General Trivia 2 Flashcards
1
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On an old-fashioned rotary phone,what number requires the longest turn of the dial?
A
0 *CORRECT*
2
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On an ’80s TV series, a plucky orphan named Penelope Brewster was better known as what?
A
PUNKY
3
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On average, what denomination of U.S. paper currency remains in circulation the longest?
A
100 DOLLAR BILL
4
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On average, what is the most abundant gas released into the atmosphere by a volcano?
A
WATER VAPOR
5
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On average,a healthy person’s resting heart rate falls into which of these ranges of “beats per minute”?
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60-100 *CORRECT*
6
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On December 21, 1864, General Sherman’s famous “March to the Sea” concluded with the capture of what Southern city?
A
SAVANNAH
7
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On dress shirts,button-down,spread and tab are popular types of what?
A
COLLAR
8
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On food packaging, a circle with a “U” indicates that the food is certified as what?
A
KOSHER
9
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On HBO’s “Entourage,” movie star Vincent Chase stars in all but which of these fictional movies?
A
VALENTINO
10
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On his past troubles,who admitted to Leno on a 2011 “Tonight Show” appearance, “I realized I was pretty much LOSING”?
A
CHARLIE SHEEN
11
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On his show “Man v Food,” host Adam Richman won the “Davy Jones Locker Challenge” by eating 7 pounds of what?
A
SEAFOOD
12
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On his talk show “Maury,” host Maury Povich famously says to some of his guests “you are NOT” what?
A
THE FATHER
13
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On Home Depot’s web site, “islands” are items marked for what room of the house?
A
KITCHEN
14
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On March 4, 2010, baby Cecelia Marie Halpert was “born” on an emotional episode of what hit TV series?
A
THE OFFICE
15
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On television, Dr. Gregory House’s apartment number is “221B,” a nod to what famous literary sleuth’s address?
A
SHERLOCK HOMES
16
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On the 2010 Forbes 400 list, what billionaire identifies himself as residing in Medina, Washington?
A
BILL GATES
17
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On the 2010 Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest companies,3 of the top 4 are in what sector?
A
OIL
18
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On the cartoon series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You, which character usually wears an ascot?
A
FRED
19
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On the children’s TV “Dora the Explorer,” Dora’s best friend Boots is what kind of animal?
A
MONKEY
20
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On the classic sitcom “Happy Days,” what was the name of Richie’s practical joke-loving buddy,played by actor Don Most?
A
RALPH MALPH
21
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On the classic sitcom “I Love Lucy,” Lucy often went on auditions using what maiden name instead of Mrs. Ricardo?
A
MCGILLICUDDY
22
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On the classic TV series “The Brady Bunch,”what is the name of the Brady family dog?
A
TIGER
23
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On the classic TV series “Welcome Back Kotter” what subject did Mr. Kotter teach?
A
SOCIAL STUDIES
24
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On the E! reality TV series, “The Girls Next Door,” who are the girls next door?
A
PLAYBOY MODELS
25
On the Fahrenheit scale, 98.6 degrees is generally considered to be what?
BODY TEMPERATURE
26
On the FDA Nutrition Facts food label,the abbreviation “DV” stands for “daily” what?
VALUE
27
On the front of a U.S. Social Security Card,what images appear on the left and right hand edges?
CLASSICAL COLUMNS
28
On the Great Seal of the United States,the eagle holds in its beak a scroll bearing what Latin phrase?
E PLURIBUS UNUM
29
On the human body, the area of skin known as “The T-zone” is located where?
FACE
30
On the human body, the intercostal muscles are located where?
RIBS
31
On the Internet, the abbreviation “LOL” typically denotes which of these emotional states?
AMUSEMENT
32
On the New York Stock Exchange,what company uses the apt stock symbol “ZZ”?
SEALY
33
On the pronunciation of her last name, what actress has explained that it’s “like the lettuce?”
REBECCA ROMIJN
34
On the Simpsons, what member of the Simpson family is commonly seen sucking on a pacifier?
MAGGIE
35
On the TV series “Community,” the main characters become friends after they all take part in a what?
SPANISH STUDY GROUP
36
On the TV series “Diff’rent Strokes,” Arnold often poses what signature question to his brother,Willis?
WHAT’ CHU TALKIN’ ‘BOUT?
37
On the TV series “Sesame Street,” what is the full name of the muppet known as The Count?
COUNT VON COUNT
38
On the TV series “The Fugitive,” Dr.Richard Kimble pursues a man with what physical trait?
ONE ARM
39
On the TV series “The Simpsons,” Marge has the same maiden name as what First Lady?
JACQUELINE KENNEDY
40
On the TV show “Throwdown,” chefs are challenged to a cook-off of their signature dish by what star chef?
BOBBY FLAY
41
On the TV sitcom “How I Met Your Mother,” what actor provides the voice of the unseen narrator?
BOB SAGET
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On the ’90s sitcom “Blossom,” Joey Lawrence’s character is known for what concise catchphrase?
WHOA!
43
On the “Arsenio hall Show,” a special section of the studio audience was called a what?
DOG POUND
44
On TLC’s “19 Kids & Counting,” all 19 children in the Duggar family have first names that begin with what?
J
45
On TV’s “Family Guy,” creator Seth MacFarlane voices all but which of these members of the Griffin family?
CHRIS
46
On TV’s “Glee,” the glee club’s main competition is a 26-member show choir at Carmel High named what?
VOCAL ADRENALINE
47
On TV’s “The Muppet Show,” what muppet is often seen chained to his drum set?
ANIMAL
48
On Twitter,a proper “Twaiku” poem consists of 140 characters or fewer and how many syllables?
17
49
On what classic TV game show do contestants frequently chant “No Whammies”?
PRESS YOUR LUCK
50
On what TV series do the judges regularly accuse the contestants of being “pitchy?”
AMERICAN IDOL
51
On which date do all the places in the Earth experience 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness?
MARCH 21ST
52
On “Gilligan’s Island,” Captain Jonas Grumby of the S.S. Minnow was known by what nautical nickname?
THE SKIPPER
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On “Saturday Night Live,” David Spade popularized the catchphrase “buh-bye” in his role as a what?
FLIGHT ATTENDANT
54
On “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” soundtrack, Renee Fleming sings in what language?
SINDARIN
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On “The Lord Of The Rings:The Return of The King” soundtrack,Renee Fleming sings in what language?
SINDARIN
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Once believed to ward off evil spirits,a Greek wedding tradition involves the ceremonious smashing of what?
PLATES
57
Once dubbed “The Notorious B.A.G.” by the media, Brian Austin Green starred in what ’90s teen drama?
BEVERLY HILLS,90210
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Once dubbed “The Notorious B.A.G.” by the media,Brian Austin Green starred in what ’90s teen drama?
BEVERLY HILLS,90210
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Once featured on a TV infomercial, the Flowbee is a haircutting device that works with what household appliance?
VACUUM CLEANER
60
Once ranked #1 for a record 237 weeks,tennis great Roger Federer hails from what country?
SWITZERLAND
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One of at least 50 children born to a construction mogul,Osama Bin Laden was,until 1994,a citizen of what country?
SAUDI ARABIA
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One of Hollywood’s funniest movie quotes,”Well,nobody’s perfect!” is the last line of what classic film?
SOME LIKE IT HOT
63
One of the coaches on the talent show “The Voice,” Adam Levine is best known as the frontman for what rock band?
MAROON 5
64
One of the great ’90s fashion fads, “Zubaz” were brightly-colored what?
PANTS
65
One of the most translated books in the world, Anne Frank’s original diary was published in what language?
DUTCH
66
One of the sport’s most famous players,Prince William captained what team at the University of St.Andrews?
WATER POLO
67
One of the world’s steepest streets in a major city,Filbert Street is located where?
SAN FRANCISCO
68
One of “The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills,” Camille Grammer is the ex-wife of the star of what TV sitcom?
FRASIER
69
One week comprises approximately what percentage of a year?
2%
70
ontaining a purposely misspelled word, the title of Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 WWII epic is written how?
INGLORIOUS BASTARDS
71
Opponents of genetically modified food often refer to it by what “scary” name?
FRANKENFOOD
72
Opposed by Apple, using unapproved software on your iPhone is popularly referred to as what?
JAILBREAKING
73
Oregon’s George Fox University is named in honor of the founder of what religious movement?
QUAKER
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Originally developed by NASA in the ’70s, memory foam is often used to make which of these household items?
MATTRESSES
75
Originally en vogue in the early 1900s, a “craftsman” is a simplistic style of what?
HOUSE
76
Originally made in Canada, canola is a vegetable oil made from what crop?
RAPESEED
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Originally made in Germany, traditional Rumple Minze schnapps is known for what distinctive flavor?
PEPPERMINT
78
Originally sung by Peggy Lee and covered by Madonna, the song “Fever” mentions what famously amorous pair
ROMEO AND JULIET
79
Originally used by American Indians,the term “pow-wow” is now mainly used to refer to a what?
MEETING
80
Originally voiced by John Goodman, which of the five animated M&M’s “spokescandies” is a peanut M&M
YELLOW
81
Originally,a “pound cake” recipe called for a pound of butter plus a pound of all but which of the following?
SALT
82
Originating in Turkey, sultanas are a flavorful variety of what food?
RAISINS
83
Orzo is a type of Italian pasta shaped like what?
GRAINS OF RICE
84
Ossicones are hair-covered horns atop the head of which of these mammals?
GIRAFFE
85
Other than Antarctica, what continent has the smallest population?
AUSTRALIA
86
Out on parole since 2007,Sara Jane Moore spent decades in prison for trying to assassinate whom?
GERALD FORD
87
Outraging conservationists, who said “A tree is a tree, how many more do you need to look at?”
RONALD REAGAN
88
Over 17000 feet tall, Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain on what continent?
AFRICA
89
Over 30 years ago, which of these Presidents signed legislation to immunize Americans from swine flu?
GERALD FORD
90
Owned by Donald Trump, the Mar-a-Lago Club is a 126-room estate located in what resort town?
PALM BEACH
91
Painted in 1893,the famous Edvard Munch painting “The Scream” depicts an organized figure holding his hands where?
ON HIS CHEEKS
92
Paleontologists believe that which of these prehistoric animals were likely covered in feathers?
VELOCIRAPTOR
93
Paris’s largest airport is named after what French leader?
CHARLES DE GAULLE
94
Partly due to its rounded shape and leathery green skin,what fruit is also known as an “alligator pear”?
AVOCADO
95
Passed by Congress in 1798, the Sedition Act focused on what problem?
TREASONOUS ACTIVITY
96
Passed by the Senate in 2010,the CALM Act requires TV broadcasters to limit the volume of what?
COMMERCIALS
97
Pastis,sambuca and ouzo are three similar liqueurs that all have what distinctive flavor?
ANISE
98
Patagonian toothfish is served in restaurants under which of these more menu-friendly names?
CHILEAN SEA BASS
99
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome is an unpleasant sports injury commonly known as what?
RUNNER’S KNEE
100
Patients who elect to have malar augmentation surgery wish to increase the size of their what?
CHEEKS
101
Patty Hearst,Eddie Van Halen and John McEnroe all voiced “callers” on what TV sitcom?
FRASIER
102
Payola is a type of illegal payment typically associated with what industry?
RADIO
103
Pectin,a water-soluble carbohydrate,is an important ingredient in which of the following?
JELLY
104
Peddled by a charismatic infomercial pitchman,the ShamWow! is primarily used for which of these tasks?
CLEANING UP LIQUIDS
105
PEG’S LAW is a helpful mneumonic for remembering the names of the seven what?
DEADLY SINS
106
People traveling abroad often use GSM cell phones that use what “System for Mobile Communications”?
GLOBAL
107
People who are getting Xrays taken commonly wear protective bibs containing what metal?
LEAD
108
People who are “cyberchondriacs” obsessively use the Internet to hunt for what?
MEDICAL INFORMATION
109
People who generate their own electricity or go without it are said to live how?
OFF THE GRID
110
People who selfishly prevent others from succeeding are sometimes compared to which of these animals “in a bucket”?
CRABS
111
People would most likely use the mnemonic “Every good boy does fine” when doing what?
READING MUSIC
112
Performed to assist breathing, a tracheotomy is a surgery on what part of the body?
WINDPIPE
113
Perhaps alluding to the diets of very small children,deciduous or “baby” teeth are also known as what?
MILK TEETH
114
Perhaps as a nod to its lead singer,what classic rock band titled one of its albums “Morrison Hotel”?
THE DOORS
115
Perhaps because gin was invented by a physician in Holland,alcohol is sometimes referred to as what?
DUTCH COURAGE
116
Perhaps because it’s so romantic,a full moon often triggers which of these sea creatures to reproduce?
CORAL
117
Perhaps best known in its computerized version,Klondike is a popular variety of what card game?
SOLITAIRE
118
Perhaps putting her classical music training to use,who composed the music for the 2011 Broadway play “Stick Fly”?
ALICIA KEYS
119
Perhaps to distinguish themselves,certain ketchup packets boast what descriptive word on their label?
FANCY
120
Perhaps to the chagrin of his female fans,in which of these movies does Brad Pitt not bare his backside?
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
121
Philly locals order their city’s signature cheesesteak sandwich “wit” or “witout” what topping?
FRIED ONIONS
122
Photos snapped in 1972 of Jane Fonda seated on an anti-aircraft gun earned the actress what infamous nickname?
HANOI JANE
123
Physicist Stephen Hawking’s bestselling 1988 book on the cosmos is titled “A Brief History of” what?
TIME
124
Piscivorous animals feed mainly on what?
FISH
125
Pixar has won Academy Awards for all but which of the following?
BEST PICTURE
126
Placing a blanket over a fire extinguishes it by robbing the flame of what gas?
OXYGEN
127
Played by Brendan Fraser in a 1999 movie,Dudley Do-Right is a cartoon character with what unusual day job?
CANADIAN MOUNTIE
128
Played by Garry Shandling,which of these iconic ’90s TV characters was a neurotic late-night TV host?
LARRY SANDERS
129
Played by Honor Blackman,the provocatively named Pussy Galore is a character in what James Bond film?
GOLDFINGER
130
Played by Jerry Ferrara,what is the name of Vincent Chase’s hapless sidekick on the HBO series “Entourage”?
TURTLE
131
Played by Kim Fields for all 9 seasons, Tootie on TVs “The Facts of Life” has what real first name?
DOROTHY
132
Played by Tony Shalhoub, the TV detective “Monk” suffers prominently from what medical condition?
OBSESSIVE-CUMPULSIVE DISORDER
133
Playing himself,what TV actor pays for the burger feast at the end of “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle”?
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS
134
Pointe shoes,also known as “toe shoes,” are commonly used in what style of dance?
BALLET
135
Pointillism,a painting technique involving tiny dots of color,was pioneered by what French artist?
GEORGES SEURAT
136
Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope in centuries to come from what country?
GERMANY
137
Popular as a pet,the colorful freshwater betta fish is more commonly known by what fanciful nickname?
SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH
138
Popular at Christmas time,mistletoe plants normally have what color berries?
WHITE
139
Popular at high school proms, an “upto” is a type of what?
HAIRSTYLE
140
Popular during the Depression and making a comeback,which of these describes a type of installment purchase plan?
LAYAWAY
141
Popular in Europe and the Middle East, the leeks belong to the same family as what other vegetable?
ONION
142
Popular in France, a croque-monsieur is a heated sandwich traditionally filled with what?
HAM AND CHEESE
143
Popular in homes in the state for which it’s named,an “Arizona Room” is a type of what?
SCREENED-IN PATIO
144
Popular in India, a tandoor is a clay structure used for what purpose?
COOKING FOOD
145
Popular in India, paneer is a type of what food?
CHEESE
146
Popular in many states, “Click It or Ticket” campaigns encourage drivers to do what?
WEAR SEAT BELTS
147
Popular in Russia,samovars are used primarily to do what?
BOIL WATER
148
Popular in the American Southwest,a “sopaipilla” is best described as a what?
FRIED PASTRY
149
Popular in the U.S.,the hip-hop infused music known as “reggaeton” originated in what part of the world?
LATIN AMERICA
150
Popular in the world of hip-hop, Courvoisier is a nearly 200-year old brand of what liquour?
COGNAC
151
Popular in the ’80s, “By Mennen” was a three-note jingle often heard at the end of commercials for what product?
DEODORANT
152
Popular on college campuses, a capella singing is, by definition, performed how?
WITHOUT INSTRUMENTS
153
Popular on the web, low-res animations that run a continuous loop are called what?
GIFS
154
Popular with the MTV crowd,which of these rock bands derives its unusual name from “The Simpsons”?
FALL OUT BOY
155
Popular with tourists,what U.S. city’s Chinatown features the famous thoroughfare Grant Avenue?
SAN FRANCISCO
156
Popular with tweens, the RipStik is a brand of sporting equipment that resembles a what?
SKATEBOARD
157
Popular with vacationing parents,a novelty souvenir item reads,”My parents went to\_\_\_ and all I got was this lousy” what?
T-SHIRT
158
Popularized by Audrey Hepburn,women’s shoes with short,slender heels are known as what?
KITTEN HEELS
159
Popularized by celebrities like Madonna, Kaballah bracelets are made from what color string?
RED
160
Popularized by celebrity chef Rachael Ray,the term “EVOO” is an abbreviation for a type of what?
OIL
161
Popularly known as “SMU,” Southern Methodist University is located in what southern state?
TEXAS
162
Possibly aided by Kate Middleton’s notable use of them, what leg wear is said to be making a comeback?
NUDE PANTYHOSE
163
Posters of famous Irish writers proudly displayed in pubs often feature all but which of the following?
CHARLES DICKENS
164
Practiced by samurai in feudal Japan,tessenjutsu is a martial art utilizing what seemingly feminine item as a weapon?
FAN
165
Praised for her role on the sitcom “Up All Night,” Christina Applegate first won fame on what TV show?
MARRIED…WITH CHILDREN
166
Premiering in 1997,what TV series was the first one-hour drama ever produced by HBO?
OZ
167
Presented as a token of welcome to tourists visiting Hawaii,the “lei” is a garland of flowers commonly worn how?
AROUND THE NECK
168
President Barack Obama was born during whose presidential administration?
LBJ
169
President Barack Obama’s first name is derived from a Semitic word meaning what?
BLESSED
170
President Bush gave his famous “Mission Accomplished” speech in 2003 aboard what aircraft carrier?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
171
President Obama’s speechwriter John Favreau, happens to share his name with the writer of what popular film?
SWINGERS
172
President Obama’s speechwriter Jon Favreau happens to share his name with the writer of what popular film?
SWINGERS
173
Presidents View Resort is a hotel with suites that look out at what national landmark?
MOUNT RUSHMORE
174
Presumably named after the love of his life, “The Olive” is a boat belonging to what character?
POPEYE
175
Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially divorced in 1996 after how many years of marriage?
15 \*CORRECT\*
176
Prior to 2010’s “Love and Other Drugs,” Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal appeared together in what film?
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
177
Prior to becoming a world famous Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli had what occupation?
LAWYER
178
Prior to her career in television,Nancy Grace was licensed by the state of Georgia as a what?
PROSECUTOR
179
Prior to his career as a TV journalist,George Stephanopoulos was a White House adviser to what U.S. president?
BILL CLINTON
180
Prized by breeders for its intelligence and striking appearance,the Puli dog’s hair resembles what household item?
MOP
181
Prized by collectors, $20 U.S. gold coins minted from 1849 to 1933 are known by what name?
DOUBLE EAGLES
182
Prized for its agreeable temperament, the puggle is a cross between the pug and what other breed of dog?
BEAGLE
183
Prized for its silk-producing abilities,the silkworm is the larva of what type of insect?
MOTH
184
Produced in France since 1849, Cointreau is a popular liquor with what distinctive flavor?
ORANGE
185
Produced in Germany, Maybach is a luxury brand of what?
AUTOMOBILE
186
Proposition 8,California’s controversial 2008 ballot measure,dealt with what hot-button issue?
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
187
PSI, which stands for “pounds per square inch” is a unit commonly used for measuring what in cars?
TIRE PRESSURE
188
Published in 1798,a well-known poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is titled “The Rime of the Ancient” what?
MARINER
189
Published in 2004,”No Woman No Cry” is the memoir of what legendary singer’s widow?
BOB MARLEY
190
Published in 2010, “Gunn’s Golden Rules” is a life lessons book by a TV personality from what reality show?
PROJECT RUNWAY
191
Published in 2010,the memoir “You Don’t Know Me” was written by the son of what late musician?
RAY CHARLES
192
Published in 2011,Stephen King’s “11/22/63” is a time travel novel that centers around what event in history?
JFK ASSASSINATION
193
Purdue University is one of the largest public universities of what state?
INDIANA
194
Pyrogeography is the study of what natural phenoma?
FIRES
195
Pyrophoric substances are so reactive that exposure to air causes them to spontaneously what?
IGNITE
196
Quicken computer software helps users do what?
MANAGE FINANCES
197
R&B singer Robin Thicke is the son of a famous TV actor,best known for what ’80s sitcom?
GROWING PAINS
198
Rainier cherries were named after a mountain in what U.S. state,where they were first grown?
WASHINGTON
199
Ranch dressing,the popular salad topper,got its start at an actual California dude ranched named what?
HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH
200
Randy Newman sings “Rollin’ down Imperial Highway” in a 1983 hit song titled “I Love” where?
L.A.
201
Ranging in color from pale violet to deep purple,what is the traditional birthstone for the month of February?
AMETHYST
202
Rap superstar Andre Young is better known by what name?
DR. DRE
203
Rapper Pitbull is also known as “Mr.305” because he hails from what U.S. city?
MIAMI
204
Rappers Jay-Z,Busta Rhymes and Notorious B.I.G. all once attended what city’s George Westinghouse High School?
NEW YORK
205
Ratified in 1971,the 26th Amendment to the Constitution lowered the voting age to what?
18
206
Real estate listings often describe a home requiring repairs as being in need of what?
TLC
207
Recent health concerns about bisphenol A or BPA focus on the chemical’s presence in what everyday item?
PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLES
208
Referenced in Shakespeare’s nickname “the bard of Avon,” the Avon is a what?
RIVER
209
Referring to a meaningful science, the phrase “the dog that didn’t bark” derives from which fictional detective?
SHERLOCK HOLMES
210
Referring to an old-fashioned term for feline appreciation,which of these is the name of a long-running magazine?
CAT FANCY
211
Referring to its iconic founder, the first two letters in the firm today known as JP Morgan Chase stand for what?
JOHN PIERPONT
212
Referring to powerful Internet servers that store and process data,a Microsoft tagline states, “To the” what?
CLOUD
213
Referring to the plastic it’s made from, recyclable water bottles often feature what acronym?
PETE
214
Reflecting its owners’ religious faith, what fashion retailer prints “John 3:16” on its yellow shopping bags?
FOREVER 21
215
Reflecting on a subject he masters, Garry Kasperov’s 2007 book is titled “How Life Imitates” what?
CHESS
216
Refusing the Secret Service,what First Lady was given her own gun and later wrote, ” I carried it religiously”?
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
217
Regardless of his name, a man without any clothes is cheekily said to be going “the full” what?
MONTY
218
Regular brushing and flossing of the teeth are recommended measures for preventing what?
GINGIVITIS
219
Reindeer are in the same species as which of these animals?
CARIBOU
220
Released by Apple in 1998, which of these gadgets is the earliest?
IPOD
221
Released posthumously in 2009, Michael Jackson’s single “This Is It” was co-written by what music legend?
PAUL ANKA
222
Replacing Angela Merkel, in 2010, who topped Forbes’ list of “The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women”?
MICHELLE OBAMA
223
Replacing the long-standing “food pyramid,” in 2011 what government agency introduced their “MyPlate” nutrition guide?
USDA \*CORRECT\*
224
Reportedly created in the 18th Century for British citizens living abroad,an IPA beer stands for what?
INDIA PALE ALE
225
Represented by a set of scales,what sign of the zodiac is derived from the Latin word for “pound”?
LIBRA
226
Representing the number of letters in each word, “143” is a common text abbreviation for what phrase?
I LOVE YOU
227
Requiring considerable skill and experience,”throwing” is a technique used in what artistic medium?
POTTERY
228
Responding to charges that her cuisine leads to obesity,what TV chef once said “I’m your cook,not your doctor!”?
PAULA DEEN
229
Responsible for “artist and repertoire,” an A & R person is a powerful figure in what industry?
MUSIC
230
Resulting in a shiny sheen,which of the following is a step in the traditional process for making bagels?
BOILING THEM
231
Resulting in a “pruney” look,fingertips get wrinkly after water has washed away what oily substance?
SEBUM
232
Retired New York Yankees uniform number 3 belonged to which baseball great?
BABE RUTH
233
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was known for favoring which of these fashion items?
BOW TIES
234
Retiring shortly after filming,what Oscar-winning actor’s final legacy is the 2004 comedy “Welcome to Mooseport”?
GENE HACKMAN
235
Rice wine, sugar, and soy sauce are the three primary ingredients of what?
TERIYAKI SAUCE
236
Rich Riordan’s best-selling kids book feature Percy Jackson’s adventures with what “fantastic” group
THE OLYMPIANS
237
Rick Riordan’s bestselling kids’ books feature Percy Jackson’s adventures with what “fantastic” group?
THE OLYMPIANS
238
Ricky Gervais is the co-creator and star of the original,British version of what hit U.S. TV Show?
THE OFFICE
239
Riffing on Scorsese,the 90’s cartoon “Animaniacs” featured the “Goodfeathers,” three pigeons who were also what?
GANGSTERS
240
Robert Kardasian, the biological father of Kourtney, Kim, Khloe, and Robert Jr, was a well-known what?
ATTORNEY
241
Ronald Reagan’s plainspoken and affable demeanor earned him the apt nickname “The Great” what?
COMMUNICATOR
242
Ronald Reagan’s role in the 1940 movie “Knute Rockne: All American” earned him what nickname?
THE GIPPER
243
Roughly 35 million men in the U.S. suffer from androgenetic alopecia,also known as “male pattern” what?
BALDNESS
244
Roughly speaking,a typical commercial jet flying from New York to London cruises at what average airspeed?
550 MPH \*CORRECT\*
245
Roz Doyle,a producer on the ’90s sitcom “Wings”,was the namesake for a character on what other sitcom?
FRASIER
246
Rumspringa, meaning “running around,” is a freewheeling rite of passage for teens in what community?
AMISH
247
Said by Sigmund Freud to determine personality,which of these is not one of his three “agencies” of the mind?
SUPERID
248
Said to be invented by British officers in India in the 1800s, snooker is a form of what game?
BILLIARDS
249
Said to belong to Saint Peter, Vatican City’s official flag depicts two crossed what?
KEYS
250
Said to have been created by Ric Silver in 1976,the crowd-pleasing “Electric Slide” is what kind of dance?
LINE DANCE
251
Said to have been ruled by Zeus,Mount Olympus is the highest mountain range in what country?
GREECE
252
Said to have inspired the song “America The Beautiful,” Pikes Peak is part of what U.S. mountain range?
ROCKY
253
Sampling a 1984 song and flipping the words in its title, Jay-Z had a top 40 hit in 2010 called what?
YOUNG FOREVER
254
Sampling the soul classic “Try a Little Tenderness,” a 2011 song by rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West is named what?
OTIS
255
San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square is the longtime site of a factory that produces which of the following?
CHOCOLATE
256
Sanskrit for “moon craft,” the Chandraayan I was the first lunar orbiter ever launched by what country?
INDIA
257
Santa Domingo and Port-au-Prince,the capitals of two separate countries,are both located on what island?
HISPANIOLA
258
Sapparo is a major city of what Asian country?
JAPAN
259
Sapporo is a major city of what Asian country?
JAPAN
260
Sarah Palin’s husband Todd is a four-time winner of the Iron Dog,the world’s longest what?
SNOWMOBILE RACE
261
Sarah Silverman,Seth MacFarlane and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have all appeared on which of these TV franchises?
STAR TREK
262
Sargent Shriver is best remembered for his role in creating what organization
PEACE CORPS
263
Sassybax is a woman’s brand that sells which of these items?
BRAS
264
Scandalous at the time,what was the first ballroom dance to feature couples facing each other in a “closed hold” position?
WALTZ
265
Scholars and intellectuals are commonly said to reside in a tower made of what material?
IVORY
266
Scientific American claims that flowers will stay fresh longer when placed in water mixed with which of these drinks?
VODKA
267
Sean Parker,the founding president of Facebook,also helped create what early Internet success?
NAPSTER
268
Seen at sporting events near you,MetLife Insurance’s blimp has what call sign?
SNOOPY ONE
269
Seen in many still life paintings,a ewer is a decorative type of what household object?
PITCHER
270
Seen in the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show,slacklining is an obscure version of what?
TIGHTROPE WALKING
271
Seen on certain notorious celebrities,a SCRAM bracelet alerts authorities when the wearer does what?
DRINKS ALCOHOL
272
Selling high-end cookware since 1972, the name of retail company Sur La Table in French means what?
ON THE TABLE
273
Selling high-end cookware since 1972,the name of retail company Sur La Table is French for what?
ON THE TABLE
274
Served on a poppy seed bun, a Chicago-style hot dog traditionally included all but which of these toppings?
KETCHUP
275
Set in an L.A. office building,the 1979 novel “Nothing Lasts Forever,” is the basis for what ’80s action film?
DIE HARD
276
Set in France,what Disney animated film includes a quick cameo of Belle from “Beauty and the Beast”?
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
277
Set in Hot Springs,Arkansas in 1959,”Billy Blythe” is a folk opera about which famous “Bill”?
BILL CLINTON
278
Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” is set primarily in Verona,a city in what country?
ITALY
279
Shaquille O ‘Neal and Robin Williams have both played which type of supernatural being on the big screen?
GENIE
280
Sharing their name with a local river,Boston’s mass transit passes are officially called what?
CHARLIECARDS
281
Shel Silverstein spent over 3 years on the bestseller lists with his 1981 book “A Light in the” what?
ATTIC
282
Shel Silverstein spent over 3 years on the bestseller lists with his 1981 book “A Light in the” what?
ATTIC
283
Shirt sleeves that are fastened with cuff links instead of buttons have what kind of “cuffs”?
FRENCH
284
Short for “post cibum,” doctors use the abbreviation “p.c” to indicate that a prescription should be taken how?
AFTER MEALS
285
Short for “Unterseeboot,” a U-boat is a German what?
SUBMARINE
286
Short Shorts, a 1958 hit by The Royal Teens, was the basis for what drugstore brand’s classic TV jingle?
NAIR
287
Shot in his hometown, Ben Affleck’s 2010 film “The Town” takes place in what U.S. city?
BOSTON
288
Shredded cabbage is the main ingredient in which of these dishes?
COLESLAW
289
Signed in 1992, NAFTA is a trade agreement among the U.S., Mexico and what third country?
CANADA
290
Signed into law by Bill Clinton in 2000, the federal legal limit for blood alcohol content while driving is what?
0.08
291
Silent film star Norma Talmadge started a Hollywood tradition after accidentally stepping in wet concrete outside what theater?
GRAUMAN’S CHINESE
292
Silver amalgam,a combination of silver,mercury,copper and tin,is often used to make what?
CAVITY FILLINGS
293
Silver-studded outfits and wide-brimmed hats are commonly worn by what type of musical groups?
MARIACHI BANDS
294
Since 1911,which of these states has proudly featured a “Butter Cow” at its annual State Fair?
IOWA
295
Since 1916, Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest has been held annually at what iconic New York locale?
CONEY ISLAND
296
Since 1925, what food has featured an image of a Native American woman on its packaging?
LAND O LAKES BUTTER
297
Since 1934, the Masters Golf tournament has been held in what U.S. city?
AUGUSTA, GA
298
Since 1935, Old Mr.Boston’s guide has been the official manual for professionals and amateurs in what field?
BARTENDING
299
Since 1946, what slogan has appeared on the cover of Highlights for Children magazine?
FUN WITH A PURPOSE
300
Since 1950, the College World Series has been played annually in which Midwestern city?
OMAHA, NE
301
Since 1950,the World Cup’s men soccer championship has been played how often?
EVERY FOUR YEARS
302
Since 1951,what company has sponsored the popular “Hall of Fame” series of TV movies?
HALLMARK
303
Since 1955, what has been the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival?
GOLDEN PALM
304
Since 1963, “To protect and to serve” has been the official motto of which of these organizations?
LAPD
305
Since 1980,what award has honored the worst in Hollywood filmmaking?
GOLDEN RASPBERRY
306
Since 1985, what magazine has a regularly published “Sexiest Man Alive” issue?
PEOPLE
307
Since 1988,the brand Acuvue has billed itself as introducing the world’s first disposable what?
CONTACT LENS
308
Since 1990, over one-third of all shark attacks worldwide have occurred off the coast of what state?
FLORIDA
309
Since 1991,high school students have competed in a National Science Bowl sponsored by what U.S. department?
ENERGY
310
Since 1991,the Burning Man festival has been held in the late summer in what U.S. state?
NEVADA
311
Since 1996,the White Wave company has produced Silk,a popular brand of which of these health foods?
SOY MILK
312
Since 1998, Fox has aired a morning show titled “Fox and” what?
FRIENDS
313
Since 1998,compilation CDs filled with pop music hits have been sold in the U.S. under what emphatic name?
NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC!
314
Since 2000, the logo for the online company MSN has featured a multicolored image of what animal?
BUTTERFLY
315
Since 2001,Apple has named the different versions of its popular MAC OS X operating system after various what?
BIG CATS SPECIES
316
Since 2001,Gillette has offered a popular line of women’s razors named after what mythological figure?
VENUS
317
Since 2002, what movie star has been a global spokesperson for cell phone provider T-Mobile?
ZETA JONES
318
Since 2002,Carson Daly has hosted a very late night show with what apt name?
LAST CALL
319
Since 2003,Anderson Cooper has hosted a CNN news program with what numerical title?
ANDERSON COOPER 360
320
Since 2003,the Heart Truth campaign has presented a NY fashion show in which celebrities don what color dresses?
RED
321
Since 2003,what company has employed the advertising slogan “Imagination at work”?
GENERAL ELECTRIC
322
Since 2004,the FDA has allowed the use of fly larvae,or maggots,for what medical purpose?
CLEANING OUT WOUNDS
323
Since 2007,diminutive personality Chuy Bravo has starred as the sidekick to what late night talk show host?
CHELSEA HANDLER
324
Since 2008,what U.S. pro sport has held an annual outdoor game at the start of the year called the “Winter Classic”?
HOCKEY
325
Since 2008,”Mustang”,a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a blue horse,has stood beside the terminal of what city’s airport?
DENVER
326
Since Greek times, valerian root has been used to treat what condition?
INSOMNIA
327
Since the 1920s,what sport has held an amateur tournament known as the “Golden Gloves”?
BOXING
328
Since the mid 1970s, singer Tom Petty has performed with what musical band?
THE HEARTBREAKERS
329
Since the show premiered in 2002,”CSI:Miami” has used what song by The Who as its opening theme?
WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN
330
Single Awareness Day, or SAD is often celebrated as a humorous alternative to what holiday?
VALENTINE’S DAY
331
Sipping water through a straw is a very basic example of what scientific principle at work?
SUCTION
332
Site of the French Open,the tennis courts of Roland Garros feature clay surfaces of what color?
RED
333
Sixth-grader Harriet M. Welsch is the heroine of the classic children’s book “Harriet the” what?
SPY
334
Slangily used to describe a curvaceous woman, the Yiddish word “zaftig” literally means what?
JUICY
335
Slated to open in 2013,the Louvre Abu Dhabi, like its Paris counterpart,will be an enormous what?
MUSEUM
336
Some of the world’s oldest paintings are France’s Lascaux cave paintings which primarily depict what?
ANIMALS
337
Someone or something that is given up for the common good is often called the “sacrificial” what?
LAMB
338
Someone who compliments you by saying they like “the cut of your jib” is using a phrase borrowed from what field?
SAILING
339
Someone who fixes things using makeshift items is often jokingly compared to what popular TV character?
MACGYVER
340
Someone who has declared his candidacy for elected office is said to be “throwing his hat” where?
INTO THE RING
341
Someone who is being unrealistically optimistic is said to be “whistling” what song?
DIXIE
342
Someone who is constantly at the gym is known by what unflattering name?
GYM RAT
343
Someone who is naive or gullible is often described as having “fallen off the” what?
TURNIP TRUCK
344
Someone who is “lily-livered” exhibits what unflattering trait?
COWARDICE
345
Someone who performs a handspring properly will finish by landing on what part of his or her body?
FEET
346
Someone who repeatedly tries to revive interest in a hopeless issue is said to be “beating a” what?
DEAD HORSE
347
Someone who “views the world though rose-colored glasses” is unusually what?
OPTIMISTIC
348
Sometimes taking human form, the “smoke monster” is a mysterious character on what TV drama?
LOST
349
Sometimes used with historical dates, the abbreviation “B.C.E.” stands for “Before the Common” what?
ERA
350
Song parodist Alfred Matthew Yankovic is better known by what nickname?
WEIRD AL
351
Sort of in between two colors, rose wine by definition has what type of hue?
PINKISH
352
Soviet Lt. General Mikhail Kalashnikov is today best remembered for inventing a widely used type of what?
ASSAULT RIFLE
353
Specializing in grilled cheese sandwiches,the Arkansas food truck Grillenium Falcon pays homage to what film franchise?
STAR WARS
354
Spider Spud and Optimash Prime are movie-themed updates of what classic toy?
MR. POTATO HEAD
355
Sported by celebrities like Billy Ray Cyrus, a “soul patch” is a type of what?
BEARD
356
Standard issue for sailors and preppies,which of these shoes was designed to be worn on boats?
TOP-SIDERS
357
Starring Bruce Willis, the 2010 film “RED” features CIA agents who are “Extremely Dangerous” as well as what?
RETIRED
358
Starring Jack Black, the 2010 3D comedy “Gulliver’s Travels” is a twist on whose classic tale?
JONATHAN SWIFT
359
Starring Jeff Bridges,the 2010 film “True Grit” is a reworking of a 1969 film that won what actor his only Oscar?
JOHN WAYNE
360
Starring Rob Lowe,the 2012 Lifetime movie “Drew Peterson: Untouchable” is about a man accused of what heinous crime?
MURDERING HIS WIFE
361
Starting a Victorian fad diet craze,Horace “The Great Masticator” Fletcher said weight could be lost simply by doing what?
CHEWING
362
Starting from the bottom, what is the order of colors found in traditional candy corn?
YELLOW, ORANGE, WHITE
363
Steak tartare consists of seasoned beef served in what distinctive manner?
UNCOOKED
364
Steffi Graf,Jennifer Capriati and Lindsay Davenport have all won Olympic gold medals in what sport?
TENNIS
365
Stephen King’s short story “The Body” was the basis for what popular ’80s movie?
STAND BY ME
366
Steve Martin,Chevy Chase and Martin Short don sombreros on the movie poster for what 1986 comedy?
THREE AMIGOS!
367
Still popular today,C.M. Coolidge’s famous paintings of dogs playing poker were originally advertisements for what?
CIGARS
368
Strike one the umpire said,” is a line from what famous poem?
CASEY AT THE BAT
369
Struggling with health issues,what author had the habit of penciling in a daily weight record on his bathroom wall?
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
370
Substituting basketball for battle,the musical Lysistrata Jones is an adaptation of an ancient Greek play by whom?
ARISTOPHANES
371
Subway performer and 2010 “America’s Got Talent’ contestant Alice Tan Ridley is the talented mother of what actress?
GABOUREY SIDIBE
372
Successful in her own right,Gayle King is perhaps most famous for her enviable position of being what?
OPRAH’S BEST FRIEND
373
Suffered by many babies, colic is an unexplained condition characterized by long bouts of what?
CRYING
374
Suffered by marathoners,hyponatremia is a serious medical condition that occurs if you do what?
DRINK TOO MUCH WATER
375
Sugar magnate Henry Tate is the founder and namesake of a noted art gallery located in what city?
LONDON
376
Suggestive of fiery rumors and exciting deals, which of these terms refers to baseball’s off-season?
THE HOT STOVE LEAGUE
377
Sunni is the largest denomination of what religion?
ISLAM
378
Super-bowl winning coach Jimmy Johnson made his debut on what reality TV show in 2010?
SURVIVOR
379
Superstars in Great Britain,the celebrity couple “Posh and Becks” is one pop singer and one what?
SOCCER PLAYER
380
Sushi-rolling mats are commonly made from which of these materials?
BAMBOO
381
Suspense novelist Robert Ludlum created what well-known movie character?
JASON BOURNE
382
Taken from a Greek myth about a man forced to roll a boulder uphill forever, a tough-never-ending job is called what?
SISYPHEAN
383
Taken from Greek mythology,the term “Achilles’ heel” is synonymous with what?
FATAL WEAKNESS
384
Taken from “Leave It To Beaver,” the label “June Cleaver” typically refers to what TV stereotype?
PERFECT HOUSEWIFE
385
Taking advantage of Rocco DiSpirito’s skill set,a 2011 Bravo reality show is aptly titled “Rocco’s” what?
DINNER PARTY
386
Taking its name from the “thirty-mile zone” around Hollywood, TMZ.com is devoted to what subject?
CELEBRITY GOSSIP
387
Tattooed on Angelina Jolie’s back are the words “Know Your Rights,” the title of a 1982 song by what band?
THE CLASH
388
Teased for it on “Saturday Night Live,”what actress appears in a series of TV ads for Activia yogurt?
JAMIE LEE CURTIS
389
Teen superstar Miley Cyrus dances in and around a cage in her music video aptly titled “Can’t be” what?
TAMED
390
Ten years before Lindsay Lohan faced similar charges,what actress was arrested for shoplifting from Saks in 2001?
WINONA RYDER
391
Texan humorist Kinky Friedman once noted, “Y’all is singular. All y’all is plural.All y’all’s is” what?
PLURAL POSSESSIVE
392
Texas humorist Kinky Friedman once noted, “Y’all is singular. All ya’all is plural. “All ya’alls is” is what?
PLURAL POSSESIVE
393
Thanks to a ban on 100-watt incandescent light bulbs,what classic children’s toy was redesigned in 2011?
EASY-BAKE OVEN
394
Thanks to a curious Supreme Court ruling in 1922,what’s the only pro sport with an antitrust exemption?
