kth8/OpenTriviaQA huggingface dataset:
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Question: In the comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, King Arthur and his Knights decide not to go to Camelot for what reason?
Choices: Because it is a far away place; Because it is a boring place; Because it is a silly place; Because it is a smelly place
Answer: Because it is a silly place
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Question: Which of these words were delivered by the Black Knight, after his second arm was chopped off in the comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
Choices: You yellow bastards! Come back here and take whats coming to you!; Its just a flesh wound!; All right, well call it a draw.; Ill bite your legs off!
Answer: Its just a flesh wound!
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Question: In the 1975 comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, who decided that Arthur and his Knights should search for the Holy Grail?
Choices: God; Sir Bedevere; Sir Robin; King Arthur
Answer: God
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Question: Which Monty Python and the Holy Grail character delivered the line: Help, help, Im being repressed!?
Choices: The Black Knight; Dennis; Patsy; Sir Robin
Answer: Dennis
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Question: Which of these words is not sacred to the Knights of Ni, featured in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
Choices: Impy; Ni; Ping; Nee-whom
Answer: Impy
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Question: Horses were too expensive for the Monty Python group to rent or buy for filming. What did they use instead?
Choices: Goats; Pigs; Coconuts; People
Answer: Coconuts
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Question: In the comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the name of the enchanter, who can summon fire and who leads Arthur and his Knights to the Cave of Caerbannog, is Dan.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Sir Bedeveres Trojan Rabbit idea is foiled by his own stupidity. However he has another idea for what Trojan animal?
Choices: Badger; Weasel; Hedgehog; Raccoon
Answer: Badger
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Question: The villagers in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail think  that they have found a witch! Sir Bedevere uses his new learning skills to help them determine if she is truly a witch. According to his logic, the girl is a witch if she weighs as much as which object?
Choices: A swan; A boat; A duck; A log
Answer: A duck
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Question: In the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which word is unbearable for the Knights of Ni to hear?
Choices: It; Is; In; If
Answer: It
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Question: This 9th U.S. President served a term of only 31 days.
Choices: James Garfield; Zachary Taylor; William Harrison; Benjamin Harrison
Answer: William Harrison
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Question: He was U.S. President when the first 7 states seceded from the Union.
Choices: James Buchanan; Andrew Johnson; Abraham Lincoln; Millard Fillmore
Answer: James Buchanan
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Question: Franklin Roosevelt was the president who ordered the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Who was the only U.S. President to serve as both President and Chief Justice?
Choices: William McKinley; Woodrow Wilson; William Taft; Calvin Coolidge
Answer: William Taft
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Question: Which two former U.S. Presidents died on the same day and on what day?
Choices: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson -- July 4, 1826; John Quincy Adams and Thomas Jefferson -- July 4, 1826; John Quincy Adams and Thomas Jackson -- July 4, 1826; Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe -- July 4, 1826
Answer: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson -- July 4, 1826
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Question: Which President was the first to be elected by women?
Choices: Warren Harding; Calvin Coolidge; George Washington; Herbert Hoover
Answer: Warren Harding
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Question: Which of the following pairs contains a U.S. president and a vice president both not having been elected to the office?
Choices: Ford and Rockefeller; Johnson and Humphrey; Nixon and Ford; Carter and Mondale
Answer: Ford and Rockefeller
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Question: Becoming the 22nd and 24th U.S. President, he was the only President to serve two nonconsecutive terms.
Choices: Woodrow Wilson; Grover Cleveland; Andrew Johnson; James Garfield
Answer: Grover Cleveland
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Question: To provide with something desired or needed.  (verb)
Choices: accomodate; acommodate; accommodate; accomadate
Answer: accommodate
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Question: The process of taking in and making part of an existent whole.  (noun)
Choices: absorption; absorbtion; absorbsion; apsorption
Answer: absorption
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Question: Position reaching from one side to the other.  (adverb)
Choices: ackrous; accros; across; accross
Answer: across
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Question: Lacking skill.  (adjective)
Choices: awclward; ackword; ackward; awkward
Answer: awkward
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Question: Acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true.  (noun)
Choices: admision; addmision; admission; addmission
Answer: admission
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Question: Directly accessible.  (adjective)
Choices: addressable; adresseable; addresable; adressable
Answer: addressable
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Question: A public notice. (noun)
Choices: advartisment; advertisment; advertisement; advartisement
Answer: advertisement
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Question: An antenna. (noun)
Choices: aerial; aireal; areal; aeriel
Answer: aerial
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Question: An abnormality. (noun)
Choices: anoumaly; anomoly; anomaly; anomalie
Answer: anomaly
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Question: Not named or identified.  (adjective)
Choices: anonymous; anonimose; anonymos; anonimous
Answer: anonymous
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Question: According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, this was the most dangerous job in 1997.  With 118 victims out of 100,000 workers in the same year, this wood-bound profession is paid very well in order to attract workers.
Choices: Carpenter; Timber-cutter; Babysitter; Teacher
Answer: Timber-cutter
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Question: Being a fisherman can be quite dangerous. Fishermens most common cause of death is this.
Choices: Lethal bites from fish; Accidents with fishing equipment; Getting lost and dying of thirst; Drowning
Answer: Drowning
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Question: Being a pilot in one of these states is very perilous.
Choices: New York; Florida; Alaska; California
Answer: Alaska
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Question: The most common cause of death for truck drivers is accidents on the road. This is what usually causes them.
