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  1. In the airline industry, what do the initials CAA stand for?
  2. What is the last name of Emma, the title character of a Jane Austen novel?
  3. Which word in common English usage is also the French word for kitchen?
  4. In which modern-day country was the ancient city of Carthage located?
  5. The operetta Die Fledermaus is sometimes called "The Revenge of the..." what?
  6. Which medication derived from the bark of a South American tree has been used for centuries in the treatment of malaria?






  7. Which geological period was named after a tribe located in present-day North Wales and England?
  8. Which television series is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana?
  9. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in which decade?
  10. What region of mainland France is furthest west?
  11. Which European country did Pele score two goals against in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final?
  12. The largest tuna is the 'Atlantic' what?
  13. Duluth is a port city located on which body of water?
  14. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of what?
  15. Which chemical element has the lowest melting point?
  16. Who played Walter White in Breaking Bad?
  17. Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. In which decade did this happen?
  18. The Grossglockner is the highest mountain in which country?
  19. The nine muses in Greek mythology were the daughters of Zeus and the goddess of what?
  20. Which American state is called the Old Colony State?
  21. The European Flag consists of how many gold stars?
  22. Silent film star Tom Mix was a pallbearer at whose January 1929 funeral?
  23. Which artistic style that developed in Paris in the 18th-century is also known as Late Baroque?
  24. Flamenco culture originated in which southern autonomous region of Spain?
  25. Who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot?
  26. Oganesson has the highest what?
  27. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
  28. Ophidiophobia is the fear of what?
  29. Portree is the largest town on which Scottish island?
  30. In which American state is Yale University?
  31. Which professional game consists of three periods of twenty minutes?
  32. The Flemish Giant is the largest breed of which animal?


Answers



  1. In the airline industry, what do the initials CAA stand for?
    ANSWER: Civil Aviation Authority
  2. What is the last name of Emma, the title character of a Jane Austen novel?
    ANSWER: Woodhouse
  3. Which word in common English useage is also the French word for kitchen?
    ANSWER: Cuisine
  4. In which modern-day country was the ancient city of Carthage located?
    ANSWER: Tunisia
  5. The operetta Die Fledermaus is sometimes called "The Revenge of the..." what?
    ANSWER: Bat
  6. Which medication derived from the bark of a South American tree has been used for centuries in the treatment of malaria?
    ANSWER: Quinine
  7. Which geological period was named after a tribe located in present-day North Wales and England?
    ANSWER: Ordovician
  8. Which television series is set in the fictional rural town of Hawkins, Indiana?br/>ANSWER: Stranger Things
  9. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in which decade?
    ANSWER: 1920s (1928)
  10. What region of mainland France is furthest west?
    ANSWER: Brittany
  11. Which European country did Pele score two goals against in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final?
    ANSWER: Sweden
  12. The largest tuna is the 'Atlantic' what?
    ANSWER: Bluefin
  13. Duluth is a port city located on which body of water?
    ANSWER: Lake Superior
  14. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of what?
    ANSWER: Cells
  15. Which chemical element has the lowest melting point?
    ANSWER: Helium
  16. Who played Walter White in Breaking Bad?
    ANSWER: Bryan Cranston
  17. Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain. In which decade did this happen?
    ANSWER: 1950s (July 1955)
  18. The Grossglockner is the highest mountain in which country?
    ANSWER: Austria
  19. The nine muses in Greek mythology were the daughters of Zeus and the goddess of what?
    ANSWER: Memory (Mnemosyne)
  20. Which American state is called the Old Colony State?
    ANSWER: Massachusetts
  21. The European Flag consists of how many gold stars?
    ANSWER: 12 gold stars (on a blue background)
  22. Silent film star Tom Mix was a pallbearer at whose January 1929 funeral?
    ANSWER: Wyatt Earp
  23. Which artistic style that developed in Paris in the 18th-century is also known as Late Baroque?
    ANSWER: Rococo
  24. Flamenco culture originated in which southern autonomous region of Spain?
    ANSWER: Andalusia
  25. Who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot?
    ANSWER: Matthias
  26. Oganesson has the highest what?
    ANSWER: atomic number or atomic mass (of all known elements)
  27. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?
    ANSWER: 1989
  28. Ophidiophobia is the fear of what?
    ANSWER: Snakes
  29. Portree is the largest town on which Scottish island?
    ANSWER: The Isle of Skye
  30. In which American state is Yale University?
    ANSWER: Connecticut
  31. Which professional game consists of three periods of twenty minutes?
    ANSWER: Ice hockey
  32. The Flemish Giant is the largest breed of which animal?
    ANSWER: Domestic rabbit