BASEBALL
395
Thanks to Dwayne Wayne, what TV show helped popularize “flip-up” sunglasses in the 1980s?
A DIFFERENT WORLD
396
Thanks to Dwayne Wayne,what TV show helped popularize “flip-up” sunglasses in the 1980s?
A DIFFERENT WORLD
397
Thanks to its function, not flavor, rock salt is a key part of a traditional method for making homemade what?
ICE CREAM
398
Thanks to its most common host, the bloodsucking arachnid Ixodes scapularis is more commonly known as the what?
DEER TICK
399
Thanks to its most common host,the bloodsucking arachnid lxodes scapularis is more commonly known as the what?
DEER TICK
400
Thanks to microorganisms that collect in their paws,many dogs’ feet have a distinctive odor known as what?
FRITO FEET
401
Thanks to the availability of both silk and bamboo, the kite was invented in what country?
CHINA
402
On an old-fashioned rotary phone,what number requires the longest turn of the dial?
0 \*CORRECT\*
403
The 1-wood golf club, used to strike the ball long distances, is better known by what name?
DRIVER
404
The 1557 mile long Ganges River flows through what country/
INDIA
405
The 16th-century Italian scientist Gabriel Fallopius is famous for his work in what field?
ANATOMY
406
The 1920 play “R.U.R” by the Czech writer Karel Capek is credited with introducing what technological term?
ROBOT
407
The 1929 stock market crash occurred in what month of the year?
OCTOBER
408
The 1938 “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast convinced listeners that what event had taken place?
ALIEN INVASION
409
The 1954 work “Flag” was the first in a famous series of paintings by what American artist?
JASPER JOHNS
410
The 1960 Hitchcock masterpiece “Psycho” has the odd distinction of being the first U.S. film to show what onscreen?
TOILET BEING FLUSHED
411
The 1964 Tonkin Gulf Resolution is located for a body of water located off the coast of which of these countries?
VIETNAM
412
The 1974 book “Alive” documents the aftermath of a plane crash in the Andes survived by teammates in what sport?
RUGBY
413
The 1975 documentary “Grey Gardens” follows the two Edith Beales, the eccentric relatives of which First Lady?
JACQUELINE KENNEDY
414
The 1980 Devo song “Whip It” suggests a person must “whip it” in all but which of these scenarios?
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU A GONG
415
The 1983 holiday film “A Christmas Story” memorably features a kitsch floor lamp in the shape of a what?
WOMAN’S LEG
416
The 1986 movie “Sid and Nancy” chronicles a brief period in the life of a musician from what rock band?
THE SEX PISTOLS
417
The 1986 Tom Cruise movie “The Color of Money” centers around what high-stakes game?
POOL
418
The 1986 “Weird Al ” Yankovic song “Addicted to Spuds” parodies a hit tune by what pop singer?
ROBERT PALMER
419
The 1990 film that made Julia Roberts a superstar takes its name from the title of what Roy Orbison song?
OH,PRETTY WOMAN
420
The 1998 animated movie “The Prince of Egypt” tells the story of which of these biblical figures?
MOSES
421
The 2002 film “Windtalkers” details the true story of how U.S. soldiers used what language as a code during World War II?
NAVAJO
422
The 2002 music video for The White Stripes’ “Fell in Love With a Girl” solely features what toys?
LEGOS
423
The 2002 of TV’s “Celebrity Boxing” famously featured a bout between Tonya Harding and what infamous person?
PAULA JONES
424
The 2006 movie “Dreamgirls” stars what pop singer as Deena Jones,the leader of a 1960s soul trio?
BEYONCE
425
The 2007 finance book “Grande Expectations,” chronicles what U.S. company’s stock prices?
STARBUCKS
426
The 2008 autobiography “Audition” chronicles the storied career of what female journalist?
BARBARA WALTERS
427
The 2008 bestseller “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” features a title character who is what?
MUTE
428
The 2008 book “The Encyclopedia Shatnerica” is about an actor who starred in what classic TV show?
STAR TREK
429
The 2009 animated film “Fantastic Mr.Fox” is based on a 1970 children’s book by whom?
ROALD DAHL
430
The 2009 bestseller “The Accidental Billionaires”is an account of what Web company’s founding?
FACEBOOK
431
The 2009 documentary “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector” examines the downfall of a famous what?
MUSIC PRODUCER
432
The 2010 Ben & Jerry’s flavor “Hannah Teter’s Maple Blondie” honors an Olympic medalist in what sport?
SNOWBOARDING
433
The 2010 Bravo Series “Bethenny Getting Married” is a spin-off of what “Real Housewives” edition?
NEW YORK CITY
434
The 2010 comedy “Vampires Suck” is a movie spoof that pokes fun at which of these film franchises?
TWILIGHT
435
The 2010 documentary “4192:The Crowning of the Hit King” examines the career of what legendary athlete?
PETE ROSE
436
The 2010 documentary “The Tillman Story” explores the death of a U.S. soldier who gave up a career in what?
PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
437
The 2010 documentary “When You’re Strange” features unseen footage of what classic rock band?
THE DOORS
438
The 2010 headline “Chaz is the Man” refers to the recent major life change of what pop diva’s eldest child?
CHER
439
The 2010 memoir “Confessions of a Prairie Bitch” was written by an actress who played what bratty TV character?
NELLIE OLESON
440
The 2010 movie “The Social Network” tells the real-life story of the young founders of what wildly popular website?
FACEBOOK
441
The 2010 “Under the Boardwalk” documentary tracks the evolution and popularity of which classic board game?
MONOPOLY
442
The 2011 book “Rawhide Down” details the attempted assasination of which U.S. president?
RONALD REAGAN
443
The 2011 film “Conan the Barbarian” reintroduces a character first made famous by what action star in 1982?
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
444
The 2011 film “The Descendants” features George Clooney as the head of an old family in what exotic location?
HAWAII
445
The 2011 reality show “La La’s Full Court Life” follows the former VJ and her marriage to what NBA player?
CARMELO ANTHONY
446
The 2012 TV show “Smash” features a TV actor playing a Broadway actor playing what famous movie actor?
MARILYN MONROE
447
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games will mark the first time women will be able to compete in which of these disciplines?
SKI JUMPING
448
The 70s sitcom “Good Times” centers on a family with what last name?
EVANS
449
The A&E Web series “Hammertime” centers on the life and family of a musician best known for what ’90s megahit?
U CAN’T TOUCH THIS
450
The ab exercise that involves lying facedown and extending the arms forward over the head is aptly called what?
THE SUPERMAN
451
The ABC series that features jilted contestants from “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” has what title?
BACHELOR PAD
452
The actor who played Capt. James T. Kirk on TV’s “Star Trek” also played which of these TV cops?
T.J. HOOKER
453
The addictive jingle “I want my baby back” refers to what Chilli’s Grill & Bar dish?
RIBS
454
The adrenal,thyroid and pituitary glands are important components of what bodily system?
ENDOCRINE
455
The American Dialect Society’s 2006 Word of the Year “to pluto” something means to do what to it?
DEVALUE IT
456
The American Film Institute lists what movie’s “Juror #8” as one of the top fifty movie heroes of all time?
12 ANGRY MEN
457
The American Heart Association says the average adult heart pumps about how much blood each day?
2000 GALLONS
458
The ampersand symbol,used to mean “and,” was designed to look like what two letters combined?
E AND T
459
The animated spokesbird Sonny often spouts the catchphrase “I’m cuckoo for” what?
COCOA PUFFS
460
The animated TV series “The Flintstones” was based on what earlier TV series?
THE HONEYMOONERS
461
The anise-flavored liqueur ouzo is a traditional drink of what country?
GREECE
462
The annual World Ice Art Championship in Fairbanks,Alaska is primarily a competition in what artistic discipline?
SCULPTING
463
The anterior fontanelle usually knows as “the soft spot”is located where on a newborn baby?
TOP OF THE HEAD
464
The April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan sold over 1.5 million copies, thanks to a nude centerfold of whom?
Burt Reynolds
465
The aptly named town of Thermopolis,Wyoming boasts that it is home to the world’s largest what?
MINERAL HOT SPRING
466
The aptly titled comic strip “B.C.” primarily features what people as its main characters?
CAVEMEN
467
The aptly titled memoir “Many Unhappy Returns” was written by a former commissioner of what agency?
IRS
468
The art of trimming shrubs and trees into sculpture-like shapes is known as what?
TOPIARY
469
The artist Selena won multiple awards for her performances in which genre of music?
TEJANO
470
The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand is widely considered the event that triggered what war?
WORLD WAR I
471
The Australian flag features what country’s flag in its upper left-hand corner?
UNITED KINGDOM
472
The author of the 2010 bestseller “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” also has which of these jobs?
TALK SHOW HOST
473
The award-winning British TV drama “Downton Abbey” begins in the year 1912,with news of what historic event?
SINKING OF THE TITANIC
474
The award-winning British TV drama “Downtown Abbey” begins in the year 1912,with news of what historic event?
SINKING OF THE TITANIC
475
The band Pink Floyd is known for augmenting its concerts with a giant inflatable replica of what animal?
PIG
476
The birthplace of actress Portia de Rossi, Geelong is a port city located where?
AUSTRALIA
477
The border of a standard U.S. Social Security card is what color?
BLUE
478
The bounty hunger Dwayne Chapman, star of an A & E reality series, is better known by what nickname?
DOG
479
The bounty hunter Duane Chapman, star of an A&E reality series, is better known by what nickname?
DOG
480
The brainy video game “Portal 2” utilizes the conservation of momentum and other principles from what field of study?
PHYSICS
481
The brand Seven for All Mankind is best known for its high-end brand of what?
JEANS
482
The Bravo series “Bethenney Getting Married?” and “Bethenney Ever After” feature a cast member of what “Real Housewife” edition?
NEW YORK CITY
483
The Broadway musical “American Idiot” is a stage adaptation of a popular album by what band?
GREEN DAY
484
The Broadway musical “Spamalot” is a stage adaptation of what classic movie comedy?
MONTY PYTHON & THE HOLY GRAIL
485
The cable series “American Chopper” features a father and son who specialize in what?
CUSTOMIZING MOTORCYCLES
486
The caduceus, a staff entwined with two serpents, is the symbol for what profession?
MEDICINE
487
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse,the tallest in the nation,lights up the coast of what U.S. state?
NORTH CAROLINA
488
The capital letter-heavy album “NKOTBSB” features 5 hits from New Kids On The Block and what other band?
BACKSTREET BOYS
489
The card game canasta shares its name with a Spanish word meaning what?
BASKET
490
The Caribbean’s Virgin Islands are divided between the U.S. and what European country?
UNITED KINGDOM
491
The catastrophic 2010 BP oil spill resulted from the explosion of an offshore drilling rig with what name?
DEEPWATER HORIZON
492
The catchphrase “to boldly go where no man has gone before” features what grammatical problem?
SPLIT INFINITIVE
493
The center of the human body is found at which of these body parts?
BELLY BUTTON
494
The championship thoroughbred horse Zenyatta takes its name from the title of what ’80s band’s third album?
THE POLICE
495
The chant “Donna Martin graduates” will resonate with fans of what ’90s TV show?
BEVERLY HILLS,90210
496
The Chinook salmon is the official state fish of what two U.S. states?
ALASKA AND OREGON
497
The chorus of the song “Home on the Range” mentions what pair of playful animals?
DEER AND ANTELOPE
498
The city of Karachi is located in what country?
PAKISTAN
499
The city’s tallest building until 2007,One Liberty Place is a 61-story skyscraper located where?
PHILADELPHIA
500
The Clara Barton National Historic Site was both her home and an early headquarters for what organization?
AMERICAN RED CROSS
501
The classic 1969 movie “Easy Rider” features two men riding cross-country by what?
MOTORCYCLE
502
The classic ads for the drugstore brand Nair stirred scantilly-clad women chanting “We wear” what?
SHORT SHORTS
503
The classic Burberry check is a famous plaid pattern that features all but which of these colors?
EMERALD
504
The classic game show “Press Your Luck” features an array of greedy,animated gremlins known as what?
WHAMMIES
505
The classic jingle for Toys R Us begins with the line “I don’t want to” do what?
GROW UP
506
The classic sitcom “Seinfeld” is often referred to as “a show about” what?
NOTHING
507
The classic song “Chattanooga Choo Choo” immortalized a train station located in what Southern state?
TENNESSEE
508
The classic song “Chattanooga Choo Choo” immortalized a train station located in what Southern state?
TENNESSEE
509
The classic TV series “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” was filmed at the WQED studios located in what U.S. city?
PITTSBURGH
510
The co-founder of Caterpillar Inc. was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his work on what?
TRACTORS
511
The coldest NFL game in history, the 1967 championship Ice Bowl was played where?
LAMBEAU FIELD
512
The combined populations of China and India make up approximately what percentage of the world’s total?
35 PERCENT
513
The comic book superhero Wonder Woman is best known for traveling how?
IN AN INVISIBLE PLANE
514
The concert films “Delirious” and “Raw” feature memorable stand-up comedy routines by whom?
EDDIE MURPHY
515
The Congress member who officially assists a majority or minority leader has what violent-sounding title?
WHIP
516
The Conquistadors were 16th-century New World adventurers native to what European country?
SPAIN
517
The controversial 1915 movie “The Birth of a Nation” depicts what historical event?
CIVIL WAR
518
The copying method that gave rise to Xeroxes,”xerography” derives its name from Greek words meaning what?
DRY WRITING
519
The country name “Argentina” derives from the Latin word for what chemical element?
SILVER
520
The cover of what band’s debut album appropriately features a picture of the ill-fated Hindenburg?
LED ZEPPELIN
521
The cover of what band’s debut album appropriately features a picture of the ill-fated Hindenburg?
LED ZEPPELIN
522
The cry “eureka!” comes from a Greek word meaning “I have” what?
FOUND IT
523
The dandelion gets its name from the corruption of the French phrase meaning “lion’s” what?
TOOTH
524
The dapper board game mascot Mr. Monopoly typically sports all but which of the following?
MONACLE
525
The Darien Gap,the only break in the highway system that runs from Alaska to Chile,lies between what two countries?
PANAMA AND COLOMBIA
526
The dating site ScientificMatch.com differs from other sites because it makes matches with the aid of what?
DNA ANALYSIS
527
The deliciously wicked TV drama “Revenge” is set among the wealthy elite of what seaside town?
THE HAMPTONS
528
The dinar is the official currency of several countries in what region of the world?
MIDDLE EAST
529
The director of what 2010 film has said in interviews that he often gets asked, “Does the top ever stop spinning?”
INCEPTION
530
The double bass is a low-pitched member of what musical instrument family?
STRING
531
The drink known as “Bloody Mary” shares its name with the nickname of what famous woman?
MARY TUDOR
532
The drug morphine is named after Morpheus,the Roman god of what?
DREAMS
533
The Dutch painter Vermeer is perhaps most famous for his portrait called “Girl with a” what?
PEARL EARRING
534
The Earth’s equator passed through all but which of these oceans?
ARCTIC
535
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution prohibits any punishments that are “cruel or” what?
UNUSUAL
536
The Enlightenment was an 18th century movement also commonly known as the “Age of ” what?
REASON
537
The ensemble cast of the 2010 comedy “Grown Ups” reunites all but which of these fellow SNL alums?
KEVIN NEALON
538
The ensemble cast of the 2010 comedy “Grown-ups” reunites all but which of these SNL alums?
KEVIN NEALON
539
The Euphrates river runs through which of these countries?
IRAQ
540
The expression “I’ll be a monkey’s uncle” was popularized by skeptics of what scientist’s theories?
CHARLES DARWIN
541
The expression “Perfect Storm” is widely believed to have been coined by what bestselling author?
SEBASTIAN JUNGER
542
The expression “top brass” originally referred to the decorative gold braids worn by whom?
MILITARY OFFICERS
543
The family drama “7th heaven” launched the acting career of which of these Hollywood starlets?
JESSICA BIEL
544
The family drama “7th Heaven” launched the acting career of which of these Hollywood stars?
JESSICA BIEL
545
The famous Lincoln-Douglas debates took place in 1858 between two men running for what office?
U.S. SENATOR
546
The famous line “Et tu,Brute?” is most likely to be used to accuse someone of being a what?
TRAITOR
547
The famous logo of Playboy Magazine depicts the stylized head of a rabbit wearing what?
BOW TIE
548
The famous presidential declaration “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” was in response to what crisis?
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
549
The famous train robber Butch Cassidy headed up a loosely organized group of outlaws known as what?
THE WILD BUNCH
550
The famous unsolved murder of actress Elizabeth Short inspired what 1987 James Ellroy novel?
THE BLACK DAHLIA
551
The famous ’80s quote “Mr.Gorbachev,tear down this wall” referred to a wall in what country?
GERMANY
552
The famous “Warren Commission” was created in order to investigate what American crisis?
THE JFK ASSASSINATION
553
The fantastical lands of Gondor,Mordor,and the Shire feature prominently in what author’s fiction?
J.R.R. TOLKIEN
554
The Federal Pell Grant Program is a financial program that provides government money to fund what?
COLLEGE EDUCATION
555
The feel-good adjective “Cabraesque” is derived from the last name of a famous what?
MOVIE DIRECTOR
556
The female star of the 2010 movie “Date Night” is also the star of what TV show?
30 ROCK
557
The first Chinese NBA all-star ever,Yao Ming retired in 2011 after spending eight seasons with what team?
HOUSTON ROCKETS
558
The first female to receive the honor, Kathryn Bigelow received a Best Director Oscar in 2010 for what film?
THE HURT LOCKER
559
The first jersey ever retired in MLB history,the uniform number 4 belonged to what Yankees legend?
LOU GEHRIG
560
The first jigsaw puzzles were developed in 18th-century England as a tool for teaching what subject?
GEOGRAPHY
561
The first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize, “Of Thee I Sing” takes its title from a lyric in what patriotic song?
MY COUNTRY ‘TIS OF THEE
562
The first thirteen games of the ancient Olympics featured what sole event?
FOOTRACE
563
The first U.S. presidential election in which Barack Obama was eligible to vote was won by whom?
RONALD REAGAN
564
The first word of the national anthem of the U.S., “O say, can you see,” is what part of speech?
INTERJECTION
565
The five interlocking rings on the Olympic flag are representative of what?
CONTINENTS
566
The Flemings and the Walloons are the two predominant cultural groups of what country?
BELGIUM
567
The fortune-telling die inside the Magic 8-ball toy is an icosahedron,meaning it has how many sides?
20
568
The French Open is played on tennis courts with what surface?
CLAY
569
The French phrase “fin de siecle” would most likely refer to the events occurring in which of these years?
1899
570
The French phrase “Tous pour un, un pour tous” is the motto of what legendary fictional group?
THE THREE MUSKETEERS
571
The full title of the R.E.M. song “It’s The End of the World As We Know It” contains what parenthetical phrase?
(AND I FEEL FINE)
572
The game of Scrabble contains only one tile of each of the following rarely used letters,except for which?
Y \*CORRECT\*
573
The game Uno has rules similar to what children’s card game?
CRAZY EIGHTS
574
The German company Wusthof is primarily known as a maker of high-end what?
KITCHEN KNIVES
575
The Golden Gate Bridge is painted a distinctive cover officially known as “international” what?
ORANGE
576
The gossip Web site wwtdd.com or “What Would Tyler Durden Do?” references a character from what film?
FIGHT CLUB
577
The gossip Web site wwtdd.com,or “What Would Tyler Durden Do?,” references a character from what film?
FIGHT CLUB
578
The government agency known informally as the “VA” primarily serves people who have done what?
SERVED IN THE MILITARY
579
The government-sponsored company known as Fannie Mae specializes in helping people do what?
BUY HOMES
580
The Grammy-winning soundtrack to “O brother, where art thou?” features the music of what genre?
BLUEGRASS
581
The Great Expectations boat ride is an attraction at a British theme park inspired by whom?
CHARLES DICKENS
582
The Greek mythical sea creature hippocampus lends its name to what animal’s scientific genus?
SEAHORSE
583
The hammer,anvil and stirrup are common names for the three bones located in what part of the body?
EAR
584
The hat dance is a popular folk dance of what country?
MEXICO
585
The head chef of a restaurant is often assisted by a person with what title?
SOUS-CHEF
586
The high school dance known as “prom” is actually short for what word?
PROMENADE
587
The History Channel’s docu-series “Swamp People” follows the day-to-day lives of alligator hunters in what U.S. state?
LOUISIANA
588
The holiday classics “Jingle Bell Rock” and “Santa Baby” were first recorded in what decade?
1950’S \*CORRECT\*
589
The house in the background of the painting “American Gothic” stood in the artist’s home state of what?
IOWA
590
The husband and wife duo of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg made headlines in the 1950s as what?
SOVIET SPIES
591
The iconic logo for Paramount Pictures features the summit of a mountain encircled by 22 what?
SNOWFLAKES
592
The iconic phrase “The Eagle has landed” is forever linked to what historic event?
FIRST MOON LANDING
593
The iconic picture of Bruce Spingsteen’s butt that appears on his “Born In The U.S.A.” album was taken by whom?
ANNIE LEIBOVITZ
594
The iconic Umbrella Girl who appears on the Morton Salt label wears what color dress?
