TRIVIA

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Well here it is folks, the game you have been waiting to play.  The rules are simple: be the first to answer 90% of the questions (that's 45 questions) correctly and be the first to send them in and you win a prize (see bottom of page). So get started already!

Even if you don't get all the answers, send in what you have, and i'll tell you what numbers are wrong so you can change them...COME ON PEEPS!! If no one gets 90% of the questions, i guess i'll have to lower it to the person with the most number correct.weenies

1. Who was Fred Astaire's dancing partner in "Easter Parade"?Judy Garland

2. What kind of tools are used in crewel work?embroidery needles

3. Archie Goodwin is the sidekick to what Rex Stout detective?Nero Wolfe

4. Dr. Faustus sells his soul to the devil for what?knowledge and power

5. In what part of Scotland would you find natural land formations called "firths"?  along the seacoast

6. The library at Alexandria was the most famous of antiquity. What group destroyed it? Muslims

7. Birds have two: a.) Livers b.) Stomachs c.) Hearts d.) Brains e.) Bladdersb.) Stomachs

8. On what TV sitcom did Bob Denver play the leading role? Gilligan's Island

9. Goulash is a beef soup associated with what nation? Hungary

10. What familiar product is derived from the Central American sapodilla tree?chewing gum

11. "Tin Men," "Always," and "Nuts" are films starring what actor? Richard Dreyfuss

12. The alcohol found in wine, beer, and liquor is known as grain alcohol or...?ethanol

13. Chalcopyrite is an important ore of what? copper

14. Which famous statue is Greek?
a.) The Thinker
b.) Saint Teresa
c.) The Kiss
d.) Victory of Samothrace
e.) Adam and Eve
d.) Victory of Samothrace

15. "Sister of the Road" is a depression-era memoir of whom?Boxcar Bertha

16. A covered ambulatory or collonade in classical architecture is a what? portico

17. Who would wear a sou'wester?sailors

18. Which Greek prefix is matched with a misleading translation?
a.) Omni - all
b.) Mono - one
c.) Pseudo - false
d.) Proto - first
e.) Para - distant
e.) Para - distant

19. A fascist government ruled what country from 1939 to 1975?Spain

20. Which god has the same name in both Roman and Greek mythology? Appollo

21. What ancient city is remember for its purple dye and for founding Carthage?the city Tyre of Phoenecia

22. Flavored with almonds, raisins, and orange peel, what is glogg? a hot punch

23. The patchwork quilt originated in what area of the world?North America

24. The Battle of the Bulge was a counter-offensive move by the ______ in World War II. Germans

25. In which country will you find the Dinaric Alps?Croatia

26. The crocus and the gladiolus belong to what flower family? Iris

27. William Herschel, Christiaan Huygens, and Johann Ritter all made discoveries regarding what? light

28. The Thar desert is also known as what?the Great Indian desert

29. What is a person who calculates risks called?actuary

30. What is the fastest dog on flat ground?whippet

31. Who said "One of these days I'm gonna' cut you into little pieces"?Pink Floyd in "One of These Days"

32. If you caught a quahog at the seashore, what kind of creature would you have?clam

33.  A _____ is a pact between a secular authority and the church.concordat

34. What name is shared by a Mexican state, a river, and a condiment?Tobasco

35. What is the main ingredient of mock turtle soup?calf's head

36. In what type of restaurant would you order soba noodles?Japanese

37. Some 300,000 Acadians, distant cousins of Louisianna's Cajuns, reside here.Canada

38. Which operation would fall under the category of anaplasty?
a.) Kidney transplant
b.) Cardiac bypass
c.) Root canal
d.) Vasectomy
e.) Facelift
e.) Facelift

39. Bubonic plague is often carried by infected what?rodents

40. What was the first synthetic plastic?celluloid

41. The technical term lipid is more commonly referred to as what?fat

42. Princess Beatrix was installed as the queen of what country in 1980?the Netherlands

43. Besides being extremely salty, the Dead Sea is unique in that it is what?it is Earth's lowest point

44. What is a sapote?fruit

45. The Beatles played at the Cavern Club, which was located in what European city?Liverpool

46. The sciatic nerve is found in what human body part?the leg

47. Who collaborated with Karl Marx on "The Communist Manifesto"?Friedrich Engels

48. What do the eagle, maple leaf, panda, and krugerrand have in common?they are all gold coins

49. What is kohlrabi?a vegetable

50. Which type of poem first became popular in the mid 19th century?
a.) Limerick
b.) Epigram
c.) Sonnet
d.) Ballad
e.) Couplet
a.) Limerick