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517 (15) First it was a popular comic strip. Then the little heroine, her dog, and rich uncle fought villains in a long-running Broadway musical. In the Spring of 1982, it appeared on movie screens. What show?

Ans. Annie


518 (20) He was an American artist of French descent who was actually born in Haiti. This famous naturalist wrote four volumes on the birds of America. Who was he?

Ans. John James Audubon


519 (5) A raisin is a sun-dried . . . ?

Ans. Grape


520 (10) The Lord led the Israelites by day in a pillar of cloud. What did the Lord use to lead them by night?

Ans. A pillar of fire


521. 38 (15) In 1955, two labor organizations joined forces to become our nation's largest labor organization. What is it called?

Ans. AFL-CIO


522 (20) A man of many accomplishments was a brilliant German philosopher, physician, musician, missionary, and theologian, whose accomplishments in any one of these fields could be regarded as a full life's work for one man. He based his philosophy on what he called “reverence for life.” His years of work as a humanitarian won him the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize. Can you name him?

Ans. Albert Schweitzer


523 (10) Doing errands on Saturday, Mrs. Smith drove 5 1/2 miles to the grocery store, 3 7/10 miles to the hardware store, 8/10 mile to the laundry, and 6 1/10 miles back home. How far did she drive altogether?

Ans. 16 1/10 miles


524 (5) Roman Catholics have priests. What religion has rabbis?

Ans. Jewish


525 (15) The Ming Dynasty ruled in China. In what nation did the Ptolemies rule?

Ans. Egypt


526 (20) Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher and mathematician of the 6th century, B.C. In philosophy, he is noted for his doctrine of reincarnation. In mathematics, he is known for the Pythagorean Theorem. Give me the precise qualitative statement of this theorem.

Ans. The square of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the two other sides.


527 (15) The motion picture THE JAZZ SINGER, starring Al Jolson, opened in 1927. This picture was a landmark in the film industry. Why?

Ans. It was the first “talkie” movie.


528 (10) One of the most commonly mispronounced words in our language is spelled C-H-I-C. How do you pronounce the word?

Ans. “Sheik”


529 (5) A quiver is used to carry what?

Ans. Arrows


530 (5) What kind of boat is used to carry cars across a body of water?

Ans. Ferryboat


531 (20) Which state sends the greatest number of delegates to the U.S. Senate?

Ans. None (All send 2.)


532 (5) What name is given to the wooden poles carved with spirits of animals of the Pacific Coast Indians?

Ans. Totem poles


533 (5) Write them down, then say these words in alphabetical order: garage, terrace, imagine, east.

Ans. East, garage, imagine, terrace


534 (15) What common object am I describing: a wheel fitted with teeth or points on its outer rim, which are arranged to fit into a chain, such as on a bicycle.

Ans. Sprocket


535 (10) “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Old Folks at Home,” and “Oh, Susanna,” are all songs written by what American song writer?

Ans. Stephen Foster


536 (20) Two long bones connect the knee and the ankle. Give me the scientific name of the smaller one.

Ans. Fibula


537 (10) Frogs, newts, and salamanders are members of a division of vertebrates which can live both on land and in water. What are they called?

Ans. Amphibians


538 (20) The highest peak in the world is Mt. Everest, located in Tibet. The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls. Where is it located?

Ans. Venezuela


539 (5) Word was received on April 24, 1898, that Spain officially recognized a state of war between her and what country?

Ans. United States


540 (10) From their house to their parents' home, the Longmans have to drive 276 miles. If they have already driven 2/3 of the distance, how far have they gone?

Ans. 184 miles


541 (15) The first miracle of Jesus occurred at the city of Cana, during a wedding ceremony. What was the miracle?

Ans. He turned water into wine.


542 (20) Leif Ericson, son of Eric the Red, made a voyage to North America 500 years before Columbus. What name did he give the land?

Ans. Vinland


543 (10) Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper. Who invented the cotton gin?

Ans. Eli Whitney


544 (10) All over the world, he was known to his friends as “Papa” Hemingway. What was this famous author's given name?

Ans. Ernest


545 (20) One of the oldest works of literature is the Epic of Gilgamesh, the account of a legendary, heroic figure named Gilgamesh. What ancient civilization produced this epic?

