonesia is the only home to which animal, named for one of the country's islands? Siamese cat Komodo dragon O Lhasa Apso dog Okinawa flying fox Arts & Culture A year before attaining stardom as Stanley Kowalski in /A Streetcar Named Desire/, who was named "Broadway's most promising actor"? Marlon Brando O James Dean Al Pacino Paul Newman Geography Renowned for their climbing prowess, Sherpas are an ethnic group that reside in which mountain range? Rockies Himalayas O Alps Andes Money & Numbers Playing off the Roman numeral for 2000, which product touted itself as "The Official Candy of the New Millennium"? Twix M&Ms O Tic Tac KitKat Biographies Before writing hit songs like "Me and Bobby McGee," which country music star earned a Rhodes scholarship to the University of Oxford? Kris Kristofferson O Patsy Cline Garth Brooks Reba McEntire Science & Tech Introduced in the 1970s as a hypertension medicine, Minoxidil is now commonly used to treat which condition? Blurry vision Heartburn Hair loss O Obesity History & Society Roughly coinciding with a monarch's 63-year reign, the period of British history from 1820 to 1914 is called what? The Renaissance The Age of Discovery Victorian Era O Regency Era Biographies In 1974, promoting a film adaptation of /The Great Gatsby/, who was the first person to appear on the cover of /People/ magazine? Jodie Foster Mia Farrow O Julia Roberts Carrie Fisher nov24 Animals & Nature The brood of which periodic species of insect emerges from the ground every 13 or 17 years? Cicadas O Fireflies Crickets Dung beetles Arts & Culture From 1973's /Mean Streets/ to 2023's /Killers of the Flower Moon/, Martin Scorsese has directed which actor in 10 feature films? Leonardo DiCaprio Daniel Day-Lewis Al Pacino Robert De Niro O Vocab Which of these people would be likeliest to exhibit /imperious/ behavior? Surfer Military leader O Sous chef Apprentice Geography Luring up to 30,000 prospectors north, gold was found in 1896 in the Klondike River, located in which part of Canada? Yukon O Ontario Alberta Nova Scotia Anything Goes Which classic holiday song mentions a clergyman named Parson Brown? "Frosty the Snowman" "Silver Bells" "Jingle Bells" "Winter Wonderland" O Money & Numbers To keep money in the community, some western Massachusetts businesses use a micro-currency with which name--a nod to the local mountains? Sierra NevaDinero AdironStacks RocKeys BerkShares O Biographies Which author loved surfing and showcased it in her 1924 detective novel /The Man in the Brown Suit/? Mary Shelley Agatha Christie O Harper Lee Jane Austen Science & Tech Named for its inventor, the Jarvik-7 was the first artificial version of which organ, implanted into a patient in 1982? Gallbladder Liver Heart O Lungs History & Society A marshal cries "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!" at the beginning of which U.S. governmental procedure? State of the Union address Senate impeachment vote Presidential inauguration Supreme Court session O nov25 Arts & Culture When moved to the Panth'eon in Paris, the coffin of which author was draped with a cloth reading "All for one, one for all"? Alexandre Dumas O Victor Hugo Charles Dickens Jules Verne Vocab Which of the following substances would best be described as /viscous/? Silk Molasses O Smog Gold Anything Goes Voice actor Mel Blanc said which cartoon character was pitched to him as a "prehistoric Art Carney"? Tasmanian Devil Goofy Barney Rubble O He-Man Money & Numbers Measuring from zero to 16 million, the Scoville scale is used to determine which food attribute? Saltiness Spiciness O Sweetness Sourness Geography The original home to Miller, Pabst, and Schlitz breweries, which city was once known as the "beer capital of the world"? Knoxville Pittsburgh Milwaukee O Cleveland Biographies The U.S. Navy gave which actor its Distinguished Public Service Award for depicting the Battle of Normandy in /Saving Private Ryan/? Matt Damon John Travolta Tom Hanks O George Clooney Animals & Nature Occurring several times a year, when a snake molts, it does what? Lays eggs Sleeps for an extended period Sheds its outer layer of