20 Questions, 20 Categories

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1. Animals: Miscellaneous Animal Trivia: Mixed Animal Trivia: This single-celled animal has a name that means 'change', and ultimately is derived from the ancient Greek. Name it! Euglena Amoeba Paramecium Diatom

2. Brain Teasers: Word Play: Before and After: If an angry boxer named Jake Lamotta, portrayed by Robert De Niro, suddenly found himself playing for a Double AA baseball team alongside 'Crash' Davis and 'Nuke' Laloosh, portrayed by Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins, respectively, what would this new movie be called? Answer: (Three words)

3. Celebrities: Actors: Which famed film star starred in his first feature-length film, 'The Kid', in 1921? Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Douglas Fairbanks Lionel Barrymore

4. Entertainment: Coasters & Theme Parks: Disneyland: Under which Disneyland attraction will you find a basketball court? Sleeping Beauty's castle Space Mountain Pirates of the Caribbean Matterhorn

5. For Children: Kid Lit Authors A - K: Konigsburg, E. L.: In the wonderful book called 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler' by E. L. Konigsburg, two children run away from home. In which New York City landmark do they take refuge? Madison Square Garden Lincoln Center Metropolitan Museum of Art Empire State Building

6. General: By the Numbers: The famous duo of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein collaborated on a total 11 musicals. Which musical was their first to debut on stage? State Fair Oklahoma! The King and I The Sound of Music

7. Geography: The Americas: A goat and a spotted fever are named for this famed mountain range located in the Western Hemisphere. Name the mountain range. Answer: (One or two words, depending on if you type 'mountains')

8. History: Asian: The Middle East: Which great city was captured by Muhammad II, Sultan of Turkey, in 1453? Baghdad Constantinople Alexandria Mecca

9. Hobbies: Food and Drink: Knickerbocker Glory, blancmange and croquembouche are all three examples of what type of comestible item? Mixed drink Seafood dish Cheese Dessert

10. Humanities: Art: This German-American pioneer of photography was the key influence in the Pictorial Movement. Married to a famed American painter of flowers, who was this giant of photography? Alfred Stieglitz Eadweard Muybridge Edward Steichen Edward Weston

11. Literature: Authors D-G: Dickens, Charles: What is the precise name of the short novel in which the character Ebenezer Scrooge appears? Answer: (Three words)

12. Movies: Movies Q-T: Rain Man: The 1988 Oscar-winning film 'Rainman' featured the journey of two brothers, Charlie and Raymond Babbitt, from Cincinnati to which U.S. city? San Francisco Miami New York Los Angeles

13. Music: Other Music: Music Industry Awards: The 2003 Pulitzer Prize for music was awarded to which classical composer for his wonderful chorale work called 'On the Transmigration of Souls', dedicated to the victims of the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001? William Thomas Philip Glass John Adams Carol Oja

14. People: Mixed People: This famed individual of French history is sometimes called 'La Pucelle'. To whom am I referring? Louis XIV Joan of Arc Napoleon Louis Pasteur

15. Religion: Christianity: Some suggest that Jesus was illegitimately born of Mary and a Roman soldier based on a name occasionally attached to his name in literature. What is this attached 'cat-like' name? Lionides Leoparda Tigerius Panthera

16. Sci/Tech: Physics: In physics, which word is used to describe a force acting upon a body moving in a circular motion towards a center? Catoptric Centrifugal Centripetal Coriolis

17. Seasonal: Christmas Traditions: Candy canes were originally shaped in a hooked fashion so that they would resemble the crooks carried by members of what occupation? Policemen Carpenters Shepherds Fishermen

18. Sports: Sports Mixed: Players in this sport must stand behind an 'oche line' prior to tossing their projectiles. Which sport uses such a line? Javelin toss Darts Hammer throw Discus

19. Television: TV Mixture: This chef, whose television show features quick and easy meals prepared for a seemingly endless number of friends, is also called the 'Naked Chef'. Who is this fellow? Bobby Flay Emeril Lagasse Jamie Oliver Gordon Elliot

20. World: World Languages: From which Asian language does the term 'bong', referring to a water pipe which is used to smoke both licit and illicit items, come? Thai Chinese Vietnamese Japanese