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Version: Final | Updated: 07/02/2022
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| Question | Answer | Option A | Option B | Option C | Option D | Category | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Strike one,' the umpire said is a line from what famous poem? | C | A Visit from St. Nicholas | The Raven | Casey at the Bat | Paul Revere's Ride | Famous Lines | |
| @Sn00ki is the Twitter address for a popular cast member of what TV reality show? | C | The Girls Next Door | Millionaire Matchmaker | Jersey Shore | Cake Boss | The Idiot Box | |
| A "cinephile" is a person who is a devoted and knowledgeable fan of what? | D | Sports | Opera | Fashion | Movies | Big Fans | |
| A "face mask" is a common penalty in what sport? | C | Soccer | Tennis | Football | Basketball | Sports Talk | |
| A "Four-in-Hand" and a "Half-Windsor" are two common types of what? | D | Chess strategy | Cocktail | Pocket knife | Necktie knot | What Is It? | |
| A "howdah" is used for which of these purposes? | B | Charming a snake | Sitting on an elephant | Blindfolding a hawk | Taming a lion | How's That? | |
| A "tox screen" is a medical test commonly used to examine the components of which of the following? | B | Skin | Blood | Bone | Teeth | Doc Talk | |
| A 1960s TV character played by Al Lewis, Count Vladimir Dracula is better known by what name? | C | Uncle Munster | Cousin Munster | Grandpa Munster | Pappy Munster | Re-Runs | |
| A 1984 hit by Boy George features the now-famous line "Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma" what? | C | Camel | Cougar | Chameleon | Coyote | '80s Hits | |
| A 2010 bestselling "monster lit" novel by Seth Grahame-Smith depicts Abraham Lincoln as a what? | A | Vampire Hunter | Werewolf Catcher | Orc Destroyer | Goblin King | Monster Lit | |
| A beloved family pet on TV's "The Simpsons," Santa's Little Helper is what breed of dog? | C | Weimaraner | Dachshund | Greyhound | Doberman pinscher | TV Pets | |
| A bill of fare is more commonly known as a what? | B | Catalog | Menu | Ticket | Receipt | Use Your Words | |
| A blacksmith works primarily with what metal? | B | Tin | Iron | Gold | Silver | Heavy Metal | |
| A blanket or shawl made of colored squares sewn or crocheted together is called a what? | D | Turk | Finn | Dane | Afghan | Snuggle Up | |
| A canvasback is what type of animal? | D | Deer | Turtle | Snake | Duck | Animal Kingdom | |
| A caprese salad traditionally includes which of these ingredients? | B | Walnuts | Mozzarella cheese | Beets | Mandarin orange | Food for Thought | |
| A Cartoon Network series, "Skunk Fu!" is about a skunk who aspires to become an expert in what? | C | Rugby | Bullfighting | Martial arts | Square dancing | Toons | |
| A CD box set issued by Time Life, "Flower Power" features hit songs from which of these decades? | C | 1920s | 1940s | 1960s | 1990s | Hit Songs | |
| A chemical compound known as DHA is a common active ingredient in what beauty product? | D | Lip balm | Whitening toothpaste | Nail polish | Self-tanner | The Price of Beauty | |
| A classic 1969 work by poet Maya Angelou is titled "I Know Why the Caged Bird" what? | A | Sings | Sleeps | Nests | Cries | Fill in the Blank | |
| A classic 1980 pop song by Lipps, Inc. repeatedly asks, "Won't you take me to" where? | C | Groovyland | Freaky Street | Funkytown | Dancinville | Let's Disco! | |
| A classic 1984 Super Bowl ad titled "1984" introduced what product to the public? | C | New Coke | Sony Walkman | Macintosh computer | Nike Air Jordans | Commercial Appeal | |
| A classic poster for the cult movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" features a large pair of what? | C | Dice | Fangs | Lips | Boots | Movie Posters | |
| A common personal care product, peroxide strips are placed inside the mouth to do what? | D | Ease tooth pain | Freshen breath | Fight plaque | Whiten teeth | Personal Hygiene | |
| A common type of wrench with an adjustable jaw is called a what? | D | Falcon wrench | Mule wrench | Lobster wrench | Monkey wrench | Hand Tools | |
| A company known for its maps and atlases was born when William Rand went into business with whom? | B | James Gamble | Andrew McNally | David Abercrombie | Henry Wells | Where It Came From | |
| A crescent and a star appear on the flags of many nations as a symbol of what religion? | D | Judaism | Hinduism | Buddhism | Islam | Symbolism | |
| A crossbow, an arrow and an apple are common props used in which of these classic operas? | B | Aida | William Tell | Fidelio | Rigoletto | A Night at the Opera | |
| A current of water that runs against the main current, especially in a circular motion, is called a what? | D | Headwater | Tributary | Rivulet | Eddy | Fluid Phenomenons | |
| A cut of beef is said to be "marbled" if it is what? | D | Thickly cut | Left on the bone | Highly seasoned | Flecked with fat | Cuts of Meat | |
| A dance craze of the 1960s was named after which of these foods? | D | String bean | Wild rice | Apple sauce | Mashed potato | Just Dance | |
| A dedicated vegan, what actress penned the 2009 bestselling cookbook "The Kind Diet"? | B | Kate Hudson | Alicia Silverstone | Jessica Biel | Kate Bosworth | Eat Your Greens | |
| A doctor who asks, "Are you ambulatory?" is essentially asking you what question? | C | Can you eat? | Can you talk? | Can you walk? | Can you sleep? | Doc Talk | |
| A dog named "Bullseye" is the mascot of what retail chain? | A | Target | Bed Bath & Beyond | Wal-Mart | JCPenney | Mascots | |
| A familiar Zen Buddhist riddle asks, "What is the sound of one hand" doing what? | A | Clapping | Pointing | Grabbing | Waving | Riddle Me This | |
| A family doctor who does not have a specialty is sometimes known by what initials? | C | A.C. | B.G. | G.P. | E.M. | An Apple a Day... | |
| A famous American Revolutionary War flag features a rattlesnake with what motto printed underneath? | A | Don't tread on me | Ready in action | Broken, not defeated | Lest we forget | Fightin' Words | |
| A famous Shakespeare sonnet begins with the question "Shall I compare thee to a" what? | B | Flower's bloom | Summer's day | Moonbeam's glow | Lover's song | The Bard | |
| A famous street in New York City, "Madison Avenue" is often used as a synonym for what industry? | A | Advertising | Insurance | Journalism | Technology | Synonyms | |
| A former colony of Spain, what is the only country in Africa where Spanish is an official language? | B | Algeria | Equatorial Guinea | Tunisia | Rwanda | Es Bueno! | |
| A former judo champion himself, what world leader released a judo instructional DVD in 2008? | B | Nicolas Sarkozy | Vladimir Putin | Benjamin Netanyahu | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Martial Artists | |
| A fragrance by Christian Dior, Fahrenheit 32 gets its name from the temperature at which what happens? | C | Paper burns | Dew forms | Water freezes | Wax melts | Christian Science | |
| A Galapagos Islands mainstay, "Lonesome George" may be the last remaining "Pinta giant" what? | B | Eel | Tortoise | Armadillo | Jellyfish | On an Island | |
| A gelotologist is a person who studies the effects of what on the human body? | C | Hunger | Love | Laughter | Lack of sleep | Specialty of the Day | |
| A hand gripping the Holy Grail is depicted on pints of what Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor? | A | Vermonty Python | From Russia With Buzz | Neapolitan Dynamite | Karamel Sutra | Ben & Jerry's | |
| A hellbender is a variety of what animal? | C | Snail | Spider | Salamander | Squid | Wild Things | |
| A hematologist would most likely treat someone suffering from which of these ailments? | A | Anemia | Bone spurs | Eczema | Glaucoma | The Doctor is In | |
| A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs, is a quote from a book by what macabre writer-illustrator? | D | Charles Addams | Lewis Carroll | Shel Silverstein | Edward Gorey | Z Is for Zodiac | |
| A Jet magazine cover once featured singer Aretha Franklin with the caption "Who Does She" what? | C | A-D-M-I-R-E | H-O-N-O-R | R-E-S-P-E-C-T | V-A-L-U-E | Soul Sister | |
| A kibitzer is a person who likes to do what? | A | Meddle | Take naps | Meditate | Cheat | Yiddish | |
| A liger is an animal that results from crossbreeding between a tiger and a what? | C | Lizard | Llama | Lion | Lobster | Hybrids | |
| A merry ode to rural life and moonshine, "Rocky Top" is one of the official songs of what U.S. state? | D | Alabama | Georgia | Florida | Tennessee | U.S. States | |
| A mesa is a geological formation that takes its name from the Spanish word for what? | A | Table | Bed | Roof | Chair | It's Only Geological | |
| A nickname for Los Angeles, "La-La Land" is a jokey reference to the city's reputation for being what? | B | Crowded | Frivolous | Sunny | Expensive | La-La Land | |
| A nod to its nickname, what U.S. state's official song is "These Green Mountains"? | C | Wyoming | Minnesota | Vermont | Washington | It's Official | |
| A nod to the title of her 2009 album, pop diva Lady Gaga affectionately calls her fans "Little" what? | B | Vampires | Monsters | Devils | Sinners | Lady Gagamere's Fan | |
| A paste commonly used to make edible decorations, marzipan traditionally has what flavor? | D | Cherry | Caramel | Mint | Almond | Confectionery | |
| A person asked to develop a plan further is often told to "take the ball and" what? | C | Throw with it | Kick with it | Run with it | Dunk with it | Familiar Phrases | |
| A person born on Christmas Day falls under what sign of the zodiac? | A | Capricorn | Aquarius | Scorpio | Sagittarius | The Zodiac | |
| A person described as a "long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs" is best characterized as what? | B | Drowsy | Jumpy | Chatty | Jolly | Things We Say | |
| A person harboring romantic feelings for a past love is said to be "carrying a" what for them? | D | Sword | Chain | Basket | Torch | Love Hurts | |
| A person in a prone position is doing what? | A | Lying down | Standing up | Sitting down | Crouching | In the Dictionary | |
| A person is said to have "butterflies in his stomach" if he is feeling what? | D | Sleepy | Bored | Depressed | Nervous | Gut Feeling | |
| A person known to doctors as a "universal donor" has which of these blood types? | D | A | B | AB | O | One Size Fits All | |
| A person who acts clumsily in delicate situations is said to behave "like a bull in a" what? | A | China shop | Candy store | Movie house | Dance hall | Complete the Phrase | |
| A person who is "on the briny" is most likely traveling by what mode of transportation? | C | Bicycle | Train | Boat | Truck | Travel | |
| A person who is "taking a constitutional" is doing what? | A | Walking | Cooking | Napping | Studying | Take It or Leave It | |
| A person who is said to be "playing the back nine" is participating in what sport? | D | Badminton | Soccer | Water polo | Golf | Sports Talk | |
| A person who peddles medicines that are fake or ineffective is commonly said to be selling what? | D | Horse hair | Bee's knees | Fish lips | Snake oil | Salesmen | |
| A person who suffers from gamophobia has an exaggerated fear of what? | A | Marriage | Growing up | Publicity | Conflict | Phobias | |
| A person who works full time and gets paid biweekly would receive how many paychecks in one year? | B | 16 | 26 | 36 | 46 | Getting Paid | |
| A person with a history of getting into trouble is said to have what type of past? | A | Checkered | Polka-dotted | Argyled | Pinstriped | Bad Reputation | |
| A person would most likely be deposed by what professional? | B | Doctor | Lawyer | Accountant | Psychiatrist | Part of the Job | |
| A phillumenist is a collector of what? | A | Matchbooks | Lamps | Dictionaries | Bibles | Hobbies & Interests | |
| A pink powder made of zinc oxide is the primary ingredient in which of these drugstore products? | C | Shaving cream | Petroleum jelly | Calamine lotion | Cough syrup | Over the Counter | |
| A plant or animal that grows and feeds on or in another organism is called a what? | D | Pathogen | Protozoan | Pheromone | Parasite | Inside Man | |
| A politician who suddenly changes his public position on an issue is commonly said to have done what? | D | Loafered | Booted | Slippered | Flip-flopped | Often Said | |
| A popular breed of poultry, Cornish hen takes its name from a region of what country? | D | France | Australia | Spain | England | International Foods | |
| A popular Chinese proverb states that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with" what? | D | A heavy heart | A careful plan | A happy thought | A single step | Words of Wisdom | |
| A popular ingredient in cookies, hazelnuts are also known as what? | C | Drupes | Buckeyes | Filberts | Conkers | Nuts for Nuts | |
| A popular kind of sushi, a California roll commonly features what type of "imitation" seafood inside it? | C | Squid | Tuna | Crab | Eel | On a Roll | |
| A popular Mexican treat, a paleta is a what? | A | Popsicle | Sugar cookie | Milkshake | Layered cake | South of the Border | |
| A popular movie theater treat, Whoppers are chocolate-coated balls of what? | A | Malted milk | Caramel | Crisped rice | Nougat | Snack Time | |
| A popular snack food for children, string cheese is usually made from what type of cheese? | B | Ricotta | Mozzarella | Brie | Swiss | Snack Time | |
| A popular Spanish nickname, "El Jefe" literally means what? | D | The lover | The doctor | The cowboy | The boss | En Espanol | |
| A popular T-shirt showing a man who is half classical composer and half Terminator features what pun? | C | I'll Be Brahms | I'll Be Mozart | I'll Be Bach | I'll Be Handel | Pun Intended | |
| A popular tourist destination in Europe, Prague is the capital city of what country? | D | Belarus | Bulgaria | Romania | Czech Republic | Let's Go | |
| A popular type of bird feed, suet is made primarily of what? | B | Fruit rind | Beef fat | Oats | Wheat germ | For the Birds | |
| A popular type of thick-crusted, rectangular pizza is named after what region of Italy? | B | Milan | Sicily | Naples | Tuscany | Pizza Pie | |
| A popular vacation spot, the island of Aruba lies off the coast of what South American country? | A | Venezuela | Brazil | Ecuador | Argentina | Island Living | |
| A rare example of a carnivorous plant, the "Dionaea muscipula" is more commonly known as the what? | A | Venus flytrap | Mars flytrap | Saturn flytrap | Neptune flytrap | Red Thumb | |
| A rare example of a word that rhymes with "orange," the Blorenge is a what? | C | River in Ireland | Forest in Scotland | Mountain in Wales | Desert in Australia | Rhymes With | |
| A scholar who is a "classicist" deals primarily with texts originally written in what languages? | D | French and Spanish | Chinese and Japanese | Arabic and Hebrew | Greek and Latin | Academia | |
| A scratch test is an exam given by a physician to determine whether or not a patient has what ailment? | C | Ulcers | Arthritis | Allergies | Diabetes | Testing Testing | |
| A shade of pale grayish-blue, Alice blue is named after the daughter of what U.S. president? | C | Andrew Jackson | Ulysses S. Grant | Theodore Roosevelt | Woodrow Wilson | I've Got the Blues | |
| A Sinologist specializes in the study of what nation's history, language, and culture? | A | China | India | Italy | France | Specialists | |
| A site of historic peace negotiations, the presidential retreat Camp David is located in what U.S. state? | C | Virginia | Delaware | Maryland | West Virginia | Country Homes | |
| A stack of money with googly eyes stares people down in a quirky series of TV ads for what company? | C | Expedia | Wendy's | GEICO | Twix | Ad Campaigns | |
| A standard 9x9 Sudoku puzzle requires filling in a grid with all but which of these numbers? | A | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Puzzles & Games | |
| A standard barrel of oil holds roughly how many gallons? | B | 24 | 42 | 64 | 82 | Oil | |
| A standard quarter-pound stick of butter can be divided up into how many tablespoons? | A | Eight | Ten | Twelve | Sixteen | Weights & Measures | |
| A standard yardstick is approximately how many centimeters long? | B | 81 | 91 | 101 | 111 | How Do You Figure? | |
| A staple food in Korea, kimchi is a dish made primarily of what? | B | Soybean paste | Pickled vegetables | Barbecued pork | Porridge | International Cuisine | |
| A strict ovolactovegetarian will not eat which of these foods as part of his diet? | A | Fish | Milk | Cheese | Eggs | Strictly Speaking | |
| A swashbuckler is typically defined as someone who fights with what kind of weapon? | A | Sword | Whip | Club | Bow and arrow | Strictly Speaking | |
| A Swedish term meaning "speed play," fartlek is a training method first developed for what sport? | A | Running | Tennis | Figure skating | Downhill skiing | Sports Talk | |
| A tale of love, murder and reincarnation, "Om Shanti Om" is a blockbuster film from what country? | B | Russia | India | China | South Africa | Foreign Films | |
| A tea cozy is commonly made out of what material? | C | Glass | Wood | Cloth | Metal | Tea Time | |
| A term often used in the tabloids, a "tanorexic" is a person who is obsessed with what? | C | Brushing their hair | Whitening their teeth | Bronzing their skin | Polishing their nails | Tabloid Lingo | |
| A toilet plunger's rubber head is an effective "mute" for which of these musical instruments? | B | Violin | Trumpet | Flute | Cello | Sound Off | |
| A traditional activity for rambunctious rural youths involves "tipping" what "sleeping" animals? | A | Cows | Pigs | Dogs | Chickens | Teenaged Mischief | |
| A traditional cut of diamond shares its name with which of these baked goods? | B | Croissant | Baguette | Brioche | Danish | At the Bakery | |
| A traditional English dish made with beef, potatoes and cabbage is known as "bubble and" what? | A | Squeak | Buzz | Chirp | Pop | Across the Pond | |
| A transatlantic flight is usually required in order to travel between which of these major cities? | B | Seattle and Houston | Boston and London | Montreal and Detroit | San Francisco and San Diego | Fly Right | |
| A type of clay pottery, terra cotta takes its name from an Italian phrase meaning what? | B | Strong earth | Baked earth | Soft earth | Blessed earth | Pottery Class | |
| A type of fire-resistant material, Nomex is often worn by what sports stars? | B | Gymnasts | NASCAR drivers | Trapeze artists | Figure skaters | Material Concerns | |
| A type of pesticide, molluscicides are designed to get rid of what slimy creatures? | D | Salamanders | Frogs | Earthworms | Snails | Pest Control | |
| A type of security measure, retinal scanning identifies people based on unique patterns in their what? | A | Eyes | Fingertips | Hair strands | Saliva | Positively Identified | |
| A unicorn, a ram and a triceratops have how many horns in total? | B | Five | Six | Seven | Eight | Do the Math | |
| A wandering technician repeatedly asks, "Can you hear me now?" in a series of ads for what company? | D | AT&T | T-Mobile | Sprint | Verizon Wireless | Ad Age | |
| A woman who is styling her tresses is arranging her what? | B | Jewelry | Hair | Scarf | Makeup | The Price of Beauty | |
| A year is equal to approximately how many fortnights? | C | 7 | 13 | 26 | 52 | How Many? | |
| Able to swim for miles on end, what animal has the scientific name "Ursus maritimus"? | B | Black bear | Polar bear | Brown bear | Panda bear | Latin Names | |
| About how many laps would you have to jog around a standard 400-meter track in order to run a mile? | B | Two | Four | Six | Eight | Track Star | |
| About sharecroppers in Georgia, what novel's title is also a noun meaning "a poverty-stricken area"? | A | Tobacco Road | Tortilla Flat | Cannery Row | God's Little Acre | Book Titles | |
| About three-fourths of the world's active volcanoes lie in a Pacific region called the "Ring of" what? | D | Night | Smoke | Lava | Fire | Ring a Bell? | |
| About two million square miles in area, the Amazon Rainforest covers about a third of what continent? | D | Africa | Australia | Asia | South America | Huge Cover-Up | |
| According to 2009 Census estimates, about how many U.S. residents are 100 years of age or older? | B | 51000 | 105000 | 510000 | 1150000 | Old Timers | |
| According to a classic ad jingle for a brand of soap, "You're not fully clean unless you're" what? | A | Zestfully clean | Dovefully clean | Ivoryfully clean | Dialfully clean | Advertising Jingles | |
| According to a classic children's song, what "old gray" animal "ain't what she used to be"? | A | Mare | Goat | Ewe | Hound | Better Days | |
| According to a common cliche, what dance is performed with a rose held between one's teeth? | C | Charleston | Waltz | Tango | Fox trot | Dance Props | |
| According to a common idiom, extremely close friends are said to be "as thick as" what? | A | Thieves | Arsonists | Jaywalkers | Vandals | Often Said | |
| According to a key song from "The Sound of Music," what musical note is "a long, long way to run"? | A | Fa | Do | Re | Mi | Musical Notes | |
| According to a popular 1980s party song, "The roof! The roof! The roof is" what? | C | Coming down! | Where I dance! | On fire! | Spinning 'round! | Song Lyrics | |
| According to a popular seven-note tune, a "shave and a haircut" costs how much money? | D | Five bucks | Eight cents | One dime | Two bits | At the Barbershop | |
| According to a well-known children's song, "The bear went over the mountain" to do what? | A | See what he could see | Sleep for the winter | Find himself some honey | Get into the shade | Children's Songs | |
| According to a well-known expression, a person who is "dressed to the nines" is wearing what? | D | Wet clothes | Tight clothes | Shabby clothes | Fancy clothes | Fashion Forward | |
| According to a well-known quote by the historian Lord Acton, what "corrupts absolutely"? | C | Absolute wealth | Absolute equality | Absolute power | Absolute agression | Famous Quotes | |
| According to an old expression, a person who is very gullible can be talked into buying what landmark? | D | Statue of Liberty | Grand Central Terminal | Empire State Building | Brooklyn Bridge | Common Sayings | |
| According to an old joke, "If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?" | D | Vikings | Cowboys | Astronauts | Pilgrims | Dated Humor | |
| According to an old proverb, what kind of animals "flock together"? | D | Fish of a scale | Cows of a leather | Minks of a fur | Birds of a feather | Words of Quizdom | |
| According to Crayola, which of these products will help remove crayon stains from washable clothing? | D | Alka-Seltzer | Johnson's Baby Powder | Heinz Distilled White Vinegar | WD-40 | Laundry Day | |
| According to FDA guidelines, refrigerator temperatures should be kept at or below what? | C | 0 degrees F | 20 degrees F | 40 degrees F | 50 degrees F | By Degrees | |
| According to Forbes, as of 2010 what city is home to the world's largest number of billionaires? | C | Tokyo | Moscow | New York City | Riyadh | Rich Guys | |
| According to his 2004 autobiography, which of these movies is Bill Clinton's favorite? | C | The African Queen | Citizen Kane | High Noon | To Kill a Mockingbird | U.S. Presidents | |
| According to his TV theme song, who was "born on a mountaintop in Tennessee"? | D | Superman | Herman Munster | Beaver Cleaver | Davy Crockett | Place of Birth | |
| According to Irish folklore, the small creatures called leprechauns usually have what occupation? | A | Shoemaker | Jeweler | Blacksmith | Scribe | Creature Feature | |
| According to its ad slogan, Snapple is "made from" what? | D | Nothing but freshness | Mother Nature's kitchen | The fruits of our labor | The best stuff on Earth | Ad Slogans | |
| According to its author, which of these books was written to promote kindness toward horses? | A | Black Beauty | Charlotte's Web | Old Yeller | Stuart Little | Kid Lit | |
| According to its famous jingle, which of the following is not an ingredient in a McDonald's Big Mac? | D | Onions | Cheese | Pickles | Mustard | Mickey D's | |
| According to its name, New York City's MoMA specializes in what kind of art? | D | Mideast | Medieval | Major | Modern | I Heart NY | |
| According to legend, a disastrous fire destroyed the city of Rome while the emperor Nero did what? | A | Played a fiddle | Took a bath | Painted a picture | Got a haircut | Famous Jerks | |
| According to legend, country club employee Buddy Mulligan inspired a term often used in what sport? | A | Golf | Tennis | Skiing | Squash | Sports Lingo | |
| According to legend, the ghost ship "The Flying Dutchman" primarily haunts which of these waters? | D | Strait of Gibraltar | Bermuda Triangle | Bering Strait | Cape of Good Hope | Ghost Ships | |
| According to legend, what children's game originated as an exercise to improve Roman soldiers' footwork? | A | Hopscotch | Jump rope | Simon Says | Marco Polo | Those Crazy Romans | |
| According to legend, what did Muhammad Ali do with his 1960 Olympic gold medal? | C | Made a belt buckle | Pawned it | Tossed it into a river | Buried it | The Greatest | |
| According to legend, what frigid country was given a "warmer" name to trick people into settling there? | B | Poland | Greenland | Finland | Ireland | Baby It's Cold Outside | |
| According to M&Ms' slogan, "the milk chocolate" does what "in your mouth, not in your hand"? | B | Tastes good | Melts | Makes smiles | Belongs | M&Ms | |
| According to myth, what country's capital was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus? | C | Germany | France | Italy | Spain | Sibling Rivalry | |
| According to NASA, what is the only planet in the solar system that would be able to float in water? | C | Neptune | Uranus | Saturn | Jupiter | The Milky Way | |
| According to Social Security, what has been the most popular name for baby boys in the U.S. since 1999? | B | Michael | Jacob | Christopher | Andrew | The Name Game | |
| According to superstition, where should you never put a hat? | B | On a coffin | On a bed | On a nightstand | On a dog | Hat's Off! | |
| According to the 2010 Forbes list, how many billionaires are there worldwide? | B | 695 | 937 | 1251 | 1585 | Billionaire with a "B" | |
| According to the American Kennel Club, spots are "well-defined" in ideal specimens of what dogs? | B | Poodles | Dalmatians | Golden retrievers | Bloodhounds | Man's Best Friend | |
| According to the American Public Transportation Association, what state has the largest ferry system? | B | Massachusetts | Washington | Maine | Maryland | Let's Go Boating | |
| According to the Census Bureau, what last name, after "Smith," is the most common in the U.S.? | B | Jones | Johnson | Williams | Brown | Common Names | |
| According to the Census Bureau, when was the world's population half of its 2010 total? | C | 1946 | 1956 | 1966 | 1976 | Double or Nothing | |
| According to the Constitution, the U.S. vice president also serves as the what? | A | President of the Senate | FBI Director | Secretary of State | Federal Reserve Chairman | Double Duty | |
| According to the intro of a classic 1950s TV series, who fights "for truth, justice, and the American way"? | C | Wyatt Earp | Batman | Superman | Lone Ranger | TV Beginnings | |
| According to the Japanese toy company Sanrio, what is Hello Kitty's full name? | C | Kitty Sunshine | Kitty England | Kitty White | Kitty Cat | Toy Store | |
| According to the lyrics of a 1974 Barry Manilow song, who "came and...gave without taking"? | C | Andy | Randy | Mandy | Sandy | Fanilow | |
| According to the lyrics of a 1983 song by ZZ Top, "every girl's crazy 'bout a" what? | C | Glitterin' ring | Fast Mustang | Sharp dressed man | Little damn dog | '80s Jams | |
| According to the Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary, which of these is not an acceptable two-letter word? | C | Aa | Ka | Ga | Za | Simply Unacceptable | |
| According to the old saying, what body parts are the "windows to the soul"? | D | Ears | Hands | Teeth | Eyes | Human Anatomy | |
| According to the Oxford University Press, what is the most commonly used noun in the English language? | B | Word | Time | Man | Thing | The English Language | |
| According to the Population Reference Bureau, about how many people have ever lived on earth? | B | 50 billion | 100 billion | 1 trillion | 5 trillion | Head Count | |
| According to the rules of the children's board game Candy Land, which player goes first? | B | Oldest | Youngest | Shortest | Tallest | It's My Turn | |
| According to the title of a popular folk song, what animal is "in the Straw"? | C | Cow | Chicken | Turkey | Goat | Folk Songs | |
| According to the U.S. Croquet Association's official rules, "play is made by striking a ball with a" what? | C | Paddle | Racket | Mallet | Baton | Croquet, Anyone? | |
| According to the United Airlines Web site, which of these nonstop flights lasts the longest? | C | Washington, D.C. to Beijing | Los Angeles to Tokyo | Chicago to Hong Kong | San Francisco to Taipei | Wheels Up | |
| According to the United Nations, who is the most widely translated individual author in the world? | B | Dr. Seuss | Agatha Christie | William Shakespeare | Jakob Grimm | Widely Read | |
| Actress Mariel Hemingway is the granddaughter of a person who received what honor in 1954? | C | Olympic gold medal | Academy Award for Best Actor | Nobel Prize in literature | Miss America | Family Ties | |
| Administrative Professionals Day, once called National Secretaries Day, is observed when? | B | January | April | July | October | Mark Your Calendar | |
| After a 2009 site redesign, Facebook users are prompted by what question to give "status updates"? | A | What's on your mind? | How's it going? | What's new? | How have you been? | Face Time | |
| After a stint in prison, what author lived out his final years in Paris under the alias Sebastian Melmoth? | D | O. Henry | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Ezra Pound | Oscar Wilde | Who? | |
| After calcium, what is the second-most abundant mineral in the human body? | A | Phosphorus | Iron | Magnesium | Zinc | The Human Body | |
| After one pop star changed his name to a symbol, he was dubbed "The Artist Formerly Known As" what? | D | Seal | Beck | Bono | Prince | Mononyms | |
| After Russia, what is the largest country in the world by land area? | B | Brazil | Canada | China | United States | Size Isn't Everything | |
| After turning him down many times, Amelia Earhart finally agreed to marry what publishing mogul? | C | Frank N. Doubleday | Alfred A. Knopf, Sr. | George P. Putnam | Bennett Cerf | ||
| After visiting the Moon, several Apollo astronauts have reported that moondust smells like what? | A | Burnt gunpowder | Mothballs | Diesel gasoline | Melting plastic | Moonstruck | |
| Agatha Christie's sleuth Hercule Poirot is a native of what country? | B | France | Belgium | Switzerland | Netherlands | Fictional Characters | |
| Agave nectar is gaining mainstream popularity as a substitute for what? | D | Salt | Butter | Milk | Sugar | Good for You | |
| Aggies, Immies, Shooters, and Swirls is the title of a coffee table book devoted to what children's game? | B | Jacks | Marbles | Jump rope | Stickball | Games We Play | |
| Aibohphobia, which reads the same way forwards and backwards, is the fear of what? | C | Palimpsests | Puns | Palindromes | Portmanteaus | Made-up Words | |
| Airing on Nick at Nite, "Huxta-palooza" was a week-long "marathon" showcasing what classic sitcom? | B | Designing Women | The Cosby Show | Cheers | Murphy Brown | The Small Screen | |
| Akebono and Konishiki are the professional names of two legendary athletes in what sport? | A | Sumo wrestling | Cricket | Lacrosse | Hockey | Pro Athletes | |
| Alaska borders which of these Canadian provinces? | B | Alberta | British Columbia | Ontario | Saskatchewan | Neighbor to the North | |
| Albany and New York City are major ports on which river? | B | Potomac | Hudson | Cuyahoga | Delaware | A River Runs Through Them | |
| Alfred Russel Wallace proposed roughly the same major theory as what better-known scientist? | C | Niels Bohr | Isaac Newton | Charles Darwin | Albert Einstein | Sloppy Seconds | |
| All Blue, Red Bliss and Yellow Finn are three colorful varieties of what common vegetable? | A | Potato | Beet | Turnip | Eggplant | Garden Variety | |
| All lines of longitude on the Earth meet in two places: Antarctica and the middle of what ocean? | A | Arctic | Pacific | Indian | Atlantic | Oceans | |
| All of these hip-hop artists turned forty in 2009, except for whom, who turned fifty? | C | Jay-Z | Ice Cube | Flavor Flav | P. Diddy | It's Your Birthday | |
| All the news that's fit to click is a slogan used by the online version of what popular newspaper? | C | USA Today | The Wall Street Journal | The New York Times | The Washington Post | Newsworthy | |
| All three of the popular "CSI" TV dramas feature theme songs performed by what rock band? | D | The Rolling Stones | Pink Floyd | The Clash | The Who | TV Theme Songs | |
| Allegedly inspiring the song "America the Beautiful," Pikes Peak is part of what U.S. mountain range? | C | Ozark | Appalachian | Rocky | Cascade | Take a Hike | |
| Also called a longshoreman, which of these job titles refers to someone who loads and unloads ships? | D | Crocker | Wainwright | Hayward | Stevedore | On the Job | |
| Also known as "Mosi-oa-Tunya" or "The Smoke That Thunders," Victoria Falls lies on what African river? | A | Zambezi | Limpopo | Niger | Congo | Bend in the River | |
| Although it has a research station there, which of these countries does not claim territory in Antarctica? | A | Russia | Norway | Australia | Chile | Antarctica | |
| Although its name is often used generically to refer to a faraway place, the real Timbuktu is located where? | B | Southern Asia | Western Africa | The Middle East | The Indian Ocean | From Here to There | |
| Although she never used it professionally, what name did Denise Richards officially drop in 2008? | D | Clooney | Stamos | Lowe | Sheen | Name-Droppers | |
| Although the movie "Fargo" mostly takes place in Minnesota, its title refers to a city in what state? | D | Illinois | South Dakota | Wisconsin | North Dakota | The Midwest | |
| Ammonia is a gas made from hydrogen and what other element? | B | Sodium | Nitrogen | Carbon | Oxygen | It's a Gas Gas Gas | |
| Among the paints sold by Sherwin-Williams, "Ablaze" and "Heartthrob" are both varieties of what color? | C | Blue | Yellow | Red | Green | Fresh Coat | |
| An 18-karat gold bracelet is what percent gold? | D | 33 percent | 50 percent | 66 percent | 75 percent | Less Than Pure | |
| An abbreviation familiar to camping enthusiasts, "BYOTP" stands for "bring your own" what? | B | Throw pillow | Toilet paper | Toy poodle | Totem pole | In Other Words | |
| An Apgar score is used to evaluate which of the following things? | C | Hardness of a mineral | Hotness of a chili pepper | Health of a newborn baby | Age of a dinosaur fossil | Testing...Testing | |
| An athlete who injures a "hammy" has strained a muscle in what part of his body? | B | Foot | Leg | Stomach | Neck | Ham It Up | |
| An atom of what element has only one proton and one electron? | B | Carbon | Hydrogen | Nitrogen | Oxygen | The Elements | |
| An author herself, Susan Fenimore Cooper was the daughter of a novelist known for penning what book? | C | The Scarlet Letter | Uncle Tom's Cabin | The Last of the Mohicans | The Red Badge of Courage | Authors | |
| An early race of humans, the Cro-Magnons are named after a cave located in what country? | A | France | Germany | Switzerland | Austria | Magnon, P.I. | |
| An elephant-like creature known as a "heffalump" appears in the works of what children's author? | D | Maurice Sendak | Lewis Carroll | Dr. Seuss | A.A. Milne | Children's Books | |
| An important Aztec god, Quetzalcoatl was depicted as a feathered version of what animal? | D | Wolf | Jaguar | Boar | Serpent | Gods and Monsters | |
| An important characteristic of motor oil, viscosity is the ability of a liquid to resist what? | B | Evaporating | Flowing | Congealing | Freezing | Motor Oil | |
| An important rite of passage in Latino culture, the Quinceanera is a party for a girl turning what age? | B | Fourteen | Fifteen | Sixteen | Seventeen | Let's Celebrate! | |
| An important vessel in World War II, the "PT" in the U.S. Navy's "PT" boats stands for "Patrol" what? | A | Torpedo | Transport | Troop | Tanker | In the Navy | |
| An inexperienced person is often said to be "wet" where? | D | Below the knees | On the knuckles | Under the chin | Behind the ears | Often Said | |
| An observation platform called a "crow's nest" is traditionally found at the top of a what? | A | Boat | Truck | Stagecoach | Trolley car | What Is it? | |
| An ode to the president, what R&B group remade an old hit with the 2009 single "Solid (As Barack)"? | D | Kool & the Gang | Sly & The Family Stone | Earth, Wind & Fire | Ashford & Simpson | Sing It Again | |
| And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free is etched in the lobby of what agency's headquarters? | B | FBI | CIA | Department of Education | Library of Congress | Inscriptions | |
| Animal skin that has been prepared as a writing surface is known as what? | B | Mylar | Parchment | Scrim | Glassine | By Definition | |
| Anna Wintour is the longtime Editor-in-Chief of what magazine? | B | Vanity Fair | Vogue | Cosmopolitan | GQ | Off the Rack | |
| Antoine Joseph Sax, a nineteenth-century Belgian, is best remembered as the inventor of a what? | D | Kind of firearm | Flying machine | Type of liquor | Musical instrument | Quite Inventive | |
| Applied to competitors who are evenly matched, the phrase "neck and neck" derives from what sport? | D | Hunting | Sailing | Billiards | Horse racing | Sports Talk | |
| Appropriately enough, which of these sea creatures belongs to the scientific class Asteroidea? | D | Jellyfish | Tiger shark | Sea horse | Starfish | Class Act | |
| Appropriately, the culinary term "souffle" comes from a French word meaning what? | D | Darkened | Turned over | Boiled | Puffed up | From the French | |
| Appropriately, what game pieces were often depicted on 45s produced by the music label Chess Records? | C | Marbles | A pair of dice | A knight and a bishop | Dominoes | Play It Again, Sam | |
| Approximately 10,000 avalanches occur each winter in which of these U.S. states? | A | Utah | New Jersey | Alabama | Oklahoma | Snow Daze | |
| Ariel's Beginning is the subtitle of a 2008 straight-to-DVD prequel of what animated Disney movie? | D | The Lion King | Pocahontas | Aladdin | The Little Mermaid | Prequels | |
| Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus are known as "The Big Three" in what sport? | B | Tennis | Golf | Auto racing | Bowling | Sports Legends | |
| Artist Don Featherstone is widely credited with "inventing" pink plastic statues of what animal? | B | Lizard | Flamingo | Orangutan | Moose | Pink Stuff | |
| As a familiar rhyme reminds us, which of these months has more than 30 days? | B | September | July | April | November | Mark Your Calendar | |
| As a handy rhyme tells us, how many months have thirty-one days? | B | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Mark Your Calendar | |
| As a high school student, "Lethal Weapon" producer Joel Silver helped invent which of these games? | A | Ultimate Frisbee | Twister | Pictionary | Scattergories | Renaissance Man | |
| As an April Fool's Day hoax, what restaurant chain once advertised a new "Left-Handed Whopper"? | A | Burger King | Taco Bell | Dairy Queen | Pizza Hut | April Fool's Day | |
| As any avid twitterer knows, the maximum number of characters allowed for a single "tweet" is what? | B | 120 | 140 | 160 | 180 | One-Liners | |
| As demonstrated in the name of the 2011 Super Bowl, how is "45" expressed in Roman numerals? | C | LIV | XC | XLV | XV | The Super Bowl | |
| As depicted in the "Iron Man" movies, which of these is one of Iron Man's superpowers? | A | Flight | Weather manipulation | Invisibility | Time travel | Blockbusters | |
| As Groucho Marx might have told you, people can elevate their eyebrows because of what muscles? | B | Gracilis | Frontalis | Sartorius | Thenar | Eyebrows | |
| As indicated by its name, which of these animals is an insectivore? | A | Anteater | Butterfly | Yellow jacket | Grasshopper | Animal Kingdom | |
| As it appears on their handbags, the Prada label is what shape? | C | Trapezoid | Star | Triangle | Pentagon | Check the Label | |
| As its name implies, Dwell magazine is a publication dedicated to what subject? | D | Finance | Sports | Fashion | Home design | Dwell on It | |
| As its name implies, the card game solitaire requires how many people to play? | D | Six | Four | Two | One | Card Sharp | |
| As its name implies, the music group Bowfire has several performers who are virtuosos on the what? | A | Fiddle | Accordion | Harmonica | Banjo | Music Groups | |
| As its name implies, what Web site enables video conferencing between strangers chosen at random? | A | Chatroulette | Friendster | Plaxo | Flickr | Online Play | |
| As its title implies, the Jack Black movie "Be Kind Rewind" takes place primarily in a what? | D | Pet store | Coffee shop | Bakery | Video store | Movie Titles | |
| As Julius Caesar could tell you, which of these Shakespearean characters was a "backstabber"? | B | Puck | Brutus | Desdemona | Mercutio | Shakespeare | |
| As most teens can tell you, benzoyl peroxide is often the active ingredient in which of these products? | D | Breath mints | Hairspray | Deodorant | Acne cream | Drugstore Items | |
| As of 2008, The New Year's Eve ball that "drops" in Times Square is how many feet in diameter? | B | 6 | 12 | 18 | 24 | Happy New Year | |
| As of 2009, what is Africa's most populous country? | B | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Sudan | South Africa | Africa | |
| As of 2010, America's tricentennial is how many years away? | C | 36 | 56 | 66 | 96 | Get Ready | |
| As of 2010, approximately how many active man-made satellites are currently in orbit around Earth? | A | 900 | 1900 | 2900 | 3900 | Out in Space | |
| As of 2010, approximately how many Social Security numbers have been assigned since the first in 1936? | A | 457 million | 522 million | 581 million | 633 million | Gimme Your Digits | |
| As of 2010, how much does it cost to buy a single issue of the newspaper "USA Today"? | C | $0.50 | $0.75 | $1.00 | $1.25 | Newsstand Price | |
| As of 2010, the tallest building in the world is the 2,717 ft. Burj Khalifa in what Middle Eastern city? | C | Amman | Kuwait City | Dubai | Riyadh | Size Matters | |
| As of 2010, the World Tourism Organization ranks what nation as the most visited in the world? | C | Spain | Italy | France | United States | The Place to Be | |
| As of 2010, U.S. citizens must get a license from the Department of Treasury to travel directly to where? | A | Cuba | China | Russia | Vietnam | Papers in Order | |
| As of 2010, what celebrity chef has served as head judge on every season of Bravo's "Top Chef"? | D | Mario Batali | Wolfgang Puck | Anthony Bourdain | Tom Colicchio | Alone at the Top | |
| As of 2010, what is the only U.S. state without a mandatory seat belt law for adults? | C | Alaska | West Virginia | New Hampshire | Arizona | Buckle Up | |
| As of 2010, which of these Academy Award-winning actors has never been married? | C | George Clooney | Jack Nicholson | Al Pacino | Jon Voight | Bachelorhood | |
| As of 2010, which of these actors has never portrayed the Devil in a motion picture? | B | Robert De Niro | Ray Liotta | Viggo Mortensen | Billy Crystal | You Devil! | |
| As of 2010, which of these chic designers has never created a women's line of clothing for Target? | C | Zac Posen | Jean-Paul Gaultier | Calvin Klein | Isaac Mizrahi | Bullseye | |
| As of 2010, which of these countries is the world's largest exporter of oil? | A | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | Russia | Canada | Number One | |
| As of 2010, which of these historic people has not been depicted on a Pez dispenser? | C | Betsy Ross | Daniel Boone | Benjamin Franklin | Paul Revere | Sugar Coated History | |
| As of 2010, who is second in line to the British throne? | B | Prince Philip | Prince William | Prince Charles | Prince Harry | The Royal Family | |
| As of 2010, who was the youngest person, at 7 years old, to host an episode of "Saturday Night Live"? | C | Abigail Breslin | Macaulay Culkin | Drew Barrymore | Haley Joel Osment | SNL Stats | |
| As of April 2010, residents of which of these U.S. states do not currently pay state income tax? | B | New Jersey | Alaska | Oregon | Hawaii | Tax Free | |
| As of the spring of 2010, what is the approximate size of the U.S. national debt? | C | $7 trillion | $10 trillion | $13 trillion | $18 trillion | I.O.U. | |
| As part of its maintenance, which of these tourist attractions requires the use of embalming fluid? | A | Lenin's Tomb | Mount Rushmore | Stonehenge | Hoover Dam | Tourist Attractions | |
| As suggested by his last name, NFL wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco has what uniform number? | D | 0 | 1 | 23 | 85 | Take a Number | |
| As teenagers, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster created what comic book character? | B | Wonder Woman | Superman | Batman | Spider-Man | Made Man | |
| Asbestosis is a disease that directly affects which of these internal organs? | C | Kidneys | Stomach | Lungs | Heart | Medical Conditions | |
| Asthma is a medical condition that primarily affects what bodily system? | D | Reproductive | Nervous | Digestive | Respiratory | The Human Body | |
| Astrologists believe that human events can be predicted by interpreting the positions of what? | D | Animals | Clouds | Rocks | Stars | I Predict... | |
| Astronaut Sally Ride quit the pro circuit of what sport before obtaining her Ph.D. in astrophysics? | C | Skiing | Bowling | Tennis | Golf | Work Hard, Play Hard | |
| Astronomers use the term "absolute magnitude" to measure what property of a star? | C | Size | Distance from Earth | Brightness | Age | Star Talk | |
| At a Mexican restaurant, which of these dishes typically arrives at the table sizzling? | A | Fajitas | Tacos | Burritos | Tamales | Los Sizzlers | |
| At a rate of 40 words a minute, about how long would it take a person to type the Gettysburg Address? | B | 3 minutes | 7 minutes | 11 minutes | 15 minutes | Start Typing | |
| At five feet eleven inches, Michelle Obama is tied with whom for tallest First Lady? | C | Jackie Kennedy | Lady Bird Johnson | Eleanor Roosevelt | Bess Truman | Two Tall Women | |
| At its nearest point, the island nation of the Bahamas is approximately 50 miles off what state's coastline? | A | Florida | Mississippi | Texas | Louisiana | Geography 101 | |
| At just 21, who was the youngest woman ever to receive an Oscar for Best Actress? | C | Audrey Hepburn | Julie Christie | Marlee Matlin | Jodie Foster | The Oscar Goes to... | |
| At Sears, a Sears-O-Pedic is a type of what? | C | Ceiling fan | Bookshelf | Mattress | Coffee table | Brand Names | |
| At the 2010 Grammys, who memorably sang "Glitter in the Air" while spinning upside down in silk drapes? | B | Beyonce | Pink | Taylor Swift | Lady Gaga | Great Performances | |
| At the 2010 Oscars, Molly Ringwald and Matthew Broderick fittingly paid tribute to what film director? | B | Sydney Pollack | John Hughes | Anthony Minghella | Robert Altman | In Memoriam | |
| At the 2010 Winter Olympics, who set the American record for most winter medal wins ever? | A | Apolo Anton Ohno | Lindsay Vonn | Bode Miller | Shaun White | Proving Their Medal | |
| At the age of 14, what actor pretended to be older to land a role in the 1979 film "Apocalypse Now"? | C | Frederic Forrest | Martin Sheen | Laurence Fishburne | Harrison Ford | Behind the Scenes | |
| At the beginning of a game of chess, what pieces occupy the four corners of the board? | C | Pawns | Bishops | Rooks | Knights | Your Move | |
| At the end of the book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," what happens to the Grinch's heart? | A | Grows three sizes | Thaws out | Turns into a sugarplum | Lights up like a star | Happy Endings | |
| At the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, KY, what equipment is on display at the "Train with Ali" exhibit? | C | Hockey stick | Tennis racket | Punching bag | Golf club | Sporting Equipment | |
| At the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, whose portrait depicts him holding a computer disk? | C | Frank Sinatra | Michael Jordan | Bill Gates | Andy Warhol | The Smithsonian | |
| At the time he was "discovered" by music executives in 1954, Elvis Presley was working as a what? | B | Janitor | Truck driver | Short-order cook | Longshoreman | The King | |
| At which of these locations will you find "megaliths"? | C | Yellowstone Park | Antarctica | Stonehenge | Grand Canyon | Megaliths | |
| At which of these places would a person most likely find a book known as a hymnal? | C | Restaurant | Zoo | Church | Playground | Light Reading | |
| At which of these tourist attractions does a "Maid of the Mist" boat tour provide free ponchos? | B | Mount Rushmore | Niagara Falls | Washington Monument | Gateway Arch | Tourist Traps | |
| Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is frequently referred to as the "Supreme Leader" of what Middle East nation? | A | Iran | Jordan | Syria | Lebanon | The Middle East | |
| Baby Orajel is a topical anesthetic designed to help relieve pain caused by what? | D | Colic | Diaper rash | Ear infections | Teething | Bundles of Joy | |
| Barack Obama is a two-time winner of which of these awards? | C | Oscar | Tony | Grammy | Emmy | The Envelope, Please | |
| Based on ancient Mayan predictions, a 2009 disaster movie portrays the world ending in what year? | A | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Clock's Ticking | |
| Based on events of the 1976 Soweto riots, the Broadway musical "Sarafina!" is set in what country? | C | Israel | Italy | South Africa | Brazil | Off Off Off Broadway | |
| Based on passenger volume, what U.S. airport was the world's busiest in 2009? | C | O'Hare | JFK | Hartsfield Atlanta | Los Angeles International | Coming Through! | |
| Based on the children's books, the main characters of the Nick Jr. TV show "Olivia" are what animals? | A | Pigs | Goldfish | Parrots | Chimps | Pass the Remote | |
| Based solely on tile values, which of these words is worth the most points in a game of Scrabble? | D | Zephyr | Quinoa | Eczema | Kibbutz | Scrabble | |
| Basra is the chief port of which Persian Gulf country? | B | Iran | Iraq | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Port Cities | |
| Bearnaise, a classic French sauce served with steak, is traditionally flavored with which of these herbs? | D | Coriander | Rosemary | Sage | Tarragon | Saucy | |
| Beating Denver's boast, which of these U.S. state capitals sits at an elevation even higher than a mile? | B | Helena | Santa Fe | Salt Lake City | Olympia | That's High | |
| Because commoners were once denied entry, a famous Beijing palace complex is known as what? | D | The Heavenly City | The Invisible City | The Silent City | The Forbidden City | Keep Out | |
| Because he often blocks legislation, Senator Tom Coburn has what James Bond-esque nickname? | D | Goldfinger | Moonraker | Thunderball | Dr. No | Political Nicknames | |
| Because her ruling ended a 1995 strike, Justice Sotomayor is known as "the judge that saved" what? | C | Broadway | Movies | Baseball | The subway | You Rule! | |
| Because it emits light, which of these insects is a bioluminescent organism? | D | Hornet | Bumblebee | Ladybug | Firefly | Bugs | |
| Because it involves wearing costumes, the festival of Purim is often referred to as the "Jewish" what? | B | Valentine's Day | Halloween | St. Patrick's Day | Labor Day | On Holiday | |
| Because it is a fictionalized account of the author's real life, which of these novels is a "roman a clef"? | C | Twilight | The Da Vinci Code | The Devil Wears Prada | Fight Club | Bestseller List | |
| Because it is not a cloven-hoofed animal, what type of livestock is immune to hoof-and-mouth disease? | D | Cow | Pig | Sheep | Horse | Animal Farm | |
| Because it is produced by the body, which of these vitamins is classified as a hormone? | C | Vitamin A | Vitamin C | Vitamin D | Vitamin E | The Human Body | |
| Because it is released in stressful situations, which of these is known as the "fight or flight" hormone? | B | Testosterone | Adrenaline | Insulin | Estrogen | It's Hormonal | |
| Because it is sold in multiples of 64, computer RAM, or memory, is unavailable in which of these sizes? | D | 128 MB | 256 MB | 512 MB | 878 MB | Multiplication Table | |
| Because it was the first to give women the right to vote, what U.S. state's motto is "Equal Rights"? | A | Wyoming | Nebraska | Colorado | Montana | Notable Votables | |
| Because its members are all related to a man named Leon, a rock band formed in 2000 has what name? | C | Wizards of Leon | Gentlemen of Leon | Kings of Leon | Dudes of Leon | Rock Bands | |
| Because its shape resembles that of the musical instrument, a paper clip in France is called a what? | C | Violin | Clarinet | Trombone | Piano | Le Office | |
| Because its spelling was not firmly established at the time, what word is misspelled on the Liberty Bell? | D | Liberty | Government | Independence | Pennsylvania | Spelling Bee | |
| Because most members were Latter-day Saints, Howard Hughes' entourage was often called what? | B | The Jewish Mafia | The Mormon Mafia | The Catholic Mafia | The Quaker Mafia | Mafia Men | |
| Because of how they are paid, what Hollywood professionals are referred to as "tenpercenters"? | D | Film directors | Caterers | Animal wranglers | Talent agents | Show Business | |
| Because of its abundance of bright lights, what New York City landmark is called "The Great White Way"? | D | Wall Street | Central Park | Ellis Island | Broadway | Bright Lights, Big City | |
| Because of its long, narrow body, a phasmid insect is commonly referred to by what informal nickname? | A | Walking stick | Broom handle | Jousting pole | Fishing spear | Entomology | |
| Because of its shape, which of these comfy chairs is sometimes referred to as a "dish chair"? | B | Recliner | Papasan chair | Adirondack chair | Chaise lounge | Sit on It | |
| Because of the distinctive sounds they make to communicate, spotted hyenas are also called what? | B | Gurgling hyenas | Laughing hyenas | Sneezing hyenas | Wailing hyenas | Noisemakers | |
| Because of the emotion it controls, the part of the brain called the "amygdala" is also known as what? | C | The joy center | The love center | The fear center | The sorrow center | In the Brain | |
| Because the government requires it, most enriched grain products in the U.S. are fortified with what? | B | Vitamin D | Folic acid | Beta carotene | Vitamin E | Nutrition | |
| Because the Roman calendar began on March 1st, what month's name comes from the Latin for "tenth"? | D | April | July | August | December | On the Calendar | |
| Because they arrive slower than email, letters sent by post are often given what nickname? | B | Whale mail | Snail mail | Tail mail | Quail mail | Put Your Stamp on It | |
| Because they cannot tolerate gluten, which of these foods is off-limits to a person with celiac disease? | C | Poached eggs | Rice | Wheat bread | Steak tartare | Off-Limits | |
| Because they lack a certain enzyme, people who are lactose-intolerant have trouble digesting what? | A | Milk | Soy | Wheat | Corn | Some People | |
| Because they live in highly organized colonies, which of the following are considered social insects? | B | Mosquitoes | Ants | Grasshoppers | Cockroaches | Animal Kingdom | |
| Because they're all in common meter, Emily Dickinson poems can be easily sung to what TV theme? | A | Gilligan's Island | Happy Days | The Brady Bunch | Three's Company | Emily Dickinson | |
| Because we typically eat the fleshy part of its root, which of these foods is considered a root vegetable? | B | Pepper | Turnip | Pumpkin | Eggplant | Eat Your Veggies | |
| Before a 2007 scandal led to his suspension, Michael Vick was the star quarterback of what NFL team? | B | Pittsburgh Steelers | Atlanta Falcons | Carolina Panthers | Tennessee Titans | Sports Scandals | |
| Before a British family adopted him, kids lit character Paddington Bear lived in Peru and had what name? | D | Pilar | Pascual | Paulo | Pastuso | Paddington Bear | |
| Before Barbara Bush, what First Lady's husband and son both served as U.S. president? | B | Lady Bird Johnson | Abigail Adams | Eleanor Roosevelt | Dolley Madison | First Ladies | |
| Before becoming a novelist, which of these men came up with the ad slogan, "I'm a Toys 'R' Us kid!"? | C | John Grisham | Elmore Leonard | James Patterson | Carl Hiaasen | Ad Men | |
| Before becoming an international singing star, Julio Iglesias briefly played what sport professionally? | C | Tennis | Cricket | Soccer | Golf | Hidden Talents | |
| Before becoming the go-to music industry magazine, Billboard focused on which of these subjects? | C | Church revivals | Horse racing | Carnivals | Notorious crimes | Beat Writers | |
| Before beginning her solo career, Aimee Mann was the lead singer of what 1980s pop band? | B | Thompson Twins | 'Til Tuesday | The Bangles | Berlin | Blast From the Past | |
| Before competing in "Dancing With the Stars," Evan Lysacek won an Olympic gold medal in what sport? | B | Snowboarding | Figure Skating | Speed Skating | Downhill skiing | Reality TV World | |
| Before conquering the fashion world, what designer had a career as a competitive figure skater? | C | Diane von Furstenberg | Marc Jacobs | Vera Wang | Michael Kors | Plan B | |
| Before disposing them, many eco-conscious people cut up their plastic six-pack rings to try to do what? | C | Reduce fuel emissions | Conserve electricity | Protect animals | Prevent deforestation | Eco-Conscious | |
