1. A pie chart is normally what shape?

Circular
2. The Blue and White of the BMW logo is taken from what German state flag?
Bavaira
3. What island in New York Bay was, by far, the busiest immigrant inspection station in the first half of the
1900s (it's a museum these days)?
Ellis Island
4. “Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a Rabbit out of my hat!” repeatedly claimed what cartoon character, who never
did pull the rabbit out?
Bullwinkle
5. How many questions are on a standard Trivial Pursuit card?
Six
6. Apricot Seeds (pits, or kernels) contain small amounts of what poison?
Cyanide
7. In what part of the body is the “bony labyrinth”?
The [inner] ear
8. What “A” was, in Ancient Greece, a public open space for speaking (or a marketplace), it was also a Goya
winning Spanish Film?
Agora
9. In Boxing, what does the “T” stand for in “TKO”?
Technical
(Usually by having a fighter knocked down some maximum number of times)
10. What's the capital of Cuba?
Havana
11. According to Catholic doctrine, what metaphysical region do souls go to purge themselves of sin, before
entering heaven?
Purgatory
12. What are ANY of the three films featuring Robin Williams released posthumously?
Night of the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb OR Merry Friggin' Christmas OR Absolutely Anything

1. What is the shape of the base of the Giza Pyramids?

Square
2. How many Columns of Stars are there on an American flag?
Eleven
3. What trademarked product, popular in cosmetics, paralyzes the muscles that causes wrinkles?
Botox
4. Prof. John Robinson, his wife Maureen Robinson, and Major Don West are among the characters of what
Sci-Fi series?
Lost In Space
5. As it describes sales, what does “B2B” stand for?
Business To Business
6. Okay, let's settle this, in what European country does the Rhine actually rise?
Switzerland
7. What “V” is an adjective meaning “used more words than usual” (it was also an Infocom command to repeat
a room's description upon reentering it.)
Verbose
8. What root, often served with sushi, is believed (though science may be skeptical) to reduce vomiting and
nausea?
Ginger
9. What type of dancing includes jackhammers, windmills, and head slides?
Breakdancing
10. A 'funny cartoon animal version' of Spider-Man, appearing in “Into the Spider Verse” (and originating in a
1983 comic) is... what kind of animal (it's not a spider)?
Pig
(Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham)
11. In Taxonomy, what comes between Class and Family?
Order
12. Dolores Haze is the real name of what literary title character?
Lolita
1. What color is associated with St. Patrick's Day?
Green
2. What comedian, and former Tonight Show Host, released the 1997 autobiography Leading with my Chin?
Jay Leno
3. On an electrical diagram, what Greek letter is used to denote “resistance”?
Omega
4. What long running Video Game series, featuring a mixture of Disney and Final Fantasy Characters,
concludes its first trilogy, “The Keyblade War” later this month?
Kingdom Hearts
5. In the Tales of the “Arabian Nights”... just how many Arabian Nights were there?
1001
6. Quechua was the main language of what empire?
Incas
(Okay, there is a subtype of Quechua that was used in the Mayan empire, but it wasn't the main language)
7. In the mid to late 1800s, American Tony Pastor created what style of theater, focused on comedy without
psychological or moral intentions (such as burlesque comedy, or song and dance numbers)?
Vaudeville
8. Prince Myshkin is the title character of what Fyodor Dostoevsky novel?
The Idiot
9. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety board – and assuming there is no sidewalk, should a
pedestrian walk WITH traffic or AGAINST traffic?
Against
(So you can see Cars coming at you. This is true in all countries I've seen)
10. The Brigach and The Breg streams combine in Germany to form what river?
The Danube
(Many people rhined aground... hmmm.)
11. Who was Carrie Fisher's actress mother?
Debbie Reynolds
12. In 2009, the in prison murder of What Russian Accountant inspired world wide condemnation – and 2012
legislation (followed in 2017 in the UK and Canada) – sanctioning his killers?
Sergei Magnitsky

1. On a standard color wheel, what color is opposite blue?

Orange
(A standard color wheel starts with the three primary colors of light - Red Blue And Yellow - in three
alternating slots of a circle. Between them are the three secondary colors - purple, Green, and
Orange. It's arranged in such a way that the primary color - blue - is opposite a color that isn't made
up of blue - orange)
2. What's NBA star Lebron James birth state?
Ohio
3. Jim Yong Kim retired last week, from what international organization?
[The] World Bank
4. The “Wet Bandits” (so called because they left the water running in the houses they robbed) was a feature of
what film?
Home Alone
5. Who's theorem established, A^2 + B^2 = C^2, for establishing the length of a hypotenuse of a right triangle?
Pythagoras
6. In 1912, Tokyo donated 2000 of what kind of Tree to Washington DC to celebrate better ties between the
two countries?
Cherry
7. Rodin's “The Thinker” is believed to originally be a sculpture of what poet?
Dante
8. What is the only known river to cross the Equator twice?
[The] Congo
9. In cartoons, Bugs Bunny will often lament that he got lost, because he failed to make a left 'toin' … in what
US city?
Albaquoiky
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8TUwHTfOOU)
10. What lower house of Russia's parliament combines with the “Federation Council” to make up their
legislative branch?
[The] Duma
11. What instrument is played by the Concertmaster (or Leader in the UK), the second in command of an
orchestra after the Conductor?
Violin
12. In 1894, in one of the first Labor movements, employees of the Pullman company struck. What did the
Pullman company produce?
[Sleeping] Train cars

1. “Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain” is a mnemonic for remembering... what?