skin O Regenerates its severed tail History & Society During the 2000 U.S. presidential election, a lawsuit over ballots with "hanging chads" was filed in which state? Florida O North Carolina Indiana Arkansas Science & Tech Which technology was spurred on by the sinking of the /Titanic/, as a way of preventing future disasters? Sonar O Jet airplanes Radar Light bulb nov26 Vocab In a work of literature, the /protagonist/ is best described as the... main character O love interest villain sidekick Biographies Having worked together in 1991's /Hook/, which actor regularly called Steven Spielberg to cheer him up during the making of /Schindler's List/? Tom Hanks Harrison Ford Richard Dreyfuss Robin Williams O History & Society Now commonly associated with beer, which revolutionary figure was an instigator of the Boston Tea Party? Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton Samuel Adams O George Washington Money & Numbers How many colored squares are on a standard Rubik's Cube? 54 O 58 91 40 Arts & Culture During the casting of which film did a director tell Fay Wray that she'd be working with the "tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood"? /The Texas Chain Saw Massacre/ (1974) /The Blob/ (1958) /King Kong/ (1933) O /The Invisible Man/ (1933) Animals & Nature The young of which ocean animal are weaned off mother's milk at 28 days old, at which point they are known as "weaners"? Manta ray Great white shark Horseshoe crab Elephant seal O Anything Goes Utilizing bludgers, a quaffle, and a golden snitch, Quidditch is a sport originating in which literary series? The Lord of the Rings Harry Potter O The Hunger Games A Song of Ice and Fire Science & Tech Because it causes substantial weight loss, which disease was commonly known as "consumption" during the early 20th century? Rheumatism Malaria Tuberculosis O Dysentery Geography Each year, more than half a million people gather in Sturgis, South Dakota, for a rally focusing on which vehicle? Hot air balloon Snowmobile Jet Ski Motorcycle O nov27 Anything Goes With the 2024 hit /Cowboy Carter/, which artist became the first Black musician to reach number one on /Billboard/'s Top Country Albums chart? John Legend Mariah Carey Beyonc'e O Alicia Keys Arts & Culture In Nathaniel Hawthorne's /The Scarlet Letter/, Hester Prynne is punished for committing which sin? Stealing Murder Blasphemy Adultery O Money & Numbers Before earning eight-figure paydays for Marvel movies, which actor earned eight cents an hour working in a prison kitchen while incarcerated in 1999? Paul Rudd Mark Ruffalo Chris Hemsworth Robert Downey, Jr. O Vocab Which would you be most likely to do if you found something funny? Chortle O Snivel Grouse Whinge History & Society Because his father was a member of the Order of the Dragon, who had the nickname Dracula, roughly meaning "son of the dragon"? Vlad the Impaler O Ivan the Terrible Attila the Hun Genghis Khan Animals & Nature Known to travel in swarms with billions of members, locusts are which type of insect? Praying mantis Butterfly Bee Grasshopper O Biographies According to Ian McKellen, Sean Connery and Anthony Hopkins were among the stars to pass up which role? Gandalf O Obi-Wan Kenobi Professor X Albus Dumbledore Science & Tech Today the most commonly transplanted, which organ became the first successfully moved from one human to another in 1954? Kidney O Lung Heart Liver Geography Designed in 1916 by a contest winner who earned a $20 prize, the flag of which state features the silhouette of a bison? California Kentucky Texas Wyoming O nov28 History & Society Which explorer founded the first European settlement in Puerto Rico five years before his famous exploration of Florida? Leif Erikson Ferdinand Magellan Juan Ponce de Le'on O Marco Polo Arts & Culture Following 25 hours without food and drink, which Jewish holiday ends with a large meal known as a "break fast"? Purim Passover Hanukkah Yom Kippur O Animals & Nature Though they can all be deadly, which of these snakes is the only one with venom? Green anaconda Boa constrictor Black mamba O Python Science & Tech Baseball MVPs Justin