Bernardo’s girlfriend in “West Side Story” Anita

Question 1

Department store popularized the idea of hiding this in a Christmas tree

Answer 1

Woolworths
A pickle
It’s not clear where the custom comes from but originally in the late 1800s Woolworths beyond selling Christmas pickles and the custom took off

Question 2

Wishing for something with without considering the possible consequences is called a monkeys what

Answer 2

Paw
The slang term monkeys paw comes from a 1902 short story written by WW Jacobs

Question 3

First modern pope to resign

Answer 3

Pope Benedict the 16th
2013
Became the first pope in nearly 600 years to voluntarily end his run as pope during his lifetime

Question 4

The battle of New Orleans was America’s greatest land victory in this war
Also commander

Answer 4

War of 1812
Future President Andrew Jackson gained fame after leading the Americans to victory in the battle with the British in New Orleans

Question 5

Mr. peanuts classic look accessories

Answer 5

Monocle
Kane
top hat

Question 6

This continent has the greatest number of countries

Answer 6

Africa
54 sovereign states and three other dependencies Africa has more countries than any other continent

Question 7

During the opening ceremony of the Olympics, parade of nations this country traditionally goes first

Answer 7

Greece

Question 8

Species of this borrowing rodent in the US include Plains pocket and northern pocket

Answer 8

Gopher

Question 9

These rodents live in towns and in extended families called coteries

Answer 9

Prairie dogs

Question 10

Denmarks Ellen osiier foiled many of her opponents in 1924 to become the first woman to win a gold medal in this sport

Answer 10

fencing

Question 11

This 18-year-old from Louisville won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal in 1960

Answer 11

Muhammad Ali

Question 12

It’s name maybe from the French for sleep because it hibernates about half the year missing out on a lot of tea parties

Answer 12

Door mouse

Question 13

A 1925 Geneva protocol forbid the use of bacterial logical weapons and this stuff in war

Answer 13

Poison Gas

Question 14

Reminiscent of witches it’s the bowl like structure that holds the flame in the host stadium ; Torino was placed 190 feet up

Answer 14

cauldron

Question 15

Newton first law

Answer 15

A body at rest will remain at rest, unless acted on by an outside force
Also called the law of inertia

Question 16

The first five books of the Old Testament are called simply the law or in Hebrew this

Answer 16

Torah

Question 17

A big 19th century issue was laws protecting farmers and increasing food prices ;even when about wheat or other grains they were these laws

Answer 17

Corn laws

Question 18

1968. United Nations agreement requires states to rescue and assist these people and promptly return them to their launching state.

Answer 18

Astronauts

Question 19

The 2018 genocide and atrocities prevention act is named for this Holocaust Survivor and Nobel peace prize winner

Answer 19

Elie wuh zell
Wiesel

Question 20

Pope Leo, the 10th, gave this monarch the title defender of the faith in 1521 for his written work against Martin Luther

Answer 20

King Henry VIII

Question 21

PG
A good place to pitch a tent

Answer 21

Campground

Question 22

The name of this venue built in 1599 fit its circular shape
a wooden O someone would say

Answer 22

Globe theater

Question 23

Embalmers messed up his body after his 1658
in 1661 folks thought putting his head on a pole was a nice finishing touch

Answer 23

Oliver Cromwell

Question 24

The giant species of this rodent has been recorded as gliding up to 1500 feet from tree to tree

Answer 24

Flying squirrel

Question 25

Ahoy made scurry Aloft and haul in these high high up on the masts

Answer 25

Top gallants

Question 26

As told in chapter 16, verse 35 of this book of the Bible, the Israelites wondered for 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt

Answer 26

Exodus

Question 27

In the Arabian nights, this poor wood cutter discovers 40 thieves and their treasure hidden a cave

Answer 27

Alibaba

Question 28

If you make it to 40 years of marriage, know that it’s termed this gem anniversary of variety of corundum

Answer 28

Ruby

Question 29

In Venice plague caused ships to be isolated in harbors for 40 days leading to this modern word

Answer 29

Quarantine

Question 30

In this sport 40 is the third point reached in a game

Answer 30

Tennis

Question 31

This cork firing child’s toy makes a particular sound

Answer 31

Pop gun

Question 32

An improvement in a hotel, or airline seat

Answer 32

Upgrade

Question 33

Many a Victorian tale featured one of these young women employed in a retail store

Answer 33

Shopgirl

Question 34

Faked scenes in a 1958 Disney film white wilderness, aided the false narrative that these arctic rodents commit suicide

Answer 34

Lemmings

Question 35

Olympic medley swimming events have these four strokes in one race

Answer 35

Freestyle breaststroke, backstroke butterfly

Question 36

The 1746 battle of culloden in this country was the last major one fought on British soil Cuh lah din

Answer 36

Scotland

Question 37

His the well tempered Clavier is a set of 48 preludes and these which also taught us the art of this Cluh veer

Answer 37

Bach Fugue Few guh

Question 38

In the 1980s, this Swede wrote and directed the period family drama, fanny and Alexander

Answer 38

Ingmar Bergman

Question 39

Beethoven’s sixth Symphony and his piano Sonata No. 15 in D Op. 28 both have this bucolic nickname

Answer 39

Pastoral

Question 40

Signs and symbols via a diplomatic conference in 2005 a diamond was added to supplement these two symbols, thought by some to have religious meaning

Answer 40

Cross and Crescent Aid workers and medical workers who have long worn a Red Cross or red Crescent now to convey non-religious neutrality they can wear a red crystal, A diamond shape as well

Question 41

The blue mosque is across the way from the hagia Sophia in this city Eye uh

Answer 41

Istanbul

Question 42

In its own language, the official name of this landlocked country of Transcaucasia is hayastani hanrapetut’yun Trans caw cay zuh

Answer 42

Armenia

Question 43

Straight lies between the north and south islands of New Zealand

Answer 43

Cook strait

Question 44

In 1922 the area of this Welsh capital was expanded include that of llandaff

Answer 44

Cardiff

Question 45

This films production caused a worldwide shortage of Roscoe pink paint

Answer 45

Barbie Instead of using CGI, the producers of Barbie built a full life-size Barbie’s dream house

Question 46

What game gets his name from a phrase? That means the numerals must remain single

Answer 46

Sudoku dating back century sudoku is short for the numerals must remain single

Question 47

A gift exchange where either keep your gift or trade for someone else’s is called what

Answer 47

White elephant White elephant gift exchange also called Yankee wap or dirty Santa, and they all allow you to steal someone else’s gift

Question 48

For the first time since 1976, the New York Yankees will now allow their baseball players to do what

Answer 48

Have beards - Facial hair In 1976 Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner put in a no beard rule because he thought it would instill discipline

Question 49

Which US state capital was originally named La Petit Roche by French settler

Answer 49

Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas actually move some of that original nearly 5000 pound rock to City Hall in 1932

Question 50

Before marrying him Cleopatra had a relationship with what famous ruler

Answer 50

Married Mark Anthony Cleopatra and Julius Caesar had an affair and her child Ptolemy Caesar was rumored to have that name because he was Julius‘s offspring