Colors of a Rainbow
2. “I, Robot” is an inter-connected set of short stories written by what science fiction author?
Isaac Asimov
3. What “LG” is the slogan for “LG Electronics” (though the official corporate name doesn't stand for
anything)?
Life's Good
4. What former Soviet Republic's flag contains a yellow sun, theoretically containing a deception of a yurt, on
a red field (and possesses more than a passing resemblance to the X-Box logo)?
Kyrgyzstan
5. What's the only mammal that can naturally fly?
Bats
6. Within five years, when was the Hindenburg disaster?
1937 [+/-5]
7. The fictional “Hanson Brothers”, led by coach Reggie Dunlop (Paul Newman), headline what hockey film?
Slapshot
8. What “E”, named for a German chemist, is a conical (or titration) flask?
Erlenmeyer
9. In 1938, what British Prime Minister returned from the Munich Agreement with “Peace for our time”?
Neville Chamberlain
10. Joining in 2011, what is the newest member of the UN?
South Sudan
11. “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” features in what Shakespeare play?
Romeo & Juliette
(I worried I overslotted that question, but I got an awful lot of 'Hamlets')
12. What was the first film (and I'll accept either first shot or first released) to feature Charlie Chaplin's “The
Tramp” character?
Mabel's Strange Predicament OR Kid Auto Races at Venice

1. According to the saying, what can't fit in “Round Holes”?

Square Pegs
2. What was the animal stage name of John Mellancamp at the beginning of his career?
[John] Cougar
3. During the 2003 invasion, the US characterized its overpowering invasion of Iraq with what three word
phrase?
Shock and Awe
4. Who is the credited creator of both “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune'?
Merv Griffin
(A bit unfair to the Brits, but they are world wide popular shows)
5. What Chinese port city takes its name from the Chinese for “Fragrant Harbor”?
Hong Kong
(This showed up in my pub quiz. The writer insisted on calling it a 'City State' again)
6. Wikileaks founder Jullian Assange has recently been given citizenship of what South American nation?
Ecuador
(And now Ecuador's trying to call him a Diplomat. The UK's having none of it)
7. In the original Star Wars, what was the first name of Luke's 'uncle'?
Owen
(Lars is the *last* name, and I thought the harder name to pull, as he's not mentioned in 'A New Hope'.
Apparently he *is* mentioned by last name in Attack of the Clones)
8. The jejunum, duodenum, and ileum are part of what organ of the body?
[the] Small Intestine
9. From 1717 to 1816 (and into today, in slang terms) in UK Currency, which was worth more, the Guinea or
the Pound?
Guinea
(is worth 21 shillings or 1.05 pounds)
10. On what continent are the Atlas mountains?
Africa
11. What triple heterograph could be a small mule, a verb meaning to dig, or an incorporated municipality
(usually smaller than a city)?
Burro/Burrow/Borough
(...I'm told the British pronounce the last different. I do my best. :\ )
12. Rowf and Snitter are characters from what Richard Adams novel, written after Watership Down?
Plague Dogs