Verlander and Shohei Ohtani have had Tommy John surgery to repair which part of the body? Elbow O Foot Knee Hip Vocab If someone experiences /serendipity/, that person has been struck by... embarrassment good luck O intoxication forgetfulness Biographies Using a word coined on /America's Next Top Model/ that refers to smiling with one's eyes, which supermodel has a chain of "SMiZE cream" shops? Gigi Hadid Cindy Crawford Gisele B:undchen Tyra Banks O Money & Numbers In which sitcom did the character Dwight try to motivate fellow employees using a currency called Schrute Bucks? /It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia/ /Schitt's Creek/ /Cheers/ /The Office/ O Geography Big enough to host more than a million worshippers, Masjid al-Haram--the world's largest mosque--is located in which country? Turkey India Saudi Arabia O Egypt Anything Goes Originally known as Jumpman, Mario first appeared in 1981 in which classic arcade game? Frogger Donkey Kong O Asteroids Q*bert nov29 Anything Goes In 1904, which petroleum company swapped the mussel in its logo for a type of scallop known as a pecten? Citgo Shell O Exxon Mobil BP Animals & Nature Inspired by /The Far Side/ comic strip, paleontologists call the four-spiked tail of which dinosaur a "thagomizer"? Apatosaurus Triceratops Stegosaurus O Iguanodon Arts & Culture Depicting his gardens in Giverny, France, Claude Monet produced a series of paintings of which type of flower? Tulips Chrysanthemums Marigolds Water lilies O Biographies In 2015 which comedian teamed up with the U.S. senator from New York--her second cousin--to promote gun control legislation? Amy Schumer O Sarah Silverman Chelsea Handler Tiffany Haddish Vocab If someone is described as having /chutzpah/, that person is being called... enthusiastic wealthy strong self-confident O Geography Stretching over 2,400 miles and through eight states to its end in Santa Monica, California, Route 66 begins in which city? Chicago O Dallas Charlotte Omaha Science & Tech A medical sedative used since the 19th century, which chemical compound is known as laughing gas? Methane Nitrous oxide O Sodium bicarbonate Carbon monoxide History & Society Which Marxist leader documented his 1952 journey through Argentina in what became known as his "motorcycle diaries"? Friedrich Engels Ho Chi Minh Vladimir Lenin Che Guevara O Money & Numbers Equal to about 6,080 feet, which unit of length covers the longest distance? Nautical mile O Furlong Kilometer Mile nov30 Animals & Nature Named in honor of the founder of /Playboy/, /Sylvilagus palustris hefneri/ is a species of which animal? Ferret Rabbit O Kangaroo Pig Anything Goes The state of Iowa forbids which cocktail from being served in unlined copper mugs, as the ginger beer's low pH leaches the metal? Moscow mule O Long Island iced tea Margarita White Russian Money & Numbers In 2024 gaming giant Activision Blizzard became part of the "Xbox Team" after its $68.7 billion acquisition by which company? Google Sony Nintendo Microsoft O Geography The territory that today makes up which of these states was part of the Louisiana Purchase? New Mexico O Tennessee Wisconsin Illinois Arts & Culture Later reconstructed and now on display in the Louvre, which statue was found in pieces on a Greek island in 1820? /David/ /Venus de Milo/ O /The Thinker/ /Christ the Redeemer/ Biographies During a 25th anniversary screening, Barack and Michelle Obama thanked Spike Lee for making which film, as they saw it during their first date? /Barbershop/ (2002) /Boyz n the Hood/ (1991) /Do the Right Thing/ (1989) O /White Men Can't Jump/ (1992) History & Society Which world leader hoped to industrialize his nation by installing steel furnaces in every village during 1958's Great Leap Forward? Vladimir Lenin Dwight D. Eisenhower Benito Mussolini Chairman Mao O Vocab Roughly meaning "wiggly head" in Middle English, a /pollywog/ is another name for which creature? Deer Ostrich Tadpole O Meerkat Science & Tech Debuting at the 1893 Chicago world's fair, Whitcomb Judson's patented "clasp locker" was a precursor to which product? Zipper O Velcro Wallet Bolo tie