The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa

Question 1

This has very recognizable orange and black wings, and is often seen across North America. It is the state insect of several US states and was even nominated as the national insect in 1990, but that legislation was not enacted.

Answer 1

monarch butterfly

Question 2

Red tea is made from the leaves of the this plant.

Answer 2

rooibos

The name “rooibos” translates as “red bush”.

South African

Question 3

To do this is to invent a new phrase or expression.
Greatest

Answer 3

coin a phrase

The greatest of them all has to be William Shakespeare. Here are a few everyday expressions that were created by the Bard:

The game is afoot (Henry IV, Part I)
Brave new world (The Tempest)
Break the ice (The Taming of the Shrew)
Dead as a doornail (Henry VI, Part II)
Eaten me out of house and home (Henry IV, Part II)
Forever and a day (As You Like It)
For goodness’ sake (Henry VIII)
Knock knock! Who’s there? (Macbeth)
Set my teeth on edge (Henry IV, Part I)
Wild-goose chase (Romeo and Juliet)

Question 4

is a raw seafood dish that is popular in South and Central America.it is typically made from fish marinated in lemon or lime juice and spiced with hot peppers.

Answer 4

Ceviche

Question 5

The Hindu goddess of power and energy She is married to this person, also known as the Great God.

Answer 5

Parvati is also known as Uma or Gauri.

Shiva

Question 6

Actor is known for his presence on social media platforms like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. He explores that presence in a 2012 memoir “Oh Myyy! There Goes the Internet”.

Played Mr. Hikaru Sulu in the original “Star Trek” series.

Answer 6

George Takei

Takei has played lots of roles over the years, and is still very active in television. Did you know that he appeared in the 1963 film, “Pt-109”? He played the helmsman steering the Japanese destroyer that ran down John F. Kennedy’s motor torpedo boat. From destroyer helmsman to starship helmsman …

Question 7

Rust is this

Answer 7

iron oxide. It forms when iron oxidizes, reacts with oxygen.

Question 8

are a chain of low islands that stretch from the tip of the Florida peninsula, about 15 miles south of Miami. The westernmost inhabited island is this ,

Answer 8

Florida Keys

Key West and the westernmost uninhabited island is Dry Tortugas. Most of the inhabited islands are connected by US Highway 1, which traverses several impressive bridges.

Question 9

served as Governor of California from 1943 to 1953 and as US Chief Justice from 1953 until 1969. Earlier in his career, he served as district attorney for Alameda County in California (which happens to be the county in which I live). He lent his name to the Commission that he chaired, which investigated the assassination of President Kennedy.

Answer 9

Earl Warren

Question 10

is a complex role-playing game (RPG) introduced in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules Incorporated (TSR). It was probably the first of the modern role-playing games to be developed, and the most successful. It is still played by lots of people today, including my youngest son …

Answer 10

Dungeons & Dragons (D&D, DnD)

Question 11

John deacon is probably the least well known member of this rock band

Answer 11

Queen - opening riff on another one bites the dust
Bassist

Question 12

Located about 2.5 M light years away this is the closest galaxy to ours

Answer 12

Andromeda - spiral shaped ; closest galactic neighbor
1 T stars ; 2x as many as MW
Ours Milky Way

Question 13

Guitarist for rush

Answer 13

Alex lifeson

Question 14

Brian may is the guitarist for this band

Answer 14

Queen

Question 15

Name the Marx bros

Answer 15

Harpo
Chico
Gummo
Groucho
Zeppo
Manfred- passed away prior to first birthday

Question 16

This is the SI unit or luminous flux thr amount of light emitted from
A source per unit of time

Answer 16

Lumen

Question 17

Shortest distance to center field at 395 ft

Answer 17

Dodger stadium - oldest stadium west of Mississippi
Fenway - weird geometry could be shortest or longest

Question 18

2 largest drainage systems on North American continent

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Hudson Bay ; sharing name with nearby river and strait
Mississippi River - 2

Question 19

The National Security Council (NSC) was created by him

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President Harry S. Truman in 1947. It is chaired by the sitting president and meets in the White House Situation Room.

Question 20

is a US-based nonprofit that was founded in 1976 with the aim of building affordable housing.

Answer 20

Habitat for Humanity

Question 21

Emory U.’s home

Answer 21

: ATL
Emory University is a private school in Atlanta, Georgia with a focus on graduate research. The school was named after a Methodist Episcopal bishop called John Emory, who was very popular at the time of the school’s founding in 1836.

Question 22

” is a Turkish word meaning “fate, fortune, lot”.

Answer 22

Kismet

Question 23

This is the study of landforms and features.

Answer 23

Topography

Question 24

This lies more than 1,400 feet below sea level, making it the lowest point on the Earth’s landmass.

Answer 24

Middle East’s Dead Sea

It is also one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, with a salt content that is almost ten times that of most oceans.

Question 25

This term “” is sometimes used interchangeably with “base”, especially if that base is readily soluble in water.

Answer 25

alkali

Question 26

This breed of dog is named for its point of origin. When Helen Keller visited Japan in 1937, she asked for and was given a breed of dog, with the name of Kamikaze-go. Sadly, the dog died within a year from distemper. The following year the Japanese government officially presented Keller with a replacement dog. Supposedly Keller’s dogs were the first members of the breed to be introduced into the US.

Answer 26

Akita

Akita Prefecture in Japan

Question 27

As a manager, Joe Torre was part of this many World Series wins, all of them with the New York Yankees baseball team.

Answer 27

four

Torre is an Italian American who was born in Brooklyn, New York. During the run up (pun intended!) to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Torre carried the Olympic flame part of the way through Florence in Italy, handing it over to the next runner at the famous Ponte Vecchio. I’d guess that was quite a thrill for him …

Question 28

These trees have evolved the ability to secrete resins in response to an injury. It serves as a barrier, protecting the tree from insects and pathogens that might otherwise exploit the site of the injury.

Answer 28

Resinous

Question 29

” is a French word that we imported into English that ultimately derives from the Latin “” meaning “shirt, nightgown”.

Answer 29

Camisole

camisia - Latin

A camisole (also “cami”) is a sleeveless undershirt worn by women that extends down to the waist.

Question 30

Rock classic with the lyric “Darling, won’t you ease my worried mind” :

Answer 30

LAYLA
“Layla” is one of the great rock anthems of the seventies, released by Derek and the Dominos as a single in 1971. It is a masterpiece of composition, with the first half of the song a great vehicle for the guitar-playing talents of Eric Clapton. The second half is a beautifully melodic piano coda (a coda … taking up half the length of the track!). To top things off we have the “unplugged” version recorded by Clapton in 1992, a fabulous and inventive variation on the original.

Layla, you’ve got me on my knees.
Layla, I’m begging, darling please.
Layla, darling, won’t you ease my worried mind.

Question 31

is a company based in Clichy in France. The first product the company produced, more than fifty years ago, was the Cristal ballpoint pen that is still produced today. also makes other disposable products such as lighters and razors.

Answer 31

Société Bic

Question 32

She is a swimmer who won her first Olympic gold medal at just 15 years of age, in the 800-meter freestyle. In 2016, she also became the youngest person to make “Time” magazine’s “Time 100” annual list of most influential people in the American world. Katie’s uncle is, an owner of the New York Islanders hockey team.

Answer 32

Katie Ledecky

Jon Ledecky