Choices: Flat tires; Logs and other obstacles; Damaged roads; Fatigue
Answer: Fatigue
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Question: Being a pizza-deliverer or a vending machine filler is actually very dangerous.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: What 1980s science fiction film is this quote from?
Choices: TRON; Short Circuit; The Black Hole; War Games
Answer: War Games
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Question: Which Academy Award-winning movie is this quote from?
Choices: The Usual Suspects; Unforgiven; Young Guns; Dances With Wolves
Answer: Unforgiven
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Question: In this quote, the characters are referring to illicit drugs, i.e. speed, crank, cocaine.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: What 1990s western, written by Kevin Jarre and directed by George P. Cosmatos, is this quote from?
Choices: Tombstone; Wyatt Earp; Unforgiven; Maverick
Answer: Tombstone
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Question: This quote is from what computer-animated film by the Blue Sky Studio?
Choices: Toy Story 2; Ice Age; Monsters Inc.; Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Answer: Ice Age
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Question: The movie which contains the line on the sound clip is based on a Stephen King novella.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: What 1987 Coen Brothers film is this quote from?
Choices: Fargo; Blood Simple; Raising Arizona; Barton Fink
Answer: Raising Arizona
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Question: Listen to the sound clip and name the 1987 film said to combine comedy, adventure, romance and fantasy.
Choices: The Three Musketeers; Willow; The Princess Bride; Young Guns
Answer: The Princess Bride
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Question: The construction of this structure began on August 9, 1173 but after the third floor was built, it began to lean.
Choices: Leaning Tower of Pisa; Riga TV Tower; Tianjin Tower; Sears Tower
Answer: Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Question: Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, this amphitheatre in Rome was once used for gladiatorial combat.
Choices: The Colosseum; Temple of Venus; Victor Emanuel Monument; Arch of Septimius Severus
Answer: The Colosseum
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Question: The name of the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London is Craster Tower.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Arc de Triomphe is a monument that stands in the centre of the Place de lÃtoile in this city.
Choices: Le Mans; Dijon; Reims; Paris
Answer: Paris
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Question: This ancient Chinese structure was built to protect China from raids by Mongol and Turkic tribes.
Choices: Bay Bridge; The Great Wall; Gateway Arch; Menara Kuala Lumpur
Answer: The Great Wall
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Question: This large, half-human statue is situated at the west bank of the Nile River.
Choices: The Great Sphinx of Giza; Diamond Head; Gibraltar Rock; The Pyramids of Giza
Answer: The Great Sphinx of Giza
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Question: The outbreak of World War II began with the German invasion of which European country?
Choices: Poland; France; Finland; Hungary
Answer: Poland
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Question: Which country was not part of the Tripartite Pact signed on 27 September 1940?
Choices: Italy; Japan; Germany; China
Answer: China
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Question: What was the main reason for the surrender of Japan on 15 August 1945?
Choices: The demolished ports and roads by Operation Starvation; The usage of atomic weapon against Japan; Invasion launched by Soviet Union in Manchuria; Air-raid and constant bombing over Tokyo
Answer: The usage of atomic weapon against Japan
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Question: How many extermination camps were built during WW II by the Nazis for the purpose of mass killing?
Choices: Six; Two; Ten; Four
Answer: Six
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Question: Which term refers to dreams in which you suddenly realize that you are dreaming?
Choices: Awareness Dream; Lucid Dreams; DÃ©jÃ  vu; Fantasy Dream
Answer: Lucid Dreams
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Question: This type of dreaming occurs during waking hours when our level of awareness decreases and our mind wanders.
Choices: Daydreaming; Paramnesia; Lucid Dreams; DÃ©jÃ  vu
Answer: Daydreaming
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Question: These are the dreams that repeat night after night with little variation in story or theme. These dreams may be pleasant, but most often they are nightmarish in content.
Choices: Awareness Dream; Recurring dreams; Lucid Dreams; Epic dreams
Answer: Recurring dreams
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Question: Chase dreams often derive from feelings of anxiety and pressure in your waking life.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Our normal sleep usually goes through the four stages of the sleep cycle. What is the name of the final stage, in which dreaming occurs?
Choices: Dream Cycle; Rapid Eye Movement; Vision Cycle; Rapid Mind Work
Answer: Rapid Eye Movement
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Question: Some psychologists claim to encounter rare cases of people that never dream.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The Greek goddess of agriculture, Demeter, had a daughter called Persephone. What is the Persephones relation to Hades (the underworld god of wealth)?
Choices: She was his daughter; She was his mother-in-law; She was his mother; She was his consort
Answer: She was his consort
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Question: Cronus swallowed the first four children he sired by Rhea: Demeter, Hera, Hades and Hestia, as soon as they were born.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Which of the following is not one of the nine Muses?
Choices: Euterpe; Melpomene; Thalia; Mnemosyne
Answer: Mnemosyne
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Question: Originally Herakles labors were to be 11.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: He was the god of the sea.
Choices: Poseidon; Athena; Dionysus; Hermes
Answer: Poseidon
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Question: One of Zeus lovers was Io. What kind of animal did Io turn into, when she tried to avoid detection?
Choices: Snake; Mare; Sheep; Cow
Answer: Cow
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Question: Hermes was god of all these except one. Which is it?
Choices: Orators; Fishermen; Athletes; Shepherds
Answer: Fishermen
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Question: Goddess Aphrodite was born out of this.
Choices: Sea foam; Sand; Dust; Mud
Answer: Sea foam
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Question: He was the son of Hypnos.
Choices: Apollo; Hermes; Morpheus; Hephaestus
Answer: Morpheus
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Question: The change of seasons can be explained with one of the following goddesses.
