Weekly game

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Name one of the two famous explorers that were born in the 1450's in the little town on the slope of the Sarzano Hill. Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

2. How many points are on the Statue of Liberty's crown? Answer: (Number)

3. What Siberian lake is the deepest and largest freshwater lake in the world? Answer: (One Word)

4. Who holds the record for winning the most gold medals in one Olympiad? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

5. What was the name of Sir Isaac Newton's dog? Answer: (One Word)

6. What is the style of painting that requires the artist to apply paint to fresh plaster? Answer: (One Word)

7. What elite US fighting force undergoes BUDS training? Answer: (One Word)

8. Besides John Hancock, who was the only person to sign the US Declaration of Independence from England on July 4? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

9. Weird Al Yankovic's hit, 'My Bologna', was a parody of what song? Answer: (Two Words)

10. What Middle Eastern dish is made with chickpeas mashed into a paste with olive oil, lemon juice and sesame paste? Answer: (One Word)

11. Who did Edward VIII call 'the woman I love', and abdicate the British throne in order to marry? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)

12. What award, instituted in 1856, is the highest decoration for valor in the British armed forces? Answer: (Two Words)

13. In what country did the Mau Mau Rebellion take place? Answer: (One Word)

14. What condition is characterized by the feigning of the symptoms of a disease or injury in order to undergo diagnostic tests, hospitalization, or medical or surgical treatment? Answer: (Two words...eponym...)

15. What English meadow saw the signing of the Magna Carta? Answer: (One Word)

16. Nature has three kingdoms; Animal, Vegetable and ______? Answer: (One Word)

17. What ship laid the telegraph cable across the Atlantic in 1866? Answer: (Two Words)

18. What was Lady Chatterley's first name? Answer: (One Word)

19. What were broccoli and cauliflower developed from? Answer: (One Word)

20. What Texas native did Elvis Presley claim was the greatest singer in the world? Answer: (One Word - Last Name)