YELLOW
595
The iconic “Fail Whale”image sometimes appears during periods of high traffic on what popular Internet site?
TWITTER
596
The idea of mise en place,meaning “everything in place,” is of utmost importance to what type of professionals?
CHEFS
597
The idea that tiny actions can lead to big,unexpected effects far away is popularly known as what?
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
598
The impolite act of leaving a social gathering without telling your friends is slangily known as a what?
IRISH GOODBYE
599
The infamous 1994 court case of Liebeck v. McDonald’s was fought over the temperature of what menu item?
COFFEE
600
The infamous general Napoleon is mentioned in the opening line of what ABBA song?
WATERLOO
601
The infamous “Rat Pack” originated in the ’50s as a circle of what famous actor’s friends?
HUMPHREY BOGART
602
The inspiration for the trademarked term “Botox,” Botulinum toxin is commonly used to treat what?
MUSCLE SPASMS
603
The interior of a fiber-optic cable is usually made out of what substance?
GLASS
604
The interjection “ahem” is meant to imitate the sound a person makes while doing what?
CLEARING HIS THROAT
605
The international runaway bestseller “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” takes place in what country?
SWEDEN
606
The interrobang is a fabricated punctuation mark that combines an exclamation point with a what?
QUESTION MARK
607
The island nation of St Kitts and Nevis is located in what body of water?
CARIBBEAN SEA
608
The Italian dish carpaccio is traditionally made from thin slices of what?
RAW BEEF
609
The Italian word “piazza” means what?
OPEN SQUARE
610
The jazz style known as Dixieland originated in the early 20th century in what Southern city?
NEW ORLEANS
611
The Jewish holiday Passover celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from where?
EGYPT
612
The Kathy Bates quip “Every time an Oscar is given out,an agent gets his wings” plays on a famous line from what film?
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
613
The Labrador Retriever is a dog breed named after an Eastern region of what country?
CANADA
614
The lambada is a spirited ballroom dance originating in what country?
BRAZIL
615
The landmark Supreme Court decision that made interracial marriage legal in the U.S. has what apt name?
LOVING V.VIRGINIA
616
The largest of the all parrots, the hyacinth macaw’s plumage is what distinctive color?
DEEP BLUE
617
The largest population of manatees in the U.S. lives primarily in the coastal waters of what state?
FLORIDA
618
The Latin abbreviation “cf” is typically used to mean what?
COMPARE
619
The Latin phrase “mea culpa” is closest in meaning to which of these modern slang phrases?
MY BAD
620
The legendary Heisman trophy features a helmeted player in what distinctive pose?
GIVING A STIFF\_ARM
621
The letter “S” is directly printed on individual pieces of what brand of candy?
SKITTLES
622
The letters in the ubiquitous delivery service UPS stand for “United” what?
PARCEL SERVICE
623
The Lhasa apso is a dog originally bred to guard temples and monasteries in what part of the world?
TIBET
624
The Lido deck on a cruise ship takes its name from a historic seaside resort area in what city?
VENICE,ITALY
625
The life of Maureen Marder,a construction worker and exotic dancer,inspired what ’80s movie?
FLASHDANCE
626
The logo for the Goodyear tire company features the winged foot of what Roman god?
MERCURY
627
The logo of the Shell oil company is a stylized image of what kind of shell?
SCALLOP
628
The long-running CBS drama “NCIS” is a spin-off of what other long-running TV series?
JAG
629
The long-time running prime time soap “Knots Landing” was a spin-off of what other long-time soap?
DALLAS
630
The longtime spokesman for Motel 6,Tom Bodett ad-libbed the famous slogan, “We’ll” do what “for you”?
LEAVE THE LIGHT ON
631
The lowest possible temperature, 0 Kelvin is commonly known as what?
ABSOLUTE ZERO
632
The lyrics of the rock song “White Rabbit” make several references to what author’s children’s book?
LEWIS CARROLL
633
The magazine “Decanter” promotes itself as the “bible” for collectors and connoisseurs of what?
WINE
634
The manipulative killer in the “Saw” series of horror movies is known by what nickname?
JIGSAW
635
The members of the European Union that collectively use the euro are often referred to collectively as the what?
EUROZONE
636
The members of the ’70s pop group ABBA collectively have as many legs as which of these animals?
SPIDER
637
The military vehicle known as the Humvee first saw U.S. combat action in 1989 in what foreign country?
PANAMA
638
The minute hand of a clock points to the number 3 at which of these times?
21:15:00
639
The monthly magazine “Cuesport” is primarily targeted toward enthusiasts of what game?
POOL
640
The moon is roughly how far from the Earth?
240,000 MILES
641
The mortarboard hat seen at graduations shares its name with a tool used by which of these craftsmen?
STONEMASON
642
The Mossad is the secret intelligence service of what country?
ISRAEL
643
The movie poster for what Best Picture winner features a man sitting alone on a park bench?
FORREST GUMP
644
The movie “Steel Magnolias” is often credited with a surge in popularity of what type of cake,popular in the South?
RED VELVET CAKE
645
The movies “Spider-Man” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” both feature what cinematic cliche?
KISS IN THE RAIN
646
The MTV reality show “The Challenge” began as a combination of “The Real World” and what other show?
ROAD RULES
647
The murder trials of Belva Gaertner and Beulah Annan inspired what Best Picture winner?
CHICAGO
648
The musical acts that compete on NBC’s reality show “The Sing-Off” all have what defining characteristic?
A CAPELLA
649
The musical duo Sugarland are chart-topping artists in what musical genre?
COUNTRY
650
The musical scores of the “Charlie Brown” animated TV series notably feature what genre of music?
JAZZ
651
The musical “Camelot,” which debuted on Broadway in 1960,features what legendary figure as the lead role?
KING ARTHUR
652
The musical “Million Dollar Quartet” depicts a legendary 1956 jam session by all but which of these artists?
ROY ORBISON
653
The musical “West Side Story” is based on what Shakespearean tragedy?
ROMEO AND JULIET
654
The name for a food item popular in China, “bok choy” literally means what?
WHITE VEGETABLE
655
The name of a famous grocery brand, “Spam” is a combination of “ham” and what word?
SPICED
656
The name of a popular menu item at Taco Bell, “gordita” is a Spanish word that literally means what?
FATTY
657
The name of a song from the popular musical “The Sound of Music,” edelweiss is a type of what?
FLOWER
658
The name of a type of Asian dumpling, “won ton” is Chinese for what two words?
CLOUD, SWALLOW
659
The name of Louisiana’s state capital,Baton Rouge,is a French phrase meaning what?
RED STICK
660
The name of Oregon’s capital city can be found embedded within the name of which of these world cities?
JERUSALEM
661
The name of the holiday Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” which means what?
FIRST FRUITS
662
The name of the Italian opera house La Scala means what in English?
THE STAIRCASE
663
The name of the restaurant chain Au Bon Pain is a French expression meaning “place of good” what?
BREAD
664
The name of what basic component in nature is derived from a Greek term meaning “indivisible”?
ATOM
665
The name of what headgear is derived from an old Persian term meaning “to tie”?
TURBAN
666
The national program of medicare was established during the term of what U.S. president?
LYNDON B. JOHNSON
667
The nautical term “starboard” refers to what part of the ship?
RIGHT SIDE
668
The NBA’S Philadelphia 76ers are named for the year what historic document was signed?
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
669
The newspaper term “Op-Ed” means what?
OPPOSITE THE EDITORIAL PAGE
670
The nickname “Fergie” is shared by both a hip-hop star and a famous ex-royal who holds what title?
DUCHESS OF YORK
671
The Nile Basin constitutes roughly 10% of the total area of what world continent?
AFRICA
672
The Notable Names Database,or nndb.com,lists what historic woman’s job experience as “Cake proponent”?
MARIE ANTOINETTE
673
The numbered spaces on a standard roulette wheel fittingly add up to what sinful number?
666
674
The Obama administration often points out that Warren Buffet pays a lower tax rate than Debbie Bosanek,his what?
SECRETARY
675
The Obama girls attend Sidwell Friends, a D.C. school founded by a member of what religious group?
QUAKER
676
The official cocktail of the annual Preakness Stakes horse race shares its name with what flower?
BLACK-EYED SUSAN
677
The official flag of the European Union features a ring of twelve gold stars on a field of what color?
BLUE
678
The official logo for the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. features a picture of what?
GIRLS’ SILHOUETTED FACES
679
The official slogan of the United States Blind Golf Association is “You Don’t Have To See It To” what?
TEE IT
680
The old farming adage “knee high by the fourth of July” usually refers to the approximate height of what crop?
CORN
681
The OPEC Oil cartel includes member nations from all but which of these continents?
EUROPE
682
The Oregon state flag features an emblem on the front and image of what animal on the back?
BEAVER
683
The original cover art of the children’s classic “Charlotte’s Web” features all but which of the following?
A TOAD
684
The original “Lost in Space” TV series,which debuted in 1965,is set in what “futuristic” year?
1997 \*CORRECT\*
685
The Oscar-winning film “No Country for Old Men” was adapted from a novel by what author?
CORMAC MCCARTHY
686
The outlaw Robert Ford is remembered as a “coward” for doing what to his gang leader Jesse James?
SHOOTING HIM IN THE BACK
687
The Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot is located in what state?
SOUTH CAROLINA
688
The philosophical issue of “determinism” is devoted to questioning whether humans are born with what?
FREE WILL
689
The phrase “Dawn of a new era” includes the names of two popular brands of what?
CLEANING PRODUCTS
690
The phrase “get out of Dodge” is commonly believed to refer to a city in what U.S. state?
KANSAS
691
The phrase “going against the grain” originally referred to a more difficult method of doing what?
CUTTING WOOD
692
The phrase “long in the tooth” comes from what animal’s tendency to have receding gums as it ages?
HORSE
693
The phrase “Pike’s Peak or Bust!” was a popular slogan for settlers who moved to Colorado looking for what?
GOLD
694
The phrase “Quality is Our Recipe” is part of the logo of what fast-food chain?
KFC
695
The plots of the 2010 romantic comedies “The Back-Up Plan” and “The Switch” both revolve around what medical procedure?
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
696
The Polar Rim section of the San Diego Zoo houses an exhibit featuring which of these animals?
REINDEER
697
The polemonium plant derives its common nickname from a Biblical story about a “ladder” seen by whom?
JACOB
698
The pop singer Fergie has what lesser-known first name?
STACY
699
The popular burrito chain Chipotle is named after a type of what?
PEPPER
700
The popular drink known as an “Arnold Palmer” is typically made with equal parts iced tea and what?
LEMONADE
701
The popular lunch meat baloney,sometimes spelled bologna,takes its name from a city in what country?
ITALY
702
The popular slang term “nom,” which refers to eating something yummy, derives from what Sesame Street character?
COOKIE MONSTER
703
The popular video game “Grand Theft Auto IV” is set in what fictional metropolis?
LIBERTY CITY
704
The popular Web show “Easy to Assemble” is appropriately set at what distinctive retail spot?
IKEA
705
The popular web show “Easy to Assemble” is appropriately set at what distinctive retail spot?
IKEA
706
The position of “long snapper” plays a key,if understated role in which of these team sports?
FOOTBALL
707
The practice of performing in public places for tips and gratuities is known as what?
BUSKING
708
The practice of tightly wrapping an infant with blankets to prevent the movement of limbs is known as what?
SWADDLING
709
The prestigious Juno Award is the Canadian equivalent of what American honor?
GRAMMY
710
The prevailing shrub of the Great Basin Desert, sagebrush is the official flower of what U.S. state?
NEVADA
711
The product of two negative numbers is always what?
A POSITIVE NUMBER
712
The punny 1966 Time Magazine headline “Truman’s Compote” combines an author’s name and a type of what?
DESSERT
713
The punny 1966 Time Magazine headline “Truman’s Compote” combines an author’s name and a type of what?
DESSERT
714
The Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody” mentions which of these great thinkers in its lyrics?
GALILEO
715
The real-life town of Hameln,Germany,is famous as the site of a folk tale starring what legendary figure?
PIED PIPER
716
The rebellious "Beat Generation" writers flourished in the U.S. during which decade?
1950s
717
The recipe for eggs Benedict traditionally calls for what type of meat?
HAM
718
The Red Cross estimates that how much blood is collected during a typical donation?
1 PINT
719
The reflective surface of a CD usually consists of an extremely thin layer of what metal?
ALUMINUM
720
The result of strong solar flares that scientists fear could destroy power grids,an “EMP” is a what?
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE
721
The retailer Burberry is known for accenting its garments with tan,black,white and red in what trademark pattern?
PLAID
722
The romantic comedy “Sleepless In Seattle” ends with Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks finally meeting atop what landmark?
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
723
The Rosetta stone is a famous ancient artifact that features writing in Egyptian and what other language?
GREEK
724
The ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii are located in what country?
ITALY
725
The Salton Sea is a large salt lake located in what U.S. state?
CALIFORNIA
726
The sartorius,the longest muscle in the human body,is located where?
THIGH
727
The Scoville scale, used to measure the “zing” of chili peppers, rates which of these peppers the hottest?
HABENERO
728
THE SEC is a government agency that was established in response to what national event?
1929 STOCK MARKET CRASH
729
The second half of each episode of TV’s “Law & Order” focuses on the efforts of what professionals?
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
730
The Secret Service reportedly refer to Malia and Sasha Obama by what code names?
RADIANCE & ROSEBUD
731
The section of New York’s Central Park known as “Strawberry Fields” memorializes a member of what iconic band?
THE BEATLES
732
The series finale of “The Sopranos” ended with Tony engaging in what decidedly un-mob-like activity?
EATING ONION RINGS
733
The Showtime series “Episodes” stars what “Friends” star as a lightly fictionalized version of themselves?
MATT LEBLANC
734
The Silver Bullet Band is the longtime backing band of what popular musician?
BOB SEGER
735
The Sinai Peninsula is a triangular piece of land that connects what two continents together?
ASIA AND AFRICA
736
The sinking of the Lusitania ocean liner hastened the U.S.’s entry into what war?
WORLD WAR I
737
The site of a 1969 political scandal, Chappaquiddick Island connects to what larger island?
MARTHA”S VINEYARD
738
The site of a big loss for Colonel Cluster,Wyoming’s Little Bighorn is which of the following?
A RIVER
739
The site of a famous 1839 slave mutiny,the 19th-century ship La Amistad has a name that means what in Spanish?
FRIENDSHIP
740
The site of the Wright Brothers historic first flight,Kitty Hawk is located in what U.S. state?
NORTH CAROLINA
741
The sketch comedy series “Portlandia” pokes fun at hipsters residing in what state’s most populous city?
OREGON
742
The slang term “El Lay” phonetically spells out the abbreviation for what state’s most populated city?
CALIFORNIA
743
The slogan “This machine kills fascists” often appeared on the guitars of what musician?
WOODY GUTHRIE
744
The slogan “Untouched by Man” is used to advertise which of these grocery store products?
FIJI WATER
745
The slogan, “Liberte,Egalite,Fraternite” appears on euro coins minted in what country?
FRANCE
746
The snail Bufonaria borisbeckeri was named by a German researcher in honor of a champion in what sport?
TENNIS
747
The son of a jazz promoter,Billy Crystal was taken to his first movie by what legendary singer?
BILLIE HOLIDAY
748
The song “Do-Re-Mi” in “The Sound of Music” teaches us that all but which of the following are music syllables?
LO
749
The song “Over The River and Through The Woods” was originally an 1844 poem about what holiday?
THANKSGIVING
750
The sounds of what London landmark were first broadcast over BBC radio on New Year’s Eve to ring in 1924?
BIG BEN
751
The Spanish warning “Esta caliente” often appears on which of these containers?
COFFEE CUP
752
The Spanish-American War began in 1898 as an intervention by the United States on behalf of what country?
CUBA
753
The square dance move “do-si-do” is derived from the French phrase “dos-a-dos,” which translates to what?
BACK-TO-BACK
754
The star of her own cable TV reality series, Rachel Zoe is best known for her work as a celebrity what?
FASHION STYLIST
755
The state whose name comes first alphabetically is located where in the U.S.?
DEEP SOUTH
756
The storied fugitive known as D.B. Cooper famously eluded capture in 1971 by doing what?
JUMPING OUT OF A PLANE
757
The Strait of Magellan runs primarily through which of these countries?
CHILE
758
The style of American architecture based on building designs popular during the Revolutionary War is called what?
COLONIAL REVIVAL
759
The style of pickup truck known as a “dually” gets its name from having twice the standard number of what?
REAR WHEELS
760
The subject of a famous Revolutionary War poem, the “shot heard ’round the world” was fired in what U.S. state?
MASSACHUSETTS
761
The subject of a much-publicized hoax in 2009, 6-year old Falcon Heene was better known in the media as what?
BALLOON BOY
762
The Sundance Film Festival is held every January in what U.S. state?
UTAH
763
The T-Birds,the Pink Ladies,and the Scorpions are all high school cliques in what movie musical?
GREASE
764
The tabloid term “Brangelina,” which combines two names into one,is an example of what kind of word?
PORTMANTEAU
765
The talking dog in the 2011 TV series “Wilfred” won comparisons to the imaginary animal in what Jimmy Stewart film?
HARVEY
766
The Tasman Sea is part of what ocean?
PACIFIC
767
The Tea Party movement takes its name from a famous historical event that took place in what city?
BOSTON
768
The teenage drama “Gossip Girl” is partly set at a fictional New York City prep school called what?
CONSTANCE BILLIARD SCHOOL
769
The term French paradox refers to the fact that, despite a high-fat diet, the French are relatively what?
SLENDER
770
The term “ad lib” comes from the Latin phrase “ad libitum,” which roughly means what?
AT ONE’S PLEASURE
771
The term “banana republic” originally referred to small,politically unstable countries in what part of the world?
CENTRAL AMERICA
772
The term “bootleg” comes from an old habit of smugglers hiding what in their boots?
ALCOHOL
773
The term “carbon footprint” refers primarily to the impact of a person’s lifestyle on the what?
ENVIRONMENT
774
The term “head honcho” is derived in part from the Japanese word “hancho,” which roughly translates as what?
GROUP LEADER
775
The term “lower forth-eight” is commonly used to refer to the U.S. minus what two states?
ALASKA AND HAWAII
776
The term “melting pot” is often used to refer to the fact that the U.S. is very what?
CULTURALLY DIVERSE
777
The term “paparazzi” comes from the name of an aggressive photographer in what movie?
LA DOLCE VITA
778
The term “Polyanna” refers to a person who is excessively what?
CHEERFUL
779
The term “provenance” is used in the art world to refer to a painting’s what?
OWNERSHIP HISTORY
780
The term “slush fund” was originally used by sailors to refer to the side money they made selling what?
ANIMAL FAT
781
The term “spam” for junk e-mail is derived from a well-known sketch on what comedy show?
MONTY PYTHON’S FLYING CIRCUS
782
The term “Tin Pan Alley” originally referred to a New York City district famously associated with what industry?
SONGWRITING
783
The theme song for what popular cartoon features the line “robots in disguise”?
TRANSFORMERS
784
The theme song for “The Young and Restless,” “Nadia’s Theme” is named for a famous female what?
GYMNAST
785
The theme song to what ’80s sitcom begins with the memorable line, “Streaks on the china never mattered before”?
MR. BELVEDERE
786
The theme song “Eye of the Tiger” is featured in the third installment of what movie franchise?
ROCKY
787
The tick bites that cause Lyme disease typically form a reddish rash with what distinctive shape?
BULL’S-EYE
788
The title of a 1955 Marilyn Monroe film suggests that spouses “itch” to stray after how many years of marriage?
SEVEN
789
The title of a famous show tune from the 1949 musical “South Pacific,” “Bali Ha’i” is a what?
ISLAND
790
The title of a popular online game sold by Zynga invites players to form “Words With” what?
FRIENDS
791
The title of Stephen Covey’s 1989 self-help book claims that “Highly Effective People” have how many “habits”?
SEVEN
792
The title of the 1927 novel “Treasure of the Sierra Madre” refers to a mountain range in what country/
MEXICO
793
The title of the 2011 film “Super 8” refers to a largely outdated type of what?
FILM STOCK
794
The title of the classic novel “Wuthering Heights” refers to what place?
FAMILY ESTATE
795
The title of the TV series “Friends” refers to a group of how many total friends?
6
796
The title “maitre d” is from a longer phrase that features what well-known French word?
HOTEL
797
The TLC reality series “Sister Wives” has been described as a real-life version of what cable drama series?
BIG LOVE
798
The town of Riverside, Iowa claims to be the “future birthplace” of what fictional character?
CAPTAIN JAMES KIRK
799
The Toyota models Camry,Corolla and Corona all get their names from Latin or Japanese words that mean what?
CROWN
800
The tradition known as “Carburetion Day” takes place every year on the Friday before what sporting event?
INDIANAPOLIS 500
801
The tradition of indoor Christmas tree decorating began in the 16th century in what country?
GERMANY
802
The traditional Chinese game of mah-jongg is played using what kind of game pieces?
TILES
803
On an old-fashioned rotary phone,what number requires the longest turn of the dial?
0 \*CORRECT\*
804
The trendy Master Cleanse diet involves drinking a concoction made with all but which of these ingredients?
GINGER
805
The triangular orange logo on Elmer’s glue labels features the head of Elmer,who is what kind of “spokesanimal”?