Choices: Demeter; Hestia; Alectrona; Athena
Answer: Demeter
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Question: Known as the worlds most finicky cat, he became the spokes-cat for Purinas 9 Lives cat food in 1969.
Choices: Garfield; Morris; Pussy; Kitty
Answer: Morris
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Question: This cat and Jerry, the ever-dueling duo, have chased each other from the Hollywood Bowl to Hungary, to outer space and back.
Choices: Harry; Tom; Minnie; Socks
Answer: Tom
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Question: This white Chinchilla longhair became a movie star in such films as Diamonds are Forever and Clockwork Orange.
Choices: Pussy; Solomon; Spoty; Tom
Answer: Solomon
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Question: Name the fat and lazy cat who hates Mondays.
Choices: Socks; Sylvester; Pepper; Garfield
Answer: Garfield
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Question: This red tabby cat appeared in the movies Breakfast at Tiffanys and The Comedy of Terrors.
Choices: Socks; Orangey; Silk; Pepper
Answer: Orangey
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Question: Created by Australian Pat Sullivan, this cat was the star of the first talkie cartoon.
Choices: Neon; Duchess; Garfield; Felix
Answer: Felix
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Question: Which fictional cat was forever chasing Tweety Bird?
Choices: Tom; Sylvester; Socks; Pepper
Answer: Sylvester
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Question: This elegant cartoon Persian cat was created for Walt Disneys 1970 animated feature, The Aristocats.
Choices: Pussy; Duchess; Minnie; Princess
Answer: Duchess
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Question: The home planet of Ford Prefect (from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) is said to be somewhere in the vicinity of this star. The star is also the second-brightest one in the constellation Orion.
Choices: Betelgeuse; Rigel; Aldebaran; Sirius
Answer: Betelgeuse
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Question: This is the brightest star in the sky (after the Sun, of course) and is located in the constellation Canis Major.
Choices: Sirius; Vega; Pollux; Venus
Answer: Sirius
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Question: The first person to use a telescope for astronomical purposes was Galileo Galilei.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: On 20 July 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon. This is where he made his first steps.
Choices: Sea of Tranquility; Sea of Serenity; Sea of Rains; Sea of Cold
Answer: Sea of Tranquility
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Question: Saturn is the only planet in our solar system that has rings.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: The Southern Cross is a well known constellation in the Southern Hemisphere. It was illustrated as part of this constellation for many years, before it was identified as a separate one in 1592.
Choices: Apus; Chamaeleon; Pyxis; Centaur
Answer: Centaur
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Question: The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31, is visible to the naked eye, but only when the sky is very dark. The Persian astronomer Abd-al-Rahman Al Sufi described it as a small cloud in 964, but years later it became clear that it was a galaxy of this kind.
Choices: Spiral; Elliptical; Cubic; Irregular
Answer: Spiral
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Question: This open cluster can be found in the constellation of Taurus, and is known as M45. According to Greek mythology, seven of its brightest stars are sisters.
Choices: The Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster; NGC 7078; The Pleiades; The Hyades
Answer: The Pleiades
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Question: These birds are so well adapted to flying, that they have been observed flying for days without rest. Landing though seems to be a problem - their landings are often described as semi-controlled crashes.
Choices: Bald Eagle; Coopers Hawk; Wandering Albatross; Brown Pelican
Answer: Wandering Albatross
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Question: The Peregrine Falcon, one of Americas most spectacular flyers, was almost driven to extinction during the 1950s and 1960s. Which of these human activities caused this?
Choices: Deforestation; Active hunting; Extermination of the species it feeds on; Usage of certain pesticides
Answer: Usage of certain pesticides
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Question: The Sharp-shinned Hawk, a type of small hawk with short, broad wings and a long square-ended tail, are known for which of this flying abilities?
Choices: Sudden dives for prey in water; High-speed, sharp turns in flight; Soaring in the air for days without rest; Flying at great heights
Answer: High-speed, sharp turns in flight
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Question: Engineers have discovered the Turkey Vulture, a species of brownish black vultures typical for the southern United States, to help them in which of these activities?
Choices: Forecasting tornadoes; Positioning for oil platforms; Detecting strong air currents; Locating cracked or broken underground fuel pipes
Answer: Locating cracked or broken underground fuel pipes
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Question: To the Common Snipe, a type of small shorebird found in Canada, the United States, northern Europe and Russia, flying plays an important role in which of these processes?
Choices: Respiration; Mating; Digestion; Sleeping
Answer: Mating
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Question: This is the number of seasons Roseanne ran.
Choices: 9; 8; 6; 7
Answer: 9
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Question: This was the City and State where the family lived.
Choices: Lansing, Michigan; Laurel, Indiana; Lanford, Illinois; Lambertville, Michigan
Answer: Lanford, Illinois
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Question: The older son in the family was nicknamed D.J.  What did his initials stand for?
Choices: Dan Jr.; Danny Jake; David Jacob; Darryl Jack
Answer: David Jacob
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Question: This event caused Roseanne to proclaim that now,  they were OFFICIALLY white trash.
Choices: Dan went to jail.; Dan drank white lightning and passed out.; Dan shot himself hunting.; Dan wrecked his Harley.
Answer: Dan went to jail.
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Question: This was NOT one of Jackies professions.
Choices: Factory worker; Mail Carrier; Truck Driver; Police Officer
Answer: Mail Carrier
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Question: What was Roseanne and Dans last name?
Choices: The OConnelly; The OConner; The Conner; The Connelly
Answer: The Conner
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Question: This famous actor portrayed Jackie and Roseannes supervisor at Wellman Plastics. He also had a romantic interest in Jackie.
