Questions

  1. Which famous actor invented the bucket seat?
  2. Which famous actress co-invented frequency-hopping radio?
  3. What does "pyrophoric" mean?
  4. Gravity varies as the ___________ of the distance between 2 objects.
  5. This Turkic leader defeated the Ottoman sultan, established the Mughal Empire in India, and had several poems and plays written about him.
  6. Emperor Musa I traveled to Mecca from 1324 to 1326. During that time, he spent so much gold that the price of gold was depressed throughout the Middle East for 12 years. Which country did Musa I rule?
  7. Which robber baron said, "I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half."?
  8. This non-mainstream religion is not tax-exempt, and proudly declares this fact on all of its literature.
  9. Which Seattle grunge band wrote the albums "My Brother the Cow" and "Piece of Cake"?
  10. This word comes from the name of a character in the commedia dell'arte, and it means "wacky".
  11. In between accidentally killing his wife and doing a lot of heroin, this man wrote novels like Junky.
  12. In "The Wrath of Khan", many of Khan's memorable lines are copied directly from which classic work of American literature?
  13. This oddly named marine organism's young have brains and nerves, while its adults have neither.
  14. Which Atlanta Braves pitcher once burned himself while attempting to iron a shirt while he was wearing it?
  15. When Napoleon ruled France, this metal was more expensive than gold, and Napoleon had place settings and plates made from this metal for his most important guests.
  16. Name the two remaining species of the jawless fishes.
  17. Are there more or less than 1 googol of atoms in the visible universe?
  18. This famous author had an easily parodied style, liked cats, and spent a great deal of time in Michigan's Upper Peninsula when he was young.
  19. This man has been arrested over 1300 times, mostly for public intoxication.
  20. Name the English monarch who reigned for the shortest time.
  21. In this Indian festival, participants throw colored powder at each other.
  22. Who gave up writing songs when Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize?
  23. This author wrote nonfiction exclusively before turning to fiction in 1987 with The Bonfire of the Vanities.
  24. This breed of domestic cat loves water and enjoys swimming, unlike most domestic cats.
  25. What's used to hold the rear 1/3 of the wings of many American fighter jets together?
  26. What's heavier, a pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
  27. This famous pointillist painting by Seurat shows people from all social classes out having a good time.
  28. One of the most bizarre weapons programs of WWII involved attaching incendiary bombs to what animal?
  29. The drummer of ZZ Top lacks something the guitarist and bass player have. What is it?
  30. Which cartoonist wrote "We have met the enemy, and he is us."?

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