BULL
806
The trophy for the annual Teen Choice Awards consists of a full-size, usable what?
SURFBOARD
807
The TV series “Ugly Betty” is set at the offices of what fictional “Vogue-like” magazine?
MODE
808
The TV shows “Glee,” and “Freaks and Geeks” are both set at high schools named after which U.S. President?
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
809
The TV shows “Glee” and “Freaks and Geeks” are both set at high schools named after what U.S. president?
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
810
The two countries in the world whose names come last alphabetically are both located where?
SOUTHERN AFRICA
811
The U.S. Constitution begins “We the People of the United States,in order to form a more perfect” what?
UNION
812
The U.S. government issues federal Stafford loans to help borrowers pay for what?
EDUCATION
813
The U.S. icon “Uncle Sam” was based on Samuel Wilson, who, during the War of 1812, was a what?
MEAT INSPECTOR
814
The U.S. Marine Corps motto is often shortened to Semper Fi, a phrase in which “Fi” is short for what?
FIDELIS
815
The U.S. tested its first atomic bomb in 1945 near what location?
ALAMAGORDO, NM
816
The unconventional women of America’s Jazz Age are commonly known by what nickname?
FLAPPERS
817
The unique sound of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine idling is commonly described by what food phrase?
POTATO POTATO POTATO
818
The United Nations flag depicts a map of the world surrounded by what?
OLIVE BRANCHES
819
The United States of America is named after a famous what?
EXPLORER
820
The University of California,San Diego’s Geisel Library bears the real surname of what author?
DR.SEUSS
821
The US imports the most oil from which of these countries?
CANADA
822
The USDA uses the official terms “broiler,” “fryer,” and “roaster” to classify different types of what?
CHICKENS
823
The USDA’s 2010 “Dietary Guidelines for Americans” urges people to eat more of all but which of these”?
REFINED GRAINS
824
The Van Gogh Museum is a popular destination for art lovers visiting what European capital?
AMSTERDAM
825
The VH1 reality show “Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business” centers on a pair of singers that are related how?
BROTHER AND SISTER
826
The voice actor Don LaFontaine was famous for what signature phrase, often heard in movie trailers?
IN A WORLD…
827
The war memorial for what branch of the U.S. military depicts soldiers raising a flag at Iwo Jima?
MARINES
828
The Washington Monument was modeled after the obelisks built by what ancient empire?
EGYPTIAN
829
The Washington Post evaluates the truthfulness of political ads by assigning a rating of between one and four what?
PINOCCHIOS
830
The Web site IDoNowIDont.com is a marketplace for buying and selling secondhand what?
ENGAGEMENT RINGS
831
The Web site Stubhub.com is a popular place to buy which of the following?
CONCERT TICKETS
832
The Web site www.thefabricofourlives.com was created to support producers of what?
COTTON
833
The wine-producing grape called Syrah in France is known by what other name in Australia?
SHIRAZ
834
The word diaphanous is used to describe what type of clothing?
SEE-THROUGH
835
The word for “handcuffs” is the same as the word for “wives” in what language?
SPANISH
836
The word “aide,” used generally to refer to an assistant,is short for what longer French expression?
AIDE-DE-CAMP
837
The word “alimony” comes from a Latin word meaning what?
SUSTENANCE
838
The word “alligator” is derived from the Spanish term “el lagarto,” meaning what?
THE LIZARD
839
The word “alphabet” is derived from “alpha” and “beta,” the first two letters of what alphabet?
GREEK
840
The word “discotheque” comes from a French word meaning what?
RECORD LIBRARY
841
The word “Draconian” comes from the name of a Greek statesman who was best known for doing what?
PASSING STRICT LAWS
842
The word “fleabag” is commonly used to describe a seedy or run-down what?
HOTEL
843
The word “harvest” is derived from an Old English word that referred to what season?
AUTUMN
844
The word “pita” comes from a Greek term meaning what?
BREAD
845
The World Barista Championship is an annual event that tests competitors’ skills in what activity?
MAKING ESPRESSO DRINKS
846
The Yuko hair straightening treatment is often referred to by its country of origin, which is what?
JAPAN
847
The Yum-o! organization, a nonprofit that teaches healthy eating,was founded by what bubbly TV chef?
RACHAEL RAY
848
The zoological classification Lepidoptera consists of butterflies and what other insects?
MOTHS
849
The “.tv” Internet address,often used for television-related websites,belongs to what country?
TUVALU
850
The “3000 Mile Myth” refers to the debunked belief that you should do what to your car every 3000 miles?
CHANGE THE OIL
851
The “Family Jewels” of the British monarchy are kept under armed guard at what London landmark?
TOWER OF LONDON
852
The “fingerstache” is a popular tattoo of a stylized mustache typically inked on what finger?
INDEX
853
The “funny bone” is thought to get its name due to its proximity to what funny-sounding bone?
HUMERUS
854
The “Grandfather Paradox” is a problem facing those attempting to unlock which of these scientific theories?
TIME TRAVEL
855
The “greaser” look of Shia LaBeouf’s character in “Indiana Jones 4” was modeled after Marlon Brando in what film?
THE WILD ONE
856
The “Green Line” is a term used to describe the boundary between what two historically hostile areas?
ISRAEL AND THE WEST BANK
857
The “heat index” is a weather indicator that takes into account air temperature and what other factor?
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
858
The “jerk” method of preparing and cooking meat originated in what country?
JAMAICA
859
The “O” in Irish names like “O’Neill” and “O’Casey”comes from “ua”,an Irish word meaning what?
GRANDSON
860
The “Star Wars” films notably contain music themes for each main character,a practice known by what music term?
LEITMOTIF
861
The “wrap dress” is the signature creation of what high-end fashion designer?
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
862
Theodore Roosevelt National Park is located on the former site of the president’s Elkhorn Ranch is what U.S. state?
NORTH DAKOTA
863
Thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin are three vitamins in a group commonly known as what?
VITAMIN-B COMPLEX
864
Though a female turkey is called a hen,a male is known not as a rooster but as a what?
TOM
865
Though a popular term now,”hipster” was actually coined in the 1940s to replace what jazzy term?
HEPCAT
866
Though a silvery-white medal,what chemical element lends its name to a deep shade of blue?
COBALT
867
Though a single issue costs $5.95, what weekly magazine was sold in its entirety in 2010 for only $1
NEWSWEEK
868
Though airing in different decades, which of these TV shows featured the same actor as a character?
FAMILY TIES & SPIN CITY
869
Though airing in different decades, which of these TV shows featured the same actor as a main character?
FAMILY TIES AND SPIN CITY
870
Though critics called him a “walking dust mop,” the 2012 Westminster Best in Show went to Malachy,a 4-year-old what?
PEKINGESE
871
Though he lives and works in Nashville,which of these country singers is a New Zealand-born Australian?
KEITH URBAN
872
Though he now makes his home in Dallas, NBA superstar Dirk Nowitzki hails from what foreign country?
GERMANY
873
Though he often just goes by his first name,celebrity physician Dr.Drew has what surname?
PINSKY
874
Though he still tours playing The Who classics,what former frontman owns a trout fishery in East Sussex,England?
ROGER DALTREY
875
Though he was 21 when it all wrapped up, how old was Daniel Radcliffe when the first Harry Potter film came out?
12
876
Though her recent work is Christian-themed, what novelist announced in 2010 she was leaving Christianity
ANNE RICE
877
Though his successor removed them, what U.S. President was the first to install solar panels on the White House roof?
JIMMY CARTER
878
Though human fat is typically whitish,most people also have small amounts of calorie-burning fat that is what color?
BROWN
879
Though it applies to all of them now,the term “vermin” derives from the Latin word for which of these creatures?
WORM
880
Though it can be traced back to the 1500s, the proverb “Tomorrow is another day” was popularized by what author?
MARGARET MITCHELL
881
Though it didn’t feature buffalo wings as an in-flight snack,what chain restaurant once operated its own short-lived airline?
HOOTERS
882
Though it doesn’t contain egg or cream, an “egg cream” traditionally contains which of the following?
SELTZER WATER
883
Though it is often quoted,the line “Elementary,my dear Watson” never actually appears in the works of what author?
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
884
Though it later became associated with Christie Brinkley, Billy Joel’s hit “Uptown Girl” was originally about whom?
ELLE MACPHERSON
885
Though it sounds like a movie awards category,which of these is the name of a hotel chain?
BEST WESTERN
886
Though it sounds like it is for a children’s game,which of these websites belongs to a major U.S. book publisher?
SIMONSAYS.COM
887
Though it sounds like something for a plumber, a “piping bag” is used by which of these professionals?
PASTRY CHEF
888
Though it works for other cuts,which of these is the name of a kitchen knife used to remove the delicate skin from fresh fish?
SALMON KNIFE
889
Though it’s in the dictionary, which of these words is considered an improper combination of two other words?
IRREGARDLESS
890
Though known for her comedy, what actress won an Oscar for her dramatic turn in the 2009 film “Precious”?
MONIQUE
891
Though mostly free of it as an adult,which of these politicians grew up with a strong stutter?
JOE BIDEN
892
Though not confirmed by the author,Johnny Fontane,the singer in “The Godfather,” is believed to be based on whom?
FRANK SINATRA
893
Though not known to drive cats crazy,which of these herbs is classified in the same family as catnip?
OREGANO
894
Though now associated with Mexico,piatas are thought to have originated from what country’s New Year celebrations?
CHINA
895
Though now headquartered in New York,the United Nations drew up its charter in what other U.S. city?
SAN FRANCISCO
896
Though now made with artificial flavors, traditional grenadine syrup is made with the juice of what fruit?
POMEGRANATE
897
Though now often referred to any roasted beef,barbacoa traditionally comes from what part of the cow?
HEAD
898
Though often billed as small-claims courts,TV shows like “Judge Joe Brown” are actually a form of what?
BINDING ARBITRATION
899
Though often referred to by its trademarked name,the Crock-Pot is really what kitchen appliance?
SLOW COOKER
900
Though scientists can now simulate the process,what milk’s preparation traditionally involved churning?
BUTTERMILK
901
Though she’s technically “Mrs. Jenner,” the matriarch of the Kardashian family has what first name?
KRIS
902
Though sommeliers may disagree,boxes of Franzia proudly declare it to be “the world’s most popular” what?
WINE
903
Though spelled “feng shui,” the Chinese art of spatial arrangement is typically pronounced how?
“FUNG SHWAY”
904
Though the amount is no longer in U.S. circulation,the classic game of monopoly comes with bills in what denomination?
$500 \*CORRECT\*
905
Though there are certainly more,a famous George Carlin bit lists how many “words you can never say on television”?
7 \*CORRECT\*
906
Though there is little historical evidence, horned helmets are often associated with whom?
VIKINGS
907
Though they all have the same voltage,which of these alkaline batteries is the smallest in size?
AAA
908
Though they move back and forth while budding,mature sunflowers typically face what direction?
EAST
909
Though they suspected it was hazardous,the ancient Romans extensively used what material in their water pipes?
LEAD
910
Though trained as a doctor, Richard Jordan Gatling is best known for inventing an early type of what?
MACHINE GUN
911
Though you’d have to eat a lot to get sick, which of these fruits have seeds that naturally contain cyanide?
APPLES
912
Thought to be a combination of “simon” and “napoleon,” “simoleon” is an old-fashioned slang term for a what?
DOLLAR BILL
913
Thousand Island dressing is said to have gotten its name from a chain of islands that lie in what river?
THE ST.LAWRENCE
914
Throughout her career in the kitchen,Julia Child often said the secret to a long life is what?
RED MEAT AND GIN
915
Tilapia is a popular variety of what?
FISH
916
Timothy Q.Mouse initially frightens,but then befriends the title character of what classic Disney film?
DUMBO
917
To a resident of the British Isles, which of these countries is commonly called “The Antipodes?”
AUSTRALIA
918
To avoid blinking, many women unconsciously open their mouths when applying what cosmetic?
MASCARA
919
To avoid confusion with a prominent city,what state’s tourism department advertises itself as “The State”?
WASHINGTON
920
To celebrate his 85th birthday,what did George H.W. Bush do while strapped to a U.S. Army Sergeant?
SKYDIVE
921
To enhance its sense of authenticity, which of these TV dramas was shot on location in Austin, TX?
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
922
To extend their shelf life,bags of potato chips are often filled with what gas before being sealed?
NITROGEN
923
To help fans pronounce it CORRECTly, comedian Louis Szekely typically spells his name how?
LOUIS C.K.
924
To make paper-mache,kids traditionally dunk newspaper strips into paste made from water and what?
FLOUR
925
To make papier-mache, kids traditionally dunk newspaper strips into paste made from water and what?
FLOUR
926
To prevent fires, consumers are often warned not to use which of these products in a microwave oven?
ALUMINUM FOIL
927
To promote Breast cancer awareness,in 2010 Elizabeth Hurley helped light 39 landmarks what color?
PINK
928
To pursue his hobby, a cruciverbalist would flip to what part of a newspaper?
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
929
To reduce the risk of a bladder infection,many experts advise drinking what tannin-rich beverage?
CRANBERRY JUICE
930
To sound like a New Yorker,you can say “light and sweet” when ordering which of the following?
COFFEE
931
To the dismay of nutritionists,what chain restaurant’s “Bistro Shrimp Pasta” contains a reported 2,700 calories?
THE CHEESECAKE FACTORY
932
To tour the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, you must visit what Hawaiian island?
OAHU
933
To win a superfecta wager at the track,a bettor must pick how many of the top finishers in the right order?
FOUR
934
Tom Hanks received an Oscar nomination for his work in all but which of these films?
THE GREEN MILE
935
Tonic water is distinctively flavored because it contains what chemical?
QUININE
936
Torts is a common first-year course for students in what professional school?
LAW
937
Tourists intending to visit the capital city of San Jose would receive the best travel advice from what guide book?
LET’S GO COSTA RICA
938
Traditional Requiem Masses often include a sequence called the “Lacrimosa,” a Latin term meaning what?
TEARFUL
939
Traditionally made with a base of olive oil,Castile soap is named for a region of what country?
SPAIN
940
Traditionally made with fried seafood,a po’ boy is a sandwich associated with what U.S. city’s cuisine?
NEW ORLEANS
941
Traditionally served on New Year’s Day,Hoppin’ John is a popular Southern side dish made with what type of bean?
BLACK-EYED PEAS
942
Traditionally worn by geishas and sumo wrestlers,geta are wooden footwear from what country?
JAPAN
943
Traditionally worn by golfers, “plus fours” are a type of what?
PANTS
944
Traditionally, quarterbacks yell which of these words to their center when they want to start a play?
HIKE
945
Traditionally, what member of a wedding party is in charge of “bustling” the bride’s gown?
MAID OF HONOR
946
Traditionally, which of these professionals is most likely to wear a skirt made of tulle?
BALLERINA
947
Traditionally,s’mores are made by sandwiching chocolate and marshmallows between what?
GRAHAM CRACKERS
948
Traditionally,the U.S. Congress takes a month-long recess during what month?
AUGUST
949
Traditionally,which wedding anniversary is considered the “Diamond” anniversary?
60TH \*CORRECT\*
950
Translating to “Fashion Dispatch,” what 80s band took its name from a French fashion magazine?
DEPECHE MODE
951
Trial lawyers often refer to the false expectation that a witness will confess under cross-examination as what?
PERRY MASON SYNDROME
952
TV and movie character Peewee Herman is known for wearing which of these fashion accessories?
RED BOW TIE
953
TV journalist Jane Pauley is married to Garry Trudeau, a cartoonist best known for what strip?
DOONESBURY
954
TV personality Ross Matthews first rose to fame as “Ross the Intern” on what TV host’s show?
JAY LENO
955
Twenty-five times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Salar de Uyuni Salt Flats are located where?
BOLIVIA
956
Two siblings born to the same mother less than a year apart are often cheekily described as what?
IRISH TWINS
957
Two words that have directly opposite meanings are called what?
ANTONYMS
958
Typically flavored with caraway seeds, which of these spirits derives its name from the Latin for “water of life”?
AQUAVIT
959
Typically flavored with caraway seeds,which of these spirits derives its name from the Latin for “water of life”?
AQUAVIT
960
Typically marking the end of a conversation,the Spanish phrase “Vaya con Dios” means what in English?
GO WITH GOD
961
Typically preferring to wade rather than swim, which of these birds does not have webbed feet?
CRANE
962
Typically served as a Southern side dish,spoonbread is a pudding-like bread with what ingredient?
CORNMEAL
963
U.N. Lifts Beluga Ban was the headline for a 2010 news story about international restrictions on what luxury item?
CAVIAR
964
U2’s hit song “Vertigo” begins with the line “Uno,dos,tres,catorce,”,spanish for one,two,three” what?
FOURTEEN
965
UGG, a trendy brand that specializes in sheepskin boots, originated in what country?
AUSTRALIA
966
Unaware he was starting an Internet fad,in 2007 Charlie Schmidt posted a YouTube video of his cat Fatso doing what?
PLAYING A KEYBOARD
967
Under European Law,bottles of “traditional balsamic vinegar” can only be produced in two provinces of what country?
ITALY
968
Understood by folks familiar with the metric system,what day always falls within “National Metric Week”?
OCTOBER 10TH
969
Unhappy with the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize award,what country launched its own “Confucius Peace Prize”?
CHINA
970
Unimpressed by cupies, split lifts and basket tosses, a federal judge ruled in 2010 that what is not a sport?
CHEERLEADING
971
Until 1834, John Jacob Astor was America’s most successful businessman in what industry?
FUR
972
Until 1949,regular packs of chocolate M&Ms included which of these colors?
VIOLET
973
Until his abrupt dismissal in 2011, John Galliano had been head designer of what fashion house since 1996?
CHRISTIAN DIOR
974
Until it was discovered to be toxic, asbestos was commonly used in buildings to guard against what?
FIRE
975
Updated in 1997 to honor Princess Diana, “Candle in the Wind” was originally a tribute to what actress?
MARILYN MONROE
976
Upon his arrival in D.C. in 2011, what newly-elected senator moved in with his congressman father Ron?
RAND PAUL
977
Upon losing the Tour de France in 2010,what athlete declared, “I wasn’t fast enough in the end”?
LANCE ARMSTRONG
978
Upon the cancellation of “Ugly Betty,” what actress joined the cast of “Desperate Housewives” in 2010?
VANESSA WILLIAMS
979
Urushiol,a toxic resin,causes the typical rashes and itchiness associated with which of these plants?
POISON IVY
980
Used for centuries to make gunpowder and cure meats, potassium nitrate is commonly called what?
SALTPETER
981
Used in a variety of dishes,garam marsala is a blend of ground spices commonly used in what cuisine?
INDIAN
982
Used in airports to detect sick passengers,thermal scanners measure a person’s what?
TEMPERATURE
983
Used to describe a carefree lifestyle, “bohemian” refers to an area in what modern day country?
CZECH REPUBLIC
984
Used to describe something petty or of little value, the word “picayune” once referred to a type of Spanish what?
COIN
985
Used to gauge stock market performance, the Dow Jones Industrial tracks how many companies?
30
986
Used to indicate academic honors, the Latin phrase “magna cum laude” literally means what?
WITH GREAT PRAISE
987
Used to make rope,sisal fiber is a common material also found in which of these sporting goods?
DARTBOARD
988
Used to mean “finishing strong,” the phrase “sticking the landing” comes from what sport?
GYMNASTICS
989
Used to provide structure to connective tissue,what is the most abundant protein in the human body?
COLLAGEN
990
Used to refer to a computer’s unique location in cyberspace, “IP address” is short for “internet” what?
PROTOCOL ADDRESS
991
Used to test vision,the Snellen eye chart typically has what bold,single letter in the top row?
E
992
Using its local specialty, in 2009 the city of Portland, Maine created a 61-foot long what?
LOBSTER ROLL
993
Usually a male role,Prospero is played by Dame Helen Mirren in the 2010 film of what Shakespeare play?
THE TEMPEST
994
Usually associated with pirates,the “Jolly Roger” is a distinctive what?
FLAG
995
Usually considered a minor injury, what is the medical term for a common bruise?
CONTUSION
996
Usually either white or brown,the shell color of chicken eggs is determined by which of these factors?
THE BREED OF HEN
997
Usually referred to by his first name,the Renaissance artist Michelangelo had what surname?
BUONARROTI
998
Varieties of what beauty aid are often advertised as being “acetone-free”?
NAIL POLISH REMOVER
999
Vendors at Seattle’s Pike Place Market are world famous for doing what?
THROWING FISH
1000
Viral conjunctivitis is a highly contagious eye infection better known as what?
PINK EYE
1001
Visible even with the naked eye,which of these planets is brightest in the evening sky?
VENUS
1002
Voiced by Johnny Depp, the title character in the 2011 animated movie “Rango” is what kind of desert creature?
CHAMELEON
1003
Voiced by Johnny Depp,the title character in the 2011 animated movie “Rango” is what kind of desert creature?
CHAMELEON
1004
Walt Whitman’s poem “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d” was written as an elegy for what notable American?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
1005
Walter and Cordelia Knott, founders of Knott’s Berry Farm, introduced what berry in the 1930s?
BOYSENBERRY
1006
Washing a dog in tomato juice is a traditional home remedy for what?
