Set 3 (11-15)

Question 1

11B-The flag of which South Asian country looks similar to that of the United States, complete with red and white stripes and a field of blue?

Answer 1

MALAYSIA

Question 2

11Pi- Who is deputy director of Pawnee department of PARKS AND RECREATION?

Answer 2

LESLIE KNOPE- Played by Amy Poehler.

Question 3

11Y- Which germ-fighting mouthwash was once sold as a floor cleaner?

Answer 3

LISTERINE- Created by Joseph Lister as a surgical antiseptic, it was commercialized to increase sales.

Question 4

11Pu- What is the name of the illustrated gentleman who frequently graces the front cover of THE NEW YORKER magazine?

Answer 4

EUSTACE TILLEY

Question 5

11G- What are the three main types of honey bees in a hive?

Answer 5

QUEEN, DRONE, WORKER

Question 6

11O- Which American athlete set a world record and took home the gold in the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics?

Answer 6

BRUCE JENNER

Question 7

12B- The Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed sits on which city’s central square?

Answer 7

MOSCOW- It is located on Red Square.

Question 8

12Pi- Which Man in Black sang a painfully beautiful cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt”, one of the country legend’s final hits?

Answer 8

JOHNNY CASH- It was released in 2002, the year before he died.

Question 9

12Y- Who was the first female prime minister of Pakistan?

Answer 9

BENAZIR BHUTTO- She was elected twice, in 1987 and then again in 1993.

Question 10

12Pu- Who leads the company of dwarves on the quest to reclaim their treasure from Smaug in J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel THE HOBBIT?

Answer 10

THORIN OAKENSHIELD- The 13 dwarves and hobbit Bilbo make up Thorin and Company.

Question 11

12G- What part of a flower contains bright yellow sacs that produce and contain pollen grains?

Answer 11

ANTHER

Question 12

12O- Which broadcasting organization airs a weekly radio quiz show called WAIT WAIT . . . DON’T TELL ME?

Answer 12

NPR- The brainy bunch test their knowledge about current events.

Question 13

13B- Which Greek alphabet letter was reimagined in 1996 to become the currency symbol for the euro?

Answer 13

EPSILON, THE LETTER E- An added bar crosses the symbol to symbolize stability.

Question 14

13Pi- Which of the following was NOT written by Aaron Sorkin- VEEP, THE WEST WING, SPORTS NIGHT, THE SOCIAL NETWORK?

Answer 14

VEEP

Question 15

13Y- In what year did the Treaty of Paris officially end the Revolutionary War?

Answer 15

1783

Question 16

13Pu- Who does the garden belong to that Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit wanders into?

Answer 16

MR. MCGREGOR

Question 17

13G- Which company, founded by British mogul Sir Richard Branson, has a space plane called SPACESHIP TWO?

Answer 17

VIRGIN GALACTIC

Question 18

13O- What are the four events that women artistic gymnasts compete in?

Answer 18

VAULT, FLOOR EXERCISE, UNEVEN BARS, BALANCE BEAM

Question 19

14B- Which landmark, nicknamed “La Dame de fer”, is one of the most visited tourist spots in the world?

Answer 19

EIFFEL TOWER- Translation is “the Iron Lady”, and it has 7 million visitors a year.

Question 20

14Pi- Which “Frat Pack” comedian was Conan O’Brien’s first and last guest on his short-lived stint as THE TONIGHT SHOW host?

Answer 20

WILL FERRELL

Question 21

14Y- Which Founding Father became the first Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service?

Answer 21

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Question 22

14Pu- Which comedian paired up with an NYU sociology professor to write MODERN ROMANCE, a book about dating in the digital era?

Answer 22

AZIZ ANSARI

Question 23

14G- How many pixels in a megapixel?

Answer 23

1 MILLION

Question 24

14O- What was the occupation of the winner of the first recorded Olympics, held in 776 B.C. in Ancient Greece- soldier, cook, or actor?

Answer 24

COOK- His name was Coroebus, and he ran a 192-meter footrace.

Question 25

15B- Which is the busiest stop in the London Underground?

Answer 25

WATERLOO STATION- As of 2015, 99.2 million passengers per year pass through.

Question 26

15Pi- Which camera-shy Australian singer scored her first BILLBOARD Top 10 hit as a solo artist with her song “Chandelier”?

Answer 26

SIA

Question 27

15Y- Which mineral from the Western United States helped fund the Civil War?

Answer 27

GOLD

Question 28

15Pu- Who paints with a “pallette of blue and gray”, according to a 1971 song by “American Pie” singer Don McLean?

Answer 28

VINCENT VAN GOGH- The song is “Vincent”, sometimes called “Starry, Starry Night”.

Question 29

15G- What was the cost of the first Ford Model A, ordered by a dentist in Chicago in 1903- $550, $850, or $1250?

Answer 29

$850

Question 30

15O- Which Japanese video game company started out producing playing cards?

Answer 30

NINTENDO