Choices: Martin Mull; Patrick Swayze; George Clooney; Micheal Keaton
Answer: George Clooney
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Question: Jackie attempts to shock her mother by announcing she is pregnant and if its a girl, she will name her this.
Choices: Cher; Cleopatra; Madonna; Gidget
Answer: Gidget
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Question: What was the name of the coffee shop in the local mall that Roseanne worked at?
Choices: Rods; McRods; Rodbells; Rodmans
Answer: Rodbells
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Question: Dan and Darlene bonded by playing this sport in the backyard.
Choices: Basketball; Pitch and Catch; Hockey; Football
Answer: Basketball
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Question: What is the home planet of Darth Vader, one of the main villains in Star Wars?
Choices: The Death Star; Tatooine; Alderaan; Coruscant
Answer: Tatooine
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Question: Luke and his sister Leia, the famous characters from Star Wars, were secretly hidden from their father, but not from the Emperor.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: The first lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader took place in which episode of Star Wars?
Choices: Episode 6 - The Return of the Jedi; Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back; Episode 4 - A new hope; Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
Answer: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back
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Question: In Episode IV A New Hope, 17,000 credits was the price of which of these?
Choices: A transport price paid by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker to Han Solo; The worth of the Millenium falcon ship Han Solo won in a sabacc tournament; The price of Obi-Wan Kenobis laser blade; The prize for Han Solos head given by Jaba the Hutt
Answer: A transport price paid by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker to Han Solo
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Question: Which Star Wars character delivered the following words in his typical manner: Strong is Vader. Mind what you have learned. Save you it canâ?
Choices: Yoda; Obi-wan Kenobi; The Emperor; Lando Calrissian
Answer: Yoda
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Question: This Star Wars character is an immense, fur-covered warrior of great strength and loyalty, and a sophisticated being with exceptional skills in starship piloting and repairing.
Choices: Boba Fet; Admiral Ackbar; Ewok; Chewbacca
Answer: Chewbacca
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Question: In The Return of the Jedi, the burgundy-wearing people who accompany Emperor Palpatine are his bodyguards.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In Episode IV A New Hope the droids R2-D2 and C-3PO, were sold to whom?
Choices: The Empire; Owen Lars; Jaba The Hutt; Obi-wan Kenobi
Answer: Owen Lars
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Question: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, the second film of the Star Wars saga, won which Academy Award?
Choices: Best movie; Best sound; Best actor in leading role; Best music, original score
Answer: Best sound
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Question: George Lucas directed all episodes of the first trilogy of Star Wars.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: This team won its first World Series title in 1980.
Choices: Philadelphia Phillies; Colorado Rockies; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals
Answer: Philadelphia Phillies
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Question: What team defeated the New York Yankees in the 1960 World Series?
Choices: Los Angeles Dodgers; San Francisco Giants; Pittsburgh Pirates; St. Louis Cardinals
Answer: Pittsburgh Pirates
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Question: What National League pitcher threw a perfect game against the New York Mets on Fathers day in 1964?
Choices: Bob Gibson; Warren Spahn; Sandy Koufax; Jim Bunning
Answer: Jim Bunning
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Question: What long time American League manager was known for wearing street clothes on the bench?
Choices: Miller Huggins; Joe McCarthy; Casey Stengel; Connie Mack
Answer: Connie Mack
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Question: What old time great player bragged of injuring and possibly killing a man who tried to mug him?
Choices: Rogers Hornsby; Shoeless Joe Jackson; Ty Cobb; Honus Wagner
Answer: Ty Cobb
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Question: What player was widely regarded as the best left-handed pitcher in the American League before he was switched to playing the outfield?
Choices: Joe Dimaggio; Babe Ruth; Al Simmons; Ty Cobb
Answer: Babe Ruth
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Question: What city did the Baltimore Orioles play in before moving to Baltimore?
Choices: Milwaukee Wisconsin; Washington D.C.; St. Louis Missouri; Detroit Michigan
Answer: St. Louis Missouri
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Question: In what year did the Dodgers move to Los Angeles breaking Brooklyns collective heart?
Choices: 1957; 1955; 1952; 1960
Answer: 1957
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Question: Her career started in the 50s when she was only 18. She joined Ike Turners touring show as an 18-year-old backup vocalist. Her real name is Annie Mae Bullock.
Choices: Tina Turner; Whitney Houston; Aretha Franklyn; Kim Wilde
Answer: Tina Turner
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Question: Although his real name Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou sounds Greek, he was born in London. He gained popularity with his band Wham!.
Choices: George Michael; Ray Charles; Garry Oldman; Boy George
Answer: George Michael
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Question: Born Reginald Dwight, this person sang Candle in the Wind, which was originally dedicated to Marilyn Monroe.
Choices: Richie Blackmore; Elton John; Bon Jovi; Ray Charles
Answer: Elton John
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Question: David Robert Jones was one of the main characters in the Labyrinth movie.
Choices: Stevie Wonder; Ozzy Osbourne; David Bowie; Billy Ocean
Answer: David Bowie
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Question: William Bailey was the frontman of the great rock band Guns and Roses.
Choices: Axl Rose; Bon Jovi; Meat Loaf; Bono
Answer: Axl Rose
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Question: Paul Hewson is the lead singer of a famous Irish band.
Choices: Will Smith; Enrique Iglesias; Paul Van Dyk; Bono
Answer: Bono
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Question: Norma Jean was the blond craze of Hollywood in 1950s. She starred in Some Like it Hot.