REMOVING SKUNK ODOR
1007
Web sites like WallStreetJournal.com charge for some of their content by keeping it behind a so-called what?
PAY WALL
1008
Well-known to sailors in the tropics,winds that blow steadily from east to west and toward the equator are called what?
TRADE WINDS
1009
West Point,the oldest military academy in the United States,is located on the bank of what river?
HUDSON
1010
What 1960s Raquel Welch film was advertised with the slogan “Mankind’s First Bikini!”?
ONE MILLION YEARS B.C.
1011
What 2009 big screen comedy features Betty White as a wacky grandmother?
THE PROPOSAL
1012
What 2009 hit single by Shakira has a Spanish version called “Loba”?
SHE WOLF
1013
What 2009 hit song heavily samples a 1985 song by the band “Dead or Alive”?
RIGHT ROUND
1014
What 2010 movie prominently features a mythical beast called a kraken?
CLASH OF THE TITANS
1015
What 2011 documentary follows a late night comic on a cross country tour after being fired from NBC?
CONAN O’BRIEN CAN’T STOP
1016
What 2011 superhero movie was marketed in Russia using only its subtitle “The First Avenger”?
CAPTAIN AMERICA
1017
What 60s TV show peppered its fight scenes with words such as “kapow” or “biff” flashed onto the screen?
BATMAN
1018
What 70s song invariably compels dancers to spell out each letter of the song with their bodies?
YMCA
1019
What actor delivers the oft-misquoted line, That dirty, double-crossing rat” in the 1931 film “Blonde Crazy”?
JAMES CAGNEY
1020
What actor donned fake chest hair and a bald cap for a cameo in the 2008 comedy “Tropic Thunder”?
TOM CRUISE
1021
What actor established the Make It Right Foundation,which aims to build “green” housing in New Orleans?
BRAD PITT
1022
What actor once blamed his career slump on a 1982 People magazine article that mistakenly referred to him as deceased?
ABE VIGODA
1023
What actor plays the mustachioed slacker “Wooderson” in the 1993 indie film “Dazed and Confused”?
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY
1024
What actor starred in a film version of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” and then married Miller’s daughter Rebecca?
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS
1025
What actor starred in the 1990s movies “Universal Soldier” and “Universal Soldier: The Return”?
JEAN CLAUDE-VAN DAMME
1026
What actor’s guest role on a Showtime series inspired the 2010 headline, “Close Encounters of the Weed Kind”?
RICHARD DREYFUSS
1027
What actor’s mother reportedly named him after he kicked her in the womb while she was looking at a Da Vinci painting?
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
1028
What actress and international sex symbol was the inspiration for the term “sex kitten”?
BRIGITTE BARDOT
1029
What actress stars as as ruthless litigator Patty Hewes in the TV drama “Damages”?
GLENN CLOSE
1030
What actress was the subject of a 2011 NY Times piece titled “All About the Woman Behind Erica Kane”?
SUSAN LUCCI
1031
What ad mascot is often depicted wearing epaulets?
CAP’N CRUNCH
1032
What adjective is often used to describe an unscrupulous political leader’s behavior?
MACHIAVELLIAN
1033
What adjective is used to describe animals that emit light?
BIOLUMINESCENT
1034
What airline’s official emblem features a traditional Aztec warrior known as an “Eagle Knight”?
AEROMEXICO
1035
What American author is credited with popularizing the Spanish word “cojones” as a synonym for bravery?
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
1036
What animal appears on a pro-vegetarian PETA sticker that reads “I Am Not a Nugget”?
CHICKEN
1037
What animal appears on the national coat of arms of the African nation Cote D’ lvoire,or Ivory Coast?
ELEPHANT
1038
What animal did Woody Allen once memorably describe as “a rat with wings”?
PIGEON
1039
What animalistic sound is sung throughout the 1978 Warren Zevon hit song “Werevolves of London”?
AHOOOOOO!
1040
What animalistic sound is sung throughout the 1978 Warren Zevon hit “Werewolves of London”?
AHOOOOO!
1041
What animals are some of the only adult vertebrates with the ability to regrow a limb that has been cut off?
SALAMANDERS
1042
What animals engage one another in a mating competition that is often compared to boxing?
KANGAROOS
1043
What are renal calculi?
KIDNEY STONES
1044
What artist is known for his groundbreaking “drip” method of painting?
JACKSON POLLOCK
1045
What artist painted his young daughter in his works “Paloma with an Orange” and “Paloma in Blue?”
PABLO PICASSO
1046
What artist’s famous sketch, “The Vitruvian Man,” is said to depict the ideal proportions of the male body?
LEONARDO DA VINCI
1047
What athlete portrays himself in the 1977 movie “The Greatest”?
MOHAMMAD ALI
1048
What athletes participate in Blood, Sweat, and Gears, an annual sporting event held in North Carolina?
CYCLISTS
1049
What author courted controversy in 2006 when his memoir,”A Million Little Pieces” was proved to be widely exaggerated?
JAMES FREY
1050
What author famously defined “guts” as “grace under pressure?”
ERNEST HEMINGWAY
1051
What author is often credited with being the first person to submit a book manuscript written on a typewriter?
MARK TWAIN
1052
What author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” has argued that her novels are “speculative fiction,” not science fiction?
MARGARET ATWOOD
1053
What author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” has argued that her novels are “speculative fiction,” not science fiction?
MARGARET ATWOOD
1054
What ballpark’s ground rules states it’s a double if the “baseball sticks in vines on bleacher wall”?
WRIGLEY FIELD
1055
What band claims its name was inspired by the initials of a popular brand of motor oil?
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS
1056
What band’s lead singer often went by the name “Mr. Mojo Risin,” an anagram of his real name?
THE DOORS
1057
What baseball legend shares his name with a “golden voiced’ homeless man who shot to national fame in 2011?
TED WILLIAMS
1058
What baseball player was the first to have his signature printed on a Louisville Slugger bat?
HONUS WAGNER
1059
What best-selling novelist copyrights his books under the name “Garp Enterprises Ltd.”?
JOHN IRVING
1060
What beverage is named for the football team at the University of Florida,where it was developed?
GATORADE
1061
What biopic’s screenplay was translated into brail at its subject’s request?
RAY
1062
What birds rotate their wings in a distinct figure-eight pattern that allows them to fly backwards?
HUMMINGBIRDS
1063
What body part is the final word of the chorus in the folk song “Oh! Susanna”?
KNEE
1064
What book of the Bible derives its name from the Greek word for “creation”?
GENESIS
1065
What brand’s Web Site urges visitors to “become an agent for the Wetness Protection Program”?
ARRID
1066
What breed of dog,known for its thick white coat,is named for the nomadic people of Siberia who once raised it?
SAMOYED
1067
What British author’s second novel was dedicated “To my mum,Nellie,for not being like Bridget’s”?
HELEN FIELDING
1068
What Broadway musical features the extravagant song-and dance number “Springtime for Hitler”?
THE PRODUCERS
1069
What Broadway musical features the song “Food, Glorious Food”?
OLIVER!
1070
What Broadway musical is largely set in a seedy nightclub called the Kit Kat Klub?
CABARET
1071
What Broadway musical is subtitled “The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical”?
HAIR
1072
What Broadway musical spawned an unsuccessful 1990 sequel titled “Miss Hannigan’s Revenge”?
ANNIE
1073
What business was known as the Harold Company before it took the name of its most famous product?
XEROX
1074
What cable network broadcasts a popular annual week of programming known as “Shark Week”?
DISCOVERY
1075
What cable series’ stellar ratings were once described by Entertainment Weekly as “Fangtastic!”?
TRUE BLOOD
1076
What Canadian city’s streets saw riots after their beloved Canucks lost the 2011 Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins?
VANCOUVER
1077
What candies are described on their packaging as “semisweet chocolate nonpareils?”
SNO-CAPS
1078
What candy bar sounds like it was named for the author of the short story “The Gift of the Magi”?
O HENRY!
1079
What candy is protected by a U.S. patent titled “Process of Preparing Gasified Candy”?
POP ROCKS
1080
What carmaker puts an “M” in the model name of the sportier versions of its regular cars, such as its “M3” and “M5”?
BMW
1081
What carmaker’s iconic “911” sports coupe has been in continuous production since 1963?
PORSCHE
1082
What casino game allows gamblers to make an “insurance” bet against losing to the house?
BLACKJACK
1083
What celebrity postponed his wedding to a Swedish actress for fear it would hurt JFK’s Presidential campaign?
SAMMY DAVIS JR.
1084
What chemical formula was mentioned 5 times by Al Gore in his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech?
CO2
1085
What city’s stock exchange is home to the FTSE 100 index, informally known as the “footsie”?
LONDON
1086
What city’s subway has white-gloved “platform pushers” that cram commuters into crowded trains?
TOKYO
1087
What city’s subway system is referred to by locals as “The Tube”?
LONDON
1088
What city’s subway system is referred to by locals as “The Tube”?
LONDON
1089
What classic Alfred Hitchcock film is set primarily in the seaside town of Bodega Bay, California?
THE BIRDS
1090
What classic big-screen comedy is available in a special “Don’t Call Me Shirley! Edition” DVD?
AIRPLANE!
1091
What classic brand name comes from the German word for “water” and the Greek word for “oil?”
VASELINE
1092
What classic cartoon character has a romantic rival named Bluto?
POPEYE
1093
What classic children’s book features the adventures of a boy named Milo and a watchdog named Tock?
THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH
1094
What classic children’s book is subtitled “How Animals Become Real”?
THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
1095
What classic comedy film is credited with popularizing toga parties on college campuses?
ANIMAL HOUSE
1096
What classic comic strip character is known for the catchphrase “Leapin’ Lizards!”?
LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE
1097
What classic Disney film’s soundtrack features the song “Never Smile at a Crocodile”?
PETER PAN
1098
What classic Michael Jackson tune features the catchy refrain “Mama-say-mama-sah,ma-ma-coo-sah”?
WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN’
1099
What classic movie has a lead female character whose real name is revealed to be Lulamae Barnes?
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S
1100
What classic novel is mentioned in a 2002 biography of Shania Twain even though she and the novel’s author are unrelated?
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
1101
What classic novel was originally published as a shorter novella titled “The Fireman”?
FAHRENHEIT 451
1102
What classic play features a character named Giles Corey and his memorable last words “more weight”?
THE CRUCIBLE
1103
What classic rock song asks the unusual question, “Scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandango?”
BOHEMIAN RAPSODY
1104
What classic rock song’s first line urges you to “get your motor runnin, head out on the highway”?
BORN TO BE WILD
1105
What classic sitcom features a mustachioed,tool belt-wearing building super named Schneider?
ONE DAY AT A TIME
1106
What classic song features the distinctive chant, “a-wimoweh, a wimoweh, a-wimoweh?”
THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT
1107
What classic TV character’s rickety,high-backed easy chair is now displayed in the Smithsonian Institute?
ARCHIE BUNKER
1108
What classic TV show is the inspiration for the text message service Thismessagewillselfdestruct.com?
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
1109
What classic TV show’s open features the title character triumphantly flinging her hat into the air?
THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW
1110
What classic TV show’s open features the title character triumphantly flinging her hat through the air?
THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW
1111
What classic TV show’s theme song ends with the exclamation “Yee haw!”?
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
1112
What classic TV sitcom popularized the exclamation “Shazbot!”?
MORK & MINDY
1113
What classic work of literature is centered around a ship called the Pequod?
MOBY-DICK
1114
What clothing retailer features a line of jeans called 1969, a nod to the year its first store opened?
THE GAP
1115
What Coen brothers movie gets its title from the fictional film-within-a-film in the 1941 comedy “Sullivan’s Travels”?
O BROTHER,WHERE ART THOU?
1116
What color is created when blending the standard billiard ball colors seen on the eight ball and the cue ball?
GRAY
1117
What columnist once received over 15,000 letters after opining about which way a toilet paper roll should hang?
ANN LANDERS
1118
What comedian often mentions his wife, Camille, in his stand-up performances?
BILL COSBY
1119
What comedian’s production is named Happy Madison, a play on the titles of his two films?
ADAM SANDLER
1120
What comedy film ends with the lead character staging an elaborate puppet musical about Dracula?
FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL
1121
What comedy movie once inspired a line of T-shirts bearing the boastful slogan “I am McLovin”?
SUPERBAD
1122
What comic book hero’s powers are the result of a botched gamma bomb experiment?
THE INCREDIBLE HULK
1123
What company is referred to as “The House that Jack Built?”
AT & T
1124
What company takes its name from the first mate in the classic novel “Moby Dick?”
STARBUCKS
1125
What company’s iconic logo was created by an Oregon college student in 1971 for just $35?
NIKE
1126
What company’s longtime slogan is “You are now free to move about the country”?
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
1127
What component of a human cell is named after the Italian Nobel Prize winner who discovered it?
GOLGI APPARATUS
1128
What continent would a person have to go to in order to go to Togo?
AFRICA
1129
What cooking term comes from the French word for “White”?
BLANCH
1130
What country has the oldest written constitution that is still in effect?
UNITED STATES
1131
What country hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, soccer’s premier international competition?
SOUTH AFRICA
1132
What country is famous for the scenic fjords that line its shores?
NORWAY
1133
What country is home to Cape Town International Airport?
SOUTH AFRICA
1134
What country is home to the 2,300-mile-long Volga,Europe’s longest river?
RUSSIA
1135
What country is said to have cultivated the world’s first orange carrot,in honor of their king William of Orange?
HOLLAND
1136
What country’s annual film awards are called “The Goyas”,named for its celebrated native artist?
SPAIN
1137
What country’s cuisine would most likely be served in a taqueria?
MEXICO
1138
What country’s current government was established in 1958 and is known as the Fifth Republic?
FRANCE
1139
What country’s national anthem includes a version in the Inuktitut language for its Inuit population?
CANADA
1140
What country’s two official languages are French and Creole?
HAITI
1141
What creatures are typically featured in a museum’s Hymenoptera collection?
BEES
1142
What crime occurs when businesses conspire to control the market?
PRICE FIXING
1143
What crop does Sting mention repeatedly in his 1993 hit song “Fields Of Gold”?
BARLEY
1144
What deep-pocketed filmmaker spent $100 million of his own money on the 2012 film “Red Tails” about the Tuskegee Airmen?
GEORGE LUCAS
1145
What desert’s name is a Mongolian word meaning “waterless place”?
GOBI
1146
What did humorist Dave Barry once call “a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily consumed by sheep”?
IRELAND
1147
What director’s 1989 film “Parenthood” was adapted into a TV series twice: once in 1990 and once in 2010?
RON HOWARD
1148
What Disney film features the Billboard #1 hit and Oscar-winning song “A Whole New World”?
ALADDIN
1149
What distinguished athlete is the star of a 1999 documentary titled “His Airness”?
MICHAEL JORDAN
1150
What division of the U.S. government aptly features an encrypted hexadecimal code hidden within its logo?
U.S. CYBER COMMAND
1151
What do scientists term the living matter that makes up all plant and animal cells?
PROTOPLASM
1152
What do the letters in the name of the drugstore brand Pepcid AC stand for?
ACID CONTROL
1153
What does the “C” stand for in the sports abbreviation NCAA?
COLLEGIATE
1154
What does the “E” stand for in “NEA”,the government agency that provides funding for the arts?
ENDOWMENT
1155
What does the “N” stand for in the CBS hit drama “NCIS”?
NAVAL
1156
What does the “P” stand for in the common financial abbreviation “APR”?
PERCENTAGE
1157
What does the “T” stand for in the Disney acronym EPCOT?
TOMORROW
1158
What does the “V” stand for in the name of the QVC cable shopping network?
VALUE
1159
What does “Erin go bragh” mean?
IRELAND FOREVER
1160
What Donna Summers hit features the memorable refrain “toot toot, hey, beep beep”?
BAD GIRLS
1161
What Dr.Seuss tale is set “On the 15th of May,in the jungle of Nool,in the heat of the day,in the cool of the pool”?
HORTON HEARS A WHO!
1162
What drugstore remedy was originally called “Mixture Cholera Infatum” by its creator?
Vicks VapoRub
1163
What European city is home to the famously whimsical architecture of Antonio Gaudi?
BARCELONA
1164
What European city is home to the International Criminal Court,which tries war criminals from around the world?
THE HAGUE
1165
What European city is known as the center of the world’s diamond trade?
ANTWERP
1166
What European language is often referred to as “Nederlands” by its native speakers?
DUTCH
1167
What event was created in the 1920s to attract tourists to Atlantic City after Labor Day?
MISS AMERICA PAGEANT
1168
What faith’s wedding ceremonies typically feature assistants known as “chuppah holders”?
JEWISH
1169
What famous American was the first person inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame?
THOMAS EDISON
1170
What famous historical figure’s dying words were, “Hold the cross high so I may see it through the flames”?
JOAN OF ARC
1171
What famous inventor founded the company that introduced the revolutionary Kodak camera in 1888?
GEORGE EASTMAN
1172
What famous landmark was shipped to the U.S. in 350 pieces aboard the French frigate “Isere?”
STATUE OF LIBERTY
1173
What famous line in Shakespeare is followed by the heartfelt request “Deny thy father,and refuse thy name”?
WHEREFORE ART THOU,ROMEO?
1174
What famous painter once receieved a scathing 1949 review describing his artwork as “a mop of tangled hair”?
JACKSON POLLOCK
1175
What famous Shakespeare character’s last words are “Thus with a kiss I die”?
ROMEO
1176
What famous structure is topped by a 200-foot spire that was meant to be a dock for zeppelins?
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
1177
What famous tourist attraction was closed to the public during the ’90s because it was in danger of falling over?
LEANING TOWER OF PISA
1178
What famous U.S. military leader was named “Old Blood-and-Guts”?
GEORGE PATTON
1179
What famously reticent Supreme Court justice hasn’t asked a question from the bench since 2006?
CLARENCE THOMAS
1180
What fashion designer is typically credited with inventing “the little black dress”?
COCO CHANEL
1181
What fast food chain was the target of a 2011 class action lawsuit that claimed there wasn’t enough beef in its beef?
TACO BELL
1182
What fast food franchise offers “Stackers” that allow customers to double,triple,or quadruple their burgers?
BURGER KING
1183
What fictional character is often depicted smoking a distinctively-shaped calabash pipe?
SHERLOCK HOLMES
1184
What fictional East Coast resort town is the setting for the 1975 movie “Jaws”?
AMITY
1185
What film critic gives out Golden Thumb awards to his annual Overlooked Film Festival?
ROGER EBERT
1186
What filmmaker’s 2009 exhibit at New York’s Museum of Modern Art included a Jack Skellington figure?
TIM BURTON
1187
What filmmaking icon has received the most Academy Awards,with twenty-six?
WALT DISNEY
1188
What firearm shares its name with a classic Beatles album?
REVOLVER
1189
What First Family could have shared the same set of monogrammed luggage because they all had the same initials?
THE JOHNSONS
1190
What fitness trend often utilizes a piece of equipment called “The reformer”?
PILATES
1191
What food additive is the cause of a physical reaction known as “Chinese restaurant syndrome”?
MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE
1192
What food legend, though born in Indiana, is more closely associated with the state of Kentucky?
COLONEL SANDERS
1193
What food-related phrase refers to a simple task or an easily achieved goal?
LOW-HANGING FRUIT
1194
What football icon lends his name to one of the top-selling video franchises of all time?
JOHN MADDEN
1195
What foreign tourist destination is often reached by visitors traveling on PeruRail?
MACHU PICCHU
1196
What former child star is the co-creator of the popular stop-motion animated series “Robot Chicken”
SETH GREEN
1197
What former president’s initials are “U” and “S”?
GRANT
1198
What former U.S. president is often referred to by the nickname “Poppy”?
GEORGE H.W. BUSH
1199
What French phrase, meaning “equal to,” is commonly used to refer to foreign nannies?
AU PAIR
1200
What frozen food company has featured a bearded fisherman in its logo since 1905?
GORTON’S
1201
What future “Sex and the City” actress had a small role in the 1984 Oscar-winning film “Amadeus”?
CYNTHIA NIXON
1202
What game show host’s constant smooching of female contestants won him the nickname “The Kissing Bandit”?
RICHARD DAWSON
1203
What game’s name is aptly derived from a Swahili word meaning “to build”?
JENGA
1204
On an old-fashioned rotary phone,what number requires the longest turn of the dial?
0 \*CORRECT\*
1205
What gaseous element makes up about 70 percent of the mass of the Sun?
HYDROGEN
1206
What government agency has the ominous nickname “The Agency”?
CIA
1207
What government agency has the ominous nickname “The Company”?
CIA
1208
What grocery mascot is described as eight feet tall and five feet wide with three ice cubes on his head?
KOOL-AID MAN
1209
What hit 1950s song features the line “A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop-a-lop-bam-boo”?
TUTTI-FRUTTI
1210
What hit 1967 song features the lyric “Sock it to me,sock it to me,sock it to me,sock it to me”?
RESPECT
1211
What hit TV series’ pilot was a two-hour movie titled “Panic at Malibu Pier”?
BAYWATCH
1212
What home product brand contributes $1 to its “Loads of Hope” charity program for every bottle sold?
TIDE
1213
What household item is often seen at hunting lodges fashioned from the antlers of deer or elk?
CHANDELIER
1214
What icon of the fashion world both directed and financed the 2009 indie film “A Single Man”?