Ans. Babylonian


546 (10) If you delight someone, you make him happy. What are you doing if you delete something?

Ans. You erase it.


547 (5) What season would “Indian Summer” come in?

Ans. Fall


548 (15) Take the number of days in September. Multiply by the number of fingers on your left hand. Divide by the number of eyes a cat has. Subtract the number of days in a week. Add the number of strings on a violin. What is the correct answer?

Ans. 72 (30/5/2/7/4)


549 (10) In New York City, there's a large park separating the north and south of Manhattan. What's its name?

Ans. Central Park


550 (20) An octagon is an eight-sided geometrical figure. What's an octogenarian?

Ans. A person in his 80's


551. (5) After a century of experimenting, mostly in Europe, a painter, at the cost of 12 years of hard work and miserable poverty, produced the first practical telegraph instrument. What was the name of this impoverished painter?

Ans. Samuel F. B. Morse


552 (15) According to the Adjutant General's office, the casualties were: 5,655 killed, 37,783 wounded and missing. What was this three-day Civil War battle?

Ans. Gettysburg


553 (5) What letter is silent when you say thumb?

Ans. B
554 (5) A delivery room is a place where what happens?

Ans. Babies are born.
555 (15) If I were cautious, I would be very careful. What would I be like if I were precocious?

Ans. I'd be a person of premature development; advanced for age.


556 (10) If I mentioned bouree, courante, galliard, gavotte, fandango, quadrille, mazurka, hornpipe, and polka, what would I be discussing?

Ans. Dances


557 (15) What is the nickname for the sum of $1,000?

Ans. A grand


558 (20) In Herman Melville's great American novel, Captain Ahab seeks revenge against the great white whale that the novel is named for, Moby Dick. What had the whale done to cause Ahab to pursue him so relentlessly?

Ans. He bit off Ahab's leg.


559 (5) A partial or total loss of hair is a condition known as what?

Ans. Alopecia or baldness


560 (15) A big trash bin is 12 feet long, 8 feet wide, 6 feet deep. What is the volume of the bin in cubic feet?

Ans. 576 cubic feet


561 (5) Name the continent, rich in natural resources, which is the only continent on earth where man has not waged war?

Ans. Antarctica


562 (15) Express the biblically significant number 666 as a Roman numeral.

Ans. DCLXVI


563 (5) What prevents grass from growing inside dense woodland?

Ans. Lack of light or shading


564 (15) This dish sounds Chinese, but it really isn't. It was invented in New York City in 1896. The chef of the Chinese Ambassador concocted the dish in search of something appealing to both the Chinese and Americans. What was it?

Ans. Chop suey


565 (10) What government department controls the food stamp program, school lunches and breakfasts, and meat and poultry inspection?

Ans. U.S. Department of Agriculture


566 (5) A building or shelter in which aircraft are kept is called what?

Ans. Hangar


567 (15) LITTLE DORRITT, PICKWICK PAPERS, HARD TIMES, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, and DAVID COPPERFIELD are all novels by what English author?

Ans. Charles Dickens


568 (5) What's the unofficial title of an American President's wife?

Ans. First Lady


569 (15) Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. How did Socrates meet his death?

Ans. By drinking poison hemlock.


570 (20) One bank charges $1.50 a month plus 10 cents for each check. Another bank charges 50 cents a month and 15 cents per check. If you wrote 20 checks on the first bank, how many checks would you have to write on the second bank to make the bank charges equal?

Ans. 20
571 (5) Governing from A.D. 26 to 36, he was the fifth Roman procurator of Judea, Samaria, and Idumea. He was responsible for the condemnation of Jesus Christ. Who was he?

Ans. Pontius Pilate
572 (15) “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” was the question asked by a reporter for the New York HERALD to the famous missionary. Who was he?

Ans. Henry Morton Stanley


573 (5) In politics, E.R.A. means Equal Rights Amendment. What does E.R.A. mean in baseball?

Ans. Earned-Run Average


574 (20) What British statesman coined the phrase, “Blood, toil, sweat, and tears”?

Ans. Winston Churchill


575 (15) A free enterprise market economy with resources owned primarily by private individuals and groups is known as what?