1. What kind of animal was “The Ugly Duckling”, really?

[A Beautiful] Swan
2. How many square inches are there on a square yard?
1296
(9 Square Feet in a Square Yard, 144 Square Inches in a Square Foot, 144*9 = 1296.)
3. “You are being watched. The government has a secret system: a machine that spies on you every hour of
every day, I know because I built it...” was an opening narrator of what TV series?
Person of Interest
4. What sport, evolving from the Indian sport of of “Poona” has its current name from the Duke of Beaufort's
estate in Gloustershire?
Badminton
5. What true homonym could describe a joke (such as a practical joke), or be a verb meaning “To Choke”?
Gag
6. In British slang, what smaller body of water is used to refer to the Atlantic Ocean (especially when used as a
divide between the UK and US)?
[The] Pond
7. About how deep is the Mariana Trench (compared to see level), 36,000 feet, 360,000 feet, or about 3.6
million feet?
About 36,000 Feet
8. In the Sound of Music, how many Van Trapp children are there?
7
9. What “C” is a professional map maker?
Cartographer
10. What historical document begins, “When in the course of human events...”?
The Declaration of Independence
11. What Canadian Diplomat (later Prime Minister) won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the Suez
Canal crisis?
Lester Pearson
12. What molecular force, named for a Dutch physicist, is defined as the non-electrical forces binding
molecules together?
Van Der Wall force
1. Vulcanology (which is not the study of Star Trek Races) is, in fact, the study of what geographical
feature?
Volcanos
2. The Half Pipe, the Parallel Giant Slalom, and the Slopestyle are among events of what Olympic sport?
Snowboarding
3. George Braque, Juan Gris, and Pablo Picasso have all been linked to what avent-garde art movement?
Cubism
4. How is the website “Backrub” now known?
Google
5. What author took his pen name from a phrase meaning “Two Fathoms Deep”?
Mark Twain
6. What “B” describes a legislative system consisting of two houses (Representatives and the Senate, for
example)?
Bicameral
7. If taking a trick containing the Queen of Spades helped you “Shoot the Moon” (and socked your opponents
with penalty points), what card game are you most likely playing?
Hearts
8. “The MacNeils”, Father Karras, and Father Merrin are characters in what horror film?
Poltergeist
9. After molting, does a Lobster consume its previous shell, or simply discard it?
Consumes it
(For the calcium. Really!)
10. Really more of a musical, since it also contained straight dialogue, what Opera by Mozart 'stars' Tamino?
The Magic Flute
11. Remove the center symbol from Paraguay's flag, and you'll wind up with the flag of what European
Country?
Netherlands [AA: Luxembourg]
(Really, the shade of Blue is Netherlands, but upon review, if someone had put Luxembourg, I'd have taken it.)
12. “The Man Trap” was the first episode aired of what 1960s TV series?
Star Trek

1. What Australian dog is also Australian slang for a cowardly or contemptible person?
Dingo
2. What “P” is a deliberate persecution of a religious or ethnic group, originally used to describe the Russian
treatment of their own Jewish citizens?
Pogrom
3. Acting twins Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen got their start as Michelle on what sitcom?
Full House
4. On the New York Stock Exchange, what is the three letter symbol for Anheuser-Busch?
BUD
(This bud's for you!)
5. What plant gave Popeye his superhuman strength?
Spinach
6. Who is the otherwise faceless “Tame Racing Driver” of Top Gear (UK)?
The Stig
7. What type of Pet Sound is heard at the end of the Beach Boys “Pet Sounds”?
Barking Dogs
(Owned by Brian Wilson!)
8. Bucephalas is the horse of what historical figure?
Alexander the Great
(People know your Greek horses.)
9. What North American bird takes its name from the culture of the European merchants that sold it?
Turkey
(The bird was named after the group. Not the other way around)
10. What type of screw, notable for a cross (“X”) head, created by an Oregon inventor?
Phillips[head]
11. BWI is an “I”nternational airport, serving what two cities?
Baltimore and Washington [DC]
12. What composer wrote the following TV Themes: Doogie Howser MD; Magnum, PI; The A-Team; The
Rockford Files, Hill Street Blues, and Law & Order (Among others)?
Mike Post

1. What fillet of brined salmon is often served with bagels?

Lox
2. What organization won the only Nobel Peace Prize awarded during World War 1?
[The] Red Cross
3. What was unique about MLB pitcher James Anthony “Jim” Abbot?
[He Had] One hand
(Most people put arm. I took that.)
4. In the A-Team, what was the often mentioned fear of B. A. Baracus?
Flying
5. What term for a group of Rhinos (also a UK Emo band), is a possible result of a Rhino's charge?
Crash
(Speaking of BA...)
6. Freetown is the Capital of what African Country?
Sierra Leone
(Every so often, I have to convince myself the answer isn't Liberia)
7. What British Philosopher posits the natural human condition is of “War of all against all”?
Thomas Hobbes
8. What murder ballad, written originally for “The Three Penny Opera”, became a hit song for Bobby Darin?
Mack the Knife
(It was written, as Joel pointed out, for Three Penny, REFERENCING Beggar's Opera. Mea culpa. The QM
regrets the error)
9. What fictional Christmas character begins his story with, “His heart two sizes too small”?
The Grinch
10. What heterograph could be “Of the ear”, or “relating to the mouth”?
Aural/Oral
11. Since he recently got a movie, what real world make and model of car was the original vehicle form of the
Transformers “Bumblebee”?
[A] Volkswagen Beetle
12. The trial of John Thomas Scope for teaching Evolution occurred in what US state?
Tennessee