TOM FORD
1215
What iconic fashion designer published a 2005 bestseller about losing 92 pounds in a single year?
KARL LAGERFELD
1216
What iconic recording studio is aptly mentioned in the lyrics of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama”?
MUSCLE SHOALS
1217
What imported beer brand is available in “beugel” bottles,notable for their resealable swingtop caps?
GROLSCH
1218
What internal organ was the first to be successfully transplanted between humans?
KIDNEY
1219
What international city refers to its Chinatown as “Barrio Chino”?
MEXICO CITY
1220
What is a bodega?
A SMALL GROCERY STORE
1221
What is Dora the Explorer’s last name?
MARQUEZ
1222
What is Silvio Berlusconi’s claim to fame?
ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER
1223
What is the answer to a groan-inducing math riddle that asks,”Where can you buy a ruler that is three feet long”?
YARD SALE
1224
What is the answer to the common crossword puzzle clue “Eve’s tempter”?
SERPENT
1225
What is the architectural term for the part of a church where the congregation usually sits?
NAVE
1226
What is the common term for the oily “zone” of the face that includes the forehead, nose, and chin?
T-ZONE
1227
What is the correct spelling of the last name of the Academy Award-winning director of “The Departed”?
SCORSESE
1228
What is the correct spelling of the word that refers to the Middle Ages in Europe?
MEDIEVAL
1229
What is the CORRECT term for someone who is a member of The Mafia?
MAFIOSO
1230
What is the ending to the riddle that begins, If a tree falls in the forest and nobody’s around to hear it…”?
DOES IT MAKE A SOUND?
1231
What is the English translation of the Latin phrase “mea culpa”?
THROUGH MY FAULT
1232
What is the first line of Little League Baseball’s official pledge?
I TRUST IN GOD
1233
What is the first name of the pop singer whose legions of devotees are known as “Fanilows”?
BARRY
1234
What is the full name of the notoriously difficult college course often called “orgo”?
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
1235
What is the highest score that a student can earn on an Advanced Placement Test?
$5
1236
What is the highest score you can get on the SAT,an exam with three sections each worth 800 points?
2400
1237
What is the last word of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech?
LAST
1238
What is the less fierce-sounding given name of pro golfer Tiger Woods?
ELDRICK
1239
What is the meaning of the term “pro tempore”?
FOR THE TIME BEING
1240
What is the most populous city in the world’s most populous country?
SHANGHAI
1241
What is the name for the youngest members of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A.?
DAISIES
1242
What is the name of a concise feature on Facebook that helps users get a friend’s attention?
POKE
1243
What is the name of MySpace’s president,who is included as the first “friend” for every new member?
TOM ANDERSON
1244
What is the name of Robert De Niro’s star-obsessed character in the 1983 film “King of Comedy”?
RUPERT PUPKIN
1245
What is the name of the cell ringtone that is popular with teens, as its high frequency makes it inaudible to adults?
MOSQUITO RINGTONE
1246
What is the name of the classic toy that utters lines such as “The cow says moo” with the pull of a string?
SEE N SAY
1247
What is the name of the dog who has appeared alongside Sailor Jack on Cracker Jack packages since 1918?
BINGO
1248
What is the name of the fictitious company featured in the 1999 cult film “Office Space”?
INITITECH
1249
What is the name of the greedy corporation featured predominantly in the animated movie “Wall-E”?
BUY N LARGE
1250
What is the name of the novelty tune used as the theme song to Britain’s long-running “Benny Hill Show”?
YAKETY SAX
1251
What is the name of the well-known organization for gay and lesbian Republicans?
LOG CABIN
1252
What is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament that makes its players dress almost entirely in white?
WIMBLEDON
1253
What is the only piece of equipment needed to play the popular kids’ game known as cat’s cradle?
LENGTH OF STRING
1254
What is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist in their natural habitat?
FLORIDA EVERGLADES
1255
What is the only type of fish’s fin that is featured on a Pepperidge Farm Goldfish cracker?
CAUDAL FIN
1256
What is the only U.S. state whose official state song was a #1 hit on the Billboard charts?
GEORGIA
1257
What is the primary occupation of the man whose official website address is jgrisham.com?
NOVELIST
1258
What is the primary setting of the 1975 classic film “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
MENTAL HOSPITAL
1259
What is the product of the famous perfume names “Chanel No 5” and “Chanel No 19”?
CHANEL NO 95
1260
What is the proper spelling of a mythological being known for shape-shifting,often under a full moon?
WEREWOLF
1261
What is the punch line to the joke that asks, “Why couldn’t Beethoven find his teacher?”
HE WAS HAYDN
1262
What is the punch line to the math joke, “What does trigonometry have in common with a beach”?
TAN GENTS
1263
What is the real first name of movie director Spike Lee?
SHELTON
1264
What is the singular form of the word “criteria”?
CRITERION
1265
What is the singular form of the word “criteria”?
CRITERION
1266
What is the subject of the 2011 documentary “Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest”?
90s RAP GROUP
1267
What is the technical term for a word or phrase in a Twitter post that is preceded by a “#” symbol?
HASHTAG
1268
What is the term for the stage of pregnancy during which a mother begins to feel her baby moving?
QUICKENING
1269
What is the three-letter abbreviation commonly used to refer to ABC’s long-running morning show?
GMA
1270
What is the title of the classic American song that famously begins, “Way down upon the Swanee River”?
OLD FOLKS AT HOME
1271
What is the total number of Commandments and deadly sins traditionally recognized in Christianity?
17
1272
What is the Wall Street lingo for a small company’s stock that trades for under $5 a share?
PENNY STOCK
1273
What is the well-known nickname for Montana,a title hinted at by the state’s official motto, “Oro y Plata”?
TREASURE STATE
1274
What is the “Brangelina”-like nickname that tabloids use to refer to the young stars of the “Twilight” films?
ROBSTEN
1275
What is the “product” of the famous perfume names “Chanel No.5” and “Chanel No.19”?
CHANEL NO. 95
1276
What is Yuri Gagarin’s claim to fame?
FIRST MAN IN SPACE
1277
What Italian cheese derives its name from the name of Italy’s capital city?
ROMANO
1278
What Jack Nicholson film features the line, “If you wanted to get me on my back, you just had to ask me”?
TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
1279
What James Bond film gets its title from Bond’s family motto “Orbis non suffit?”
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
1280
What keyboard symbol’s name comes from a Greek word meaning “little star”?
ASTERISK
1281
What kind of athletes are most likely to use small optical devices known as “range finders”?
GOLFERS
1282
What kind of food is produced in an apiary?
HONEY
1283
What kind of food is produced in an apiary?
HONEY
1284
What kind of person suffers from what psychiatrists term “pseudologia fantastica”?
PATHOLOGICAL LIAR
1285
What kind of vehicle can be ordered in standardized “Panamax” and “Suezmax” sizes?
CONTAINER SHIP
1286
What kitchen utensil is often found in four-sided and six-sided versions?
GRATER
1287
What Lady Gaga song features the memorable refrain, “Rah rah ah-ah-ah,Ro-mah ro-mah-mah,Gaga ooh-la-la”?
BAD ROMANCE
1288
What Las Vegas Strip casino was built by famed mobster Bugsy Siegel in the 1940s?
FLAMINGO
1289
What late night TV host features a weekly segment in which he writes humorous thank you notes from his desk?
JIMMY FALLON
1290
What legendary musician played Jareth the Goblin King in Jim Henson’s 1986 film “Labyrinth”?
DAVID BOWIE
1291
What legendary musician was known for his love of fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches?
ELVIS PRESSLEY
1292
What literary character owned an unusual portrait of himself that aged over time,while he did not?
DORIAN GRAY
1293
What luxury automaker is known to car enthusiasts as “The Prancing Horse,” a reference to its famous logo?
FERRARI
1294
What Madonna single shares its name with a psychiatric “Personality Disorder” characterized by sharp mood swings?
BORDERLINE
1295
What major artery located in the upper arm,is commonly monitored to check a person’s blood pressure?
BRACHIAL
1296
What Major League Baseball Team is commonly referred to by the synonymous nickname “Pale Hose”?
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
1297
What Major League Baseball team plays its spring training home games at George M. Steinbrenner Field?
NEW YORK YANKEES
1298
What major tennis tournament bills itself as “The Grand Slam of Asia/Pacific”?
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
1299
What medical device was invented by a doctor who was too shy to put his ear to a lady’s chest?
STETHESCOPE
1300
What member of Congress is also an OBGYN who claims to have delivered more than 4000 babies?
RON PAUL
1301
What member of the rock band Led Zeppelin shares his name with a famous naval hero of the Revolutionary War?
JOHN PAUL JONES
1302
What MLB team has gone longer without winning the World Series than any other franchise in history?
CHICAGO CUBS
1303
What month of the year is fittingly named after the Roman god of beginnings?
JANUARY
1304
What movie’s famous “counting cards” scene is spoofed in the 2009 comedy “The Hangover”?
RAIN MAN
1305
What musical act’s “Livin’ On a Prayer” placed number one on VH1’s “100 Greatest Songs of the ’80s”?
BON JOVI
1306
What musical artist opened the Hard Candy Fitness gym in 2010,which takes its name from a 2008 album?
MADONNA
1307
What musical instrument, when made with a vertical frame and strings, is called an “upright”?
PIANO
1308
What musician wrote his song “Walk On The Wild Side” about the unusual people who hung out with Andy Warhol?
LOU REED
1309
What musician wrote the 1989 bestseller, “Tales from Margaritaville”?
JIMMY BUFFETT
1310
What NASA mission’s stated primary objective was, simply, “Perform a manned lunar landing and return”?
APOLLO 11
1311
What national advocacy group uses the trademarked slogan, “We are their voice?”
AFL-CIO
1312
What nation’s film industry,called “Nollywood,” has in recent years become one of the top movie producers in the world?
NIGERIA
1313
What Native American tribe shares its name with a popular brand of recreational vehicle?
WINNEBAGO
1314
What natural occurrences are the subjects of the children’s book “Flash,Crash, Rumble and Roll”?
THUNDERSTORMS
1315
What naval vessel shares its name with a popular game that comes pre-installed on Windows computers?
MINESWEEPER
1316
What NBA star is named after an expensive type of beef?
KOBE BRYANT
1317
What NFL franchise plays home games in a venue appropriately named Arrowhead Stadium?
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
1318
What NFL team’s name was chosen to honor its large number of fans with Scandinavian ancestors?
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
1319
What normally hairless actor has been bald since the age of 20 due to a makeup mishap involving greasepaint?
MICHAEL CHIKLIS
1320
What noted African-American writer collaborated on “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”?
ALEX HALEY
1321
What novel begins “When he was nearly thirteen,my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow?
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
1322
What novel features a character suffering from the fictional genetic disorder “chrono displacement”?
THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE
1323
What novelist’s best-known protagonists include Elizabeth Bennet,Emma Woodhouse and Elinor Dashwood?
JANE AUSTEN
1324
What now-famous singer played Charlene DuPrey,Willis’s girlfriend,on the ’80s sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes”?
JANET JACKSON
1325
What number follows 8 in the Fibonacci sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8?
13
1326
What number-named candy bar was originally sold in multiple pieces,but was later joined into one delicious piece?
3 MUSKETEERS
1327
What nut is a primary ingredient in the chocolate-flavored spread Nutella?
HAZELNUT
1328
What office supply was invented in 1962 when a scientist found he could read through spilled yellow ink?
HI-LIGHTER
1329
What oil-rich Western nation joined four Middle East nations to found OPEC in 1960?
VENEZUELA
1330
What old-fashioned exclamation is repeated throughout the 1957 hit song “Great Balls of Fire”?
GOODNESS GRACIOUS!
1331
What part of a bride’s wedding dress comes in elbow,fingertip and cathedral lengths?
VEIL
1332
What part of a suit of armor is a gauntlet?
GLOVE
1333
What part of the body is made up of about 100 billion neurons?
BRAIN
1334
What part of the world is home to the only country whose name begins with the letter “Q”?
MIDDLE EAST
1335
What performer’s “obscene gesture” during the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show compelled the NFL to issue an apology?
M.I.A.
1336
What phenomenon is caused by the refraction and reflection of light passing through water droplets?
RAINBOW
1337
What phrase is often used to describe government projects that are prepared to hire new workers right away?
SHOVEL-READY
1338
What phrase was used by the media to describe the wave of change that swept some Arab countries in 2011?
ARAB SPRING
1339
What physical characteristic is also known as “a nevus”?
BIRTHMARK
1340
What piece of sporting equipment is colloquially known as a “pigskin”?
FOOTBALL
1341
What Pixar animated character has a parent named Coral?
NEMO
1342
What plastic toy comes with a pointing device called a planchette?
OUIJA BOARD
1343
What playwright artfully plugged his most famous work by saying, “Some of my plays peter out,and some pan out”?
J.M. BARRIE
1344
What poet is commonly credited with writing the traditional lyrics to the New Year’s Eve Song “Auld Lang Syne”
ROBERT BURNS
1345
What political figure had a mechanical heart pump installed in 2010 that left him literally without a pulse?
DICK CHENEY
1346
What pop singer’s videos often feature professional motocross racer Carey Hart,her husband since 2006?
PINK
1347
What pop star made his TV acting debut in 2010, playing teenage bomber Jason McCann on “CSI”?
JUSTIN BIEBER
1348
What pop star once quoted as saying “I don’t want to be Mr.Sexy back forever”?
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
1349
What pop star was named an Ambassador for Youth and Culture by her native country of Barbados?
RIHANNA
1350
What popular cleaning brand’s varieties include “Dusters,” “Dry” and “WetJet”?
SWIFFER
1351
What popular dish’s name is pronounced exactly like that of a well-known brand of pasta sauce?
RAGOUT
1352
What popular grocery store brand comes in a distinctive grandmother-shaped container?
MRS. BUTTERWORTH’S SYRUP
1353
What popular movie was based on a 1976 magazine article about the 2001 Odyssey nightclub?
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
1354
What popular toy was created when engineer Scott Stillinger tied together a bunch of rubber bands?
KOOSH BALL
1355
What popular TV program began as a local talk show called “AM Chicago?”
OPRAH
1356
What popular TV show is set in the fictional seaside town of Cabot Cove?
MURDER, SHE WROTE
1357
What popular U.S. tourist destination’s exterior consists of 142 stainless-steel equilateral triangles?
GATEWAY ARCH
1358
What popular Web series features an irritating piece of fruit that constantly heckles his kitchen counter neighbors?
THE ANNOYING ORANGE
1359
What presidential appointee is charged with arguing cases on behalf of the U.S. in the Supreme Court?
SOLICITOR GENERAL
1360
What presidential election will be the first in which both Barack Obama’s daughters will be eligible to vote?
2020
1361
What presidential last name can be typed using just the right-hand side of a standard keyboard?
POLK
1362
What product’s 1972 patent describes a “foamable resinous composition” sprayed from an aerosol can?
SILLY STRING
1363
What professional “title” is shared by media personalities Ruth Westheimer and Phil McGraw?
DOCTOR
1364
What professionals are sometimes disparagingly referred to as “the gnomes of Zurich”?
SWISS BANKERS
1365
What psychological condition shares its name with a region of the Atlantic Ocean known for its squalls and shifting winds/
DOLDRUMS
1366
What punny prize is doled out each year by real Nobel laureates to highlight unusual research?
IG NOBEL
1367
What puny prize is doled out each year by real Nobel laureates to highlight unusual research?
IG NOBEL
1368
What R&B artist was an early mentor to Justin Bieber, getting him his first record deal at 14 years old?
USHER
1369
What race’s last place finisher receives a red lantern,supposedly to help light the way home at night?
IDITAROD
1370
What rapper’s song “Dear Mama” was officially preserved in the U.S. Library of Congress in 2010?
TUPAC SHAKUR
1371
What reality star had her famous catch-phrases “I die!” and “Bananas!” trademarked in 2009?
RACHEL ZOE
1372
What region of the globe shares its name with a term meaning “a state of listlessness or sadness”?
DOLDRUMS
1373
What religious sect congregates in buildings called “Kingdom Halls?”
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES
1374
What renowned scientist’s lab books were once kept in lead-lined boxes because they were radioactive?
MARIE CURIE
1375
What restaurant chain is famous for its trademarked Horsey Sauce?
ARBYS
1376
What restaurant chain offers a signature meal called the Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity?
IHOP \*CORRECT\*
1377
What retailer donates proceeds from sales of its “Easy Button” to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America?
STAPLES
1378
What retailer offers customers its signature dish of Swedish meatballs?
IKEA
1379
What retailer’s original store in Freeport, MA has been opened 24 hours a day for over 50 years?
L.L. BEAN
1380
What retailer’s “Angels” models have their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
VICTORIA’S SECRET
1381
What rock band dedicated a 2005 to it’s lead singer’s father-in-law, director Bruce Paltrow?
COLDPLAY
1382
What sci-fi movie depicts an ageist, futuristic world in in which people over 30 are systematically shot?
LOGAN’S RUN
1383
What scientific theory attempts to find unexpected patterns in seemingly random data?
CHAOS THEORY
1384
What season includes three consecutive months that are also popular female names?
SPRING
1385
What serves as the punchline in a popular Cheez-It commercial that asks, “What do you call a cheese that isn’t yours”?
NACHO CHEESE
1386
What singer plays screen siren Jean Harlow in Martin Scorsese’s 2004 movie “The Aviator”?
GWEN STEFANI
1387
What singer’s 2009 greatest hits albums includes the tracks “Toxic” and “Baby, One More Time”?
BRITANNY SPEARS
1388
What singer’s concerts often include “Hot Patootie,” a song he sang as Eddie in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”?
MEAT LOAF
1389
What singer’s revealing 1993 Rolling Stones cover memorably featured two strategically placed hands?
JANET JACKSON
1390
What single word is California’s state motto?
EUREKA
1391
What sitcom features a well-to-do family employing a wise-cracking butler named Geoffrey Butler?
THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL\_AIR
1392
What sport does Jose Canseco play professionally?
BASEBALL
1393
What sports “unnecessary roughness” penalty inspired the name of the USA drama “Necesay Roughness”?
FOOTBALL
1394
What sport’s college teams traditionally compete in post-season games called “bowls”?
FOOTBALL
1395
What state contains the ten tallest peaks in the U.S.
ALASKA
1396
What state’s capital and largest city sits on the shores of Narragansett Bay?
RHODE ISLAND
1397
What state’s former chief executive once inspired the bumper sticker, “Coldest State.Hottest Governor”?
ALASKA
1398
What state’s standard license plates feature the motto “The First State”?
DELAWARE
1399
What supernatural film features a psychic giving a lonely widow the warning, “Molly, you in danger girl”?
GHOST
1400
What tattooed celebrity has the name of his three sons, Brooklyn, Romeo, and Cruz, inked on his back?
DAVID BECKHAM
1401
What tech company proudly notes that its name is a reference to an ancient gourd that was used to “hold precious things”?
HULU
1402
What term is often used to describe a session of Congress held after the elections but before the new term?
LAME DUCK
1403
What terms refers to the tendency for shoppers to buy small comfort items during a recession?
LIPSTICK EFFECT
1404
What Tim Burton film was advertised with the tagline “His story will touch you,even though he can’t”?
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
1405
What Tony-winning Broadway musical features a cast of risque, R-rated puppets?
AVENUE Q
1406
What toy was once reportedly banned in Japan because people looked indecent when they used it?
HULA HOOP
1407
What track and field event is also known as the “quarter mile”?
400 METERS
1408
What trade magazine is famous for its distinctive jargon,inventing words like “boffo” and “whammo”?
VARIETY
1409
What traditional M&M’s Milk Chocolate candy color was replaced by blue in 1995?
TAN
1410
What TV actress’ first job was as one of “The Love Boat Mermaids,” a dance troupe on “The Love Boat”?
TERI HATCHER
1411
What TV cartoon centers on two stepbrothers,their pet platypus and an evil scientist named Dr.Doofenshmirtz?
PHINEAS AND FERB
1412
What TV chef released the 2010 book “Savannah Style,” illustrating a full year of Southern living?
PAULA DEEN
1413
What TV drama is based on the popular Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris?
TRUE BLOOD
1414
What TV drama’s opening narration begins, “My name is Michael Weston. I used to be a spy, until…”
BURN NOTICE
1415
What TV network operates the website jokes.com?
COMEDY CENTRAL
1416
What TV personality’s fans express their allegiance by proclaiming themselves members of “Team Coco”?
CONAN O’BRIEN
1417
What TV sitcom was based on a novel by H.Richard Hornberger,a surgeon and Korean War veteran?
M\*A\*S\*H
1418
What TV star was famous for his stage-exiting catch-phrase, “And away we go”?
JACKIE GLEASON
1419
What two-word term is used by publishers to refer to all unsolicited manuscripts they receive?
SLUSH PILE
1420
What type of clothing is a monokini?
SWIMSUIT
1421
What type of cloud is typically associated with fair weather?
CUMULUS
1422
What type of jewelry appropriately gets its name from the French for “long needle”?
BROOCH
1423
What type of neckline gets its name because it is traditionally seen on sweaters by rowers?
CREW NECK
1424
What type of scientist is commonly referred to as a “prehistorian”?
ARCHAELOGIST
1425
What type of soup is known affectionately as “Jewish penicillin”?