Ans. Capitalism


576 (15) “Hog-butcher for the World, Tool-Maker, Staker of Wheat, Player with railroads and the Nation's freight handler, Stormy, husky, brawling city of Big shoulders.” What is the name of the poem and who wrote it?

Ans. “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg


577 (10) “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” These words are spoken in which of Shakespeare's tragedy plays?

Ans. ROMEO AND JULIET


578. . (5) What color do most people wear on St. Patrick's Day?

Ans. Green


579 (15) The number 5.91 contains units of value equal to or greater than one and units whose values are less than one. So expressed, what are the units that are less than one called?

Ans. Decimals


580 (20) A traveler went from George V Coast through Victoria Land to Edward VII Peninsula. What continent was he on?

Ans. Antarctica


581 (15) When a person is gregarious, he is friendly and enjoys being with other people. When a person is garrulous, what is he like?

Ans. Talkative


582 (20) “England expects that every man will do his duty.” So said a great naval commander on the eve of the Battle of Trafalgar, at which he led the British over the French-Spanish fleet. He died on the same day. Who was he?

Ans. Lord Horatio Nelson


583 (15) Match the following elements--hydrogen, helium, carbon, krypton--with their atomic numbers--6, 2, 1, 36.

Ans. Hydrogen--1; Helium--2; Carbon--6; Krypton--36


584 (10) John Hancock was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Who was the chairman of the committee that drafted the document?

Ans. Thomas Jefferson


585 (15) What do we call the membrane which separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity and is essential in the breathing process in humans?

Ans. Diaphragm


586 (5) Do you remember how to spell REMEMBER?
587 (5) A famous code of laws in the 20th century B.C. is attributed to Hammurabi. Another code consists of a system of dots and dashes representative of certain letters. The system was named after an American inventor. What am I describing?

Ans. Morse Code


588 (15) Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright, The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light. And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout. But there is no joy in Mudville, . . . Complete the stanza.

Ans. Mighty Casey has struck out.


589. Where do monks live?

Ans. Monasteries


590 (15) If I mentioned prostate, endocrine, thymus, pituitary, and thyroid, what would I be talking about?

Ans. Glands


591. (5) In some big cities there are no poles for holding telephone and power lines. Where are these lines?

Ans. Buried underground


592. (5) A baseball player comes to the plate five times. He is hit by a pitched ball, he strikes out, he draws a base on balls, he singles, and he hits a sacrifice fly. What is his batting average for that game?

Ans. .500


593 (5) The central government of the United States is located in Washington, D.C. Where is the central government of Canada located?

Ans. Ottawa


594 (10) Divide 45 by 1/5. What is the answer?

Ans. 225
595 (5) Before the space shuttle Columbia, where did U.S. space ships have to land when they returned to Earth?

Ans. Water
596 (10) Man belongs to the biological order Primates. To which genus and species does man belong?

Ans. Homo sapiens


597 (5) If Gertrude works 7 1/2 hours a day, how many hours does she work in a 5-day work week?

Ans. 37 1/2 hours


598 (20) Match these famous sailing ships with these famous seamen. Ships: H.M.S. BOUNTY, U.S.S. CONSTITUTION, HALF MOON, H.M.S. VICTORY. Captains: Horatio Nelson, Henry Hudson, William Blight, Isaac Hull.

Ans. BOUNTY--Bligh; CONSTITUTION--Hull; HALF MOON--Hudson; VICTORY--Nelson


599 (15) A certain integer has the following properties: it is positive, it is prime, its square is less than 100, it is even, its square root is less than four. What is the integer?

Ans. 2
600 (5) When is the article a used before a noun, and when is an used?

Ans. A is used before a noun beginning with a consonant. An is used before a noun starting with a vowel.
601 (15) A famous short story by Shirley Jackson appears in many anthologies as a model of horror fiction. Her most famous story, it was produced in 1948. What is the title?

Ans. “The Lottery”


602 (15) A catechism is a set of questions and answers. What is a cataclysm?

Ans. Disaster, catastrophe, violent upheaval


603 (15) In mammals, the period of time between the fertilization of the egg and the birth of the young is known by what scientific term?

Ans. Gestation


604 (20) A fortress-prison in Paris was the focal point of the French Revolution in 1789. Can you name it?

