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Bit of mistletoe
Sprig
In Salzburg this country , people can visit the gazebo where Liesl von Trapp sings “16 Going On 17” in what movie musical?
Austria
In thr The Sound of Music
Elwood Edwards was paid $200 for voicing the trademark “You’ve Got Mail” slogan of which Internet platform?
AOL
What media mogul’s private plane, “the Big Bunny,” had a discotheque and an oval-shaped bed?
Hugh Hefner
The assassin of which person reportedly shouted “Sic semper tyrannis” (“Thus always to tyrants”) after jumping from the balcony of Ford’s Theatre?
Abe
This first U.S. minister to Mexico, is credited with popularizing a plant now synonymous with which holiday?
Joel R. Poinsett
Christmas
In the traditional British dish “bangers and mash,” the mash is mashed potatoes and the bangers are what?
Sausage
Best known for children’s books such as Where the Sidewalk Ends, which author wrote Johnny Cash’s hit song “A Boy Named Sue”?
Shel Silverstein
Which world landmark was built by Shah Jahan as a mausoleum for his favorite wife, Mumtaz?
Taj Mahal
What does a botanist study?
Plants
When did World War I end?
1918
What do we call the currency of Australia?
Dollar
What is the first name of 18th century Austrian composer Mozart?
Wolfgang
What is the tallest building in the world?
Burj khalifa
Which of these bodies of water connects two larger bodies of water?
Strait
What does “HTTP” stand for as seen on a web URL?
Hypertext transfer protocol
What was Twitter’s original name?
Twttr
What part of the atom has no electric charge?
Neutron
What is the common name for soft white limestone?
Chalk
What is the only Canadian province without a natural border?
Saskatchewan
Matador and Sniff are two varieties of what game?
Dominos
What is the biggest non-extinct bird?
Ostrich
In 2009, what rapper beat Elvis Presley’s record for most No.1 albums on the Billboard charts by a solo artist?
Jay z
What organization’s logo features an outstretched hand holding a person beneath a rainbow?
United way
Who is the author of “Black Beauty”?
Anna Sewell
A person flying due east from Iceland would pass over the following countries in what order?
Norway Sweden Finland
Popular with tourists, what U.S. city’s Chinatown features the famous thoroughfare Grant Avenue?
San Fran
Played at Wimbledon in 2010, how long did the the longest match in tennis history last?
11 hours 5 min
In “Good Will Hunting”, Will first solves a difficult equation attributed to what mathematician?
Joseph Fourier
In 1978 this actor put down his .44 magnum to hang out with Clyde, the orangutan in every which way, but loose
Clint Eastwood
Orangutan Jerry it was an orangutan, not a monkey in 1996. The Seinfeld actor went ape after Dunston checks in.
Uh rang uh tan
Jason Alexander
How are you doing? this actor added to his friends with Ed a 1996 film about a ball playing chip
Matt Leblanc
This river flows through Eugene and Portland
Willamette
Will ahm it
The malheur forest is home to one of the worlds, largest living organisms rhymingly called the humongous this
Mal here
Fungus
Silver Dawn, silver ghost and Silver Spirit are from this luxury auto maker
Rolls-Royce
German poet Rainier Maria Rilke wrote 55 sonnets about this musician who traveled to the underworld to meet with Hades
Orpheus
In a John Donne sonnet this title precedes, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so
Death be not proud
She wrote in an 1850s sonnet first time he kissed me he but only kissed the fingers of this hand wherewith i write
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
After dark
This TV show warned there’s nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture.
The outer limits
It’s an individual who receives care at the hospital, but doesn’t stay overnight
Outpatient
A circus employee who handles the tents and equipment
Roustabout
Rio is three letters and so is this maker of it
Kia
The “Bridal Chorus”, a piece of music popularly known as “Here Comes the Bride”, is from which opera?
Lohengrin
Who is the only British politician to have held all four “Great Offices of State” at some point during their career?
James Callaghan
In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina?
Black beard
Which of these world champion racing drivers has not been a teammate of Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1?
Kimi Raikkonen
Who defeated Muhammad Ali in the 1971 boxing bout known as the “Fight of the Century”?
Joe Frazier
Which is the world’s longest river?
Nile
What is the title of the sequel to Thomas Harris’s novel “The Silence of the Lambs”?
Hannibal
Approximately what proportion of the 206 bones in the human skeleton are contained in the hands and feet?
One half
Which of these women is famous for a range of perfumes and scented candles branded under her own name?
Jo Malone
Which crustacean is situated on top of a telephone as part of a surrealist object created by Salvador Dalí in 1936?
Lobster
