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Potassium - Potassium has an atomic number of 19.A soft silvery alkali metal, which element is represented by the letter K?

a. Radium
b. Potassium
c. Tin
d. Carbon


Brontophobia - Brontophobia, also known as astraphobia, is the fear of lightning.Which of the following phobias has to do with weather?

a. Ablutophobia
b. Acerophobia
c. Brontophobia
d. Musophobia


The Catcher in the Rye - Written by J.D. Salinger, the Catcher in the Rye has sold about 65 million copies.Which of the following classic books has sold over 50 million copies worldwide?

a. Gone with the Wind
b. Flowers in the Attic
c. The Catcher in the Rye
d. To Kill a Mockingbird


Water - To build a road, you have to have wood and clay.In the original version of the popular board game "Catan," which of these items was not available as a resource?

a. Wood
b. Water
c. Clay
d. Sheep


Mobile - M*A*S*H stood for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.What did the letter "M" stand for in the show M*A*S*H?

a. Military
b. Many
c. Multinational
d. Mobile


Sandro Botticelli - Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter. He was born is 1445.Commissioned to paint the work by the Medici family of Florence, who painted "The Birth of Venus" in 1486?

a. Leonardo da Vinci
b. Johannes Vermeer
c. Claude Monet
d. Sandro Botticelli


Oranges - Moro are 'blood' oranges.Navel, Cara Cara and Moro are all?

a. Flowers
b. Rivers
c. Oranges
d. Capital cities


Sado - Sado is part of Japan.Which of these islands is not part of the Fiji Islands, which are located in South Pacific Ocean?

a. Sado
b. Kadavu
c. Galoa
d. Dravuni


30 - There are 29 teams in the USA and 1 in Canada.Founded in New York City in 1946, how many teams are in the National Basketball Association (NBA)?

a. 30
b. 45
c. 35
d. 26


Steve McCurry - Many admirers have juxtaposed Afghan Girl to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa.Featured on the cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine, who took the famous photograph titled "Afghan Girl"?

a. Stanley J. Forman
b. Steve McCurry
c. Charles C. Ebbets
d. Malcolm Browne


Ballet - Diana was a dancer with the New York City Ballet from 1950 to 1963.One of George Balanchine's stars, what is Diana Adams famous for?

a. Politician
b. Writer
c. Ballet
d. Acting


Tom Clancy - Tom Clancy also wrote Patriot Games and The Hunt for Red October.Published in 1986, who wrote the classic 1986 techno-thriller novel "Red Storm Rising"?

a. Tom Clancy
b. David Eddings
c. Bram Stoker
d. Ian Fleming


Atlanta - The Braves will be moving to a new stadium in 2017.The Major-League Baseball (MLB) team, the Braves, play in what city?

a. Detroit
b. Atlanta
c. Arlington
d. Chicago


Red, yellow and black - The German flag consists of three horizontal stripes.What colors make up the German flag?

a. Red, yellow and black
b. Red and green
c. Orange, blue and red
d. Black, green and yellow


Magic! - Magic! is a Canadian band.Found on their debut studio album "Don't Kill the Magic," who recorded the hit song "Rude"?

a. Magic!
b. John Legend
c. Nico and Vinz
d. Maroon 5




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