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Q1. What power of 16 equals 2? Answer
Q2. According to the children's poem by Eugene Field, in what unusual vessel did Wynken, Blynken and Nod sail off? Answer
Q3. It may be correctly applied as an adjective to recordings, computers, satellite TV broadcasting and watches. What's the word, taken from the Latin for "finger"? Answer
Q4. This "most malleable" of all metals is called "noble" metal because it is relatively unreactive and found pure in nature. Name this element know to the ancients as "aurum" which eluded alchemists. Answer
Q5. The British call it "Patience". What name do Americans call this card game with many variations? Answer
Q6. He was an All-Star first baseman who became the first black President of the National League. Name him. Answer
Q7. His horse's name was Bucephalus. His father was Philip of Macedon and he himself died at the age of 33, believing there were no more worlds to conquer. Who was he? Answer
Q8. Given that the mass of one nickel is equal to 5 grams, what would be the monetary value in U.S. dollars of one kilogram of nickels? Answer
Q9. Originally thought a most humane means of execution, it was named for the physician who invented it. Spell the physician's name and you'll also spell the name of the device. Answer
Q10. Because they were explored and settled by the Spanish, six U.S. states have Spanish names. Name three of those states. Answer
Q11. His first movie role was "Steamboat Willie" and his voice was provided by his creator, Walt Disney. Who is this cartoon star who's reached retirement age but is still pretty spry? Answer
Q12. 48 of the United States are irregularly shaped. name one of the only two that are perfectly rectangular. Answer
Q13. Hawaii is called the "Big Island" because it is the largest in area of the Hawaiian Islands. Which island of Hawaii would be called the "Big Island" if we were judging on the basis of population? Answer
Q14. A former Milwaukee school teacher, she emigrated to Israel and in 1969, became the country's first female Prime Minster. Name her. Answer
Q15. It caused panic in the streets because the listening audience thought it was an actual live news broadcast (rather than what radio play?) first broadcast on Halloween in 1938. Answer
Q16. Would you expect to find a "loge" in a bakery, an elementary school, an opera house or a zoo? Answer
Q17. In a football game Team A takes possession of the ball and on 1st down runs for a gain of 6 yards; on 2nd down Team A's quarterback is sacked for a loss of 11 yards; a run on 3rd down results in a gain of 3 yards. it is 4th down & team A needs how many yards for a 1st down? Answer
Q18. His presidential slogan was " He kept us out of war", but in fact, the year after his re-election, the U.S. declared war on Germany. Who was he? Answer
Q19. The main villain is Long John Silver. The hero is Jim Hawkins. Name the Robert Louis Stevenson novel. Answer
Q20. The three longest rivers in the world are the Mississippi, the Amazon and the Nile. If you were making a "Top 10" list of the world's longest rivers, six of the next seven would lie on which continent? Answer