Choices: Grady Sutton; Barbara Drew; Marilyn Monroe; Alexandra Heilweil
Answer: Marilyn Monroe
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Question: Farouk Bulsara was born in Zanzibar. He was the lead singer of  Queen.
Choices: Bruce Dickinson; Lee Michaels; Van Morrison; Freddie Mercury
Answer: Freddie Mercury
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Question: James Jewell Osterberg, Jr. is famous as the father of punk rock. He appeared in The Crow: The City of Angels.
Choices: Phil Collins; Rot Steward; Iggy Pop; Prince
Answer: Iggy Pop
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Question: John Simon Ritchie was only 19 when his band, The Sex Pistols made it to the top.
Choices: Muddy Waters; Sid Vicious; Ritchie Valens; Bobby Vinton
Answer: Sid Vicious
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Question: The Rosetta Stone was the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. What kind of stone was it made of?
Choices: Gneiss; Andesite; Granite; Basalt
Answer: Granite
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Question: The Dead Sea Scrolls, an important archaeological discovery of the XX century, comprise about 850 ancient documents. Among the most important of the texts are the Isaiah Scroll, the earliest version of the Damascus Document and the Copper Scroll. Do you know what is listed in the Copper Scroll?
Choices: Enemies of the Essenes sect; Members of the Essenes sect; Secret places where gold, scrolls, and weapons are hidden; Holy rituals
Answer: Secret places where gold, scrolls, and weapons are hidden
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Question: In 1898, near Kensington, Minnesota, a farmer found a roughly rectangular piece of stone covered in runes (this is true). Scientists are still unable to translate any of the runes on it.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: In 1826 Rev. William Buckland discovered Red Lady of Paviland - a human skeleton dyed in red ochre.  Where did he make his discovery?
Choices: Scotland; Wales; France; Mexico
Answer: Wales
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Question: The Siberian Ice Maiden is a rare example of a single woman given a ceremonial burial in her wooden tomb. She was even accompanied by six horses.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: The Amesbury Archer, an early Bronze Age man dating to around 2300 BC, was nicknamed the King of Stonehenge by the British press.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Ãtzi the Iceman is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived about 5300 years ago. It rivals an Egyptian mummy as the oldest known human mummy in the world. What is the name of the Egyptian mummy in question?
Choices: Ginger; Desert Light; Bubba; Tutankhamen
Answer: Ginger
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Question: How many of each type of animal did Moses bring into the ark?
Choices: 4; 2; 5; 0
Answer: 0
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Question: What color is the black box on an airplane ?
Choices: black; orange; striped; white
Answer: orange
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Question: Criticisms of the F-15s close combat maneuverability, large size and this major factor, led to the development of the F-16, an airplane that complements the F-15 by having strengths in those areas.
Choices: Cost; Payload; Speed; Range
Answer: Cost
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Question: What does the study of pistology focus on?
Choices: Faith; Sewage; Guns; Anatomy of flowers
Answer: Faith
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Question: What is the plural of  the word genus, coined by Carl Linnaeus?
Choices: genii; genera; genus is the plural; genuses
Answer: genera
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Question: John Forbes Nash, the anti-hero of A Beautiful Mind , won the Nobel Prize in Mathematics.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Who was the monk and scientist, who laid the foundation for the study of genetics?
Choices: Menken; Mendel; Mendeleev; Mankowitz
Answer: Mendel
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Question: Who was the Pope before Pope John XXIII ?
Choices: John XXII; Pius XII; John Paul II; Spellman
Answer: Pius XII
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Question: What does a Mohel do ?
Choices: Perform wedding ceremonies; Sing in Synagogues; Perform circumcisions; Slaughter animals
Answer: Perform circumcisions
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Question: Counting those of Guam, Puerto Rico, Washington D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands , how many senators are there in the U.S. Senate?
Choices: 104; 100; 108; 635
Answer: 100
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Question: The horns of these animals consist of keratin, densely compacted hair.
Choices: Giraffes; Rhinos; Deer; Cows
Answer: Rhinos
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Question: Depending on the species, male deer are called all of these except one.
Choices: Harts; Stags; Does; Bucks
Answer: Does
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Question: A cows only sweat glands are located in this organ.
Choices: Nose; Back; Neck; Mouth
Answer: Nose
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Question: Is there a difference between a ram and a wether?
Choices: Yes; No
Answer: Yes
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Question: An elephants tusks are actually its horns.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: This is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America.
Choices: Domestic Cow; Bighorn Sheep; American Deer; American Bison
Answer: American Bison
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Question: One of these statements concerning giraffes is wrong.
Choices: Giraffes give birth standing up.; Giraffes always sleep upright.; Giraffes have only seven vertebrae in their neck.; Giraffes can run at speeds of up to 50kph.
Answer: Giraffes always sleep upright.
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Question: This is the number of teats for milking that a goat has.
Choices: 2; 3; 4; 6
Answer: 2
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Question: This Michael is nicknamed The Big Man.  Although he is a film director, he proved to be a very good writer. His book Stupid White Men...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation reached number 1 on the New York Times non-fiction list.
Choices: Michael Bolton; Michael Moore; Michael Jackson; Michael Barishnikov
Answer: Michael Moore
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Question: This famous sporty Michael weighed 200 pounds when he was 13.  He was the prototype of the character Blood from Vendetta (1991).
Choices: Michael Jackson; George Michael; Mike Tyson; Michael Douglas
Answer: Mike Tyson
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Question: This Michael acts and finished Culinary School of America while working as a chef before becoming a model. He also appeared in Japanese commercials.