| Before gaining independence in 1979, the Caribbean island of St. Lucia was a colony of what country? | B | The Netherlands | United Kingdom | France | Spain | Going It Alone | |
| Before he was a legendary Wild West gunslinger John "Doc" Holliday was what type of doctor? | C | Optometrist | Podiatrist | Dentist | Veterinarian | Gunslingers | |
| Before he was TV's "McDreamy," Patrick Dempsey was uber-nerd Ronald Miller in what '80s teen flick? | B | Better Off Dead | Can't Buy Me Love | Some Kind of Wonderful | Footloose | TV Hunks | |
| Before he went solo, British singer Morrissey was frontman for which of these '80s bands? | B | Human League | The Smiths | The Cure | Depeche Mode | Going Rogue | |
| Before her "90210" fame, Shannen Doherty was a regular cast member on which of these '80s shows? | B | Mork & Mindy | Little House: A New Beginning | Dynasty | Eight Is Enough | Before They Were Stars | |
| Before its country suffered a 15-year civil war, what city was known as "The Paris of the Middle East"? | C | Damascus | Tehran | Beirut | Riyadh | City Nicknames | |
| Before joining "The View" in 2007, comedian Sherri Shepherd played a sassy cop on what sitcom? | B | Two and a Half Men | Everybody Loves Raymond | The King of Queens | According to Jim | Resume Fodder | |
| Before starring in ABC's "Modern Family," Ed O'Neill was best known for playing what classic TV dad? | A | Al Bundy | Danny Tanner | Jason Seaver | Steven Keaton | Who's Their Daddy? | |
| Before switching career paths, what prominent American studied clarinet performance at Juilliard? | D | Antonin Scalia | Lee Iacocca | Walter Cronkite | Alan Greenspan | Career Planning | |
| Before the 24th Amendment was passed, many U.S. states required people to pay a poll tax to do what? | A | Vote in elections | Receive mail | Join a union | Enroll in public school | Making Amends | |
| Before there was "Brangelina," a celebrity couple known as "Desilu" starred on what TV show? | C | The Brady Bunch | The Honeymooners | I Love Lucy | Bewitched | Famous Couples | |
| Before they hit it big, the Beatles replaced band member Pete Best with whom? | D | George Harrison | John Lennon | Paul McCartney | Ringo Starr | The Fab Four | |
| Before-and-after photos of the tops of men's heads are commonly used to market what drugstore brand? | C | Dr. Scholl's | Huggies | Rogaine | Preparation H | Drugstore Products | |
| Bel Air, Brentwood, and Westwood are neighborhoods in what metropolitan area? | A | Los Angeles | Houston | Atlanta | Miami | In the Hood | |
| Belief that the wealth of the upper classes gradually spreads to the lower classes is called the what? | A | Trickle-down theory | Spatter-down theory | Dribble-down theory | Sprinkle-down theory | Show Me the Money | |
| Beneath its leathery skin, what fruit is composed of hundreds of bright red seeds called arils? | D | Star fruit | Kumquat | Persimmon | Pomegranate | Produce Aisle | |
| Benjamin Franklin once keenly observed that what two items "stink after three days"? | A | Fish and visitors | Laundry and ideas | Shoes and clouds | Meat and conversation | Franklin Quotables | |
| Besides Abraham Lincoln, who is the only other signer of the Emancipation Proclamation? | D | Hannibal Hamlin | Andrew Johnson | Edwin Stanton | William Seward | The Dotted Line | |
| Better known as the musical duo the Carpenters, how were Karen and Richard Carpenter related? | A | Brother and sister | Cousins | Husband and wife | Mother and son | Family Trees | |
| Between 1100 and 1547, there were eight different kings of England who had what first name? | B | Stephen | Henry | Jeremy | Paul | Eight is Enough | |
| Bi bim bop, whose name means "mixed rice," is a popular dish in the cuisine of what country? | D | Brazil | India | Morocco | South Korea | Mixing Bowl | |
| Bifocals are a type of what? | B | Kitchen utensil | Eyeglasses | Gardening tool | Musical instrument | Just Your Typ | |
| Bitterballen, deep-fried meatballs with mustard, are a traditional treat of what European nation? | D | Sweden | Switzerland | Poland | The Netherlands | Tasty Treats | |
| Black lung is a disease that primarily affects people who work as what? | D | Lumberjacks | Airline pilots | Truck drivers | Coal miners | Job Hazards | |
| Blazin' Habanero Salsa and Chili Mix are two items sold in the gift shop of what U.S. landmark? | C | Plymouth Rock | Liberty Bell | The Alamo | Ellis Island | Hot & Spicy | |
| Blue sky laws are state regulations designed to protect people from what? | A | Securities fraud | Toxic waste disposal | Carbon emissions | Identity theft | Blue Skies | |
| Boom boxes are powerful versions of what electronic device? | D | Calculator | Microwave oven | Television | Portable stereo | Boom! | |
| Borborygmi is the technical name for a bodily condition more commonly referred to as what? | B | Ringing in the ears | Growling stomach | Frog in the throat | Seeing spots | Big Words | |
| Born in 1905, author Eugene Fodor was a pioneer of what book genre? | B | Sci-fi novels | Travel guides | Encyclopedias | Cookbooks | At the Bookstore | |
| Born in 1938, what cartoon icon was inspired by a fleet-footed Disney critter named Max Hare? | A | Bugs Bunny | Yogi Bear | Woody Woodpecker | Felix the Cat | Classic Toons | |
| Born with the real name Dick Whitman, what TV character goes by an alias to hide his identity? | C | Gregory House | Dexter Morgan | Don Draper | Jack Bauer | Man of Mystery | |
| Both "gam" and "pod" are terms used to describe a group of what animals? | B | Giraffes | Whales | Ostriches | Bats | Animal Kingdom | |
| Brasilia is the capital of a large country on what continent? | B | Australia | South America | Europe | Asia | Spanning the Globe | |
| Breathe Right strips are flexible adhesive bands commonly applied where on the body? | D | Under the tongue | Across the Adam's apple | On the forehead | On the bridge of the nose | Medicine Cabinet | |
| Bridal veils are commonly made from what sheer material? | A | Tulle | Muslin | Jacquard | Chenille | Bridal Fashion | |
| Brides in what country place lumps of sugar in their gloves to ensure a "sweet" life? | C | Japan | Egypt | Greece | Brazil | Wedding Traditions | |
| Bromhidrosis is more commonly called what? | B | Sore throat | Body odor | Stomach ache | Whooping cough | Is the Doctor In? | |
| Bubbles collapsing in synovial fluid is what creates the sound that occurs when you do what? | C | Snore | Hiccup | Crack your knuckles | Pop your ears | Sounds Like | |
| Built in 1752, the world's oldest existing zoo is located in what European city? | A | Vienna | Budapest | Prague | Warsaw | Where Is It? | |
| By definition, "deglutition" is a medical term for what? | C | Coughing | Breathing | Swallowing | Yawning | Look It Up | |
| By definition, a "birder" is a person who does what with birds? | B | Hunts them | Watches them | Sells them | Collects them | Bird Brains | |
| By definition, a "knell" is the sound made by which of the following? | D | Whistle | Gun | Drum | Bell | Vocabulary | |
| By definition, a "noncom" is an enlisted member of the U.S. armed forces who is what? | C | Noncombative | Noncommitted | Noncommissioned | Noncommunicative | In the Army Now | |
| By definition, a "towhead" has what distinguishing feature? | C | Large ears | Crooked teeth | Light-blond hair | Long beard | Feature Presentation | |
| By definition, a conductor is a substance that allows the flow of what? | C | Air | Water | Electricity | Gas | In the Dictionary | |
| By definition, a cordate leaf resembles which of the following shapes? | A | Heart | Clover | Horseshoe | Half moon | In the Dictionary | |
| By definition, a corporation that files for Chapter 11 is doing what? | D | Selling stock | Introducing new products | Relocating | Declaring bankruptcy | Government Services | |
| By definition, a criminal who is "on the lam" is doing what? | C | Planning a crime | Turning himself in | Fleeing the police | Serving time in jail | Crime Doesn't Pay | |
| By definition, a diurnal event occurs how often? | A | Every day | Twice a week | Once every two weeks | Ten times per year | Strictly Speaking | |
| By definition, a doctor specializing in geriatrics primarily treats problems relating to what? | B | Athletic injuries | Aging | Pregnancy | Diet & nutrition | Specialty of the Day | |
| By definition, a granivorous bird eats which of the following things? | D | Berries | Insects | Worms | Seeds | For the Birds | |
| By definition, a gullywasher is a sudden, strong what? | B | Firestorm | Rainstorm | Sandstorm | Snowstorm | The Elements | |
| By definition, a holographic will is which of the following? | B | Unsigned | Handwritten | Oral | Lost | By Definition | |
| By definition, a maillot is what type of women's clothing item? | B | Fitted jacket | One-piece swimsuit | Wide-brimmed hat | Full-length skirt | Women's Fashion | |
| By definition, a malingerer is someone who pretends to be what? | A | Sick | Poor | Single | Unhappy | Word Power | |
| By definition, a person whose mouth is "agape" has a mouth that is what? | C | Smiling | Frowning | Wide open | Tight-lipped | Facial Expressions | |
| By definition, a philologist studies what? | C | Romance | Photographs | Language | Fire | Reference Desk | |
| By definition, a pseudologue does which of these things? | C | Plays music | Gives advice | Tells lies | Writes poems | Reference Desk | |
| By definition, a sarcophagus is a type of what? | A | Coffin | Altar | Tapestry | Sword | Use Your Words | |
| By definition, a stertorous person does what noisily? | A | Snores | Chews | Complains | Laughs | Strictly Speaking | |
| By definition, a vertebral subluxation is a medical problem that affects the bones of the what? | B | Skull | Spine | Foot | Rib cage | Doc Talk | |
| By definition, an "exit poll" is an informal survey of people who have recently finished doing what? | D | Traveling on a plane | Eating in a restaurant | Shopping | Voting | Opinion Surveys | |
| By definition, an anchorite has retired into seclusion usually for what reason? | B | Medical problems | Religious beliefs | Criminal past | Economic problems | Whatever Happened To... | |
| By definition, an apivorous bird primarily eats what? | B | Worms | Bees | Fish | Spiders | For the Birds | |
| By definition, an urbanologist studies which of the following? | C | Forests | Oceans | Cities | Glaciers | The Experts | |
| By definition, dermatitis is an inflammation of the what? | A | Skin | Sinuses | Eyeball | Lymph nodes | The Doctor Is In | |
| By definition, food that is flambeed is served how? | C | With cream | Sliced very thin | Lit on fire | Dusted with sugar | Food for Thought | |
| By definition, rotisserie meats are cooked how? | D | In a clay pot | On a griddle | In boiling water | On a rotating spit | Are You Chicken? | |
| By definition, someone described as "svelte" has what body type? | C | Chubby | Short | Slender | Muscular | Figures | |
| By definition, someone who is "skirling" is playing what musical instrument? | B | Cowbell | Bagpipes | Xylophone | Accordion | Practice Time | |
| By definition, what kind of flower is a fleur-de-lis? | B | Orchid | Iris | Violet | Rose | Flower Power | |
| By definition, what Mexican dish is deep-fried to make a chimichanga? | A | Burrito | Taco | Tamale | Enchilada | Ole! | |
| By definition, what shape is a gable roof? | B | Domed | Triangular | Flat | Stair-stepped | Gimme Shelter | |
| By definition, what will be done to a building if it is going to be "razed"? | A | Demolished | Restored | Gutted | Built | Strictly Speaking | |
| By definition, which of the following is true of a person who is pigeon-toed? | B | Their feet turn outward | Their feet turn inward | Their toes curl upward | Their knees bow outward | For the Birds | |
| By definition, which of these classic French recipes contains nuts? | D | Pot-au-feu | Ratatouille | Coq au vin | Trout amandine | Totally Nutty | |
| By definition, which of these geometric shapes is a parallelogram? | C | Triangle | Pentagon | Rectangle | Circle | Shaping Up | |
| By definition, which of these popular craft hobbies involves the use of a hooked needle? | B | Embroidery | Crochet | Macrame | Cross-stitch | I'm Hooked | |
| By definition, which of these preparations involves covering a steak with coarsely ground pepper? | D | Steak tartare | Steak frites | Steak bearnaise | Steak au poivre | Menu Item | |
| By definition, which of these vessels is a type of canoe? | B | Ferry | Kayak | Barge | Schooner | Seaworthy | |
| By definition, which of these words represents a "knocking or rapping" sound? | C | Bric-a-brac | Ding-a-ling | Rat-a-tat | Chug-a-lug | By Definition | |
| By law, a unique 17-character ID number called a VIN is assigned during production of each new what? | C | House | Cell phone | Automobile | Passport | By the Numbers | |
| By tradition, what dish has been served daily at the restaurant of the U.S. Senate since the early 1900s? | C | Short ribs | Macaroni and cheese | Bean soup | Collard greens | Daily Special | |
| Calculus is another name for what dental problem? | C | Cavity | Overbite | Tartar | Gingivitis | In the Chair | |
| Called the "Cajun accordion," the diatonic accordion is the official musical instrument of what U.S. state? | C | Wisconsin | Rhode Island | Louisiana | Arizona | Act Accordionly | |
| Capable of eroding tooth enamel, which of these fruits is the most acidic? | B | Cantaloupe | Lemon | Watermelon | Banana | Bad Acid | |
| Cape Wrangell is located at what extreme point in the U.S.? | B | Easternmost | Westernmost | Southernmost | Northernmost | To the Extreme | |
| Capri pants are named for a picturesque resort island located off the coast of what country? | C | Spain | Turkey | Italy | Mexico | Women's Fashion | |
| Carnac the Magnificent was an all-knowing "psychic" created in 1964 by what legendary entertainer? | A | Johnny Carson | Bob Hope | Flip Wilson | Milton Berle | Fictional Characters | |
| Carrots are said to be good for the eyes because they enable the body to create what nutrient? | B | Riboflavin | Vitamin A | Iron | Vitamin D | Good for You | |
| Cayenne, Sugarloaf and Red Spanish are three popular varieties of what? | D | Watermelon | Pear | Peach | Pineapple | Fruits & Veggies | |
| Charles de Gaulle once quipped about how difficult it is to govern a country with 246 different what? | D | National newspapers | Languages | Religions | Varieties of cheese | Famous Quips | |
| Chiefly used in the UK, the term "serviette" refers to what everyday household item? | A | Napkin | Corkscrew | Place mat | Ladle | Across the Pond | |
| Children put Shrinky Dinks into what in order to make them shrink? | A | Oven | Freezer | Refrigerator | Bowl of water | Shrunk With Power | |
| Chomolungma, or "Goddess Mother of the World," is a local name for what natural wonder? | B | Victoria Falls | Mount Everest | Great Barrier Reef | Amazon River | Nicknames | |
| Chronometry is the science of measuring what? | C | Sound | Shapes | Time | Light | Strong Measures | |
| Ciclone is the Italian word for what type of natural event? | C | Avalanche | Earthquake | Tornado | Tidal wave | Italian Dictionary | |
| Cincy is the popular nickname of a major city in what U.S. state? | C | Utah | Maryland | Ohio | Georgia | Cin' City | |
| Citizen Cake, an eatery in San Francisco, derives its name from a classic film directed by whom? | A | Orson Welles | Cecil B. DeMille | Frank Capra | Alfred Hitchcock | Movie Titles | |
| Classic "light bulb" jokes begin by asking how many people it takes to do what? | B | Buy a light bulb | Change a light bulb | Polish a light bulb | Break a light bulb | Bad Jokes | |
| Classic kids' stories involving Goldilocks, billy goats and little pigs all feature what word in their titles? | B | Two | Three | Four | Five | Once Upon a Time | |
| Claw crackers are handy tools commonly used by people eating what? | C | Lamb | Turkey | Lobster | Duck | Dinner Table | |
| CNN journalist Anderson Cooper is a descendant of what prominent family dynasty? | B | The Woolworths | The Vanderbilts | The Rockefellers | The Astors | Pedigree | |
| Co-owned by a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback, Elway's is a restaurant located in what U.S. city? | C | Atlanta | San Francisco | Denver | St. Louis | NFL Quarterbacks | |
| Coaches and assistant coaches must wear a sport coat or suit coat is an official rule in what pro sport? | D | PGA | NFL | NASCAR | NBA | Sportswear | |
| Coffee beans are actually the pits of a sweet-tasting fruit called what? | A | Coffee cherry | Coffee date | Coffee plum | Coffee fig | Coffee Facts | |
| Coined in recent years, the term "ludology" often refers to the academic study of what? | A | Video games | Comic books | Alternative fuels | Political elections | Study Up | |
| Colorado is nicknamed the Centennial State because it joined the Union in what year? | C | 1856 | 1866 | 1876 | 1886 | Makes Sense | |
| Comparing a guy to "candy on a stick," the Chordettes had a hit single in 1958 with what title? | C | Licorice | Gumdrop | Lollipop | Caramel | Oldies but Goodies | |
| Completed in the 14th century, the world famous Leaning Tower of Pisa stands how many stories tall? | A | Eight | Ten | Twelve | Fourteen | Famous Leaning Towers | |
| Composed by John Williams, the familiar theme song of "NBC Nightly News" has what title? | B | The Truth | The Mission | The Message | The Calling | Name That Tune | |
| Connected to the brain, the acoustic nerve is integral to which of these senses? | A | Hearing | Sight | Taste | Smell | Some Nerve | |
| Considered a god of healing, which of these deities is mentioned in the classic Hippocratic oath? | B | Zeus | Apollo | Hermes | Prometheus | Take the Oath | |
| Considered a national dish in France, a crepe is a paper-thin type of what? | A | Pancake | Cookie | Bacon | Cheese | Food for Thought | |
| Considered one of the best racehorses of all time, Phar Lap was the national pride of what country? | B | Ireland | Australia | England | Germany | National Treasure | |
| Considered the most influential in his field, Lester Bangs was best known for what kind of journalism? | A | Rock music | Opera | Gourmet food | Professional sports | Famous Journalists | |
| Considered the only American Indian vice president in U.S. history, Charles Curtis served under whom? | D | Woodrow Wilson | Harry Truman | Theodore Roosevelt | Herbert Hoover | Veeps | |
| Consisting of the twin cities of Buda and Pest, Budapest straddles what European river? | B | Elbe | Danube | Rhine | Oder | Rolling on the River | |
| Containing neither grapes nor nuts, the breakfast cereal Grape-Nuts is made from what two grains? | A | Wheat and barley | Rice and oats | Corn and flaxseed | Rye and buckwheat | Read the Label | |
| Contestants for the Scripps National Spelling Bee may not have passed beyond what grade? | A | Eighth | Tenth | Seventh | Fifth | Making the Grade | |
| Contrary to popular belief, Robert E. Lee's surrender took place not in a courthouse, but in whose home? | C | The O'Neills | The Thompsons | The McLeans | The Harrisons | Sweet Surrender | |
| Coral reefs form due to a gradual accumulation of which of the following? | A | Animal skeletons | Salt deposits | Volcanic rock | Quartz | Under the Sea | |
| Coroner's use only is a phrase commonly seen on which of these types of documents? | D | Birth certificate | College diploma | Marriage license | Death certificate | Official Documents | |
| Counterculture icon Timothy Leary was the godfather of what Hollywood actress? | D | Drew Barrymore | Gwyneth Paltrow | Angelina Jolie | Winona Ryder | The Godfather | |
| Cover Girl's Queen Collection is a cosmetics line named for its spokeswoman, an actress and a what? | B | Folk singer | Hip-hop artist | Professional athlete | Runway model | Spokeswomen | |
| Craigslist is a popular online message board that was created in 1995 to serve what U.S. city? | D | Austin | Denver | Seattle | San Francisco | Humble Beginnings | |
| Created by the Department of Defense in 1969, the precursor to today's Internet initially had what name? | B | EXPONET | ARPANET | HELINET | SUPRANET | Forerunners | |
| Created in the Chesapeake Bay area, Old Bay seasoning was meant to go with what type of food? | A | Seafood | Poultry | Beef | Pork | Tis the Seasoning | |
| Creed discrimination laws forbid discrimination based on what? | A | Religious beliefs | Birthplace | Gender | Ethnicity | By Law | |
| Culinarily speaking, which of these nursery rhyme characters had the easiest access to mutton? | A | Little Bo Peep | Old Mother Hubbard | Humpty Dumpty | Little Miss Muffet | Yum! | |
| Curves is a popular fitness club chain aimed at what specific demographic? | B | College students | Women | Senior citizens | Businessmen | Workin' It Out | |
| Cuticle pushers and acrylic nippers are tools often used to perform which of these spa treatments? | A | Manicure | Back massage | Mud wrap | Facial | Spa Day | |
| Dalmatia, the namesake of a popular dog breed, is a historic coastal region in which of these countries? | B | Finland | Croatia | Portugal | Russia | Dog Breed History | |
| Dampers, pieces of felt used to mute the strings, are often inside which of these musical instruments? | C | Guitar | Violin | Piano | Cello | Musical Instruments | |
| Daniel Handler writes the kids' book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" under what pen name? | B | Samuel Popinjay | Lemony Snicket | Jasper Rotten | Theodore Umbleweed | Kid Lit | |
| Darfur is located in what African country? | D | Angola | Nigeria | Somalia | Sudan | African Geography | |
| Das Boot is an acclaimed 1981 German film that portrays life aboard what type of vessel? | D | Fishing boat | Cruise ship | Aircraft carrier | Submarine | At Sea | |
| Dave Barry once wrote that there was no way to kill what plant "that does not involve nuclear weapons"? | D | Bamboo | Aloe | Eucalyptus | Crabgrass | Notable Quotables | |
| Daytime Running Lights, or "DRLs," are a common safety feature on what? | A | Automobiles | Gas grills | Power saws | Ceiling fans | Safety First | |
| Dead-tree version is slang for a document that is what? | A | Printed on paper | Extremely long | Available online | Handwritten | Slang Terms | |
| Deadly Nadders, Hideous Zipplebacks and Gronckles are feared creatures in what 2010 movie? | B | Alice in Wonderland | How to Train Your Dragon | Clash of the Titans | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Creature Features | |
| Debated by Congress for years, the controversial "Bridge to Nowhere" was actually a bridge to where? | C | Escanaba, MI | Strawberry Island, WA | Ketchikan, AK | Islesford, ME | Going Nowhere Fast | |
| Dee Brown's bestselling history of the American West is titled "Bury My Heart" where? | A | At Wounded Knee | On Promontory Point | By Little Bighorn | In Dodge City | Based on | |
| Deltiology is the hobby of collecting what everyday object? | C | Buttons | Shoes | Postcards | Perfume bottles | Collectibles | |
| Deoxyribose, a main component of DNA structure, is a type of what? | B | Steroid | Sugar | Fat | Protein | Genetic Makeup | |
| Derived from a classic TV series set in Hawaii, "Five-O" is a slang term for which of these professionals? | B | Reporter | Police officer | Fireman | Lawyer | Slanguage | |
| Derived from its Greek name, areology is the scientific study of what planet? | A | Mars | Saturn | Venus | Jupiter | Study Time | |
| Derived from Latin roots meaning "removal of meat," what word commonly refers to the time before Lent? | D | Jubilee | Festival | Revelry | Carnival | Good Times | |
| Derived from the Greek word for "fire," pyrexia is another term for what medical condition? | B | Coughing | Fever | Sore throat | Aches | From the Greek | |
| Designed by the architect Maya Lin, the Civil Rights Memorial is located in what U.S. city? | B | Atlanta, GA | Montgomery, AL | Little Rock, AR | Memphis, TN | Forget Me Not | |
| Despite its negative connotations, which of these adjectives is often used as a slang term for "cool"? | B | Vile | Fierce | Crass | Heinous | New Meaning | |
| Despite its nickname, Howard Hughes's so-called "Spruce Goose" was built mainly out of what wood? | A | Birch | Ash | Oak | Pine | Isn't It Ironic | |
| Despite their names, John Luther Adams and John Coolidge Adams are two very different modern what? | D | Dancers | Painters | Poets | Composers | Two Johns | |
| Despite their silvery appearance, most nickels are made up of 75 percent what? | B | Tin | Copper | Iron | Zinc | Test Your Metal | |
| Destroyit is a popular brand of what type of office equipment? | D | Fax machine | Photocopier | Printer | Paper shredder | Office Supplies | |
| Destroys the Clog! is a registered trademark of what brand? | C | Aquafresh | Visine | Liquid-Plumr | Coppertone | Brand Names | |
| Detroit businessman Ransom Eli Olds became famous for mass-producing what? | B | Rifles | Cars | Sewing machines | Typewriters | Start Ups | |
| Developed by scientists at the University of Minnesota, a Honeycrisp is a variety of what fruit? | A | Apple | Peach | Orange | Grape | Fruits & Vegetables | |
| Devil's food cake is a sinfully dark dessert item with what flavor? | A | Chocolate | Cherry | Coffee | Cinnamon | Yummy! | |
| Diamonds being the hardest, which of these gems is the second hardest according to the Mohs scale? | D | Topaz | Garnet | Emerald | Sapphire | A Girl's Best Friend | |
| Diaphoresis is a medical term for what condition, which might be caused by a difficult trivia question? | D | Nail biting | Lightheadedness | Teeth grinding | Excessive sweating | Fancy Words | |
| Diets that incorporate the eating habits of Greece, Spain and Italy are fittingly referred to as what? | C | Caribbean | Baltic | Mediterranean | Arabian | Eat Right | |
| Discovered in 1933, polyvinylidene chloride is more commonly known as what? | C | Plexiglas | Lycra | Saran | Styrofoam | Better Known As | |
| Disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich appeared on what reality show in 2010? | B | Celebrity Rehab | Celebrity Apprentice | Dancing With the Stars | Celebrity Fit Club | Reality TV World | |
| Displayed on all of their farming equipment, what are the trademark colors of the John Deere brand? | D | Pink & White | Red & Blue | Black & Orange | Green & Yellow | The Color Wheel | |
| Do a good turn daily is the slogan of what organization? | C | 4-H Club | Rotary Club | Boy Scouts of America | American Red Cross | Mottos | |
| Doctors advise pregnant women to consume sufficient amounts of Vitamin B9, known as what? | D | Beta-carotene | Riboflavin | Niacin | Folic acid | When You're Expecting | |
| Does Al only do parodies of other songs? is a question answered on whose official Web site? | C | Al Pacino | Al Sharpton | Weird Al Yankovic | Al Roker | Call Me Al | |
| Don't Hassel the Hoff is a 2007 autobiography written by the star of what '90s TV show? | D | Lois & Clark | The X-Files | Walker, Texas Ranger | Baywatch | The Hoff | |
| Double the tax, then round up is a good rule of thumb for calculating what? | A | Waiter's tip | Betting odds | Child's allowance | Walking distance | How Do You Figure? | |
| Drink, ye harpooners! is a line from what classic novel? | C | Old Yeller | Animal Farm | Moby-Dick | The Black Stallion | One-Liners | |
| Dubbed "America's Doctor" by Oprah Winfrey, what is Dr. Oz's first name? | B | Frank | Mehmet | Oswald | Raoul | The Name Game | |
| Due to her place of birth, actress Penelope Cruz is known as the "Madonna of" where? | C | Mexico | Machu Picchu | Madrid | Managua | Celebrity Nicknames | |
| Due to his line of work, what notable American is often referred to by the press as "The Reverend Al"? | C | Al Pacino | Al Roker | Al Sharpton | Al Franken | Call Me Al | |
| Due to its history, New York's Ellis Island is home to a museum focusing on what subject? | C | Native American history | Conservation | Immigration | Organized labor | NYC Landmarks | |
| Due to its long rotational period, what planet's day is equivalent to 243 Earth days? | C | Jupiter | Mercury | Venus | Saturn | The Longest Day | |
| Due to its potency, which of these beverages is typically served in small portions called "shots"? | B | Fruit punch | Espresso | Iced tea | Seltzer | Stiff Drink | |
| Due to the appearance of the numbers, what poker hand is slangily known as "snowmen"? | C | Pair of fours | Pair of sevens | Pair of eights | Pair of jacks | Poker Hands | |
| Due to the threat of botulism bacteria, which of these foods should not be fed to children under one? | D | Carrots | Rice | Bananas | Honey | Don't Eat That | |
| Due to their exuberant, freewheeling culture, the 1920s are often described using what adjective? | A | Roaring | Militant | Dreary | Whispering | Adjectives | |
| During deep sleep, a healthy adult's brain emits which of these kinds of waves? | C | Alpha | Epsilon | Delta | Gamma | Deep Sleep | |
| During standard time, what is the time difference between California and Hawaii? | B | One hour | Two hours | Three hours | Four hours | Got the Time? | |
| During the "baby boom" era that lasted from 1946 to 1964, about how many babies were born in the U.S.? | B | 47.5 million | 76 million | 102.5 million | 131 million | Baby Boom | |
| During the Civil War era, what was the last U.S. state to secede from the Union and the first to rejoin it? | B | Texas | Tennessee | North Carolina | Arkansas | In or Out? | |
| During their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk, the Wright brothers' plane traveled about how far? | A | 120 feet | 530 feet | 840 feet | 1270 feet | Epic Journeys | |
| During which of these party games do participants playfully chant "How low can you go?" | B | Pin the tail on the donkey | Limbo | Musical chairs | Simon says | Party Games | |
| During World War II, U.S. soldiers used the first commercial aerosol cans to hold what? | C | Cleaning fluid | Antiseptic | Insecticide | Shaving cream | Can It | |
| E for "Everyone," T for "Teen" and M for "Mature" are standard ratings for which of the following? | A | Video games | Comic books | Pop music | Cable TV series | Good Ratings | |
| Each year, Americans flock to receive an embrace from India's "Hugging Saint," a guru named what? | C | Veda | Daya | Amma | Shanti | I Need a Hug | |
| Each year, the Bram Stoker Awards are presented to writers of what literary genre? | A | Horror | Romance | Historical fiction | Science fiction | Literary Awards | |
| Each year, the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore hosts which of these horse racing events? | D | Kentucky Derby | Belmont Stakes | Breeders' Cup | Preakness Stakes | Off to the Races | |
| Earl Grey tea gets its distinctive flavor from the oil of what citrus fruit? | D | Kumquat | Meyer lemon | Kaffir lime | Bergamot | Tea Time | |
| Edward Michael Grylls, rugged host of the Discovery series "Man vs. Wild," goes by what nickname? | D | Bison | Hawk | Wolf | Bear | Manly Men | |
| Egyptologists study which of these prominent world landmarks? | A | The Great Sphinx | Westminster Abbey | The Parthenon | Leaning Tower of Pisa | Archaeology | |
| Elton John's 1997 tribute to Princess Di begins with the line "Goodbye England's" what? | D | Hope | Star | Jewel | Rose | Musical Tributes | |
| Engineered by scientists, the broccoflower is what type of edible? | C | Fruit | Grain | Vegetable | Nut | Hybrids | |
| Entertainment Weekly's 2008 list of "Horrible Movie Accents" included Tom Cruise's Irish brogue in what? | C | Magnolia | Eyes Wide Shut | Far and Away | Cocktail | Voice Work | |
| Epidemic parotitis, characterized by swollen glands in the face, is more commonly known as what? | D | Measles | Chicken pox | Whooping cough | Mumps | Medical Conditions | |
| Erin Andrews earned the apt nickname "America's Sideline Princess" as a reporter for what network? | C | Fox News | CNBC | ESPN | Style Network | Also Known As | |
| Espadrilles are a type of what? | D | Eyeglasses | Pants | Gloves | Shoes | You Wear It Well | |
| Established in 1954, what Rhode Island city hosts a well-known jazz music festival every summer? | D | Providence | Narragansett | Bristol | Newport | Annual Events | |
| Every January, college football's Sugar Bowl takes place in what U.S. city? | A | New Orleans | Miami | Dallas | Chicago | Throw the Pigskin | |
| Every single baseball used in the U.S. Major Leagues is painstakingly hand-stitched in what country? | A | Costa Rica | Haiti | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Sales Pitch | |
| Every year from late November to early January, the New York City Ballet performs what classic work? | B | Swan Lake | The Nutcracker | Firebird | Romeo & Juliet | Holiday Traditions | |
| Everything is copacetic means roughly the same thing as which of the following? | C | That's so annoying | How bizarre | Everything's cool | I'm very stressed | Look It Up | |
| Excluding honorary awards, which of these computer whizzes actually earned a college degree? | D | Paul Allen | Steve Jobs | Michael Dell | Steve Wozniak | Drop Outs | |
| Experts recommend drinking eight eight-ounce glasses of water a day, a total of how many ounces? | D | 48 | 52 | 56 | 64 | Add It Up | |
| Explicitly taking on the iPhone, in 2009 Motorola released a smartphone with what futuristic name? | A | Droid | Borg | Rom | Tek | Biting the Apple | |
| Expressed using old-fashioned slang terms for money, which amount is equal to twenty dollars? | A | One sawbuck & two fins | Two fins | Two sawbucks & one fin | Four sawbucks | Old Money | |
| Fabric is often sold in rolls called what? | D | Bales | Cords | Tubes | Bolts | Industry Terms | |
| Fair & Balanced is the trademarked slogan of which of these cable news networks? | C | MSNBC | CNN | FOX News | HLN | Cable News | |
| Familiar to film buffs, Sunset Boulevard borders which of these prominent college campuses? | B | NYU | UCLA | UVA | MIT | Famous Streets | |
| Famous for its 18th-century architecture, the historic neighborhood "Society Hill" lies in what city? | C | New York | Boston | Philadelphia | Atlanta | On the Town | |
| Famous for its spectacular ruins, the ancient city of Machu Picchu was built by what empire? | C | Toltec | Mayan | Incan | Aztec | Ancient Empires | |
| Featured in the expression "the whole shebang," the word "shebang" originally referred to a what? | B | Celebratory meal | Small hut | Farmer's crop | Herd of cattle | The Whole Shebang | |
| Featured in the the popular Chinese dish lo mein, "mein" means what in Chinese? | A | Noodles | Vegetables | Beans | Soup | Good Chinese | |
| Featured in three of his movies, what actress has Quentin Tarantino referred to as his "muse"? | D | Rosanna Arquette | Lucy Liu | Rose McGowan | Uma Thurman | Muses | |
| Featuring a stick and a ball, "kolven" is thought to be a 1300s Dutch forerunner of which of these sports? | C | Polo | Baseball | Golf | Lacrosse | Old Ball Games | |
| Featuring private detective Philip Marlowe, all 7 of Raymond Chandler's novels are primarily set where? | D | Chicago | New York | Miami | Los Angeles | Hardboiled | |
| Film producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli is best known for his work on what movie series? | B | Star Trek | James Bond | Friday the 13th | Rocky | Hollywoodland | |
| First found in the U.S. in 1999, West Nile virus is primarily transmitted by what? | C | Cats | Snakes | Mosquitoes | Rats | Gone Viral | |
| First published in 1960 by Harvard students, the "Let's Go" series are what type of books? | D | Cookbooks | Biographies | Mysteries | Travel guides | Let's Go | |
| Fittingly, "Georgia on My Mind" is the theme song to which of these classic TV shows? | B | Mama's Family | Designing Women | Grace Under Fire | Evening Shade | TV Theme Songs | |
| Fittingly, "moon starer" is an anagram of which of these words? | C | Coroner | Decorator | Astronomer | Carpenter | Word Jumbles | |
| Fittingly, boxes of the breakfast cereal Puffins feature the image of what animal? | B | Frog | Bird | Mouse | Cat | Breakfast Cereal | |
| Fittingly, pharaoh heads and hieroglyphics adorn the entrance of what Los Angeles landmark? | B | La Brea Tar Pits | Egyptian Theatre | Staples Center | Hollywood Bowl | L.A. Landmarks | |
| Fittingly, the Liberty Bell is featured in the logo of what Major League Baseball team? | D | Atlanta Braves | Cincinnati Reds | Milwaukee Brewers | Philadelphia Phillies | Team Logos | |
| Fittingly, the name of what tough-shelled animal derives from the Spanish word for "armored"? | A | Armadillo | Anteater | Anaconda | Aardvark | Animal Kingdom | |
| Fittingly, the World Potato Congress was held in the U.S. for the first time in 2006 in what state capital? | A | Boise | Little Rock | Tallahassee | Phoenix | Global Summits | |
| Fittingly, what is the only day couples are allowed to get married atop the Empire State Building? | A | Valentine's Day | April Fools' Day | Columbus Day | Election Day | I Do! | |
| Fittingly, what world landmark boasts an architectural feature known as the Tsar's Tower? | B | Tower of London | The Kremlin | Taj Mahal | Parthenon | Towering Above | |
| Fittingly, which of these New York Times blogs is about chess? | C | Bats | Fifth Down | Gambit | Slap Shot | Blogs | |
| Five-ana-half is the self-described age of what classic comic strip character? | C | Hagar the Horrible | Dagwood Bumstead | Dennis the Menace | Cathy | Funny Pages | |
| Fleur de sel is an expensive type of what? | A | Salt | Chocolate | Vinegar | Butter | In the Pantry | |
| Fluent in French, what actress often dubs her own lines for the French language versions of her films? | B | Glenn Close | Jodie Foster | Nicole Kidman | Julia Roberts | Tres Bien! | |
| Following a highly public scandal, Tiger Woods returned to pro golf in 2010 at what tournament? | A | The Masters | The U.S. Open | The British Open | The PGA Championship | Out of the Woods | |
| Foods that are high in fiber contain a complex carbohydrate indigestible to humans called what? | A | Cellulose | Maltose | Galactose | Dextrose | Eat Your Fiber | |
| For a 2010 speech, Sarah Palin was famously teased for scrawling several "crib notes" where? | D | On her Bible | On her shoe | On her sleeve | On her palm | Talk to the Hand | |
| For adults, regular U.S. passports are valid for a period of how many years? | B | 5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | Expiration Dates | |
| For decades, what natural event has been depicted on the cover of L. Ron Hubbard's "Dianetics"? | B | Solar eclipse | Volcanic eruption | Tidal wave | Lightning storm | Bestsellers | |
| For half a century, Mister Softee trucks have driven America's streets playing music and peddling what? | B | Toys | Ice cream | Videos | Comic books | Keep on Truckin' | |
| For most of the 1988 movie "Working Girl," Melanie Griffith's character works as a what? | C | Fisherman | Plumber | Secretary | Firefighter | Working Girl | |
| For ordering his favorite drinks, LBJ had four buttons in the Oval Office: "coffee," "tea," "Coke" and what? | A | Fresca | V8 | Yoo-hoo | A&W | The Oval Office | |
| For over 30 years, United Airlines' ad slogans urged travelers to fly what kind of skies? | D | Endless skies | Clear blue skies | Western skies | Friendly skies | Ad Slogans | |
| For several seasons, Ellen DeGeneres has kicked off episodes of her daytime talk show by doing what? | D | Playing frisbee | Lifting weights | Jumping rope | Dancing | Daytime Talk | |
| For which of these events do attendees typically buy "grounds tickets" instead of individual seats? | C | NBA Finals | Stanley Cup playoffs | PGA Championship | World Series | Tickets, Please! | |
| For years, the German city of Berlin was divided into communist and non-communist sectors by a what? | C | Moat | Tower | Wall | Forest | Germany | |
| Forget-me-not flowers are typically a shade of what color? | B | White | Blue | Yellow | Red | In the Garden | |
| Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was born in what country? | C | Austria | Belgium | Germany | Romania | Mr. Secretary | |
| Formerly on "Northern Exposure," Rob Morrow plays federal agent Don Eppes on what TV show? | C | Cold Case | The Unit | NUMB3RS | NCIS | Screen Names | |
| Forty times longer than the U.S. constitution, what state's constitution is the longest in the world? | A | Alabama | California | Texas | New Hampshire | Strong Constitution | |
| Fought long ago between England and France, the Hundred Years' War lasted roughly 1.2 what? | B | Decades | Centuries | Millennia | Weeks | Military Conflicts | |
| Found mostly in Asia, the macaque is a type of what animal? | C | Snake | Parrot | Monkey | Wildcat | Wild Kingdom | |
| Found on divers' watches, a depth meter determines underwater depth by measuring what? | D | Sound waves | Water temperature | Visible light | Water pressure | Great Depths | |
| Founded in 1865, what is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States? | D | The New Yorker | The New Republic | Parade | The Nation | Publish or Perish | |
| Founded in 1885, Washington, D.C.'s Gridiron Club is a prestigious organization for what professionals? | B | Congressmen | Journalists | Lobbyists | Military leaders | Join the Club | |
| Founded in 1958, the FAA is a government agency controlled by what U.S. department? | A | Transportation | Energy | Commerce | Interior | Federal Agencies | |
| Founded in 1964, the restaurant Benihana takes its name from a Japanese phrase meaning what? | A | Red flower | Happy family | Tall mountain | Warm house | Restaurant Chains | |
| Founded in 1972, Scantron Corporation is best known for its products that do what? | A | Grade tests | Take x-rays | Predict the weather | Protect homes | It's My Business | |
| Founded in London in 1766, Christie's is one of the world's oldest what? | C | Furriers | Department stores | Auction houses | Jewelers | Christie's | |
| Frequently used by campers, Sterno is a gel-like substance that functions as a type of what? | D | Water purifier | Hand sanitizer | Insect repellent | Cooking fuel | Take a Hike | |
| From 1856 until 1939, the country of Thailand was officially known as what? | D | Ceylon | Kampuchea | Manchuria | Siam | Formerly Known As | |
| From 1883 until the 1950s, what country claimed Vietnam as a colony? | D | Portugal | England | China | France | Colonial Times | |
| From 1916 to 2001, the Boeing aircraft company was headquartered in what city? | C | Trenton | Dallas | Seattle | Denver | In Plane Sight | |
| From 1993 to 1995, who co-anchored "CBS Evening News" with Dan Rather? | D | Barbara Walters | Diane Sawyer | Jane Pauley | Connie Chung | Anchors Away | |
| From 2004 to 2010, Air America was a talk-radio network geared toward what specific demographic? | A | Liberals | Teenagers | Veterans | Conservatives | Off the Radio | |
| From a word meaning "to sit," a seance is a gathering at which people attempt to do what? | B | Travel in time | Speak with the dead | Heal the sick | Read each other's minds | Gatherings | |
| From an old hymn, the slogan "We shall overcome" is most closely tied to what U.S. history movement? | A | Civil rights | Women's suffrage | Pacifism | Prohibition | American History | |
| From Earth, Mars appears to be a shade of what color? | B | Yellow | Red | Green | Blue | Planet Gazing | |
| From Oakland to Sacktown...the Bay Area and back down is a lyric from what Tupac Shakur hit? | C | Michigan Love | Texas Love | California Love | Pennsylvania Love | That's a Rap | |
| From the French for "half-cup," a demitasse is commonly a small serving of what? | D | Soup | Wine | Milk | Coffee | From the French | |
| From the Latin word for "hairless," what word refers to the smooth area between the eyebrows? | C | Pylorus | Tragus | Glabella | Frenulum | Word Origins | |
| From the soundtrack album "Dirty Dancing," who had a hit with the 1987 song "She's Like the Wind"? | C | Bruce Willis | Eddie Murphy | Patrick Swayze | Don Johnson | Love Songs | |
| Frozen food that has been improperly stored often suffers from discoloration known as what? | D | Freezer bruise | Freezer scar | Freezer stain | Freezer burn | Freezer Section | |
| Garrison Keillor named his radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion," after a what? | B | Book | Cemetery | Fly-fishing stream | Family farm | Title Game | |
| Going clockwise around a standard dartboard, what number comes after 1? | C | 2 | 20 | 18 | 5 | Games 'n' Stuff | |
| Grammatically speaking, which of these advertising slogans is an example of an imperative statement? | B | Got milk? | Just do it. | M'm! M'm! Good! | Because I'm worth it | Grammar School | |
| Granting his last wishes, Hunter S. Thompson's ashes were disposed of in 2005 in what odd way? | D | Poured into concrete | Mailed to the White House | Turned into a sculpture | Shot out of a cannon | Last Wishes | |
| Great Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer is the equivalent to what U.S. cabinet position? | A | Secretary of the Treasury | Attorney General | Secretary of Defense | Secretary of State | Across the Pond | |
| Green fees and cart rentals are costs often incurred while partaking in what leisure activity? | A | Golf | Skiing | Hunting | Scuba diving | Pay to Play | |
| Handheld collapsible canopy is a very brief definition of which of these words? | B | Coatrack | Umbrella | Suitcase | Chandelier | Reference Desk | |
| Having once served as its director, CIA headquarters was renamed in 1999 to honor what U.S. president? | C | Theodore Roosevelt | John F. Kennedy | George H.W. Bush | Ronald Reagan | Last Names | |
| Having opposing functions, "abductors" and "adductors" are two groups of what body part? | C | Blood vessels | Teeth | Muscles | Bones | The Human Body | |
| He is a very good little elephant is a line in the popular children's tale "The Story of" whom? | D | Clifford | Curious George | Stuart Little | Babar | Kid Lit | |
| He won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature, but what writer's books are banned in his native country? | B | Naguib Mahfouz | Gao Xingjiang | Gabriel Garcia Marquez | Boris Pasternak | Can't Go Home Again | |
| He's got crazy flipper fingers and "Never tilts at all" are lyrics from a 1969 song by The Who titled what? | D | Billiards Wizard | Ping-Pong Wizard | Bowling Wizard | Pinball Wizard | The Who | |
| Held in Greece in 1896, the first modern Olympics held swimming events in what body of water? | B | Caspian Sea | Aegean Sea | Black Sea | Adriatic Sea | The Olympics | |
| Held in New York, "Night of a Thousand Stevies" is a fan festival honoring what band's former lead singer? | A | Fleetwood Mac | ABBA | Jefferson Airplane | The Pretenders | It's Fan-tastic | |
| Hillary Clinton's 1996 bestseller was based on the African proverb "It takes a whole village to" do what? | C | Grow a garden | Build a bridge | Raise a child | Mend a quilt | African Proverbs | |
| Hollywood legend Edith Head was nominated for 35 Academy Awards for her work in what field? | B | Cinematography | Costume design | Art direction | Makeup | Oscar Noms | |
| Home to a 5,000-year-old stone circle, the Hebrides islands are located off the coast of what country? | C | Israel | Greece | Scotland | Australia | Island Living | |
| Home to a large global banking industry, Zurich is the most populated city of what European country? | A | Switzerland | Poland | Germany | Belgium | European Cities | |
| Home to a world-famous auto race, the Town of Speedway is an autonomous district of what city? | A | Indianapolis | Cleveland | Kansas City | Chicago | Where is it? | |
| Home to the National Christmas Tree, the park area directly south of the White House is known as what? | A | The Ellipse | The Diamond | The Triangle | The Circle | D.C. Landmarks | |
| Honolulu is a Hawaiian word meaning what? | A | Protected bay | Mountain circle | Irregular beach | Sleeping volcano | Island Paradise | |
| Honolulu, the capital city of Hawaii, is located on which of its islands? | A | Oahu | Lanai | Maui | Hawaii | Aloha! | |
| Hoover Dam is located approximately 30 miles from what U.S. city? | C | Phoenix | Reno | Las Vegas | Albuquerque | A Dam Short Trip | |
| Housewife Josephine Dickson's clumsy mishaps prompted her hubby to invent what product in 1920? | B | Clorox bleach | Band-Aid bandages | Elmer's Glue | Dixie Cups | Household Products | |
| How many basic positions of the feet are there in traditional ballet? | C | Three | Four | Five | Six | The Barre | |
| How many blackbirds are mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence"? | B | One gross | Two dozen | Three score | Four pairs | Nursery Rhymes | |
| How many different U.S. states have hosted either a Summer or Winter Olympics? | B | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Playing the Host | |
| How many episodes of the "real-time" TV series "24" would it take to depict the events of a single week? | C | 7 | 24 | 168 | 240 | 24 Hours a Week | |
| How many issues would a subscriber to both Us Weekly and Texas Monthly get in one calendar year? | C | 60 | 62 | 64 | 66 | Do the Math | |
| How many numbers between ten and twenty have names that end with the suffix "-teen"? | C | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | Count On It | |
| How many people are depicted In Leonardo da Vinci's famous fresco The Last Supper? | C | Ten | Twelve | Thirteen | Fifteen | Painting by Numbers | |
| How many planets in our solar system have one-syllable names? | B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Syllables | |
| How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 20? | C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Math Geeks | |
| How many queens does a typical honeybee nest have at any one time? | A | One | Two | Four | Six | Long Live the Queen | |
| How many sitting U.S. senators have gone on to win a presidential election? | B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Fat Promotion | |
| How many true vocal cords does a human have? | B | One | Two | Six | Ten | If You Say So | |
| How many U.S. state capitals have the word "city" in their name? | C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Start Counting | |
| How many whole numbers between one and ten have names with more than one syllable? | B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Do the Math | |
| How many years after the U.S. Civil War ended did World War II end? | C | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | In the Meantime | |
| How old is Peter Hatcher, the narrator of the Judy Blume book "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing"? | D | Seventeen | Thirteen | Five | Nine | Fourth Graders | |
| How old was Thomas Jefferson when he drafted the Declaration of Independence? | B | 27 | 33 | 39 | 45 | Just a Number | |
| I Love You, a signature song of TV's "Barney & Friends," takes its melody from what kids' song? | D | Skip to My Lou | Row, Row, Row Your Boat | London Bridge | This Old Man | Name That Tune | |
| I'm Alright, a 1980 hit song by Kenny Loggins, was the theme song to what popular flick? | D | Gremlins | Trading Places | Stir Crazy | Caddyshack | Movie Soundtracks | |
| I'm Your Boogie Man, "Boogie Fever" and "Boogie Oogie Oogie" were all Top 40 hits in what decade? | B | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | Boogie Down | |
| Icebergs that are the smallest in size are classified as what? | C | Floebergs | Bergy bits | Growlers | Ice blinks | Ice Pick | |
| Icequakes are earthquake-like phenomena that often occur on what continent? | C | Africa | Europe | Antarctica | Australia | Quake Up! | |
| If "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" were performed in Latin, who might be called "Medicus"? | C | Happy | Dopey | Doc | Grumpy | First-Year Latin | |
| If a euro is worth $1.50, five euros is worth what? | A | Thirty quarters | Fifty dimes | Seventy nickels | Ninety pennies | Exchange Rate | |
| If a person is standing on the North Pole, what is his location in terms of latitude? | C | 0 Degrees North | 45 Degrees North | 90 Degrees North | 180 Degrees North | By Degrees | |
| If a person was born in 1991, what birthday did they celebrate during the next palindromic year? | B | 9th | 11th | 13th | 15th | Count on It | |
| If a woman walks 10,000 feet, how many more feet does she have to walk to go a distance of two miles? | C | 280 | 420 | 560 | 700 | Math Problems | |
| If an "n" is added to the end of it, what zodiac sign becomes the name for the animal that symbolizes it? | C | Leo | Virgo | Scorpio | Libra | Star Signs | |
| If Blue from "Blue's Clues" and Clifford the Big Red Dog had a puppy, what color would it most likely be? | C | Green | Brown | Purple | Yellow | Mix N Match | |
| If every U.S. senator "had the floor" for 3 minutes, how many total hours of speaking would ensue? | C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Washington Times | |
| If four out of five dentists recommend chewing Trident gum, what percentage does that represent? | C | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | Do the Math | |
| If he lived in ancient Rome, which superhero might have been called "Homo Ferreus"? | C | Superman | Spider-Man | Iron Man | Batman | Latin | |
| If it could talk, the traditional animal symbol of the Democratic Party would most likely say what? | B | Oink! | Hee-haw! | Baa! | Quack! | Political Speak | |
| If it included the main character's real-life surname, the sitcom "According to Jim" would be called what? | C | According to Jim Carrey | According to Jim Gandolfini | According to Jim Belushi | According to Jim Broadbent | Pass the Remote | |
| If it is midnight along the Prime Meridian, what time is it along most of the International Date Line? | A | Noon | Midnight | 6:00 PM | 6:00 AM | Got the Time? | |
| If it were known by the famous astronomer's first name instead, Halley's Comet would be called what? | B | Lewis's Comet | Edmond's Comet | Charles's Comet | Francis's Comet | Halley's Comet | |
| If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, which of these amounts did Peter Piper pick? | C | Half a bushel | Four dry gallons | Eight dry quarts | Quarter barrel | Nursery Rhymes | |
| If Prince Charles becomes King of England, what will his new royal name be? | B | King Charles II | King Charles III | King Charles V | King Charles VII | His Majesty | |
| If she were alive and working today, Florence Nightingale would most likely hold what degree? | A | R.N. | M.B.A. | M.F.A. | J.D. | Lady with the Lamp | |
| If someone is not familiar with another person, he might say "I don't know him from" whom? | B | Peter | Adam | John | Henry | Perfect Strangers | |
| If the singer Davy Jones had a locker actually located in "Davy Jones's locker," where would it be? | B | On the moon's surface | At the bottom of the sea | In the desert | On a wharf | Locker Talk | |
| If there are 8 bits in a byte, then how many bytes are in a bit? | A | 0.125 | 1.25 | 12.5 | 125 | Bite-size Technology | |
| If three blind mice each commit seven deadly sins, how many total sins have the mice committed? | B | 9 | 21 | 27 | 49 | Do the Math | |
| If you are about to skedaddle, what are you going to do? | A | Leave | Fall down | Bicker | Daydream | Look It Up | |
| If you counted them, which of the following would total 36,525? | D | Seconds in a week | Minutes in a year | Hours in a decade | Days in a century | Start Counting | |
| If you have two bills, one picturing Ben Franklin and the other Abe Lincoln, how much money do you have? | D | $15 | $25 | $55 | $105 | Dead Presidents | |
| If you remove its "e," which of these dessert names becomes the name for an irrational number? | C | Cake | Torte | Pie | Cookie | That's Irrational! | |
| If you wanted to visit the "Geographic Center of North America," you'd have to go to what U.S. state? | A | North Dakota | Texas | Colorado | Wyoming | In the Middle | |
| If your astrological sign is the one that comes first alphabetically, then when is your birthday? | A | January or February | March or April | May or June | July or August | What's Your Sign? | |
| Immortalized by Arnold Schwarzenegger, "hasta la vista" is a Spanish phrase that loosely means what? | C | Good luck | I love you | See you later | Thanks a lot | Catchphrases | |
| In "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," the duo encounters all but which of these historical "dudes"? | C | Beethoven | Genghis Khan | Galileo | Billy the Kid | At the Movies | |
| In "Popeye" comics, J. Wellington Wimpy always says "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a" what "today"? | D | Cupcake | Flapjack | Milkshake | Hamburger | Comic Books | |
| In "The Breakfast Club," the students are assigned to spend detention writing an essay on what topic? | D | Where they went wrong | Why they are stuck there | What they want to be | Who they think they are | Movie Plots | |
| In "The Hurricane," Denzel Washington portrays a wrongly imprisoned champion in what sport? | C | Track | Wrestling | Boxing | Football | Sports Movies | |
| In "The Matrix" film series, the character Neo was born with what first name? | A | Thomas | William | Peter | Michael | Screen Names | |
| In "The Shawshank Redemption," Tim Robbins' character plays what opera over the prison PA system? | C | La Traviata | Madame Butterfly | The Marriage of Figaro | La Boheme | Movie Moments | |
| In "The Star-Spangled Banner," the adjective "perilous" is used to describe what word? | A | Fight | Rockets | Ramparts | Bombs | Music & Lyrics | |
| In 1846, the United States acquired territory that would later become Oregon from what country? | D | Spain | France | Mexico | Great Britain | The Oregon Tale | |
| In 1849, Louis Pasteur began teaching classes at the University of Strasbourg on what subject? | C | Astronomy | Psychology | Chemistry | Anatomy | Louis Louis | |
| In 1865, John Stetson introduced a now-famous version of what type of hat? | B | Baseball cap | Cowboy hat | Beret | Top hat | Hats Off | |
| In 1871, Henry Stanley found explorer David Livingstone in Ujiji, a town in what modern country? | D | Uganda | Kenya | Zambia | Tanzania | Long Time No See | |