1. What actor became known as “The Governator”?

[Arnold] Schwarzenegger
2. What “F” is a Japanese quilted mattress, unrolled and used as a bed?
Futon
3. What Rudyard Kipling novel features a character befriended by the spy Mahbub Ali, and Teshoo Lama?
Kim
4. How many cards make up the Major Arcana in a traditional Rider-Waite-Smith tarot deck?
22
(78 cards over all)
5. How many points is a starter question worth in University Challenge (or on Quiz Bowl, after the 'Power'
portion of the question is read)?
Ten
6. Triangles of what two colors, separated by a golden cross, make up Jamaica's flag?
Green and Black
(As pointed out, it's one of the few flags that has no Red, White, or Blue)
7. What weapon was the nickname of George Francis Barnes Jr. better known as George Kelly?
Machine Gun
8. What actor won an Oscar for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in the Theory of Everything, and a Tony for
his role of Ken in the play Red?
Eddie Redmayne
9. What heterophone could describe a drop of water, or a split of something (such as paper), pulled apart
forcefully?
Tear
10. The “Walker Cup” is an amateur contest in what sport?
Golf
(It's an amateur version of the Ryder cup)
11. James Dean, as an avid car racer, died in what MAKE of car?
Porsche [Spyder]
12. What “S” is one of the individual leaves, or parts, of the calyx of a flower?
Sepal

1. What Loony Tunes character, “Taut he taw a puddy tat”?

Tweety [Bird or Pie]
2. According to the famous line in Casablanca, what kind of “Joint” is Rick's?
Gin
3. What titular video game character takes her name from F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife?
Zelda
4. Sea World's “Killer Whale” (or Orca) shows were named after what previously live captured whale, who
appeared originally (Though she died in 1971)?
Shamu
5. Montezuma was the emperor of which New World empire?
Aztec
6. What's the more common name for the “Patella”?
Kneecap
7. What's the name of the police chief in the Simpsons?
Wiggum
8. Which amendment of the US Bill of Rights guarantees a Trial By Jury?
6th
9. At what temperature do the Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales meet?
-40
10. In “Jack and the Beanstalk”, Jack procures what kind of instrument... that plays itself?
Harp
(Yes. He rescued an Autoharp.)
11. What “T” is Soy sauce (usually made as a Miso paste byproduct), without wheat, and therefore, gluten?
Tamari
(Hat tip to Joel Hess)
12. “To Kill A Mockingbird” is set in a fictional county of what real US State?
Alabama

1. According to the proverb, what “...speaks louder than words”?

Actions
2. What “C” is Spanish/Mexican, long, usually hollow, fried snack, occasionally filled with (or dipped in)
chocolate, dulce de leche, or the like, sprink; ed with sugar?
Churro
3. What TV star won 5 Emmys (over 12 nominations) for Rescue Me, Spin City, and Family Ties?
Michael J. Fox
4. “Lusitania” was a Roman province consisting of parts of what two modern countries?
Portugal and Spain
(Portugal being the bulk)
5. E^3, where 'E' is any one edge is the volume of what shape?
Cube
(Third power, you know, 'cubed'?)
6. What honorific (and I need this one exact), usually applied to lawyers these days, was originally above a
gentleman but below a knight?
Esquire [DNA: Squire]
7. On the east side of Israel is the “West Bank”... of what river?
Jordan
8. “The Crickets” backed up (and out lived) what singer songwriter?
Buddy Holly
9. What heterophone could be a month of the year, or an adjective meaning “Respective and Impressive”?
August
10. Ghost Protocol, Rogue Nation, and Fallout are subtitles of films in what series?
Mission Impossible
11. What country has been to the most Men's Football World Cup final matches, without winning any of them?
Netherlands
(3 times)
12. What American novelist created the “Hollow Earth” called “Pellucidar”?
Edgar Rice Burroughs
1. In Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Snow White ill-advisedly accepts what type of poison fruit
from a stranger?
Apple
2. What “T” is the art of clipping bushes and hedges into artistic shapes, such as animals?
Topiary
3. Ian Flemming's “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” was adapted for the screen by Ken Hughes and what other
British Author?
Raold Dahl
4. Stretching about 250 square miles, what artificial lake was created by the Hoover Dam in Nevada?
Lake Mead
5. What's the more common medical term for acetylsalicylic acid?
Asprin
6. Where on the body does one where 'Clamdiggers'?
Legs
(They're a type of pant/trouser)
7. Since it came up recently on a certain show... what milestone anniversary is the “Ruby” anniversary?
40th
8. Within 2 years, when did Hawaii become a US state?
1959
(And again, most people didn't need the range)
9. Is the Gaza Strip primarily east of Israel, or West of Israel?
Primarily West
10. In “The Sixth Sense”, what actor tells Bruce Wills “I see dead people”?
Haley Joel Osment
11. Pol Pot was the leader of what Cambodian political party?
Khmer Rouge
(I realize now I marked wrong someone who said Communist. I should have prompted that. Mea Culpa)
12. What other “T” is an electrical musical instrument, created by a Russian physicist, that is played by moving
your hands in proximity to it?
Theremin