Choices: Michael Bolton; Mike Tyson; Michael Pare; Michael Johnson
Answer: Michael Pare
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Question: This American singer and song-writer has sold over 52 million albums and singles worldwide. He is mostly known for singing other artists songs, but he has written songs for  Barbra Streisand, KISS, Kenny Rogers, Kenny G, Cher, etc.
Choices: Michael Jordan; Michael Barishnikov; Michael Bolton; George Michael
Answer: Michael Bolton
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Question: In 1996 this Michael was chosen as one of the 50 greatest players of all time and then in 1999 ESPN voted him as the greatest athlete of the twentieth century.
Choices: Michael Brashnikov; Mike Tyson; Michael Owen; Michael Jordan
Answer: Michael Jordan
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Question: This Michael made his career as a football player for Liverpool. He was named European Footballer of the Year in December 2001.
Choices: Michael Owen; Michael Bolton; Mike Tyson; Michael Johnson
Answer: Michael Owen
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Question: This Michael has sold over 170 million albums worldwide.  He is the godfather of the Bee Gees frontmans son Michael Gibb.
Choices: Michael Jackson; Michael Bolton; Michael Green; Michael Jordan
Answer: Michael Jackson
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Question: This actor shares the same birthday with his second wife, Catherine - September 25th. However, he is 25 years older than her.
Choices: Michael Bolton; Michael Richards; Michael Palin; Michael Douglas
Answer: Michael Douglas
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Question: In the case of this pop singer the name Michael is an artificial one.  His original name is Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou. He was the first ever white male artist to record with Aretha Franklyn.
Choices: Michael Bolton; Michael Pare; George Michael; Michael Palin
Answer: George Michael
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Question: This Michael is a member of the Monty Python comedy group. He was named a Commander of the Order of British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II.
Choices: Michael Moore; Michael Johnson; Michael Jackson; Michael Palin
Answer: Michael Palin
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Question: Choose the correct spelling for a noun meaning strict attention to minute details.
Choices: meticolosity; meticolocity; meticulocity; meticulosity
Answer: meticulosity
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Question: Which is the correct spelling for an adjective meaning grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred?
Choices: sacrilegious; sacreligious; sacralegeous; sacriligious
Answer: sacrilegious
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Question: This word is defined as a stone coffin, often inscribed or decorated with sculpture.
Choices: sarcaphogus; sarcophagas; sarcophagus; sarcaphigus
Answer: sarcophagus
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Question: This word is used to denote a Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal crash attack, especially upon a ship.
Choices: kamikaze; kamakaze; kamikazy; kamacaze
Answer: kamikaze
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Question: Name the word which refers to any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms.
Choices: chlorophyll; chlorophill; chlorofill; cholorphyle
Answer: chlorophyll
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Question: Which term means a noncontagious inflammation of the skin, characterized chiefly by redness, itching, and the outbreak of lesions that may discharge serous matter and become encrusted and scaly.
Choices: exema; ezema; eczema; eczama
Answer: eczema
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Question: This adjective means capable of being understood or comprehended.
Choices: intellagible; intelligeble; intelligible; intelligable
Answer: intelligible
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Question: Choose the proper spelling for the word which means an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin often observed in cancerous tumors.
Choices: zanthosis; xanthosis; zanthocis; xanthocis
Answer: xanthosis
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Question: This word is defined as a medication that reduces fever.
Choices: antipyretic; antepiretic; antepyretic; antipiretic
Answer: antipyretic
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Question: In music this term refers to an embellishing note, usually one step above or below the note it precedes and indicated by a small note or special sign.
Choices: appoggiatura; apogiatura; appogiatora; appoggatora
Answer: appoggiatura
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Question: Born February 22, 1975, she shot to fame when she co-starred in  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
Choices: Drew Barrymore; Thora Birch; Jodie Foster; Brooke Shields
Answer: Drew Barrymore
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Question: Debuted in the 1979 remake of the movie The Champ. He became well-known as the star of Silver Spoons.
Choices: Ricky Schroder; Todd Bridges; Kirk Cameron; Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Answer: Ricky Schroder
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Question: An actor, film director and producer, he has starred in popular sitcoms.  His brother often has a cameo in the movies he directs.
Choices: Ron Howard; Joey Lawrence; Danny Bonaduce; Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Answer: Ron Howard
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Question: One of his first appearances was in Lucas, alongside Charlie Sheen. In 2001, he auctioned one of his teeth and clumps of his hair on eBay.
Choices: Emmanuel Lewis; Corey Feldman; Corey Haim; Macaulay Culkin
Answer: Corey Haim
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Question: Died at age 23 from a drug overdose in a Hollywood night club outside the Viper Room.
Choices: River Phoenix; Brandon Cruz; Jonathan Brandis; Edward Furlong
Answer: River Phoenix
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Question: Which actor does not portray a Taylor son on Home Improvement?
Choices: Zachary Ty Bryan; Jonathan Taylor Thomas; Jake Thomas; Taran Noah Smith
Answer: Jake Thomas
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Question: Which actress doesnt belong with the Brady clan? Heres a story of a lovely lady, who was bringing up three very lovely girls, all of them had hair of gold, like their mother, the youngest one in curls
Choices: Susan Olsen; Maureen McCormick; Ashley Johnson; Eve Plumb
Answer: Ashley Johnson
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Question: This Canadian actor, who started his career as a radio broadcaster, got the nickname The Voice of Doom because he delivered distressing war news during World War II.