| In 1872, an act of Congress established what as America's first official national park? | D | Death Valley | Grand Canyon | Mammoth Cave | Yellowstone | Parking Ordinance | |
| In 1876, what inventor uttered the now-famous words, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you"? | D | Cyrus McCormick | Isaac Singer | Charles Goodyear | Alexander Graham Bell | Classic Lines | |
| In 1892, Juan Vucetich gained notoriety as the first to solve a murder case using what? | B | Hair samples | Fingerprints | Blood type | Sound recording | Method Man | |
| In 1893, Thomas Edison built the first movie studio on the grounds of his laboratories, located where? | B | New York | New Jersey | Pennsylvania | Massachusetts | Old Movies | |
| In 1898, Swiss businessman Cesar Ritz established a now-famous what in Paris? | A | Hotel | University | Auction house | Department store | Entrepreneurs | |
| In 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was formed to help persons who did what? | A | Hauled loads | Built railroads | Worked in garment shops | Worked in coal mines | The Teamsters | |
| In 1910, S. Duncan Black and Alonzo G. Decker founded a company famous for selling what? | C | Blue jeans | Luxury cars | Power tools | Chocolate bars | Business Duos | |
| In 1911, what explorer beat a rival by five weeks to become the first man to reach the South Pole? | A | Roald Amundsen | Richard Byrd | Robert Peary | Robert Scott | First Come First Serve | |
| In 1920, the infamous con man Charles Ponzi duped investors in a fraudulent scheme involving what? | A | Postage stamps | Real estate | Gemstones | Rare coins | Famous Frauds | |
| In 1922, the highest air temperature ever recorded, 136 degrees Fahrenheit, was taken in what country? | A | Libya | Australia | United States | Saudi Arabia | That's Hot | |
| In 1927, Pan Am Airways flew its maiden voyage, delivering mail from Florida to what overseas locale? | A | Cuba | Panama | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Early Takeoff | |
| In 1929, the rights to what fictional character were donated to a London children's hospital? | B | Winnie-the-Pooh | Peter Pan | Mary Poppins | Peter Rabbit | You Have the Right | |
| In 1930, Herman Fisher and Irving Price became the namesakes for a famous brand of what? | C | Pet food | Men's suits | Children's toys | Kitchen supplies | Entrepreneurs | |
| In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi led a 240-mile march to the Arabian Sea to protest the British tax on what? | A | Salt | Ink | Wheat | Textiles | March to the Sea | |
| In 1935, what accounting firm began its long-running tradition of tallying votes for the Academy Awards? | C | Ernst & Young | Deloitte & Touche | Price Waterhouse | Arthur Andersen | Start Counting | |
| In 1935, which of these famous men co-invented the perfusion pump, predecessor to the artificial heart? | C | Pablo Picasso | Albert Einstein | Charles Lindbergh | Henry Ford | Early Inventions | |
| In 1938, Walt Disney was awarded one regular-sized Oscar and seven miniature ones for what film? | C | Cinderella | Pinocchio | Snow White | Fantasia | Small Victories | |
| In 1939, the tale of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was created as a Christmas promotion for a what? | B | Soft drink | Department store | Toy maker | Greeting card company | Holiday Traditions | |
| In 1939, what car company unveiled the "Hydra-Matic Drive," the first fully automatic transmission? | B | Chrysler | Oldsmobile | Buick | Lincoln | Car Parts | |
| In 1944, frustrated Texas congressman Maury Maverick coined what word for Washington jargon? | B | Poppycock | Gobbledygook | Balderdash | Mumbo jumbo | Use Your Words | |
| In 1945, what food became the first to be intentionally microwaved? | A | Popcorn | Hamburger | Pizza | Soup | Nuked Foods | |
| In 1950, where did the first Club Med vacation village, Alcudia, open? | C | Mauritius | French Polynesia | Balearic Islands | Kiribati | On Vacay | |
| In 1951, what U.S. agency first used a UNIVAC, the first commercial computer, to process information? | D | IRS | Social Security Admin. | U.S. Post Office | Census Bureau | Technological Firsts | |
| In 1962, John Glenn became the first American to eat in space when he ate what food out of a tube? | A | Applesauce | Mashed potatoes | Tomato soup | Chocolate pudding | Far-Out Food | |
| In 1963, entrepreneur Mary Kay Ash launched a business famous for selling what? | A | Cosmetics | Steak knives | Cleaning products | Tupperware | Businesswomen | |
| In 1963, instant replay debuted in a game between what college football rivals? | B | Alabama-Auburn | Army-Navy | Ohio State-Michigan | Florida-Florida State | Instant Replay | |
| In 1966, rock guitarist James Hendrix officially changed the spelling of his first name to what? | C | Jimmee | Jymy | Jimi | Jhimmy | Rock Legends | |
| In 1966, what U.S. state became the last to repeal its statewide Prohibition laws? | D | Montana | Alabama | Utah | Mississippi | Last but not Least | |
| In 1968 after 23 years of occupation, the U.S. military returned what Pacific island to the Japanese? | B | Guam | Iwo Jima | Guadalcanal | Midway | Return Policy | |
| In 1969, who became the first celebrity to make a guest appearance on "Sesame Street"? | C | Ray Charles | Bill Cosby | James Earl Jones | Harry Belafonte | Famous Firsts | |
| In 1972, what organization's office was the site of a famous break-in at the Watergate hotel? | C | ACLU | The Black Panthers | The Democratic Party | FBI | Political Scandals | |
| In 1974, T.G.I. Friday's became the first restaurant chain to serve what tasty appetizer? | C | Popcorn shrimp | Jalapeno poppers | Potato skins | Mozzarella sticks | On the Menu | |
| In 1974, what became the first U.S. consumer item to be produced and sold in the Soviet Union? | A | Pepsi-Cola soda | Jell-O gelatin | Campbell's soup | Doublemint chewing gum | Buy American | |
| In 1975, both houses of Congress voted to restore whose full U.S. citizenship? | D | W.E.B. DuBois | Alger Hiss | Aaron Burr | Robert E. Lee | Act of Congress | |
| In 1979, the punk rock group The Clash released an influential double album titled what? | C | Paris Calling | Berlin Calling | London Calling | Dublin Calling | The Clash | |
| In 1982, the band Dexy's Midnight Runners became a one-hit wonder with a song titled "Come On" what? | C | Becky | Jennifer | Eileen | Heather | One-Hit Wonders | |
| In 1982, who became the first professional baseball player to be featured on a U.S. postage stamp? | C | Roberto Clemente | Lou Gehrig | Jackie Robinson | Babe Ruth | Stamp Collecting | |
| In 1985, David Letterman aired his first Top Ten list, "Top Ten Things That Almost Rhyme With" what? | D | Nurse | Glue | Pork | Peas | Late Night | |
| In 1986, Run-D.M.C. reignited what rock band's career by remaking their 1975 hit "Walk This Way"? | C | Def Leppard | Van Halen | Aerosmith | Pink Floyd | Comeback Kids | |
| In 1987, the "Hooked on Phonics" program was introduced to help young children with what? | A | Reading | Mathematics | Science | History | School Subjects | |
| In 1990, George H.W. Bush signed a bill naming the U.S. Interstate System after what president? | C | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Harry S. Truman | Dwight Eisenhower | John F. Kennedy | Namesakes | |
| In 1991, piano man Marc Cohn had a hit song about "walking in" what U.S. city? | A | Memphis | Baltimore | Charleston | New Orleans | Name That Tune | |
| In 1992, who famously criticized TV character Murphy Brown for becoming a single mom? | C | Jerry Falwell | Newt Gingrich | Dan Quayle | Anita Bryant | TV & Politics | |
| In 1993, who became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature? | B | Gwendolyn Brooks | Toni Morrison | Alice Walker | Maya Angelou | Famous Firsts | |
| In 1995, what country created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine its past? | C | Germany | Cambodia | South Africa | Russia | History Lesson | |
| In 1997, Mattel introduced a baby brother for its Ken doll, named what? | B | Davey | Tommy | Bobby | Jimmy | Big Brother | |
| In 1997, what state passed a law allowing its residents to cast absentee ballots from space? | D | Florida | Arizona | California | Texas | Voters in Space | |
| In 1998, screenwriter Brian Helgeland won a Razzie for "The Postman" and an Oscar for writing what? | D | Donnie Brasco | A Simple Plan | The Sweet Hereafter | L.A. Confidential | Highs and Lows | |
| In 1999, Al Gore famously said, "I took the initiative in creating the Internet" to what journalist? | C | Barbara Walters | Larry King | Wolf Blitzer | Matt Lauer | The Goracle | |
| In 2001, scientists began tracking a possibly volcanic 80-square-mile "land bulge" in what U.S. state? | D | New Mexico | Alaska | Montana | Oregon | Keep An Eye Out | |
| In 2001, the American Film Institute named what movie the top thriller of all time? | D | The Exorcist | Rosemary's Baby | The Silence of the Lambs | Psycho | At the Top | |
| In 2001, which of these people was named Honorary Sergeant, Regular Army by President Clinton? | D | Davy Crockett | John Brown | Paul Revere | Sacagawea | Honors Class | |
| In 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy for California governor on what TV show? | A | The Tonight Show | The O'Reilly Factor | Larry King Live | The Today Show | It's Official! | |
| In 2004, Congress passed legislation designating what as America's official National Tree? | D | Cherry | Sequoia | Redwood | Oak | Arbor Day | |
| In 2004, Paris Hilton applied to trademark what signature catchphrase? | A | That's hot | That's fresh | That's sweet | That's money | Celebrity Catchphrases | |
| In 2004, what mogul founded Virgin Galactic in order to one day take paying tourists into space? | B | Rupert Murdoch | Richard Branson | Dean Kamen | Robert L. Johnson | Forward-Thinkers | |
| In 2004, who spawned a rubber-bracelet trend by selling yellow wristwear to raise money for charity? | B | Brad Pitt | Lance Armstrong | Al Gore | Bono | Celebrity Swag | |
| In 2005, Dan Rather concluded his final show as a CBS news anchor with what familiar sign-off? | B | Truth | Courage | Honor | Peace | Signing Off | |
| In 2005, supermodel Heidi Klum quietly tied the knot with what singer on the beaches of Mexico? | D | Eddie Vedder | Lenny Kravitz | Beck | Seal | Celeb Couples | |
| In 2007, a rocket carried into space the remains of James Doohan, better known as Scotty from what? | A | Star Trek | Hill Street Blues | Dallas | Gunsmoke | Up, Up and Away | |
| In 2007, Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron's career home run record while playing for what MLB team? | A | San Francisco Giants | Seattle Mariners | Los Angeles Dodgers | Oakland Athletics | Hit List | |
| In 2007, John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" became an official state song of what U.S. state? | D | Wisconsin | Texas | Kentucky | Colorado | State Songs | |
| In 2007, the Moldy Peaches hit it big after its ballad "Anyone Else But You" was featured in what film? | B | Knocked Up | Juno | Shrek the Third | Superbad | Soundtracks | |
| In 2007, what comedian replaced Bob Barker as the host of "The Price Is Right"? | B | Wayne Brady | Drew Carey | Bob Saget | Jeff Foxworthy | Hosting Duties | |
| In 2007, what singer revealed that Caroline Kennedy was the inspiration for one of his 1969 hit songs? | C | Tom Jones | Barry Manilow | Neil Diamond | Elton John | Pop Inspiration | |
| In 2008, a likely fan of the U.S. mint legally changed his first name to "In God" and his last name to what? | C | We Know | We Believe | We Trust | We Revere | Change is Good | |
| In 2008, a National Science Foundation survey said what nation's residents are the happiest in the world? | D | Iceland | Sweden | Canada | Denmark | Survey Says | |
| In 2008, Angelina Jolie caused a media frenzy when she gave birth to fraternal twins named what? | A | Knox and Vivienne | Gaines and Chloe | Fisher and Agatha | Cass and Ella | Newsmakers | |
| In 2008, Babe Ruth's daughter threw out the first pitch at the last game ever played where? | B | Lambeau Field | Yankee Stadium | Soldier Field | Dodger Stadium | The First Pitch | |
| In 2008, Ellen DeGeneres married her longtime girlfriend, a former cast member of what sitcom? | A | Arrested Development | Scrubs | That '70s Show | Will & Grace | Celebrity Weddings | |
| In 2008, MTV announced that "Total Request Live" would end its ten-year run as a showcase for what? | B | Political speeches | Music videos | Sports highlights | Weather forecasts | Off the Air | |
| In 2008, the U.S. government confirmed that what celebrity was once part of a WW2-era spy ring? | B | Ethel Merman | Julia Child | Carol Channing | Jacqueline Susann | Spies Like Us | |
| In 2008, what celebrity's personal life prompted the headline "Material Girl and Moviemaker to Divorce"? | B | Halle Berry | Madonna | Christie Brinkley | Britney Spears | Splitsville | |
| In 2008, what former model's divorce trial inspired the news headline "Downfall of an Uptown Girl"? | B | Janice Dickinson | Christie Brinkley | Cindy Crawford | Niki Taylor | Celebrity Splits | |
| In 2008, what one word did Google add to its sparse home page in order to conform with California law? | D | Employment | Spanish | Recycling | Privacy | New Addition | |
| In 2008, what TV show became the first basic cable program to win the Emmy for Best Drama Series? | A | Mad Men | Damages | Saving Grace | The Closer | Cable Setting | |
| In 2008, who returned to morning television as a co-anchor of the fourth hour of NBC's "Today" show? | D | Jane Pauley | Deborah Norville | Star Jones | Kathie Lee Gifford | Morning TV | |
| In 2009, Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize, the first sitting U.S. president to do so since whom? | B | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Woodrow Wilson | John F. Kennedy | Theodore Roosevelt | Nobel Laureates | |
| In 2009, Khloe Kardashian married Lamar Odom, a forward for what NBA team? | C | Miami Heat | Houston Rockets | Los Angeles Lakers | Phoenix Suns | I Do! | |
| In 2009, pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger heroically landed what type of aircraft in the Hudson River? | C | Embraer 195 | Boeing 737 | Airbus A320 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | American Hero | |
| In 2009, the International Olympic Committee named what city as the host of the 2016 games? | C | Tokyo | Paris | Rio de Janeiro | Madrid | The Olympic Games | |
| In 2009, the Obamas added a furry member to the first family, a Portuguese water dog named what? | C | Sam | Wally | Bo | Max | Man's Best Friend | |
| In 2009, the Salahis became famous after crashing a White House dinner honoring what country's leader? | A | India | France | Russia | Japan | Gatecrashers | |
| In 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 grabbed headlines after its pilot safely landed it in what unusual place? | B | Golden Gate Bridge | Hudson River | Pacific Coast Highway | Daytona Speedway | Grace Under Pressure | |
| In 2009, what politician released a much-anticipated memoir titled "Going Rogue: An American Life"? | A | Sarah Palin | Dick Cheney | John McCain | George W. Bush | Politicians | |
| In 2009, what young country star won "Entertainer of the Year" at the CMAs with her album "Fearless"? | D | Miley Cyrus | Carrie Underwood | Julianne Hough | Taylor Swift | Country Music | |
| In 2009, which of these "Family Guy" characters moved to Stoolbend, VA to star in his own spin-off? | B | Glenn Quagmire | Cleveland Brown | Joe Swanson | Mort Goldman | Pass the Remote | |
| In 2009, who topped Forbes' list of the world's 100 most powerful women for the fourth year in a row? | A | Angela Merkel | Queen Elizabeth II | Melinda Gates | Oprah Winfrey | Powerful Women | |
| In 2010 Kevin Eubanks declared he was leaving his gig as what late night host's longtime band leader? | A | Jay Leno | David Letterman | Jimmy Kimmel | Conan O'Brien | Play Me Out | |
| In 2010, 62-year-old "General" Larry Platt made his "American Idol" debut singing what original song? | C | Hat on Your Head | Feet off the Sofa | Pants on the Ground | Money in Your Wallet | American Idol | |
| In 2010, Animal Planet announced a show featuring what noted tough guy's love of pigeon racing? | D | Hulk Hogan | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Bernard Kerik | Mike Tyson | A Bird in the Hand | |
| In 2010, Jeff Bridges received a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Bad Blake, who is a what? | B | Astronaut | Country singer | Wrestler | Football coach | Screen Roles | |
| In 2010, KFC released its "Double Down" sandwich, which replaces the bun with two pieces of what? | D | Hamburger patties | Pizza slices | Sausage patties | Fried chicken | Second Helpings | |
| In 2010, over 80 musicians re-recorded the 1985 single "We Are the World" to benefit people where? | C | Congo | Darfur | Haiti | Sri Lanka | Helping Hand | |
| In 2010, pop star Katy Perry confirmed she was engaged to what controversial British comedian? | A | Russell Brand | Sacha Baron Cohen | Ricky Gervais | Steve Coogan | I Do! | |
| In 2010, President Obama and a former NBA athlete played what fitting version of the game H-O-R-S-E? | B | S-C-O-T-U-S | P-O-T-U-S | F-B-I | I-R-S | On the Court | |
| In 2010, Robert Halderman was sentenced to six months in jail for attempting to blackmail whom? | C | Jimmy Kimmel | Conan O'Brien | David Letterman | Jay Leno | In the Headlines | |
| In 2010, the Vatican forgave what classic band for once saying they were "more popular than Jesus"? | B | The Who | The Beatles | The Rolling Stones | The Doors | To Forgive is Divine | |
| In 2010, what "Scrubs" star confirmed via Facebook that his long-running sitcom wouldn't be renewed? | D | Neil Patrick Harris | Charlie Sheen | Jason Lee | Zach Braff | Status Update | |
| In 2010, what 21-year-old became the youngest NBA scoring champion in the league's history? | B | LeBron James | Kevin Durant | Dwayne Wade | Chris Paul | Early Returns | |
| In 2010, what Supreme Court Justice announced his retirement just before his 90th birthday? | B | Antonin Scalia | John Paul Stevens | Anthony Kennedy | Stephen Breyer | Quittin' Time | |
| In 2010, what TV host changed his time slot from 11 o'clock to midnight to accommodate Conan O'Brien? | D | Jimmy Fallon | Craig Ferguson | Jimmy Kimmel | George Lopez | Nightfall Schedule | |
| In 2010, which of these movies enjoyed the vicennial anniversary of its original release? | B | Braveheart | Goodfellas | The Color Purple | The Empire Strikes Back | Movie Releases | |
| In 2010, which of these still-active NFL stars became a grandfather? | A | Brett Favre | Terrell Owens | Tom Brady | LaDainian Tomlinson | Still Got What It Takes | |
| In 218 B.C., Hannibal and his army famously crossed what mountain range? | C | Urals | Andes | Alps | Himalayas | Ancient History | |
| In a 1965 hit about ladies who "all get so tanned," the Beach Boys sing, "I wish they all could be" what? | C | Illinois Girls | Alabama Girls | California Girls | Iowa Girls | Boys Will Be Boys | |
| In a 1970 hit song, James Taylor sings, "I've seen fire and I've seen" what? | B | Snow | Rain | Fog | Lava | Taylor-Made | |
| In a 1970 song by The Partridge Family, David Cassidy croons, "I think I" what? | A | Love you | Remember you | Hear you | Forgive you | The Partridge Family | |
| In a 1979 hit, Sting sings, "I hope that someone gets my, I hope that someone gets my" what? | C | Synchronicity | Fields of Gold | Message in a Bottle | Roxanne | Rock Three Times | |
| In a 1986 hit song, Prince sang "you don't have to watch" what TV program "to have an attitude"? | B | Miami Vice | Dynasty | Magnum, P.I. | The A-Team | Song Lyrics | |
| In a 1996 speech, Fed chairman Alan Greenspan coined what phrase for the booming stock market? | B | Undeserved abundance | Irrational exuberance | Untamed optimism | Gluttonous consumption | Greenspan-isms | |
| In a 2002 hit, Grammy-winning artist John Mayer sings, "your body is a" what? | B | Miracle | Wonderland | Carnival | Paradise | Fill in the Blank | |
| In a 2003 bestselling novel, Mitch Albom writes about "The Five People You Meet" where? | C | Everywhere You Go | In Your Heart | In Heaven | On the Street | Book Club | |
| In a 2008 interview, who did Oprah ask, "If you could take it back, would you still jump on the sofa?" | C | Harrison Ford | Brad Pitt | Tom Cruise | Ben Affleck | Any Regrets? | |
| In a 2010 biography, Kitty Kelley reveals Oprah Winfrey once dated which of these TV personalities? | A | John Tesh | Tom Bergeron | Bill O'Reilly | Alex Trebek | Past Lives | |
| In a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, how many equal monthly payments must be made in total? | C | 180 | 240 | 360 | 520 | Do the Math | |
| In a campy 1987 song, Buster Poindexter sings, "Me mind on fire. Me soul on fire. Feeling" what? | C | Warm warm warm | Humid humid humid | Hot hot hot | Torrid torrid torrid | Campy Tunes | |
| In a chart-topping 1986 song, Peter Gabriel sings, "I want to be your" what? | C | Screwdriver | Hacksaw | Sledgehammer | Sandpaper | The Hits | |
| In a classic 1984 song, Prince sings, "I only want to see you laughing in the purple" what? | C | Snow | Fog | Rain | Sun | Hail to the Prince | |
| In a classic comic, an experimental serum transforms army recruit Steve Rogers into what superhero? | B | Aquaman | Captain America | Iron Man | Green Lantern | Altered States | |
| In a classic Grimm's fairy tale, a princess helps transform what animal back into a prince? | B | Worm | Frog | Snake | Bat | Once Upon a Time | |
| In a classic novel, Oliver Twist says "Please, sir, I want some more" in reference to what type of food? | B | Cake | Porridge | Bread | Meat | Twist and Shout | |
| In a common celebratory song, what lyric follows "For he's a jolly good fellow"? | A | Which nobody can deny | On that we all agree | There's no mistaking it | You can say that again | Songs You Know | |
| In a common flavor of potato chips, "sour cream" is usually paired with what? | D | Celery | Carrot | Broccoli | Onion | Pass the Chips | |
| In a courtroom, a lawyer asks to "approach the bench" when he wants to speak privately with whom? | A | Judge | Juror | Witness | Defendant | Court of Law | |
| In a cover of the song "Proud Mary," Tina Turner sings, "And we're rolling, rolling, rolling on the" what? | C | Lake | Ocean | River | Pond | Music & Lyrics | |
| In a debate, opposing sides are typically divided into two groups called "pro" and what? | B | Sub | Con | Per | Neo | No Argument Here | |
| In a dictionary, what number often includes "a phonograph record" and "a pistol" as definitions? | B | Twenty-one | Forty-five | Sixty-nine | Eighty-eight | Look It Up | |
| In a familiar expression of caution, what phrase typically precedes "twice shy"? | A | Once bitten | Once found | Once cleared | Once asked | The Things We Say | |
| In a famous '90s TV ad, what is the name of the old woman who says "I've fallen, and I can't get up"? | A | Mrs. Fletcher | Mrs. Campbell | Mrs. Raymond | Mrs. Hoffman | TV Commercials | |
| In a famous "North by Northwest" scene, Cary Grant is chased through a field by a what? | A | Crop duster | Stampede of cattle | Tank | Flood of water | Cut to the Chase | |
| In a famous 1957 film, a group of soldiers work together to build what structure "on the River Kwai"? | B | Dock | Bridge | Lighthouse | Monument | Team Work | |
| In a famous Holy Sonnet by the poet John Donne, which of these words comes first? | C | Be | Proud | Death | Not | Well Donne | |
| In a famous phrase from "Jack and the Beanstalk," which of these interjections does the giant utter first? | B | Fo | Fee | Fum | Fi | Kid Lit | |
| In a famous PSA from the '80s, a teenager shouts "I learned it by watching you!" at what person? | D | His football coach | His teacher | His girlfriend | His father | Public Service Ads | |
| In a famous scene from the 1996 movie "Twister," what animal is hurled through the air by a tornado? | C | Dog | Horse | Cow | Pig | Scenic Route | |
| In a famous SNL skit, a producer directs what band to use "More cowbell!" in their recording session? | D | AC/DC | Blondie | The Ramones | Blue Oyster Cult | SNL | |
| In a fireworks display, which of these elements is commonly used to produce bright green colors? | A | Barium | Titanium | Strontium | Zirconium | Color Coded | |
| In a game of hangman, what body part is often drawn first after a player offers the first incorrect guess? | C | Foot | Hand | Head | Arm | The Gallows | |
| In a home, the term "wall-to-wall" is commonly used to describe a type of what? | D | Coffee table | Wallpaper | Sofa | Carpeting | Around the House | |
| In a key scene from "Gone With the Wind," Scarlett says, "As God is my witness, I'll never be" what? | C | Happier than today | Lonely anymore | Hungry again | At the mercy of others | Classic Lines | |
| In a major news story of 2010, what country lost their president, Lech Kaczynski, in a tragic plane crash? | A | Poland | Romania | Lithuania | Croatia | Tragic Accidents | |
| In a military flag-folding ceremony, the U.S. flag is folded how many times until it becomes a triangle? | D | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | Fold Here | |
| In a nod to his hometown, billionaire investor Warren Buffett has been widely dubbed "the Oracle of" what? | A | Omaha | Oakland | Oshkosh | Orlando | Billionaires | |
| In a nod to its setting, what hit TV show's theme song is performed by a band called the Scrantones? | C | Cougar Town | Desperate Housewives | The Office | Scrubs | TV Theme Songs | |
| In a nod to the bird depicted on its face, the dollar coin of Canada is affectionately known as what? | A | Loonie | Finchie | Goosie | Swannie | O Canada! | |
| In a non-leap year, April Fools' Day falls on what numerical day of the year? | D | The 88th day | The 89th day | The 90th day | The 91st day | Count on It | |
| In a popular science experiment, kids mix vinegar with what to simulate a volcanic eruption? | C | Table salt | Flour | Baking soda | Granulated sugar | Science Lab | |
| In a popular sentence for testing keyboards that uses all 26 letters, what animal jumps over a "lazy dog"? | C | Chipmunk | Rabbit | Fox | Frog | Touch 'Em All | |
| In a popular song, what small creature is found "measuring the marigolds"? | D | Dragonfly | Bullfrog | Goldfish | Inchworm | For the Kids | |
| In a song title on Michael Jackson's 1982 "Thriller" album, what do the initials "P.Y.T." stand for? | C | People You Trust | Pass Your Time | Pretty Young Thing | Prove Yourself True | King of Pop | |
| In a tradition inspired by the Bible, a sabbatical leave is usually taken once every how many years? | B | Four | Seven | Ten | Thirteen | Once In a Blue Moon | |
| In a V8 car engine, which of these components is arranged in a V-shaped pattern? | B | Carburetor | Cylinder | Turbocharger | Crankshaft | Car Talk | |
| In a vintage ad campaign, what designer jeans vowed to give you "the look I want to know better"? | C | Calvin Klein | Sergio Valente | Jordache | Vidal Sassoon | Ad Age | |
| In a well-known expression, what two-word phrase typically follows the line "stick a fork in it"? | D | It's here | It's alive | It's false | It's done | Things We Say | |
| In a well-known variation of tag, players repeatedly shout the word "Polo!" in response to what word? | B | Hugo! | Marco! | Gino! | Rocco! | You're It! | |
| In addition to English, which of the following is an official language of Canada? | D | German | Spanish | Russian | French | Canada | |
| In addition to his thesaurus, Peter Mark Roget is also known for inventing a type of what? | D | Syringe | Card game | Cheese | Slide rule | Inventions | |
| In American Sign Language, raising the ring, middle and index fingers forms the sign for what letter? | C | U | V | W | X | Hand Gestures | |
| In an '80s jeans ad, Brooke Shields claimed that nothing came between her and her what? | B | Sassoons | Calvins | Wrangler's | Levi's | Classic TV Ads | |
| In an airplane, the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder are often referred to as the what? | A | Black box | Black hole | Black book | Black jack | Plane Speaking | |
| In an iconic series of TV ads, who was the first NFL player to shout, "I'm going to Disneyland!"? | C | Doug Williams | Marcus Allen | Phil Simms | Joe Montana | Commercials | |
| In ancient history, Ahab was the ruler of what people? | B | Egyptians | Israelites | Greeks | Romans | Ancient History | |
| In April 2010, what animated series' censored depiction of Muhammad caused global controversy? | A | South Park | The Simpsons | Family Guy | King of the Hill | Mocking Words | |
| In April 2010, what country's erupting volcano shut down European air travel for nearly a week? | B | Italy | Iceland | Portugal | Greece | You're Grounded | |
| In art, the Greek Titan Atlas is traditionally depicted holding what on his shoulders? | C | Slain boar | Lightning bolts | Globe | The Acropolis | Greek Gods | |
| In author John Grogan's bestselling memoir "Marley & Me," who is Marley? | D | His brother | His teacher | His grandfather | His dog | Best Sellers | |
| In baseball slang, if a pitcher hurls good fastballs, it is often said, "He is throwing" what? | D | Gold | Speed | Rocks | Heat | Sports Talk | |
| In baseball, if a batter is walked, he may advance how many bases? | A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rules of the Game | |
| In baseball, who is the only fielder positioned in foul territory? | A | Catcher | Shortstop | Centerfielder | First baseman | Foul Ball | |
| In birds, the gizzard is an organ that plays an important part in what process? | B | Circulation | Digestion | Respiration | Reproduction | For the Birds | |
| In Britain, which of these fashion accessories is not-so-subtly referred to as a "bum bag"? | B | Sweatband | Fanny pack | Hair scrunchie | Rain poncho | The Queen's English | |
| In business, a financier handles investments, but in the culinary world, a financier is a what? | D | Thick cut of beef | Cream-based sauce | Long-handled pan | Almond-based cake | In the Kitchen | |
| In cartoons, steam typically shoots out of characters' ears when they are extremely what? | B | Hungry | Angry | Tired | Sad | Visibly Disturbed | |
| In CB radio lingo, the question "What's your twenty?" is actually asking what? | D | What are you hauling? | What is your name? | How fast are you going? | What is your location? | Over and Out | |
| In Cervantes' "Don Quixote," the main character becomes delusional after doing what? | D | Visiting a cemetery | Eating spoiled fish | Slipping in a basin | Reading too many books | Grand Delusions | |
| In Charlotte Bronte's classic novel "Jane Eyre," who falls in love with Jane Eyre? | B | Fitzwilliam Darcy | Edward Rochester | Hindley Earnshaw | George Knightley | The Harder They Fall | |
| In cooking, recipes commonly call for "sprigs" of which of these ingredients? | B | Garlic | Thyme | Mushrooms | Cinnamon | Recipe Swap | |
| In Dante's "The Divine Comedy," a sign at Hell's entrance instructs "ye who enter here" to do what? | D | Repent thy sins | Pray for mercy | Forget the past | Abandon all hope | Use the Front Door | |
| In Disney's "Cinderella," what phrase enables the Fairy Godmother to turn a pumpkin into a carriage? | B | Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah | Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo | Chim Chim Cher-ee | Heigh-Ho | Disney Buzzwords | |
| In Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's famous "Five Stages of Grief" theory, what is the first stage? | A | Denial | Bargaining | Acceptance | Anger | Famous Theories | |
| In E.B. White's classic children's novel "Charlotte's Web," what is the name of the gluttonous rat? | B | Rizzo | Templeton | Frankie | Brewster | Read Me a Story | |
| In Edgar Rice Burroughs' book "Tarzan of the Apes," the name "Tarzan" means what in ape language? | C | Walks tall | Fierce temper | White skin | Smooth hide | The Name Game | |
| In Egyptian mythology, a criosphinx is a figure that has the body of a lion and the head of a what? | C | Dog | Horse | Ram | Hawk | Mythology | |
| In England, what professionals are classified either as barristers or solicitors? | A | Lawyers | Engineers | Doctors | Accountants | Across the Pond | |
| In February 2010, Apple revealed what tune as "The Most Downloaded iTunes Song of All Time"? | B | Poker Face | I Gotta Feeling | I'm Yours | Viva la Vida | iTunes | |
| In figure skating, which of these crowd-pleasing maneuvers requires two skaters? | C | Flying camel | Double axel | Death spiral | Layback spin | On the Ice | |
| In finance, what adjective is used to describe a person's income after taxes have been taken out? | D | Compatible | Expandable | Perishable | Disposable | Pay Day | |
| In finance, what apt name is given to a treasury bond that matures one hundred years after it is issued? | C | Leap year bond | Decade bond | Century bond | Millennium bond | Long-term Investment | |
| In France, French toast is called "pain perdu," which means what? | D | Wet bread | Sugar bread | Baby bread | Lost bread | French Food | |
| In France, the "Buche de Noel" is a log-shaped cake traditionally served on what holiday? | A | Christmas | Easter | Labor Day | Veterans Day | Holiday Eats | |
| In France, the English Channel is known as "La Manche," meaning what? | D | The fork | The corridor | The branch | The sleeve | La Manche | |
| In French, "aubergine" is another name for what vegetable? | A | Eggplant | Asparagus | Zucchini | Turnip | Fruits & Veggies | |
| In geology, which of these periods of time is the shortest in duration? | A | Epoch | Period | Eon | Era | How Much Longer? | |
| In Greek mythology, who is the goddess of the rainbow? | A | Iris | Clio | Hestia | Phoebe | Over the Rainbow | |
| In health insurance parlance, the abbreviation "PPO" usually denotes what kind of "organization"? | D | Personal physician | Public payment | Physical plan | Preferred provider | Feeling Abbreve'd | |
| In her 1985 number one single, Whitney Houston asks, "How will I know if" what? | A | He really loves me | I can go on | You're the one | We're meant to be | Best of Whitney | |
| In her 2006 hit with Wyclef Jean, Shakira alludes to her signature assets by singing "my" what "don't lie"? | D | Lips | Eyes | Hands | Hips | Hit Songs | |
| In her 2007 book "Fair Game," Valerie Plame Wilson details the highly public end of her career as a what? | B | TV anchorwoman | CIA agent | Air Force pilot | Newspaper reporter | Book Club | |
| In her commencement address to Stanford's Class of 2008, who said, "I really wanted to give you cars"? | C | Ellen DeGeneres | Barbara Walters | Oprah Winfrey | Martha Stewart | Celebrity Speakers | |
| In high school, which of these abbreviations refers to a math class and not a science class? | C | Biol. | Chem. | Alg. | Anat. | Feeling Abbreve'd | |
| In Hindu religious art, the god Vishnu is usually depicted as having what color skin? | D | Red | Black | Green | Blue | The Color Wheel | |
| In his will, William Shakespeare specifically left his wife Anne with only his "second-best" what? | D | Sword | Stove | Cow | Bed | Where There's a Will | |
| In history books, leaders named Alexander and Catherine both share what flattering title? | B | The Brave | The Great | The Honorable | The Holy | Title Game | |
| In humans, the curved rim of cartilage and skin on the outer ear is called the what? | D | Canthus | Olla | Bonnet | Helix | Facial Features | |
| In humans, the heart is about the same size as the what? | B | Head | Fist | Knee | Foot | Matter of the Heart | |
| In humans, what joint causes the "click" or "pop" that's sometimes heard when mouths open or close? | B | Sternoclavicular joint | Temporomandibular joint | Tibiofibular joint | Tarsometatarsal joint | Anatomy | |
| In Internet lingo, which of these abbreviations is a common way of expressing surprise? | D | IMHO | TTYL | BRB | OMG | Internet Lingo | |
| In Italy, what popular cartoon character goes by the name Braccio Di Ferro, or "Iron Arm"? | C | Dennis the Menace | George Jetson | Popeye the Sailor | Charlie Brown | A.K.A. | |
| In its final episode, what TV show revealed that the hospital was actually in a snow globe? | D | Chicago Hope | Trapper John, M.D. | M*A*S*H | St. Elsewhere | Series Finales | |
| In its final season, TV's "Ugly Betty" makes what long-awaited change to her physical appearance? | C | Gets contact lenses | Dyes hair red | Gets braces removed | Has ears pinned back | Brilliant but Canceled | |
| In John Grogan's bestselling memoir "Marley & Me," Marley is what breed of dog? | D | English springer spaniel | Irish setter | Bullmastiff | Labrador retriever | Marley & Me | |
| In July, what season is it in Argentina? | B | Spring | Winter | Fall | Summer | The Seasons | |
| In law, what is the term for a document that revises a person's will? | A | Codicil | Joinder | Replevin | Estoppel | Legalese | |
| In liquid measurements, a quart is a quarter of a what? | C | Liter | Pint | Gallon | Cup | Strictly Speaking | |
| In Los Angeles in 1927, Sid Grauman opened a now-famous what? | C | Museum | Restaurant | Movie theater | Hotel | La-La Land | |
| In many people, exposure to the protein "Fel d1" is what causes allergic reactions to what animals? | A | Cats | Mice | Chickens | Dogs | Allergies | |
| In Margaret Mitchell's early drafts of "Gone With the Wind," what was Scarlett O'Hara's first name? | D | Rose | Daisy | Violet | Pansy | Frankly, My Dear | |
| In math, a ratio is commonly written as two numbers separated by which of these punctuation marks? | C | Apostrophe | Question mark | Colon | Exclamation point | Make Your Mark | |
| In math, which of these numbers is a common denominator of the fractions 1/3 and 2/5? | C | 8 | 9 | 15 | 25 | Do the Math | |
| In mathematics, what punctuation mark is commonly used between numbers to indicate a ratio? | B | Semicolon | Colon | Comma | Period | Math Club Meeting | |
| In May 2009, the price of a first-class U.S. postage stamp increased to what? | C | 42 cents | 43 cents | 44 cents | 45 cents | One Stamp, Please | |
| In medicine, A, B, AB and O are the basic "types" used to categorize what? | D | Teeth | Eye color | Fingerprints | Blood | Exactly My Type | |
| In medicine, the term "salve" refers to what type of treatment? | A | An ointment | A syrup | An injection | A pill | What's Up, Doc? | |
| In medicine, which of these "fevers" does not typically result in the patient actually having a fever? | B | Yellow fever | Hay fever | Scarlet fever | Rheumatic fever | Medical Conditions | |
| In men's fashion, the term "three-piece suit" traditionally refers to what three pieces? | B | Shirt, pants, vest | Jacket, vest, pants | Pants, shirt, tie | Jacket, vest, shirt | Men's Fashion | |
| In monster folklore, which of these "colorful" terms refers to a useful defense against werewolves? | C | Green thumb | Red herring | Silver bullet | Blue blood | Get Defensive | |
| In most health insurance policies, the money paid by a patient before receiving benefits is called a what? | A | Deductible | Lien | Portfolio | Beneficiary | Company Policy | |
| In music industry lingo, an artist's record "drops" when it does what? | D | Tops the charts | Gets positive reviews | Sells poorly | Gets released | The Music Biz | |
| In NASCAR racing, how many cars traditionally start in each race? | B | 33 | 43 | 53 | 63 | Start Your Engines | |
| In New Orleans, the "po' boy" is a signature style of what? | D | Moustache | Hat | Dance | Sandwich | New Orleans | |
| In opera, which of these categories is used to classify female rather than male voices? | B | Bass | Contralto | Countertenor | Baritone | Night at the Opera | |
| In order to "ford" a stream, how does a person cross it? | B | By swimming | By wading | By using a bridge | By rowing | Rivers & Streams | |
| In order to maintain a "washboard" look, bodybuilders must rigorously exercise what muscles? | C | Quadriceps | Deltoids | Abdominals | Pectorals | At the Gym | |
| In order to practice law, prospective attorneys must typically pass an examination known as what? | D | The rod | The pole | The rail | The bar | Law Abiding Citizens | |
| In orthodontics, dental braces that are fitted behind the teeth, so as not to be visible, are called what? | A | Lingual | Occlusal | Apical | Coronal | Brace Face | |
| In political speak, big business is referred to as "Wall Street" while small businesses are labeled what? | B | Spring Street | Main Street | Church Street | Maple Street | Street Slang | |
| In popular money slang, if you have five "Lincolns" and five "Hamiltons," how much cash do you have? | B | $50 | $75 | $100 | $125 | Cash Money | |
| In publishing, what nickname is commonly used for novels that are geared toward a female readership? | A | Chick lit | Miss lit | Gal lit | Lass lit | Literary Genres | |
| In real estate lingo, buying a house with the intention of quickly reselling it for a profit is called what? | D | Plowing | Cropping | Tumbling | Flipping | Real Estate Jargon | |
| In real estate listings, the common acronym "FSBO" means "for sale" what? | D | Best occupant | Bring offer | Business office | By owner | A.K.A. | |
| In reference to his nickname, devoted fans of jazz legend Charlie Parker are known as what? | D | Entomologists | Seismologists | Virologists | Ornithologists | All That Jazz | |
| In Robert Louis Stevenson's novel "Treasure Island," Long John Silver has a pet parrot named what? | D | Billy Bones | Israel Hands | Black Dog | Captain Flint | Literary Pets | |
| In Roman legend, who was famous for befriending a lion by pulling a thorn from its paw? | D | Remus | Philemon | Castor | Androcles | Fables | |
| In Roman mythology, Vulcan was the god of what? | D | Water | Air | Earth | Fire | Gods & Goddesses | |
| In Roman numerals, how is the year 2010 written? | C | MMI | MMV | MMX | MMXV | Letters & Numbers | |
| In Rudyard Kipling's poem "Gunga Din," Gunga Din works for the British Army as a what? | A | Water boy | Bugler | Stretcher bearer | Chaplain | Daily Grind | |
| In Spanish, "de nada" is a standard response to which of these niceties? | C | Buenas noches | Bienvenido | Muchas gracias | Salud | Espanol | |
| In sports journalism, "puckhead" is an affectionate term for a fan of what sport? | B | Tennis | Hockey | Golf | Cycling | Sports Talk | |
| In Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic, E.T. watches a love scene from what film? | B | Now, Voyager | The Quiet Man | Casablanca | An Affair to Remember | Phone Home | |
| In street lingo, "scratch" is slang for what? | D | Clothes | Time | Advice | Money | Urban Dictionary | |
| In tabloid gossip, the term "new ink" refers to a star's newly acquired what? | D | House | Car | Divorce | Tattoo | Hipster Slang | |
| In terms of area, the United States is about half the size of which of these countries? | A | Russia | Canada | China | Brazil | Size Isn't Everything | |
| In terms of carats, which of these celebs sports the biggest diamond on her engagement ring? | B | Victoria Beckham | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Katie Holmes | Gisele Bundchen | Diamonds Are Forever | |
| In terms of square mileage, the Sahara Desert is closest in size to which of the following? | B | Mediterranean Sea | United States | Mongolia | Gulf of Mexico | The Sahara Desert | |
| In the '09 YouTube sensation "JK Wedding Entrance Dance," the wedding party boogies in to what song? | B | I'm Yours | Forever | Party in the U.S.A. | Poker Face | Gone Viral | |
| In the '70s TV series "Land of the Lost," the Marshall family is sent back in time while doing what? | B | Mountain climbing | River rafting | Sky diving | Exploring caves | Cult TV | |
| In the "Harry Potter" book series, what is the name of the national wizard newspaper? | C | The Casting Spell | The Hocus-Pocus | The Daily Prophet | The Talking Mirror | Extra! Extra! | |
| In the "Little House" book and TV series, Laura's father calls her by what nickname? | B | Little Bear | Half-Pint | Pigtail | Penny Whistle | Little House | |
| In the "Sex and the City" movie, who designed Carrie's exquisite, albeit unlucky, wedding gown? | B | Vera Wang | Vivienne Westwood | Carolina Herrera | Marc Jacobs | High Fashion | |
| In the "smiley face" emoticon, which of the following symbols denotes a winking eye? | B | Pound sign | Semicolon | Parenthesis | Ampersand | Signs & Symbols | |
| In the 1850s, Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson formed a company famous for making what? | C | Padlocks | Covered wagons | Handguns | Clocks | Company History | |
| In the 1895 novel "The Red Badge of Courage," Henry Fleming, the main character, is a young what? | C | Newspaper reporter | Plantation owner | Union soldier | Confederate spy | American Novels | |
| In the 1911 novel "The Phantom of the Opera," what is the Phantom's name? | C | Sven | Kurt | Erik | Hans | Birthnames | |
| In the 1937 movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," where does Snow White reveal her wish? | A | At a well | At a mirror | Inside a tree | In a cave | Make a Wish | |
| In the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," what character says "I'm melting! Melting!"? | C | Cowardly Lion | Tin Woodman | Wicked Witch of the West | Wizard of Oz | Is It Hot in Here? | |
| In the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," what character wears an upside-down funnel as a hat? | A | Tin Man | Cowardly Lion | Scarecrow | The Wizard | Classic Films | |
| In the 1942 animated movie "Bambi," what type of animal is Bambi's ironically-named friend Flower? | A | Skunk | Fox | Rabbit | Owl | Disney Classics | |
| In the 1945 novel "Animal Farm," what animals control the "government" of the farm? | C | Cows | Horses | Pigs | Chickens | Who's the Boss? | |
| In the 1950 film "Sunset Boulevard," what actress says, "I am big. It's the pictures that got small"? | C | Bette Davis | Joan Crawford | Gloria Swanson | Greta Garbo | Who Said That? | |
| In the 1958 film "Vertigo," Jimmy Stewart's character has an irrational fear of what? | C | Enclosed spaces | Water | Heights | Darkness | Phobias | |
| In the 1961 movie "West Side Story," the Jets battle the Sharks after triumphing over what other gangs? | C | The Raiders & The Hellcats | The Spades & The Doll Babies | The Emeralds & The Hawks | The Harpies & The Vice Lords | West Side Story | |
| In the 1968 movie "Funny Girl," Barbra Streisand's character looks in the mirror and says "Hello" what? | C | Princess | Beautiful | Gorgeous | Sweetheart | Movie Lines | |
| In the 1976 movie "Rocky," the name of Rocky's dog is the same as what pro-football player's last name? | D | Unitas | Bradshaw | Thorpe | Butkus | Yo Adrian! | |
| In the 1980s, the Members Only brand became famous for its wildly popular version of what? | B | Leg warmers | Men's jacket | Wristwatch | Skinny tie | Fashion Trends | |
| In the 1984 movie "The Flamingo Kid," what is the El Flamingo? | C | Casino | Golf course | Beach club | Customized car | At the Movies | |
| In the 1985 movie "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," which of these landmarks does Pee-wee visit? | B | Statue of Liberty | The Alamo | Mount Rushmore | Golden Gate Bridge | Comedic Characters | |
| In the 1985 movie "Teen Wolf," the title character plays what high school sport? | D | Softball | Football | Wrestling | Basketball | '80s Movies | |
| In the 1989 film "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," what do they use to travel through time? | B | Car | Phone booth | Boom box | Port-a-potty | At the Movies | |
| In the 1989 movie "When Harry Met Sally...," Harry and Sally first meet at what university? | B | New York University | University of Chicago | Columbia University | Northwestern University | First Impressions | |
| In the 1990 movie "Days of Thunder," Tom Cruise plays a competitor in what sport? | B | Wrestling | Auto racing | Horse racing | Downhill skiing | Sports Movies | |
| In the 1997 movie "My Best Friend's Wedding," what actor plays the best friend? | B | Rupert Everett | Dermot Mulroney | Julia Roberts | Cameron Diaz | I Do! | |
| In the 1997 movie "Titanic," Jack wins passage onto the doomed vessel with what poker hand? | C | Straight | Flush | Full house | Four of a kind | Poker Face | |
| In the 1998 movie "The Big Lebowski," Jeff Bridges plays a ne'er-do-well slacker with what nickname? | A | The Dude | The Bro | The Man | The Player | The Big Lebowski | |
| In the 1999 film "Muppets from Space," what muppet is revealed to actually be an alien? | B | Kermit | Gonzo | Animal | Beaker | Muppet Master | |
| In the 1999 movie "American Pie," Michelle played what instrument at band camp? | B | Tuba | Flute | Snare drum | Trumpet | Band Camp | |
| In the 2000 book "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," who are Kavalier and Clay? | B | Private detectives | Comic book artists | Movie stunt men | Identical twins | They're Such Characters | |
| In the 2000 film "Wonder Boys," the characters search for a rare jacket once owned by what movie star? | A | Marilyn Monroe | Rita Hayworth | Bette Davis | Lauren Bacall | Hollywood Legends | |
| In the 2000 Leonardo DiCaprio film "The Beach," where is the beach? | D | South China Sea | Bay of Bengal | Persian Gulf | Gulf of Thailand | Beyond the Sea | |
| In the 2000 movie "The Perfect Storm," what is the Andrea Gail's main catch? | C | Tuna | Crab | Swordfish | Shrimp | The Silver Screen | |
| In the 2001 comedy "Saving Silverman," what must Silverman be saved from? | C | Joining the army | Going to jail | Getting married | Failing out of school | Movie Plots | |
| In the 2001 film "The Majestic" Jim Carrey's character restores "The Majestic," a rundown what? | A | Movie theater | Nightclub | Restaurant | Casino | Movie Plots | |
| In the 2002 movie "Catch Me If You Can," a young con artist poses as a pilot for what airline? | A | Pan Am | Continental | Eastern | TWA | Impostors | |
| In the 2003 hit song "Hey Ya!", the band OutKast urges listeners to "shake it like a" what? | C | Can of V8 | Wheaties box | Polaroid picture | Cup of Jell-O | Hit Songs | |
| In the 2006 movie "Dreamgirls," Jennifer Hudson's character sings, "And I Am Telling You" what? | B | I Don't Need You | I'm Not Going | I Still Love You | I'm Your Woman | Sing it! | |
| In the 2007 movie "Shrek the Third," what familiar storybook character suffers from narcolepsy? | A | Sleeping Beauty | Rapunzel | Snow White | Cinderella | Fairy Tales | |
| In the 2007 movie "Sweeney Todd," the vengeful title character works as a what? | A | Barber | Chimney sweep | Blacksmith | Carpenter | Movie Musicals | |
| In the 2009 blockbuster "Avatar," what is the name of the highly valuable mineral sought by the humans? | B | Rarium | Unobtanium | Supremium | Fantasium | Plot Points | |
| In the 2010 film "Shutter Island," the fictional Shutter Island is located off the coast of what U.S. state? | B | Louisiana | Massachusetts | Georgia | Maryland | U.S. States | |
| In the 2010 HBO film "You Don't Know Jack," Al Pacino plays what famous Jack? | A | Jack Kevorkian | Jack Dempsey | Jack Benny | Jack Kerouac | Jack Who? | |
| In the agency abbreviation "EEOC," the first "E" stands for "equal" and the second stands for what? | D | Electorate | Executive | Establishment | Employment | Abbreviations | |
| In the American version of the game Bingo, the numbers traditionally range from 1 to what? | C | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | Bingo! | |
| In the Bible, the Old Testament figure Samson was sapped of his super strength when he lost his what? | A | Hair | Belt | Shield | Ring | Bible Studies | |
| In the book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," the words "Eat Me" are written on what food? | C | Pudding | Jam sandwich | Cake | Ice cream sundae | Children's Lit | |
| In the boot-shaped country of Italy, what region comprises the "toe"? | B | Piedmont | Calabria | Tuscany | Lombardy | The Mother Country | |
| In the British aristocracy, what title is given to the wife of an earl? | B | Duchess | Countess | Marchioness | Baroness | British Aristocracy | |
| In the Broadway musical "South Pacific," what is Bali Ha'i? | D | Woman | Potion | Necklace | Island | Musical Notes | |
| In the children's book "The Little Engine That Could," what is the engine attempting to deliver? | A | Toys | Coal | Flowers | Choo Choos | ||
| In the children's game Rock, Paper, Scissors, an open hand indicates what? | D | Rock | Do over | Scissors | Paper | On Three | |
| In the classic 1951 movie "The African Queen," what is the African Queen? | C | Tribal princess | Map | Steamboat | Diamond | African Queen | |
| In the classic animated movie "The Little Mermaid," Ariel's best friend is a fish named what? | A | Flounder | Tuna | Minnow | Trout | Disney Sidekicks | |
| In the classic board game "Monopoly," what property has the highest purchase price? | C | Marvin Gardens | Illinois Avenue | Boardwalk | St. James Place | Real Estate | |
| In the classic book "Charlotte's Web," Charlotte does not spin which of these messages into her web? | C | Terrific | Radiant | Noble | Humble | Kid Lit | |
| In the classic children's book series, Winnie-the-Pooh is friends with a young child named what? | A | Christopher Robin | Charlie Bucket | Wendy Darling | Eloise | Classic Characters | |
| In the classic comedy act, who plays straight man to Mel Brooks's "2000 Year Old Man"? | C | Gene Wilder | Sid Caesar | Carl Reiner | Bob Newhart | Comedy Duos | |
| In the classic Disney movie "Beauty and the Beast," what is the beauty's name? | B | Ariel | Belle | Jasmine | Esmeralda | Disney Classics | |
| In the classic episode of "The Simpsons" titled "Who Shot Mr. Burns," who shot Mr. Burns? | A | Maggie Simpson | Ralph Wiggum | Comic Book Guy | Ned Flanders | The Simpsons | |
| In the classic fairy tale "Rapunzel," the prince climbs Rapunzel's tower using what? | D | His magic boots | An icicle | A spider web | Her hair | Social Climbers | |
| In the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," George Bailey reluctantly runs what kind of business? | B | Pharmacy | Savings and loan | Five-and-dime store | Insurance company | Family Business | |
| In the classic movie "The Maltese Falcon," what is the Maltese Falcon? | D | Spy | Document | Racehorse | Statuette | Bogie at His Best | |
| In the classic novel "Gulliver's Travels," what is the title character's unusual first name? | D | Erastus | Norval | Philander | Lemuel | The Name Game | |
| In the classic novel "The Great Gatsby," Jay Gatsby often uses what nickname to address others? | A | Old sport | Captain | Lil' fella | Buddy boy | Nicknames | |
| In the classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," what is the result of the trial? | C | Hung jury | Mistrial | Guilty verdict | Not guilty verdict | Literary Spoilers | |
| In the classic story "Peter Pan," what does Wendy use to reattach Peter's shadow? | D | Bandages | Glue | Molasses | Needle and thread | Stuck on You | |
| In the classic TV series "The Waltons," the Walton family lives in what U.S. state? | B | North Carolina | Virginia | Missouri | Mississippi | Good Night John-Boy | |
| In the classic TV special, Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer befriends an elf who wants to be a what? | A | Dentist | Architect | Accountant | Movie star | Christmas Specials | |
| In the classic version of Monopoly, the two "utility companies" are Water Works and the what? | B | Oil Company | Electric Company | Telephone Company | Gas Company | Board Member | |
| In the comedy classic "This is Spinal Tap," the famous quote "These go to eleven" refers to what? | A | Guitar amplifiers | Piano keys | Car tires | Elevator buttons | What's My Line? | |
| In the comic strip "Peanuts," what character is typically surrounded by clouds of dirt and dust? | D | Schroeder | Peppermint Patty | Marcie | Pigpen | Peanuts | |
| In the computer game "The Oregon Trail," kids learn about U.S. history by pretending to be what? | D | Civil War soldiers | Founding Fathers | Cold War spies | Western pioneers | The Oregon Trail | |
| In the context of the classic 1961 novel "Catch-22," Catch-22 is a what? | C | Medical procedure | Explosive device | Military regulation | Fighter jet | Required Reading | |
| In the courtroom expression "pleading the Fifth," the word "Fifth" refers to a what? | B | Police precinct | Constitutional amendment | Section of the tax code | Congressional district | How Do You Plead? | |
| In the Disney animated classic "Pinocchio," what kind of animal swallows Pinocchio whole? | C | Wolf | Alligator | Whale | Bear | Disney Classics | |
| In the early '90s, comic strip housewife Blondie Bumstead began a career as a what? | B | Travel agent | Caterer | Cosmetics saleswoman | Florist | Working Girl | |
| In the early 1900s, Dr. Maria Montessori developed a system that is still widely used to do what? | C | Train dogs | Organize libraries | Teach young children | Interpret dreams | I Have a System | |
| In the entertainment business, the television network ABC is often referred to by what slang term? | D | The Eye | The Peacock | The Frog | The Alphabet | Variety Speak | |
| In the familiar term "S&P 500," the number "500" refers to 500 what? | B | Entertainers | Corporations | Cable channels | Race cars | Mind Your P's & S's | |
| In the famous Latin saying "veni, vidi, vici," what does "vidi" mean? | B | I heard | I saw | I wrote | I knew | Latin 101 | |
| In the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," the Delaware is a what? | C | Dirt road | Plateau | River | Mountain range | 'Ware in the World | |
| In the film "Back to the Future," Marty McFly performs what song at his parents' high school dance? | B | Great Balls of Fire | Johnny B. Goode | Rock Around the Clock | Only You | Oldies But Goodies | |
| In the film "Dirty Harry," what follows the line, "You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?'" | B | Well, do ya, buddy? | Well, do ya, punk? | Well, do ya, sport? | Well, do ya, pal? | Movie Quotables | |
