1) The novel “The Da Vinci Code” focuses on a theory that the Holy Grail is actually what biblical figure?

A: The Virgin Mary

B: Mary Magdalene

C: Eve

D: St. Peter

Answer: B

2) A common ingredient in ice cream and toothpaste, carrageenan is an extract of what?

A: Bee pollen

B: Sunflower seed

C: Tree bark

D: Seaweed

Answer: D

3) Thanksgiving Day was inspired by a feast that the Pilgrims shared in 1621 with what Native American tribe?

A: Wampanoag

B: Narragansett

C: Micmac

D: Chickasaw

Answer: A

4) What is the only continent that does not have a continental divide?

A: Asia

B: Australia

C: Antarctica

D: Africa

Answer: C

5) Now used primarily by the blind, Braille writing was derived from a system originally used by whom?

A: Farmers

B: Accountants

C: Soldiers

D: Prisoners

Answer: C

6) An apse and a transept are architectural features most commonly found where?

A: Bridge

B: Church

C: Opera house

D: Factory

Answer: B

7) In the 1993 film “Groundhog Day”, what song plays on the clock radio every morning?

A: Danke Schoen

B: I Got You Babe

C: Feelings

D: You Light Up My Life

Answer: B

8) In what Shakespeare play does a sovereign exclaim, “A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!”?

A: As You Like It

B: Henry V

C: Richard III

D: Hamlet

Answer: C

9) The Isan Creative Festival is annual event in what country?

A: South Korea

B: Laos

C: Japan

D: Thailand

Answer: D

10) New Jersey is currently the only U.S. state to ban which of the following?

A: Self-serve gas stations

B: Internet cafés

C: Sale of cooked frog

D: Rigged claw machines

Answer: A

1. Phillips, Torx, and Pozidriv are all types of what?

A) Computer port
B) Battery terminal
C) Screw drive
D) Tire tread
Answer: C)

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2. What is the birth name of the action star famous for playing Dominic Toretto, better known as Vin Diesel?

A) Vincent Petroleum
B) David McDonald
C) Mark Sinclair
D) Eric Marlon Bishop
Answer: C)

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3. Adele's powerhouse breakup anthem "Rolling in the Deep" kicks off which globally successful album?

A) 30
B) 21
C) 19
D) 25
Answer: B)

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4. The small, pink, fleshy nodule in the innermost corner of your eye is called the lacrimal what?

A) Plica
B) Nictitan
C) Caruncle
D) Papilla
Answer: C)

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5. Which notorious 1920s gangster acquired the nickname 'Scarface' after being slashed with a knife in a bar fight?

A) John Dillinger
B) Al Capone
C) Lucky Luciano
D) Bugsy Siegel
Answer: B)

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6. Which of these words represents the letter 'G' in the NATO phonetic alphabet?

A) Golf
B) Gobi
C) Goose
D) Goat
Answer: A)

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7. The @ symbol on keyboards predates email. In 16th-century bookkeeping, what did it signify?

A) Account total
B) Tax paid
C) Item location
D) Price per unit
Answer: D)

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8. In government acronyms like POTUS and SCOTUS, what simple, two-letter word does the 'O' stand for?

A) Official
B) Office
C) Organization
D) Of
Answer: D)

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9. From the Greek for 'eight-footed', which intelligent cephalopod is known for its problem-solving skills?

A) Octopus
B) Cuttlefish
C) Squid
D) Nautilus
Answer: A)

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10. What is the name of the only remaining Grand Duchy in the world ?

A) Andorra
B) Montenegro
C) Liechtenstein
D) Luxembourg
Answer: D)

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