Weekly game

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. In what anonymous heroic poem does the hero of the story defeat the monster, Grendel? Answer: (One Word)

2. What is the study of aging called? Answer: (One Word)

3. Who was known as 'the Napoleon of the neuroses'? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

4. In Greek Mythology, who is the queen of the underworld? Answer: (One Word)

5. What organ is the primary filtering element for the blood? Answer: (One Word)

6. What British commander surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in 1781? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

7. What was the nickname of civil war general Thomas Jackson? Answer: (One Word)

8. Who was the third American in space? Answer: (One Word)

9. Who flew too near the sun wearing wings attached with wax? Answer: (One Word)

10. What Turkish cap is named for a Moroccan city? Answer: (One Word)

11. What was the first spaceship to explore another planet? Answer: (One Word)

12. What country offered Albert Einstein its presidency in 1952? Answer: (One Word)

13. What part of the body goes to sleep when you experience taresthesia? Answer: (One Word)

14. Along what river is Pocahontas buried? Answer: (One Word)

15. Who was the only US president born on July 4th? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

16. What Catholic bishop was killed in Rome on February 14 circa 270? Answer: (One Word)

17. Who is Jehanne La Pucelle better known as? Answer: (Three Words)

18. What disease, also know as lockjaw, is caused by bacteria entering the body via a cut or puncture? Answer: (One Word)

19. What garment worn by Greek men and women shares the name of a marine mollusk? Answer: (One Word)

20. This swashbuckler is known for eating its own kind and is notable in its appearance by sharp bristles on its legs. Answer: (Two Words)