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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?

acting superior to others

standing on a saw horse

riding a tall horse

wearing elevator shoes

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?

patio doors

blind doors

French doors

folding 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.

Diogenes

Pythagoras

Anaximenes

Democritus

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?

8 Hour Day

Labour Day

Trade Union 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?

Stay in the shade

Take shelter in a cave

Burrow into the ground

Submerge themselves in water

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"?

Joey Bishop

Milton Berle

Sammy Davis, Jr.

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.

The First Mission

First Blood

The First Option

First to Die

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."

Charles Dickens

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Edgar Allan Poe

Adolf Hitler

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