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Humanities: American Slang: American Slang: American Slang and Colloquialisms II

1	Uncle Ablemarle was told by a friend to get off his high horse. What was he doing to rate this comment?

riding a tall horse

wearing elevator shoes

standing on a saw horse

acting superior to others

History: Specialized History: Social History: Open and Shut

2	Which of these glass paneled doors originated in France during the 17th century and are often found in a double door configuration?

French doors

folding doors

blind doors

patio doors

People: Who Am I?: Who Am I?: What the Hellas was I Thinking?

3	Although better known for a math theorem, I also believed that numbers are the true expression of reality, and that every celestial body produced a distinct tone.

Democritus

Diogenes

Pythagoras

Anaximenes

Sports: Bowling: Bowling : Let's Bowl!

4	You've gotten your ball and you are standing at the top of the lane. How many pins will you be throwing at?

General: Mixed Australia: Mixed Australia: Victorian Holidays (Australia)

5	In Victoria on the second Monday of March we get the day off to celebrate the introduction of the 40 hour week (8hr day). What do we call this day in Victoria?

Labour Day

Trade Union Day

8 Hour Day

Moomba

Animals: Artiodactyls- Deer, Antelopes, Pigs etc.: Artiodactyls- Deer, Antelopes, Pigs etc.: Hippo Hero

6	Hippos have sensitive skin and are susceptible to sunburn. How do they protect themselves from the harsh African sun?

Take shelter in a cave

Stay in the shade

Submerge themselves in water

Burrow into the ground

World: U.S. Commercials: U.S. Commercials: What product am I?

7	What paper towel's advertising slogan is "The quilted quicker-picker upper, __________!" The date for this product is unknown but it was advertised by Nancy Walker.

Mardi Gras

Bounty

Brawny

Viva

Celebrities: Sinatra, Frank: Sinatra, Frank : Ring-A-Ding-Ding! Sinatra in the 1950s and 60s

8	Who among the following celebrities was NOT a part of the "Rat Pack"?

Milton Berle

Sammy Davis, Jr.

Joey Bishop

Dean Martin

Movies: Same Word Titles: Same Word Titles: First One To Finish, Wins!

9	Trying to visit an old war buddy in a small town, John Rambo is arrested for vagrancy by the local sheriff. He escapes and mounts a one-man offensive until his former commander is called on to help bring him in.

First to Die

The First Mission

First Blood

The First Option

Literature: Authors and their Works: Authors and their Works: Famous Lines from Literature

10	"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

Edgar Allan Poe

Charles Dickens

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Adolf Hitler

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