Question: Here’s how it is: Earth got used up, so we terraformed a whole new galaxy of Earths, some rich and flush with the new technologies, some, not so much. Central Planets, them as formed The Alliance, waged war to bring everyone under their rule. A few idiots tried to fight it, among them, myself. I’m Malcolm Reynolds, Captain of Serenity. Got a good crew: fighters, pilot, mechanic. We even picked up a preacher and a bona fide companion. There’s a doctor, too. Took his genius sister outta some Alliance camp, so they’re keeping a low profile. You got a job, we can do it, don’t much care what it is.
Answer: Firefly

Question: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1954 was awarded to Ernest Hemingway for "his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in what novella, featuring as a main character a tired gentleman named Santiago, and for the influence that he has exerted on contemporary style".
Answer: The Old Man and the Sea

Question: What kind of pet did Lord Byron supposedly keep in his rooms at Cambridge University because the rules clearly stated that dogs weren't permitted?
Answer: A bear

Question: Which  TV series of the 90’s ended after 275 episodes with the words, “Sorry we’re closed”?
Answer: Cheers!

Question: The detonation of the first atomic bomb, Trinity, ushered in the Atomic Age, when the bomb was tested outside of Alamogordo in what US state on July 16, 1945?
Answer: New Mexico

Question: In theater terminology, which part of a stage is closest to the audience: upstage or downstage?
Answer: Downstage

Question: “Give a hoot, don’t pollute”, since replaced by “Lend a hand, care for the land” was the slogan for what US Forest Service mascot?
Answer: Woodsy Owl

Question: Monday marked the 61st anniversary of the publication of noted recluse J. D. Salinger's only novel, which was what?
Answer: The Catcher in the Rye

Question: Who won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for her only novel, Gone with the Wind, which was subsequent made into a somewhat popular movie?
Answer: Margaret Mitchell.

Question: What neighboring city is the chief rival of The Simpson's home town of Springfield?
Answer: Shelbyville

Question: As depicted in the 2009 film Public Enemies, which “Public Enemy No 1” was gunned down outside Chicago’s Biograph Theatre on July 22, 1934?
Answer: John Dillinger

Question: What comic strip, introduced by Aaron McGruder in 1999, features the characters Huey Freeman, a angry, cynical 10 year old boy, and his younger brother Riley, who is a fan of the thug life?
Answer: The Boondocks

Question: July 20, 1969 saw the landing of what NASA mission, the first to land men on the moon?
Answer: Apollo 11

Question: What World War II figure was known as Old Blood and Guts?
Answer: George Patton

Question: Which U.S. president introduced an economic recovery plan popularly known as The New Deal?
Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question: The logo for Amazon.com features a smile that connects what 2 letters in the name Amazon?
Answer: A and Z

Question: Poetess Emma Lazarus was born on July 22, 1849 in New York City, and is best known for her poem The New Colossus, which is prominently displayed where?
Answer: The base of the Statue of Liberty

Question: Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the surface of the moon. Which astronaut, the pilot of the lunar module, was the second person to set foot on the moon?
Answer: Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin

Question: As portrayed by Carl Weathers, and known as “The Master of Disaster”, “The King of Sting”, “The Dancing Destroyer”, or “The Count of Monte Fisto”, what was the name of the opponent Rocky faced for the Word Championship title in the first Rocky movie?
Answer: Apollo Creed

Question: Which golf club would be used to hit the ball the farthest? The 1 wood or the 5 wood?
Answer: 1 wood

Question: What was the name of the paranoid android in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy?
Answer: Marvin

Question: Melvin Purvis and Samuel P. Cowley led the FBI team that confronted, and ultimately killed, what noted gangster outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago on July 22, 1934?
Answer: John Dillinger

Question: From the Latin plumbum, what element has an atomic weight of 82 and uses the symbol pb?
Answer: Lead

Question: A widely debated topic in the halls of government these days, what is the current debt US ceiling, to the closest trillion dollars?
Answer: 14

Question: For a point each, name the 3 countries surrounding the Gabonese Republic
Answer: Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo

Question: What daily comic strip, created by Jim Toomey in 1991, features an overweight, lazy shark, his wife Megan, a sea turtle named Fillmore, and crab named Hawthorne, among others?
Answer: Sherman's Lagoon

Question: Generally acknowledged as the father of role-playing games, Gary Gygax, along with Dave Arneson, was the mastermind behind what major game?
Answer: Dungeons & Dragons

Question: What three titans of classical music are collectively known as the Three Bs?
Answer: Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms

Question: What's missing: Australian Open, US Open, Wimbledon
Answer: French Open

Question: What was the first country to get foreign aid from the United States, in 1812, following a devastating earthquake?
Answer: Venezuela

Question: What are you if you are hirsute?
Answer: Hairy

Question: In standard poker, what is the best of the following hands?
Answer: Royal Flush

Question: Although never actually used in the books, the phrase "Elementary, my dear Watson." is commonly attributed to whom?
Answer: Sherlock Holmes

Question: Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu was the helmsman on ST:TOS. What position did Ensign Pavel Checkov occupy?
Answer: Navigator/tactical officer

Question: Which cartoon character was introduced on July 27, 1940 in the short "A Wild Hare"?
Answer: Bugs Bunny

Question: Skinny Jeans Tug-O-War, Vinyl Record Spinning, Cloth Tote Sack Race, and Make Your Own Ironic Mustache were all events held at what Olympics that took place in Berlin this last weekend?
Answer: Hipster

Question: There is a move afoot by the governor of the great state of New Mexico to issue a pardon to old west legend William H. Bonney. By what name is he more commonly known?
Answer: Billy the Kid

Question: According to English folklore, and William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream, what is the elf called Robin Goodfellow better known as?
Answer: Puck

Question: August 11, 1988 is generally accepted as the creation date of what terrorist organization, whose name translates as "the base"?
Answer: Al Qaeda

Question: Which US government department oversees the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as Food Stamps?
Answer: Usda

Question: What can be a rock band, a card game, and an organ?
Answer: Heart

Question: August 14, 2000 saw the introduction of what kids animated character, known for a monkey named Boots, a fox named Swiper, and her frequent use of Spanish?
Answer: Dora the Explorer

Question: August 9th marks the anniversary of the resignation of Richard M. Nixon as US President. In what year did it happen?
Answer: 1974

Question: Sharing a name with the first successful model designed by Robert Fulton in 1800, what was the name of the submarine captained by Prince Armitage Ranjit Dakkar, or Captain Nemo, in Jules Verne's books 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island?
Answer: Nautilus

Question: Name the book and the author:' These two very old people are the father and mother of Mr. Bucket. Their names are Grandpa Joe and Grandma Josephine.'
Answer: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Question: If Lady is a pedigree American Cocker Spaniel, what is the name of the mongrel?
Answer: Tramp

Question: What now American tourist attraction that received its first visitor on August 11, 1934, was originally named by its’ Spanish discoverer as ‘The Island of the Pelicans’?
Answer: Alcatraz