| In the film "Gone With the Wind," Rhett says "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" in response to what? | D | Are we alone? | What happens now? | Are you the one? | What shall I do? | Movie Lines | |
| In the film "Indecent Proposal," Demi Moore agrees to sleep with Robert Redford for what tidy sum? | C | $10,000 | $100,000 | $1,000,000 | $10,000,000 | At the Movies | |
| In the film "Million Dollar Baby," Maggie wears a robe labeled "Mo Cuishle," a saying in what language? | D | Turkish | Portuguese | Finnish | Gaelic | Million Dollar Baby | |
| In the film "Stand By Me," Vern claims that if he could only have one food forever, it would be what? | D | Apple Jolly Ranchers | Ice cream floats | Snow cones | Cherry Pez | Stand By Me | |
| In the financial term "T-Bill," the "T" stands for what? | B | Total | Treasury | Temporary | Tax-exempt | High Finance | |
| In the first line of a well-known Christmas carol, what phrase follows "Silent night"? | A | Holy night | Splendid night | Wondrous night | Lonely night | Christmas Cheer | |
| In the full name of the military alliance "NATO," the "T" that stands for what? | B | Tactical | Treaty | Technology | Transit | Acronyms | |
| In the garment industry, what characteristic of a sports jacket is referred to as its "stance"? | B | Length of the vent | Button position | Shoulder pad size | Width of lapels | Tailor-Made | |
| In the Grimm's fairy tale, the Pied Piper of Hamelin is described as "pied" because he does what? | B | Talks to animals | Wears colorful clothing | Uses magic | Seeks revenge | Fit to Be Pie'd | |
| In the Harry Potter books, a Quaffle, two Bludgers, and a Golden Snitch are needed to play what? | B | Anbo-Jitsu | Quidditch | Flonkerton | Grifball | Harry Potter Fans | |
| In the historical terms "V-E Day" and "V-J Day," the "V" stands for what? | B | Vanity | Victory | Valor | Vengeance | V Is For... | |
| In the hit World War II-era song, the "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" belongs to what military unit? | C | Squadron K | Battalion O | Company B | Division D | Classic Songs | |
| In the holiday song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," how many gifts are received on the 12th day? | D | 12 | 24 | 64 | 78 | Math Club on Holiday | |
| In the human body, the pericardium is a membrane that surrounds what organ? | B | Brain | Heart | Stomach | Liver | Medical School | |
| In the human body, what internal organ regulates the amount of glucose in the blood? | C | Small Intestine | Gallbladder | Liver | Stomach | Internal Affairs | |
| In the human body, where are red blood cells produced? | C | Pancreas | Kidneys | Bone marrow | Spleen | Thicker Than Water | |
| In the human body, where is the ilium bone located? | C | Ankle | Leg | Pelvis | Spine | Dem Bones | |
| In the James Bond movies, Bond's only marriage was to a "Bond girl" played by whom? | C | Ursula Andress | Jill St. John | Diana Rigg | Barbara Bach | Goldfingered | |
| In the mid-twentieth century, what U.S. state grew about eighty percent of the world's pineapples? | D | Texas | Nevada | South Carolina | Hawaii | States of the Union | |
| In the military, a Huey is a type of what? | B | New recruit | Helicopter | Rifle | Gas mask | In the Army Now | |
| In the military, a U.S. marine with the ranking "E-3" is better known as a "lance" what? | D | Private | Major | Lieutenant | Corporal | Military Ranks | |
| In the military, the chant "hup, two, three, four" is commonly heard while soldiers are doing what? | D | Cleaning barracks | Peeling potatoes | Taking target practice | Marching | In the Army Now | |
| In the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," an extremely boring teacher memorably asks what? | B | And?... And? | Anyone?... Anyone? | Questions?... Questions? | Hello?... Hello? | High School Flicks | |
| In the musical "My Fair Lady," Eliza Doolittle is a street vendor who sells what? | C | Bread | Newspapers | Flowers | Trinkets | Classic Musicals | |
| In the name of the famous 1980s British band, what word follows "Psychedelic"? | D | Fears | Twins | Seagulls | Furs | That's So Punk | |
| In the name of the flu strain known as "H1N1," the "H" and "N" stand for two different types of what? | A | Proteins | Blood cells | Lipids | Carbohydrates | Health | |
| In the NATO phonetic alphabet that begins "Alpha, Bravo, Charlie," how do you spell "USA"? | B | Upright, Sandbox, Alpha | Uniform, Sierra, Alpha | Umpire, Sailor, Alpha | Union, Songbird, Alpha | Spell It Out | |
| In the nautical expression "Shiver me timbers!" the word "timbers" originally referred to what? | B | Hilt of a sword | Hull of a ship | Barrel of wine | Treasure chest | Sailor Talk | |
| In the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers traditionally suit up in what color uniform? | A | Purple and gold | Red and black | Green and white | Orange and blue | Team Colors | |
| In the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," Atticus urges his kids to shoot what birds instead of mockingbirds? | C | Woodpeckers | Pigeons | Bluejays | Sparrows | Straight Shooter | |
| In the novel "Twilight," Edward and Bella attend Forks High School, located in what U.S. state? | B | Pennsylvania | Washington | New Mexico | Montana | School Daze | |
| In the Old Testament, who said "I have been a stranger in a strange land"? | D | Adam | Abraham | Noah | Moses | The Good Book | |
| In the Olympics, trap, skeet and double trap are events in what sport? | C | Gymnastics | Diving | Shooting | Wrestling | Olympic Events | |
| In the opening line of the theme song for TV's "The Love Boat," how is "love" described? | B | Happy and forever | Exciting and new | Sunny and bright | Shiny and good | TV Theme Songs | |
| In the opening scene of the movie "Saturday Night Fever," John Travolta's character is carrying a what? | A | Can of paint | Rolled up magazine | Bag of donuts | Television set | Movie Props | |
| In the Oscar-nominated 2009 movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox," who voices Mr. Fox? | C | Russell Crowe | Bruce Willis | George Clooney | Adam Sandler | Voices in Your Head | |
| In the phrases "bar mitzvah" and "bat mitzvah," "bar" and "bat" are Hebrew words meaning what? | B | Teacher and student | Son and daughter | Parent and child | Husband and wife | Mazel Tov | |
| In the popcorn industry, what term is used to refer to kernels that fail to pop? | A | Old maids | Lazy dogs | Late bloomers | Bad seeds | Industry Terms | |
| In the popular British dish bangers and mash, what is a banger? | D | Drumstick | Rib | Bacon | Sausage | Across the Pond | |
| In the popular folk song "Alouette," what type of bird is being prepared for a meal? | A | Lark | Turkey | Pigeon | Quail | It's What's for Dinner | |
| In the popular nursery rhyme "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe," what activity follows "Seven, Eight"? | D | Kiss your mate | Open the gate | Clean your plate | Lay them straight | Nursery Rhymes | |
| In the popular series of TV ads that feature talking M&M candies, which M&M is female? | C | Yellow | Red | Green | Blue | Spokescandies | |
| In the punny hairstyle name "faux hawk," the word "faux" stands in for what two letters? | B | G-O | M-O | L-O | R-O | At the Salon | |
| In the Pythagorean theorem, what mathematical symbol goes between "a squared" and "b squared"? | C | Multiplication sign | Division sign | Plus sign | Minus sign | Mathletes | |
| In the Sherlock Holmes stories, the street urchins who assist him are called "The Baker Street" what? | C | Mistakes | Dodgers | Irregulars | Sidewinders | It's Elementary | |
| In the song "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," how long has the couple been apart? | C | More than a month | Ten whole days | Three long years | Seven days too long | On the Jukebox | |
| In the spectrum of visible light, what color's waves have the highest frequency? | A | Violet | Green | Red | Yellow | The Color Rainbow | |
| In the Stephen King novel "Christine," Christine is a possessed and jealous what? | C | Lawn mower | Television set | Car | Elevator | Stephen King | |
| In the Ten Commandments, what day is defined as "the sabbath day"? | D | The fourth day | The fifth day | The sixth day | The seventh day | Bible Studies | |
| In the term "rec room," which refers to a room used for informal entertaining, "rec" is short for what? | D | Recording | Recognition | Reclining | Recreation | Make Some Room | |
| In the TV series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," what imaginary land is ruled by King Friday XIII? | A | Make-Believe | Playland | Storyville | Fantasyland | Won't You Be My Neighbor? | |
| In the TV series "Silver Spoons," the father regularly rode what kind of toy vehicle through the house? | B | Motorcycle | Train | Golf cart | Convertible | TV Land | |
| In the TV special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," Charlie Brown gets what instead of candy? | A | Rocks | Empty wrappers | Carrots | Dog bones | Good Grief! | |
| In the U.S. army, officers wear between one and five stars to indicate that they hold what rank? | C | Lieutenant | Captain | General | Colonel | Ten-Hut! | |
| In the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory System, what color signals the lowest threat of terror attacks? | A | Green | Yellow | White | Purple | Homeland Security | |
| In the U.S. Senate, how many members are necessary to achieve a quorum? | A | 51 | 67 | 75 | 100 | Upper House | |
| In the U.S., a $100 bill is often referred to as a what? | B | A-string | C-note | E-chord | G-clef | Cha-Ching! | |
| In the U.S., eggs are given grades of A, AA or B to indicate what? | B | Nutritional value | Shell and yolk quality | Size | Date of production | Under Eggsamination | |
| In the U.S., fresh blueberries are typically in season during which of these months? | C | January | March | July | November | Seasons in the Sun | |
| In the U.S., the Amish speak both English and a particular dialect of what European language? | D | Polish | Russian | French | German | The Amish | |
| In the U.S., the federal appeals courts are divided into thirteen separate units called what? | A | Circuits | Districts | Divisions | Regions | Appellatian Trail | |
| In the U.S., the Sherwin-Williams Company is the largest producer of what product? | C | Lumber | Cigarettes | Paint | Bottled water | Consumer Products | |
| In the U.S., what 20th-century event immediately preceded the start of the so-called "Baby Boom" era? | C | World War I | Prohibition | World War II | Stock market crash | Baby Boom | |
| In the U.S., what sport's matches are divided into seven-and-a-half-minute units called "chukkers"? | C | Cricket | Rugby | Polo | Jai-alai | Breaks of the Game | |
| In the U.S., which of these holidays falls between the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving? | B | Groundhog Day | Labor Day | St. Patrick's Day | Valentine's Day | Happy Holidays | |
| In the UK, new parents often refer to which of these everyday objects as a "pram"? | B | Pacifier | Baby carriage | Diaper | Rocking chair | Baby Terms | |
| In the viral Web comic "Garfield Minus Garfield," what secondary character is pictured eerily alone? | D | Linus van Pelt | Dagwood Bumstead | Dogbert | Jon Arbuckle | Comic Stripped | |
| In the Washington, D.C. memorial honoring him, what U.S. president is depicted in a wheelchair? | D | George Washington | Thomas Jefferson | Abraham Lincoln | Franklin Roosevelt | U.S. Presidents | |
| In the Western world, which of these items was used first? | C | Graphite pencil | Pendulum clock | Eyeglasses | Stethoscope | Famous Firsts | |
| In the winter, prudent homeowners install weather stripping around what parts of the house? | B | Washers & dryers | Windows & doors | Refrigerators & freezers | Toilets & showers | Around the House | |
| In the workplace, a "scab" is a person hired to replace a worker who has done what? | C | Gotten promoted | Been injured on the job | Gone on strike | Taken maternity leave | In the Workplace | |
| In Vittorio De Sica's classic film "The Bicycle Thief," the main character needs a bicycle to do what job? | D | Repair door locks | Paint street signs | Deliver milk | Hang posters | The Bicycle Thief | |
| In well-known Internet lingo, which of the following is the creative abbreviation of a single word? | D | CU | BRB | NP | THX | Know the Lingo | |
| In Western astrology, which of these is not one of the four elements that make up the universe? | D | Water | Air | Fire | Metal | Astrology 101 | |
| In what body of water are the islands collectively known as the Grecian Archipelago found? | A | Aegean Sea | Black Sea | North Sea | Red Sea | Where in the World? | |
| In what country do people normally answer the telephone by saying "Moshi moshi"? | D | China | India | Russia | Japan | Foreign Languages | |
| In what film does Robert De Niro's character say "You, you, you're very good, you"? | C | Goodfellas | Wag the Dog | Analyze This | Meet the Parents | What's My Line | |
| In what Jack Nicholson film does he memorably tell a waitress, "I want you to hold it between your knees"? | B | Chinatown | Five Easy Pieces | Terms of Endearment | Easy Rider | Just Jack | |
| In what Olympic throwing event are you forbidden from spinning around during the course of a throw? | C | Discus | Shot put | Javelin | Hammer throw | Olympic Rules | |
| In what reality show are contestants often asked to participate in a "pose-off"? | B | Top Chef | America's Next Top Model | Big Brother | The Amazing Race | Posers | |
| In what U.S. national park do backpackers brave the challenging "Rim-to-Rim" hike? | D | Yosemite | Great Smoky Mountains | Mount Rainier | Grand Canyon | Take a Hike | |
| In what U.S. state does the federal government own the highest percentage of land, over 80 percent? | C | Alaska | Idaho | Nevada | Colorado | Government-Owned | |
| In what U.S. state would you find the American Indian pueblo of Zuni? | B | Utah | New Mexico | Colorado | Arizona | On the Map | |
| In what year did the U.S. celebrate its sesquicentennial? | C | 1826 | 1851 | 1926 | 1951 | Anniversaries | |
| In which movie does Arnold Schwarzenegger not repeat his "Terminator" catchphrase "I'll be back"? | D | Twins | Commando | Last Action Hero | Predator | Movie Lines | |
| In which of these countries do motorists normally drive on the right-hand side of the street? | D | Thailand | Japan | Indonesia | Brazil | On Your Right | |
| In which of these driving maneuvers does the car always turn a total of 180 degrees? | B | Making a right turn | Making a U-turn | Changing lanes | Parallel parking | Drivers Education | |
| In which of these locations would a redcap most likely work? | B | Restaurant | Railroad station | Hospital | Army base | On the Job | |
| In which of these novels is the last word of the novel the same as the title of the novel itself? | A | Lolita | Ulysses | Atonement | Deliverance | Novel Endings | |
| In which of these sporting events is a victor often determined by means of a "split decision"? | B | Golf | Boxing | Tennis | Diving | Splitsville | |
| In which of these sports do players not "serve" the ball at the start of play? | C | Squash | Badminton | Field Hockey | Volleyball | You Got Served | |
| In which of these well-known fairy tales does the heroine die and then come back to life? | B | Rapunzel | Snow White | Cinderella | Rumpelstiltskin | Fairy Tales | |
| In William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet," how old is Juliet? | B | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | Minor Character | |
| In women's fashion, a bodice is a garment specifically designed to cover what part of the body? | B | Head | Torso | Legs | Feet | Fashion Forward | |
| Including both offense and defense, how many players are on the field during a pro football game? | B | 18 | 22 | 28 | 32 | Pro Football | |
| Including wisdom teeth, an adult human normally has how many teeth? | D | 22 | 24 | 28 | 32 | Open Wide | |
| Information that passes informally from one person to the next is often said to be "heard through the" what? | A | Grapevine | Apple tree | Banana peel | Cherry branch | Familiar Phrases | |
| Inspired by the brand's namesake, "Chucks" is the affectionate nickname for a classic brand of what? | C | T-shirts | Jeans | Sneakers | Swimming trunks | Chucks | |
| Inspired by the Scottish flag, the hero of the movie "Braveheart" wears what color war paint? | A | Blue | Yellow | Red | Green | Great Scot! | |
| International supermodel Iman is the wife of what rock legend? | B | Mick Jagger | David Bowie | Bruce Springsteen | Joey Ramone | Wedded Bliss | |
| Introduced by infomercial legend Ron Popeil, GLH Formula Number 9 offers a solution to what problem? | B | Ripped upholstery | Thinning hair | Dirty floors | Leaky faucets | Quite Inventive | |
| Introduced in 1559, the Vatican's "Index Librorum Prohibitorum" is a list of what? | D | Confirmed miracles | Papal succession | Mortal sins | Banned books | The Vatican | |
| Introduced in 1898, what brand of soap was named for the two kinds of oil that were used to produce it? | D | Ivory | Neutrogena | Dove | Palmolive | Soap Box | |
| Introduced in 1930, what popular candy was named after a favorite horse owned by the Mars family? | A | Snickers | PayDay | Sugar Daddy | Whoppers | Horsing Around | |
| Introduced in 1936, what collectible dinnerware once used radioactive materials to create its bright colors? | B | CorningWare | Fiestaware | Tupperware | Pfaltzgraff | Do the Dishes | |
| Introduced in 1942, Cheeri O'Leary was the first mascot of a popular brand of what? | C | Canned soup | Frozen vegetables | Breakfast cereal | Ice cream | Mascots | |
| Introduced in 1987, Viking is a popular high-end brand of which of these household items? | D | Faucets | Air conditioners | Windows | Cooking ranges | Around the House | |
| Introduced in the 1930s, Red Hots is a brand of candy with what flavor? | C | Cherry | Peppermint | Cinnamon | Licorice | Candy Store | |
| Introduced in the late 1960s, antilock mechanisms are now a common feature of what car parts? | D | Headlights | Windows | Transmissions | Brakes | Feature Presentation | |
| Invented in the 18th century, an orrery is a mechanical model that demonstrates what phenomenon? | C | Circulation of blood | Movement of the tides | Orbit of the planets | Sound waves | Top Models | |
| Inventor Amar Bose is famous for developing a high-end variety of what? | C | Sunglasses | Drum cymbals | Stereo speakers | Motor scooter | Great Inventions | |
| Iraq shares a border with all but which of these Middle Eastern countries? | B | Syria | Lebanon | Jordan | Saudi Arabia | The Middle East | |
| Ironically, what Founding Father had a son who was declared an "enemy to the liberties of this country"? | D | George Washington | Thomas Jefferson | John Adams | Benjamin Franklin | You Are So Grounded | |
| Ironically, what popular country singer's last name is a word meaning "relating to a city"? | C | Vince Gill | Brad Paisley | Keith Urban | Garth Brooks | Town and Country | |
| Issued in 1787, the U.S. government's first official coin was a penny featuring which of these mottos? | D | Defend Our Liberty | Keep Conscience Clear | Stay The Course | Mind Your Business | Coin Collector | |
| Issued in 2008, the new U.S. five-dollar bill features an enlarged "easy-to-read" number "5" in what color? | A | Purple | Yellow | Orange | Silver | Newly Minted | |
| It is better to have 100 friends than 100 rubles is a proverb in what country? | A | Russia | Portugal | Argentina | Thailand | Words of Quizdom | |
| Itzi Bitzi Arana is a popular Mexican kids' song about a what? | C | Frog | Goldfish | Spider | Ant | En Espanol | |
| J.K. Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter novel is titled "Harry Potter and the" what? | D | Fatal Flaw | Mystic Solution | Gathering Gloom | Deathly Hallows | Fantasy Novels | |
| Jay Leno voices a character named "Jay Limo" in what popular animated movie? | D | Madagascar | Up | WALL-E | Cars | Voice Work | |
| Jeremy Piven has won three consecutive Emmys for his role as uber-agent Ari Gold on what TV series? | A | Entourage | Weeds | Mad Men | Damages | Pass the Remote | |
| Joachim Prinz, who spoke just before Martin Luther King at the 1963 March on Washington, was a what? | C | Catholic priest | Mullah | Rabbi | Buddhist monk | Opening Acts | |
| Joel and Ethan are the first names of which of these sibling teams of filmmakers? | C | The Wachowski brothers | The Hughes brothers | The Coen brothers | The Farrelly brothers | Family Matters | |
| John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, is legendary for wandering the country doing what? | D | Selling books | Painting portraits | Robbing banks | Planting trees | Famous Americans | |
| John Cusack's character in the 1999 movie "Being John Malkovich" is what type of performer? | A | Puppeteer | Mime | Classical musician | Improvisational poet | Man at Work | |
| Johnny Depp portrays what Lewis Carroll character in the 2010 movie "Alice in Wonderland"? | A | Mad Hatter | Cheshire Cat | White Rabbit | Blue Caterpillar | What a Character | |
| Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon church, believed the Garden of Eden was located where? | B | Kansas | Missouri | Kentucky | Iowa | Paradise on Earth | |
| Journalists are often urged to remember the "Five Ws," which include all of these words except what? | B | When | Was | Why | Where | Journalism 101 | |
| Jude Law claims he was named after both a Beatles song and the title character of a novel by whom? | D | P.G. Wodehouse | Joseph Conrad | Robert Louis Stevenson | Thomas Hardy | Namesakes | |
| Just like its U.S. counterpart, the Cour supreme du Canada consists of how many total members? | C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | Governments | |
| K2, the world's second highest mountain, lies in a region that is currently controlled by what country? | C | Mongolia | Tanzania | Pakistan | Russia | Mountain High | |
| Khaled Hosseini's bestseller "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is set primarily in what country? | A | Afghanistan | Iraq | Egypt | India | Bestsellers | |
| Kid gloves are usually made from the hide of what animal? | B | Snake | Goat | Deer | Lamb | Handle With Care | |
| Kiddingly referred to as the only food that is "made" backwards, Edam is a type of what? | C | Fruit | Pasta | Cheese | Vegetable | Food for Thought | |
| Kilowatt-hours are units typically used to calculate which of these household bills? | B | Water bill | Electric bill | Cable bill | Phone bill | Bills Bills Bills | |
| King takes queen is the chess-inspired tagline for what popular cable drama? | A | The Tudors | Mad Men | The Closer | Damages | TV Taglines | |
| Kitchen Confidential is a bestselling memoir by what celebrity chef? | C | Wolfgang Puck | Tom Colicchio | Anthony Bourdain | Gordon Ramsay | It's Dishy | |
| Known as "The Happiest Place on Earth," Disneyland is located in what California city? | C | Santa Barbara | San Diego | Anaheim | Sacramento | I'm Going to...! | |
| Known as the law of inertia, Newton's first law of motion states, "An object at rest tends to" what? | D | Expand | Absorb heat | Gain momentum | Stay at rest | Laws of Science | |
| Known for classic toys, the Wham-O company got its name from the sound made by which of its products? | D | Hula Hoop | SuperBall | Frisbee | Slingshot | Namesakes | |
| Known for creating her signature look, who was the official designer for First Lady Jackie Kennedy? | A | Oleg Cassini | Christian Dior | Yves St. Laurent | Bill Blass | Fashion Sense | |
| Known for his catchphrase "Make it work!", Tim Gunn rose to fame on what TV reality series? | A | Project Runway | Top Chef | The Amazing Race | Dancing With the Stars | TV Catchphrases | |
| Known for its multicolored landscapes, the Painted Desert lies in which of these national parks? | A | Petrified Forest | Badlands | Bryce Canyon | Yosemite | Destinations | |
| Known for its salad dressings, the Newman's Own brand was started in the 1980s by a famous what? | B | Jazz musician | Film actor | Politician | Pop singer | At the Supermarket | |
| Known for its spiciness, what Italian pasta sauce has a name that literally translates to "Brother Devil"? | A | Fra Diavolo | Bolognese | Alfredo | Primavera | On the Sauce | |
| Known for its strict security measures, El Al is the national airline of what country? | D | India | Egypt | South Africa | Israel | National Airlines | |
| Known for its sweet flavor, a "prickly pear" is a variety of what? | D | Pineapple | Sea urchin | Avocado | Cactus | Produce Aisle | |
| Known for leading high altitude expeditions, what ethnic group is synonymous with "mountain guide"? | D | Olmec | Dinka | Mingo | Sherpa | AKA | |
| Known for playing Arizona on "Grey's Anatomy," actress Jessica Capshaw has what famous stepdad? | C | Martin Scorsese | George Lucas | Steven Spielberg | Mike Nichols | Family Tree | |
| Known for their sandals, the Birkenstock family started making footwear in 1774 in what country? | B | The Netherlands | Germany | Sweden | Switzerland | Footwear | |
| Known for ubiquitous signs and free ice water, Wall Drug is a famously kitschy tourist trap in what state? | A | South Dakota | Kansas | Iowa | Nebraska | Stay a While | |
| Known to locals as "La Joconde," da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" hangs in what European museum? | A | Louvre | Tate | Uffizi | Prado | Mona Lisa Smile | |
| Kurdistan is an Asian region that extends into all of these countries except what? | D | Turkey | Iran | Syria | Afghanistan | Border Crossing | |
| Lady Gaga's 2010 music video "Telephone" aptly features key product placement for what company? | C | Pepsi-Cola | Federal Express | Virgin Mobile | Cuisinart | Gaga | |
| Laid to rest in the National Cathedral, who is the only U.S. president buried in Washington, D.C.? | B | Martin Van Buren | Woodrow Wilson | James Madison | William Howard Taft | Not in Grant's Tomb | |
| Launched in 2010, Michelle Obama's initiative "Let's Move," brings awareness to what childhood issue? | A | Obesity | Autism | Bullying | Divorce | First Ladies | |
| Launched in 2010, Oprah's "No Phone Zone" urges people to refrain from using their cell phones where? | B | At a restaurant | In a car | In a hospital | At a movie theater | Can You Hear Me Now? | |
| Launching in 2010, Chevrolet's eco-friendly electric car has what fitting name? | B | Calorie | Volt | Gigabyte | Mole | Power Up | |
| Legendary Scottish hero William Wallace is the subject of what 1995 Mel Gibson movie? | D | Legends of the Fall | The English Patient | Rob Roy | Braveheart | Heroic Films | |
| Leonardo da Vinci wrote his famous notebooks mainly using what unusual method? | D | Upside down writing | Numeric code | Pictography | Mirror writing | Write or Wrong | |
| Like George Foreman, boxer Evander Holyfield released what type of kitchen gadget in 2007? | C | Toaster | Blender | Grill | Juicer | Outside the Ring | |
| Like graffiti, "scratchiti" is a form of what misconduct? | C | Panhandling | Arson | Vandalism | Battery | Call the Cops | |
| Like the New York Times, most papers run their most difficult crossword puzzle on what day of the week? | D | Monday | Wednesday | Thursday | Saturday | Puzzles & Games | |
| Like the U.S., which of these countries also saw a massive "gold rush" in the mid-19th century? | B | Spain | Australia | Mexico | Brazil | Gold Strike | |
| Limerick was, Dublin is, and Cork shall be the finest city of the three is a proverb about what country? | C | Germany | Russia | Ireland | Australia | Proverbs | |
| Listenership is the term often used to refer to the audience for which of these types of media? | C | Newspapers | Television | Radio | Magazines | Industry Terms | |
| Located at the rear of the brain, the occipital lobe is responsible for what higher brain function? | B | Muscle control | Visual perception | Speech | Short-term memory | High Functioning Brain | |
| Located in New York, the National Tennis Center is named in honor of what famous female athlete? | A | Billie Jean King | Mia Hamm | Wilma Rudolph | Mary Lou Retton | Tennis Anyone? | |
| Long-running primetime soap "Knots Landing" was a spin-off of what other long-running primetime soap? | B | Falcon Crest | Dallas | Peyton Place | Dynasty | TV Spin-Offs | |
| Looney Tunes character Pepe Le Pew speaks with what kind of accent? | B | Mexican | French | German | Russian | Foreign Accents | |
| Lymph nodes are an important component of what human body system? | A | Immune | Skeletal | Nervous | Digestive | The Human Body | |
| Lynne Spears's 2008 memoir "Through the Storm" chronicles the ups and downs of parenting a what? | C | Violin prodigy | Professional athlete | Pop star | Supermodel | Tell-Alls | |
| Made by heating natural clays, burnt umber is a shade of what color? | B | Green | Brown | Purple | Blue | Color Coded | |
| Made by the food company Star Spangled, "Navy BattleCHIP" and "Iraqi Road" are varieties of what? | A | Ice cream | Pasta | Sushi | Soup | Food for Thought | |
| Made from a long piece of cloth, the turban is worn where on the body? | C | Around the waist | Over the shoulders | On the head | On the arms | Fashion Trends | |
| Man-made levees are raised embankments designed to hold back what? | D | Pollution | Invading armies | Wild animals | Floodwaters | Man-Made | |
| Many banks offer their account holders "overdraft protection" to guard against what financial mishap? | D | Losing a credit card | Paying their taxes late | Forgetting their PIN number | Bouncing a check | Personal Banking | |
| Many doctors advise pinching the nostrils together as a way of treating which of these ailments? | B | Earache | Nosebleed | Sore throat | Migraine headache | Doctors' Orders | |
| Marc Cherry titles most of his "Desperate Housewives" episodes after songs by whom? | C | George Gershwin | Cole Porter | Stephen Sondheim | Duke Ellington | Desperate Housewives | |
| Marked by the Stations of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, or "Way of Sorrows," is located where? | B | Rome | Jerusalem | Madrid | Cairo | Famous Ways | |
| Meaning "guitar" in Italian, a chitarra is a stringed device used by chefs to do what? | A | Cut pasta | Blend cheeses | Whisk cream | Bind a roast | Mangia! | |
| Meaning "one who has gone before," the Japanese word "sensei" is often used to mean what? | A | Teacher | Uncle | Soldier | Baby | Sensei | |
| Meant for kids' rooms, the paint colors "Hola Indigo" and "Bonita Berry" were inspired by what TV show? | A | Dora the Explorer | SpongeBob SquarePants | Blue's Clues | Jimmy Neutron | Children's TV | |
| Measuring 7" x 3 5/8" x 1 3/4," a standard gold bar weighs approximately how many pounds? | D | 17.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 27.5 | Guess My Weight | |
| Measuring over 33 miles in length, the world's longest railroad tunnel is located in what country? | D | France | Switzerland | Russia | Japan | Size Matters | |
| Measuring over 9,000 miles in length, what country's Highway 1 forms a complete loop along its borders? | A | Australia | China | Saudi Arabia | Chile | The Road Is Long | |
| Measuring over sixteen million acres, what American Indian tribe's reservation is the largest in the U.S.? | A | Navajo | Sioux | Dakota | Hopi | This Land Is Our Land | |
| Meg Ryan was married for ten years to what leading man, her costar in the 1987 comedy "Innerspace"? | D | Russell Crowe | Tom Hanks | Billy Crystal | Dennis Quaid | Celeb Couples | |
| Melanie Brown was better known by what nickname when she was a member of the Spice Girls? | B | Posh Spice | Scary Spice | Sporty Spice | Baby Spice | The Spice Girls | |
| Melanite is a deep-black variety of what gemstone? | A | Garnet | Amethyst | Sapphire | Topaz | Gemology | |
| Mentioned in "Twas the Night Before Christmas," a "sugarplum" is what kind of treat? | B | Pastry | Candy | Cookie | Pudding | Treat Yourself | |
| Mentioned in the children's song "The Farmer in the Dell," a dell is, by definition, a what? | B | Grain silo | Wooded valley | Harvested field | Livestock corral | Definition, Please | |
| Mentioned in the lyrics of one of her hit songs, Dereon is a clothing line produced by what pop star? | C | Lady Gaga | Carrie Underwood | Beyonce | Britney Spears | Self-Promotion | |
| Merck and Pfizer are two of the largest companies in what industry? | D | Textiles | Publishing | Transportation | Pharmaceuticals | Corporation Giants | |
| Merino wool comes from sheep originally native to what country? | B | Italy | Spain | Turkey | Greece | Counting Sheep | |
| Metaphorically speaking, which of these is equivalent to a "ten-gallon hat"? | C | Eighty-ounce hat | Sixty-pint hat | Forty-quart hat | Seventy-cup hat | Weights & Measures | |
| Mexico shares its southern border with Guatemala and what other country? | C | Costa Rica | Honduras | Belize | El Salvador | Geography | |
| Michael Phelps has 16 Olympic medals -- two behind the all-time leader, who won 18 medals as a what? | B | German speed skater | Soviet gymnast | Norwegian cross-country skier | Hungarian fencer | Olympic Athletes | |
| Micrografting is a cosmetic procedure aimed at reversing the effects of what common problem? | B | Teeth grinding | Hair loss | Wrinkling | Excessive sweating | Cosmetic Procedures | |
| Minted in 1892, what historical figure was fittingly honored on the first U.S. commemorative coin? | A | Christopher Columbus | Betsy Ross | John Smith | Benjamin Franklin | Fresh Mint | |
| MIT professor Noam Chomsky is considered a pioneer in what academic field? | C | Astronomy | Genetics | Linguistics | Chemistry | O Pioneers! | |
| Mitt Romney once joked about what famous female, "Be careful what you say about her...she has a rifle"? | C | Oprah Winfrey | Katie Couric | Sarah Palin | Hillary Clinton | Quotables | |
| Mon petit chou is a popular French term of endearment that literally means "my little" what? | A | Cabbage | Teacup | Rabbit | Stocking | From the French | |
| Monte Carlo is a popular tourist destination located in what part of the world? | D | South Pacific | West Indies | Greek Islands | French Riviera | Destinations | |
| Most scholars agree Columbus first landed in the New World on coastline now part of what country? | C | Jamaica | Cuba | Bahamas | Dominican Republic | Landfall | |
| Mount Rushmore National Memorial depicts the faces of how many U.S. presidents? | B | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | On the Mount | |
| Much to his regret, Brian Dunkleman walked away from what show after co-hosting the first season? | A | American Idol | Survivor | Top Chef | The Amazing Race | TV Bloopers | |
| Muenster is a semisoft cheese that is named after a city in what European country? | D | Belgium | The Netherlands | Denmark | France | Food for Thought | |
| Musca domestica is the scientific name for which of these common insects? | B | Grasshopper | Housefly | Cockroach | Ladybug | Scientific Names | |
| Muskmelons are commonly sold in the U.S. under what more appetizing albeit inaccurate name? | C | Passion fruit | Papaya | Cantaloupe | Watermelon | Produce Aisle | |
| Myology is the scientific study of what? | B | Bacteria | Muscles | Wind | Colors | Ask an Expert | |
| Nahasapeemapetilon is the last name of what character on TV's "The Simpsons"? | A | Apu | Barney | Moe | Otto | The Simpsons | |
| Named #1 jingle of the century by Ad Age, "You deserve a break today" appeared in ads for what? | D | Maxwell House | Baskin-Robbins | Pepsi-Cola | McDonald's | Sloganeering | |
| Named after her father, what bestselling author was born with the unusual name Howard Allen O'Brien? | B | Danielle Steel | Anne Rice | J.K. Rowling | Toni Morrison | A.K.A. | |
| Named after the Spanish word for "raft," what type of wood is known for its buoyant properties? | C | Spruce | Ash | Balsa | Rattan | Wood Species | |
| Named for a British scientist who suffered from it, "Daltonism" is another word for what condition? | B | Insomnia | Color blindness | Amnesia | Dyslexia | Medical Conditions | |
| Named for its distinctive shape, a porkpie is what type of fashion accessory? | A | Hat | Belt buckle | Glove | Brooch | Accessorize | |
| Named for its home state's popular nickname, The Evergreen State College is located where? | A | Washington | Oregon | Montana | Idaho | Higher Education | |
| Named for its proximity to the border between two states, the Flora-Bama nightclub is located where? | D | Midwest | Pacific Northwest | Southwest | Southeast | U.S. Regions | |
| Named for one of its older neighborhoods, "Treme" is an HBO series primarily set in what U.S. city? | A | New Orleans | Baltimore | Miami | Atlanta | The Nabe | |
| Named for the artist's last name, who released the number-one album "Raymond v Raymond" in 2010? | C | Prince | Madonna | Usher | Pink | The Name Game | |
| Named for the British intellectual Alan Turing, a "Turing Test" attempts to answer what question? | D | Is there extraterrestrial life? | Is there life after death? | When did the universe begin? | Can computers think? | That's the Question | |
| Named for the clay pot it is prepared in, tagine is a traditional cuisine in which of these countries? | D | India | Turkey | Indonesia | Morocco | Exotic Cuisine | |
| Named for the expensive spice, the color saffron is what hue? | A | Yellow-orange | Blue-green | Purple | Red | The Color Wheel | |
| Named for the first city to use it, the clamping device that curbs illegally parked cars is called a what? | A | Denver boot | Miami boot | Chicago boot | St. Louis boot | No Parking | |
| NASA's Kennedy Space Center is located on the waterfront of what scenic part of Florida? | A | Cape Canaveral | Key Largo | Sanibel Island | Daytona Beach | Florida | |
| National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on the 15th of what month? | A | September | November | July | May | Take Some Pride | |
| Navis Amoris is a loose Latin translation of what classic TV show's title? | C | Love, American Style | Fantasy Island | The Love Boat | Family Ties | It's Latin to Me | |
| Neander Valley, where original Neanderthal man remains were found, is located in what country? | C | Iraq | France | Germany | Turkey | Prehistoric Humans | |
| Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow would be an apt motto for which of these people? | B | Prognosticator | Procrastinator | Prevaricator | Pacifist | Use Your Words | |
| Never eat shredded wheat is a mnemonic for remembering what? | A | Compass directions | Astrological signs | Food groups | Blood types | Mnemonics | |
| New Amerykah is the title of a 2008 R&B album by an artist with what last name? | A | Badu | Blige | Keys | Knowles | Album Covers | |
| New inventions are often called "the greatest thing since" what? | D | Canned corn | Ground beef | Frozen peas | Sliced bread | Modern Times | |
| Nitrates are a type of medication commonly prescribed to treat what ailment? | A | Angina | Diabetes | High cholesterol | Arthritis | Drug Information | |
| Nominated five times, which of these Hollywood legends never won an Oscar for Best Director? | C | John Ford | Billy Wilder | Alfred Hitchcock | Frank Capra | Can't Win 'Em All | |
| North America is connected to South America by an isthmus located in what country? | B | Costa Rica | Panama | Venezuela | Ecuador | It's Isthmus Time | |
| Not surprisingly, which of these popular games was originally called "Pretzel"? | C | Yahtzee | Scrabble | Twister | Taboo | The Game Name | |
| Now represented in all 50 U.S. states, in 1962 the very first Wal-Mart store opened where? | A | Arkansas | Texas | Tennessee | Oklahoma | In the Beginning | |
| Now used to mean "gossip," "scuttlebutt" was originally a nautical term referring to what ship item? | A | Cask of water | Rope ladder | Barrel of gunpowder | Flagpole | Nautical Terms | |
| Now used to refer to a non-expert, "layman" originally referred to a person who was not a member of what? | C | A royal family | The military | The clergy | Academia | Outsiders | |
| Now used to refer to a snooty person, the word "snob" originally referred to a person with what job? | B | Blacksmith | Shoemaker | Innkeeper | Butcher | Word Origins | |
| Numbers preceded by the letter "K" are used to identify the over 600 works by what composer? | B | Beethoven | Mozart | Bach | Brahms | Music Notation | |
| Of all the elements listed on the periodic table, the majority have names that end with what suffix? | B | -on | -ium | -en | -ine | The Periodic Table | |
| Of all the U.S. presidents, which of these statements applies only to Ronald Reagan? | B | He had four children | He was divorced | He lived into his nineties | He played college football | Ronnie | |
| Of the world's seven continents, four have names that begin with what letter? | B | N | A | E | S | Continents | |
| Of these dolls from the 2007 Barbie collection, which one comes sporting a pair of wings? | C | Hard Rock Barbie | Hollywood Bound Barbie | Tooth Fairy Barbie | NASCAR Barbie | Barbie Dolls | |
| Of these women featured on a 2008 list of "TiVo's Top TV Moms," which one is a cartoon character? | A | Lois Griffin | Vivian Banks | Marie Barone | Bree Van de Kamp | TV Moms | |
| Official rules of conduct forbid U.S. senators from accepting gifts from lobbyists exceeding what value? | B | $20 | $50 | $150 | $250 | Thanks but No Thanks | |
| Often attributed to retail magnate Marshall Field, a common saying claims who "is always right"? | D | The retailer | The wholesaler | The manufacturer | The customer | The Right Stuff | |
| Often called the "poor man's koi," shubunkin is a popular variety of what? | B | Hamster | Goldfish | Guinea pig | Ferret | A Koi Nickname | |
| Often compared to the Champs-Elysees, what city has a prominent avenue called "The Ku'Damm"? | D | Amsterdam | Prague | Vienna | Berlin | On the Avenue | |
| Often controversial, the "Tea Party" movement gets its name from a historic event that took place where? | B | Philadelphia | Boston | New York | Charleston | It's a Party! | |
| Often found on an automobile instrument panel, a "trip meter" measures what? | A | Distance traveled | Engine temperature | Tire pressure | Oil level | Auto Parts | |
| Often in the headlines in recent years, the Anbar Province is a violence-torn region in what country? | D | Colombia | North Korea | Somalia | Iraq | World Regions | |
| Often just called Coach K, Mike Krzyzewski has led what school to four NCAA men's basketball titles? | A | Duke University | Georgetown University | University of North Carolina | University of Connecticut | Team Leader | |
| Often made by pranksters in photos, the "rabbit ears" hand signal is identical to what other gesture? | B | Military salute | Peace sign | Thumbs-up | OK signal | Hand Gestures | |
| Often referred to as the "good" cholesterol, HDL stands for "high-density" what? | A | Lipoprotein | Lactic acid | Lecithin | Lysosomes | Doc Talk | |
| Often said to be the resting place of Noah's Ark, Mount Ararat lies in what country? | B | Egypt | Turkey | Lebanon | Syria | Where in the World? | |
| Often shouted by greedy kids, the exclamation "Dibs!" means what? | D | I'm tired! | Nobody's home! | I'm leaving! | That's mine! | Kids' Stuff | |
| Often topped with caviar or smoked salmon, a blini is a small what? | B | Rice cake | Pancake | Cracker | Dumpling | On the Menu | |
| Often used as a magic symbol, a pentacle is what shape? | D | Cross | Diamond | Figure eight | Five-pointed star | Shape Up | |
| Often used by Catholics, a rosary is a string of beads used to count what? | C | Days | Sins | Prayers | Good deeds | Keeping the Faith | |
| Often used in French, what pronunciation mark is always placed under a letter and never above it? | C | Umlaut | Tilde | Cedilla | Circumflex | Accent on French | |
| Often used on pool tables, the felt-like fabric baize is typically what color? | A | Green | Yellow | Purple | Black | Billiards | |
| Often used to make clothing, pima is a variety of what? | D | Linen | Wool | Silk | Cotton | Nice Threads | |
| Often used to refer to a rural area, "boondocks" comes from a Tagalog word meaning what? | A | Mountain | Swamp | Prairie | Desert | Word Origins | |
| Often used when discussing politics, "primus inter pares" is a Latin phrase meaning "first among" what? | D | Rivals | Citizens | Friends | Equals | Latin Phrases | |
| Often viewed as the fifth taste detected by the human tongue, "umami" is closely tied to what foodstuff? | A | MSG | Soybeans | Horseradish | Ginger | A Question of Taste | |
| Old Hickory, "Shoeless Joe" and "Stonewall" are all monikers of famous Americans with what last name? | C | Johnson | Jones | Jackson | James | Nicknames | |
| Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system, is on what planet? | A | Mars | Saturn | Jupiter | Venus | The Solar System | |
| On "Gilligan's Island," Captain Jonas Grumby of the S.S. Minnow was known by what nautical nickname? | A | The Skipper | The Admiral | The Commodore | The Ensign | Classic TV | |
| On "Sesame Street," the feathers on the Big Bird costume, excluding the tail, are from what bird? | C | Duck | Pheasant | Turkey | Goose | For the Birds | |
| On "The Arsenio Hall Show," a special section of the studio audience was called the what? | D | Superfans | Couch Potatoes | Peanut Gallery | Dog Pound | Late at Night | |
| On "The Simpsons," the characters Itchy and Scratchy are what kind of animals? | A | Mouse and cat | Squirrel and rabbit | Bird and earthworm | Flea and tick | On the Tube | |
| On "The Simpsons," which of these pairs of characters is typically voiced by the same person? | C | Apu & Mr. Burns | Moe & Krusty the Clown | Ned Flanders & Principal Skinner | Kent Brockman & Mayor Quimby | The Simpsons | |
| On a bank check for one million dollars, the "Amount" box should feature a "1" with how many zeros? | A | Six | Seven | Four | Five | Check This Out | |
| On a football field, the 50-yard line is located how many feet from either team's goal line? | C | 50 | 100 | 150 | 300 | Sports | |
| On a movie set, a boom is a long, movable pole often used to do which of the following? | C | Move props | Support backdrops | Hold microphones | Hold cue cards | Movie Lingo | |
| On a popular kids' TV show, Tasha, Tyrone, Pablo, Austin and Uniqua are better known as the what? | B | Rugrats | Backyardigans | Animaniacs | Tiny Toons | Tyke TV | |
| On a standard Bingo card, the "Free Space" is in the column beneath what letter? | B | I | N | G | O | Games People Play | |
| On a standard computer keyboard, what key usually lacks any letter or symbol to indicate its function? | C | Escape | Shift | Space bar | Return | Blank Look | |
| On a standard computer keyboard, which of these keys is also known as the "Enter" key? | C | Shift | Tab | Return | Caps lock | Tech Savvy? | |
| On a standard pair of figure skates, the jagged part of the blade that aids jumping is called the what? | A | Toe pick | Foot spring | Skater's cleat | Button's edge | Figure It Out | |
| On a standard QWERTY computer keyboard, which of these keys is not directly above the space bar? | C | M | B | P | V | Keep 'Em Separated | |
| On a standard QWERTY keyboard, which symbol can be typed without pressing the "shift" key? | A | Comma | Colon | Ampersand | Question mark | Pretty Shifty | |
| On a topographic map, contour lines are used to represent what? | D | Weather systems | Soil types | Political boundaries | Terrain elevation | On the Map | |
| On airplanes, a person's ears "pop" because of air moving through what part of the body? | D | Alveoli | Larynx | Epiglottis | Eustachian tube | Plane Facts | |
| On Amelia Earhart's historic 1932 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, she landed in what country? | C | Portugal | France | Ireland | Spain | Up in the Air | |
| On an '80s TV series, a plucky orphan named Penelope Brewster was better known as what? | B | Shorty | Punky | Tippy | Bitsy | TV Orphans | |
| On August 29, 1966, the Beatles played their last commercial concert at what U.S. venue? | B | The Hollywood Bowl | Candlestick Park | Shea Stadium | Madison Square Garden | Hello, Goodbye | |
| On average, each member of the U.S. House of Representatives represents how many people? | A | 700000 | 1 million | 1.4 million | 1.8 million | Representing | |
| On DVDs, hidden special features not listed on the main menu are called what? | A | Easter eggs | Pirate's gold | Cookie jars | Stocking stuffers | DVD Extras | |
| On earth, a solar eclipse can only occur when the moon is in what phase? | B | Half-moon | New moon | Waning crescent | Waxing crescent | Many Moons | |
| On her reality show, what Kardashian had cameras rolling when she delivered her son Mason in 2009? | C | Kim | Khloe | Kourtney | Kris | Reality TV | |
| On his 2010 TV show, what chef attempts to change the eating habits of an entire town in West Virginia? | B | Gordon Ramsay | Jamie Oliver | Tom Colicchio | Curtis Stone | Eat This, Not That | |
| On his last "Tonight Show" episode, Conan O'Brien and Will Ferrell jammed to what classic rock song? | B | We are the Champions | Freebird | Dust in the Wind | Stairway to Heaven | Au Revoir | |
| On Home Depot's Web site, "islands" are items marketed for what room of the house? | A | Kitchen | Den | Bedroom | Bathroom | Domestic Destinations | |
| On its cover, the magazine "National Geographic" features a trademark border of what color? | B | Blue | Yellow | Red | White | Cover Stories | |
| On its Web site, what national organization addresses concerns about "drowsy driving"? | C | ASPCA | NRA | AAA | NAACP | Driver Alert | |
| On its Web site, what national organization allows visitors to download "meow" and "woof" ringtones? | C | AARP | NRA | ASPCA | PTA | Ringtones | |
| On Mount Rushmore, what U.S. president's sculpted face features a mole that's sixteen inches wide? | D | George Washington | Thomas Jefferson | Theodore Roosevelt | Abraham Lincoln | Mount Rushmore | |
| On stars like Angelina Jolie, what full, sensuous body parts are often described as "bee-stung"? | D | Eyes | Legs | Hands | Lips | Body Language | |
| On the 1970s TV sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show," what is Bob Hartley's profession? | B | Dentist | Psychologist | Accountant | Food critic | Classic TV | |
| On the 1980s TV series "ALF," ALF always wants to eat what item? | B | Sofa | Cat | Dog | Television | Snack Foods | |
| On the California coast, what kind of fish is known for coming ashore and laying its eggs on the beach? | C | Mackerel | Manta Ray | Grunion | Scorpionfish | Breeders | |
| On the cartoon series "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You," which character usually wears an ascot? | B | Shaggy | Fred | Scooby | Velma | Toon Time | |
| On the classic cartoon series "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?," what is Shaggy's real name? | C | Graydon Brown | Lionel Broadstreet | Norville Rogers | Sheldon Powers | Real Fake Names | |
| On the classic TV series "Happy Days," Fonzie calls Joanie Cunningham by what nickname? | C | Pudding | Jell-O | Shortcake | Butterscotch | Terms of Endearment | |
| On the classic TV series "The Brady Bunch," what is the name of the Brady family dog? | C | Spot | Rex | Tiger | Champ | Ruff Guess | |
| On the classic TV series "Welcome Back, Kotter," what subject did Mr. Kotter teach? | A | Social studies | Math | English | Biology | Television 101 | |
| On the FDA Nutrition Facts food label, the abbreviation "DV" stands for "daily" what? | C | Volume | Vitamins | Value | Variety | Food Facts | |
| On the HBO series "The Sopranos," which member of Tony's crime "family" is Tony actually related to? | A | Chris Moltisanti | Silvio Dante | Paulie Gualtieri | Ralph Cifaretto | In the Family | |
| On the human body, the area of skin known as the "T-zone" is located where? | A | Face | Lower back | Between the shoulders | Sole of foot | Body Parts | |
| On the human body, the intercostal muscles are located where? | C | Eyes | Shoulder blades | Ribs | Fingers | Anatomy 101 | |
| On the Internet, a small image that can be enlarged by clicking on it is called a what? | B | Horseshoe | Thumbnail | Passport | Mousetrap | Geek Speak | |
| On the Internet, the abbreviation "LOL" typically denotes which of these emotional states? | C | Pity | Heartbreak | Amusement | Terror | Shortcuts | |
| On the original "Star Trek" TV series, what character often described things as "highly illogical"? | D | Captain Kirk | Mr. Sulu | Dr. McCoy | Mr. Spock | Highly Illogical | |
| On the TV series "Blossom," Joey Lawrence's character is known for what concise catchphrase? | C | Dyn-o-mite! | How rude! | Whoa! | Whassup? | TV Catchphrases | |
| On the TV series "Dallas," J.R. Ewing's initials stand for what? | B | James Ryan | John Ross | Jackson Ronald | Jonah Ruth | Initial This | |
| On the TV series "Frasier," Dr. Frasier Crane greets most call-in listeners with what phrase? | C | What's on your mind | The doctor is in | I'm listening | Go ahead please | TV on the Radio | |
| On the TV series "Gilligan's Island," what is Mrs. "Lovey" Howell's first name? | B | Agnes | Eunice | Grace | Amaryllis | Gilligan's Island | |
| On the TV series "Sesame Street," Big Bird is approximately how tall? | B | 7 feet, 2 inches | 8 feet, 2 inches | 9 feet, 2 inches | 10 feet, 2 inches | Big Yellow Bird | |
| On the TV series "Sesame Street," what is the full name of the muppet known as The Count? | D | Count Outloud | Count de Numbers | Count Jackula | Count von Count | Sesame Street | |
| On the TV sitcom "Friends," which "friend" worked several years as a buyer for Ralph Lauren? | D | Chandler | Monica | Ross | Rachel | The One Where... | |
| On the U.S. flag, the stars are arranged in four rows of five stars, and how many rows of six stars? | C | Three | Four | Five | Six | Do the Math | |
| On their first official date in 1989, Barack Obama and his future wife Michelle went to see what movie? | D | Driving Miss Daisy | Glory | When Harry Met Sally | Do The Right Thing | First Dates | |
| On TLC's "19 Kids & Counting," all 19 children in the Duggar family have first names that begin with what? | C | M | C | J | W | Cheaper by the 19 | |
| On trial for murder, Bigger Thomas is the provocative anti-hero of what 1940 novel? | D | For Whom the Bell Tolls | Finnegans Wake | 1984 | Native Son | Required Reading | |
| On TV's "Star Trek," Lieutenant Uhura's name comes from a Swahili word meaning what? | C | Justice | Heaven | Freedom | Travel | Starfleet Command | |
| On TV's "The Muppet Show," what savage Muppet is often seen chained to his drumset? | A | Animal | Beaker | Gonzo | Swedish Chef | Know Your Muppets | |
| On TV's "Tonight Show," Johnny Carson famously ended his monologues by pretending to do what? | A | Swing a golf club | Pitch a baseball | Swing a lasso | Wave a magic wand | Here's Johnny | |
| On Wall Street, the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange rings at what time in the morning? | C | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | Open for Business | |
| On which date do all places on Earth experience 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness? | B | January 21st | March 21st | June 21st | August 21st | Night and Day | |
| Once included in its country's name, the word "soviet" actually means what in Russia? | C | Mother | Laborer | Council | Official | Foreign Tongues | |
| Once used by Native Americans as a form of currency, wampum was made from what? | C | Animal teeth and bones | Carved wood | Polished shells | Smooth stones | Wampum | |
| One of the oldest U.S. team sports, which of these games has its origins in Native American culture? | D | Jai alai | Basketball | Cricket | Lacrosse | The Old Ball Game | |
| One of the world's steepest streets in a major city, Filbert Street is located where? | C | New Orleans | Miami | San Francisco | Austin | Where is it? | |
| One review stated the 1996 film "Evita" tried to revive two things: "Madonna's acting career and the" what? | B | Horror film | Movie musical | Medical drama | Spy thriller | Raised Spirits | |
| One side is fuzzy, one side is prickly, separately useless but together so sticky is a ditty about what? | A | Velcro | Paper clips | Cupcakes | Butter | Silly Songs | |
| One week comprises approximately what percentage of a year? | A | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | Mark Your Calendar | |
| Only 21 when she moved into the White House, who was the youngest First Lady in U.S. history? | C | Julia Tyler | Grace Coolidge | Frances Cleveland | Dolley Madison | First Ladies | |
| Only one percent of the U.S. population has what blood type? | D | A positive | B negative | O negative | AB negative | Thicker Than Water | |
| Only two men are said to have run unopposed for U.S. president: George Washington and whom? | B | James Madison | James Monroe | John Quincy Adams | Andrew Jackson | The Highest Office | |
| Opened in 1863 and known as "the Underground," what city's subway system was the world's first? | C | Chicago | Paris | London | Berlin | Famous Firsts | |
| Opera, "princess" and "choker" lengths are standard sizes for what type of jewelry? | C | Brooch | Earring | Necklace | Bracelet | Jewelry Box | |
| Opus Dei, the controversial Roman Catholic organization, was founded in 1928 in what country? | A | Spain | Greece | Mexico | Peru | Opus Dei | |
| Ore-Ida, a brand of potato products, got its name by combining the first three letters of two what? | D | Movie stars | Biblical heroes | Species of birds | U.S. states | Freezer Section | |
| Originally made in Canada, canola is a vegetable oil made from what crop? | C | Linseed | Sunflower | Rapeseed | Soybean | This Mortal Oil | |
| Originally practiced by Hindus, yoga takes its name from a Sanskrit word meaning what? | B | Knowledge | Union | Tranquility | Breath | Namaste | |
| Originating in Turkey, sultanas are a flavorful variety of what food? | B | Sunflower seeds | Raisins | Pistachio nuts | Oranges | Are You Gonna Eat That? | |
| Orology is the study of what? | B | War | Mountains | Dreams | Bees | Study Tim | |