CHICKEN SOUP
1426
What type of vehicle “with the fringe on top” is the subject of a classic song from the musical “Oklahoma!”?
SURREY
1427
What U.S. agency is headquartered in a D.C.-area neighborhood known as “Langley”?
CIA
1428
What U.S. agency’s website features the motto “Moving America Safely”?
FAA\*CORRECT\*
1429
What U.S. city has a public transportation system known as MARTA?
ATLANTA
1430
What U.S. city is home to Grant’s tomb, the final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant?
NEW YORK
1431
What U.S. city was founded by 11 men,11 women,22 children,and 4 soldiers,collectively known as “Los Pobladores”?
LOS ANGELES
1432
What U.S. city’s layout is based on plans by Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who was inspired by the Palace of Versailles?
WASHINGTON,D.C.
1433
What U.S. institution is nicknamed “The Nation’s Attic”?
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE
1434
What U.S. landmark exists today as a result of the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928?
HOOVER DAM
1435
What U.S. landmark is outfitted with multiple foghorns because its locale is so often enveloped in dense fog?
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE
1436
What U.S. movie was released in France under the title “La Guerre des Etoiles”?
STAR WARS
1437
What U.S. president famously declared that he felt as “strong as a bull moose?”
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
1438
What U.S. president is commonly credited with inventing the swivel chair?
THOMAS JEFFERSON
1439
What U.S. president was famous for his involvement with a volunteer cavalry group known as the Rough Riders?
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
1440
What U.S. president’s mother was given the rather unusual first name Stanley?
BARACK OBAMA
1441
What U.S. reality show has a Chinese version whose title translates to “Forward at High Speeds”?
THE AMAZING RACE
1442
What U.S. state is divided into two regions called the Upper Peninsula and the Lower Peninsula?
MICHIGAN
1443
What U.S. state is home to a city that promotes itself with the catchphrase “There’s No Place Like Nome!”?
ALASKA
1444
What U.S. state is home to a university whose football team is known as “The Ragin Cajuns?”
LOUISIANA
1445
What U.S. state is home to both Boise National Forest and Coeur d’Alene National Forest?
IDAHO
1446
What U.S. state is home to England’s historic London Bridge, which was dismantled and moved in 1968?
ARIZONA
1447
What U.S. state is home to the airport with the three-letter identification code “DFW”?
TEXAS
1448
What U.S. state is home to the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
RHODE ISLAND
1449
What U.S. state name is featured on labels of Jim Beam whiskey?
KENTUCKY
1450
What U.S. state was denied statehood until 1896, after it agreed to ban the practice of polygamy?
UTAH
1451
What U.S. state’s 3 most populous cities all have names beginning with the letter “C”?
OHIO
1452
What U.S. state’s capital city is named after Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash?
TENNESSEE
1453
What U.S. state’s capital was named after “the Most Holy Sacrament of the Body and blood of Christ”?
CALIFORNIA
1454
What U.S. state’s history of mining has earned it the nickname “The Silver State”?
NEVADA
1455
What U.S. state’s largest city is named for Frederick Billings, a president of the Northern Pacific Railway?
MONTANA
1456
What U.S. town holds an annual “Wyatt Earp Days” festival to celebrate its most famous lawman?
TOMBSTONE, AZ
1457
What unit of measure is still based on a century-old platinum-iridium cylinder kept near Paris, France?
KILOGRAM
1458
What university lists its official colors as “Madonna blue and papal gold”?
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
1459
What urban clothing brand was co-founded by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z?
FUBU
1460
What vegetable plant produces a soft,yellowish “silk,” often used in herbal remedies?
CORN
1461
What vegetable’s name is an answer to the common riddle “What has eyes but cannot see”?
POTATO
1462
What veteran performer stars alongside Christina Aguilera in the 2010 musical “Burlesque”?
CHER
1463
What was the first James Bond movie to show 007 ordering a martini,”shaken,not stirred”?
GOLDFINGER
1464
What was the first name of the man who created Webster’s dictionary?
NOAH
1465
What was the name of a Santa Fe roadside attraction that featured dozens of refrigerators stacked in a circle?
STONEFRIDGE
1466
What was the name of the cocker spaniel featured in a famous 1952 address by Richard Nixon?
CHECKERS
1467
What was the relationship between U.S. Presidents William and Benjamin Harrison?
GRANDFATHER & GRANDSON
1468
What was the relationship of fashion designer Donatella Versace to the late Gianni Versace?
SISTER
1469
What was the subject of a 1964 decision in which Justice Potter Stewart wrote, “I know it when I see it”?
OBSCENITY
1470
What was the world’s tallest man-made structure for over 43 centuries?
PYRAMID AT GIZA
1471
What was the world’s tallest man-made structure for over 45 centuries?
PYRAMID AT GIZA
1472
What weather-related term is in the title of a nursery rhyme with a line “The old man is snoring”?
RAINY
1473
What well-known patriotic song features the line “From sea to shining sea”?
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
1474
What Will Ferrell movie features several actors who are credited as “Background Sleestak”?
LAND OF THE LOST
1475
What word of Yiddish origin means “pleasantly plump”?
ZAFTIG
1476
What words are on the official flag of the Salvation Army?
BLOOD AND FIRE
1477
What world leader travels on an airplane nicknamed “Shepherd One”?
POPE
1478
What world religion is based on five basic requirements known as the five “pillars”?
ISLAM
1479
What world-famous building has a roof that was reportedly inspired by the sections of an orange?
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
1480
What would be the name of Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young if its members’ last names were replaced with their first names?
DAVID,STEPHEN,GRAHAM & NEIL
1481
What would be the name of ’60s folk group Peter,Paul and Mary if their last names replaced their first names?
YARROW,STOOKEY AND TRAVERS
1482
What writer sought out his former college professor Morrie Schwarz after seeing him on an episode of “Nightline”?
MITCH ALBOM
1483
What ’70s movie features the oft-quoted line, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore”?
NETWORK
1484
What ’70s song invariably compels dancers to spell out each letter of the song’s title using their bodies?
Y.M.C.A.
1485
What ’80s film is loosely based on events in Elmore City,Oklahoma,where dancing was banned for almost 100 years?
FOOTLOOSE
1486
What ’80s musical act notoriously demanded M&Ms be provided backstage,but with the brown ones removed?
VAN HALEN
1487
What ’90s sitcom often featured a character doing a strange dance to Tom Jones’s “It’s Not Unusual”?
THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR
1488
What “Beverly Hills 90210” co-star competed on “Dancing With The Stars” a season after her fellow co-star Ian Ziering?
JENNIE GARTH
1489
What “casual dining” restaurant uses the slogan “Eatin’ Good in the Neighborhood”?
APPLEBEE’S
1490
What “Sesame Street” character is famous for having a single,oversized eyebrow?
BROW
1491
What “SNL” cast member based his “Coffee Talk” character Linda Richman on his then mother-in-law?
MIKE MEYERS
1492
What’s the CORRECT spelling of the winning word in the first-ever Scripps National Spelling Bee in 1925?
GLADIOLUS
1493
What’s unusual about the way Ziggy, the loveable comic strip character, is commonly depicted?
HE DOESN’T WEAR PANTS
1494
Whcih of these adjectives refers to a legendary English king and not a famous English writer?
ARTHURIAN
1495
When a 1968 football game ended in a tie,the Harvard Crimson newspaper ran what famous headline?
HARVARD BEATS YALE 29-29
1496
When a person assumes the “fetal position,” what do they do?
CURL UP IN A BALL
1497
When a person is at rest,about how long does it take for all of his blood to circulate through his heart?
ONE MINUTE
1498
When an NFL head coach chooses to challenge a referee’s ruling,he throws what color “flag” onto the field?
RED
1499
When asked in 2007 if he had ever cried at a movie,what actor jokingly replied “At the premiere of Batman & Robin”?
GEORGE CLOONEY
1500
When asked why he titled his movie “Bananas,” what director replied, “Because there are no bananas in it?”
WOODY ALLEN
1501
When checking your account balance in countries like Spain or Turkey,remember that periods are replaced by what?
COMMAS
1502
When communicating online,a person might type the emoticon “o\_O” to indicate that they are what?
SURPRISED
1503
When decorating a Christmas Tree,most experts would reccomend adding what first?
LIGHTS
1504
When digesting one’s food,which of these steps in the digestion process occurs first?
SALIVARY DIGESTION
1505
When England adopted the new Gregorian calendar in 1752, people complained that they “lost” how many days?
11
1506
When he was assassinated in Dallas Texas in in 1963, John F. Kennedy was riding in what make of car?
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
1507
When in the air,the famous Goodyear blimps are filled with nearly 203,000 cubic feet of what?
HELIUM
1508
When introducing new Apple products, Steve Jobs was known for sporting what distinct fashion ensemble?
Black turtleneck, blue jeans
1509
When introducing new Apple products,Steve Jobs was known for sporting what distinct fashion ensemble?
BLACK TURTLENECK,BLUE JEANS
1510
When it is expressed in Roman numerals,which of these years is represented by the fewest number of letters?
2001 \*CORRECT\*
1511
When it is July in the U.S., what season is it in Argentina?
WINTER
1512
When it premiered,which of these movies had a title that referred to a date in the future and not the past?
2001:A SPACE ODYSSEY
1513
When it was founded in 1970,what company’s name was a reference to its founder’s curly head of hair?
KINKO’S
1514
When its first three letters are removed,what U.S. president’s name becomes that of an ’80s TV icon?
LYNDON JOHNSON
1515
When it’s not capitalized,which of these men’s names is also a term used by con men to refer to an intended victim?
MARK
1516
When jump-starting a car, the jumper cables are usually attached to what part of the vehicle?
BATTERY
1517
When kissed,which of these landmarks is said to endow visitors with the “gift of gab”?
BLARNEY STONE
1518
When listed in the newspaper, which of these numbers are often referred to as “quotes?”
STOCKS
1519
When measuring a woman’s measurements, as in “36, 35, 36” the numbers correspond to which of the following?
BUST, WAIST, HIPS
1520
When not anchoring “NBC Nightly News,” what newsman frequently spoofs himself of TV’s “30 Rock”?
BRIAN WILLIAMS
1521
When ordered Venti-sized,which Starbucks drink tops out at more calories–630–than a McDonald’s Big Mac?
ICED WHITE CHOCOLATE MOCHA
1522
When poaching eggs, chefs often use which of these ingredients to prevent the whites from “spreading?”
VINEGAR
1523
When President Garfield was shot in 1881, who invented a type of metal detector to try and find the bullet?
ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
1524
When repeated three times,which of these words does not become the title of a Top 40 pop song?
BAD
1525
When Robert Frost famously wrote “It finds the thought and the thought finds the words,” he was referring to a what?
POEM
1526
When spelled as one word, what baseball hall of famer’s last name means “having a pH more than 7?”
AL CALINE
1527
When stating a woman’s measurements — as in “36, 25, 36” — the numbers correspond to which of the following?
BUST, WAIST, HIPS
1528
When stating a woman’s measurements– as in 36,25,36″– the numbers correspond to which of the following?
BUST,WAIST,HIPS
1529
When the number 4 is multiplied by its reciprocal, what is the product?
1
1530
When the year 1776 is written in Roman numerals, what letter is farthest on the right?
I
1531
When their perimeters are of equal length, which of these shapes always has the largest area?
CIRCLE
1532
When translated from the French,what is the full name of the resort company known as Club Med?
CLUB MEDITTERANEAN
1533
When translated into English,which Shakira song title can describe someone infected with a serious medical condition?
RABIOSA
1534
When TV advertisers refer to the all-important “18-49 demo,” “demo” stands for what?
DEMOGRAPHIC
1535
When used as a verb,the name of what vital organ becomes a word meaning “to tolerate”?
STOMACH
1536
When used in reference to electronic organizers,the abbreviation “PDA” stands for “personal digital” what?
ASSISTANT
1537
When would a car dealership need to sell a Ford Taurus in order to sell it during the astrological period of Taurus?
EARLY MAY
1538
When written CORRECTly,which of these terms should not contain an apostrophe?
GRAND’MA
1539
When written properly,which of these ’80s pop bands has an exclamation point at the end of its name?
WHAM
1540
When you put the word “water” in front of it,which of these shoes becomes the name of a venomous snake?
MOCCASIN
1541
When you use a key resource to gain advantage in a deal,it is said that you are playing what kind of “card”?
TRUMP
1542
When “Footloose” was remade in 2011, it dropped the original’s chicken race scene, which took place on what?
TRACTORS
1543
Where does the German accent mark, the “umlaut,” appear in the brand name Haagan-Dazs?
OVER THE FIRST “A”
1544
Where on a personal check can you typically find its nine-digit ABA or “routing number”?
BOTTOM LEFT CORNER
1545
Where would you find a widow’s peak?
IN SOMEONE’S HAIRLINE
1546
Whereas the back of a coin is called its “reverse,” the front side is technically known as what?
OBVERSE
1547
Which actress has twins named Hazel and Finn?
JULIA ROBERTS
1548
Which Baldwin brother wrote “The Unusual Suspect,” an account of becoming an evangelical Christian?
STEPHEN
1549
Which branch of the U.S. military was founded most recently?
AIR FORCE
1550
Which culinary device uses a method known as a bain-marie,or water bath,to provide heat?
DOUBLE BOILER
1551
Which department of the U.S. federal government has the authority to issue passports?
STATE
1552
Which Jackson family member shares his name with the nickname of the man who ruled Yugoslavia from 1953 to 1980?
TITO
1553
Which literary character is a famous example of a “picaresque” hero, a lowborn character who lives by his wits?
HUCKLEBERRY FINN
1554
Which member of Congress is known as “Dr.No” because he a)votes “no” a lot,and b) is a doctor?
RON PAUL
1555
Which movie title comes from a phrase its screenwriter heard while working as an embedded journalist in Iraq?
THE HURT LOCKER
1556
Which New York City street is best known as the home of the New York Stock Exchange?
WALL STREET
1557
Which of the following animals is not an ungulate?
RACCOON
1558
Which of the following aquatic creatures is not actually a fish?
STARFISH
1559
Which of the following best describes a man who is known as a “Beau Brummell”?
VERY WELL-DRESSED
1560
Which of the following birds is not named for the sound it makes?
ROBIN
1561
Which of the following birds is not named for the sound that it makes?
ROBIN
1562
Which of the following classic sitcom characters had only sisters for siblings?
THEO HUXTABLE
1563
Which of the following could be used to introduce both the 29th U.S. president and a Grammy-nominated rapper?
WARREN G
1564
Which of the following countries could be said to have occidental cuisine?
MEXICO
1565
Which of the following dishes is defined as “a hearty soup usually containing fish or shellfish,especially clams”?
CHOWDER
1566
Which of the following familiar words is derived from a Latin word that means “the meeting point of three ways”?
TRIVIA
1567
Which of the following films deals with the transportation of illegal drugs?
TRAFFIC
1568
Which of the following halls is synonymous with the corrupt political group that ran New York City in the late 19th century?
TAMMANY HALL
1569
Which of the following is a 2007 movie featuring Beatles music and not a 60s movie starring The Beatles?
ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
1570
Which of the following is a classic men’s toiletry brand and not one of the Spice Girls?
OLD SPICE
1571
Which of the following is a classic men’s toiletry brand and not one of the Spice Girls?
OLD SPICE
1572
Which of the following is a common definition for the word “tawny”?
LIGHT BROWN
1573
Which of the following is a fancy substitute for “my fiance”?
MY BETROTHED
1574
Which of the following is a fancy word for the behavior that makes Pinocchio’s nose grow?
PREVARICATION
1575
Which of the following is a hip-sounding chapter title in Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time”?
Black Holes Ain’t So Black
1576
Which of the following is a true statement about reindeer?
MALES & FEMALES HAVE ANTLERS
1577
Which of the following is equal to one century?
FIVESCORE YEARS
1578
Which of the following is equal to the number to the total number of days in a fortnight?
LINES IN A SONNET
1579
Which of the following is not a lyric from Bob Dylan’s rock ballad “Like a Rolling Stone”?
WHEN YOU’RE ALL ALONE
1580
Which of the following is not a synonym for “trinket”?
HOOPLA
1581
Which of the following is not a word?
EMMANENT
1582
Which of the following is not one of the 5 ingredients listed on a pint of Haagan Dags ice cream?
EGG WHITES
1583
Which of the following is not one of the 8 vegetables in the beverage V8?
RADISH
1584
Which of the following is not one of the five ingredients listed on a pint of Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream?
EGG WHITES
1585
Which of the following is often classified as a type of role-playing game?
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS
1586
Which of the following is often referred to as “chicken scratch”?
ILLEGIBLE HANDWRITING
1587
Which of the following is the CORRECT case-sensitive spelling of a popular brand of digital video recorder?
TiVo
1588
Which of the following is the CORRECT name for the popular breed of dog much prized by Queen Elizabeth II?
WELSH CORGI
1589
Which of the following is the name of a landlocked country in Africa and not an island in Hawaii?
MALAWI
1590
Which of the following is the name of a popular blog specializing in “nerd culture”?
BOING BOING
1591
Which of the following is the name of an organization that holds an annual “Best Bagger” championship?
NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION
1592
Which of the following is the title of a 1963 Marvin Gaye song and not a phrase commonly uttered by courtroom attorneys?
CAN I GET A WITNESS
1593
Which of the following names does not refer to the same rapper as the others?
BIGGIE SMALLS
1594
Which of the following names does not refer to the same rapper as the others?
BIGGIE SMALLS
1595
Which of the following refers to a style of eating in which patrons share large dishes of food?
FAMILY STYLE
1596
Which of the following repetitive titles is not an actual Destiny’s Child song?
BABY,BABY,BABY
1597
Which of the following results in a professional bull rider being disqualified and receiving no score?
HOLDING ON WITH TWO HANDS
1598
Which of the following superlative phrases is true of Abraham Lincoln?
TALLEST PRESIDENT
1599
Which of the following terms is used in chemistry and not in real estate?
REAGENT
1600
Which of the following values is equal to one billion?
TEN TO THE NINTH POWER
1601
Which of the following was the name of an upscale ocean liner that sailed from 1969 to 2008?
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
1602
Which of the following word pairs constists of synonyms,not antonyms?
FLAMMABLE AND INFLAMMABLE
1603
Which of the following words is not a synonym for “brouhaha”?
DOOHICKEY
1604
Which of the following words is spelled inCORRECTly?
OCCURENCE
1605
On an old-fashioned rotary phone,what number requires the longest turn of the dial?
0 \*CORRECT\*
1606
Which of the following words was spelled backwards in the movie and novel “The Shining”?
MURDER
1607
Which of the following would be the name of Spanish actor Antonio Banderas if it were “translated” into English?
ANTHONY FLAGS
1608
Which of these 1981 hits would best be described as a “power ballad”?
DON’T STOP BELIEVING
1609
Which of these 2010 movies held a premiere in Lexington, Kentucky, near where much of it was filmed?
SECRETARIAT
1610
Which of these 2011 movies was based in part on a stage play that took the 2011 Tony for Best Play?
WAR HORSE
1611
Which of these 80s action icons is not featured in the 2010 action flick “The Expendables”?
STEVEN SEAGAL
1612
Which of these activities involves a process known as “purling”?
KNITTING
1613
Which of these actors appeared as both a male and a female character in the “Godfather” films?
SOFIA COPPOLA
1614
Which of these actors attributes his unique performance style to ignoring the punctuation marks in his scripts?
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN
1615
Which of these actors is a devout Buddhist who has studied with the Dalai Lama?
RICHARD GERE
1616
In all seriousness,the satirical newspaper The Onion has tried and failed to win what prestigious journalism award?
PULITZER PRIZE
1617
In alternative medicine, halotherapy is a treatment that replicates what natural environment’s health benefits?
SALT CAVE
1618
In American Sign Language, how do you make the letter “S”?
MAKE A FIST
1619
In American Sign Language,an extended thumb and pinkie placed next to one’s ear is the sign for doing what?
MAKING A PHONE CALL
1620
In an airplane,the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder are often referred to as the what?
BLACK BOX
1621
In an annual holiday tradition,the “Late Show with David Letterman” trims the top of its Christmas tree with what food item?
MEATBALL
1622
In an automobile,what does the tachometer measure?
ENGINE SPEED
1623
In an early celebrity endorsement,which of these famous women promoted her own line of luggage?
AMELIA EARHART
1624
In an emergency,which procedure can be performed with little more than a razor blade and a ballpoint pen?
TRACHEOTOMY
1625
In an expression borrowed from poker,high-quality stocks like Coca-Cola and IBM are known as what?
BLUE-CHIP STOCKS
1626
In an expression that means “That might be useful,” a person might say “That’s grist to the” what?
MILL
1627
In an extended trailer,Alfred Hitchcock says of what film’s main character, “his hobby…was taxidermy”?
PSYCHO
1628
In an Olympic-size pool,which is 50-meters long,about how many lengths would you have to swim in order to swim a mile?
32 \*CORRECT\*
1629
In Apple’s slogan, “There’s an app for that,” the “app” mentioned is short for what?
APPLICATION
1630
In April 2010, which of these country’s erupting volcanoes shut down European air travel for nearly a week?
ICELAND
1631
In architecture, a vertical window set in a gable on a sloping roof is called a what?
DORMER