Ans. Bastille


605 (15) This game is played with dice and counters on a board divided into two tables, each marked with twelve points in which each player tries to move his own counters from point to point, while off the board trying at the same time to block or capture those of his opponent. What is the game called?

Ans. Backgammon


606 (5) What was Odysseus called by the Romans?

Ans. Ulysses


607 (5) What does Smokey the Bear try to prevent?

Ans. Forest fires


608 (5) A weapon used by Australian aborigines is a flat, curved stick that can be thrown so that it will return to a point near the thrower. What is it?

Ans. Boomerang


609 (10) You've heard of the Tigers of Missouri and the Longhorns of Texas. What school is nicknamed the Nittany Lions?

Ans. Penn State


610 (10) Don Larsen's record as a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in 1954 was a dismal 3-21. He is best remembered, however, for what feat?

Ans. In 1956 he hurled the only perfect game in World Series history.


611 (10) The “ship of the desert” is a camel. What is a prairie schooner?

Ans. Covered wagon


612 (5) “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses . . . “ Where would you find these words engraved?

Ans. Statue of Liberty


613 (15) Compute the number of degrees on the Fahrenheit thermometer between the freezing point and the boiling point of water.

Ans. 180 degrees


614 (10) The Christian Commercial Men's Association of America became world famous because it gives out Bibles for free. This group is better known as what?

Ans. The Gideons


615 (10) During the American Revolution, the so-called Battle of Bunker Hill was not fought at Bunker Hill at all. Where was it fought?

Ans. Breed's Hill


616 (5) Recite the pledge of allegiance to the U.S. flag.

Ans. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.


617 (5) A mechanic works at a garage. Who is the person who works at a mill?

Ans. Miller


618 (15) The Labrador duck, the great auk, the sabre-toothed tiger, and the passenger pigeon all share a common non-physical characteristic. What is it?

Ans. Extinction is their common distinction.


619 (5) Spell the plural of the noun half.

Ans. HALVES


620 (15) What object am I describing: an instrument used to keep ships and airplanes on course. It is made up of a wheel mounted in a ring so that its axis is free to turn in any direction.

Ans. Gyroscope


621 (15) In 1815, a famous pair of brothers named Jakob and Wilhelm published a collection of stories that have made their name world famous. What was the surname of these brothers?

Ans. Grimm


622 (5) The U.S. government is affectionately known as Uncle Sam. What two-word expression is the most common nickname for the U.S. flag?

Ans. Old Glory


623 (10) Add up the total of 10% of 100, 50% of 100, and 100% of 100.

Ans. 160


624. Subject: AMERICAN LITERATURE. Value: 10 points apiece.
* Who is the heroine of a popular mystery series written by Carolyn Keene?

Ans. Nancy Drew


* Huck Finn and Jim traveled down the river on what?

Ans. A raft


625 (15) She was the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic and from Hawaii to California. She attempted a flight around the world with Lt. Commander Fred Noonan, but they were lost when their plane vanished in the South Pacific. Can you identify this famous female aviator?

Ans. Amelia Earhart


626 (20) A person who drives a motor truck for a living is called a teamster. What do we call a person who works at a seaport to load and unload cargo on and off ships?

Ans. Longshoreman or stevedore


627 (15) If you are 28 years old and you nephew is 4 years old, in how many years will you be exactly 4 times as old as he is?

Ans. 4
628 (5) Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play Major League baseball. What Robinson was the first to manage a professional baseball team?

Ans. Frank Robinson
629 (20) This condition is caused by defects in the lens or cornea of the eye. Some light rays focus on the retina, but others fall behind or in front of the retina, and they produce a blurred image. What is the common name applied to this condition?

Ans. Astigmatism


630 (20) Why can't Toad run after his list with Frog when the wind blows the paper away, in “Frog and Toad Together”?

Ans. It isn't on his list of things to do.


631 (5) What is the term for the holes that a dentist fills?

Ans. Cavities (caries)


632 (20) What American institution was founded with money given by an Englishman who had never visited the United States?

Ans. Smithsonian Institution


633 (10) When you multiply decimal numbers, how do you determine the number of decimal places in the product?

Ans. Count the number of decimal places in the problem and mark off the same number of decimal places in the answer.