| Orson Welles' seminal film "Citizen Kane" is loosely based on the life of what business tycoon? | D | John D. Rockefeller | Howard Hughes | Joseph Pulitzer | William Randolph Hearst | Thinly-Veiled | |
| Orzo is a type of Italian pasta shaped like what? | B | Ear-like shells | Grains of rice | Curled ribbons | Bow ties | Food for Thought | |
| Other than George Washington, who was the only president in U.S. history to run unopposed? | D | John Adams | John Quincy Adams | Thomas Jefferson | James Monroe | Solo Act | |
| Ottawa, the Canadian national capital, is located in what province? | C | Alberta | Quebec | Ontario | New Brunswick | Where Is It? | |
| Out of a standard Monopoly board's 40 spaces, how many are properties on which houses may be built? | C | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | Boarders | |
| Over 17,000 feet tall, Mount Kenya is the second highest mountain on what continent? | B | South America | Africa | Asia | Europe | Tall Tales | |
| Paddler Magazine is a bimonthly publication for enthusiasts of what? | C | Skiing & snowboarding | Hang gliding | Canoeing & kayaking | Mountain climbing | On the Rack | |
| Part of the violin family, a cello typically has how many strings? | B | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Orchestra Practice | |
| Participating in "the wave" while at a live sporting event requires you to do which of these actions? | C | Shake your head | Stomp your feet | Raise your arms | Clap your hands | Follow the Crowd | |
| Patented by Linus Yale, Jr. in 1861, the cylinder pin-tumbler is a type of what? | A | Lock | Yo-yo | Sewing machine | Baby stroller | Inventions | |
| Patient has some ribs to spare, take out a couple, but use care is an instruction in what classic game? | A | Operation | Candy Land | Twister | Musical chairs | Classic Games | |
| Patzer is slang for someone who is bad at playing what? | D | Golf | Poker | Piano | Chess | Slanguage | |
| Paula Deen's popular 2007 memoir is aptly subtitled "It Ain't All About the" what? | A | Cookin' | Singin' | Sewin' | Paintin' | TV Personalities | |
| Pennsylvania literally means what in English? | A | Penn's woods | Penn's village | Penn's river | Penn's castle | What's in a Name | |
| People are often asked, "Were you raised in a barn?" if they exhibit which of the following? | A | Poor manners | Artistic skill | Keen eyesight | Athletic prowess | Background Check | |
| Perfect, saddle and case are types of what? | B | Sofas | Book bindings | Seat belts | Picture frames | What Is It? | |
| Performed to assist breathing, a tracheotomy is a surgery on what part of the body? | D | Lungs | Nose | Tongue | Windpipe | Doc Talk | |
| Perhaps because they "leap" to judgment, poorly run judicial proceedings are often called what? | D | Panda bear courts | Zebra courts | Giraffe courts | Kangaroo courts | No Court Order | |
| Perhaps due to its exciting nightlife, residents of what U.S. state refer to their capital city as "Hotlanta"? | C | Colorado | Ohio | Georgia | New York | State of Excitement | |
| Perhaps most famed for "The Entertainer," composer Scott Joplin was known as the "King of" what? | C | Bebop | Dixieland | Ragtime | Funk | The King | |
| Phone and "TV" are both shortened forms of longer words that have what prefix? | B | Intra- | Tele- | Mega- | Semi- | Prefixer-Uppers | |
| Physicist Stephen Hawking's bestselling 1988 book on the cosmos is titled "A Brief History of" what? | A | Time | Space | Life | Light | Bestsellers | |
| Pineapple shrimp, and lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp is a line from what hit film? | C | Cocoon | Rain Man | Forrest Gump | Stand By Me | Fruit of the Sea | |
| Plagiarism is also known as "literary" what? | B | Arson | Theft | Conspiracy | Treason | No-Nos | |
| Plaid-collar crime is a slangy phrase that refers to a type of illegal activity committed by whom? | D | Ticket scalper | Bank robber | Inside trader | Cattle rustler | Shady Characters | |
| Played by both Mickey Rourke and Matt Dillon in movies, Henry Chinaski is what writer's alter ego? | C | James Ellroy | J.D. Salinger | Charles Bukowski | Philip Roth | Literary Characters | |
| Played by Clint Eastwood, "Dirty Harry" is a tough-guy San Francisco cop with what last name? | C | Hecker | Sandler | Callahan | McDowell | Film Characters | |
| Played by Kim Fields for all nine seasons, Tootie on TV's "The Facts of Life" has what real first name? | B | Christine | Dorothy | Tamara | Ruth | Let's Get Real | |
| Plump Your Pucker is a cosmetics line that offers over a dozen shades of what? | C | Mascara | Nail polish | Lip gloss | Eye shadow | Beautylicious | |
| Pointe shoes, also known as "toe shoes," are commonly used in what style of dance? | C | Ballroom | Tap | Ballet | Line | On Point | |
| Poison ivy belongs to a diverse botanical family that also includes the cashew and what tropical fruit? | D | Coconut | Pineapple | Papaya | Mango | Poison Ivy | |
| Polyethylene and "polypropylene" are names for two common varieties of what substance? | D | Wood | Metal | Paper | Plastic | Big Words | |
| Pope Benedict XVI is the first pope in centuries to come from what country? | B | France | Germany | Spain | Greece | Pope-pourri | |
| Popular at Christmas time, mistletoe plants normally have what color berries? | B | Red | White | Green | Brown | Berry Nice | |
| Popular at high school proms, an "updo" is a type of what? | A | Hairstyle | Dress | Shoe | Handbag | Lookin' Good | |
| Popular in 18th-century England, whist is the ancestor of what modern card game? | D | Poker | Cribbage | Gin rummy | Bridge | Card Sharp | |
| Popular in Japanese cuisine, udon and soba are two varieties of what? | D | Mushrooms | Rice | Fish | Noodles | Big in Japan | |
| Popular in the 1960s and 70s, devices known as "8-tracks" were used to do what? | C | Take photographs | Heat food | Play music | Make photocopies | Remember When? | |
| Popular in the U.S., the hip-hop-infused music known as "reggaeton" originated in what part of the world? | B | Eastern Europe | Latin America | Sub-Saharan Africa | Southeast Asia | Popular Music | |
| Popular on college campuses, a cappella singing is, by definition, performed how? | D | In foreign languages | By all-male groups | At outdoor events | Without instruments | By Definition | |
| Popular with gourmet chefs, Jerusalem artichokes are not artichokes, but a species of what? | D | Tulip | Poinsettia | Orchid | Sunflower | What's Cooking? | |
| Popular with kids, Webkinz are Internet-themed updates of what old-fashioned playthings? | C | Storybooks | Action figures | Stuffed animals | Board games | Toys R They | |
| Popularized by celebrity chef Rachael Ray, the term "EVOO" is an abbreviation for a type of what? | C | Vinegar | Salt | Oil | Pepper | Celebrity Chefs | |
| Popularized by mobsters, the term "fuhgeddaboudit" is a slangy combo of how many individual words? | B | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Mob Mentality | |
| Popularized by the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the LZR Racer is a type of what? | D | Bicycle | Tennis racket | Sneaker | Swimsuit | Sporting Goods | |
| Presented annually for achievements in sports, the ESPY awards take their name from a what? | C | Famous athlete | U.S. city | Television network | Football stadium | Highly Prized | |
| President Barack Obama was born during whose presidential administration? | B | Dwight D. Eisenhower | John F. Kennedy | Lyndon B. Johnson | Richard M. Nixon | Date of Birth | |
| President Barack Obama's first name is derived from a Semitic word meaning what? | C | Honor | Peace | Blessed | Strength | Name Origins | |
| Primarily known only by his first name, the famous Dutch artist Rembrandt had what last name? | A | Van Rijn | Bruegel | Grunewald | Vermeer | Dutch Master | |
| Prized for their distinctive flavor, vanilla beans are the fruit of a rare type of what flower? | C | Crocus | Dahlia | Orchid | Gladiolus | Cool Beans | |
| Produced by Jerry Seinfeld, what TV show uses a celebrity panel to settle disputes between couples? | A | The Marriage Ref | The Biggest Loser | Minute to Win It | Celebrity Fit Club | Prime Time | |
| Prosopagnosia is an unusual neurological impairment that renders a person unable to do what? | A | Recognize faces | Blink | Feel pain | Awaken naturally from sleep | Weird Science | |
| Published in 1996, "Leading With My Chin" is an autobiography by what late night talk show host? | B | Conan O'Brien | Jay Leno | Jimmy Kimmel | David Letterman | Late Night Reading | |
| Published in 2008, "Cars for Comrades" is a historical examination of automobiles made where? | C | Japan | Italy | Soviet Union | Sweden | Foreign Cars | |
| Quackupuncture is a derisive term used by critics of a medical treatment that involves what? | C | Ice packs | Eye drops | Needles | Hearing aids | Put Downs | |
| Question | Answer | Option #1 | Option #2 | Option #3 | Option #4 | Category | |
| Quicksand is a mixture primarily made up of sand and what? | B | Dirt | Water | Gravel | Clay | Let It Sink In | |
| Quite possibly, the world's perfect food was a '90s ad slogan for what brand of fruit? | B | Sunkist oranges | Chiquita bananas | Dole pineapples | Del Monte peaches | Produce Aisle | |
| Quite the opposite of a tropical paradise, which of these U.S. states is home to a city named Kokomo? | B | Michigan | Indiana | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Name's the Same | |
| Quotations from Chairman Mao, a popular book in Communist China, is often referred to as the what? | B | Thin Green Book | Little Red Book | Long Black Book | Heavy Blue Book | Mao | |
| R&B singer-songwriter Robin Thicke is the son of a famous TV actor, best known for what '80s sitcom? | C | Who's the Boss? | Family Ties | Growing Pains | Perfect Strangers | Rich and Thicke | |
| Rabbit ears are a device once commonly used to help improve which of the following? | A | Television reception | Cell phone battery life | DVD clarity | Internet speed | Around the House | |
| Race car champion Dario Franchitti married what famous actress in 2001? | D | Kate Hudson | Anne Hathaway | Drew Barrymore | Ashley Judd | Celebrity Couples | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson is often credited with saying a man can become famous by making a better what? | D | Steam engine | Inkpot | Pocket watch | Mousetrap | The Fame Game | |
| Ranch dressing, the popular salad topper, got its start at an actual California dude ranch named what? | D | Silent Hill Ranch | Happy Meadow Ranch | Lazy River Ranch | Hidden Valley Ranch | Best Dressed | |
| Ranked by Forbes as the richest man in the world in 2010, Carlos Slim Helu hails from what country? | C | Greece | Brazil | Mexico | South Africa | Keep the Change | |
| Rap superstar Andre Young is better known by what name? | D | Jay-Z | Snoop Dogg | P. Diddy | Dr. Dre | A.K.A. | |
| Red Vineyard at Arles is believed to be the only painting sold by what artist during his lifetime? | D | Henri Matisse | Marc Chagall | Claude Monet | Vincent van Gogh | On the Block | |
| Referring to the plastic its made from, recyclable water bottles often feature what acronym? | C | JANE | MIKE | PETE | KATE | On the Bottle | |
| Regular brushing and flossing of the teeth are recommended measures for preventing what? | B | Conjunctivitis | Gingivitis | Arthritis | Tendonitis | Dental Care | |
| Rembrandt's "The Night Watch" is on permanent display at the Rijksmuseum, located in what city? | A | Amsterdam | Berlin | Oslo | Copenhagen | Night at the Museum | |
| Rents, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie are four characters in what novel? | D | Lord of the Flies | Fight Club | The Outsiders | Trainspotting | Where the Boys Are | |
| Retired broadcaster Elwood Edwards is the voice for what famous recorded phrase? | B | The time is.... | You've got mail | Welcome to Moviefone | This is a test | Voices in Your Head | |
| Retired New York Yankees uniform number 3 belonged to what baseball great? | A | Babe Ruth | Mickey Mantle | Lou Gehrig | Joe DiMaggio | The Yankees | |
| Rhinology is an area of medicine that focuses on what part of the body? | C | Eye | Knee | Nose | Hand | Medical School | |
| Rising to altitudes of over 16,000 feet, the world's highest operating railroad is located in what country? | C | Russia | Pakistan | China | Chile | Riding the Rails | |
| Roger Federer, the number-one men's tennis player for a record 237 weeks, hails from what country? | B | The Netherlands | Switzerland | Czech Republic | Belgium | Men's Tennis | |
| Ronald McDonald currently holds what position within the McDonald's Corporation? | C | The Arch Chairman | President of McDonaldland | Chief Happiness Officer | The Big Cheeseburger | My Boss Is a Clown | |
| Ronald Reagan's plainspoken and affable demeanor earned him the apt nickname "the Great" what? | A | Communicator | Orator | Pontificator | Debater | Nicknames | |
| Room size, sun exposure and ceiling height are all factors to consider when selecting what appliance? | A | Air conditioner | Vacuum cleaner | Microwave oven | Washing machine | Home Goods | |
| Rouge is another name for what common beauty product? | A | Blush | Concealer | Eyeliner | Mascara | Make Up an Answer | |
| Roux-en-Y is a common type of surgery primarily aimed at achieving what result? | B | Spinal alignment | Weight loss | Improved vision | Hair replacement | The Doctor's Office | |
| Royal is often used to describe a deep shade of which of these colors? | C | Pink | Orange | Blue | Gray | The Color Wheel | |
| Said by Robert De Niro, what movie's last line is "I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss"? | B | The Untouchables | Raging Bull | Analyze This | Casino | Movie Lines | |
| Said to have been ruled by Zeus, Mount Olympus is the highest mountain range in what country? | B | Italy | Greece | Egypt | Turkey | High on a Mountain Top | |
| Sashes, jambs, stiles and sills are all parts of what? | D | Staircases | Chimneys | Roofs | Windows | Architecture | |
| Sauna is one of the few English words to come from what language? | A | Finnish | Hungarian | Turkish | Lithuanian | Word Origins | |
| Sawing logs is a slang expression often used to describe someone who is doing what? | A | Snoring | Crying | Laughing | Sneezing | Sawing Logs | |
| Schmaltzy, meaning "overly sentimental," comes from a Yiddish word for what? | C | Cane sugar | Buttermilk | Chicken fat | Tree sap | Yiddish Talk | |
| Scientists believe the Earth's solid inner core is comprised almost entirely of what element? | B | Zinc | Iron | Titanium | Lead | At the Core of It | |
| Scientists define buoyancy as the force that causes objects to do what? | B | Conduct electricity | Float | Generate heat | Freeze | Ask a Scientist | |
| Scotchgard is a chemical compound designed to be used where in a home? | B | In dishwashers | On carpets | In toilet bowls | On windowpanes | Home Care | |
| Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden works as a what? | D | Kindergarten teacher | Elementary school principal | High school librarian | Community college professor | The Second Lady | |
| Sent by Samuel Morse in 1844, the first public telegram in America had what message? | A | What hath God wrought! | O brave new world | God saw that it was good | O, what men dare do! | Dots and Dashes | |
| Sepia is the Latin word for what animal, whose secretions were once used to make sepia ink? | D | White-tailed deer | Cane toad | Muskrat | Cuttlefish | Latin Words | |
| Serendipity, which means "good fortune," comes from "Serendip," an Arabic name for what country? | B | India | Sri Lanka | Madagascar | Thailand | Word Meanings | |
| Several of Martha Stewart's cats, including Mozart, Vivaldi and Verdi, are named after famous what? | A | Classical composers | Jazz musicians | Silent film stars | Painters | Celebrity Pets | |
| Shattering a backboard is an automatic foul in what pro sport? | C | Hockey | Baseball | Basketball | Football | Rules of the Game | |
| Shredded cabbage is the main ingredient in which of these dishes? | B | Borscht | Coleslaw | Succotash | Ambrosia | Recipe Swap | |
| Silver amalgam, a combination of silver, mercury, copper and tin, is often used to make what? | D | Jewelry settings | Battery contacts | Bottle caps | Cavity fillings | Metal Elements | |
| Similar to a "to-do list," a "honey-do list" is a set of tasks usually meant to be completed by whom? | A | Your spouse | Your sister | Your child | Your mother | On the List | |
| Simpler than it sounds, "nephelococcygia" is the practice of doing what? | A | Finding shapes in clouds | Sleeping with your eyes open | Breaking glass with your voice | Swimming in freezing water | Fancy Words | |
| Since 1899, what animal has been the mascot of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point? | B | Pig | Mule | Goat | Bulldog | Mascots | |
| Since 1914, the fashion company Salvatore Ferragamo has specialized in making what? | C | Wrist watches | Suits | Shoes | Hats | Long in Style | |
| Since 1925, what food has featured an image of a Native American woman on its packaging? | C | Wonder Bread | York Peppermint Patties | Land O'Lakes butter | Cream of Wheat | Packaged Goods | |
| Since 1932, a chrome bulldog has been the emblem of what U.S. truck company? | C | Peterbilt | Kenworth | Mack | Freightliner | Keep on Truckin' | |
| Since 1934, the Masters golf tournament has been held in what U.S. city? | D | Long Beach, CA | Hilton Head, SC | Miami, FL | Augusta, GA | The Masters | |
| Since 1945, what country's government has controlled the island of Taiwan? | B | India | China | England | Japan | Under Control | |
| Since 1947, United Nations Day has been celebrated on the 24th day of what month? | D | January | April | August | October | Months of the Year | |
| Since 1950, the World Cup men's soccer championship has been played how often? | C | Every year | Every two years | Every four years | Every five years | They Call It Football | |
| Since 1962, jousting has been the official sport of what U.S. state? | B | Delaware | Maryland | Connecticut | Rhode Island | A Game of Horse | |
| Since 1963, "To protect and to serve" has been the official motto of which of these organizations? | A | LAPD | IRS | FCC | NRA | That's My Motto | |
| Since 1963, Cap'n Crunch has donned what color jacket on the front of his cereal box? | B | Black | Blue | Red | Green | Color Coded | |
| Since 1970, what musician has been an occasional member of the group Crosby, Stills & Nash? | B | Jackson Browne | Neil Young | Eric Clapton | James Taylor | In or Out? | |
| Since 1978, "Yankee Doodle" has been the official song of what U.S. state? | B | Massachusetts | Connecticut | Rhode Island | Pennsylvania | It's Official | |
| Since 1991, the Burning Man festival has been held in the late summer in what U.S. state? | C | California | Arizona | Nevada | New Mexico | Burning Man | |
| Since 1995, the toll-free hotline for "America's Most Wanted" has been what? | B | 1-800-CAUGHT-1 | 1-800-CRIME-TV | 1-800-M-WANTED | 1-800-JUSTICE | Call Me | |
| Since 1996, David Letterman's fictional "home office" has been located in what town? | D | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Tahlequah, Oklahoma | Sioux City, Iowa | Wahoo, Nebraska | Office Space | |
| Since 2000, numbered "Counting Sheep" have served as the advertising mascots for what brand? | D | John Deere | Skippy | Listerine | Serta | Corporate Sheep | |
| Since 2000, the logo for the online company MSN has featured a multicolored image of what animal? | A | Butterfly | Lion | Dolphin | Frog | Corporate Logos | |
| Since 2002, what movie star has been a global spokesperson for cell phone provider T-Mobile? | D | Angelina Jolie | Reese Witherspoon | Lily Tomlin | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Celebrity Endorsed | |
| Since 2007, what actor has introduced Brian Williams as the announcer of "NBC Nightly News"? | A | Michael Douglas | Kevin Spacey | Jeremy Irons | Dustin Hoffman | Voiceover News | |
| Since having it usually makes you immune, which of these illnesses is unlikely to strike you twice? | B | Botulism | Chickenpox | Flu | Strep throat | What's Ailing You | |
| Since the mid-1970s, singer Tom Petty has performed with what band? | D | The Mechanics | The Cardigans | The Wallflowers | The Heartbreakers | Classic Bands | |
| Singer Cass Elliot was a member of what popular 1960s group? | C | Steppenwolf | Jefferson Airplane | The Mamas & the Papas | The Yardbirds | Band Members | |
| Sipping water through a straw is a very basic example of what scientific principle at work? | C | Fusion | Electromagnetism | Suction | Static electricity | Thirst for Knowledge | |
| Smart as a whip means roughly the same thing as which of these other idioms? | C | Neat as a pin | Straight as an arrow | Sharp as a tack | Tough as nails | In Other Words | |
| Smucker's "Magic Shell" sauces are designed to go from liquid to solid after being poured on top of what? | C | Pasta | Potato chips | Ice cream | Salad | It's Magic | |
| Sociables is a brand of what type of food? | B | Peanuts | Crackers | Popcorn | Potato chips | Grocery Shopping | |
| Solo, Sunrise, and Maradol are three popular varieties of what fruit available in the U.S.? | D | Grapefruit | Pineapple | Mango | Papaya | Fruit for Thought | |
| Someone who "views the world through rose-colored glasses" is unusually what? | D | Timid | Ignorant | Loyal | Optimistic | In Other Words | |
| Someone who has declared his candidacy for elected office is said to be "throwing his hat" where? | D | In the air | Out the window | On the ground | Into the ring | Instant Idioms | |
| Someone who is "lily-livered" exhibits what unflattering trait? | C | Jealousy | Ignorance | Cowardice | Laziness | Name Calling | |
| Someone who performs a handspring properly will finish by landing on what part of his or her body? | C | Hands | Back | Feet | Head | Gymnastics | |
| Someone who seeks favor through excessive flattery is said to be doing what? | D | Grape-crushing | Banana-peeling | Cherry-picking | Apple-polishing | In Other Words | |
| Someone who struggles to retain information is said to have a memory like what type of kitchen utensil? | B | Ladle | Sieve | Whisk | Spatula | Lest We Forget | |
| Something that is not precisely defined or open to interpretation is said to be a what-colored "area"? | D | Blue | Pink | Lavender | Gray | The Color Wheel | |
| Song parodist Alfred Matthew Yankovic is better known by what nickname? | C | Happy Al | Nutty Al | Weird Al | Crazy Al | You Can Call Me Al | |
| Spain and what other nation both claim to be home to the final resting place of Christopher Columbus? | C | Cuba | Italy | Dominican Republic | Portugal | Outrageous Claims | |
| Sparks are often visible when you bite into "Wint O Green" Life Savers due to the presence of what? | B | Carnauba wax | Methyl salicylate | Glycerol | Soy lecithin | Fun With Candy | |
| Staten Island Landfill is one flavor of "5 Boroughs," an ice cream brand honoring what city? | C | Los Angeles | Chicago | New York City | Miami | We All Scream | |
| Stating an opinion you don't truly believe is known as "paying" what kind of "service"? | D | Elbow service | Gut service | Chin service | Lip service | Shoot Me Straight | |
| Stick-to-itiveness is a folksy synonym for which of these words? | D | Beauty | Intelligence | Frugality | Perseverance | In Other Words | |
| Stores promote gifts for "Dads and grads" to commemorate celebrations occurring in what month? | A | June | August | October | November | Months of the Year | |
| Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the Appalachian Trail does not pass through which of these states? | D | Vermont | Connecticut | Tennessee | South Carolina | Happy Trails | |
| Sufis are mystics from what major religion? | C | Christianity | Judaism | Islam | Buddhism | It's Mystifying | |
| Sugar magnate Henry Tate is the founder and namesake of a noted art gallery located in what city? | A | London | Boston | Sydney | Dublin | Museum Hopping | |
| Suggesting there's a perfect match for everyone, an old adage observes, "There's a lid for every" what? | B | Bowl | Pot | Vase | Mug | Well Said | |
| Superstars in Great Britain, the celebrity couple "Posh and Becks" is one pop singer and one what? | B | Film actor | Soccer player | Talk show host | Professional dancer | Across the Pond | |
| Sushi-rolling mats are commonly made from which of these materials? | C | Tin foil | Leather | Bamboo | Cheesecloth | Sushi Rolls | |
| Taken from the name of a common household brand, the verb "hoover" means to do what? | D | Launder | Wax | Bleach | Vacuum | Brand Names | |
| Taken from the title of Roger Kahn's 1972 book, "the boys of summer" is a common nickname for whom? | A | Baseball players | Politicians | War veterans | Firemen | Nicknames | |
| Taoiseach, which means "leader" or "chief," is the official title of what country's prime minister? | C | Poland | Iceland | Ireland | Finland | The Chieftains | |
| Team Edward or Team Jacob is a passionate debate amongst readers of which of these authors? | B | J.K. Rowling | Stephenie Meyer | Philip Pullman | Jeff Kinney | Taking Sides | |
| Tennis great Rafael Nadal was born and raised on Majorca, the largest island of what country? | B | The Philippines | Spain | Italy | Argentina | This Land Is Island | |
| Texan humorist Kinky Friedman once noted, "Y'all is singular. All y'all is plural. All y'all's is" what? | C | First person plural | Pluperfect | Plural possessive | Third person plural | So to Speak | |
| Thanks to a curious Supreme Court ruling in 1922, what's the only pro sport with an antitrust exemption? | A | Baseball | Football | Basketball | Hockey | Just Trust Us | |
| Thanks to the availability of both silk and bamboo, the kite was invented in what country? | A | China | Turkey | Japan | Egypt | Up in the Air | |
| The '70s sitcom "Good Times" centers around a family with what last name? | A | Evans | Carter | Walker | Bradford | Pass the Remote | |
| The '80s TV series "Knight Rider" prominently featured which of these unusual "characters"? | A | Talking car | Talking baby | Talking dog | Talking portrait | I Love the '80s | |
| The "1-wood" golf club, used to strike the ball long distances, is better known by what name? | C | Spoon | Wedge | Driver | Putter | Big Hit | |
| The "Adopt-a-Highway" program was launched in 1985 by what state's Department of Transportation? | A | Texas | California | Colorado | Utah | Notable Firsts | |
| The "beefsteak" is one of the most common varieties of what? | D | Orange | Lemon | Zucchini | Tomato | Produce Section | |
| The "Blue House" is the government residence of what country's president? | B | Brazil | South Korea | India | Phillipines | Presidential Palaces | |
| The "funny bone" is thought to get its name due to its proximity to what funny-sounding bone? | D | Clavicle | Femur | Tibia | Humerus | Sound It Out | |
| The "Midsummer Classic" is a common nickname for which pro sport's All-Star game? | D | Ice hockey | Basketball | Football | Baseball | The All-Stars | |
| The "O" in Irish names like "O'Neill" and "O'Casey" comes from "ua," an Irish word meaning what? | B | County | Grandson | Birthplace | Ancestor | O'Irish | |
| The "pua aloalo" is Hawaii's official state what? | C | Gem | Bird | Flower | Fish | Hawaii | |
| The "star" of the 2007 animated film "Ratatouille" is a plucky rat who wishes to become a what? | D | Singer | Magician | Detective | Chef | Great Expectations | |
| The $1,000 bill, which the U.S. stopped circulating in 1969, features a portrait of what president? | A | Grover Cleveland | William McKinley | James Madison | Theodore Roosevelt | Can You Break A... | |
| The 1477 union of Archduke Maximilian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy allegedly begat what tradition? | A | Diamond engagement ring | Tossing the bouquet | Wedding cake | Honeymoon | Old World Traditions | |
| The 1879 patent for the Statue of Liberty describes the statue as wearing what classical garment? | C | Ricinium | Chiton | Stola | Strophium | What to Wear | |
| The 1966 Supreme Court case that established the use of Miranda warnings was "Miranda v." who? | A | Arizona | California | New Mexico | Nevada | Know Your Rights | |
| The 1981 musical "Sophisticated Ladies" is a tribute to what composer? | B | George Gershwin | Duke Ellington | Cole Porter | Irving Berlin | Musical Notes | |
| The 1985 movie "Cocoon" features aliens who are storing their cocoons where? | B | Parking garage | Swimming pool | Basketball court | Greenhouse | At the Movies | |
| The 1986 Tom Cruise movie "The Color of Money" centers around what high-stakes game? | A | Pool | Darts | Poker | Craps | Movie Plots | |
| The 1987 movie "Full Metal Jacket" features a brutal tour of duty set during what war? | A | Vietnam War | Korean War | World War II | World War I | War Flicks | |
| The 1996 memoir "Angela's Ashes" recounts the author's difficult childhood in what country? | B | Norway | Ireland | Greece | Hungary | Bestsellers | |
| The 1998 animated movie "The Prince of Egypt" tells the story of which of these Biblical figures? | C | Joseph | David | Moses | Abraham | Watch Like an Egyptian | |
| The 2005 movie "Brokeback Mountain" is based on a short story by what Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist? | A | Annie Proulx | Jane Smiley | Anne Tyler | Michael Cunningham | Books & Movies | |
| The 2007 finale of "The Sopranos" ended with Tony engaging in what decidedly un-mob-like activity? | C | Fixing a flat tire | Trimming hedges | Eating onion rings | Watching "60 Minutes" | Series Finales | |
| The 2007 movie "Bratz" features main characters from what age group? | A | Early teens | Late thirties | Early fifties | Late seventies | Kid Flick | |
| The 2008 autobiography "Audition" chronicles the storied career of what female journalist? | C | Katie Couric | Diane Sawyer | Barbara Walters | Jane Pauley | Autobiographies | |
| The 2008 bestseller "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" features a title character who is what? | B | Bedridden | Mute | Claustrophobic | Blind | Bestsellers | |
| The 2008 blockbuster "10,000 B.C." is set approximately how many decades ago? | B | 121 | 1201 | 12010 | 120100 | Movie Math | |
| The 2008 book "The Encyclopedia Shatnerica" is about an actor who starred in what classic TV show? | C | The Honeymooners | All in the Family | Star Trek | I Love Lucy | Classic TV | |
| The 2008 comedy "Semi-Pro" stars Will Ferrell as a semi-pro in what sport? | A | Basketball | Tennis | Baseball | Hockey | 2008 Movies | |
| The 2008 HBO film "Recount" tells the story of what year's hotly contested presidential election? | C | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | Made for TV | |
| The 2008 New York Times bestseller "sTORI Telling" is the personal memoir of a famous what? | A | Actress | Chef | Interior decorator | Journalist | All About Me | |
| The 2009 animated film "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is based on a 1970 children's book by whom? | B | Dr. Seuss | Roald Dahl | R.L. Stine | Shel Silverstein | Source Material | |
| The 2009 movie "My Sister's Keeper" is based on a bestselling novel by what author? | A | Jodi Picoult | Sue Grafton | Patricia Cornwell | Janet Evanovich | Bestsellers | |
| The 2010 Bravo series "Bethenny Getting Married?" is a spin-off of which "Real Housewives" edition? | B | Atlanta | New York City | Orange County | New Jersey | Real Housewives | |
| The 2010 tell-all "The Politician" examines, in part, what politician's affair with Rielle Hunter? | A | John Edwards | Eliot Spitzer | Mark Sanford | John Ensign | Good Reads | |
| The abbreviation "BID" indicates that a prescription medicine should be taken how? | C | As needed | After meals | Twice a day | At bedtime | Prescription Labels | |
| The ABC drama "Brothers & Sisters" is centered on the lives of what California-based family? | D | The Mansfields | The McDermotts | The Quinns | The Walkers | Prime Time | |
| The alligator is naturally found in the United States and what other country? | C | India | Brazil | China | Egypt | Animal Kingdom | |
| The American Dialect Society's 2006 Word of the Year, "to pluto" something means to do what to it? | C | Embrace it | Add it to something else | Devalue it | Look inside it | Word Meanings | |
| The American Heart Association says the average adult heart pumps about how much blood each day? | C | 200 gallons | 500 gallons | 2000 gallons | 5000 gallons | Heart Smart? | |
| The ampersand symbol, used to mean "and," was designed to look like what two letters combined? | A | E and T | O and S | C and R | D and A | Plain & Symbol | |
| The animated spokesbird Sonny often spouts the catchphrase "I'm cuckoo for" what? | D | Froot Loops | Apple Jacks | Honey Smacks | Cocoa Puffs | The Sugar Bowl | |
| The animated TV series "The Flintstones" was based in part on what earlier TV series? | C | Father Knows Best | The Andy Griffith Show | The Honeymooners | Ozzie and Harriet | TV Land | |
| The annual awards known as the "Edgars" are named for an author with what last name? | C | O'Neill | Faulkner | Poe | Joyce | Best of the Best | |
| The aptly titled comic strip "B.C." primarily features what people as its main characters? | B | Cops | Cavemen | Cowboys | Convicts | The Funny Pages | |
| The aptly titled memoir "Many Unhappy Returns" was written by a former commissioner of what agency? | B | USDA | IRS | EPA | CDC | Tell-Alls | |
| The asterisk key on a telephone is commonly referred to as the what? | B | Diamond key | Star key | Dot key | Cross key | Symbols | |
| The ballooon-cheeked jazz trumpeter John Birks Gillespie is better known by what nickname? | D | Punchy | Loopy | Tipsy | Dizzy | Take Note | |
| The Barcalounger company says that what American workplace perk began at their company in 1902? | D | Pension plans | Water coolers | Paid vacations | Coffee breaks | Office Perks | |
| The Beatles' 1968 album known as the "White Album" contains a song titled "Dear" whom? | B | Mother | Prudence | Abby | Michelle | Beatlemania | |
| The bikini takes its name from the Bikini Atoll, a coral formation located in what Pacific island group? | B | Solomon Islands | Marshall Islands | Marquesas Islands | Cook Islands | Namesakes | |
| The Birqash Camel Market is a tourist destination located a short drive from what world city? | C | Tokyo | Dublin | Cairo | Moscow | One Hump or Two? | |
| The Blind Side depicts the adolescence of Michael Oher, an offensive tackle for what NFL team? | D | Detroit Lions | New Orleans Saints | Philadelphia Eagles | Baltimore Ravens | Where Are They Now? | |
| The British royal family often forgoes surnames, but Prince William uses what last name in the military? | D | Windsor | York | Mountbatten | Wales | The Royals | |
| The Broadway musical "American Idiot" is a stage adaptation of a popular album by what band? | C | Pearl Jam | Foo Fighters | Green Day | Coldplay | Rock Operas | |
| The Cabinet member who is last in the presidential line of succession is the Secretary of what? | B | Education | Homeland Security | Transportation | Agriculture | Last But Not Least | |
| The campy horror flick "Poultrygeist" appropriately features what monstrous creatures? | A | Zombie chickens | Vampire cows | Fire-breathing rabbits | Ax-wielding bears | The Horror | |
| The Cayman Islands are a territory of what country? | B | France | United Kingdom | Denmark | Netherlands | Out in the Country | |
| The CDC advises washing your hands for 20 seconds, or the time it takes to sing what song twice? | B | Silent Night | Happy Birthday | God Bless America | Danny Boy | Soaping Up | |
| The Celestial Seasonings tea blend "Bengal Spice" aptly features a drawing of what animal on its box? | B | Penguin | Tiger | Caribou | Lizard | Exotic Flavors | |
| The Census 2010 questionnaire was available in all but which of these languages? | C | Chinese | Spanish | French | Russian | The Census | |
| The children's modeling clay Play-Doh was originally invented in 1933 for use as a what? | D | Pencil eraser | Window insulator | Beauty mask | Wallpaper cleaner | Toys & Games | |
| The city of Karachi is located in what country? | C | Iran | India | Pakistan | Turkey | World Cities | |
| The classic 1969 movie "Easy Rider" features two men traveling cross-country by what? | B | Horse | Motorcycle | Train | Bus | Easy Rider | |
| The classic Burberry Check is a famous plaid pattern that features all but which of these colors? | A | Emerald | Red | Camel | Black | Fashion Trends | |
| The classic films "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Miracle on 34th Street" both end with what holiday? | D | Thanksgiving | Easter | New Year's Day | Christmas | Hollywood Holidays | |
| The classic jingle for Toys "R" Us begins with the line "I don't want to" do what? | B | Say good-bye | Grow up | Do homework | Stay still | TV Jingles | |
| The classic logo for Colombian coffee features Juan Valdez standing alongside what trusty animal? | D | Camel | Elephant | Cat | Mule | Good Coffee | |
| The classic sitcom "Seinfeld" is often referred to as a "show about" what? | D | Girlfriends | Idiots | Boredom | Nothing | Sein Language | |
| The classic song "You Belong To Me" accurately observes, "See the pyramids along the" what? | C | Amazon | Yangtze | Nile | Thames | '60s Songs | |
| The coffee tree is believed to have originated in the Kaffa region of what present-day country? | B | Morocco | Ethiopia | Iran | Turkey | Place of Birth | |
| The common expression "loose lips sink ships" warns against the ill effects of what activity? | A | Gossiping | Dating | Gambling | Sleeping late | Phrase Finder | |
| The common expression "Say it ain't so, Joe" originally referred to a famous what? | A | Baseball player | Politician | Boxing champ | Movie star | Things We Say | |
| The common goldfish is technically a member of what fish family? | B | Salmon | Carp | Sturgeon | Snapper | Go Fish | |
| The concept of justice is often personified as a blindfolded woman carrying what symbolic item? | A | Scales | Mirror | Quill | Spyglass | Lady Justice | |
| The Conquistadors were 16th-century New World adventurers native to what European country? | A | Spain | France | Germany | Norway | European History | |
| The controversial 1915 movie "The Birth of a Nation" depicts what historical event? | A | Civil War | French and Indian War | American Revolution | Trojan War | Trying Times | |
| The cover of a standard U.S. passport features an image of what animal? | A | Eagle | Whale | Moose | Rabbit | Cover Art | |
| The dairy farmer and horror writer Richard Bachman was actually a pseudonym of what famous author? | B | Dean Koontz | Stephen King | Clive Barker | Thomas Harris | Pen Names | |
| The Dalai Lama's followers often refer to him as "Kundun," a Tibetan word meaning what? | B | The Belief | The Presence | The Highest Point | The Ancestors | Nicknames | |
| The dandelion gets its name from the corruption of a French phrase meaning "lion's" what? | D | Tail | Mane | Roar | Tooth | Dangerous Weed | |
| The day before Sandra Bullock won a Best Actress Oscar, she won a Worst Actress Razzie for what? | B | The Ugly Truth | All About Steve | New in Town | When in Rome | Ups and Downs | |
| The DC Comics character Killer Frost has powers similar to those of which other comic book character? | A | Mr. Freeze | Metamorpho | Poison Ivy | Hawkman | Comic Book Villains | |
| The Desert Divas and the Phoenix Fever are women's soccer teams based in what U.S. state? | B | Massachusetts | Arizona | Alaska | Minnesota | Playing at Home | |
| The device known as the Foucault pendulum does not rotate when located where? | C | South Pole | North Pole | Equator | Tropic of Capricorn | You Spin Me Round | |
| The distinctive hairstyle known as the "mullet" shares its name with a type of what animal? | B | Bird | Fish | Snake | Rodent | Animal Kingdom | |
| The documentary "The War Room" is a behind-the-scenes chronicle of whose presidential campaign? | B | George H.W. Bush | Bill Clinton | George W. Bush | Ronald Reagan | On the Campaign Trail | |
| The Earl of Sandwich invented the concept known as the sandwich so he could eat while doing what? | D | Writing | Painting | Fishing | Gambling | Legend Has It | |
| The Earth's most recent major ice age ended about how many years ago? | A | 10000 | 100000 | 1 million | 10 million | Brrrr! | |
| The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits any punishments that are "cruel and" what? | D | Bizarre | Abnormal | Peculiar | Unusual | The Bill of Rights | |
| The eighth month of the year is named after which of these historical figures? | B | Alexander the Great | Augustus Caesar | Charlemagne | Genghis Khan | The Calendar | |
| The EPA commonly advises, "Don't top off!" to encourage conservation during what activity? | C | Showering | Running an air conditioner | Pumping gas | Barbecuing | Words of Quizdom | |
| The Euphrates river runs through which of these countries? | C | Greece | India | Iraq | Australia | River Deep Mountain High | |
| The European Union is a political coalition that includes which of these countries? | B | Brazil | Italy | South Africa | Thailand | Members Only | |
| The famed Orient Express is what type of vehicle? | B | Dirigible | Train | Ocean liner | Airplane | Transportation | |
| The familiar phrase "Oh, the humanity!" was first uttered by a reporter in response to what tragedy? | B | Bombing of Pearl Harbor | Hindenburg explosion | Sinking of the Titanic | 1929 stock market crash | Potent Quotables | |
| The family drama "7th Heaven" launched the acting career of which of these Hollywood starlets? | C | Anne Hathaway | Megan Fox | Jessica Biel | Scarlett Johansson | Gotta Start Somewhere | |
| The famous '80s quote "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" referred to a wall in what country? | B | Mexico | Germany | Japan | Afghanistan | Classic Lines | |
| The famous patriotic warning "One if by land and two if by sea" referred to lanterns hanging in a what? | B | Barn | Church | Courthouse | Tree | The Freedom Trail | |
| The famous train robber Butch Cassidy headed up a loosely organized group of outlaws known as what? | D | The Motley Crew | The Ragtag Pack | The Rough Gang | The Wild Bunch | Outlaws | |
| The fantastical lands of Gondor, Mordor, and the Shire feature prominently in what author's fiction? | D | C.S. Lewis | J.K. Rowling | L. Frank Baum | J.R.R. Tolkien | Fictional Geography | |
| The fast food chain Popeyes is named after Popeye Doyle, Gene Hackman's character in what film? | B | Bite the Bullet | The French Connection | The Conversation | The Poseidon Adventure | Screen Names | |
| The father of tennis star Andre Agassi was a boxer in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics for what country? | D | Egypt | Greece | Turkey | Iran | Hard Knocks | |
| The FBI was founded in 1908 by the grandnephew of what famous historical figure? | A | Napoleon Bonaparte | Lord Nelson | Ethan Allen | Jefferson Davis | Famous Relatives | |
| The federal officers who provide security on commercial flights are known as "sky" what? | B | Sheriffs | Marshals | Sergeants | Chiefs | Safe Flying | |
| The first Girl Scout troop in the U.S. was established in 1912 in what city? | D | Wichita, KS | Jackson, MS | Columbus, OH | Savannah, GA | Real Troopers | |
| The first jigsaw puzzles were developed in 18th-century England as a tool for teaching what subject? | B | Anatomy | Geography | Astronomy | Geometry | Teaching Tools | |
| The first McDonald's Happy Meal to feature a movie tie-in promoted what popular film? | C | E.T. | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Star Trek | The Muppet Movie | Mickey D's | |
| The first NordicTrack was originally conceived as an indoor exerciser for athletes in what sport? | A | Cross-country skiing | Rowing | Rock climbing | Mountain biking | The Fitness Craze | |
| The first thirteen games of the ancient Olympics featured what sole event? | A | Footrace | Chariot race | Archery | Discus | The Games | |
| The first U.S. presidential election in which Barack Obama was eligible to vote was won by whom? | D | Lyndon B. Johnson | Richard Nixon | Jimmy Carter | Ronald Reagan | Barack the Voter | |
| The first Web site in the U.S. was created in 1991 by Paul Kunz, a scientist at what university? | D | Johns Hopkins | Texas A&M | University of Chicago | Stanford University | Web History | |
| The first X-ray photograph taken of the human body was an image of the hand of what scientist's wife? | C | Enrico Fermi | Hans Geiger | Wilhelm Roentgen | Niels Bohr | Radiology | |
| The Fort McHenry flag that inspired the composition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" had how many stars? | B | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | National Anthems | |
| The fortune-telling die inside the Magic 8-Ball toy is an icosahedron, meaning it has how many sides? | D | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | Geometric Figures | |
| The French can-can dance is best known for featuring which of the following? | B | Pirouettes | High kicks | Running jumps | Hand clapping | Pants-Off Dance-Off | |
| The fuzz is a slang term for a person who works as a what? | D | Firefighter | Teacher | Taxi driver | Police officer | The Fuzz | |
| The German dish sauerbraten is typically made with what meat? | A | Beef | Rabbit | Pork | Lamb | Food for Thought | |
| The Golden Gate Bridge is painted a distinctive color officially known as "International" what? | A | Orange | Blue | Green | Yellow | Color Coded | |
| The Grammy-winning soundtrack to "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" features the music of what genre? | A | Bluegrass | Jazz | Classical | Hip-hop | Movie Soundtracks | |
| The Great Expectations boat ride is an attraction at a British theme park inspired by whom? | D | D.H. Lawrence | Jane Austen | James Joyce | Charles Dickens | Famous Authors | |
| The Gulf of Tonkin is an arm of what larger body of water? | C | Bay of Bengal | Sea of Japan | South China Sea | Gulf of Thailand | Water Test | |
| The harder they fall is the second part of a well-known adage that begins with what phrase? | C | The tougher they are | The richer they are | The bigger they are | The younger they are | One Liners | |
| The headquarters of the International Red Cross are located in what European city? | A | Geneva | Copenhagen | Oslo | Amsterdam | World Organizations | |
| The hero of "Green Eggs and Ham" will eat green eggs and ham in all but which of these scenarios? | B | On a train | At a park | With a goat | In a box | Green Eggs and Ham | |
| The highest ever U.S. income tax, a staggering 94%, was in effect during which of these years? | D | 1862 | 1918 | 1931 | 1944 | Tax Hike | |
| The highest point on Earth, Mount Everest's peak lies approximately how many miles above sea level? | D | 2.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | A Real High Point | |
| The highly porous structure of activated charcoal makes it useful for which of these tasks? | A | Filtering water | Tenderizing meat | Mincing vegetables | Squeezing fruit juice | What's it for? | |
| The human body normally has only one of which of these bones? | D | Ulna | Scapula | Clavicle | Mandible | The Skeletal System | |
| The human skeleton contains about 99 percent of the body's supply of which of these minerals? | C | Zinc | Potassium | Calcium | Sodium | Mineral Deposit | |
| The iconic blue-and-red poster used for Obama's 2008 campaign featured which of these words? | B | Now | Hope | Yes | Audacity | Poster Art | |
| The iconic logo for Paramount Pictures features the summit of a mountain encircled by twenty-two what? | D | Birds | Spotlights | Snowflakes | Stars | Studio Films | |
| The iconic phrase "The Eagle has landed" is forever linked to what historic event? | D | D-Day invasion | Battle of Gettysburg | Fall of the Berlin Wall | First moon landing | Mission Statement | |
| The iconic Umbrella Girl who appears on the Morton Salt label wears what color dress? | C | Red | Blue | Yellow | Pink | Ad Icons | |
| The interior of a fiber-optic cable is usually made out of what substance? | A | Glass | Rubber | Copper | Aluminum | Technology | |
| The International Court of Justice in The Hague is housed in a building that is known as the what? | C | Unity Tower | Harmony House | Peace Palace | The Equity Center | Going Dutch | |
| The International Date Line generally follows what meridian of longitude? | D | 0 degrees | 90 degrees | 120 degrees | 180 degrees | Tomorrow Never Dies | |
| The international runaway bestseller "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" takes place in what country? | D | Poland | South Africa | Russia | Sweden | Bestsellers | |
| The interrobang is a fabricated punctuation mark that combines an exclamation point and a what? | D | Semicolon | Colon | Dollar sign | Question mark | Punctuations | |
| The iPhone 3GS boasts a touchscreen with an "oleophobic coating," which is designed to do what? | B | Never scratch | Not show fingerprints | Display brighter colors | Reduce glare | Tech Toys | |
| The island nation of St. Kitts and Nevis is located in what body of water? | C | Mediterranean Sea | North Sea | Caribbean Sea | Gulf of Mexico | Island Living | |
| The Italian dish carpaccio is traditionally made from thin slices of what? | D | Red peppers | Beets | Strawberries | Raw beef | Mangia! | |
| The Italian word "piazza" means what? | B | Countryside | Open square | Narrow road | Backyard | Italian Class | |
| The Labrador retriever is a dog breed named after an Eastern region of what country? | A | Canada | Greece | Ireland | Norway | Dog Breeds | |
| The lambada is a spirited ballroom dance that originated in what country? | D | Mexico | Argentina | Spain | Brazil | The Forbidden Dance | |
| The largest nesting areas in the world for loggerhead sea turtles are the Southeast U.S. and what country? | B | Sri Lanka | Oman | Barbados | Vietnam | At Loggerheads | |
| The Last Song and "Dear John" are 2010 movies based on novels by what bestselling author? | A | Nicholas Sparks | Ian McEwan | Nick Hornby | Jodi Picoult | Film Adaptations | |
| The Latin phrase "Primum non nocere," meaning "First, do no harm," is a principle in what field? | B | Finance | Medicine | Business | Law | That's Greek to Me | |
| The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans in what direction? | B | North | South | East | West | Lean on Me | |
| The Letter "Q","The letter "Q" never appears in any name for which of the following? | B | U.S. president | U.S. state | Sign of the zodiac | Canadian province | ||
| The Lido deck on a cruise ship takes its name from a historic seaside resort area in what city? | A | Venice, Italy | Barcelona, Spain | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Athens, Greece | By the Sea | |
| The Lincoln Memorial directly faces which of these other Washington, D.C. landmarks? | A | Washington Monument | Jefferson Memorial | White House | Arlington Cemetery | Sightseeing | |
| The line "You may find Narnia a more savage place than you remember" is in a 2008 film subtitled what? | B | Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Prince Caspian | The Golden Army | The Clone Wars | Blockbusters | |
| The living matter of all plant and animal cells is called what? | C | Collagen | Globulin | Protoplasm | Interferon | Whatchamacallit | |
| The logo of the NHL's New York Islanders features a silhouette of what island? | A | Long Island | Nantucket | Hilton Head | Key West | Hockey Talk | |
| The long, narrow nation of Chile borders all but which of these South American countries? | B | Argentina | Uruguay | Bolivia | Peru | Borderline | |
| The Lost Symbol is the latest in a series of Dan Brown novels that center around what protagonist? | B | Alex Cross | Robert Langdon | Harry Angstrom | Dirk Pitt | What a Character | |
| The lyrics of the rock song "White Rabbit" make several references to what author's children's book? | A | Lewis Carroll | E.B. White | Roald Dahl | C.S. Lewis | Jefferson Airplane | |
| The lyrics to the theme song of what TV series asks "Can you tell me how to get, how to get to" where? | C | iCarly | Dora the Explorer | Sesame Street | SpongeBob SquarePants | TV Theme Songs | |
| The major treaty ending World War I was signed in what city? | C | Bremen | Krakow | Versailles | Florence | Sign Here Please | |
| The majority of what planet's twenty-seven moons are named after Shakespearean characters? | C | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Moonstruck | |
| The male star of the 2010 comedy "Date Night" is also the star of what TV sitcom? | A | The Office | Two and a Half Men | Scrubs | Modern Family | Film & Television | |
| The man knighted "Sir Salman" by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008 is a world-famous what? | C | Architect | Musician | Novelist | Film director | Modern Knights | |
| The mascot of Colombian coffee growers, ad icon Juan Valdez is flanked by a trusty mule named what? | B | Anabel | Conchita | Bonita | Matilde | Ad Icons | |
| The medical condition hyperthermia is more commonly known as what? | D | Indigestion | Migraine | Insomnia | Heatstroke | Doc Talk | |
| The medical drama "Private Practice" is a spinoff of what popular TV series? | B | Mercy | Grey's Anatomy | House | Nurse Jackie | Pass the Remote | |
| The melody for the wedding song known as "Here Comes the Bride" is from what Wagner opera? | B | Tristan and Isolde | Lohengrin | The Flying Dutchman | Das Rheingold | Here Comes the Bride | |
| The mental condition schizophrenia derives its name from Greek words meaning what? | D | Frozen mind | Sticky mind | Perfect mind | Split mind | It's Greek to Me | |
| The monthly magazine "CueSport" is primarily targeted toward enthusiasts of what game? | A | Pool | Darts | Bowling | Poker | On Cue | |
| The musical "West Side Story" is loosely based on what Shakespeare tragedy? | D | Othello | King Lear | Macbeth | Romeo and Juliet | Broadway Musicals | |
| The musical duo Sugarland are chart-topping artists in what musical genre? | B | Gospel | Country | Hip-hop | Heavy metal | Sugarland | |
| The N's and T's are simply done, when written down as 1, 2, 1 is helpful in spelling what place name? | D | Atlanta | Tennessee | Connecticut | Cincinnati | Spelling Bee | |
| The name of a 20th-century art movement, "dada" is a French word for what children's toy? | D | Pinwheel | Jump rope | Tricycle | Hobbyhorse | From the French | |
| The name of a popular steel wool cleaning product, "S.O.S." stands for "Save Our" what? | A | Saucepans | Sinks | Soapsuds | Silverware | Steel Yourself | |
| The name of a song from the popular musical "The Sound of Music," edelweiss is a type of what? | C | Cloud | Mountain | Flower | Bird | Do-Re-Mi! | |
| The name of the Arab television network Al Jazeera literally means what? | B | The eye | The island | The street | The river | The Arab World | |
| The name of the popular '70s band "ELO" stands for "Electric Light" what? | A | Orchestra | Operation | Odyssey | Opera | Classic Bands | |
| The name of what dog breed is derived from the French word for "low"? | C | Poodle | Whippet | Basset | Terrier | Le Dog | |
| The national program of Medicare was established during the term of what U.S. president? | D | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Harry S Truman | John F. Kennedy | Lyndon B. Johnson | Health Care System | |
| The National Spelling Bee was first organized in 1925 by a newspaper based in what U.S. city? | C | Charlotte, NC | Cincinnati, OH | Louisville, KY | Memphis, TN | The Spelling Bee | |
| The National Toy Train Museum in Strasburg, PA displays toys with which of these brand names? | C | Matchbox | Duncan | Lionel | Radio Flyer | Small Wonder | |
| The nave, apse and sanctuary are traditional parts of what type of structure? | B | Barn | Church | Hospital | Courthouse | Architecture | |
| The North African city of Fez lends its name to a distinctive type of what clothing item? | B | Scarf | Hat | Necktie | Men's shoe | Known For | |
| The not-so-articulate word "duh" is commonly used to express which of these sentiments? | B | That's terrific | That's obvious | That's too bad | That's unbelievable | Use Your Words | |
| The official logo for the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. features a picture of what? | C | Campfire | Pine tree | Girls' silhouetted faces | Ring of small girls | Trademark Logos | |
| The official slogan of the United States Blind Golf Association is "You Don't Have to See It to" what? | C | Spike It | Bunt It | Tee It | Slapshot It | Official Slogans | |
| The Old West frontierswoman Martha Jane Cannary was better known by what nickname? | D | Adversity Jane | Monstrosity Jane | Atrocity Jane | Calamity Jane | Better Known As | |
| The Old West lawman James Butler Hickok was better known by what rough-and-tumble nickname? | D | Crazy Eddie | Mean Joe | Mad Hank | Wild Bill | AKA | |
| The Olympic Creed states, "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to" what? | A | Take part | Compete with honor | Do your best | Reach higher | Winning Isn't Everything | |
| The one-humped dromedary and the two-humped Bactrian are varieties of what animal? | A | Camel | Lion | Moose | Zebra | At the Zoo | |
| The online fitness article "So You Want Big Guns" is a guide to enlarging which of these body parts? | A | Arms | Calves | Buttocks | Thighs | At the Gym | |
| The only woman ever to be awarded the Medal of Honor received it for her service in what war? | D | Iraq War | Vietnam War | World War I | U.S. Civil War | The Medal of Honor | |
| The OPEC oil cartel includes member nations from all but which of these continents? | B | Asia | Europe | Africa | South America | On Foreign Oil | |
| The opening credits to the classic TV show "Bonanza" features which of these objects on fire? | A | Map | Stagecoach | Newspaper | Tree | Opening Credits | |