Choices: Monty Hall; Art Linkletter; Lorne Greene; Glenn Ford
Answer: Lorne Greene
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Question: This Canadian comedian, who hosted the ABC Comedy Hour in 1972, is best known for his celebrity impersonations.
Choices: Dan Aykroyd; Tommy Chong; Rich Little; Jim Belushi
Answer: Rich Little
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Question: This Canadian-American actor is best known for his slapstick performances in comedy films, such as The Mask and Liar, Liar.
Choices: Dave Foley; John Candy; Howie Mandel; Jim Carrey
Answer: Jim Carrey
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Question: This Canadian Mohawk Indian actor, who was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame in 1993, is best known for his many appearances as the Lone Rangers friend, Tonto.
Choices: Wes Studi; Iron Eyes Cody; John Two Eagles; Jay Silverheels
Answer: Jay Silverheels
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Question: This actor, born in Vancouver, Canada, is famous for the role of Pacey Witter in the TV series, Dawsons Creek.
Choices: Michelle Williams; James Van der Beek; Katie Holmes; Joshua Jackson
Answer: Joshua Jackson
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Question: In 2005, this Toronto-born actor, who appeared in the TV series SCTV, released an album entitled, The Agoraphobic Cowboy, featuring country songs.
Choices: Eugene Levy; Leslie Nielsen; Jim Gaffigan; Rick Moranis
Answer: Rick Moranis
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Question: This stage and film actor, born in London, Ontario, Canada, starred in Alfred Hitchcocks movie, Shadow of a Doubt.
Choices: Hume Cronyn; Leonard Nimoy; Tony Randall; Marlon Brando
Answer: Hume Cronyn
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Question: This Canadian-born actor, singer and sportscaster, who received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1973, was the host of the long-running game show Lets Make a Deal.
Choices: Simon James; William Hutt; Monty Hall; David Gunn
Answer: Monty Hall
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Question: Who said this memorable movie line: You know how to whistle dont you Steve?-- Just put your lips together and blow.
Choices: Lauren Bacall; Marilyn Monroe; Mae West; Joan Crawford
Answer: Lauren Bacall
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Question: In a haunting film starring this stunning beauty, her husband -- a pianist, progressively makes her feel she is going insane, by walking around in the attic of their house. The role won her an Oscar.
Choices: Greta Garbo; Vivian Leigh; Joan Crawford; Ingrid Berman
Answer: Ingrid Berman
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Question: Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn were one of Hollywoods best known couples. How many movies did this couple do together?
Choices: 0; 9; 5; 1
Answer: 9
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Question: The movie line, Im ready for my closeup Mr. De Mille was spoken by this actress.
Choices: Paulette Goddard; Gloria Swanson; Olivia De Havilland; Marilyn Monroe
Answer: Gloria Swanson
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Question: Known for his work on many movies, such as  The Women, Gaslight, and My Fair lady, this director is well known for being fired from Gone With The Wind.
Choices: George Cukor; David O. Selznick; Orson Wells; Cecil B. DeMille
Answer: George Cukor
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Question: The Academy did not acknowledge this tall, dark and handsome actor until 1970, but Hitchcock adored him.
Choices: Cary Grant; Jimmy Stewart; Clark Cable; Sir Laurence Olivier
Answer: Cary Grant
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Question: This siren, known for wearing mens clothes, studied to be a violinist until a wrist injury caused her to switch to acting.
Choices: Audrey Hepburn; Greta Garbo; Katherine Hepburn; Marlene Dietrich
Answer: Marlene Dietrich
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Question: This sultry screen star, famous for her role in Red Dust, endured the scandal of the mysterious death of her second husband. She tragically died at the age of 26.
Choices: Jayne Mansfield; Veronica Lake; Carole Lombard; Jean Harlow
Answer: Jean Harlow
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Question: What character actor know for his imitations was a co-founder of United Artists, alongside Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford?
Choices: Charlie Chaplin; Boris Karloff; Lon Chaney; Buster Keaton
Answer: Charlie Chaplin
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Question: This actress, whose last movie was One Christmas, won four Oscars -- three of them when she was over 60.
Choices: Eve Arden; Shirley MacLaine; Bette Davis; Katharine Hepburn
Answer: Katharine Hepburn
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Question: This term refers to a technique of food preparation, whereby food is cut into long, thin, matchstick-sized strips.
Choices: Frenching; Julienning; Dicing; Botox
Answer: Julienning
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Question: This cooking term refers to the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally water, stock or wine.
Choices: Blanching; Poaching; Steaming; Stewing
Answer: Poaching
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Question: In cooking, pinch means a very small amount of an ingredient, typically salt, sugar or spice.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: This mixture of wheat flour and fat, cooked by stirring over heat, is the basis of Sauce bÃ©chamel, Sauce veloutÃ©, and Sauce Espagnole.
Choices: Roux; Gravy-starter; Veau; Petit
Answer: Roux
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Question: Reducing is the process where food volume is reduced in half, by using half the measurements for a given recipe.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: This is a cooking technique, generally done in a wok, but also possible in a frying pan; the food is tossed about in a hot pan with very little oil, in a process not unlike sauteing.
Choices: Poaching; Frying; Stir-fry; Browning
Answer: Stir-fry
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Question: Plunging a food product into boiling water for a few minutes then in a cold water bath, to halt the cooking process, is known as what?
Choices: Canning; Marinating; Poaching; Blanching
Answer: Blanching
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Question: The cooking technique, whereby meats or vegetables are soaked in a flavoring liquid, such as soy sauce, wine, oil, or vinegar, is known as what?