634 (5) How is it possible to drink water from the bottom of a glass before drinking that which is on top?

Ans. Use a straw.


635 (10) How do you spell INGENIOUS?
636 (15) If you travel to Japan or China, you may see towers with roofs curved upward. They were built as temples or memorials. What are they called?

Ans. Pagodas


637 (15) Of blue whale, brontosaurus, tyrannosaurus, stegosaurus, and African elephant, which is the largest animal that ever lived?

Ans. Blue whale


638 (15) Match these mountain ranges--Sierra Nevada, Great Smokies, Green, White--with these states--California, New Hampshire, Tennessee, Vermont.

Ans. California--Sierra Nevada, New Hampshire--White, Tennessee--Great Smokies, Vermont--Green


639 (10) You've probably heard of the perfume Chanel No. 5, and you may know that its creator was equally famous for fashion design, but do you know designer Chanel's first name?

Ans. Coco


640 (15) The name of China in the days of Marco Polo was Cathay. What was France called in the days of Julius Caesar?

Ans. Gaul


641 (10) His works often put men and dogs against the frozen wilderness, as in his short story “To Build a Fire” or his novel The Call of the Wild. Identify this American author.

Ans. Jack London


642 (15) Jerry wants to put a border fence around a tree in his backyard. If he shapes the fence in a circle, and wants a diameter of 3.5 feet, how many feet of fence will he need?

Ans. 10.99 (Accept 11)


643 (10) What province is between Alberta and Manitoba?

Ans. Saskatchewan


644. (5) What do you call a man who makes clothes?

Ans. Tailor


645 (10) How do you say “mister” in German?

Ans. Herr


646 (5) What famous bridge is found on San Francisco Bay?

Ans. Golden Gate Bridge


647 (10) Who in the Bible said, “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me”?

Ans. David


648 (5) What jewel is found in an oyster shell?

Ans. Pearl


649 (5) What is the big hand on a clock called?

Ans. Minute hand


650 (5) In golf, what do you call the area for putting?

Ans. Green


651. (5) What science focuses on the moon, the sun, the planets, and the stars?

Ans. Astronomy


652 (10) An odometer measures automobile mileage. What does an anemometer do?

Ans. Measures wind speed.


653 (10) The famous Benny Goodman performed with what musical instrument?

Ans. Clarinet


654 (15) What word means a pardon or forgiveness granted by a government?

Ans. Amnesty


655 (5) What animal does bacon come from?

Ans. Pig
656 (5) What is the property of gold which permits it to be hammered into thin sheets?

Ans. Malleability
657 (5) In a book, where does the epilogue come?

Ans. At the end


658 (5) Name a state capital on the Hudson River

Ans. Albany, New York


659. (10) There was a young lady named Bright Whose speed was much faster than light. She went out one day In a relative way And returned on the previous night. What kind of poem is exemplified in these verses?

Ans. Limerick


660 (15) In what year did Col. Charles A. Lindbergh make his famous flight from America to Paris?

Ans. 1927


661 (15) “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and success is sure.” Was it Mark Twain, Ogden Nash, Benjamin Franklin, or Robert Benchley who offered this sage advice?

Ans. Mark Twain


662 (15) The 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments each extend what similar right?

Ans. Voting


663 (10) If I were to mention mitochondria, lysosome, ribosomes, cytoplasm, centrosome, endoplasmic reticulum, and nucleus, I'd be talking about the parts of what?

Ans. A cell


664 (15) The Ural Mountains separate Asia from Europe. What mountain range divides Spain from France?

Ans. Pyrenees


665 (15) Montgomery is the capital of Alabama. What's the largest city in Alabama?

Ans. Birmingham


666 (20) A dark brown residue formed by the partial decomposition of plants that grow in marshes and other wet places, is called what?

Ans. Peat


667 (10) When you divide a decimal by a whole number, where do you put the decimal point in the quotient?

Ans. It goes directly above the decimal point in the dividend.


668 (15) Hydraulics is the branch of science dealing with the practical use of fluids. Which branch of science involves the study of the causes and effects of sound and the phenomena of hearing?

669 (10) Which one of the following three countries does not have a common border with Russia: Sweden, Norway, or Finland?



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