| The original color of which of these shampoo brands has a golden color? | A | Johnson's Baby Shampoo | Head & Shoulders | Prell | Denorex | Bottle Blonde | |
| The Parris Island Marine Corps Recruit Depot is located in what U.S. state? | B | Texas | South Carolina | Florida | New Jersey | Semper Fi | |
| The past tense of which of these verbs is also the name of a fuzzy fabric? | A | Feel | See | Hear | Smell | Verb Tenses | |
| The Pharaoh ant shares its name with the title for an ancient ruler of what country? | A | Egypt | Iceland | Japan | Hungary | Ancient Antics | |
| The phrase "going against the grain" originally referred to a more difficult method of doing what? | A | Cutting wood | Herding animals | Crossing rivers | Planting crops | Phraseology | |
| The phrase "little goody two-shoes" originated where? | A | Old children's story | Shakespeare play | Elvis Presley song | Children's TV show | Oh Goody! | |
| The phrase "meeting your Waterloo" is a reference to a historic defeat of what military leader? | A | Napoleon Bonaparte | Julius Caesar | Alexander the Great | William the Conqueror | Don't Be Defeated | |
| The phrase "ships that pass in the night" first appeared in a poem written by whom? | B | Robert Frost | H.W. Longfellow | T.S. Eliot | William Carlos Williams | Classic Lines | |
| The planet Venus is surrounded by a thick layer of clouds composed of what concentrated substance? | A | Sulfuric acid | Ammonia | Hydrogen gas | Methane | Venus | |
| The poem inscribed at the Statue of Liberty's base ends with the line "I lift my lamp beside the" what? | D | Tender shore | Darkened night | Ancient hills | Golden door | Lady of the Lamp | |
| The polemonium plant derives its common nickname from a Biblical story about a "ladder" seen by whom? | D | Abraham | Isaac | Solomon | Jacob | In the Bible | |
| The pop-rock band the Jonas Brothers is made up of how many siblings? | B | Two | Three | Four | Five | The Brothers Jonas | |
| The popular burrito chain Chipotle is named after a type of what? | D | Butterfly | Cactus | Volcano | Pepper | Fast Food | |
| The popular Ed Hardy line of clothing is named after a person with what profession? | A | Tattoo artist | Snowboarder | Auto mechanic | Hip-hop singer | Clothing Lines | |
| The popular surfing expression "Cowabunga" originated on which of these classic TV shows? | B | The Honeymooners | The Howdy Doody Show | The Ed Sullivan Show | The Mickey Mouse Club | Pass the Clicker | |
| The popular symbol for peace is a circle divided into how many wedge-shaped sections? | B | Three | Four | Five | Six | Sign of the Times | |
| The port city of Valdez is located in what U.S. state? | D | Hawaii | Oregon | Washington | Alaska | Port Cities | |
| The prestigious Fulbright scholarships are named for a former U.S. senator from what state? | A | Arkansas | Iowa | West Virginia | Indiana | Academia | |
| The Principality of Monaco is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and what country? | A | France | Spain | Italy | Greece | Where is it? | |
| The principle of "Ockham's Razor" states that when comparing two theories, which one is usually better? | A | The simpler one | The more popular one | The more complicated one | The newer one | Razor-Sharp Thinking | |
| The prop mask that the killer wears in the 1978 film "Halloween" is a painted mask of what TV character? | B | Han Solo | Captain Kirk | Fred Flintstone | The Fonz | Movie Props | |
| The Queen song "Bohemian Rhapsody" mentions which of these great thinkers in its lyrics? | B | Plato | Galileo | Aristotle | Hippocrates | Rock Lyrics | |
| The Queen's Gambit and the Four Pawns Attack are strategic moves made by players of what game? | B | Backgammon | Chess | Checkers | Scrabble | Your Move | |
| The radio shorthand term "wilco" is short for the phrase "will" what? | A | Comply | Coordinate | Control | Consent | Copy That | |
| The reality series "Big Brother" takes its name from a character in a classic novel by whom? | B | Franz Kafka | George Orwell | Ray Bradbury | Virginia Woolf | Classic Novels | |
| The reality series "Million Dollar Listing" follows the lives of what high-powered professionals? | A | Real estate agents | Film producers | Divorce lawyers | Plastic surgeons | Keeping It Real | |
| The reflective surface of a CD usually consists of an extremely thin layer of what metal? | A | Aluminum | Steel | Chromium | Tin | Multilayer Technology | |
| The Roaring Twenties is a well-known nickname for a decade that coincided with what historic period? | B | The Bronze age | The Jazz age | The Victorian age | The Space age | Decadent Decades | |
| The Robo Cop and Moonwalk are dances featured on a video titled "Learn the Dances of" what decade? | D | The '50s | The '60s | The '70s | The '80s | Get Down! | |
| The ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii are located in what modern-day country? | B | Spain | Italy | Greece | Iran | Ancient Cities | |
| The sadness of parents whose grown children have left home is commonly known as what "syndrome"? | A | Empty-nest | Vacant-lot | Blank-slate | Desert-island | Call Your Parents | |
| The Salton Sea is a large salt lake located in what U.S. state? | C | Rhode Island | Florida | California | Washington | Bodies of Water | |
| The Salvation Army collects money in red kettles as part of its annual fundraising for what holiday? | B | St. Patrick's Day | Christmas | Labor Day | Halloween | For a Good Cause | |
| The saying "Don't give up the ship" comes from the last words of Captain James Lawrence, in what war? | B | American Revolution | War of 1812 | U.S. Civil War | Spanish-American War | Don't Give Up | |
| The second half of each episode of TV's "Law & Order" focuses on the efforts of what professionals? | A | District attorneys | Congressmen | FBI agents | U.S. Marshals | Second Acts | |
| The Secret Service reportedly refer to Malia and Sasha Obama by what code names? | A | Radiance & Rosebud | Twist & Shout | Junebug & Kittycat | Pigtail & Ponytail | Little Cuties | |
| The short army bugle song "Taps" contains how many musical notes in total? | C | 8 | 12 | 24 | 28 | Taking Notes | |
| The short-lived soft drink Okie Cola was bottled in what U.S. city? | C | Topeka | Omaha | Tulsa | Memphis | Pop Quiz | |
| The slangy phrase "coulda, woulda, shoulda" is commonly used to express which sentiment? | B | Encouragement | Regret | Infatuation | Panic | In Other Words | |
| The slogan "Farewell, feather duster" appears on the Web site for which of these household brands? | D | Palmolive | Hefty | Glade | Swiffer | Brand Recognition | |
| The slogan "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" is featured on the Web site of what government agency? | B | DEA | EPA | SEC | FDA | Very Civil Service | |
| The slogan "Untouched by man" is used to advertise which of these grocery store products? | B | Gatorade | Fiji water | Yoo-hoo | Schweppes ginger ale | Ad Slogans | |
| The small Central American country of Belize is bordered by Guatemala and what other country? | A | Mexico | Nicaragua | Costa Rica | Colombia | Geography 101 | |
| The Smithsonian Institution is named not after an American, but after a what? | B | Canadian businessman | British scientist | Dutch explorer | Scottish nobleman | The Smithsonian | |
| The SNL sketch and 2010 movie "MacGruber" parodies an '80s TV character played by whom? | C | Harry Dean Stanton | Neil Patrick Harris | Richard Dean Anderson | Philip Michael Thomas | I Love the 80s | |
| The Sony Walkman was originally marketed in the U.S. under what name? | A | Soundabout | Listener | Eardrummer | Stowaway | First Names | |
| The sound of snoring is most often caused by the vibration of which of these body parts? | B | Sinus | Soft palate | Septum | Tongue | You Snooze, You Lose | |
| The space shuttle Endeavour is named after a ship commanded by what historic explorer? | C | Vasco da Gama | Ferdinand Magellan | James Cook | Francis Drake | Explorers | |
| The stage directions "Takes the skull" and "Puts down the skull" appear in what Shakespeare play? | A | Hamlet | King Lear | Richard III | Romeo and Juliet | The Skulls | |
| The star of his own popular cable TV show, Cesar Millan is better known as the what? | C | Mythbuster | Naked Chef | Dog Whisperer | Survivorman | TV Personality | |
| The star-studded cast of the 2001 movie "Ocean's Eleven" included all but which of these actors? | D | Brad Pitt | Matt Damon | George Clooney | Ben Affleck | Screen Time | |
| The Starbucks drink size "venti" is the Italian word for what number? | C | 12 | 16 | 20 | 30 | Italian-American | |
| The state whose name comes first alphabetically is located where in the U.S.? | B | Northeast | Deep South | Midwest | Pacific Northwest | Where Am I? | |
| The Strait of Magellan runs primarily through which of these countries? | C | Portugal | South Africa | Chile | India | Straighten Up, Sail Right | |
| The strait separating New Zealand's North Island and South Island is named after what explorer? | A | James Cook | Vasco da Gama | Francis Drake | Francisco Pizarro | Missed Connections | |
| The subject of a much-publicized 2009 hoax, 6-year-old Falcon Heene is better known as what? | A | Balloon Boy | Blimp Boy | Bird Boy | Boomerang Boy | In the News | |
| The Tasman Sea is part of what ocean? | D | Indian | Arctic | Atlantic | Pacific | By the Beautiful Sea | |
| The teenage drama series "Gossip Girl" is partly set at a fictional New York City prep school called what? | B | Barcliff Easton Academy | Constance Billard School | Chilton Academy | Woodley School | TV Dramas | |
| The term "boy scout" is often used disparagingly as a synonym for which of the following? | B | Know-it-all | Do-gooder | Big spender | Ladies' man | Put Downs | |
| The term "carbon footprint" refers primarily to the impact of a person's lifestyle on the what? | B | Economy | Environment | Education system | Crime rate | Buzzwords | |
| The term "digits" refers to fingers and what other parts of the human body? | D | Knees | Ears | Eyes | Toes | Anatomy 101 | |
| The term "dogfight" is commonly used to describe a military conflict between what kind of combatants? | D | Infantry units | Tanks | Submarines | Fighter planes | In Other Words | |
| The term "lower forty-eight" is commonly used to refer to the U.S., minus what two states? | B | North and South Dakota | Alaska and Hawaii | North and South Carolina | Texas and Florida | How Low Can You Go? | |
| The term "man of the cloth" refers to a person with which of these jobs? | D | Lawyer | Teacher | Doctor | Priest | Day Jobs | |
| The term "melting pot" is often used to refer to the fact that the United States is very what? | B | Well educated | Culturally diverse | Wealthy | Densely populated | The Melting Pot | |
| The term "Pollyanna" refers to a person who is excessively what? | D | Loud | Nervous | Secretive | Cheerful | In Other Words | |
| The terms "5-speed manual" and "4-speed automatic" refer to an automobile's what? | A | Transmission | Brakes | Steering | Wheels | Car Parts | |
| The theme song "Eye of the Tiger" is featured in the third installment of what movie franchise? | A | Rocky | Die Hard | The Godfather | Beverly Hills Cop | Movie Songs | |
| The theme song for what popular cartoon features the line "robots in disguise"? | A | Transformers | The Smurfs | G.I. Joe | Thundercats | TV Theme Songs | |
| The third installment of the popular "Twilight Saga" is named after what astronomical event? | A | Eclipse | Comet | Equinox | Solstice | The Twilight Saga | |
| The title of "The Catcher in the Rye" comes from the main character's misreading of a poem by whom? | A | Robert Burns | William Blake | Walt Whitman | Matthew Arnold | Catch Me If You Can | |
| The title of a 1939 Agatha Christie mystery states, "And Then There Were" how many? | A | None | Two | Eight | Ten | Count on It | |
| The title of Lauren Weisberger's 2008 novel "Chasing Harry Winston" features the name of a famous what? | C | Athlete | Jazz musician | Jeweler | Shoe designer | Chick Lit | |
| The title of the classic novel "Wuthering Heights" refers to what place? | A | Family estate | Seaside cliff | Mountain village | Sanitarium | Required Reading | |
| The title of the TV series "90210" features what type of number? | A | ZIP code | Telephone number | Computer password | License plate number | By the Numbers | |
| The title of the TV series "Two and a Half Men" refers to a wisecracking child and what two other people? | B | A grandfather and grandson | Two brothers | A father and son | Two male co-workers | Three's Company | |
| The town of Brookline is a well-known suburb of what U.S. city? | B | Houston | Boston | Los Angeles | Chicago | Suburbia | |
| The town of Riverside, Iowa claims to be the "future birthplace" of what fictional character? | D | Luke Skywalker | Marty McFly | Flash Gordon | Captain James Kirk | In the Future | |
| The traditional method for making butter involves agitating cream in an apparatus called a what? | A | Churn | Thresher | Loom | Press | Food for Thought | |
| The traditional topping for shrimp cocktail, cocktail sauce is primarily made of what? | B | Soy sauce | Ketchup | White wine | Egg yolks | Saucy | |
| The two countries in the world whose names come last alphabetically are both located where? | B | Central America | Southern Africa | Eastern Europe | Southeast Asia | Think About It | |
| The U.S. Constitution was signed by how many men who went on to become U.S. president? | A | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pen Pals | |
| The U.S. Geological Survey defines what as having "an average annual rainfall of 10 inches or less"? | C | Swamp | Forest | Desert | Jungle | Survey Says | |
| The U.S. government issues federal Stafford loans to help borrowers pay for what? | D | Starting a business | Medical expenses | Buying a home | Education | Cha-Ching! | |
| The U.S. icon "Uncle Sam" was based on Samuel Wilson who, during the War of 1812, was a what? | A | Meat inspector | Mail deliverer | Historian | Weapons mechanic | American Icons | |
| The U.S. Marine Corps motto is often shortened to "Semper Fi," a phrase in which "Fi" is short for what? | C | Firmus | Filum | Fidelis | Fiscus | The Corps | |
| The U.S. military awards a medal inscribed with bamboo trees and a dragon to veterans of what war? | C | World War I | World War II | Vietnam War | Persian Gulf War | Medals of Honor | |
| The U.S.D.A. uses the official terms "broiler," "fryer" and "roaster" to classify different types of what? | D | Eggs | Ears of corn | Potatoes | Chickens | Officially Speaking | |
| The ukulele is a guitar-like instrument chiefly associated with what U.S. state's musical traditions? | D | Louisiana | Florida | New Mexico | Hawaii | Instrumentals | |
| The unconventional young women of America's Jazz Age are commonly known by what nickname? | D | Drifters | Cutters | Jazzers | Flappers | The Jazz Age | |
| The unemployment rate and federal minimum wage are listed on what U.S. department's Web site? | A | Labor | Defense | Justice | Transportation | Government Offices | |
| The United States imports the most oil from which of these countries? | A | Canada | Saudi Arabia | Iraq | Russia | Greasy Does It | |
| The United States of America is named after a famous what? | B | Painter | Explorer | Poet | Queen | U.S.A.! U.S.A.! | |
| The University of California at Berkeley is located just 15 miles from which of these cities? | C | Los Angeles | San Diego | San Francisco | Santa Barbara | Back to School | |
| The voice actor Don LaFontaine was famous for what signature phrase, often heard in movie trailers? | B | It's a fact that... | In a world... | For some people... | After all... | I Know That Voice | |
| The volatile region known as the Middle East is primarily located on which of these continents? | B | Africa | Asia | Europe | Australia | Hot Zones | |
| The Voyager space probes traveling to interstellar space bear notes to extraterrestrials from whom? | D | Lyndon Johnson | Richard Nixon | Ronald Reagan | Jimmy Carter | Hello Out There? | |
| The Whale Watching Center is a division of the parks department in which of these U.S. states? | C | Tennessee | Iowa | Oregon | Nebraska | Where Is it? | |
| The wheel used on the popular game show "Wheel of Fortune" consists of how many individual spaces? | A | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | The Wheel | |
| The White House uses which of these ZIP codes? | A | 20500 | 22030 | 24001 | 21077 | Contact Us | |
| The winning word in the 2008 Scripps National Spelling Bee, "guerdon" is a noun meaning what? | D | Risk | Investment | Strategy | Reward | Look It Up | |
| The won is the official currency of which of these Asian countries? | D | Malaysia | Thailand | Vietnam | South Korea | Cha-Ching! | |
| The word "chortle," a combination of the words "chuckle" and "snort," was coined by what writer? | C | Mark Twain | Dr. Seuss | Lewis Carroll | L. Frank Baum | Coined By | |
| The word "diaphanous" is often used to describe clothing that is what? | A | See-through | Pleated | Cuffed | Wrinkle-free | It's a Look | |
| The word "discotheque" comes from a French word meaning what? | C | Music stage | Rhythm market | Record library | Dance ticket | From the French | |
| The word "gossip" comes from an Old English word meaning what? | A | Godparent | Goodwill | Gooseflesh | Gadfly | Word Origins | |
| The word "grappler" is frequently used to refer to competitors in what sport? | D | Fencing | Swimming | Archery | Wrestling | Sports Talk | |
| The word "nerd" first appeared in print as a character's name in a work by what author? | B | Mark Twain | Dr. Seuss | Jonathan Swift | Lewis Carroll | First Look | |
| The word "pitch" is often used when referring to a particularly dark shade of what color? | A | Black | Red | Green | Yellow | The Color Wheel | |
| The word "school" comes from the Greek meaning what? | B | Conflict | Leisure | Quest | Answer | Wordly Wise | |
| The word "tabloid" was originally trademarked in 1884 as the brand name for a new type of what? | D | Painting | Notebook | Desk | Pill | Word Origins | |
| The word "utopia," referring to a perfect place, comes from a fictional island's name in a work by whom? | A | Sir Thomas More | Daniel Defoe | Jonathan Swift | John Milton | Hard-to-Reach Places | |
| The word "zodiac" comes from a Greek phrase that means "circle of little" what? | D | Rivers | Houses | Colors | Animals | Greek Meanings | |
| The world's first nuclear reactor was built in 1942 in what unusual location on the University of Chicago campus? | D | Chapel basement | Frat house dining hall | Ice rink | Squash court | Campus Life | |
| Though a female turkey is called a hen, a male is known not as a rooster but as a what? | A | Tom | Bob | Nat | Hal | Animal Kingdom | |
| Though a huge hit in the U.S., teenage pop sensation Justin Bieber actually hails from where? | C | Sweden | New Zealand | Canada | Israel | Origins | |
| Though geographically close, Tonga and Samoa are 24 hours apart due to lying on either side of what? | A | International Date Line | Equator | Prime Meridian | Tropic of Cancer | So Close, Yet So Far | |
| Though it ended up near a now-famous rock, the Mayflower was headed for an area known as what? | A | Virginia | Delaware | Maine | Florida | The Mayflower | |
| Though it sounds like a movie awards category, which of these is the name of a hotel chain? | C | Best Musical | Best Comedy | Best Western | Best Thriller | Get a Room! | |
| Though its name is pronounced differently, which of these U.S. cities is named after a city in France? | D | Lima, OH | Berlin, NH | Cairo, IL | Versailles, KY | U.S. Cities | |
| Though known for her comedy, who won an Oscar for her dramatic turn in the 2009 film "Precious"? | B | Kim Coles | Mo'Nique | Wanda Sykes | Niecy Nash | Oscar Winners | |
| Though mostly green, what gemstone is named for its bright red spots of iron oxide? | A | Bloodstone | Aquamarine | Moonstone | Sapphire | At the Jewelry Store | |
| Though not a requirement, in which of these sports do players usually choose to play barefoot? | D | Soccer | Ping Pong | Pole vaulting | Beach Volleyball | Stay on Your Feet | |
| Though not as famous as her two brothers, Katharine Wright is featured at a museum dedicated to whom? | D | Women in politics | Women in filmmaking | Women in medicine | Women in aviation | Sister Act | |
| Though not known to drive cats crazy, which of these herbs is classified in the same family as catnip? | A | Oregano | Dill | Parsley | Fennel | Meow! | |
| Though not smelling as nice, onions are commonly classified in the same family as what flower? | B | Geranium | Lily | Crocus | Iris | In the Garden | |
| Though now known as "The Thinker," sculptor Auguste Rodin once gave his iconic statue what title? | B | The Artist | The Poet | The Philosopher | The Mathematician | Famous Sculptures | |
| Though now mainly known for children's books, E.B. White was a long-time essayist for what magazine? | B | Life | The New Yorker | Saturday Evening Post | Vanity Fair | Different Hats | |
| Though set at a fictional school, the film "Animal House" is based on a real frat at what college? | B | Penn State | Dartmouth | Stanford | Notre Dame | School Daze | |
| Though there is little historical evidence of their use, horned helmets are usually associated with whom? | D | Cowboys | Lumberjacks | Ninjas | Vikings | Wear a Helmet | |
| Though treasured today, what famous painting was once cut into to enlarge a doorway? | B | Detroit Industry | The Last Supper | Guernica | The Birth of Venus | Tampered With | |
| Though typically thought of as a tree, which of these tall plants is technically a grass? | D | Birch | Palm | Pine | Bamboo | Out of the Woods | |
| Tilapia is a popular variety of what? | D | Herb | Potato | Mushroom | Fish | On the Menu | |
| To a resident of the British Isles, which of these countries is commonly called one of "the Antipodes"? | A | Australia | France | Ireland | United States | Brit Speak | |
| To aid in digestion, which of these animals commonly swallows rocks? | B | Grizzly bear | Crocodile | Camel | Rhinoceros | Eating Habits | |
| To avoid blinking, many women unconsciously open their mouths when applying what? | B | Blush | Mascara | Foundation | Bronzer | Look in the Mirror | |
| To bolster its "high-tech" image, what U.S. state first featured its Web site address on its license plates? | D | Massachusetts | Ohio | Delaware | Pennsylvania | Full Plate | |
| To complete the Ironman Triathlon, one must swim, bike and run about how many miles in total? | D | 75 | 100 | 120 | 140 | Tough Races | |
| To emphasize its "go anywhere" investment strategy, Fidelity named its Magellan Fund for a famous what? | B | Sculptor | Explorer | Architect | Inventor | Investing Wisely | |
| To neigh, as a horse, especially in a gentle tone is American Heritage Dictionary's definition of what? | A | Whinny | Bleat | Crow | Gobble | Animal Talk | |
| To play the children's game patty-cake, participants chant a nursery rhyme while doing what? | D | Ringing a bell | Jumping rope | Flipping a coin | Clapping their hands | Kids' Stuff | |
| To prevent counterfeiting, security threads in new $20 bills glow what color under ultraviolet light? | D | Blue | Yellow | Red | Green | Color Coded | |
| To prevent fires, consumers are often warned not to use which of these products in a microwave oven? | B | Dish soap | Aluminum foil | Cooking oil | Tupperware | Be Warned | |
| To prevent radiation from escaping, what household appliances have metal mesh linings in their doors? | D | Refrigerators | Dishwashers | Clothes dryers | Microwave ovens | Around the House | |
| To promote world peace, in 1969 John Lennon and Yoko Ono famously did what for seven days straight? | B | Went without food | Held a "bed-in" | Picketed the UN | Lived in a tree | Imagine | |
| To which of these people would someone most likely say, "Stop raining on my parade!"? | B | Go-getter | Killjoy | Procrastinator | Social butterfly | Tell 'Em! | |
| Tom Hanks received an Oscar nomination for his work in all but which of these films? | D | Cast Away | Saving Private Ryan | Big | The Green Mile | And the Oscar Goes to... | |
| Traditionally hailed as the Pilgrims' landing spot in 1620, Plymouth Rock is what type of rock? | B | Basalt | Granite | Sandstone | Shale | Rock My New World | |
| Traditionally, s'mores are made by sandwiching chocolate and marshmallows between what? | D | Bagel chips | Nilla Wafers | Pretzels | Graham crackers | Camping Out | |
| Traditionally, what member of a wedding party is in charge of "bustling" the bride's gown? | B | Groom | Maid of honor | Best man | Flower girl | Do the Bustle | |
| Turnkey is an archaic word that once referred to a person who works at a what? | C | Bank | Museum | Prison | Dock | Word Origins | |
| TV actor Richard Belzer has appeared as Detective John Munch on all but which of these shows? | A | Scrubs | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Arrested Development | The X-Files | Richard Belzer | |
| TV and computer game character Carmen Sandiego was introduced in 1985 to teach kids what? | B | Art | Geography | Science | Math | For the Kids | |
| TV and movie character Pee-wee Herman is known for wearing which of these fashion accessories? | B | Gold vest | Red bow tie | Black top hat | Green suspenders | Funny Looks | |
| TV journalist Jane Pauley is married to Garry Trudeau, a cartoonist best known for what strip? | C | The Far Side | Family Circus | Doonesbury | Dilbert | Couplings | |
| TV veteran Betty White got down and dirty playing football in a 2010 Super Bowl ad for what candy bar? | A | Snickers | Butterfinger | Milky Way | Mr. Goodbar | Super Bowl Ads | |
| TV's "The Simpsons" is set in fictional Springfield, a sly reference to the locale of what '50s sitcom? | B | Leave it to Beaver | Father Knows Best | Ozzie and Harriet | Make Room for Daddy | The Simpsons | |
| Twentieth-century scientist Charles F. Richter is best known for his work as a what? | A | Seismologist | Astronomer | Geneticist | Botanist | Known For | |
| Two cows, make 'em cry is diner slang for an order of two hamburgers topped with what? | A | Onions | Tomatoes | Mustard | Bacon | Diner Lingo | |
| Tying for second place on the 2009 Forbes list of highest paid athletes, Kimi Raikkonen is a what? | A | Racecar driver | Boxer | Soccer player | Golfer | $ports $tars | |
| Typically preferring to wade rather than swim, which of these birds does not have webbed feet? | A | Crane | Pelican | Swan | Gull | Feets of Strength | |
| U2's hit song "Vertigo" begins with the line "Uno, dos, tres, catorce," Spanish for "one, two, three" what? | C | Six | Twelve | Fourteen | Eighteen | Start Counting | |
| Uncle Sam is the name of the largest what ever discovered in the U.S.? | C | Redwood tree | Alligator | Diamond | Dinosaur fossil | What Is It? | |
| Under President Ford, 34-year-old Dick Cheney became the youngest man to hold what position? | A | White House Chief of Staff | National Security Advisor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Washington Post | |
| Under whose administration did the U.S. cede complete control of the Panama Canal to Panama? | C | Ronald Reagan | George H.W. Bush | Bill Clinton | George W. Bush | Total Control | |
| Understood by folks familiar with the metric system, what day always falls within "National Metric Week"? | D | March 3rd | February 2nd | August 8th | October 10th | Attention Math Geeks | |
| Unrelated but with similar names, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and John Rhys-Davies are both what? | B | R&B singers | Film actors | Mystery novelists | U.S. Senators | Famous Names | |
| Until 1834, John Jacob Astor was America's most successful businessman in what industry? | D | Cotton | Coal | Tobacco | Fur | What's My Line? | |
| Until it was discovered to be toxic, asbestos was commonly used in buildings to guard against what? | A | Fire | Water leaks | Rust corrosion | Insect infestation | Oops! | |
| Until switching over to vanilla in the 1940s, Hostess Twinkies had what flavor cream filling? | D | Butterscotch | Cherry | Chocolate | Banana | In the Cupboard | |
| Urushiol, a toxic resin, causes the typical rashes and itchiness associated with which of these plants? | D | Clover | Dandelions | Crab grass | Poison ivy | Mother Nature | |
| Used at an ATM, a PIN is what kind of "Identification Number"? | D | Processing | Public | Partial | Personal | Acronyms | |
| Used by computers, binary code is a numbering system that uses what two digits? | B | Ones and twos | Zeroes and ones | Zeroes and twos | Ones and negative-ones | By the Numbers | |
| Used to express joy, what Internet-related term was Merriam-Webster's 2007 Word of the Year? | D | malware | netroots | webinar | w00t | Net Lingo | |
| Used to provide structure to connective tissue, what is the most abundant protein in the human body? | D | Hemoglobin | Keratin | Insulin | Collagen | The Human Body | |
| Used to refer to a computer's unique location in cyberspace, "IP address" is short for "Internet" what? | A | Protocol address | Port address | Platform address | Password address | What's the Address? | |
| Used to refer to a type of cuisine, the adjective "Tex-Mex" derives from the names of what? | B | A country and a continent | A state and a country | Two continents | A city and a continent | Food for Thought | |
| Used to revive people, preparations of ammonium carbonate mixed with perfume are known as what? | D | Stirring salts | Rising salts | Feeling salts | Smelling salts | Crude Awakening | |
| Used to test vision, the Snellen eye chart typically has what bold, single letter in the top row? | C | J | W | E | V | Test Time | |
| Using proper technique, which of these can be typed on a standard QWERTY keyboard using one hand? | A | Million | Prize | Jackpot | Winnings | Data Entry | |
| Usually considered to be the world's southernmost city, Ushuaia is located in what country? | C | Chile | South Africa | Argentina | New Zealand | Southern Living | |
| Vanity sizing is the practice of labeling clothes with smaller sizes in order to make customers feel what? | C | Wealthier | Taller | Slimmer | Older | Fashion Trends | |
| Volkswagen's first SUV model, the Touareg, gets its name from what? | D | German clockmaker | Subatomic particle | Mayan temple | African tribe | The Name Game | |
| Walk, "trot," "canter" and "gallop" are common ways of classifying the gait of which animal? | A | Horses | Cats | Pigs | Sheep | Animal Planet | |
| Washing a dog in tomato juice is a traditional home remedy for what? | D | Killing fleas | Treating mange | Preventing shedding | Removing skunk odor | Pet Care | |
| West Point, the oldest military academy in the United States, is located on the bank of what river? | B | Allegheny | Hudson | Cuyahoga | St. Lawrence | River View | |
| Whale Wars and "Escape to Chimp Eden" are two shows that air on what TV network? | A | Animal Planet | The Golf Channel | Country Music Television | Food Network | Pass the Remote | |
| What "casual dining" restaurant uses the slogan "Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood"? | A | Applebee's | T.G.I. Friday's | Chili's | Bennigan's | Good Eats | |
| What "numerical" spelling is the proper title of a popular CBS crime drama? | C | N9MBERS | NUM3ERS | NUMB3RS | 9UMBERS | Whatcha watchin'? | |
| What "SNL" cast member began his career as a teen on the Nickelodeon sketch comedy show "All That"? | C | Will Forte | Seth Meyers | Kenan Thompson | Bill Hader | First Acts | |
| What "Star Wars" character shares his first name with a book in the Bible's New Testament? | C | Boba Fett | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Luke Skywalker | Han Solo | Star Wars | |
| What 16th-century poet wrote "The Faerie Queene," one of the longest poems in the English language? | C | Geoffrey Chaucer | William Shakespeare | Edmund Spenser | William Blake | Faerie Tales | |
| What 1960s Raquel Welch film was advertised with the slogan "Mankind's First Bikini!"? | B | 100 Rifles | One Million Years B.C. | Bandolero! | Bedazzled | Raquel, Raquel | |
| What 1990 Madonna song repeatedly urges listeners to "Strike a pose"? | C | Express Yourself | Material Girl | Vogue | Justify My Love | Song Lyrics | |
| What 2009 hit song heavily samples a 1985 song by the band Dead or Alive? | C | Poker Face | Boom Boom Pow | Right Round | Single Ladies | The Same Old Song | |
| What 2010 movie prominently features a mythical beast called a "kraken"? | C | Alice in Wonderland | The Wolfman | Clash of the Titans | Iron Man 2 | Monster Mash | |
| What 20th-century American president never appointed a judge to the U.S. Supreme Court? | C | John F. Kennedy | Ronald Reagan | Jimmy Carter | Gerald Ford | U.S. Presidents | |
| What actor donned fake chest hair and a bald cap for a cameo in the 2008 comedy "Tropic Thunder"? | A | Tom Cruise | Brad Pitt | Matt Damon | George Clooney | Summer Blockbusters | |
| What actor starred in the 1990s movies "Universal Soldier" and "Universal Soldier: The Return"? | C | Steven Seagal | Chuck Norris | Jean-Claude Van Damme | Sylvester Stallone | At the Movies | |
| What actress renamed herself at the age of fourteen after a minor character from "The Great Gatsby"? | B | Meryl Streep | Sigourney Weaver | Annette Bening | Charlize Theron | The Name Game | |
| What adjective is often used to describe an unscrupulous political leader's behavior? | A | Machiavellian | Socratic | Ciceronian | Homeric | Politics as Usual | |
| What age was Rosa Parks on the day in 1955 when she famously refused to give up her seat on a bus? | C | 22 | 32 | 42 | 52 | Historic Age | |
| What agency's collection of artifacts is often referred to as "the finest spy museum you'll never see"? | A | CIA | IRS | FDA | SEC | Closed to the Public | |
| What ailment is addressed by the common household warning, "When in doubt, throw it out"? | B | Sore throat | Food poisoning | Earache | Sunburn | You've Been Warned | |
| What animalistic sound is sung throughout the 1978 Warren Zevon hit "Werewolves of London"? | A | Ahooooo! | Bzzzzzz! | Rrribit! | Heeehaw! | London Calling | |
| What animals are some of the only adult vertebrates with the ability to regrow a limb that has been cut off? | D | Giraffes | Penguins | Bats | Salamanders | Special Skills | |
| What appliance was invented in the 1940s after a magnetron accidentally melted an engineer's candy? | B | Freezer | Microwave oven | Dishwasher | Washing machine | Sweet Science | |
| What are the main characteristics of sultry weather? | A | Hot and humid | Cold and rainy | Dry and windy | Cool and cloudy | Meteorology 101 | |
| What are the muscular contractions that move food along the digestive tract called? | B | Necrosis | Peristalsis | Epiglottis | Gastritis | The Human Body | |
| What are the names of Barack Obama's daughters? | C | Nahla and Ariela | Kayla and Irina | Malia and Sasha | Olivia and Talia | The First Family | |
| What are the two main ingredients of the popular Spanish dish "arroz con pollo"? | A | Rice and chicken | Tomatoes and beef | Chilies and pork | Cheese and beans | International Cuisine | |
| What artist coined the word "mobile" to describe a type of moving sculpture popularized in the 1930s? | A | Marcel Duchamp | Pablo Picasso | Rene Magritte | Henri Matisse | Movers and Shakers | |
| What artist depicted his close friend's furniture in the 1888 painting "Paul Gauguin's Armchair"? | A | Vincent van Gogh | Claude Monet | Paul Cezanne | Georges Seurat | Pull Up a Chair | |
| What athlete legally added the word "Marvelous" to his name in 1982? | A | Marvin Hagler | Mario Lemieux | Merlin Olsen | Michael Jordan | Simply Marvelous | |
| What author has penned twenty-one novels about sea adventurer Dirk Pitt? | C | Jack Higgins | Stephen Coonts | Clive Cussler | James Patterson | Bestsellers | |
| What author, who ironically once wrote, "There are no second acts in American lives," only lived to 44? | C | William Faulkner | Jack Kerouac | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Edgar Allen Poe | Famous Quotes | |
| What automaker's name is a word that means "modern" in its home country? | C | Nissan | Saab | Hyundai | Kia | Cars | |
| What award-winning film is based on the lives of two people often referred to in the press as "Woodstein"? | C | Coal Miner's Daughter | The Deer Hunter | All the President's Men | The Untouchables | Dynamic Duos | |
| What band's 2008 comeback tour reunited hunks Danny, Donnie, Jordan, Jonathan and Joey? | D | New Edition | Color Me Badd | Boyz II Men | New Kids on the Block | Pop Heartthrobs | |
| What band's lead singer often went by the name "Mr. Mojo Risin'," an anagram of his real name? | A | The Doors | Nirvana | Queen | The Beatles | Fun With Anagrams | |
| What baseball player was the first to have his signature printed on a Louisville Slugger bat? | C | Ty Cobb | Babe Ruth | Honus Wagner | Rogers Hornsby | Baseball Trivia | |
| What Beatles song features the lyric "All my troubles seemed so far away"? | D | Help! | Ticket to Ride | Nowhere Man | Yesterday | Beatlemania | |
| What Biblical figures are often known as "the Magi"? | C | Adam and Eve | The Twelve Apostles | The Three Wise Men | Jesus and Mary | Bible Studies | |
| What body of water is known in France as "La Manche"? | D | North Sea | Mediterranean Sea | Atlantic Ocean | English Channel | Pardon My French | |
| What brand's long-running ad campaign made the claim, "If you don't look good, we don't look good"? | B | Cover Girl | Vidal Sassoon | Oil of Olay | Calvin Klein | Ad Campaigns | |
| What Broadway musical is largely set in a seedy night spot called the Kit Kat Klub? | B | Chicago | Cabaret | Funny Girl | Gypsy | The Great White Way | |
| What Broadway musical is subtitled "The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical"? | C | Phantom of the Opera | Wicked | Hair | Cabaret | Great White Way | |
| What California town is the setting of John Steinbeck's 1945 novel "Cannery Row"? | C | Oakland | Santa Barbara | Monterey | San Luis Obispo | Place Settings | |
| What candies are described on their packaging as "Semi-sweet chocolate nonpareils"? | C | Goobers | Sourpatch Kids | Sno-Caps | Whoppers | I Want Candy! | |
| What candy bar sounds like it was named for the author of the short story "The Gift of the Magi"? | B | Clark | Oh Henry! | Baby Ruth | Mars | Sounds Like | |
| What candy was named after a failed attempt at making perfectly round chocolate-covered caramels? | B | Mounds | Milk Duds | Goobers | Whatchamacallit | At the Candy Shop | |
| What car brand's signature hood ornament depicts a "panthera onca" leaping through the air? | B | Mercedes | Jaguar | BMW | Lexus | Nice Ride | |
| What cathedral is listed in the "Italy" section of the travel book "1,000 Places to See Before You Die"? | A | Il Duomo | Notre Dame | Westminster Abbey | St. Patrick's | Viva Italia! | |
| What celebrity died of appendicitis in 1926, days after being punched in the gut by an overeager fan? | B | Annie Oakley | Harry Houdini | Edgar Allan Poe | P.T. Barnum | The Price of Fame | |
| What Central American country was named by Columbus after the Spanish word for "depths"? | A | Honduras | Panama | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Place Names | |
| What children's toy is also a noun meaning "something that repeatedly goes up and down"? | A | Yo-Yo | Slingshot | Sit 'n Spin | Hula-Hoop | Dictionary Definition | |
| What Christmas carol takes its melody from the traditional English song "Greensleeves"? | A | What Child Is This? | The First Noel | Joy to the World | Away in a Manger | Song Stays the Same | |
| What city hosts the Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam event of the year? | D | Perth | Sydney | Brisbane | Melbourne | Tennis, Anyone? | |
| What city's subway has white-gloved "platform pushers" cramming commuters into crowded trains? | D | Rome | Washington, D.C. | Paris | Tokyo | I Feel So Close to You | |
| What classic 1960s TV series featured the theme song "The Ballad of Jed Clampett"? | A | The Beverly Hillbillies | Green Acres | Bonanza | Petticoat Junction | TV Land | |
| What classic American automotive brand produced its final car, an Alero, in 2004? | B | Pontiac | Oldsmobile | Cadillac | Buick | End of an Era | |
| What classic Baskin-Robbins ice cream flavor has crushed Oreos in it? | B | Mint Chocolate Chip | Cookies 'n Cream | Rocky Road | Macadamia Nut | 31 Flavors | |
| What classic cartoon character is often heard tooting on his corncob pipe? | A | Popeye the Sailor | Dennis the Menace | Fred Flintstone | George Jetson | Cartoon Characters | |
| What classic game asks players to fill in the blanks of a story with words from suggested categories? | A | Mad Libs | Boggle | Hangman | Balderdash | Game Night | |
| What classic game asks, "Was it Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Revolver?" | A | Clue | Monopoly | Candy Land | Scrabble | Toys & Games | |
| What classic sitcom character's little sister is a cop-turned-truck driver named Jackie Harris? | C | Murphy Brown | Julia Sugarbaker | Roseanne Conner | Caroline Duffy | On Television | |
| What classic toy comes with a pointing device called a planchette? | A | Ouija board | Rubik's Cube | Yahtzee | Magic 8 Ball | Pointed Question | |
| What classic toy was reportedly used by soldiers in Vietnam as a makeshift radio antenna? | C | Play-Doh | Yo-Yo | Slinky | Hula Hoop | Classic Toys | |
| What classic TV show's open features the title character triumphantly flinging her hat into the air? | B | Roseanne | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | I Dream of Jeannie | Murphy Brown | Hat's Off | |
| What classic TV sitcom popularized the exclamation "Shazbot!"? | A | Mork & Mindy | What's Happening!! | The Odd Couple | Taxi | TV Catchphrases | |
| What classic video game character's appearance was inspired by a pizza with one slice removed? | B | Frogger | Pac-Man | Donkey Kong | Sonic the Hedgehog | At the Arcade | |
| What clothing retailer features a line of jeans called "1969," a nod to the year its first store opened? | D | Levi's | Guess? | Abercrombie & Fitch | The Gap | Clothes Shopping | |
| What color ribbon traditionally indicates support for military personnel serving overseas? | D | Green | White | Red | Yellow | Color Coded | |
| What comedian is the star of her own Hollywood reality show subtitled "My Life On The D-List"? | D | Paula Poundstone | Margaret Cho | Janeane Garofalo | Kathy Griffin | Keeping It Real | |
| What comic book hero's powers are the result of a botched gamma bomb experiment? | B | Superman | The Incredible Hulk | Captain America | The Flash | Superheroes | |
| What comic book superhero is known as the "Dark Knight"? | B | The Hulk | Batman | Spider-Man | Superman | Comic Book Store | |
| What company began in 1937 by a homemaker who began baking all-natural bread for her allergic son? | A | Pepperidge Farm | Thomas' | Sara Lee | Pillsbury | Bread & Butter | |
| What company takes its name from the first mate in the classic novel "Moby-Dick"? | A | Starbucks | J.Crew | Kinko's | Yahoo! | Namesakes | |
| What country has the oldest written constitution that is still in effect? | D | France | Switzerland | Canada | United States | Write This Down | |
| What country hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, soccer's premier international competition? | D | Italy | Brazil | Germany | South Africa | The World Cup | |
| What country is home to Cape Town International Airport? | C | Australia | Ireland | South Africa | Canada | Destinations | |
| What country is home to Telemark, a region that lends its name to a maneuver used in skiing? | C | Switzerland | Austria | Norway | Canada | Hit the Slopes | |
| What country is named for the imaginary line dividing the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres? | B | Greenland | Ecuador | Germany | Canada | Centrally Located | |
| What country's annual film awards are called "The Goyas," named for its celebrated native artist? | C | Mexico | Portugal | Spain | Brazil | Prize Possession | |
| What country's capital city has a name that means "capital" in its native tongue? | D | Indonesia | Afghanistan | Cambodia | South Korea | Self-Evident | |
| What country's cuisine is the subject of the 2008 cookbook "Beyond the Great Wall"? | B | Mexico | China | Italy | Australia | What's Cookin'? | |
| What country's cuisine would most likely be served in a taqueria? | D | Thailand | Japan | Italy | Mexico | Global Cuisine | |
| What country's two official languages are French and Creole? | C | Panama | Brazil | Haiti | Algeria | Parlez-vous...? | |
| What creatures are typically featured in a museum's Hymenoptera collection? | C | Spiders | Turtles | Bees | Jellyfish | The Animal Kingdom | |
| What cultural issue is examined in a 2008 Newsweek cover story titled "Splitsville"? | B | Poverty | Divorce | Addiction | Crime | Cover Stories | |
| What director tweeted "I know I'm fat" after being kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight in 2010? | B | Peter Jackson | Kevin Smith | Judd Apatow | Rob Marshall | Tight Squeeze | |
| What Disney animated classic opens with an orchestra tuning their instruments? | D | Cinderella | Lady and the Tramp | 101 Dalmatians | Fantasia | Cue the Music | |
| What do the "S" and "P" stand for in "SPF," the abbreviation typically found on bottles of sunscreen? | D | Solar Pigmentation | Skin Peeling | Summer Preservation | Sun Protection | Don't Get Burned | |
| What do the seedpods of an impatiens, or "touch-me-not" plant, normally do if someone touches them? | A | Burst open | Emit mild poison | Wither and die | Close up tightly | Hands Off! | |
| What do the six flags historically stand for in the Six Flags amusement park chain? | B | Pioneer trails | Governments of Texas | Classic roller coasters | Native American tribes | More Flags, More Fun | |
| What does "Ich liebe dich" mean? | B | See you later in Russian | I love you in German | Good morning in Hebrew | Thank you in Dutch | Foreign Tongues | |
| What does a palynologist study? | A | Pollen | Polyps | Pearls | Poultry | Ask the Expert | |
| What does a participant in a fox hunt traditionally yell out to others when a fox is sighted? | B | Chocks away! | Tallyho! | Hark! | Britannia! | Call Time | |
| What does an oniomaniac love to do? | C | Kiss | Cook | Shop | Dance | Big Words | |
| What does the "E" stand for in "NEA," the government agency that provides funding for the arts? | C | Excellence | Endurance | Endowment | Entertainment | Organizations | |
| What does the "P" stand for in the common financial abbreviation "APR"? | D | Payout | Peak | Principal | Percentage | High Finance | |
| What does the "R" stand for in the investment account acronym "IRA"? | B | Reciprocal | Retirement | Reward | Reimbursed | It's Your Money | |
| What does the "T" stand for in "TRO," the abbreviation for a type of restraining order? | B | Traditional | Temporary | Time-sensitive | Testimonial | Abbreviations | |
| What does the "T" stand for in the Disney acronym EPCOT? | A | Tomorrow | Type | Task | Time | Theme Parks | |
| What dog breed is also known as the "Chien de Saint-Hubert," named for the patron saint of hunters? | D | Beagle | Boxer | Golden retriever | Bloodhound | Man's Best Friend | |
| What Elvis Presley song was originally a hit for blues singer Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in 1953? | A | Hound Dog | Love Me Tender | Heartbreak Hotel | Blue Suede Shoes | The King | |
| What European capital's airport is named in honor of its famous resident, composer Frederic Chopin? | C | Vienna | Budapest | Warsaw | Copenhagen | Namesakes | |
| What European country is home to a two thousand-year-old city originally called "Londinium"? | A | England | Germany | France | Spain | Humble Beginnings | |
| What European country is the setting of Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? | C | France | England | Greece | Italy | Where in the World? | |
| What European landmark sits atop a rock formation known as the Acropolis? | A | Parthenon | Colosseum | Arc de Triomphe | Notre Dame Cathedral | A Sight to See | |
| What explorer, who landed on the Australian coast in 1770, was the first to record the word "kangaroo"? | C | Vasco da Gama | Ferdinand Magellan | James Cook | Francis Drake | Who Said That? | |
| What fabric is named after the capital of Syria, where it was once woven? | B | Gossamer | Damask | Organza | Muslin | Fabric Facts | |
| What faith's wedding ceremonies typically feature assistants known as "chuppah holders"? | A | Jewish | Greek Orthodox | Mormon | Islam | Hold the Line | |
| What family sitcom's working title was, appropriately, "Not the Cosbys"? | D | Malcolm in the Middle | Everybody Hates Chris | Roseanne | Married...with Children | Pass the Remote | |
| What famous landmark was shipped to the U.S. in 350 pieces aboard the French frigate "Isere"? | A | Statue of Liberty | Gateway Arch | Washington Monument | Lincoln Memorial | It's Imported | |
| What famous landmark's name means "Gate of Heavenly Peace"? | B | Taj Mahal | Tiananmen Square | Angkor Wat | Machu Picchu | Take It Easy | |
| What fashion designer is typically credited with inventing the "little black dress"? | C | Halston | Cristobal Balenciaga | Coco Chanel | Christian Dior | Pret-a-Porter | |
| What fast food chain offers Border Sauce condiment packets in Mild, Hot and Fire varieties? | B | Burger King | Taco Bell | KFC | Pizza Hut | Quick Eats | |
| What figure of speech gets its name from two Greek words meaning "sharp" and "dull"? | A | Oxymoron | Apostrophe | Hyperbole | Metaphor | In the Dictionary | |
| What film actress's death was reported on the front page of the debut issue of USA Today? | C | Audrey Hepburn | Marlene Dietrich | Grace Kelly | Greta Garbo | Making Headlines | |
| What film critic gives out Golden Thumb awards to movies at his annual Overlooked Film Festival? | D | Gene Shalit | Leonard Maltin | Rex Reed | Roger Ebert | The Envelope Please | |
| What fitness trend often utilizes a piece of equipment called "the reformer"? | D | Spinning | Tae Bo | Hatha yoga | Pilates | At the Gym | |
| What food additive is the cause of a physical reaction known as "Chinese restaurant syndrome"? | C | Sodium nitrate | Dextrose | Monosodium glutamate | Aspartame | Bad Reactions | |
| What food-related phrase refers to a simple task or an easily achieved goal? | D | Thick-cut steak | Twice-baked potato | Piping-hot coffee | Low-hanging fruit | Food for Thought | |
| What form of address is traditionally used when speaking to a nun? | B | Dame | Sister | Eminence | Lady | Manner of Speaking | |
| What former game show host's 1984 autobiography claims that he once was a covert CIA agent? | C | Chuck Woolery | Richard Dawson | Chuck Barris | Bob Eubanks | Spies Like Us | |
| What former U.S. president's first two initials are "U" and "S"? | A | Grant | Eisenhower | Johnson | Harding | Initial Offering | |
| What gem is commonly rubbed against the teeth to determine whether it's real or fake? | D | Diamond | Ruby | Sapphire | Pearl | Jewels | |
| What genius is credited with inventing the cat flap, a small hole in a door pets use to enter and exit? | D | Charles Darwin | Aristotle | Leonardo da Vinci | Isaac Newton | Good Thinkin' | |
| What government department is responsible for publishing the "food pyramid" nutritional guideline? | D | DoD | SEC | NSC | USDA | Civil Suggestions | |
| What great thinker allegedly died from stuffing snow into a chicken for an experiment on refrigeration? | D | Pythagoras | Archimedes | Isaac Newton | Francis Bacon | Untimely Ends | |
| What Greek god's name is the root of a commonly-used adjective meaning "airtight"? | A | Hermes | Artemis | Hades | Apollo | It's All Greek | |
| What Greek historian's work is the source of the post office creed, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat..."? | C | Plutarch | Thucydides | Herodotus | Xenophon | Famous Sayings | |
| What grocery mascot is described as eight feet tall and five feet wide with three ice cubes in his head? | A | Kool-Aid Man | Mr. Clean | Jolly Green Giant | Uncle Ben | Mascots | |
| What group's popular 1991 album featured a naked baby swimming after a dollar bill on its cover? | A | Nirvana | Aerosmith | Radiohead | Metallica | Cover Band | |
| What gymnastic event often features a difficult move called the "iron cross"? | D | Parallel bars | Vault | Pommel horse | Rings | Smooth Move | |
| What hairstyle is often jokingly described as "business in the front, party in the back"? | B | Beehive | Mullet | Mohawk | Afro | Lookin' Good! | |
| What holiday is derived from the Catholic celebration Candlemas, which occurs 40 days after Christmas? | D | St. Patrick's Day | Easter | Valentine's Day | Groundhog Day | The Holidays | |
| What holiday occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon that falls on or after the vernal equinox? | B | Chinese New Year | Easter | Halloween | Hanukkah | Mark Your Calendar | |
| What Hollywood leading man made his big-screen debut in the 1991 sci-fi comedy "Critters 3"? | C | Jamie Foxx | Tobey Maguire | Leonardo DiCaprio | Mark Wahlberg | Big-Screen Debuts | |
| What icon of the fashion world both directed and financed the 2009 indie film "A Single Man"? | C | Christian Lacroix | Karl Lagerfeld | Tom Ford | Alexander McQueen | Passion Project | |
| What indie film director has frequently appeared in his own movies as a character named "Silent Bob"? | D | Wes Anderson | David Lynch | John Waters | Kevin Smith | Film Directors | |
| What industrial process creates a waste material called slag? | D | Oil refining | Plastic production | Glass blowing | Iron smelting | How Stuff Works | |
| What internal organ was the first to be successfully transplanted between humans? | A | Kidney | Liver | Pancreas | Heart | Reorganizations | |
| What involuntary act typically involves muscles in the stomach, chest, throat and eyelids? | D | Salivating | Blinking | Blushing | Sneezing | Involuntary Acts | |
| What is a "bodega"? | B | A city park | A small grocery store | A horse-drawn carriage | A street vendor | Local Ling | |
| What is a butte? | D | Dry lakebed | Group of trees | Frozen waterfall | Flat-topped hill | It's a Real Butte | |
| What is an ab exercise that involves lying facedown and extending the arms forward over the head? | B | The Bullfrog | The Superman | The Rockette | The Fisherman | Work Your Abs | |
| What is Barack Obama's annual salary for serving as President of the United States? | C | $200,000 | $300,000 | $400,000 | $500,000 | Payday | |
| What is cartoon character Dudley Do-Right's job? | B | Carpenter | Mountie | Fireman | Veterinarian | Tooning In | |
| What is Danity Kane? | B | Las Vegas magic act | Female pop group | Teen magazine | Breakfast cereal | What | |
| What is Silvio Berlusconi's claim to fame? | B | Renaissance painter | Italian Prime Minister | Handbag designer | Grand Prix champion | Guess Who | |
| What is the "product" of the famous perfume names "Chanel No. 5" and "Chanel No. 19"? | C | Chanel No. 65 | Chanel No. 80 | Chanel No. 95 | Chanel No. 110 | Do the Math | |
| What is the "sum" of the movie titles "Ocean's Eleven," "Ocean's Twelve," and "Ocean's Thirteen"? | C | Ocean's Twenty-Three | Ocean's Thirty-Two | Ocean's Thirty-Six | Ocean's Forty | Do the Math | |
| What is the answer to the joke that asks, "What is the only day of the year that is a command?" | C | January 2nd | February 3rd | March 4th | April 5th | It's a Joke | |
| What is the architectural term for the part of a church where the congregation usually sits? | A | Nave | Ambulatory | Transept | Apse | Every Sunday | |
| What is the birthday of author J.K. Rowling, as well as her most famous creation, Harry Potter? | B | March 1st | July 31st | September 25th | December 14th | Happy Birthday! | |
| What is the common name for a dish of rice cooked with onion, green pepper, tomato and seasonings? | C | Swedish rice | Irish rice | Spanish rice | Japanese rice | Delicious Dish | |
| What is the correct spelling of the contraction for the phrase "come on"? | C | Cm'on | Com'on | C'mon | Cmo'n | Contractions | |
| What is the correct way to remove candy from a Pez dispenser? | B | Twist middle | Tilt head back | Slide open bottom | Bend in half | I Want Candy! | |
| What is the ending to the riddle that begins, "If a tree falls in the forest and nobody's around to hear it..."? | B | How tall is the tree? | Does it make a sound? | Where is the forest? | Why does it fall? | Philosophies | |
| What is the English translation of magna cum laude? | A | With great praise | First among all | Marked by merit | Bearing true honor | That's Academic | |
| What is the English translation of the Latin phrase "bona fide"? | C | To tell the truth | In a happy way | In good faith | With strong force | Latin Phrases | |
| What is the first line of Little League Baseball's official pledge? | B | I love my country | I trust in God | I will play fair | I will do my best | Famous Beginnings | |
| What is the first name of blues guitar legend B.B. King? | B | Herbert | Riley | Aldridge | Owen | Given Names | |
| What is the first name of the pop singer whose legions of devotees are known as "Fanilows"? | C | Wayne | Neil | Barry | Tom | For the Fans | |
| What is the full name of the founder of the popular Web-based online community "craigslist"? | A | Craig Newmark | Craig Hathaway | Craig Laughton | Craig Bertrand | On the Web | |
| What is the highest note on a standard 88-key piano? | A | C | B flat | F sharp | A | Tickle the Ivories | |
| What is the highest score you can get on the SAT, an exam with three sections each worth 800 points? | C | 2000 | 2200 | 2400 | 2800 | Standardized Tests | |
| What is the international radio signal for an emergency not quite as severe as a "Mayday"? | D | Tre-tre | Rel-rel | Ton-ton | Pan-pan | Radio Waves | |
| What is the main setting of the Bill Murray comedy classic "Meatballs"? | C | College campus | Army base | Summer camp | Submarine | Scenic Setting | |