Choices: Drenching; Stuffing; Marinating; Dressing
Answer: Marinating
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Question: Meats or fish, generally sliced thin,  that are rolled about in flour in preparation for frying or sauteing is known as dredging in flour.
Choices: False; True
Answer: True
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Question: Deglazing a pan is the process of covering a cast iron pan in cooking oil and placing it in the oven.  The pan will come out black.
Choices: True; False
Answer: False
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Question: Porto Novo is the capital of Barbados.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Bhutan borders Bangladesh to the South.
Choices: False; True
Answer: False
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Question: Lilies have been a popular motif in both secular and religious art.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: Lionâs lips, rabbitâs mouth and calvesâ snouts are alternative names of these flowers.
Choices: Snapdragons; Lilies; Gladioli; Black Roses
Answer: Snapdragons
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Question: Cornflower, iris, and lavender are three flowers that have this color.
Choices: Blue; Red; Yellow; White
Answer: Blue
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Question: Approximately eight per cent of all flowering plants are orchids.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: One of the following pairs (flower - what it is a symbol of) is wrong.
Choices: Irises - Death; Red roses - Passion; Poppies - Consolation; Daisies - Sin
Answer: Daisies - Sin
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Question: The Rose Is Americas National Flower.
Choices: True; False
Answer: True
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Question: This state in the USA is the biggest source of all USA-grown fresh cut flowers.
Choices: New York; California; Texas; Nevada
Answer: California
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Question: What does a shrink call the fear of gravity?
Choices: Ergophobia; Barophobia; Belomophobia; Newtonianphobia
Answer: Barophobia
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Question: What do we call the fear of bacteria?
Choices: Wriconophobia; Bacteriophobia; Microphobia; Sepsisphobia
Answer: Bacteriophobia
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Question: Aviophobia is the fear of what?
Choices: flying; bees; eagles; birds
Answer: flying
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Question: Bathophobia is fear of this.
Choices: pressure; baths; swimming; depth
Answer: depth
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Question: Caligynephobia is defined as fear of this.
Choices: homosexual women; sex; abortions; beautiful women
Answer: beautiful women
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Question: Cathisophobia is fear of what?
Choices: getting on ones knees; praying; sitting; being in church
Answer: sitting
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Question: What is ceraunophobia?
Choices: Fear of rain and getting wet; Fear of thunder and lightning; Fear of bad weather; Fear of lightning
Answer: Fear of thunder and lightning
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Question: What is cacomorphobia?
Choices: fear of the dead; fear of carcuses; fear of skinny people; fear of fat people
Answer: fear of fat people
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Question: Cheimaphobia is fear of this.
Choices: chemicals; mirrors; heat; cold
Answer: cold
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Question: Chinophobia is the fear of what?
Choices: Asia; heat; snow; chins
Answer: snow
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Question: William Faulkner had great trouble early in his career -- he could not get published.  What did he do to earn a living?
Choices: Sold newspaper ads; Farmed land in Mississippi; Worked in a steel mill; Ran rum
Answer: Ran rum
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Question: In the great movie The Ten Commandments, Charlton Hestons son, Fraser, played this small yet important role.
Choices: The Pharaohs son; Moses in the baby basket; Joshua; Moses first son
Answer: Moses in the baby basket
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Question: Jay Silverheels played Tonto, friend of the Lone Ranger on Television.  He was, however, a very famous athlete in this sport.
Choices: Track and Field; Lacrosse; Rodeo riding; Archery
Answer: Lacrosse
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Question: Emma Lazarus was a great American poetess.  Where does her most famous poem appear?
Choices: In front of the Lincoln Memorial; In front of The Library of Congress; On Bunker Hill; On The Statue of Liberty
Answer: On The Statue of Liberty
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Question: Frederick Dannay and Manfred B. Lee are the real names of two cousins, who published their detective fiction under this pseudonym.
Choices: Ezra Pound; Mickey Spillane; Ellery Queen; Erle Stanley Gardner
Answer: Ellery Queen
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Question: Why is the date April 23, 1616 important in World history?
Choices: The Thirty Year War began; The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock; The Thirty Year War ended.; Both Shakespeare and Cervantes died
Answer: Both Shakespeare and Cervantes died
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Question: Jim Brown, the great Syracuse University back made the number 44  famous. Which great Syracuse back wore 44  after Jim Brown?
Choices: Ernie Davis; Tony Dorsett; Larry Czonka; Emmitt Smith
Answer: Ernie Davis
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Question: Which famous person is responsible for the technology behind the cellular phone?
Choices: Charlton Heston; Thomas Alva Edison; Hedy Lamarr; Albert Einstein
Answer: Hedy Lamarr
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Question: Which famous person was born Carlos Irwin Estevez?
Choices: Charlie Sheen; Che Guevara; Mariano Rivera; Fidel Castro
Answer: Charlie Sheen
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Question: Who formed the American Red Cross?
Choices: Florence Nightengale; Francis Fullmer; Clara Barton; Richard Charles Drew
Answer: Clara Barton
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Question: If you have this health condition and drink coffee regularly, you will have about 30% fewer symptoms than non-coffee drinkers.
Choices: Fever; Kidney disease; Jaundice; Asthma
Answer: Asthma
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Question: Caffeine increases the activity of this system in your body.
Choices: Cardiovascular system; Respiratory system; Central nervous system; Circulatory system
Answer: Central nervous system
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Question: This quality is attributed to coffee.
Choices: Addictive; Soporific; Soothing; Calming
Answer: Addictive