| What is the meaning of the term "pro tempore"? | C | Increase the pace | First things first | For the time being | For eternity | Reference Desk | |
| What is the most populous city in the world's most populous country? | B | Moscow | Shanghai | Rio de Janeiro | Mumbai | Crowded Places | |
| What is the name for the small hammer with a rubber head that doctors use to test a patient's reflexes? | B | Scutch | Plexor | Kevel | Spalling | This Won't Hurt a Bit | |
| What is the name of Robert De Niro's star-obsessed character in the 1983 film "The King of Comedy"? | B | Travis Bickle | Rupert Pupkin | Max Cady | Harry Tuttle | Screen Names | |
| What is the name of the 2007 pro cycling race whose first stage ran from Peachtree City to Macon? | D | Tour de Nebraska | Tour de Vermont | Tour de New Mexico | Tour de Georgia | On the Map | |
| What is the name of the compartment under a hot-air balloon or blimp? | B | Jitney | Gondola | Stretcher | Galley | In the Dictionary | |
| What is the name of the family featured in the long-running comic strip "For Better or For Worse"? | A | Patterson | Sanger | Montgomery | Walker | The Funny Papers | |
| What is the name of the fictitious company featured in the 1999 cult film "Office Space"? | A | Initech | Digico | Num-tron | Quik-E-link | At the Movies | |
| What is the name of the greedy corporation featured prominently in the animated movie "WALL-E"? | B | Tall-Mart | Buy N Large | Monstrous Inc. | Gigan-Tech | Screen Names | |
| What is the name of the young boy in Ernest Hemingway's story "The Old Man and the Sea"? | B | Gabriel | Manolin | Marcelino | Stefano | Literary Characters | |
| What is the national flower of Mexico? | D | Azalea | Sunflower | Marigold | Dahlia | South of the Border | |
| What is the only Central American nation with English as its official language? | A | Belize | Guatemala | Panama | Honduras | Central America | |
| What is the only country in the world in which the head of state is a grand duke? | A | Luxembourg | Monaco | Liechtenstein | Andorra | How Grand | |
| What is the only piece of equipment needed to play the popular kids' game known as cat's cradle? | B | Piece of chalk | Length of string | Tin can | Blindfold | Cat's Cradle | |
| What is the only temperature that is the same on both the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales? | B | Minus 50 degrees | Minus 40 degrees | Minus 30 degrees | Minus 20 degrees | Brrr! | |
| What is the only U.S. state that does not require its voters to be registered in order to vote? | C | Alaska | Wyoming | North Dakota | Delaware | Vote Early & Often | |
| What is the penultimate letter of the alphabet? | C | A | B | Y | Z | The ABC's | |
| What is the primary setting of the 1975 classic film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"? | B | Zoo | Mental hospital | Air force base | University | At the Movies | |
| What is the proper name for a newborn turkey? | A | Poult | Whelp | Squeaker | Cheeper | Baby Names | |
| What is the real first name of movie director Spike Lee? | C | Jasper | Louis | Shelton | Byron | Given Names | |
| What is the scientific term for one billionth of a second? | C | Microsecond | Femtosecond | Nanosecond | Picosecond | Just a Sec | |
| What is the setting of the Edvard Munch painting "The Scream"? | C | Farm | Bedroom | Fjord | Forest | The Art World | |
| What is the singular form of the word "criteria"? | C | Criteriate | Criterious | Criterion | Criteriand | What's the Word? | |
| What is the subject of the proposed legislation in the Schoolhouse Rock TV cartoon "I'm Just a Bill"? | D | Summer vacation length | Homework quantity | School lunch nutrition | School bus safety | I'm Just a Bill | |
| What is the term for a well-to-do neighborhood or area that lies beyond the suburbs of a city? | C | Macroburb | Outburb | Exurb | Superburb | Fun With Words | |
| What is the term for the much-criticized practice of moving U.S. jobs overseas? | A | Outsourcing | Recapitalization | Overdrafting | Privatization | Common Practices | |
| What is the term for the stage of pregnancy during which a mother begins to feel her baby moving? | A | Quickening | Heightening | Awakening | Strengthening | Baby Bump | |
| What is the title of a 2010 Julia Roberts movie based on the bestselling memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert? | B | Pray, Love, Eat | Eat, Pray, Love | Love, Eat, Pray | Pray, Eat, Love | Film Adaptations | |
| What is usually caused by gastroesophageal reflux and not sorrow over a lost love? | A | Heartburn | Heartbreak | Heartache | Heartsickness | Heart Health | |
| What island is often identified on maps by its local name, Kalaallit Nunaat? | D | Iceland | New Guinea | Madagascar | Greenland | Placenames | |
| What island was once called the "Pineapple Island" because the Dole company owned most of it? | A | Lanai | Oahu | Maui | Kauai | Aloha! | |
| What Italian city is home to the shroud believed to have been worn by Jesus at the time of his burial? | B | Naples | Turin | Genoa | Palermo | Religious Relics | |
| What Jonas brother married Danielle Deleasa on December 19, 2009? | B | Frankie | Kevin | Joe | Nick | The Brothers Jonas | |
| What kind of furniture is commonly designed to provide lumbar support? | D | Bookshelf | Desk lamp | Coffee table | Office chair | Well Supported | |
| What kind of monkey was Ross's mischievous pet Marcel on TV's "Friends"? | D | Bonobo | Tamarin | Marmoset | Capuchin | Monkeys, Inc. | |
| What kind of terrier was Terry, the dog that played Toto in the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz"? | D | Norfolk | Sealyham | Scottish | Cairn | Movie Dogs | |
| What landlocked state's official bird is the sea gull? | B | Arizona | Utah | Kansas | South Dakota | Far From Home | |
| What Las Vegas Strip casino was built by famed mobster Bugsy Siegel in the 1940s? | C | Sands | Stardust | Flamingo | Tropicana | Two-Armed Bandits | |
| What legendary musician was known for his love of fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches? | A | Elvis Presley | Jim Morrison | Kurt Cobain | John Lennon | Favorite Foods | |
| What letter of the alphabet completes the title of a 1957 song about "Susie"? | C | B | C | Q | U | Fill in the Blank | |
| What line appeared on the reverse side of President Truman's "The Buck Stops Here" desk sign? | C | I Make the Rules | Don't Ask Me Again | I'm From Missouri | And Goes No Further | The Far Side | |
| What major Russian city is believed to be named after one of the twelve apostles? | A | Saint Petersburg | Volgograd | Kazan | Moscow | Name That Town | |
| What mammal has the shortest known gestation period, an average of just 12.5 days? | B | Vampire bat | American opossum | Striped skunk | Jack rabbit | What to Expect... | |
| What martial art's name literally means "the gentle way"? | D | Karate | Tae kwon do | Kung fu | Judo | Take It Easy | |
| What medical device was invented by a doctor who was too shy to place his ear to a lady's chest? | C | Scalpel | Syringe | Stethoscope | Thermometer | Medical Ingenuity | |
| What Middle Eastern country is composed of a series of islands located in the Persian Gulf? | B | Oman | Bahrain | Qatar | Yemen | This Land Is Island | |
| What mighty contests rise from trivial things is a quote once featured on the box of what game? | B | Scattergories | Trivial Pursuit | Balderdash | Pictionary | Game Time | |
| What MLB team has gone longer without winning the World Series than any franchise in history? | A | Chicago Cubs | Atlanta Braves | Detroit Tigers | Kansas City Royals | Slumping Badly | |
| What movie's 2003 release on DVD includes a documentary about its influence on hip-hop artists? | C | GoodFellas | Apocalypse Now | Scarface | The Warriors | Musical Influences | |
| What movie's advertising slogan asked, "Where were you in '62?"? | C | Grease | Peggy Sue Got Married | American Graffiti | Back to the Future | Taglines | |
| What national organization has a Web site that features a section called "Meet the Cookies"? | C | YMCA | Little League | Girl Scouts | PTA | Organizations | |
| What national organization publishes the monthly magazine "Car & Travel"? | D | NRA | ASPCA | YMCA | AAA | On the Rack | |
| What Native American tribe shares its name with a popular brand of recreational vehicle? | A | Winnebago | Wichita | Iroquois | Seminole | Name's the Same | |
| What natural disaster is defined as "a deficiency in precipitation over an extended period"? | A | Drought | Tidal wave | Hurricane | Avalanche | Nasty Weather | |
| What natural occurrences are the subjects of the children's book "Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll"? | C | Heat waves | Lunar eclipses | Thunderstorms | Sunsets | Kid Lit | |
| What NBA star is named after an expensive type of beef? | A | Kobe Bryant | Shaquille O'Neal | LeBron James | Amare Stoudemire | Namesteaks | |
| What New York City destination features exhibits on peacekeeping operations and disarmament? | B | Empire State Building | UN headquarters | Statue of Liberty | Ellis Island | The Big Apple | |
| What nickname is often given to a pair of sixes rolled in the game of craps? | B | Stovepipes | Boxcars | Wagon wheels | Horseshoes | Gambling Problems | |
| What nickname is often given to the Grimpoteuthis, a type of octopus with fins that look like giant ears? | C | Bambi octopus | Jiminy Cricket octopus | Dumbo octopus | Tinker Bell octopus | Goes By | |
| What nonsense poem begins, "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe"? | D | The Pelican Chorus | Calico Pie | The Purple Cow | Jabberwocky | Poetic License | |
| What novel is based on the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, an early 18th-century Scottish sailor? | D | Treasure Island | Captains Courageous | Lord Jim | Robinson Crusoe | Classic Literature | |
| What novel's opening line features the memorable phrase "all that David Copperfield kind of crap"? | D | Portnoy's Complaint | A Confederacy of Dunces | Slaughterhouse-Five | The Catcher in the Rye | Required Reading | |
| What novelty hit begins with the lyric "I got a pocket full of quarters and I'm headed to the arcade"? | B | Disco Duck | Pac-Man Fever | Monster Mash | The Chipmunk Song | Silly Songs | |
| What nut is a primary ingredient in the chocolate-flavored spread Nutella? | C | Almond | Pistachio | Hazelnut | Walnut | Yum-o! | |
| What old-fashioned exclamation is repeated throughout the 1957 hit song "Great Balls of Fire"? | D | Holy mackerel! | Heavens to Betsy! | Sakes alive! | Goodness gracious! | Oldies but Goodies | |
| What parts of the body do people commonly "purse"? | C | Ears | Elbows | Lips | Nostrils | Anatomy 101 | |
| What pet food brand is headquartered at Checkerboard Square in St. Louis, Missouri? | C | Pedigree | Iams | Purina | Whiskas | Brand Names | |
| What phenomenon is caused by the refraction and reflection of light passing through water droplets? | A | Rainbow | Solar eclipse | Lightning | Northern lights | Phenomena | |
| What photographer's best-known works feature migrant workers of the Great Depression? | A | Dorothea Lange | Austin Hansen | Berenice Abbott | Edward Steichen | Shutterbugs | |
| What physical characteristic is also known as a "nevus"? | B | Bald spot | Birthmark | Scar | Dimple | What Do You Call It | |
| What physical condition's name also means "narrow-mindedness or intolerance"? | C | Anemia | Hypertension | Myopia | Dementia | In Other Words | |
| What planet is often called the Earth's "twin" because it is nearly the same size in diameter? | B | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Uranus | Astronomical Twins | |
| What pop singer's autobiography is fittingly titled "Memoirs of a Super Freak"? | A | Rick James | Billy Preston | Curtis Mayfield | Jimi Hendrix | Music Careers | |
| What popular dish's name is pronounced exactly like that of a well-known brand of pasta sauce? | D | Quiche | Paella | Gumbo | Ragout | Sound It Out | |
| What popular movie was based on a 1976 magazine article about the 2001 Odyssey nightclub? | C | Flashdance | Urban Cowboy | Saturday Night Fever | Dirty Dancing | Film Adaptations | |
| What popular online service gave rise to the expression "It's in my queue"? | A | Netflix | MapQuest | CareerBuilder | eHarmony | Queue's Clues | |
| What popular ski resort town was founded by the Union Pacific Railroad to boost winter ticket sales? | D | Lake Tahoe, CA | Park City, UT | Vail, CO | Sun Valley, ID | Hit the Slopes | |
| What popular women's magazine began in the 1930s as a menu leaflet handed out at A&P supermarkets? | C | Redbook | Good Housekeeping | Woman's Day | Ladies' Home Journal | Magazines, Aisle 4 | |
| What president remarried his wife 3 years after their wedding because her first divorce wasn't finalized? | D | Ulysses S. Grant | Woodrow Wilson | James K. Polk | Andrew Jackson | Presidential Wives | |
| What presidential appointee is charged with arguing cases on behalf of the U.S. in the Supreme Court? | A | Solicitor General | Inspector General | Federal Judge | Attorney General | Supreme Clientele | |
| What Prince song became a Top 40 hit in 1983 and then a second time, sixteen years later? | A | 1999 | Delirious | Little Red Corvette | When Doves Cry | Artist Formerly Known As | |
| What product's 1972 patent describes a "foamable resinous composition" sprayed from an aerosol can? | D | Silly Putty | Play-Doh | Koosh Ball | Silly String | Novelty Items | |
| What publishing term is used to refer to the right-hand page of a book? | A | Recto | Vellum | Buckram | Levant | Page Turner | |
| What race's last place finisher receives a red lantern, supposedly to help light the way home at night? | A | Iditarod | Boston Marathon | America's Cup | Ironman Triathlon | Last But Not Least | |
| What rapper is known for wearing a large clock around his neck? | D | Snoop Dogg | Dr. Dre | Eminem | Flavor Flav | What Time Is It? | |
| What rapper's name is also used as a slang verb meaning, "to interrupt someone else's speech"? | B | Ludacris | Kanye | Eminem | Pharrell | What's in a Name? | |
| What real U.S. politician tells the Joker "We're not intimidated by thugs" in 2008's "The Dark Knight"? | C | Arlen Specter | Orrin Hatch | Patrick Leahy | Harry Reid | I'm Batman | |
| What region of the globe shares its name with a term meaning "a state of listlessness or sadness"? | B | Yukon | Doldrums | Siberia | Azores | Name's the Same | |
| What renowned scientist's lab books were once kept in lead-lined boxes because they were radioactive? | C | Louis Pasteur | Isaac Newton | Marie Curie | Linus Pauling | Cover Me | |
| What restaurant chain's iconic logo is commonly referred to as the Golden Arches? | D | Taco Bell | Pizza Hut | Subway | McDonald's | You're Golden! | |
| What river once provided a portion of the boundary between East and West Germany? | A | Elbe | Rhine | Danube | Volga | Rollin' on the River | |
| What rock band is featured in the 1976 documentary "The Song Remains the Same"? | D | Aerosmith | The Who | Black Sabbath | Led Zeppelin | This is My Jam! | |
| What rock group had a Billboard Top 10 hit in 1981 with the song "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da"? | A | The Police | Genesis | Aerosmith | Van Halen | Music & Lyrics | |
| What Roman goddess's name is pronounced just like that of a U.S. state capital? | C | Vesta | Medea | Juno | Minerva | Sounds Like | |
| What savory sauce derives its name from an Italian word meaning "to pound"? | D | Marinara | Alfredo | Carbonara | Pesto | On the Sauce | |
| What scientist coined the word "radioactive" to describe the strange properties of uranium? | D | J. Robert Oppenheimer | Albert Einstein | Enrico Fermi | Marie Curie | Coined By | |
| What season of the year do Italians call "primavera"? | D | Winter | Fall | Summer | Spring | Viva Italia! | |
| What section of a bookstore would most likely have "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People"? | B | Mysteries | Self-help | Travel | Cooking | Aisle of Books! | |
| What section of the newspaper is often referred to as the "funny pages"? | A | Comics | Sports | Business | Travel | The Paper | |
| What serves as a geographic border to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Louisiana and six other U.S. states? | C | Great Salt Lake | Niagara Falls | Mississippi River | Lake Placid | Natural Wonders | |
| What Shakespeare character is known as "the melancholy Dane"? | C | Romeo | Macbeth | Hamlet | Othello | The Bard | |
| What singer is known for "The Click Song," which features the vocal "clicks" of her native language? | A | Miriam Makeba | Yoko Ono | Bjork | Erykah Badu | Clickety-Clack | |
| What solo rap artist is also a member of the platinum-selling rap group G-Unit? | B | Busta Rhymes | 50 Cent | Lil Jon | Mos Def | Rap Stars | |
| What song's famous melody was written in 1893 by sisters Patty and Mildred Hill? | B | Row, Row, Row Your Boat | Happy Birthday to You | Jingle Bells | Auld Lang Syne | Songs You Know | |
| What sport has an international federation whose motto is "The game where you are the target!"? | C | Darts | Kickball | Dodgeball | Frisbee golf | Sports Mottos | |
| What sport is the subject of Abbott and Costello's classic comedy routine "Who's on First"? | B | Hockey | Baseball | Tennis | Golf | Routine Performance | |
| What sport's hall of fame is located in the tiny village of Cooperstown, New York? | B | Basketball | Baseball | Football | Ice hockey | Hall of Fame | |
| What starlet's little sister was once the subject of an online article titled "From Tween Idol to Teen Mom"? | B | Hilary Duff | Britney Spears | Lindsay Lohan | Paris Hilton | Tabloid Figures | |
| What state contains the ten tallest peaks in the United States? | A | Alaska | Washington | Colorado | California | Peak My Interest | |
| What state has voted for the winning candidate in 24 of the last 25 presidential elections? | B | Colorado | Nevada | Ohio | Missouri | Hot Hand | |
| What state's former chief executive once inspired the bumper sticker, "Coldest State. Hottest Governor"? | C | Texas | Florida | Alaska | Hawaii | Heads of State | |
| What state's name, once thought to be a Shoshone Indian word, was invented by a Washington lobbyist? | A | Idaho | Alaska | Nebraska | Iowa | U.S. States | |
| What state's official emblem is the beehive? | A | Utah | Vermont | Oregon | Michigan | State Symbols | |
| What structure was commonly referred to as "the tragic lamppost" when it was first completed? | B | The Statue of Liberty | Eiffel Tower | Empire State Building | Washington Monument | First Impressions | |
| What team were the Yankees playing the night Lou Gehrig delivered his historic "Luckiest Man" speech? | B | Detroit Tigers | Washington Senators | Philadelphia Athletics | St. Louis Browns | Baseball Legends | |
| What Tennessee Williams play features a young woman who collects animal figurines? | A | The Glass Menagerie | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | A Streetcar Named Desire | The Night of the Iguana | Unusual Hobbies | |
| What term do scientists use to refer to people who have a higher than average number of taste buds? | B | Megamouths | Supertasters | Flavorfiends | Hypertongues | More Than Most | |
| What term is commonly used to refer to a type of football in which only women play? | B | Silk-stocking | Powder-puff | Feather bed | Bubblegum | Women Only | |
| What term is used to refer to the hole in a pencil sharpener that a pencil is inserted into? | B | Kern | Chuck | Welt | Jig | Are You Sharp? | |
| What Things Cost in Inverness is a section in a Frommer's travel guide devoted to what country? | C | Iceland | New Zealand | Scotland | Switzerland | Pack a Bag | |
| What toiletry product's name consists of two words that are each the title of a well-known musical? | C | Bath oil | Shaving cream | Hair grease | Dental floss | In the Bathroom | |
| What toy was first introduced at a 1959 international toy fair under the name "L'Ecran Magique"? | D | Lite-Brite | Silly Putty | Slinky | Etch A Sketch | From the French | |
| What toy was once reportedly banned in Japan because people looked indecent when they used it? | B | Hacky Sack | Hula Hoop | Yo-yo | Frisbee | No Laughing Matter | |
| What tribute is inscribed on the back of the U.S. military's Purple Heart medal? | A | For Military Merit | For Brave Duty | For Selfless Acts | For Sacrifices Made | High Honors | |
| What TV couple resided at 623 East 68th Street in New York City? | B | Paul & Jamie Buchman | Lucy & Ricky Ricardo | George & Louise Jefferson | Ralph & Alice Kramden | TV Land | |
| What TV series famously began certain episodes with the narration, "Submitted for your approval"? | B | Star Trek | The Twilight Zone | Bonanza | Dragnet | TV Classics | |
| What TV star was famous for his stage-exiting catchphrase, "And away we go"? | C | Milton Berle | George Burns | Jackie Gleason | Red Skelton | Who Says? | |
| What type of animal is mentioned in the opening lyrics of the kids' song "Yankee Doodle"? | A | Pony | Fox | Parrot | Rooster | You Animal! | |
| What type of clothing is a monokini? | D | Business suit | Evening gown | Pajamas | Swimsuit | Mono a Mono | |
| What type of cloud has a name that means "cloud" in Latin? | C | Cumulus | Cirrus | Nimbus | Stratus | Latin 101 | |
| What type of cloud is typically associated with fair weather? | C | Nimbus | Stratus | Cumulus | Cirrus | Clouded Judgment | |
| What type of novel gets its name from the amount of money it originally cost to buy one? | C | Penny novel | Buck novel | Dime novel | Quarter novel | The Bookstand | |
| What type of shoe has a perforated pattern that covers the toe? | A | Wing tip | Saddle shoe | Mule | Penny loafer | You're a Shoe-In | |
| What U.S. city has a public transportation system known as MARTA? | D | Chicago | Houston | Los Angeles | Atlanta | Need a Lift? | |
| What U.S. city is home to Grant's Tomb, the final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant? | A | New York | Philadelphia | Washington, D.C. | Boston | Where is it? | |
| What U.S. landmark bears a plaque that reads, "I lift my lamp beside the golden door"? | B | Niagara Falls | Statue of Liberty | Hoover Dam | Washington Monument | Famous Words | |
| What U.S. president famously declared, "The torch has been passed to a new generation"? | C | Thomas Jefferson | Franklin D. Roosevelt | John F. Kennedy | Barack Obama | Presidential Quotes | |
| What U.S. president let his daughter Susan use the White House for her high school senior prom? | C | Lyndon Johnson | Richard Nixon | Gerald Ford | Jimmy Carter | The White House | |
| What U.S. president was the first to install solar panels on the White House roof? | D | Bill Clinton | Ronald Reagan | George H. W. Bush | Jimmy Carter | Going Green | |
| What U.S. state is home to both Boise National Forest and Coeur d'Alene National Forest? | C | Utah | Michigan | Idaho | Tennessee | National Forests | |
| What U.S. state is home to the International Tennis Hall of Fame? | B | Virginia | Rhode Island | South Carolina | Ohio | Tennis Anyone? | |
| What U.S. state is nicknamed "The Bayou State"? | D | Oregon | Vermont | New Mexico | Louisiana | State Your Name | |
| What U.S. state is one of the world's leading producers of macadamia nuts? | A | Hawaii | Louisiana | Florida | Texas | Nuts for Nuts | |
| What U.S. state is promoted on T-shirts that read, "Like the play -- only no singing"? | C | Wyoming | Maine | Oklahoma | Alabama | The Spoken Word | |
| What U.S. state's capital city is named after Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash? | D | Virginia | Ohio | Kentucky | Tennessee | Town & Country | |
| What U.S. state's commemorative quarter depicts the non-U.S. ruler King Kamehameha I? | D | Maine | Kansas | Minnesota | Hawaii | On the Money | |
| What U.S. state's commemorative quarter features such folksy images as a cow and a wheel of cheese? | D | Texas | Missouri | Georgia | Wisconsin | These United States | |
| What U.S. state's largest city is named for Frederick Billings, a president of the Northern Pacific Railway? | D | Wyoming | Idaho | Utah | Montana | U.S. States | |
| What U.S. state's lottery, introduced in 1964, is the oldest state-run lottery still in existence? | A | New Hampshire | Virginia | Illinois | Louisiana | Feeling Lucky? | |
| What U.S. state's three most populous cities all have names beginning with the letter "C"? | C | Virginia | Michigan | Ohio | North Carolina | U.S. States | |
| What U.S. Supreme Court justice is the father of nine children? | B | Clarence Thomas | Antonin Scalia | Anthony M. Kennedy | John Paul Stevens | Who's Their Daddy? | |
| What unpleasant historical event is the subject of a 1997 scholarly article titled "Did the Cow Do It?" | C | Hindenburg explosion | Cuban missile crisis | Great Chicago fire | Irish potato famine | Historical Events | |
| What vegetable's name is an answer to the common riddle "What has eyes but cannot see?" | B | Eggplant | Potato | Lettuce | Cucumber | Riddle Me This | |
| What video game character lent its name to a human gene that affects finger and toe placement? | A | Sonic the Hedgehog | Pac-Man | Donkey Kong | Frogger | Genetics | |
| What was the last name of the famous Wild West showman commonly known as Buffalo Bill? | B | Oakley | Cody | Hickok | Clanton | Buffalo Bill | |
| What was the name of the first chimpanzee sent into space by NASA? | C | Bear | Daisy | Ham | Ginger | Astrochimps | |
| What was the occupation of Edward A. Murphy, Jr., the supposed namesake of "Murphy's Law"? | B | Surgeon | Engineer | Architect | Economist | Murphy's Law | |
| What Washington, D.C. building houses the original parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence? | D | Supreme Court | Library of Congress | Smithsonian Institution | National Archives | Washington, D.C. | |
| What Washington, D.C. landmark commemorates over 58,000 people? | B | Washington Memorial | Vietnam Memorial | Lincoln Memorial | Jefferson Memorial | Our Nation's Capital | |
| What weather term was coined in a 1939 dissertation by Antarctic explorer Paul Siple? | C | Ice storm | Absolute zero | Wind chill | Cold front | Cool Thinking | |
| What weather-related term is in the title of a nursery rhyme featuring the line "The old man is snoring"? | A | Raining | Sunny | Windy | Snowing | Weather Forecast | |
| What William Shakespeare play famously contains a play-within-a-play referred to as "the Mousetrap"? | B | King Lear | Hamlet | Othello | Macbeth | The Play's the Thing | |
| What word meaning "weak" comes from the name of a bone disease caused by lack of vitamin D? | D | Ramshackle | Feeble | Decrepit | Rickety | In Poor Health | |
| What words are on the official flag of the Salvation Army? | A | Blood and Fire | Sweetness and Light | Open Your Hearts | Love Conquers All | Let Your Friendly Flag Fly | |
| What world capital is known by its residents as "Krung Thep," meaning "The City of Angels"? | D | Reykjavik, Iceland | Cairo, Egypt | Seoul, South Korea | Bangkok, Thailand | The City of Angels | |
| What world leader formally resigned on Christmas Day 1991? | D | Margaret Thatcher | Lech Walesa | Helmut Kohl | Mikhail Gorbachev | Heads of State | |
| What world leader travels on an airplane nicknamed "Shepherd One"? | B | Emperor of Japan | Pope | Queen of England | President of France | The Jet Set | |
| What world religion is based on five basic requirements known as the five "pillars"? | C | Buddhism | Judaism | Islam | Taoism | World Religions | |
| What world-famous building has a roof that was reportedly inspired by the sections of an orange? | C | Pompidou Center | Guggenheim Museum Bilbao | Sydney Opera House | Sears Tower | If You Build It | |
| What would be the title of "Leave It to Beaver" if it featured the lead character's given name? | D | Leave It to Arnold | Leave It to Walter | Leave It to Jerome | Leave It to Theodore | The Beave | |
| What would be the title of the TV show "48 Hours" if it were "converted" into minutes? | B | 288 Minutes | 2,880 Minutes | 28,800 Minutes | 288,800 Minutes | Do the Math | |
| What writer coined the term "atomic bomb" approximately thirty years before its invention? | D | Edgar Rice Burroughs | Jules Verne | H.P. Lovecraft | H.G. Wells | Da Bomb | |
| What's your sign? asks for roughly the same information as which of these other questions? | B | How tall are you? | When's your birthday? | What's your job? | Where do you live? | Q & A | |
| When a "g" is added to the beginning, which of these words means "the art or science of good eating"? | C | Archaeology | Anatomy | Astronomy | Anthropology | G Whiz | |
| When a moving car's rear end slides from side to side uncontrollably, the car is said to be doing what? | A | Fishtailing | Hogtailing | Tigertailing | Horsetailing | Car Talk | |
| When a player scores three goals in a single game, ice hockey fans traditionally throw what onto the ice? | A | Hats | Belts | Gloves | Socks | Traditions | |
| When a trombone player extends the instrument's slide, what happens to the note being played? | B | It gets higher | It gets lower | It increases in volume | It decreases in volume | Sliders | |
| When Bush took office in 2001, his staff claimed that some computer keyboards were missing what letter? | D | G | R | B | W | Tough First Day | |
| When filled to capacity, what college's football stadium becomes the third largest "city" in its state? | A | University of Nebraska | University of Wisconsin | University of Alabama | University of Tennessee | Athletic Venues | |
| When first published, Henry David Thoreau's classic book "Walden" was subtitled "Life in the" what? | A | Woods | Mountains | Big City | West | Required Reading | |
| When founded in 1946, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused on what disease? | C | Polio | Typhoid | Malaria | Tuberculosis | Organizations | |
| When he was eleven, country singer Tim McGraw learned that his biological father was a famous what? | D | Movie actor | Politician | Novelist | Baseball player | My Old Man | |
| When introduced in 1932, the 3 Musketeers candy bar had three pieces: chocolate, vanilla and what? | C | Peanut butter | Marshmallow | Strawberry | Toffee | Candy History | |
| When it premiered, which of these movies had a title that referred to a date in the future and not the past? | B | 1492 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 1776 | One Million Years B.C. | Back to the Future | |
| When it was founded in 1982, what daily newspaper was given the disparaging nickname "McPaper"? | D | Boston Herald | Chicago Sun-Times | New York Post | USA Today | In the Papers | |
| When its first three letters are removed, what U.S. president's name becomes that of an '80s TV icon? | B | Harry Truman | Lyndon Johnson | Richard Nixon | Ronald Reagan | TV Icons | |
| When kissed, which of these landmarks is said to endow visitors with the "gift of gab"? | B | Berlin Wall | Blarney Stone | Big Ben | Arc de Triomphe | Pucker Up! | |
| When listed in the newspaper, which of these numbers are often referred to as "quotes"? | A | Stock prices | Sports scores | Temperature readings | Movie showtimes | Newspaper Listings | |
| When pressed, what key on a computer keyboard causes all subsequent writing TO LOOK LIKE THIS? | C | Space bar | Tab | Caps lock | Escape | Just My Type | |
| When spelled as one word, what baseball Hall of Famer's name means "having a pH of more than 7"? | D | Cap Anson | Mel Ott | Ty Cobb | Al Kaline | Sports Basics | |
| When the letter "P" is replaced with a "B," which of these football terms becomes a baseball term? | D | Penalty | Placekick | Punt | Letter in Sports | ||
| When used as a verb, which of these common kitchen terms means "to beg for money"? | D | Oven mitt | Corkscrew | Rolling pin | Panhandle | Verbalizing | |
| When used as a verb, which of these words means "to age"? | C | Pink | Purple | Gray | Orange | Age-Old Wisdom | |
| When used as a word, the ninth letter of the alphabet functions as what part of speech? | C | Verb | Adjective | Pronoun | Adverb | Know Your ABCs | |
| When used as an adjective, "aw-shucks" describes a person with which of these traits? | B | Greed | Modesty | Self-confidence | Jealousy | Use Your Words | |
| When you use a key resource to gain advantage in a deal, it is said you play what kind of "card"? | C | Joker | Cut | Trump | King | Getting Carded | |
| Where are Fraunhofer lines? | C | In an alpine glacier | On a human forehead | Around the Sun | On tobacco leaves | Know Your Line | |
| Where are the pyramids of Malpighi? | C | On the surface of Saturn | In the novel "Dune" | In a human kidney | At EuroDisney | Look It Up | |
| Where does a piece of food go if it has gone "down the wrong pipe"? | C | Gall bladder | Aorta | Trachea | Small intestine | That's So Wrong | |
| Where is your philtrum? | D | In your intestines | Beneath your kneecap | In the back of your throat | Above your upper lip | The Human Bod | |
| Where would you find a widow's peak? | D | In a garden | On a loaf of bread | In a graveyard | On someone's hairline | Take a Peak | |
| Which "Desperate Housewives" actress's first name is also a noun meaning "happiness"? | B | Teri Hatcher | Felicity Huffman | Marcia Cross | Eva Longoria | What's in a Name? | |
| Which ancient Greek philosopher first wrote about the lost civilization of Atlantis? | D | Diogenes the Cynic | Aristotle | Socrates | Plato | Lost Lands | |
| Which author's first and only novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in fiction? | A | Harper Lee | Ralph Ellison | John Kennedy Toole | Marjorie Rawlings | Tough to Beat | |
| Which best describes the clothing Michael Jackson wears on the cover of the 1982 album "Thriller"?& | C | White shirt, white jacket, black pants& | White shirt, black jacket, black pants& | Black shirt, white jacket, white pants& | Black shirt, black jacket, white pants | The Gloved One | |
| Which branch of the U.S. military was founded most recently? | D | Marines | Army | Navy | Air Force | Military History | |
| Which First Lady was a ninth-generation descendant of Pocahontas? | B | Helen Taft | Edith Wilson | Bess Truman | Mamie Eisenhower | Roots | |
| Which member of the Obama Cabinet held the same job in George W. Bush's administration? | A | Robert Gates | Ken Salazar | Timothy Geithner | Steven Chu | He's a Keeper | |
| Which New York City street is best known as the home of the New York Stock Exchange? | B | Broadway | Wall Street | Park Avenue | Fifth Avenue | The Big Apple | |
| Which of the following adjectives would best describe a comedy film and not a horror film? | A | Sidesplitting | Spine-tingling | Bloodcurdling | Hair-raising | Brief Descriptions | |
| Which of the following is a "pig Latin" name for a type of reptile? | D | Eetahchay | Eaverbay | Andapay | Akesnay | Pig Latin | |
| Which of the following is a common definition for the word "tawny"? | C | Dark blue | Hot pink | Light brown | Lime green | Look It Up | |
| Which of the following is equal to one century? | C | Threescore years | Fourscore years | Fivescore years | Sixscore years | Crunch the Numbers | |
| Which of the following is not a common idiom? | D | As the crow flies | Curiosity killed the cat | Beat a dead horse | Sick as a dolphin | Instant Idioms | |
| Which of the following is the singular form of the word "bacteria"? | B | Bacterii | Bacterium | Bacterion | Bacterius | Singularities | |
| Which of the following was not one of the nine original Beanie Babies introduced in 1993? | C | Legs the Frog | Flash the Dolphin | Booties the Cat | Squealer the Pig | Toy Crazes | |
| Which of the following words is a plural form of "radius"? | C | Radium | Radia | Radii | Radius | Pluralism | |
| Which of the following years will be a leap year? | D | 2100 | 2200 | 2300 | 2400 | Mark Your Calendar | |
| Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was built first? | B | Hanging Gardens of Babylon | Pyramids at Giza | Colossus of Rhodes | Lighthouse at Pharos | Talk About Old | |
| Which of the these is not one of the four superheroes featured in the 2005 movie "The Fantastic Four"? | A | The Flash | The Thing | The Human Torch | The Invisible Woman | Superheroes | |
| Which of the these suffixes appears in the names of two U.S. state capitals? | C | -ville | -field | -polis | -burg | The End of Town | |
| Which of these "colorful" terms refers to a restaurant meal served at a lower-than-usual price? | C | Orange-plate | Green-plate | Blue-plate | Yellow-plate | Dining Out | |
| Which of these "old" cities shares its name with a popular brand of Mexican food products? | A | Old El Paso | Old Santa Fe | Old San Antonio | Old Las Cruces | At the Supermarket | |
| Which of these "reduplicatives" is a word that means "dull" or "boring"? | C | Mishmash | Flimflam | Humdrum | Ragtag | In the Dictionary | |
| Which of these "Sesame Street" characters is known for referring to himself in the third person? | A | Elmo | Ernie | Big Bird | Grover | G is for Grammar | |
| Which of these "Simpsons" characters is typically seen sucking on a pacifier? | C | Bart | Lisa | Maggie | Moe | D'oh! | |
| Which of these abbreviations is for the U.S. time zone that lies farthest west? | C | CST | EST | PST | MST | Time Zones | |
| Which of these abbreviations stands for the name of a unit of measurement in the metric system? | A | Km. | Yd. | Ft. | In. | Feeling Abbreve'd | |
| Which of these activities involves a process known as "purling"? | D | Gardening | Baking | Woodworking | Knitting | Keeping Busy | |
| Which of these actors did not win their Oscar for portraying a real person? | D | Julia Roberts | Forest Whitaker | Charlize Theron | Al Pacino | Oscar Wins | |
| Which of these actors was not a member of the original cast of "SNL"? | D | John Belushi | Dan Aykroyd | Chevy Chase | Bill Murray | Casting Call | |
| Which of these actresses did not appear in the star-studded 2010 hit "Valentine's Day"? | D | Anne Hathaway | Queen Latifah | Julia Roberts | Jennifer Aniston | Miss Lonelyhearts | |
| Which of these actresses is named after her birthplace, a small town in Minnesota? | C | Reese Witherspoon | Uma Thurman | Winona Ryder | Demi Moore | Celebrity Names | |
| Which of these actresses shares her first and last name with a wife of Henry VIII? | A | Jane Seymour | Emily Watson | Elizabeth Hurley | Samantha Morton | Name's the Same | |
| Which of these actresses shares her first name with a common shade of brown? | C | Winona Ryder | Dakota Fanning | Sienna Miller | Reese Witherspoon | The Color Wheel | |
| Which of these actresses' names is an anagram of the name of a country in Western Europe? | C | Tea Leoni | Liv Tyler | Meg Ryan | Halle Berry | Fun With Anagrams | |
| Which of these adjectives is commonly used to refer to the very early hours of the morning? | A | Wee | Short | Slight | Mini | Use Your Words | |
| Which of these adjectives references a historic leader's first name and not his last name? | A | Napoleonic | Jeffersonian | Churchillian | Stalinist | Casual Language | |
| Which of these anatomical idioms describes someone who is wealthy? | D | Thin-skinned | Loose-lipped | Evenhanded | Well-heeled | You're an Idiom! | |
| Which of these animal names appears in Roget's Thesaurus as a synonym for "tattletale"? | A | Canary | Fox | Guppy | Honeybee | Reference Desk | |
| Which of these animal names, when used as verbs, are synonyms? | D | Goose and snake | Rat and squirrel | Ferret and carp | Ape and parrot | Use Your Words | |
| Which of these Animal Planet TV shows "stars" animals that typically grow the largest? | B | Orangutan Island | Growing Up Camel | Meerkat Manor | Lemur Kingdom | Animal Planet | |
| Which of these animals can produce upwards of 500 offspring in a single year? | B | Squirrel | Cockroach | Rabbit | Blue jay | Kids' Stuff | |
| Which of these animals could be described as "taurine"? | B | Stallion | Bull | Puma | Bald eagle | The Animal Kingdom | |
| Which of these animals has never been sent into space by humans? | D | Rabbit | Cat | Tortoise | Parrot | The Space Program | |
| Which of these animals hunts its prey using echolocation, a system of biological sonar? | D | Wolves | Eagles | Cheetahs | Bats | Animal Kingdom | |
| Which of these animals is a marsupial? | B | Dingo | Wombat | Aardvark | Kookaburra | Into the Wild | |
| Which of these animals is a member of the biological order "Carnivora"? | D | Moose | Buffalo | Kangaroo | Coyote | Animal Kingdom | |
| Which of these animals is not considered an insect? | C | Fly | Beetle | Spider | Gnat | Bugging Out | |
| Which of these animals is proverbially known for its stubbornness? | B | Moose | Mule | Deer | Goat | Animal Behavior | |
| Which of these animals transports food in its cheeks? | B | Pig | Hamster | Raccoon | Rabbit | Animal Lovers | |
| Which of these animals usually dies immediately after stinging a victim? | A | Honeybee | Wasp | Scorpion | Mosquito | Short-Term Gain | |
| Which of these answer choices requires the word "to" and not "as" in order to complete a common cliche? | C | Happy __ a clam | Sharp __ a tack | Grind __ a halt | High __ a kite | Fill in the Blank | |
| Which of these apple varieties shares its name with a well-known mountain in Japan? | C | McIntosh | Cortland | Fuji | Baldwin | Apples to Apples | |
| Which of these architectural elements is a type of built-in seat located adjacent to a fireplace? | D | Architrave | Nave | Wainscot | Inglenook | Architecture | |
| Which of these artists' paintings often feature "speech bubbles"? | B | Jackson Pollock | Roy Lichtenstein | Andy Warhol | Jasper Johns | Modern Art | |
| Which of these athletic items commonly comes in a pack of three called a "sleeve"? | C | Softball | Baseball | Golf ball | Whiffle ball | Geared Up | |
| Which of these authors' last names sounds the same as a capital city in Texas? | C | Edith Wharton | Mark Twain | Jane Austen | Herman Melville | Say My Name | |
| Which of these authors' novels were nearly always introduced to the public in serial installments? | A | Charles Dickens | Herman Melville | Edith Wharton | William Faulkner | Bit at a Time | |
| Which of these automobile brand names is a homonym of a verb meaning "to cry"? | C | Audi | Mazda | Saab | Kia | Sounds Like | |
| Which of these baking ingredients commonly contains cream of tartar? | C | Cake flour | Yeast | Baking powder | Cornstarch | Bake It 'Til You Make It | |
| Which of these banks often features a horse-drawn stagecoach in its logo? | A | Wells Fargo | JPMorgan Chase | TD Bank | Bank of America | Corporate Logos | |
| Which of these Beatles classics features several lyrics sung in French? | B | Hey Jude | Michelle | Penny Lane | Yesterday | The Fab Four | |
| Which of these Ben & Jerry's flavors was named after a key figure at the 1969 Woodstock festival? | B | Chubby Hubby | Wavy Gravy | Chunky Monkey | Karamel Sutra | Ben & Jerry's | |
| Which of these berries is believed to be a hybrid of the blackberry and the raspberry? | B | Mulberry | Loganberry | Huckleberry | Gooseberry | Berry Nice | |
| Which of these best describes the star of the TLC series "Twist of Kate?" | B | Bakery owner | Mother of eight | Interior decorator | Tattoo artist | Reality Stars | |
| Which of these Best Picture-winning films features an Oscar statuette as a prop in one of its scenes? | A | The Godfather | Annie Hall | Forrest Gump | Crash | The Oscar Goes to... | |
| Which of these beverages is usually homogenized before being sold to consumers? | C | Coffee | Diet soda | Milk | Iced tea | Read the Label | |
| Which of these Biblical names is also a word meaning "a silly, foolish person"? | B | Gideon | Nimrod | Barabbas | Methuselah | Name's the Same | |
| Which of these Bill Murray movies takes place primarily at Christmas time? | D | Caddyshack | Meatballs | Stripes | Scrooged | Holiday Movies | |
| Which of these birds is able to fly? | D | Kiwi | Ostrich | Emu | Peacock | For the Birds | |
| Which of these bodies of water was named for the oysters once harvested there? | A | Pearl Harbor | Cape Cod Bay | Prince William Sound | Lake Michigan | Bodies of Water | |
| Which of these bodily reflexes is caused by an involuntary contraction of the diaphragm? | A | Hiccup | Burp | Yawn | Sneeze | The Human Body | |
| Which of these branches of mathematics would a student most likely learn first? | D | Calculus | Trigonometry | Algebra | Arithmetic | Math Class | |
| Which of these branches of the U.S. armed forces operates F-16s? | D | Army | Coast Guard | Marines | Air Force | Military Matters | |
| Which of these brand names features two misspelled words? | B | Stove-Top | Reddi-Wip | Beech-Nut | Sun-Maid | Spell Check | |
| Which of these cable pundits is known for using an old-fashioned chalkboard as a visual aid? | C | Keith Olbermann | Nancy Grace | Glenn Beck | Bill O'Reilly | Pundits | |
| Which of these cable reality series is usually set nearest to the Arctic Circle? | B | Trading Spaces | Ice Road Truckers | Top Chef | What Not to Wear | Northern Exposure | |
| Which of these card games is also called "Memory"? | A | Concentration | Go Fish | Old Maid | War | Card Games | |
| Which of these cartoon characters is usually squinting? | A | Mr. Magoo | George Jetson | Yogi Bear | Tweety Bird | Vision Quest | |
| Which of these celebrities is not a twin? | D | Vin Diesel | Ashton Kutcher | Scarlett Johansson | Jessica Alba | Solo Artist | |
| Which of these celebrity siblings have the greatest age difference between them? | A | Lindsay & Ali Lohan | Jake & Maggie Gyllenhaal | Ashlee & Jessica Simpson | Ben & Casey Affleck | Sibling Rivalry | |
| Which of these characteristics must be true about an Olympic-size pool? | A | 50 meters long | 10 meters deep | 25 meters long | 12 lanes across | Measuring Up | |
| Which of these characters from AFI's list of the fifty greatest movie villains was an actual movie star? | D | Travis Bickle | Alex Forrest | Norman Bates | Joan Crawford | Movie Villains | |
| Which of these characters from the "Twilight" book series would be described as a lycanthrope? | C | Edward Cullen | Bella Swan | Jacob Black | Rosalie Hale | Twilight | |
| Which of these characters is from the 1978 movie "Grease" and not the 1988 movie "Hairspray"? | A | Marty Maraschino | Corny Collins | Penny Pingleton | Link Larkin | What a Character! | |
| Which of these chart-topping albums was recorded by an "American Idol" champion? | A | Some Hearts | As I Am | American Idiot | The Fame | Chart Toppers | |
| Which of these cheeses is known for having bundles of crisscrossing lines often referred to as "veins"? | A | Blue cheese | Swiss cheese | Cheddar cheese | Cream cheese | Cheese Wiz | |
| Which of these chemical elements is routinely added to drinking water to kill bacteria? | B | Radon | Chlorine | Helium | Argon | Chem Lab | |
| Which of these children's games shares its name with a type of open-toe shoe? | A | Peek-a-boo | Pat-a-cake | Musical chairs | Red light green light | Footwear | |
| Which of these children's games uses a spinner to determine a player's move? | D | Monopoly | Operation | Sorry | Chutes and Ladders | Game Night | |
| Which of these circus performers is often referred to as a "human pretzel"? | D | Lion tamer | Tightrope walker | Juggler | Contortionist | At the Circus | |
| Which of these cities has roughly the same latitude as New York City? | B | Helsinki | Madrid | Tokyo | London | Around the Globe | |
| Which of these city names begins with the same five letters as the name of the state in which it is located? | A | Minneapolis | Boise | Sacramento | Denver | City States | |
| Which of these city names is also an anagram of its country's capital city name? | C | Rio de Janeiro | Hamburg | Kyoto | Calcutta | Word Jumbles | |
| Which of these classic animated Disney characters never communicates using words? | B | Bambi | Tinker Bell | Jiminy Cricket | Mad Hatter | The Silent Type | |
| Which of these classic board games bills itself as the "Property Trading Game from Parker Brothers"? | B | Chutes and Ladders | Monopoly | Battleship | Othello | Classic Games | |
| Which of these classic children's book series was originally written in French? | B | Winnie-the-Pooh | Babar | Doctor Dolittle | Eloise | Story Time | |
| Which of these classic children's books is narrated by its title character? | A | Eloise | Madeline | Curious George | The Cat in the Hat | I Say | |
| Which of these classic fictional characters performs his on-the-job duties in a belfry? | C | Don Quixote | Cyrano de Bergerac | Quasimodo | Dr. Frankenstein | On the Job | |
| Which of these classic movie musicals features a violin soloist in its opening credits? | A | Fiddler on the Roof | West Side Story | Grease | Annie | Movie Musicals | |
| Which of these classic movie titles refers to a jury? | B | Eight Men Out | 12 Angry Men | Ocean's Eleven | Nine to Five | Movie Titles | |
| Which of these classic novels was originally written in English? | C | The Metamorphosis | Crime and Punishment | Lolita | Madame Bovary | First Languages | |
| Which of these classic sitcoms did not feature a live-in housekeeper as one of its main characters? | C | Gimme a Break! | Mr. Belvedere | Growing Pains | Who's the Boss? | Good Help | |
| Which of these classic stories is also known as "The Sky Is Falling"? | C | Hansel and Gretel | The Lion and the Mouse | Chicken Little | Tortoise and the Hare | Keep Your Head Up | |
| Which of these classic toys was fittingly invented by the son of Frank Lloyd Wright? | B | Frisbee | Lincoln Logs | Mr. Potato Head | Slinky | Toy Titans | |
| Which of these classic TV characters often tells others to "sit on it!"? | B | Archie Bunker | The Fonz | George Jefferson | Louie De Palma | What a Character | |
| Which of these classic works of literature features the first known use of the term "Satanic"? | A | Paradise Lost | Beowulf | Frankenstein | The Divine Comedy | First Known Use | |
| Which of these classroom supplies is traditionally made of calcium carbonate? | A | Chalk | Pencils | Glue | Magic markers | In the Classroom | |
| Which of these clothing size abbreviations is also the Roman numeral for "50"? | C | XXL | M | L | XL | Looks the Same | |
| Which of these coin combinations "adds up" to an even number of cents? | C | 1 quarter and 3 dimes | 3 dimes and 1 nickel | 2 quarters and 2 nickels | 4 nickels and 1 quarter | Spare Change | |
| Which of these coins depicts the man who served most recently as U.S. president? | C | Penny | Nickel | Dime | Quarter | Coin Collection | |
| Which of these college sports teams has a reptile as its mascot? | C | Georgetown Hoyas | UCLA Bruins | Florida Gators | Connecticut Huskies | School Spirit | |
| Which of these color names is also an adjective meaning "beneficial to the environment"? | B | Red | Green | Blue | Yellow | Color Coded | |
| Which of these colorful adjectives is often used to describe a coward? | A | Yellow-bellied | Red-handed | Green-thumbed | Blue-blooded | The Color Wheel | |
| Which of these colors does not appear on a standard American roulette wheel? | B | Black | Blue | Green | Red | Color Coded | |
| Which of these colors does not take its name from a gemstone? | B | Jade | Periwinkle | Turquoise | Aquamarine | The Color Wheel | |
| Which of these colors is, by definition, a shade of purplish-red? | C | Cyan | Pistachio | Magenta | Saffron | The Color Wheel | |
| Which of these combinations of road races would require a participant to run the farthest? | C | Twenty 5K races | Fifteen 10K races | Ten half-marathons | Four marathons | Run For It | |
| Which of these comic book superheroes wields a magical golden lasso? | B | Superman | Wonder Woman | Batman | Spider-Man | Superhero Props | |
| Which of these common ailments is often referred to using only its first two syllables? | C | Arthritis | Osteoporosis | Mononucleosis | Tendinitis | Ouch! | |
| Which of these common foods was unknown in Europe prior to the discovery of the New World? | D | Sugar | Wheat | Lemons | Potatoes | Food for Thought | |
| Which of these common house plants does not actually produce flowers? | C | Yucca | Aloe | Fern | Cactus | No Flowers for Algernon | |
| Which of these common idioms is derived from baseball and not boxing? | C | Hit below the belt | Down for the count | Swing for the fences | On the ropes | Sports Talk | |
| Which of these common proverbs includes the title of a blockbuster movie franchise starring Bruce Willis? | D | Still waters run deep | Blood is thicker than water | A good man is hard to find | Old habits die hard | Proverbs | |
| Which of these common sizes of alkaline batteries is the largest? | D | AAA | AA | C | D | Size Matters | |
| Which of these commonly used French phrases is defined as "justification for being"? | B | Faux pas | Raison d'etre | Tour de force | Double entendre | Foreign Tongues | |
| Which of these companies originally had a logo that depicted Isaac Newton sitting beneath a fruit tree? | B | Toyota | Apple | Pepsi | Kleenex | Original Artwork | |
| Which of these computer keyboard symbols is also featured on a standard telephone keypad? | B | Question mark | Asterisk | Dollar sign | Equal sign | The Right Key | |
| Which of these condiments was invented by the Chinese more than 2.500 years ago? | A | Soy sauce | Tabasco sauce | Worcestershire sauce | Barbecue sauce | That's Saucy | |
| Which of these consumer brands has a logo that depicts an object known technically as a "furcula"? | C | Gatorade | Dirt Devil | Wish-Bone | Zenith | Logos | |
| Which of these consumer products titans is known as the "father of frozen food"? | C | H.J. Heinz | Oscar Mayer | Clarence Birdseye | Henri Nestle | Cold Hard Facts | |
| Which of these countries has a capital city whose name means "the Peace" in English? | C | Brazil | Ecuador | Bolivia | Chile | Peace on Earth | |
| Which of these countries has an element named after it? | A | Poland | Ireland | Denmark | Norway | It's Elementary | |
| Which of these countries is home to the world's largest Kurdish population? | A | Turkey | Ukraine | Mongolia | Romania | Kurdish Delight | |
| Which of these countries lies in the coffee-producing region of the world known as the "bean belt"? | D | Canada | Japan | Norway | Colombia | Cool Beans | |
| Which of these countries remained officially neutral during both World War I and World War II? | B | Greece | Sweden | Norway | Cuba | Keep Me Out of It | |
| Which of these countries' names literally means "land of the free"? | B | Poland | Thailand | Finland | Switzerland | What's in a Name? | |
| Which of these countries' people usually eat with fork and spoon, only using chopsticks for noodles? | B | South Korea | Thailand | Vietnam | Japan | Pass Me a Fork | |
| Which of these creatures are featured in Salvador Dali's 1931 painting "The Persistence of Memory"? | D | Giraffes | Snakes | Tigers | Ants | Surreal Paintings | |
| Which of these creatures is commonly referred to using only the first five letters of its name? | C | Armadillo | Tortoise | Chimpanzee | Butterfly | Keep It Short | |
| Which of these dignitaries is often referred to in the press as the "world's most famous Buddhist"? | B | Queen Noor | Dalai Lama | Ayatollah Khomeini | Desmond Tutu | Media Nicknames | |
| Which of these direction-themed words does not begin the name of any U.S. state? | B | North | East | South | West | States of the Union | |
| Which of these Disney characters is typically drawn wearing only a collar? | D | Pinocchio | Winnie the Pooh | Mickey Mouse | Pluto | Disney Characters | |
| Which of these does not comprise an octet? | B | A quintet plus a trio | A septet plus a duo | Two quartets | Two trios plus a duo | Do the Math | |
| Which of these dog breed names is also a slang term for an overly aggressive person? | D | Collie | Irish setter | Beagle | Pit bull | Dog Tags | |
| Which of these dog breeds takes its name from the region in Germany where it was originally bred? | B | Lhasa Apso | Weimaraner | Bichon Frise | Beagle | Dog Breeds | |
| Which of these drugstore brands sounds like the body part on which it is designed to be worn? | B | Jergens | L'eggs | Band-Aid | ChapStick | At the Drugstore | |
| Which of these entries from the Cassell Dictionary of Slang means "very closely"? | B | Like a baby's bottom | Like white on rice | Like a bump on a log | Like a dog in shoes | In Other Words | |
| Which of these European "lands" is an island? | C | Poland | Finland | Ireland | Switzerland | Land, Ho! | |
| Which of these European capitals is located farthest South? | C | Kiev | Prague | Vienna | Berlin | Going South | |
| Which of these European nations is bordered by exactly two other countries? | C | France | Germany | The Netherlands | Italy | Where in the World | |
| Which of these events derives its name from a Greek word meaning "to dip"? | A | Baptism | Funeral | Graduation | Wedding | Try the Dip | |
| Which of these events occurs quadrennially? | A | Summer Olympics | U.S. census | Vernal equinox | Oktoberfest | Big Words | |
| Which of these exams is typically administered to high school rather than college students? | B | GMAT | PSAT | MCAT | LSAT | Standardized Testing | |
| Which of these fabrics is also a term for a delicate film of cobwebs? | D | Chintz | Fleece | Chenille | Gossamer | Name's the Same | |
| Which of these familiar duo names consists of two first names instead of two last names? | D | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Barnum & Bailey | Abbott & Costello | Sonny & Cher | Dynamic Duos | |
| Which of these familiar names belongs to a fictional character? | B | Ali MacGraw | Ali Baba | Muhammad Ali | Ali Larter | Real People | |
| Which of these family members is the grandchild, and not the child, of former governor Sarah Palin? | A | Tripp | Trig | Track | Piper | Family Tree | |
| Which of these famous Americans was a founding member of the ACLU? | C | Eleanor Roosevelt | Amelia Earhart | Helen Keller | Gertrude Stein | Organizations | |
| Which of these famous names does not feature the name of a European national capital? | C | Jack London | Paris Hilton | Florence Nightingale | Irving Berlin | Capital Names | |
| Which of these famous names features a Spanish phrase meaning "of the bull"? | A | Benicio Del Toro | Danny DeVito | Leonardo DiCaprio | Robert De Niro | Bold-Faced Names | |
| Which of these famous plays ends with a woman blowing out candles? | A | The Glass Menagerie | The Crucible | A Raisin in the Sun | Long Day's Journey into Night | Stage Directions | |
| Which of these famous poems recounts an event immediately preceding the American Revolution? | B | The Raven | Paul Revere's Ride | Song of Myself | The Road Not Taken | Famous Verse | |
| Which of these famous Robins is a woman? | B | Robin Cook | Robin Givens | Robin Gibb | Robin Leach | Robins | |
| Which of these famous siblings are currently professional football players? | A | Manning brothers | Coen brothers | Wayans brothers | Baldwin brothers | Famous Siblings | |
| Which of these famous statues depicts a young man who is about to do battle with a giant? | B | The Kiss | David | Venus de Milo | The Thinker | Statuary | |
| Which of these famous teenagers is a black belt in karate? | B | Dakota Fanning | Taylor Lautner | Miley Cyrus | Nick Jonas | CelebriTeens | |
| Which of these famous works of art does not depict an entirely naked person? | C | Birth of Venus | Michelangelo's David | Venus de Milo | Rodin's The Thinker | Modesty Is a Virtue | |
| Which of these farms would most likely feature a hatchery? | D | Sheep farm | Pig farm | Horse farm | Chicken farm | On the Farm | |
| Which of these fashion houses is named after its founder's first name and not his last name? | C | Missoni | Zegna | Valentino | Prada | The Fashion World | |
| Which of these fasteners usually has a sharp point specifically designed to pierce surfaces? | C | Clothespin | Hairpin | Safety pin | Paper clip | Pointed Question | |
| Which of these features of planet Earth is considered part of its hydrosphere? | C | Grand Canyon | Mount Everest | Atlantic Ocean | Sahara Desert | Spheres of Influence | |
| Which of these fictional creatures are described as being "three apples tall"? | C | Fraggles | Cabbage Patch Kids | Smurfs | Care Bears | Size Isn't Everything | |
| Which of these film directors was once better known for his hit comedy act with Elaine May in the '50s? | B | Woody Allen | Mike Nichols | Carl Reiner | Martin Scorsese | Matching Wits | |
| Which of these films is largely set in a fictional Russian village called Anatevka? | B | Yentl | Fiddler on the Roof | Doctor Zhivago | Reds | From Russia With Love | |
| Which of these fish names is thought to derive from the Latin word for "leaper"? | C | Tuna | Flounder | Salmon | Mackerel | Go Fish | |
| Which of these flowers has a common yoga pose named after it? | B | Linden | Lotus | Lavender | Lilac | Strike a Pose | |
| Which of these food items was not featured in the first-ever Swanson TV Dinner? | C | Cornbread stuffing | Buttered peas | Chocolate brownie | Sweet potatoes | TV Dinners | |
| Which of these food products is often sold in bottles shaped like bears? | C | Salsa | Barbecue sauce | Honey | Chocolate syrup | Grocery Aisle | |
| Which of these food terms consists of two words that are each common slang terms for "money"? | C | Garlic clove | Tomato sauce | Bread dough | Chicken stock | Show Me the Money! | |
| Which of these foods goes unmentioned in Sesame Street's song "I Eat the Colors of the Rainbow"? | C | Broccoli | Cherries | Cauliflower | Carrots | Food for Thought | |
| Which of these foreign greetings derives from a phrase meaning "I am your slave"? | C | Shalom | Aloha | Ciao | Salaam | Foreign Greetings | |
| Which of these foreign language-inspired words literally means "the many"? | C | La raza | Perestroika | Hoi polloi | Tour de force | By Definition | |
| Which of these foreign-language editions of Scrabble omits the letters J, K, W, X and Y from its tiles? | C | German | Spanish | Italian | French | Scrabble | |
| Which of these Fred Astaire films inspired the name of a national hotel chain? | B | Easter Parade | Holiday Inn | Funny Face | Blue Skies | Namesakes | |
| Which of these French expressions means roughly the same thing as "a done deal"? | D | Faux pas | Force majeure | Femme fatale | Fait accompli | Pardon My French | |
| Which of these French towns is the site of a spring whose waters have supposedly caused miracles? | C | Nice | Armentieres | Lourdes | Evian-les-Bains | French Boast | |
| Which of these fruits is typically covered with a fuzzy skin? | A | Kiwi | Papaya | Mango | Guava | Fruits & Veggies | |
| Which of these gemstones derives its name from Latin words meaning "sea water"? | B | Opal | Aquamarine | Garnet | Amethyst | Precious Metals | |
| Which of these gemstones is named after a Russian czar? | B | Tourmaline | Alexandrite | Tanzanite | Zircon | Gemstones | |
| Which of these geometric-sounding terms is synonymous with the word "scam"? | C | Cube scheme | Sphere scheme | Pyramid scheme | Cylinder scheme | What a Scam! | |
| Which of these government agencies would most likely employ a person who works as a "narc"? | B | SEC | DEA | NASA | FDIC | Very Civil Service | |
| Which of these groups describe almost all hemophiliacs? | B | Elderly | Males | European descent | Overweight | Medicine | |
| Which of these groups has the greatest total number of eyeballs? | A | 3 humans and 1 Cyclops | 6 Cyclopes | 1 human and 3 Cyclopes | 2 humans and 2 Cyclopes | Add It Up | |
| Which of these groups of geometric shapes has the most total sides? | D | Two octagons | Three triangles | Four squares | Five rectangles | Taking Sides | |
| Which of these has never been the title of a novel by John Grisham? | C | The Broker | The Partner | The Defendant | The Summons | John Grisham | |
| Which of these HBO series depicts World War II battles fought at Guadalcanal and Okinawa? | B | Big Love | The Pacific | True Blood | Entourage | It's Not TV... | |
| Which of these headlines could accurately have appeared in newspapers on March 30, 1867? | A | Seward Owns an Icebox | Garfield Shot in Train Station | Panama Canal Open for Business | President Hayes, By a Nose | March Headlines | |
| Which of these historic events took place in 1775? | B | California gold rush | Paul Revere's ride | Oklahoma land run | Custer's last stand | Back in the Day | |
| Which of these historic leaders was known to wear clothing he made himself using a spinning wheel? | C | Ho Chi Minh | Mao Zedong | Mahatma Gandhi | Che Guevara | DIY | |
| Which of these historic persons has a surname that is synonymous with "escape artist"? | C | Annie Oakley | P.T. Barnum | Harry Houdini | Thomas Edison | A.K.A. | |
| Which of these hit TV shows was not created by Josh Schwartz? | D | Gossip Girl | The O.C. | Chuck | Two and a Half Men | Creative Control | |
| Which of these holidays always falls on the same numerical day of the month? | B | Easter | Independence Day | Thanksgiving | Memorial Day | On Holiday | |
| Which of these holidays falls on a day of the month whose calendar date is a prime number? | C | Valentine's Day | Independence Day | Halloween | Christmas | Math Class | |
| Which of these holidays is known in Spain as "Ano Nuevo"? | B | Christmas | New Year's Day | Easter | Thanksgiving | Happy Holidays | |
| Which of these holidays is not traditionally observed on the first day of the month? | B | April Fools' Day | Valentine's Day | New Year's Day | May Day | Day of Observance | |
| Which of these Hollywood stars has a first and last name that are both surnames of U.S. presidents? | C | Morgan Freeman | Kevin Kline | Harrison Ford | Michael Douglas | The Name Game | |
| Which of these household appliances contains a vacuum tube called a magnetron? | D | Dishwasher | Air conditioner | Television | Microwave oven | Around the House | |
| Which of these household cleansers shares its name with a figure from Greek mythology? | C | Comet | Clorox | Ajax | Windex | Brand Recognition | |
| Which of these household devices is typically available with a mulching blade? | D | Food processor | Electric razor | Ceiling fan | Lawn mower | Got Mulch? | |
| Which of these household fixtures does Home Depot sell in a "claw foot" variety? | A | Bathtub | Medicine cabinet | Refrigerator | Ceiling fan | Around the House | |
| Which of these household products is available in a variety called "Select-a-Size"? | A | Paper towels | Dryer sheets | Facial tissue | Dusting cloths | Household Products | |
| Which of these iconic entertainers makes a cameo appearance in the 2010 movie "Sex and the City 2"? | A | Liza Minnelli | Cher | Madonna | Bette Midler | Film Cameos | |
| Which of these illnesses is caused by a bacteria, not a virus? | D | Chickenpox | Mononucleosis | Influenza | Strep throat | Under the Weather | |
| Which of these impressive feats of construction is named after a U.S. president? | B | Chrysler Building | Hoover Dam | Hancock Tower | Rockefeller Center | Man-Made | |
| Which of these ingredients is commonly used to make an Apple Brown Betty? | D | Coffee | Chocolate ice cream | Oreos | Brown sugar | Desserts | |
| Which of these interjections is defined as a "funny sounding word for 'kiss'"? | C | Ugh! | Pfft! | Mwah! | Zoinks! | Interjections | |
| Which of these international cities is not currently the capital of its country? | C | Guatemala City | Panama City | Belize City | Kuwait City | World Cities | |
| Which of these is a common slang term meaning "an extremely short period of time"? | C | St. Louis minute | San Francisco minute | New York minute | Dallas minute | A World of Time | |
| Which of these is a common term that means "performing a task to the fullest extent"? | C | Whole hamster | Whole hummingbird | Whole hog | Whole hyena | In Other Words | |
| Which of these is a slogan that often appears on license plates issued by the state of Idaho? | B | Famous Radishes | Famous Potatoes | Famous Carrots | Famous Apples | Plate Expectations | |
| Which of these is a true statement about the letters in the standard Google logo? | B | Both "O"s are yellow | Both "G"s are blue | The "L" is red | The "E" is green | Famous Logos | |
| Which of these is a true statement about the thirty-ninth president of the United States? | C | Former CIA director | Resigned from office | Born in Georgia | Was a movie star | True or False | |
| Which of these is a type of computer program and not a type of motor? | C | Combustion engine | Diesel engine | Search engine | Rocket engine | In the Dictionary | |
| Which of these is actually a type of bat? | C | Flying fish | Flying squirrel | Flying fox | Flying frog | Up in the Air | |
| Which of these is an accurate description of a person with what is playfully known as a "farmer's tan"? | B | Pale arms, pale face | Pale chest, tan arms | Pale calves, tan thighs | Pale face, tan chest | Under the Sun | |
| Which of these is equal in number to the number of items in a baker's dozen? | A | Original U.S. colonies | Human senses | Continents on Earth | Deadly sins | Start Counting | |
| Which of these is not a character in the classic children's book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? | C | Augustus Gloop | Veruca Salt | Sheila Tubman | Mike Teavee | Children's Characters | |
| Which of these is not a name given by astronomers to a geographical location on the Moon? | B | Sea of Clouds | Ocean of Glass | Sea of Nectar | Ocean of Storms | Lunar Locations | |
| Which of these is not a product made by Apple? | D | iPad | iBook | iMac | iBot | Far From the Tree | |
| Which of these is not a reed instrument? | B | Oboe | Cornet | Saxophone | Bassoon | Music to My Ears | |
| Which of these is not one of the eleven methods by which the U.S. Postal Service delivers mail? | B | By subway | By submarine | By mule | By hovercraft | You've Got Mail | |
| Which of these is not one of the Gosselin children, as seen on TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8"? | A | Sarah | Collin | Hannah | Joel | Roll Call | |
| Which of these is not one of the many royal titles held by Prince Charles? | D | Earl of Chester | Baron of Renfrew | Lord of the Isles | Duke of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | |
| Which of these is not one of the new toys featured in Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 3"? | D | Stretch the Octopus | Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear | Mr. Pricklepants | Voltron | Toys R They | |
| Which of these is not one of the three standard ingredients in a popover? | C | Milk | Eggs | Cheese | Flour | In the Kitchen | |
| Which of these is not one of the twelve years represented in the Chinese calendar? | C | Year of the Rat | Year of the Ox | Year of the Swan | Year of the Pig | Chinese New Year | |
| Which of these is not the setting for any of Bruce Willis's "Die Hard" films? | C | L.A. office building | New York subway | Luxury cruise ship | D.C. airport | Not So Easy Living | |
| Which of these is often playfully said to be subject to a "five-second rule" after it is dropped on the floor? | C | A photograph | Money | Food | A book | Follow the Rules | |
| Which of these is the name for a chain of membership-only warehouse stores? | D | Terry's Club | Brian's Club | Rick's Club | Sam's Club | Members Only | |
| Which of these is the name for both a punctuation mark and a part of the human digestive system? | B | Asterisk | Colon | Hyphen | Comma | Dual Purpose | |
| Which of these is the name of a present-day comedian and not the name of a historical figure? | C | Ivan the Terrible | Richard the Lion-Heart | Cedric the Entertainer | Vlad the Impaler | Famous Names | |
| Which of these is the not-so-modest title of a ubiquitous hit song from 2006? | B | Madonnalicious | Fergalicious | Britneylicious | Shakiralicious | Dedicated to Me | |
| Which of these is true of the Na'vi people, as depicted in the 2009 blockbuster "Avatar"? | B | They are short | They have tails | They have fins | They are hairless | 2009 Blockbusters | |
| Which of these island groups derives its name from the Spanish word for "tortoise"? | A | Galapagos | Azores | Maldives | Balearic | Island Living | |
| Which of these items shares its name with the title of a 2007 hit by Rihanna? | B | Chandelier | Umbrella | Handkerchief | Stiletto | Title Game | |
| Which of these jazz greats was often billed as the "World's Greatest Trumpeter"? | C | Count Basie | Lionel Hampton | Louis Armstrong | Charlie Parker | Music Men | |
| Which of these Jelly Belly jelly bean varieties is not green in color? | D | Margarita | Kiwi | Lemon Lime | Cinnamon | I Want Candy! | |
| Which of these John Travolta movies does not feature a scene in which he dances? | A | Get Shorty | Michael | Hairspray | Pulp Fiction | Dance Fever | |
| Which of these kitchen doodads is for stirring drinks? | A | Swizzle stick | Zester | Skewer | Mandoline | Cocktail Chatter | |
| Which of these kitchen gadgets performs the same basic function as a "strainer"? | B | Whisk | Colander | Mandoline | Trivet | Kitchen Help | |
| Which of these ladies of MTV's "Jersey Shore" is known for her signature hairdo, "the pouf"? | C | Angelina | JWoww | Snooki | Sweetheart | Pass the Remote | |
| Which of these language "families" consists of languages originally derived from Latin? | A | Romance | Slavic | Germanic | Celtic | Language Etymology | |
| Which of these Latin names belongs to the animal that weighs the most, often over 10,000 pounds? | C | Salamandra salamandra | Iguana tuberculata | Elephas maximus | Vipera aspis | Animal Kingdom | |
| Which of these learning tools is commonly sold in both political and topographic varieties? | B | Slide rule | Map | Calculator | Encyclopedia | In the Classroom | |
| Which of these literary characters' last words are "the horror, the horror"? | B | Captain Ahab | Colonel Kurtz | Macbeth | Holden Caulfield | You Can Say That Again | |
| Which of these literary children is not an orphan? | A | Encyclopedia Brown | Oliver Twist | Anne of Green Gables | Tom Sawyer | Literary Orphans | |
| Which of these locales is not mentioned in Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech? | D | Hilltops of New Hampshire | Stone Mountain of Georgia | Rockies of Colorado | Blue Ridges of North Carolina | I Have a Dream | |
| Which of these Looney Tunes cartoons stars Pepe Le Pew and not Speedy Gonzales? | C | Go Go Amigo | West of the Pesos | Odor-Able Kitty | Chili Con Corny | Cartoon Characters | |
| Which of these major U.S. cities lies near the banks of Lake Pontchartrain? | D | Dallas | St. Paul | Louisville | New Orleans | Lakeside Living | |
| Which of these material names is also an adjective meaning "artificial"? | A | Plastic | Wood | Concrete | Steel | Fake-Out | |
| Which of these mathematical terms best describes the trajectory path of a fly ball? | A | Parabola | Dihedral | Frustum | Torus | The Shape of Things | |
| Which of these McDonald's menu items was not introduced in the 1990s? | A | Sausage McGriddle | Arch Deluxe | Fajita Chicken Salad | McLean Deluxe | Fast Food | |
| Which of these means roughly the same thing as the phrase "lock, stock and barrel"? | A | The whole enchilada | Small potatoes | A fine kettle of fish | Salt of the earth | In Other Words | |
| Which of these men caused controversy as a fierce opponent of the United States' entry into WWII? | A | Charles Lindbergh | Albert Einstein | Joseph McCarthy | Ernest Hemingway | No Entry | |
| Which of these men was elected to the U.S. presidency despite losing the popular vote? | C | Herbert Hoover | James Garfield | Benjamin Harrison | Warren Harding | Popularity Contest | |
| Which of these movie titles features the name of a popular laundry detergent? | A | Crimson Tide | My Blue Heaven | The Green Mile | Goldeneye | Product Placement | |
| Which of these movie titles is also a common nickname for Las Vegas? | C | City of God | City of Angels | Sin City | Mad City | Viva Las Vegas | |
| Which of these movies does not feature time travel? | D | The Time Machine | Back to the Future | Somewhere in Time | Tomorrow Never Dies | Movie Times | |
| Which of these movies features the memorable line "Houston, we have a problem"? | A | Apollo 13 | The Sixth Sense | Air Force One | Independence Day | Classic Lines | |
| Which of these movies is not mentioned in the 1989 Billy Joel song "We Didn't Start the Fire"? | D | Psycho | Ben-Hur | Lawrence of Arabia | Doctor Zhivago | Song Lyrics | |
| Which of these movies is part of a trilogy? | A | The Godfather: Part III" | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 3:10 to Yuma | Three Days of the Condor | Rule of Three | |
| Which of these musical instruments is often playfully referred to as a "squeezebox"? | C | Guitar | Pipe organ | Accordion | Trumpet | Musical Slang | |
| Which of these musical instruments shares its name with a handy kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables? | A | Mandolin | Lute | Harmonica | Timpani | Kitchen Helper | |
| Which of these musical terms means "very slowly"? | D | Arpeggio | Affettuoso | Andante | Lentissimo | Play It Again, Sam | |
| Which of these names for a Mexican dish is also the Spanish name for a musical instrument? | B | Enchilada | Flauta | Chimichanga | Quesadilla | South of the Border | |
| Which of these National Hockey League teams is based in the northernmost city? | B | Toronto Maple Leafs | Edmonton Oilers | Calgary Flames | Montreal Canadiens | The NHL | |
| Which of these national retailers owns a subsidiary company named Geek Squad? | A | Best Buy | Staples | Circuit City | RadioShack | Geek Squad | |
| Which of these natural wonders is a cataract? | C | Pikes Peak | Carlsbad Caverns | Niagara Falls | Great Salt Lake | Wonder No More | |
| Which of these newspapers is published the farthest west? | B | Chicago Tribune | Los Angeles Times | The Washington Post | The Boston Globe | Papers of Record | |
| Which of these not-so-eloquent interjections is often used to mean "no"? | A | Uh-uh | Ahem | Aha | Uh-oh | In Other Words | |
| Which of these nouns, when used as an adjective, means "typical" or "classic"? | C | Concert | Radio | Textbook | Museum | Double Meanings | |
| Which of these numbers is a prime number? | D | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Math Class | |
| Which of these nursery rhymes is about a treat that is traditionally eaten around Easter? | D | Diddle, Diddle Dumpling | Pat-a-cake | Pease porridge | Hot cross buns | Easter Treats | |
| Which of these nuts is named after a person? | B | Pecan | Macadamia | Pistachio | Cashew | Nuts for Nuts | |
| Which of these objects weighs roughly 45.52 carats? | D | Rosetta stone | Michelangelo's David | Plymouth Rock | Hope diamond | Weight Watchers | |
| Which of these ocean-dwelling creatures is named for its equine profile? | A | Sea horse | Barracuda | Octopus | Starfish | Under the Sea | |
| Which of these offenses can be committed simply by speaking? | D | Arson | Burglary | Vandalism | Slander | Say No More | |
| Which of these organisms usually consists of two main parts: an umbrella-shaped cap and a stalk? | B | Fern | Mushroom | Cactus | Seaweed | Botany 101 | |
| Which of these organizations proclaims on its Web site, "Animals are not ours to wear"? | B | AARP | PETA | ACLU | NOW | Organizations | |
| Which of these organs is not considered part of your "guts"? | A | Lungs | Stomach | Intestines | Esophagus | The Human Body | |
| Which of these Oscar-nominated movies was inspired by the Upton Sinclair novel "Oil!"? | B | American Gangster | There Will Be Blood | Eastern Promises | Charlie Wilson's War | Adaptations | |
| Which of these pastas derives its name from an Italian word meaning "little twine"? | A | Spaghetti | Ravioli | Manicotti | Ziti | Good Eats | |
| Which of these patterns is traditionally featured on a Scottish kilt? | D | Polka dots | Pinstripes | Paisley | Plaid | Great Scot! | |
| Which of these people would most likely utter the familiar saying "Every cloud has a silver lining"? | D | An existentialist | A utilitarian | A pessimist | An optimist | Personality Test | |
| Which of these people would ordinarily carry a nightstick on the job? | D | Postal worker | Lifeguard | Firefighter | Police officer | On the Job | |
| Which of these performers adopted the title "Sir" without ever having been knighted in England? | B | Sir Elton John | Sir Mix-A-Lot | Sir Mick Jagger | Sir Paul McCartney | In Name Only | |
| Which of these persons would most likely live in a cloister? | A | Monk | Soldier | Prisoner | Painter | By Definition | |
| Which of these phrases does not appear in the famous last line of the Gettysburg Address? | C | Of the people | By the people | From the people | For the people | Famous Last Words | |
| Which of these phrases does not appear in the title of one of the bestselling Harry Potter books? | D | Goblet of Fire | Order of the Phoenix | Chamber of Secrets | Flight of the Dragon | Harry Potter | |
| Which of these phrases has the same meaning as the old-fashioned word "methinks"? | B | I don't know | It seems to me | I disagree | If you insist | In Other Words | |
| Which of these phrases is commonly used to describe a person who is emotional and creative? | D | Inner-brained | Front-brained | Top-brained | Right-brained | Brainiac | |
| Which of these phrases is often used to refer to a person's nicest set of clothes? | D | Tuesday best | Thursday best | Saturday best | Sunday best | Fashion Forward | |
| Which of these phrases was chanted throughout the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl victory in 2010? | A | Who Dat | Get 'Em | Praise You | Marching On | Super Bowl Fans | |
| Which of these pieces of furniture is not a type of sofa? | C | Divan | Settee | Credenza | Chesterfield | Around the House | |
| Which of these pieces of office equipment is widely regarded as useful for preventing identity theft? | B | Photocopier | Paper shredder | Electric pencil sharpener | Fax machine | An Ounce of Prevention | |
| Which of these pies reportedly got its name because its sweetness made it attractive to pesky insects? | B | Mincemeat pie | Shoofly pie | Shepherd's pie | Chicken pot pie | Naming Conventions | |
| Which of these planets' average orbital paths come closest to one another? | A | Venus and Earth | Mars and Venus | Earth and Mars | Mars and Jupiter | Close to You | |
| Which of these plants is a well-known example of a "living fossil," the last surviving species of its family? | B | Echinacea | Ginkgo Biloba | St. John's Wort | Ginseng | Living Fossils | |
| Which of these playthings typically features dots, or "pips," on its surface? | B | Chess piece | Domino | Checker | Scrabble tile | Games We Play | |
| Which of these poets shares his initials with the TV network that airs "Sesame Street"? | C | W. B. Yeats | T. S. Eliot | P.B. Shelley | E. E. Cummings | Initial Here | |
| Which of these political parties has never had a candidate elected to the U.S. presidency? | D | Federalist | Democratic- Republican | Whig | Libertarian | Party Rule | |
| Which of these political titles shares its name with a common type of sandwich roll? | D | Khan | Shah | Czar | Kaiser | Food For Thought | |
| Which of these pop singers shares her first name with the fourth month on the French calendar? | C | Kelly Clarkson | Ashlee Simpson | Avril Lavigne | Beyonce Knowles | Pop Sensations | |
| Which of these popular board games is designed to be played by no more than two players at a time? | C | Monopoly | Scrabble | Battleship | Trivial Pursuit | Table for Two | |
| Which of these popular dishes has its origins in Mexican, and not Italian, cuisine? | D | Lasagna | Fettuccine alfredo | Chicken parmigiana | Chile relleno | World Cuisines | |
| Which of these popular folk tunes prominently mentions the state of Alabama? | B | Yankee Doodle | Oh! Susanna | Camptown Races | Home on the Range | Folk Songs | |
| Which of these popular soft drinks is not lemon-lime flavored? | A | A&W | Sprite | Sierra Mist | 7UP | Pop Quiz | |
| Which of these popular Web sites designates its most active users as "PowerSellers"? | D | Flickr | YouTube | eBay | On the Web | ||
| Which of these precious materials is a form of resin? | A | Amber | Pearl | Jade | Turquoise | At the Jewelry Store | |
| Which of these presidential surnames was also the surname of a U.S. vice president? | B | Monroe | Clinton | Harding | Taylor | The Name Game | |
| Which of these produce items is known for having high levels of lycopene? | B | Bananas | Tomatoes | Cucumbers | Lettuce | Farmers' Market | |
| Which of these products often comes in a "pure cornstarch" variety? | D | Mouthwash | Sunscreen | Petroleum jelly | Baby powder | Around the House | |
| Which of these professional sports leagues does not include a team from Canada? | D | MLB | NBA | NHL | NFL | South of the Border | |
| Which of these professionals is required to undergo "cabin procedure" training? | D | Postal worker | Dental hygienist | Real estate agent | Flight attendant | Training Day | |
| Which of these prominent female politicians has the maiden name "Rodham"? | B | Nancy Pelosi | Hillary Clinton | Dianne Feinstein | Barbara Boxer | Female Politicians | |
| Which of these prominent Native American leaders was from an Apache tribe? | B | Sitting Bull | Geronimo | Crazy Horse | Chief Joseph | Native Americans | |
| Which of these prominent TV news journalists was a high school dropout? | A | Peter Jennings | Walter Cronkite | Charles Kuralt | David Brinkley | School's Out | |
| Which of these punctuation marks is not present in the title of the movie "Dude, Where's My Car?"? | C | Comma | Apostrophe | Exclamation point | Question mark | Good Grammar | |
| Which of these races is typically won by a three-year-old? | D | Boston Marathon | Ironman Triathlon | Tour de France | Kentucky Derby | Fresh Legs | |
| Which of these Radio Hall of Fame inductees is nicknamed "King of the Countdowns"? | C | Rush Limbaugh | Garrison Keillor | Casey Kasem | Don Imus | Count 'Em Down | |
| Which of these real-life names often appears in the dictionary as a noun meaning "free ticket"? | B | Susan B. Anthony | Annie Oakley | Clara Barton | Betsy Ross | Second Meanings | |
| Which of these recent films features several actors credited as "Background Sleestak"? | B | Terminator Salvation | Land of the Lost | Transformers | Star Trek | Feature Creature | |
| Which of these retail brands was not named after an actual person? | B | Eddie Bauer | Ann Taylor | Liz Claiborne | L.L. Bean | Brand Recognition | |
| Which of these retail chains offers patrons a place to have portraits taken with their dolls? | B | Banana Republic | American Girl Place | Pottery Barn | Niketown | Shopping | |
| Which of these rivers flows through the capital cities of two different countries? | C | Tigris | Amazon | Mekong | Ganges | River Names | |
| Which of these rock stars is a partial owner of Forbes magazine? | B | Elton John | Bono | Sting | Mick Jagger | Rock Stars | |
| Which of these schoolyard games is typically played on a baseball diamond? | C | Hopscotch | Jump rope | Kickball | Simon says | Recess! | |
| Which of these sci-fi TV shows is based on a wildly popular 1980s miniseries? | D | Fringe | FlashForward | Stargate Universe | V | I Love the '80s | |
| Which of these science fiction authors is credited with the invention of the word "robotics"? | C | Arthur C. Clarke | Ray Bradbury | Isaac Asimov | Robert Heinlein | Coined By | |
| Which of these scientists pioneered the use of alternating current as a source of electric power? | B | Enrico Fermi | Nikola Tesla | James Maxwell | Niels Bohr | Men of Science | |
| Which of these sea creatures can be classified as a pinniped? | B | Lobster | Seal | Whale | Octopus | Sea What I Mean | |
| Which of these sea creatures does not shed its shell? | A | Scallop | Crab | Lobster | Crayfish | Under the Sea | |
| Which of these sentence fragments is pronounced just like the name of a chart-topping '80s rock band? | D | To eternity | By degrees | On average | In excess | Sound It Out | |
| Which of these sequences of adjectives is commonly used to describe a good-looking man? | C | Dark, handsome and tall | Handsome, tall and dark | Tall, dark and handsome | Handsome, dark and tall | In the Dictionary | |
| Which of these ships was not one of the three taken over by colonists during the Boston Tea Party? | D | Eleanor | Dartmouth | Beaver | William | Tea Parties | |
| Which of these signs of the zodiac is traditionally symbolized by a person and not an animal? | B | Aries | Virgo | Pisces | Cancer | What's Your Sign? | |
| Which of these silent movie stars of the 1920s was nicknamed "The Great Lover"? | D | Douglas Fairbanks | Harold Lloyd | Errol Flynn | Rudolph Valentino | Who Do You Love | |
| Which of these silly words is not a synonym for "gadget"? | C | Whatchamacallit | Thingamajig | Poppycock | Doohickey | A.K.A. | |
| Which of these slang phrases means "to contribute money to a special collection"? | A | Feed the kitty | Walk the dog | Ride the pony | Pluck the chicken | A Manner of Speaking | |
| Which of these slang phrases means roughly the same thing as "put the pedal to the metal"? | B | Split hairs | Burn rubber | Hit the sack | Shoot the breeze | In Other Words | |
| Which of these slang terms is defined out west as "an urban Easterner who vacations on a ranch"? | B | Homie | Dude | Bro | Cuz | On Vacation | |
| Which of these snack brands has a name that was inspired by a First Lady? | A | Dolly Madison | Little Debbie | Drake's | Sara Lee | Snack Facts | |
| Which of these snack food brand names is a synonym for "nonsense"? | B | Ring Ding | Fiddle Faddle | Tic Tac | Jujubes | Look It Up | |
| Which of these snack foods comes in the shape of what mathematicians call hyperbolic paraboloids? | C | Funyuns | Bugles | Pringles | Combos | The Shapes of Things | |
| Which of these snack foods is typically packaged in a cylinder instead of a bag or a box? | B | Teddy Grahams | Pringles | Fig Newtons | Goldfish | Snack Foods | |
| Which of these snippy orders would most likely be directed at a "buttinsky"? | C | Stop your whining! | Don't patronize me! | Mind your own business! | Clean up this mess! | Oh Snap! | |
| Which of these solo artists got his start in the '80s as the lead singer of the pop group Menudo? | B | Marc Anthony | Ricky Martin | Jon Secada | Enrique Iglesias | Boy Bands | |
| Which of these songs by the Beatles contains three different pronouns in its title? | C | I Feel Fine | Martha My Dear | I Me Mine | All My Loving | The Beatles | |
| Which of these songs is not one of the nine tracks on Michael Jackson's landmark 1982 album "Thriller"? | C | The Girl Is Mine | Beat It | Rock With You | Billie Jean | King of Pop | |
| Which of these sources of light can be categorized as phosphorescent? | C | Halogen lamp | Laser | Glow-in-the-dark sticker | Gas lantern | Let There Be Light | |
| Which of these South American capital cities is not located on a coast? | B | Lima | Bogota | Montevideo | Buenos Aires | Coast to Coast | |
| Which of these South American cities is situated closest to the equator? | B | Lima | Quito | Caracas | La Paz | Middle Earth | |
| Which of these South American countries has a navy that patrols the waters of Lake Titicaca? | B | Paraguay | Bolivia | Uruguay | Venezuela | South of the Border | |
| Which of these Southern cities shares its name with a dance that was wildly popular in the 1920s? | B | Savannah | Charleston | Montgomery | Biloxi | On the Dance Floor | |
| Which of these Spanish names for a Zodiac sign is spelled the same way when it's written in English? | C | Capricornio | Escorpion | Virgo | Sagitario | El Zodiac | |
| Which of these Spanish numbers has a value equal to the number of letters in its name? | A | Cinco | Cuatro | Tres | Seis | Counting Numbers | |
| Which of these sporting events is also called a "corrida"? | D | Jai alai match | Bicycle race | Sumo match | Bullfight | Sporting Events | |
| Which of these sports franchises is named for an animal that, by definition, is not yet fully mature? | C | Detroit Tigers | Philadelphia Eagles | Chicago Cubs | Arizona Cardinals | Animal Instincts | |
| Which of these sports is commonly played with a large rubber ball? | B | Baseball | Kickball | Tennis | Polo | Game Time | |
| Which of these stars is not among the few who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony? | D | Audrey Hepburn | Mel Brooks | Marvin Hamlisch | Julie Andrews | And the Winner Is | |
| Which of these state capitals is closest to the Mexican border? | A | Phoenix | Sacramento | Denver | Baton Rouge | North of the Border | |
| Which of these states has a capital city with a name that is two words long? | B | Vermont | Louisiana | Idaho | Kentucky | State Capitals | |
| Which of these states has a popular city named for Louis IX, a French king who was declared a saint? | A | Missouri | Ohio | Massachusetts | New York | Cities and States | |
| Which of these states has a postal abbreviation that is also a commonly used exclamation? | C | Indiana | Pennsylvania | Ohio | Maine | Abbreviations | |
| Which of these states has never had a governor who later became a U.S. president? | D | New Jersey | Massachusetts | New York | Illinois | U.S. Presidents | |
| Which of these states is longer from east to west than it is from north to south? | D | Alabama | Indiana | Vermont | Nebraska | State Shapes | |
| Which of these Stephen King novels is not set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine? | D | Cujo | Needful Things | The Dead Zone | Pet Sematary | Stephen King | |
| Which of these stock market symbols belongs to a company known for selling sneakers? | C | YHOO | GOOG | NKE | MSFT | The Stock Market | |
| Which of these stringed instruments often has over forty-five strings? | C | Violin | Guitar | Harp | Cello | Strings Attached | |
| Which of these stunning natural landmarks inspired the composition of "America the Beautiful"? | D | Niagara Falls | El Capitan | Grand Canyon | Pikes Peak | America the Beautiful | |
| Which of these superheroes typically wears a mask? | B | Wonder Woman | Spider-Man | Aquaman | Superman | Super-Shy? | |
| Which of these Swiss towns got its name because it lies between two prominent bodies of water? | D | St. Moritz | Bern | Lucerne | Interlaken | Switzerland | |
| Which of these terms do jazz musicians use to refer to a musical mistake like a missed or wrong note? | B | Squash | Clam | Sausage | Cabbage | On a Bad Note | |
| Which of these terms is commonly used to describe a group of locusts? | C | Brood | Span | Plague | Company | Groupies | |
| Which of these terms is commonly used to describe a variety of pliers? | A | Needle-nose | Bow-leg | Barrel-chest | Eagle-eye | Hand Tools | |
| Which of these terms is often used to describe radio static or the hum of a fan? | D | Red noise | Blue noise | Black noise | White noise | Cool Sounds | |
| Which of these terms is often used to refer to the act of dining outdoors? | C | Al dente | Carbonara | Alfresco | Primavera | Outdoor Dining | |
| Which of these terms of endearment are repeated throughout the Motown classic "I Can't Help Myself"? | C | Honey lamb, sweet pea | Sugar lips, cupcake | Sugar pie, honey bunch | Sweetie pie, cookie | Classic Motown | |
| Which of these terms refers to the chirping sound a cricket makes when it rubs its wings together? | A | Stridulation | Estivation | Echolocation | Gustation | Sounds of Science | |
| Which of these title characters rarely talks? | C | Mrs. Doubtfire | Miss Congeniality | Mr. Bean | Mr. Mom | Keeping Quiet | |
| Which of these titles has never been held by anyone under the age of forty-two? | A | U.S. president | Super Bowl MVP | Miss America | Academy Award winner | Records & Titles | |
| Which of these topics is not addressed in the most recent edition of "Emily Post's Etiquette"? | B | Taco eating | Tipping morticians | In-line skating | Single-mom baby showers | Proper Etiquette | |
| Which of these traffic signs is in the shape of a polygon with the most sides? | A | Stop | School zone | Yield | One way | Taking Sides | |
| Which of these TV characters commonly buzzed friends into his home using a two-way intercom? | C | Raymond Barone | Cliff Huxtable | Jerry Seinfeld | Al Bundy | Come on Up | |
| Which of these TV networks can be typed using only the bottom row of letters on a standard keyboard? | C | ABC | CBS | NBC | PBS | Typing 101 | |
| Which of these TV personalities named her dog "Regis," after her longtime on-air co-host? | C | Katie Couric | Vanna White | Kathie Lee Gifford | Mary Hart | Big Personalities | |
| Which of these TV program titles is a journalistic term? | C | 60 Minutes | 20/20 | Dateline | 48 Hours | News Television | |
| Which of these TV series is not named after a family depicted in the series? | D | The Simpsons | The Flintstones | The Waltons | The Monkees | Pass the Remote | |
| Which of these TV show titles is a synonym for "happiness"? | A | Glee | Medium | Lost | Chuck | Pass the Remote | |
| Which of these TV show titles refers to an address and not the number of main characters on the show? | D | Two and a Half Men | Party of Five | Eight Is Enough | 30 Rock | Title Game | |
| Which of these TV shows is very loosely based on the life of forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs? | C | Medium | The Closer | Bones | Damages | Working Women | |
| Which of these types of baking pans produces a ring-shaped cake? | D | Sheet pan | Brownie pan | Loaf pan | Bundt pan | Bake a Cake | |
| Which of these types of bread is commonly prepared with a culture of yeast and bacteria called a "starter"? | A | Sourdough | Soda bread | Challah | Cornbread | For Starters | |
| Which of these U.S. cities is home to the Historic Voodoo Museum? | B | Seattle | New Orleans | Denver | Baltimore | Voodoo | |
| Which of these U.S. cities is located in a tri-state region known as "Ark-La-Tex"? | A | Shreveport | Birmingham | Jackson | Charleston | Tri-State | |
| Which of these U.S. cities is nicknamed "The Crescent City"? | B | St. Louis | New Orleans | Minneapolis | Memphis | A.K.A. | |
| Which of these U.S. holidays falls on the same day as Canada's Thanksgiving? | D | Veterans Day | Presidents' Day | Memorial Day | Columbus Day | Great White North | |
| Which of these U.S. landmarks is an example of a catenary curve? | A | Gateway Arch | Mount Rushmore | Statue of Liberty | Plymouth Rock | Famous Curves | |
| Which of these U.S. leaders is often unofficially considered the "Father of the American Navy"? | A | John Paul Jones | James Madison | Matthew C. Perry | John Tyler | In the Navy | |
| Which of these U.S. national parks lies across the Continental Divide? | B | Yosemite | Rocky Mountain | Grand Canyon | Mammoth Cave | What Divides Us | |
| Which of these U.S. postal abbreviations features the first two letters of its state's name? | B | AZ | FL | KY | HI | Feeling Abbreve'd | |
| Which of these U.S. states has a postal abbreviation whose letters are not in alphabetical order? | D | Delaware | Minnesota | Hawaii | New Mexico | The Post Office | |
| Which of these U.S. states has a region known as "the Panhandle"? | D | North Dakota | Wyoming | Oregon | Oklahoma | In the U.S. | |
| Which of these U.S. states has the most vowels in its name? | A | Louisiana | Alabama | Massachusetts | Indiana | Start Counting | |
| Which of these U.S. states is home to the Chocolate Mountains, rumored to contain vast amounts of gold? | A | California | North Carolina | Colorado | Montana | Rugged Terrain | |
| Which of these U.S. states is located entirely in the Eastern Time Zone? | A | Ohio | Kentucky | Tennessee | Florida | On the Map | |
| Which of these U.S. states is located in the storm-prone region known as "Tornado Alley"? | A | Nebraska | Oregon | California | New Hampshire | It's a Twister! | |
| Which of these U.S. Supreme Court justices was not appointed in the 1990s? | A | Anthony Kennedy | Clarence Thomas | Stephen Breyer | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | The Supreme Court | |
| Which of these utensils has a concave surface? | B | Chopsticks | Soup spoon | Steak knife | Spatula | Tooling Around | |
| Which of these varieties of flowers shares its name with a vivid shade of yellow? | C | Rose | Lavender | Daffodil | Lily | In the Garden | |
| Which of these vegetables is a perennial, meaning it will grow year after year without being replanted? | B | Zucchini | Asparagus | Pumpkin | Cucumber | In the Garden | |
| Which of these vegetables is actually a miniature variety of cabbage? | D | Asparagus | Celery | Zucchini | Brussels sprout | Size Isn't Everything | |
| Which of these Volkswagen models is aptly nicknamed the "Bug"? | B | Passat | Beetle | Touareg | Rabbit | Model Cars | |
| Which of these wars did not involve the U.S. fighting against a foreign country? | B | World War II | U.S. Civil War | American Revolution | Spanish-American War | Foreign Conflicts | |
| Which of these was not one of the four original Kellogg's Pop-Tarts flavors? | D | Apple currant | Brown sugar cinnamon | Blueberry | Cherry | Pop Secret | |
| Which of these well-known national organizations does not feature the word "association" in its full title? | A | ASPCA | YMCA | NAACP | NCAA | Organizations | |
| Which of these well-known nursery rhymes prominently features an insect? | B | Sing a Song of Sixpence | Little Miss Muffet | Hickory Dickory Dock | Jack Be Nimble | Nursery Rhymes | |
| Which of these whales is easy to spot, as its unique blowholes make it spout vapor in a "V" shape? | A | Right whale | Beluga whale | Sperm whale | Pilot whale | Whale of a Job | |
| Which of these women has never been married to Tom Cruise? | B | Nicole Kidman | Penelope Cruz | Mimi Rogers | Katie Holmes | Cruise Control | |
| Which of these words can be formed from the first letters of the four cardinal directions on a compass? | A | News | Swan | When | Ones | Spell It Out | |
| Which of these words cannot be turned into its own opposite by replacing "-less" with "-ful"? | A | Wireless | Hopeless | Fearless | Harmless | That Will Suffix | |
| Which of these words comes from a Latin term meaning "almost an island"? | C | Atoll | Isthmus | Peninsula | Fjord | Use Your Words | |
| Which of these words derives from a Japanese word meaning "great prince"? | D | Honcho | Poobah | Kahuna | Tycoon | Word Origins | |
| Which of these words features all five vowels in alphabetical order? | D | Ostentatious | Subcontinental | Cauliflower | Facetious | ABC, 123 | |
| Which of these words features each of the letters used to denote the four major blood types? | A | Boa | Rat | Bug | Dog | What's Your Type? | |
| Which of these words features the chemical symbols for sulfur, gold and sodium? | D | Salon | Pagoda | Podium | Sauna | It's Elemental | |
| Which of these words forms another word when its first letter is removed? | B | Contact | Penchant | Dispute | Specific | Fun With Words | |
| Which of these words is a fancier way of saying "a lie"? | D | Pugnacity | Audacity | Tenacity | Mendacity | Vocab Test | |
| Which of these words is derived from the popular name for a notorious London mental institution? | D | Pandemonium | Mayhem | Hubbub | Bedlam | Word Origins | |
| Which of these words means "dramatic or theatrical"? | D | Abstemious | Taciturn | Perspicacious | Histrionic | Look It Up | |
| Which of these words means "to waste"? | A | Fribble | Waggle | Boodle | Skittle | Waste Not | |
| Which of these words means both "to stick together" and "to split apart"? | D | Incise | Rend | Bind | Cleave | Double Meaning | |
| Which of these works is commonly associated with Ludwig van Beethoven and not John Keats? | B | Ode to Psyche | Ode to Joy | Ode on Indolence | Ode on Melancholy | Ode to Odes | |
| Which of these world cities occupy roughly the same latitude? | A | Washington, D.C. & Athens | Rio de Janeiro & Mumbai | Paris & Tokyo | London & Beijing | Latitude Adjustment | |
| Which of these world landmarks is the tallest? | D | Big Ben | Statue of Liberty | Leaning Tower of Pisa | Washington Monument | Size Matters | |
| Which of these would be an appropriate response to the Spanish question "Quetal?" | D | Por favor | Lo siento | Hasta luego | Muy bien | Foreign Tongues | |
| Which of these years is part of a decade often referred to as the "aughts"? | D | 1976 | 1980 | 1997 | 2001 | You Oughta Know | |
| Which one of these events happened in the '80s and not the '70s? | D | Shah of Iran overthrown | Grease tops the box office | Three Mile Island melts down | Sally Ride goes to space | The Year That Was | |
| Which person is not one of the seven to have been granted honorary U.S. citizenship by Congress? | A | Mahatma Gandhi | Mother Teresa | Winston Churchill | Raoul Wallenberg | Honorary Citizens | |
| Which piece of playground equipment demonstrates the scientific principle of rotational kinematics? | C | Slide | Monkey bars | Merry-go-round | Sandbox | Everyday Science | |
| Which piece of U.S. currency was the first to use the motto "In God We Trust"? | C | Nickel | One dollar bill | Two-cent coin | Five dollar bill | U.S. Currency | |
| Which presidential last name can be typed using just the right-hand side of a standard keyboard? | A | Polk | Taft | Ford | Bush | Start Typing | |
| Which term refers to a region of cyberspace and not a layer of the Earth's atmosphere? | D | Stratosphere | Troposphere | Mesosphere | Blogosphere | Spheres of Influence | |
| Which treat was the indirect result of a failed attempt by its inventor to make synthetic rubber? | A | Chewing gum | Rock candy | Cotton candy | Kettle corn | Snack Facts | |
| Which U.S. president's inauguration was the first to be telecast live? | B | Franklin Roosevelt | Harry S. Truman | Dwight Eisenhower | John F. Kennedy | On Television | |
| Which Web site warns, "remember that each bid you place enters you into a binding contract"? | B | MySpace | eBay | MapQuest | YouTube | On the Web | |
| While a larynx is the vocal organ of a human, a syrinx is the vocal organ of what animal? | C | Monkey | Dog | Bird | Cat | Anatomy | |
| While he may have left his heart in San Francisco, what singer got married in New York City in 2007? | B | Neil Diamond | Tony Bennett | Tom Jones | Barry Manilow | Isn't It Ironic | |
| While helping a food charity in 2009, what star chef was accidentally hit in the face with a frozen ham? | B | Bobby Flay | Paula Deen | Guy Fieri | Giada De Laurentiis | Gone Hog Wild | |
| While in office, which of these U.S. presidents donated his entire salary to charity? | D | Bill Clinton | Jimmy Carter | Franklin D. Roosevelt | John F. Kennedy | U.S. Presidents | |
| While on the job, which of these people would most likely practice "turntablism"? | A | Disc jockey | Lifeguard | Chef | Tattoo artist | Turn the Tables | |
| Who allegedly exclaimed "Eureka!" after discovering a key scientific principle while taking a bath? | B | Aristotle | Archimedes | Plato | Socrates | Bath Time | |
| Who are "The Twitter Guys"? | C | Nate Silver & Shai Agassi | Steven Chu & Paul Krugman | Evan Williams & Biz Stone | Stephan Schuster & Webb Miller | Micro-Bloggin | |
| Who authored "The Devil's Dictionary," which defines love as "temporary insanity curable by marriage"? | C | Dorothy Parker | James Thurber | Ambrose Bierce | Mark Twain | By Definition | |
| Who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee during the 1991 Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings? | A | Joseph Biden | Alan Simpson | Arlen Specter | Ted Kennedy | Who's in Charge? | |
| Who coined the word "pandemonium" as a name for the capital of Hell? | C | St. Augustine | Dante Alighieri | John Milton | William Blake | Word Origins | |
| Who delivered the two-hour speech that preceded Abraham Lincoln's two-minute Gettysburg Address? | D | Wendell Phillips | Daniel Webster | Robert G. Ingersoll | Edward Everett | Opening Acts | |
| Who designed the famous red and black dress worn by Michelle Obama the night of the 2008 election? | B | Carolina Herrera | Narcisco Rodriguez | Donna Karan | Michael Kors | First Lady Fashion | |
| Who did Muhammad Ali beat in the 1974 boxing match known as the "Rumble in the Jungle"? | B | Leon Spinks | George Foreman | Joe Frazier | Ken Norton | The Champ | |
| Who do you think you are? is a question repeatedly posed to the "Mr." in what hit song? | C | Mr. Tambourine Man | Mr. Roboto | Mr. Big Stuff | Mr. Telephone Man | This is my Jam | |
| Who holds the record for the longest Senate speech, spending 24 hours attacking a famous civil rights bill? | C | Orrin Hatch | Barry Goldwater | Strom Thurmond | Jesse Helms | Windbags | |
| Who is Hoda Kotb? | D | Star Wars character | U.S. governor | Beach volleyball player | TV news anchor | Who Am I | |
| Who is Marshall Bruce Mathers III? | D | CEO of General Motors | Finder of King Tut's tomb | Captain America's alter-ego | Rap star Eminem | Who Am I? | |
| Who is Stefani Germanotta? | C | Pink | Shakira | Lady Gaga | Rihanna | A.K.A | |
| Who is the only U.S. president to be born on the Fourth of July? | D | Ulysses S. Grant | Chester A. Arthur | William McKinley | Calvin Coolidge | U.S. Presidents | |
| Who is the only U.S. president to have been inaugurated on Super Bowl Sunday? | A | Ronald Reagan | George H.W. Bush | Jimmy Carter | Bill Clinton | I Solemnly Swear | |
| Who is the Roman counterpart of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty? | C | Diana | Minerva | Venus | Juno | She's a Beauty | |
| Who is the unlikely narrator of both "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and its 2003 remake? | B | Kelsey Grammer | John Larroquette | Roscoe Lee Browne | Craig T. Nelson | Voices in My Head | |
| Who once gave the famously evasive answer, "It depends on... the meaning of the word 'is'"? | A | Bill Clinton | Gen. David Petraeus | Oliver North | Jose Canseco | Q & A | |
| Who penned the 2008 memoir "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice"? | B | Melissa Gilbert | Maureen McCormick | Mayim Bialik | Tina Yothers | Celebrity Tell-Alls | |
| Who ruled Great Britain longer than any other monarch in its history? | D | George II | Elizabeth I | Henry VIII | Victoria | The Royals | |
| Who said of her TV gig, "It's not the most intellectual job in the world, but I do have to know the letters"? | C | Diane Sawyer | Oprah Winfrey | Vanna White | Barbara Walters | TV Gigs | |
| Who was the last U.S. president to regularly wear a mustache while in office? | B | Chester Arthur | William Howard Taft | Teddy Roosevelt | Grover Cleveland | Mustachios | |
| Who was the lead singer of the 1970s classic rock band Led Zeppelin? | C | Freddie Mercury | Steven Tyler | Robert Plant | Roger Daltry | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame | |
| Who wrote the 1865 book of poetry "Drum-Taps" while a war correspondent for The New York Times? | A | Walt Whitman | Ralph Waldo Emerson | Henry David Thoreau | H. W. Longfellow | Write What You Know | |
| Who wrote the poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" for his dying father? | D | W.H. Auden | Robert Frost | Ted Hughes | Dylan Thomas | Poetry 101 | |
| Who wrote the widely-used collection of simple musical pieces known as the "Little Clavier Books"? | A | Bach | Beethoven | Handel | Chopin | Piano Lessons | |
| Who wrote, "'Bartlett's Familiar Quotations' is an admirable work," a quote now listed in "Bartlett's"? | C | Truman Capote | John Lennon | Winston Churchill | Mark Twain | Famous Quotations | |
| Whose epitaph reads, "Free at last, Free at last, Thank God Almighty, I'm free at last"? | C | Malcolm X | Frederick Douglas | Martin Luther King, Jr. | W.E.B. DuBois | Last Words | |
| Whose left arm is buried more than a hundred miles away from the rest of his body? | C | Robert E. Lee | Meriwether Lewis | Stonewall Jackson | Nat Turner | Rest in Pieces | |
| Whose longtime relationship with Kurt Russell began when they starred in the 1984 movie "Swing Shift"? | A | Goldie Hawn | Kim Basinger | Melanie Griffith | Jessica Lange | Celeb Couples | |
| Whose offices are located in the East Wing of the White House? | B | Vice President | First Lady | Attorney General | Secretary of State | The White House | |
| Whose self-proclaimed motto was "Be always sure you're right--then go ahead!"? | B | Johnny Appleseed | Davy Crockett | Ethan Allen | Daniel Boone | Folk Heroes | |
| Why do old newspapers turn yellow? | B | Because of reduction | Because of oxidation | Because of sublimation | Because of condensation | Old Yeller | |
| Why is there a brass ring embedded in the middle of 8th Street in the town of Manitowoc, Wisconsin? | D | Custer died there | The Pony Express started there | McKinley was shot there | Sputnik crashed there | Brass Rings | |
| Winner of seventeen James Beard Awards, "Saveur" magazine primarily covers what topic? | A | Cuisine | Financial planning | Art collecting | Religion | Publish or Perish | |
| With a new actor playing villain Freddie Krueger, what '80s horror classic was remade in 2010? | A | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Halloween | Friday the 13th | Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Scare Tactics | |
| With a total of 8 born there, Virginia boasts the most U.S. presidents, the most recent being whom? | C | William McKinley | Grover Cleveland | Woodrow Wilson | Calvin Coolidge | Presidential History | |
| With handles shaped like bunny ears, the Rabbit is a popular, high-end version of what kitchen utensil? | B | Tea kettle | Corkscrew | Nutcracker | Pepper grinder | Around the House | |
| With millions of users, Tumblr is a popular new Web site that bills itself as "The easiest way to" what? | C | Shop | Listen to music | Blog | Watch TV | Dot Com | |
| With only a 345-foot difference between its highest and lowest points, what is the flattest U.S. state? | D | Mississippi | Rhode Island | New Jersey | Florida | Flat Earth Society | |
| With over 20 percent of the world's forests, what nation has more forestland than any other? | B | Canada | Russia | United States | Brazil | King of the Forest | |
| With the help of Martin Luther, the 16th-century Reformation began as a movement to reform what? | C | Spanish Inquisition | French imperialism | Roman Catholic Church | Hindu caste system | Pick Up Those Theses | |
| Woodward and Bernstein, the journalists who first broke the Watergate scandal, have what first names? | B | Luke and David | Bob and Carl | John and Aaron | Michael and Ray | Breaking News | |
| Written by Doyle Brunson, the 1979 book "Super System" is considered the "bible" of what game? | B | Bridge | Poker | Chess | Golf | Good Books | |
| Written by one of its alums, what university is prominently featured in the 1970 film "Love Story"? | C | Princeton University | University of Wisconsin | Harvard University | UC Berkeley | Love Means... | |
| Written by two journalists, the 2010 bestseller "Game Change" is a gossipy account of what? | A | 2008 presidential race | Bernie Madoff scandal | Iraq war | Subprime mortgage crisis | Nonfiction | |
| Yogi Bear is often depicted swiping pick-a-nic baskets in what fictional park? | A | Jellystone | Pizzaquoia | Shenandonut | Sugarglades | Cartoon Favorites | |
| You always want a second helping is a mnemonic for remembering there are two "S"s in what word? | B | Passport | Dessert | Missile | Necessary | I Remember! | |
| You be careful out among them English is the last line from what film? | D | Braveheart | Gandhi | Dances With Wolves | Witness | Classic Lines | |
| You make us cry without hurting us is a line from a Pablo Neruda poem titled "Ode to the" what? | C | Beet | Carrot | Onion | Potato | The Poet Knows It | |
| You must have been something before electricity is a playful jab at a person's what? | B | Income | Age | Fashion sense | Intelligence | How Insulting! | |
| You probably think this song is about you is a famously caustic lyric from what hit song? | C | You're Still the One | You're in My Heart | You're So Vain | You're the One That I Want | This is My Jam | |
| You take the high road and I'll take the low road is a line from a traditional song of what people? | C | Dutch | Norwegian | Scottish | German | The High Road |
